Cagayan de Oro City and Misamis Oriental Province - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 23

FrancisXavier

March 11th, 2007, 08:06 PM

Monday, March 12, 2007
Bayantel to extend Oro phone services

RESIDENTS of Cagayan de Oro City will soon be able to call their loved ones and friends in Gingoog, Butuan, Agusan and other places in Northern Mindanao for free during the Divisoria Night Cafe.

Mayor Vicente Emano sad Bayantel will set up a free calling station on Fridays and Saturdays in Divisoria for the whole month of March.

He said this will enable Kagay-anons to call their loved ones in other places for free.

The mayor expressed his gratitude to the management of Bayantel for extending such free service to the people.

He said this will benefit the city's poor, who cannot afford to pay long distance bills.

In an interview, Bayantel marketing associate Edward Culta said the free call they offer is in line with the company's commitment to serve the Filipino people.

Bayantel is a subsidiary of the Lopez group of Companies. He said the free calling station at Divisoria is only the first and more will be set u in different parts of the city.

"You will see us kahit sang sulok (in any corner) to give services to the people of the city...," he added.

He said the free calls first covers Northern Mindanao only but may soon be expanded to cover other areas in the country.

Culta said the company considers these as local calls because what is being used is technology with a big capacity and thus can offer services at lower costs.

The free calling services of Bayantel started last night from 8 to 10:30 p.m., according to Culta.

He said the company was able to secure a one month permit for this but will renew it next month so that it can continue serving city residents.

He said this is also aimed at making the public aware that they can now avail of the newest technology in telephone system.

In November, last year Bayantel launched its SPAN system in the city using modern telephone technology from the United States.

Under this technology, subscribers can use the phone for texting and for calls. It also has other features such as caller IDs among others, which had not been available to the city's constituents until now.

The City Government has welcomed this development noting that the improvement of communication system will spur the city's development even as it continues to move towards its vision to be a mega city.

SunStarCDO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/03/12/bus/bayantel.to.extend.oro.phone.services.html)

FrancisXavier

March 11th, 2007, 08:15 PM

Monday, March 12, 2007
Names for Oro fiesta catchword pouring in
By Danilo V. Adorador III

ENTRIES are now pouring in for the search of a catchword that is to become the official name of Cagayan de Oro's major annual festival.

From the barely-heard ancient references to the day's common lingo, proposed catchwords are flowing from hand-carried entries and the Internet, said Ruben Vegafria, chairman of the Promote CDO Foundation, a private non-stock, non-profit organization which will handle the city's grandest festival this year.

Promote CDO's leading role in this year's festival marks the first time that a private organization handles what has been a largely government-initiated activity.

And the first time that a quest for the festival's permanent name has been launched--as its title has, for years, been morphing from the original "Kagay-an Festival" to the semantically generic "Tsada Kagay-an Festival."

Some have argued, however, that "Tsada"--which generally means "good"--is not a unique Kagay-anon terminology because the word is also used in Dumaguete to mean the same thing.

"This is a community event so it is only proper to have the general public involved in choosing the festival's name," Vegafria told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro.

One entry bats for the festival to be named "Himologan," a hill-top settlement of early Kagay-anons. Another suggests elevating Lambagohan, a minor river festival, as the dominant fiesta theme. The festival coincides with the Feast of Saint Agustine, the city's patron saint.

Vegafria describes a possible winning entry as "having a rich historical and cultural context," adding each proposed festival name requires an essay "where the proponent lays all the arguments to strengthen his or her proposal."

Promote CDO Foundation reserves the right to come up with the final festival catchword which may be a combination of concepts of the finalists, he said.

Although the August festivity is still months away, he explained that selecting its name this early will give Promote CDO ample time to "package" the festival's new brand name for domestic and international tourists.

Vegafria, the immediate past president of the Oro Chamber, has been actively pushing for a central brand image of the festival, which he said, will make it at par with the major festivals in the country such as Davao's Kadayawan and Cebu's Sinulog.

To further boost tourism, he also proposed the creation of a central body tasked for organizing and handling conventions in the city.

SunStarCDO (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/03/12/news/names.for.oro.fiesta.catchword.pouring.in.html)

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speaking of Vegafria, whatever happened to OroChamber's business development center in Pueblo de Oro Business Park? :dunno: i dont actually see any structure in there, except for Link2Support..

FrancisXavier

March 11th, 2007, 08:35 PM

check this out(corporate world section).. Robinsons got 2 new residential projects in Oro.. Who has the access to BW online? Cant read the artcle, it needs subscription..:(

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o157/francisxavier9501/untitled-3.jpg

here's the Link (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW031207/today.php), in case you got a credit card..:D

boju

March 12th, 2007, 01:31 AM

LOLS. Boju is also the resident CDO Forumer, i bow to him for posting SunStar/CDOofclWeb/Kagay-an.com 's article every morning..:master:

.. Before, it was Cyrusal though...I wonder where he is right now...:dunno:

Yeaahh, resident CDO forumer nga pero not base in CDO land. I'm here in Manila, only the internet is my source of info to post in our thread... hoping that I can home soon... Miss all there..

boju

March 12th, 2007, 01:38 AM

@Burotski, eventhough your pics too wide but nice shot. @FrancisX, tsada gyod kaayo ang view ng Rosario crescent no..! (Rosario crescent has great ambiance!) Btw, Arriba Telecontact building is used to be the Pyramid before? Am I right?

boju

March 12th, 2007, 01:40 AM

boju

March 12th, 2007, 01:48 AM

Ito yung dalawang subdivision ng Robinson na ongoing construction here in CDO:

Business
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RLC net income up 39% in FY '06
01/24/2007 | 03:47 PM
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Listed property firm Robinsons Land Corp. on Wednesday said its net profit for the fiscal year ending September 2006 rose 39.5 percent to P1.718 billion from the P1.231 billion recorded in 2005.

Robinsons Land said its gross revenues also improved 29.7 percent to P6.643 billion.

Robinsons Land president and chief operating officer Frederick D. Go said the good performance of the company's ventures in commercial centers, high-rise buildings, housing and land development and hotels was the reason for the healthy income in 2006.

"All our business units performed very well as a result of the strategic initiatives we have pursued in recent years. Each business unit has expansion programs that will grow our investment property portfolio in malls, offices, and hotels as well as increase our real estate sales of condominiums, subdivision land and houses," Go said.

The commercial centers division, which operates Robinsons Land's shopping malls contributed the largest share of revenue with P3.22 billion. As of end-2006, RLC had 18 shopping malls.

Its office and residential buildings division posted a 90-percent growth in revenues at P2.03 billion.

Go said their office buildings have attracted top BPO industry firms while its residential condominiums are selling very well due to strong domestic and international demand.

"Robinsons Cybergate Center 2 is now operational and will contribute to the rental revenue generated by office spaces owned by RLC in Robinsons Cybergate 1, Robinsons Summit Center, Robinsons Equitable Tower, and Galleria Corporate Center. The Company's total office area portfolio in the Buildings Division alone now stands at 120,000 square meters," Go said.

The housing and land development division, on the other hand, reported revenues of P488 million, a nine percent rise from a year earlier.

Among the ongoing projects of Robinsons Homes are Bloomfields Tagaytay, Bloomfields Davao, Richmond Hills and Monte Del Sol both in Cagayan De Oro, Mirado Dos in San Fernando and Costa Verde in Davao City.

Robinsons Land's hotels division revenue spiked 81 percent to P904 million, primarily due to the full operation of the deluxe 260 room Crowne Plaza Hotel within the Galleria Complex last year.

As of September last year, RLC's hotels division had an average occupancy rate of 68 percent. Other hotels operated by the company are Holiday Inn Galleria Manila, Cebu Midtown Hotel; and Robinsons Apartelle. - GMANews.TV (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/28017/RLC-net-income-up-39-in-FY-06)

FrancisXavier

March 12th, 2007, 02:33 AM

yan ba yung 2 projects na sinasab sa article...nge, eh matagal nang na launch yan eh..

FrancisXavier

March 12th, 2007, 02:40 AM

Narjz

March 12th, 2007, 03:20 AM

Nahuman na tong imong Hospital @LeW?

boju

March 12th, 2007, 05:39 AM

yan ba yung 2 projects na sinasab sa article...nge, eh matagal nang na launch yan eh..

Oo nga no kasi sabi ng BW Robinson launching two more projects in Oro so magiging 5 na lahat Robinson subd. sa CDO.

davaoeagle

March 12th, 2007, 07:00 AM

Robinsons to launch 2 more projects in Cagayan de Oro
By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star 03/12/2007

Robinsons Homes Inc. (RHI), the housing and land development division of Robinsons Land Corp., is launching two more projects in Cagayan De Oro following the success of its first residential subdivision, Hillsborough Pointe.

RHI senior vice-president and general manager Malu M. Alferez said the two new projects are Richmond Hills in Bgy. Camaman-an and Monte del Sol which is located along the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan National Highway.

"The property market in this region remains strong and the demand for homes is steadily growing. At present, we are catering to a wide and diversified market, which ranges from lower income groups for Monte del Sol while the Richmond Hills property is very attractive to the overseas Filipino workers, retirees and the middle income market," said Alferez.

To be sold as "lots only", Monte del Sol and Richmond Hills will be a gated community that will have a park and a playground and a multi-purpose activity center.

"We are going to develop the property to meet the housing needs of the work force population of Cagayan de Oro and the neighboring provinces. The development is located along the National Highway, making it very accessible to those blue-collared workers who are employed in nearby factories," Alferez said.

Just five minutes away, the eight-hectare Richmond Hills is a stone throw away from the commercial and business districts.

Average cuts with option for housing has been pegged at 150 square meters.

RHI has allotted P1 billion for its capital expenditures this year which include the launch of 10 new projects in key areas of Luzon and Mindanao.

Aside from Cagayan de Oro, the company will also build homes in Laoag, Davao, Cebu, Iloilo, Tagaytay, and Pampanga.

boju

March 12th, 2007, 07:10 AM

^^ Yun pala eh, thanks @davaoegle!

FrancisXavier

March 12th, 2007, 07:12 AM

Nahuman na tong imong Hospital @LeW?

wa pa mahuman ang glass facade...pero human na man tingali ang sulod.. opertional na pud tingali..:)

FrancisXavier

March 12th, 2007, 07:13 AM

boju

March 12th, 2007, 07:15 AM

Ito pa oh..:)

Robinsons Land launches
2 subdivision projects in South

By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes
Reporter

ROBINSONS Homes, Inc. (RHI), the housing and land development division of the Gokongwei-controlled Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), will do two new subdivision projects in northern Mindanao this year.

In a statement over the weekend, RHI senior vice president and general manager Malu M. Alferez said the company will launch Monte del Sol, a gated community catering to lower-income groups.

Located along the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan National Highway in Misamis Oriental, Monte del Sol will be designed to meet the housing requirements of the workforce population of Cagayan de Oro and neighboring provinces.

“We will make it very accessible to those blue-collared workers who are employed in nearby factories,” Alferez said. “To be sold as lots only, the project will be priced affordably together with amenities like park and playground and a multi-purpose activity center.”

The Richmond Hills, on the other hand, will target the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), retirees and middle-income markets.

Sitting on top of the nearest hill in Cagayan de Oro, the 8-hectare property is very near the commercial and business districts.

“When fully developed, Richmond Hills will be a beautiful mid-cost residential gated community, complete with tastefully designed entry marker, park and playground facilities with a multi-purpose play court, swimming pool, clubhouse and promenade. Average cuts with option for housing will be pegged at 150 sq. meters,” Alferez said.

The new projects are follow-ups to the Hillsborough Pointe subdivision launched by RHI three years ago in Cagayan de Oro.

“The property market in this region remains strong and the demand for homes is steadily growing,” noted Alferez. She did not mention, though, the cost RHI will be spending to develop the new projects.

RHI is an important segment of RLC, a publicly listed company at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). It is also into the development of residential condominiums, office buildings, shopping malls and hotels all over the country.

davaoeagle

March 12th, 2007, 07:25 AM

^^ Yun pala eh, thanks @davaoegle!

no probs boju!

Ex!lE

March 12th, 2007, 05:01 PM

boju

March 13th, 2007, 01:07 AM

Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Consumers seen to enjoy lower power rates
By Danilo V. Adorador III

SOME good news for a change.

Power end-users will experience a decrease in electricity rates starting in the first quarter of this month, said Cagayan de Oro Councilor Jose Benjamin Benaldo.

Benaldo, who heads the power-consumer advocate Mindanao Power Bloc (MPB), said the drop followed the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) approval of the National Power Corporation's (NPC) petition for rate adjustments on the foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Under the Incremental Currency Exchange Rate Adjustment (Icera), Napocor is allowed to recover the cost for changes in the foreign exhange. The reduction was buoyed by a strong peso in recent months, said Benaldo, who also heads the energy committee in the City Council.

Although he acknowledged it to be minimal, the decrease would go along way in emphasizing what a strong peso can do even to residential users who have been demanding for lower electric rates, Benaldo said.

In two orders dated Feb. 7, 2007, ERC told Napocor to lower down its current rate by P.0430 per kilowatt hour (kwh) for users in Luzon, P0.3151 kwh for those in the Visayas, and P0.0045 kwh for those in Mindanao for the first month of implementation.

Benaldo said the twin ERC decisions were borne out by efforts of MPB, the Freedom from Debt Coalition, and other consumer groups, which earlier petitioned the ERC to lower electric rates based on the appreciating peso.

ERC chairman Rodolfo Alba¤o said the incremental fuel and independent power producer (IPP) costs (commonly known as Gram or Generation Rate Adjustment Mechanism) and foreign exchange rates caused the reductions.

"The public had been expecting a reduction in its rates as the Philippine currency exchange rate gets better; however, the directive does not reflect yet the improvement as it covers earlier billing periods," Alba¤o added.

Deferred fuel and IPP costs refer to the increase or decrease (movements) in the fuel and purchase power costs portion of the approved generation charges for
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Grids while deferred foreign exchange fluctuation costs are the changes in currency exchange.

The Napocor said the deferred fuel and foreign exchange adjustments are allowed pass-through charges.

The provisionally approved rates of Napocor will take effect starting with the February 26 to March 25, 2007 billing period, Albaño said, adding that Napocor customers will be charged a lower rate until such period specified in the ERC orders. (With reports from Sunnex)

Sunstar

boju

March 13th, 2007, 01:18 AM

It’s go for Ayala’s posh subdivision project
by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/city council office
Date Published: 2007-03-12

THERE is no more stopping to the development of what would be one ofthe city’s grandest subdivision projects. Mayor Vicente Emano said the groundbreaking of the Ayala Subdivision project in Upper Macasandig will take place next month. He said after the construction of the subdivision clubhouse, the company will start the development of the 40-hectare high-end housing project. The mayor recently approved the company’s application for development permit. Ayala is one of the country’s giant companies that is pouring in huge investments in the city, noting its promising economic prospects. (LCR)

boju

March 13th, 2007, 01:20 AM

Dads OK PALC, DP of housing projects
by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/city council office
Date Published: 2007-03-12

LEGISLATORS today approved the development permit and locational clearance of another subdivision project.After a thorough scrutiny, the City Council committee on subdivision chaired by Councilor Edgar Cabanlas recommended approval of the application for locational clearance and development permit of Liberty Land for its Bloomingdale Subdivision Phases 1 and 2 project in Iponan.Councilor Cabanlas, however, required the developer to increase the width of the main road of the high-end subdivision project from 12-meter to 16-meter as stipulated in the city ordinance.Councilors Cabanlas and Reynaldo Advincula, together with a technical team from the City Planning and Development Office inspected the site on Friday.Meanwhile, the committee will meet with representatives of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and the Register of Deeds during its meeting this week to tackle matters pertaining to the implementation of socialized housing projects under the Urban Housing and Development Act.Councilor Cabanlas said the socialized housing component of subdivision projects are meant to answer the housing needs of the marginalized group, who cannot afford to pay high monthly amortizations. Thus, he said, developers should fully comply with this. (LCR)

boju

March 13th, 2007, 01:22 AM

Redevelopment of Agora Market in the offing
by lcr/city council office
Date Published: 2007-03-12

THE development of Agora market is in the offing. Mayor Vicente Emano said that after long negotiations, an investor has agreed to undertake the project soon. The mayor said the development will include the bus terminal and the vegetable landing area. The Power learned that the proponent yesterday submitted his proposal for the implementation of the P250-million project under the Build-Operate-Transfer scheme for a period of 25 years. "Kon aduna pa lamang unta akoy usa pa ka termino, ang dakbayan mao na lamang usab magtukod sa maong bag-ong public market, imbis ipaagi pa sa BOT ug usab mapadali ang construction sa JR Borja-Carmen Bridge ubos sa Spanish grant," the mayor added.

FrancisXavier

March 13th, 2007, 09:47 AM

so this will be another multi level modern public market... i dont like the Bus terminal redevelopment idea though.. i guess it's high time that they transfer it somewhere in the east, or expand the Eastbound terminal instead. busses coming from butuan, bukidnon, and davao really cause heavy traffic in that part of the city.

SugarFreak

March 13th, 2007, 10:10 AM

^^ good afternoon Cagayan De Oro! good may Ayala man dira sa inyo...:lol:

boju

March 14th, 2007, 12:31 AM

Good morning guys, @SugarFreak, yeah we have Ayala too and not just subdivision. By the near future Ayala will change the business landscape of South of CDO. Like Pueblo de Oro Township, Ayala also have 350 hectares of land of their project here. As of now only 40 hectares first they develop into posh subdivision. In their plan, Ayala will also build business district which comprises retail shop, hotels, office buildings, and IT park.

boju

March 14th, 2007, 12:42 AM

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boju

March 14th, 2007, 12:46 AM

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boju

March 14th, 2007, 01:46 AM

Coming Home: Impressions of a Balikbayan on a Brief Visit to his Hometown

By Roy Gaane, Kagay-anon International

Everytime I come back to Cagayan de Oro, there is always a new hotel or establishment. My stay in Cagayan de Oro was only for a few days, Feb 22 to Mar 4. I stayed at the Grand City hotel. With 400 golfers swarming the city that week, the hotel was full and so were other hotels. I'm glad I booked in advance through DOT-10.

Thanks to a very generous friend I had the use of a car and a driver for the duration of my stay. Grand City also has a pension house and another eatery at the back. Walled inside is a parking lot for its guests. Very convenient.

The Ketkai mall was filled with people. But there was a program in its quadrangle that I did not like. Little girls who looked 7 to 9 years old in skimpy skirts and blouses were gyrating onstage to rock music. I don't what got into the minds of the choreographer and the program director. Of course, those innocent girls did not know what they were performing. I also checked on SM and like Ketkai, there were many shoppers or people taking advantage of the airconditioned mall. Where do all those people come from? I was there on a working and school day.

I checked the Canitoan-Bulua road. We complain of traffic but less people use that road just like the Taguanao bridge. Eventually, I believe people will be using those. Even the JR Borja road that goes to Cugman is not fully utilized. Speaking of traffic, I find the congestion to be lesser compared to last year. Still not ideal but a tiny bit improved.

No genius can improve the Cagayan de Oro traffic with our narrow streets and with more people moving in. The streets have no lines and drivers don't observe traffic rules and common courtesy. Some of the street lights didn't function when I was there. With the 2 bridges soon to open, that should help but the Tomas Saco street in Nazareth would be a nightmare. The City has to relocate City Central school and the provincial high school to the peripheries of the city. And open the streets of Mabini, Montalvan, Kalambagohan, Makambus from Velez to Corrales.

When I was in grade school, the schools served as boundaries of the City poblacion before Corrales was opened. Now they are in the heart of the City.

But I like the restaurants and coffee houses. We have many of those places where we can bring guests with pride. We have Café Laguna, Bigby’s, Sunburst to name a few. I heard that Pine Hills of Bukidnon will soon open in Cagayan. Every time I go to Malaybalay or pass by Malaybalay I always make it a point to stop by Pine Hills. Its simply the best in Northern Mindanao.

The Nite Cafe makes Cagayan de Oro unique. I like the design of the 2 restrooms, one by Bonifacio and the other by Rizal. But I have not checked the inside.

The ATM that I used there was those of Equitable Banking. Safety wise, they are better than the ones I use in the U.S. People behind you don't see the money you are taking out and your card cannot easily be captured by the machine because it is being spit out right after you enter it then all you have to do is follow instructions and enter your pin number.

Its good to see some tourists. When I was at the hotel I would see caucasians going in and out. Of course there are lots of Koreans. Almost a dozen Korean women from Manila to Cagayan were in my flight.

In Indahag, roads were paved. I was told by Ayala. I was also at the A Brown development in Agusan still in the works. It has a breathtaking view of Macajalar Bay.

I have to mention that Kagay-an Resort formerly Lawndale Springs is very much improved thanks to its Manager, Nanette Roa. She has done a wonderful landscape and keeping the place clean. It was alive with picnickers when I was there.

www.kagay-an.com

boju

March 14th, 2007, 02:00 AM

ISSUE REGARDING TO LIMIT OROPORT DEVELOPMENTS IN FAVOR FOR MICT

Mike Banos: Neither Them Nor Us But We

By Mike Baños

I’m honestly perplexed by the tempest in a teapot raised by the Mindanao Economic Development Council’s recent declaration to “limit” further developments at the Cagayan de Oro Baseport “to avoid competition” with the port being operated by Phividec (i.e., the Mindanao Container Terminal or MCT).

For one, the president herself already previously declared that development efforts would henceforth be focused on “key infrastructure projects” of identified Super Regions, which in the case of Mindanao specifically cites the Laguindingan Airport Development Project and the Panguil Bay Bridge Project in Region 10.

Second, I can’t understand why the city council is so upset with Usec. Virgilio Leyrentana’s memo when it’s been a long-standing gripe of local officials from the region how the MEDCo, even during its glory days under FVR, always seemed to be partial to channeling development initiatives such as the BIMP-Eaga towards Davao, in deference to its long-held status as the premier city of Mindanao.

A thousand angels swearing the good undersecretary has the island’s best interests at heart when he signed the memorandum would not change the way this document is perceived by the business and government leaders from this region. The NEDA’s declaration last year that Northern Mindanao is now the biggest economy in Mindanao must have shaken the garbo of a lot of people further down south, so I wouldn’t at all be surprised if this is but the first in a series of “Super Region” initiatives that won’t be going our way in the last four years of the Arroyo administration.

Recall how the late FPJ made ‘tambak’ on her in Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Lanao del Norte during the 2004 presidential elections, so let’s all stop pointing fingers at each other and take our medicine, bitter though it may be for most of us.

Because that’s the impression I get when most everyone in the city council, and local business and government leaders included, seem to have automatically gone into an “Us vs. Them” mode when discussing the controversial MEDCo directive. I squirm in my seat when I think of how many people from further down south are laughing their heads off at the way we’ve turned their initiative into a virtual turf war between the same “boys in the ‘hood.”

The Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) project of USAID’s Infrastructure Group in a policy paper submitted to the infrastructure committee of the Region X Development Council a few years ago previously recommended the management of Cagayan de Oro Baseport and the MCT in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental as one port system.

Perhaps too much was made of the recommendation to allow the MCT to focus on handling containerized cargo while the Baseport handled break bulk cargo and passenger traffic, so much so that the basic rationale behind the idea was forgotten in the ensuing brouhaha.

Guys, please seriously reconsider how you’re reacting to that piece of paper from MEDCo. Even if it may have sinister undertones as many of you suspect, I’d still be happy if history would judge it to be the spark, or catalyst, if you will, that finally served to wake up people from Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental to realize that they are all part of the same piece of land called Northern Mindanao and not competitors battling against each other for a piece of the pie.

As things stand, many are already making a big thing about the migration of foreign shipping lines to the MCT resulting in foregone revenues estimated to be P35-40 million last year. Tell me, do you seriously believe the business represented by the three foreign shipping lines is lost to Cagayan de Oro in favor of Misamis Oriental?

Excuse me, I’ve lived here for the past 26 years and for all intents and purposes, we’re talking about the same people living in the same piece of real estate, guys! Cagayan de Oro is as much a part of Misamis Oriental as much as Misamis Oriental is a part of Cagayan de Oro. Or if you want to be really specific, let’s limit ourselves to Tagoloan.

You don’t hear Hizzoner crying about the loss of revenue from Cagayan de Oro going to his hometown, have you? I may not agree with a lot of things the Mayor says and does but in this matter, I think he among our many city officials, government bureaucrats and businessmen has taken the most pragmatic approach by not shooting his mouth off over this trivia (which come to think of it, it is).

So please people, partners in development and progress of Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental, let’s not make a big thing about this “toilet paper” and get back to work. Our region has the biggest economy in Mindanao, attracts the biggest investments and has the biggest exports. Let the people from down south do the catching up while w do the leading.

So what if a shipping line or two moves to the MCT? Doesn’t the business it does there ultimately redound to the benefit of Cagayan de Oro and its people? Isn’t the whole of Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental the better because ships dock at either the Baseport or the MCT, or at the Iligan or Ozamiz ports for that matter rather than Davao, Surigao or Zamboanga?

Let’s not allow ourselves to be unwitting pawns in the game to raise radio and TV ratings and sell newspapers. Neither should we allow ourselves to be used to promote the candidacy of those needing media exposure to prop up their bids for a new term in office.

The time is soon coming when the Misamis Oriental towns of Opol, El Salvador, Alubijid and Laguindingan in the west, and Tagoloan, Villanueva and Jasaan in the east would be considered de facto parts of an expanded, progressive Metro Cagayan de Oro. Let’s start getting used to the idea and consider ourselves as one people belonging to one geo-political entity, neither “them” nor “us” but a big “WE.”

www.kagay-an.com

boju

March 14th, 2007, 07:09 AM

Capitol University

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Capitol University formerly Cagayan Capitol College was established in 1971 as a non-sectarian, co-educational private academic institution, duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a stock operation and operates with the authority of the Department of Education for its primary and secondary programs and the Commission on Higher Education for its tertiary, graduate and postgraduate programs.

Upon its opening in 1971, the initial academic programs offered were a complete secondary course and tertiary courses in Liberal Arts, Commerce, Education and Secretarial. In 1973, the first Midwifery program in Region 10 was opened together with the inauguration of a Maternity Hospital to support the practicum requirements of the Midwifery students. The following year, the Nautical and Marine Engineering Programs were offered together with Civil Engineering and B.S. in Forestry.

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In 1976 the Mechanical Engineering, Nursing and Agricultural Technology programs were opened. On this very same year, the M/V Capitol College, a 650-ton freighter which served as the training ship for the Maritime Cadets, was acquired and commissioned. It was also during this time that the Maternity Hospital was upgraded into a General Hospital.

In1981, the Graduate School was opened with M.A. in Filipino as the initial graduate program offering. Other graduate programs were later offered. Presently the Graduate School offers two Doctoral Programs and five Masteral Programs.

In 1987, the preschool and elementary departments were transferred to a spacious campus in Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City and named the St. Francis Learning Center, after St. Francis of Assisi.

To cater to the demands of the times, additional tertiary programs like Physical Therapy, Criminology and Computer Science were opened. Special programs like the CISCO International Networking Programs and the In-house review for the Nursing Licensure Examination were also opened and institutionalized, to give more opportunities to the graduates.

In order to put emphasis and institutionalize Research and Community Extension, the Capitol Institute for Research and Extension (CINREX) was created, the forerunner of the University’s Research and Extension Office (REXO).

To ensure the quality of its academic standards, the University embarked into accreditation of its programs with the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). Presently, its Liberal Arts, Commerce, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Education Programs are Level ll 1 st Re-Accredited.

The Nursing, Nautical Studies and Marine Engineering programs are Level ll Accredited. And the Graduate School programs namely MA Filipino, MA Education, MA Guidance and Counseling and Masters in Business Management are Level ll Accredited. The Criminology and Computer Science programs recently underwent the Preliminary Visit in Preparation for Level l Accreditation. The Quality Standard System of the Maritime Education Programs is accredited by the Det Norske Veritas (DNV). The Civil Engineering Department was declared by CHEd as a Center of Development for Region X.

Thirty-two years after its founding, or on February 3, 2003, by virtue of CHEd en banc Resolution No. 028 Series of 2003, this institution received its charter as a university. On May 2, 2003 it was formally inaugurated as CAPITOL UNIVERSITY with Atty. Casimiro B. Juarez, Jr. installed as the first University President.

On June 11, 1999 CHEd granted the University the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Certificate of Recognition.

On October 27, 2003 by virtue of CHEd en banc Resolution No. 393 Series of 2003, Capitol University was granted DEREGULATED status in recognition of its quality education, integrity and untarnished reputation as an academic institution.

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boju

March 14th, 2007, 07:15 AM

Capitol University Call Center

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The Capitol University Call Center, the first student-based call center in the country started with a dream envisioned five years ago by the titans of the university. They took into consideration their major objective which is to improve English proficiency skills of the students and to provide an alternative source of income.

Last August 1, 2006, the Core Team was formed. This team was comprised of supervisors, trainers, quality analysts and veteran agents who have had extensive experience from previous call centers. The team was led by the Admissions and Job Placement Officer and Call Center Manager Ms.Josenita R. Abecia. For three days, the core group organized their objectives, plans and suggestions at the Strategic Planning Workshop. The team was divided into departments, the mission and vision were formulated, functions were designated, systems were planned and a proposal was organized. The team was guided by the evaluations and observations of the university president himself, Atty.Casimiro Juarez, Jr.

The first week of the recruitment team was greeted by the numerous responses of the student body and the faculty members. As of September 2006, two batches of agents have already been accepted for training and a reserved pool of agents has already been appointed.

The recruitment team still has an ongoing hiring process. Interested applicants may visit the Call Center Office at the Commerce Building, in front of Room 129c.

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burotski

March 14th, 2007, 01:17 PM

I resized my pics para mas klaro...

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FrancisXavier

March 14th, 2007, 01:57 PM

^^:applause: the resized version...

ang tahimik naman dito..:(

Narjz

March 14th, 2007, 02:03 PM

La la la la la la la... do bido bido...aaahhhhhhhhhhhh......

burotski

March 14th, 2007, 02:03 PM

^^:applause: the resized version...

ang tahimik naman dito..:(

Busy na man gud ka, Bai Francis... Wa koy buhaton tomorrow... Unsa imo ganahan ipa-picturan sa ako? Kanang duol ra sa amo, ha... I'm from Camaman-an... :-)

Ex!lE

March 14th, 2007, 03:27 PM

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Ex!lE

March 14th, 2007, 03:43 PM

boju

March 15th, 2007, 12:36 AM

According to an insider, the LKK management has posponed it's cinema renovation instead they are now prioritizing the construction of a 14 to 16 storey hotel beside Mc Donald's. The said hotel is now on the planning stage and construction will start 4th quarter of this year.

That's right. 14 to 16 storey? If I'm the owner I will make it 25 storey, kaya naman yun... ito na kaya yung 320 rooms hotel? kung hindi pa sana yan nalang ang gawin nila para isahan nalang. Kung tutuusin, yung Mallbery Suites na 120 rooms kung sinabay na dito sa 14 to 16 storey na gagawin nila I'm sure aabot na ng 20 plus storey ang maging resulta.

boju

March 15th, 2007, 12:39 AM

Health & Wellness Industry Holds Great Potential for Coconut Sugar Farmers

By Mike Baños

Balingasag, Misamis Oriental – Better known these days as the hometown of the present provincial governor Oscar Moreno, natives of this town teeming with coconut trees hope pretty soon they can boast of another moniker as the “Coco Sugar Capital” of Misamis Oriental.

Joy Aster Gamolo, product development consultant of Sphyte Global Enterprises, is at the forefront of that aspiration. She is the moving spirit behind an enterprise whose product the Department of Trade and Industry has chosen as the One Town, One Product (OTOP) for Balingasag.

Coconut sugar is produced from the sweet, watery sap that drips from cut flower buds or infloresence of the coconut tree, better known as the source of tuba.

The sap is collected each morning and afternoon by tappers (known locally as managgete who were tuba gatherers in their previous incarnation) and boiled in huge woks known locally as calja until only the coco sugar remains. Each tapper can produce two to four liters a day per coconut tree and the four under the supervision of Merlyn Padua of the Linabo Coconut Planters Association can produce up to eight gallons of sap daily.

During the latest edition of the Quarterly Review of the Economic Situationer for Region 10 hosted by the National Economic Development Authority March 8 in this city, Philippine Coconut Authority Region 10 Manager Luis G. Cruz said recent tests which show a Glycemic Index (GI) of 35 for coconut sugar holds great potential for coconut farmers and investors who can successfully parlay this finding into a successful marketing campaign in the booming health and wellness industry in the U.S.

Dr. Trinidad P. Trinidad, Scientist II of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute – Department of Science and Technology and her research team said in a recent press conference hosted by the PCA that foods with low GI are good for the proper control and management of diabetes mellitus and have been shown to lower cholesterol. It is also good for weight maintenance. GI is the glucose response of an individual from food relative to a standard glucose solution.

The International Diabetes Federation estimates there are now 194 million people worldwide believed to have diabetes as of 2003.Experts project that by 2030, this figure will more than double. An estimated 50% of people worldwide have diabetes but are now aware they have it, and 85% of these have type-2 diabetes.

The Philippines has the10th highest incidence of diabetes worldwide. An estimated six million Filipinos know they have diabetes and another estimated six million who have diabetes but don’t know they have it. Health experts believe many more have impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and are prone to diabetes.

Mr. Cruz said coconut sugar has great potential as a natural and cheaper alternative for synthetic sweeteners now in the market such as SplendaEqual and the even more expensive sweeteners such as Shugr and Stevia which claim to have been derived from “natural” ingredients. and

Sugar and corn sweeteners, particularly high fructose corn syrup, continue to dominate the overall sweetener market, accounting for over 95 percent of demand in volume terms and more than 85 percent of dollar demand. However, the market for alternative sweeteners has reached $1.1 billion and continues to increase its share of sweetener consumption.

In Asian markets, coconut sugar is already available in India and Thailand although they are used primarily as confectionery sugar for making sweets and desserts.

Oro Chamber President Elpie Paras believes Ms. Gamolo’s budding enterprise is an ideal project for the chamber’s Creation of Opportunities and Resource Management for Enterprises- Partnership Program for Enterprise and Livelihood (CORE-PROPEL) WHICH aims to implement the Barangay Medium Business Enterprise in at least 12 of Misamis Oriental’s 24 towns by 2006-2007.

At present, a kilogram of coco sugar requires around two gallons of coconut sap while a gallon of the so-called coco honey calls for around seven gallons of sap. Present production output from some two hectares of coconut land owned by her family and planted to around 300 hybrid coconut varieties has reached 3.5 metric tons of coconut sugar and 200 five gallon ‘carboys’ of coconut honey which are all snapped up by a buyer in Manila which exports the entire batch. Another product from the same production area is 200 carboys of coconut vinegar which are used by a domestic processing firm in Manila to wash bangus exported to Filipino expat communities in the Middle East.

Ms. Gamolo says she has been developing the production technology for over four years now, starting from the technology available for the PCA where she is a liaison officer for the Misamis Oriental towns of Balingasag, Lagonglong and Salay.

However, to be able to deliver an increased volume of hygienically acceptable products to her buyers in Manila, Ms. Gamolo has set up a new processing facility in her residence at Old Road, Waterfall in Balingasag. In anticipation of increased demand following the latest PCA findings on the suitability of coconut sugar as a cheaper, natural alternative to more expensive synthetic sweeteners, she is now packaging the coco sugar in easy to use sachets like those available in hotels, restaurants and airlines.

The potential for the product looks great. Ms. Gamolo says there are over 30 farmers associations she can immediately tap to increase production if needed.

Latest figures from the PCA show Misamis Oriental alone has 101,698 has. of coconut plantations with some 9,916,852 bearing trees while Northern Mindanao has almost 300,000 has. of coconut plantations with 29,640,923 bearing trees.

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boju

March 15th, 2007, 12:39 AM

boju

March 15th, 2007, 12:50 AM

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Napakaexciting naman nito kung ano yung kinalalabasan. Saan ba yan papunta yung dulo ng skywalk? Parang kawalan na yan ah... I mean ala nang establishment dun, deserted na... Then yung bubong hanggang ngayon wala pa, napuzzled tuloy ako kung anong klaseng bubon ilagay dyan. Pero yung bubong sa dulo na skywalk parang katulad sa bubong ng covered walk nila, am I right?

boju

March 15th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Oro passes law on children welfare
by Rubelyn B. Yap/City Information Office
Date Published: 2007-03-13

Finally, the city government has crafted a law that aims to promote and protect the rights of children in Cagayan de Oro.

This after the City Council approved during its regular session Monday, presided by Vice Mayor Michelle Tagarda-Spiers, Ordinance No. 2007-77, otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Children’s Welfare Code of Cagayan de Oro City”. The passage of the children’s welfare code is in line with the city government’s effort and commitment to make Cagayan de Oro as a child-friendly city. Authored by the city council committee on health and social services chaired by City Councilor Simeon V. Licayan, the local code on children will serve as one of the city government’s gift to the city’s children and their children’s children. The local code on children laid out the city government’s policies and principles which recognize the vital role of children in the city’s holistic development and nation-building as a whole. It also manifested the city government’s commitment to protect the children against all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty and exploitation, and other condition prejudicial to their development. The salient points of the local code on children are the city government’s assurance to uphold and protect the children’s rights on survival, development, participation and protection. Under the survival and development rights of children, the city government laid down policies to implement primary health care program; make early childhood, elementary and secondary education available and accessible to every child; and establish day care centers and a youth rehabilitation center. The city’s code on children also mandates the representation of children in the City Council for the Protection of Children (CCPC) and the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC), and the consultation of national government agencies prior to the implementation of national projects in terms of its impact on children. The new law on children also expressed the city government’s commitment to ensure special protection of children who are sexually exploited and prostituted; victims of child trafficking, child labor and other acts of neglect, abuse, cruelty or exploitation detrimental to the child’s development; children in conflict with the law; street children; and abandoned and neglected children.

boju

March 15th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Mayor Emano to award land titles to 193 farmers tomorrow

by Sandra B. Tadeo/City Information Office
Date Published: 2007-03-14

City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano and key officials from the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-10 are set award land titles to 193 farmers in barangay Bayanga tomorrow, March 15, 2007.

Engr. Emmanuel Abejuela, City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) officer-in-charge disclosed that a total of 353 hectares of land situated in Sitios Midkiwan, Balogwa, Monigue and Hawaii, all in Barangay Bayanga will be given to the members of the Integrated Social Forestry Farmers Association tomorrow. Abejuela said that the 193 farmers who will receive their land titles under the Handog Titulo Program have been tilling their land for more than 50 years with some of them inheriting the land from their elders. He added that with the awarding of their respective land titles, the beneficiaries will no longer worry about their security of land tenure and that they would be living at peace in the land that they have been tilling for decades. Meanwhile, Mayor Emano said that the awarding of land titles to the poor farmers in barangay Bayanga tomorrow is inline with the city gpvernment’s thrust to promote social justice among the landless farmers in the city. “No person should be denied of his just share of the land of his birth,” Mayor Emano pointed out. Under the city government’s program to ensure security of land tenure among landless farmers, it has awarded a total of 15, 773 hectares of forest land which assured a total of 3,382 poor farmers security of land tenure for 25 years and renewable every 25 years thereafter. Another 374 farmers were issued stewardship contracts covering a forest land area of 448.5 hectares while another 235 farmers have already received their land titles under the Handog sa Titulo Program covering a total of 285.45 hectares of land.

SugarFreak

March 15th, 2007, 06:44 AM

^^ ^^ ^^ amon tahimik man. labay lang ko diri kag mag...:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: ^^:applause: the resized version...

ang tahimik naman dito..:(

FrancisXavier

March 15th, 2007, 11:27 AM

According to an insider, the LKK management has posponed it's cinema renovation instead they are now prioritizing the construction of a 14 to 16 storey hotel beside Mc Donald's. The said hotel is now on the planning stage and construction will start 4th quarter of this year.

since dumadaan ako dun every after my shift, napansin ko tinanggal na nila part nung tindahan ng mga halaman, may clearing na ginagawa and may tambak na lupa..(:D di ba dapat excavation?:D)..

FrancisXavier

March 15th, 2007, 11:29 AM

Napakaexciting naman nito kung ano yung kinalalabasan. Saan ba yan papunta yung dulo ng skywalk? Parang kawalan na yan ah... I mean ala nang establishment dun, deserted na... Then yung bubong hanggang ngayon wala pa, napuzzled tuloy ako kung anong klaseng bubon ilagay dyan. Pero yung bubong sa dulo na skywalk parang katulad sa bubong ng covered walk nila, am I right?

uhum... except that hindi fiber glass ang ginamit jan yata.. btw, yung dulo nyan, parang jan itatayo ang building.. may mga tambak kc ng lupa, tska tinatanggal na yung mga tindahan ng bulaklak.

boju

March 16th, 2007, 12:21 AM

since dumadaan ako dun every after my shift, napansin ko tinanggal na nila part nung tindahan ng mga halaman, may clearing na ginagawa and may tambak na lupa..(:D di ba dapat excavation?:D)..

Mababa na kasi ang lupa dyan pag may baha aabotan yan ng tubig kaya puro pataas ang foundation lik the mall itself mataas ang ground floor. Siguro solid column lang ang ibaon nyan para sa matibay na foundation.

Gaanon kalawak ang clearing operation?

boju

March 16th, 2007, 12:24 AM

Friday, March 16, 2007
Emano may declare 'free zone'
By Danilo V. Adorador III

CONFOUNDED with the intricacies of selecting his party's congressional slate, Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano said he may break the "standard bearer" rule and declare a sona libre (free-zone).

Opening up free zones for the congressional post will liberate him from the burden of choosing official candidates, whose selection process was made complicated with the slew of "equally qualified" aspirants to select from, Emano said.

Cagayan de Oro's lone district has recently been broken into two--apparently not enough to please PaDayon's half-a-dozen aspirants.

Emano, founder and head of the indigenous Padayon Pilipino party (PaDayon), which is allied with Malacañang, made it clear, however, that his mind was not yet made up on the matter.

He said he was exploring the idea because PaDayon's growing list of congressional aspirants presents a dilemma he has never experienced in his entire political career.

"All of them are qualified and this presents a big headache for me," he said in a dialect during his regular weekly radio program at Bombo Radyo Thursday.

In addition, the mayor is also faced with another political conundrum: PaDayon also has a long list of mayoral hopefuls as Emano is serving his final term.

He did not say, however, if the free zone extends to the mayoral post--if his plan pushes through.

Although PaDayon commands superior machinery, the party's logistical edge would diminish under a free-zone strategy, said several PaDayon members who were interviewed by this paper.

"I think the mayor would stick to just one candidate. Having two or more bets in one position would already stretch our base," said one PaDayon member who requested anonymity lacking clearance to speak on the matter.

Emano himself appeared to favor that idea, saying that a candidate's ability to win would factor much to the selection process. In a periodically updated survey, the mayor said he already know the frontrunners, but declined to name names.

He also said while choosing one over the other would be difficult--saying he equally maintains high esteem to all aspirants--but the recalcitrant were free to walk away from the party.

PaDayon's leading aspirants for the two congressional seats are: Councilors Jose Benjamin Benaldo, Maryanne Enteria, Annie Daba; ex-councilor Ramon Tabor and Carmen Barangay Chairman Rolando Uy. The list includes several unnamed congressional aspirants who attended Wednesday's meeting.

For mayor, the contenders include Vice Mayor Michelle Spiers, Councilors Alexander Dacer, Juan Sia, Reynaldo Advincula and outgoing Representative Constantino Jaraula.

Emano said he was considering between running for vice mayor and retiring from politics at once. He ruled out any possible run in Congress.

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boju

March 16th, 2007, 12:25 AM

Friday, March 16, 2007
Diaz: The myth of Mindanao candidates
By Cris Diaz

MINDANAO is the second largest island in the Philippines. Its area covers more than 36,000 square kilometers.

Divided into five regions, Mindanao comprises 26 provinces to include the island provinces of Camiguin, Saranggani, Basilan and Jolo.

The island is a mixture of ethnic diversity with a population of more than 16 million people. A predominantly Christian island, Islam is also a major religion in few of the island's provinces.

By far, Mindanao is one of the country's major sources of mineral ores, agriculture, marine products and staple food.

Yet, Mindanao is one of the most neglected islands in the country. The other is the island province of Samar, the third largest in the Philippines.

No doubt, people in Mindanao often considered themselves second class citizens of their country.

There is apparent discrimination of Mindanao people than those of people from Luzon. No amount of argument can belie this observation.

Matter of fact, Mindanao's representation with the national government is only a cameo role.

Where is the so-called "Mindanao votes?" Political analyst believed that a solid Mindanao vote is enough to elect a President.

On the contrary, it is sad that Mindanao electorates had been electing the island's candidates who do not sincerely fight for the island's aspirations.

More often than not, elected Mindanao representatives in Congress and the Senate are indifferent to the plight of their own people.

We have witnessed Mindanao solons who never-care-less about the plight of the people in Mindanao.

We have elected some illustrious public officials from Mindanao to the Senate and Congress of the Philippines but, unfortunately, we never feel their presence in our hearts and minds. They're only good at gobbledygook!

It is also very disturbing for Mindanao to be historically overshadowed by a miniature island of Bohol in central Philippines as one of its sons was elected President of the Philippines. Carlos P. Garcia, of Talibon, Bohol was elected President in 1957.

Mindanao almost had its first President when Emmanuel Pelaez was elected Vice President.

But after Pelaez, nothing comes so close than Teofisto Guingona who became Vice President when Gloria Arroyo was catapulted to power in 2001 midway to President Joseph Estrada's six-year term.

This year, the Senatorial and local elections are scheduled in middle of May. Again, we observed a gross misrepresentation from Mindanao's aspiring Senators.

The opposition had "Koko" Pimentel in their line-up. Pimentel, a bar topnotcher, is son of incumbent Senator Aquilino Pimentel who has his roots in Mindanao.

But after having been elected senator, Pimentel is seldom seen in Mindanao particularly in Cagayan de Oro City, his supposed hometown.

The young "Koko" Pimentel is also a stranger in Cagayan de Oro City. In the 2001 local elections where "Koko" ran for mayor in Cagayan de Oro City and lost, people criticized him for his inability to speak the Bisayan vernacular fluently. Koko though finished his law school in a downtown university in Cagayan de Oro City.

The administration has three senatorial candidates, Prospero Pichay of Surigao, Miguel Zubiri of Bukidnon and Sultan Kiram of Jolo, all from Mindanao.

This early, however, these candidates are already known losers!

Sunstar

boju

March 16th, 2007, 12:26 AM

Friday, March 16, 2007
Palace pushing halt on Oro port expansion
By Danilo V. Adorador III

A GOVERNMENT economic agency denied it was pushing for the curtailment of the Cagayan de Oro Port expansion, saying this was not the agency's brainchild but Malacañang's.

The plan--part of a multi-pronged strategy to create super regions in Mindanao--has raised serious concerns from local officials who said it was bad for the city's economy.

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It fist came to the City Council's attention when Cagayan de Oro port manager Efren Bollozos requested the body's comment on the plan--detailed in a letter addressed to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)--early this month.

Virgilio Leyretana Sr., chairman of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco) who sent the communication, reminded PPA General Manager Oscar Sevilla of the Mindanao Super Region Strategy--which includes, among others, limiting the "interventions on the Cagayan de Oro Port Development Project to port rehabilitation to avoid competition with the port being operated by Phividec."

In a letter to the City Council, Cagayan de Oro port manager Efren B. Bollozos said the plan "could stall" the current port expansion projects and its resulting cost on transport may be inimical to the city's investment mood.

That ruffled feathers among local officials, who said any interference in the current port expansion project could undermine the port's efficiency amid increasing calls and burgeoning cargo traffic.

Councilors Simeon Licayan and Ian Mark Nacaya, heads of the transportation and public utility committees, said the plan violates free enterprise principles and vowed to oppose it.

Nacaya and Licayan said if the bulk of the ports shipping businesses relocate to the Phividec port, the accompanying additional transport cost and other productivity losses would be passed on to the public.

Vice Mayor Michelle Spiers said the plan smacks of unintelligent economics. She said port-users should be given freedom to choose between the two harbors, which has the best service and the least cost to them.

Responding to this, Leyretana in a letter told Bollozos early this week, washed his hands on the issue, saying it was not Medco's move but Malacañang's.

He said the move was "derived from specific directives and guidelines of the President during a cabinet meeting" late last year.

He did not, however, refute the arguments pointing to the plan's negative economic impact to Cagayan de Oro.

The Super Region Strategy calls for the prioritized developments of major transport hubs in Mindanao, including the Laguindingan International Airport and the Mindanao Container Port inside the Phividec industrial zone.

Sunstar

boju

March 16th, 2007, 01:35 AM

Making it big at Bigby's
Making it at Bigby's

If you are in Iloilo City, you must hie off to Bigby’s Café & Restaurant at the Smallville Business Center and order a Titanic Treat. It’s a magic mountain of ice cream scoops—all 40 of them!—with a sinful smattering of chocolate chips, moist chocolate cake, chocolate cookies and whatever fruits are on hand. A glacial treat! “It’s a great way to melt away hot afternoons,” says pretty Joanna Lim-Yu, one of the three 28-year-olds who run this hot, hot restaurant.

Hot is the word, indeed, and Bigby’s is the place. Who would have known that it would take a tiny restaurant like this to put Northern Mindanao on the country’s cosmopolitan culinary map? The story goes that Glenda Barreto, the doyenne of the Philippine food scene, hied off to Bigby’s and promptly fell in love with the restaurant’s tijuana quesadillas, a fresh, light take on the classic Mexican pica-pica. The flour tortilla is deliciously burnt and crunchy and manageably thin—and perks you up with that wicked mishmash of cheese and garlic, which you may spice up with a dash of salsa. Mama mia!

For his part, gourmand and restaurateur Sandy Daza was so enamored by Bigby’s that he wrote about the restaurant in his Saturday column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Now, salad foodies will turn green with envy at the freshness of the offering at Bigby’s: the harvest of the land crisp and plentiful. The house salad is aptly called Bermuda Triangle Salad, but the one you must try is the Mandarin Oriental Salad, a mix of mandarin oranges, a delicious concoction of sweet vegetable mix and topped with crispy vermicelli! And that’s not even the entrees yet.

Most everyone who goes to Bigby’s orders the playfully named Rack-a-Bye-Baby. It’s pork ribs glistening in barbecued perfection. Believe me, it’s fabulous value-for-money. Others go for the Korean Riblets, a sinful bowl of beef ribs tender with sweet and spicy imagining, which I thoroughly enjoy. There are steaks of all sorts—porterhouse, T-bone and rib-eye. Then, there are mischievous chicken and seafood experiments, which are highly successful (Indian Seafood Kebabs and Chix Ahoy, for instance).

May I confess, though, that the entree which keeps me coming back to Bigby’s is the Pescado Al Fresco. To say that it’s “sauteed Cream Dory fillet with pesto in a pool of onion jus” is to miss the point, although it is that exactly—drowned in a crunchy sea of shredded shoestring potato. Because you see, it is more than that.

This simple dish with nuanced flavors swims into your palate as a celebration of joy, of bounty, of good taste, of fine dining, of creative exploration, of companionable bonding: a coming together of spirited intentions.

Bigby’s interiors is of wood panels and clear glass and woodsy tables and chairs, very cozy and comfy, very relaxed. On one wall, is a mask collection; on another, a pin collection and puppets from Bangkok, framed en toto, and stamp collections. It is truly a visual treat!
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The best way to wash off such a feast is to order the bottomless, especially brewed house iced tea. It’s a thirst-quencher whose honey-slaking goodness lingers long after the last bite, or burp.

“We made sure our food gives diners a wonderful high,” says sultry Catherine Genabe, who, together with Henrik Yu, completes the young triumvirate running Bigby’s. Cathy, Henrik and Ann were all schoolmates. Even then, Cathy and Ann would bake and sell banana cake, butter cake and carrot cake in school. At the end of the day, they would eat the cakes that were not sold.

Ann studied business management and psychology under the interdisciplinary studies program at the Ateneo de Manila University. Henrik snatched up a degree in economics there, too, while Cathy pursued dentistry studies. “But I found myself enrolling at the Center for Culinary Arts across the road from the Ateneo, and that has made all the difference,” Cathy lets on. Ann enrolled there, too. And the three realized that there was only one way to go: Open their own restaurant. “It had to be hip—a cool hangout for young folks like us,” Cathy recalls. Grins Doy, “The taste of the food had to be outstanding, and the servings had to be impressive.” Says Ann, “We thought the place should be unique, with a character all its own, that will draw people to come back again and again.”

Such a playful, creative team-up makes for the big success that is Bigby’s.

Bigby’s can be found at the Ayala Entertainment Center Cebu, SM City Cagayan de Oro, SM City Davao, Limketkai Center Cagayan de Oro, Gaisano Mall Bacolod and of course, now at the Smallville Business Center, Iloilo City. Tel. No. (033)3211275. Services offered: Free Wifi access, Function room for meetings, Dine-in and Take-out orders, and much, much more.

http://www.thenewstoday.info/2007/03/05/making.it.big.at.bigbys.html

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Narjz

March 16th, 2007, 07:23 AM

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g0Rs

March 16th, 2007, 07:25 AM

@boju i'll post it in the iligan thread.:)

boju

March 16th, 2007, 09:04 AM

Ok no probs... :)

Sera

March 16th, 2007, 04:52 PM

Sera

March 16th, 2007, 09:12 PM

Business
Agency cites region's gains

TigerDirect

Saturday, March 17, 2007
Agency cites region's gains

LOCAL officials said the country's economy will survive with flying colors, alongside strong growth and social payback to the poor.

"This, as the guarantee of economic and political stability has become much stronger today with the fundamental driving confidence in the Philippines and the full fledged democratic campaign leading to clean and orderly polls in May," Regional Director Myra V. Balandra of the National Economic and Development authority (NEDA)-Northern Mindanao said.

Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 Coverage

Citing some of these social payback projects, Balandra said financial support was made available to various productive activities in the region, last year, as some P196.959 million was released by Quedancor to 4,703 beneficiaries under its different loan programs to augment the income of farmers and fisherfolks.

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), on the other hand, has released Php2.185 billion in various loans under the Small Farmers/Fihserfolks Loan facility.

The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) also provided financial support to different sectoral projects, releasing P300 million for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and agribusiness projects, P35 million for construction of school buildings, P40 million for transportation networks and P539.6 million for water projects.

Likewise, Balandra said the cooperative sector have also become a strong conduit for financing as 68 percent out of 1,176 operating cooperatives were engaged in micro-financing with a volume of business at Php4.121 billion.

A total of P5.9 billion worth of economic activities that brought about 4,806 jobs was generated by the operating cooperatives all over the region and that out of the top 100 cooperatives nationwide, 11 are from Northern Mindanao.

Revenue

Meanwhile, the region's science and technology (ST) sector continued to make significant impact regionwide with a total of 58 firms given direct assistance under the technology transfer and commercialization program of the Dept. of Science and Technology (Dost).

Balandra said P2.616 million in direct investment, with 32 percent equity from the client cooperators who are mostly from the private sector were generated by technology transfer alone resulting in the employment of about 6,544 man-months and gross revenue of P124.598 million.

Again, some 1,063 trainees were benefited from 36 trainings conducted by DOST while scholarships were provided to 127 qualifiers or 9.3 percent of the 1,371 examinees, she said.

Also, last year, the Department of Education (DepEd) constructed 19 classrooms and repaired 1,712 others in the elementary level while it constructed 24 classrooms and repaired 252 others in the secondary level.

"Aside from government funds, some classrooms were funded by private initiatives such as the overseas Filipino workers (OFW) through the "Classroom Galing sa Mamamayang Filipino Abroad with Camiguin, Lanao del Norte and Misamis Oriental as recipients.

Various programs were implemented for out-of-school youths and adults like the Alternative Learning Program (ALP), Basic Literacy Program (BLP) and the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), among others.

As of year-end, over Php29 million was disbursed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) out of Php35million scholarship funds for the region that benefited more than 5,000 students regionwide.

Likewise, placement and referrals were pursued to ensure employment and productivity among the 6,170 TVET graduates of the region," Balandra added. (Trends)

boju

March 17th, 2007, 12:37 AM

City earns P67M in February
by Rubelyn B. Yap/City Information Office

Date Published: 2007-03-16
The City Finance Department has collected for the city government a total of P67,198,298.59 in various revenues for the month of February, this year.

Lino Daral, city treasurer said that this month’s collection is 15 percent higher compared to the P58,860,100.08 which the city finance department has collected during the same period last year. The city’s collection last month covered income from realty tax-- P5,828,923.97; business permits-- P9,082,022.77; hospital fees-- P171,341.25; community tax certificate-- P978,502.94; internal revenue allotment-- P48,890,172.00 and other fees-- P2,247,330.72 The city also earned last month, P7,328,069.54 from the renewal of permits in the city’s major markets. Of the total figure, P5,568,578.17 is the collection from Cogon market while P1,759,491.37 from Carmen market. Daral attributed the increase of the city’s earnings to the continuing support and confidence of the business sector and the local taxpayers to the city government. He also reminded all taxpayers to pay their real property tax on or before March 31, which is the first quarter deadline. Those who will pay after the said date will pay 6% penalty. Daral said that there are those who have yet to renew their permits and urge them not to delay further to avoid paying huge amount of surcharge and penalty.

boju

March 17th, 2007, 12:38 AM

Dads earmark funds for hospital upgrading

by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/city council office
Date Published: 2007-03-16

IMPROVEMENT and upgrading of the city government-run J.R. Borja General Hospital continues. Acting upon the recommendation of Mayor Vicente Emano, the City Council during its plenary session Monday presided over by Vice Mayor Michelle Tagarda-Spiers unanimously enacted an ordinance earmarking P1.7 million for the purpose.The amount will be used for the purchase of one unit multifunctional gynecological table and ten air-conditioning units. The city government is working towards the improvement of the hospital services even as it made health care one of its priorities for the past years. (LCR)

boju

March 17th, 2007, 12:39 AM

Public U backs continued development of Oro port
by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/city council office
Date Published: 2007-03-16

FINDING the need for the continued development of the city’s port in Macabalan to effectively serve the growing transportation requirements, the City Council committee on public utilities chaired by Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya endorsed the passage of a resolution requesting the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Office of the President supporting moves to upgrade the wharf. The committee on Tuesday invited to a meeting the port management and representatives of the different shipping lines to tackle reports regarding alleged moves to limit the port’s expansion program. OCCUPANCY RATEPort official Noel Tan informed the committee that the port occupancy rate has already reached 72-percent. He explained that this is already way above the 65-percent occupancy rate threshold standards.Tan said the development of the port is necessary to cater to increasing port users. It was lerned that prior to the implementation of the wharf expansion, the last expansion project of the port took place in 1986.The port official noted that it took 20 years for the development to take place even as he expressed concern that any moves to limit programs to port rehabilitation will adversely affect efforts to lure more investors here. Tan pointed out that the opening of the Mindanao Container Terminal at the Phivedec area in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental did not lessen the occupancy rate at the Macabalan port.He told the committee that although three of its former users are now docking at the MCT, three new shipping lines have replaced these at the port and more are still coming."There are indications that another two foreign shipping vessels will be using the port by May," he explained, saying this will be on top of the 72-percent occupancy rate.Representatives of different shipping lines and shippers also indicated their support for the development and not just rehabilitation of the port.Philippine Shipping Liners Association (PSLA), CDO chapter representative noted that much has yet to be done at the port on the passenger and cargo facilities. Thus, any hindrance to development of the port will result in congestion and forestall economic growth."Limiting development is a narrow foresight over opportunity," one representative added. (LCR)

Sera

March 17th, 2007, 12:42 AM

Saturday, March 17, 2007
Noynoy outlines Mindanao programs
By Danilo V. Adorador III

GENUINE Opposition (GO) senatorial candidate Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino was in a whirlwind campaign tour Friday in Cagayan de Oro, where he spelled his development plans for Mindanao.

If elected into office, Aquino, who belongs to the Liberal Party, said he will give emphasis on Mindanao's agricultural development, saying the island's natural resources can be turned into an export powerhouse.

Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 Coverage

Aquino also spoke to college students and urged young voters to support GO candidates, especially young contenders such as Representatives Francis Escudero and Allan Peter Cayetano.

"The growing dissatisfaction over our political system and the clamor for genuine reforms among young Filipinos will determine the winners of this election," he said.

He cited a mock election of the government-run Social Security System (SSS) where young GO candidates emerged as frontrunners.

Speaking to the local media, Aquino laid out his Mindanao platforms, which concentrated on improving the island's economy.

To do this, he said transportation and communications should be developed, while helping the agriculture sector compete in the international markets.

Specifically, Aquino said he will push for the development of the processed coconut oil industry, noting that Mindanao is one of the largest coconut-producing regions in the country.

The fisheries sector, he said, was also one area that should be developed to boost the food processing industry in the island.

Aquino was accompanied by partymate Bukidnon Representative Nereus Acosta who is running against the incumbent Bukidnon Governor Jose Marias Zubiri, and lawyer Bong Montesa who is the Liberal Party's candidate for Cagayan de Oro's first congressional district.

Sera

March 17th, 2007, 12:54 AM

Sera

March 17th, 2007, 01:45 AM

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Wow!!! I didn't imagine the Limketkai Skywalk would look that good...In my opinion it's the best looking skywalk-in the Philippine malls I've visited.

It's very excitinb how LKK will look like after the Hotel & other expansions take place. This Shopping Mecca is truly the pride of CDO:) :)

boju

March 17th, 2007, 02:33 AM

IMO, dapat talaga walang curtailment sa progress, tingnan nalang nila kung saan nagkulang ang MICT para pupunta dun ang mga shipping industries or MICT will come up of promotional drive to draw more ship calls.

Isa pa, limited naman ang expansion ng CDO kasi populated na ang area dyan, hayaan muna natin na mafully bloom and used ang CDO port. And MICT will do its part without hampering CDO baseport.

boju

March 17th, 2007, 02:57 AM

Agutayan Artificial Reef Project of Nestle Philippines

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The Cagayan de Oro Factory is a major sponsor of the Giant Clam Seeding Activity in Agutayan Reef, in coordination with the Marine Eco-System Council (MEC). Hundreds of giant clams have been seeded within the sanctuary, in order to reintroduce the near extinct giant clams in Philippine waters.

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The Agutayan Artificial Reef Project of the Cagayan de Oro Factory aims to improve the reef environment at the Agutayan Marine Sanctuary in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental through the installation of concrete and steel artificial reef modules. The improved reef environment continue to help increase fish population, improve fish catch for local fishermen, and boost local tourism by attracting more divers and visitors in the area.

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Narjz

March 17th, 2007, 08:37 AM

Good day People!

bariQ

March 17th, 2007, 04:29 PM

Whaw! ^^ daghan ba foreigners dara? (much foreigners there?). that is the opposite side of duka bay right? which i thought also boasts of wonderful reefs!

Sera

March 17th, 2007, 04:59 PM

FrancisXavier

March 17th, 2007, 05:32 PM

Mababa na kasi ang lupa dyan pag may baha aabotan yan ng tubig kaya puro pataas ang foundation lik the mall itself mataas ang ground floor. Siguro solid column lang ang ibaon nyan para sa matibay na foundation.

Gaanon kalawak ang clearing operation?

Im back!

malawak din..basta yung tabi ng mcdo, tinatambakan ng lupa.. hindi pa umaabot sa highway ang clearing though.. btw, may clearing din sa xavier estates business park.. yung road leading to the country club sinisira nila.. ano kayang gagawin dun?:dunno:

Ex!lE

March 18th, 2007, 02:13 PM

Im back!

malawak din..basta yung tabi ng mcdo, tinatambakan ng lupa.. hindi pa umaabot sa highway ang clearing though..

di nila tinatambakan, hinukay daw nila yung foundation ng itatayong sanang hotel dati.

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FrancisXavier

March 18th, 2007, 05:22 PM

ah okey.. hehe..kala ko tinatambakan...:D

pero matagal na yan? baguhan lang kasi ako sa ketkai eh...:D

FrancisXavier

March 18th, 2007, 05:59 PM

btw, Mr Mike Baños sent me a presentation thru email regarding CDOICC's status from DPWH. How do i post it here? hehe

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Sir, we hope you be part of this Online forum.. :)

FrancisXavier

March 18th, 2007, 07:00 PM

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boju

March 19th, 2007, 12:36 AM

btw, Mr Mike Baños sent me a presentation thru email regarding CDOICC's status from DPWH. How do i post it here? hehe

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Sir, we hope you be part of this Online forum.. :)

Wow!!! friend na kayo ni Mike Baños, at tsaka regular din siguro siya na nagmonitor dito. Powerpoint ba yan? Save mo as jpeg then upload sa photobucket.

Sir Mike, we owe you so much. You've done a lot of the progress of CDO as a writer/journalist!:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

boju

March 19th, 2007, 12:40 AM

di nila tinatambakan, hinukay daw nila yung foundation ng itatayong sanang hotel dati.

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Ito kasi yung site dati na gagawin sanang high rise building way back 1997 ng Kouk Philippines pero naunsyame dahil siguro sa Asian Finacial crisis non.

boju

March 19th, 2007, 12:41 AM

Monday, March 19, 2007
Arroyo slated to attend Minda agri food event

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has reportedly confirmed to be the keynote speaker of the Mindanao Agri and Food Convention (Mafcon 2007) scheduled April 23-25, 2007, at the Grand Caprice Restaurant & Convention Center in Cagayan de Oro City.

This was contained in an official communication to Convention chairperson Edwin B. Andot, president of the Chamber of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industries of Northern Mindanao (Caffinormin) by Undersecretary Marilou D. Frostrom, deputy director general for Presidential engagements.

Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 Coverage

President Arroyo is scheduled to speak before the Mindanao agribusiness community in the morning of April 24.

MafCon 2007 is supported by the Department of Agriculture and USAID Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program. Univet is a MafCon 2007 Major Sponsor, featuring its Vetracin Gold and Early Wean products. AA Bio Tekh is a MafCon 2007 Minor Sponsor.

Andot said following the President's speech, five donor-assisted agribusiness support programs will make their presentations.

Leading the foreign donor community is Mission Director Jon Lindborg of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) who is set to elaborate on their initiatives for Mindanao Agribusiness Competitiveness.

Lindborg will be joined by US Agricultural Attaché Jude Akhidenor of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) who deliver updates on US agricultural trade with the Philippines.

First Secretary Angus Barnes of the Australian Embassy will present support programs of the Australian Agency for International Development for Mindanao agribusiness.

Barnes will be complemented by Mr. Sam Chittick of the Philippine-Australia Local Sustainability Program (PALS) who will lay out potential solutions to challenges faced by small agribusiness in Mindanao.

Rounding the first plenary of MafCon 2007 on Foreign Donor Assistance in support of Agribusiness Growth In Mindanao will be a presentation by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) by Assistant FAO Representative Arcadio Cruz.

On April 25, Philippine Agriculture Secretary Arthur C. Yap will tackle effective marketing strategies for Mindanao agribusiness.

Former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor meanwhile is set to push for the promotion and use of information and communication technology (ICT) for agricultural development.

Deputy Director General Milagros Dawa-Hernandez of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will discuss with convention participants ways and means to professional manpower in the agricultural sector. Director Rudy Cana of the Board of Investments will point out the ways for the farming enterprise sector to maximize the use of government incentives.

LGU participants to the Mafcon 2007 will have the chance to interact with Datu Ibrahim Paglas III, President and CEO of the Paglas Corporation in pursuing effective partnerships between LGUs and the private sector in promoting local agricultural development.

In a manner of completing the supply chain, Tourism Secretary Ace Durano will be on hand to discuss food as a vital ingredient for Mindanao tourism.

Event partners include STI for technical manpower and AV equipment, DCTECH Microservices for broadband internet connection, PARASAT for cable TV publicity and Sun.Star as media partner.

Interested parties wishing to participate in Mafcon 2007 are participants, exhibitors or sponsors are advised to immediately contact the Event Manager and Secretariat, Southland Events (look for Managing Director Ann Medes) at the 2F Metz Arcade, Capt. Vicente Roa Ext. cor Jose Agudo St., Cagayan de Oro City, +88.8564499.

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boju

March 19th, 2007, 02:53 AM

Xtreme for a day in Northern Mindanao
by Mike Baños
Source: Business World (http://www.bworldonline.com/Weekender031607/main.php?id=goingout1)

Cagayan De Oro City — A growing number of extreme sports enthusiasts are trooping down south to test their wits and wills against the white water of the Cagayan de Oro River.

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As the country’s first and only year-round white-water rafting destination, perhaps it’s only appropriate that this city and the region to which it is a part of lay claim to the title of "The Extreme Sports Capital of the Philippines."

There are three destinations worth mentioning that are within easy reach of the casual visitor or hard core X-sport fanatics.

Adventuresome visitors will do well to take a crack at the Makahambus Adventure Park. Just 25 minutes from the city proper and 10 minutes from the Lumbia airport, Indiana Jones wannabes can cross a 120-meter-long sky bridge 150 feet off the ground spanning centuries-old trees to admire the view of the spectacular Makahambus Gorge from various perspectives.

If that doesn’t get your adrenaline flowing, rappel 120 feet down the gorge or brave the 120-meter "Slide-for-Life" Zip Line for only P500 for the whole package, or P300 for either skybridge and zipline, or rappelling only.

Makahambus Hill has a hallowed place in Philippine history. Here local hero Apolinar Velez led the Mindanao Battalion to victory over the Americans in the Battle of Makahambus Hill on June 4, 1900 — the only Filipino victory over the US forces in Mindanao during the Philippine-American War.

Going down the Maharlika National Highway and turning right through to the Gardens of Malasag Eco-Tourism Village, lies a 2,490-hectare forest reserve developed by the late vice-president Emmanuel Pelaez, a mere 30 minutes away from the city proper. It includes a cattle ranch, a forest reserve and the Mapawa Nature Park.

Your P40 entrance fee will buy you access to the park’s extreme sports attractions which include a six-stage zipline course that costs P250 per head, though you can also limit yourself to the first three stages including a 60-meter zipline, a 25-meter monkey bridge, and 70 ft. zip and 13 ft. rappel for only P125 per person.

Or try the more advanced second stage with a 100-meter zipline and 100-meter zip return for only P100 per head and take your option of a 40-feet rappel at P50 per head or 100-meter zipline and 40-foot rappel for P150. You can also give their trampoline a try — it’s only P25 per head for 10 minutes of totally inane or totally entertaining activity.

Or you can go horseback riding through the 2,000-hectare reforestation area for only P75 per head for a 15-minute trail ride to P175 per head for one hour, free riding instruction included. There’s also a three-hour trail ride to the park’s 55-foot waterfalls or two-hour cowboy trail through the cattle pasture.

You can also coordinate with the management for a variety of team-building activities including greasy pig catching, palo sebo (greased pole climbing), a cattle wrestling show, an ecological trek, an obstacle course, bonfire or camping (day or night). The park has amenities that include view decks, picnic tables, a camping ground where you can pitch your tents (day or night, minimum 12 persons at P100 each), light a bonfire, or go for a dip in the swimming hole.

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Senatorial bet Tessie Aquino Oreta tries the monkey bridge.

But for that truly unforgettable Xperience, take their river trekking and canyoneering package, your personal epic saga which starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m., for only P950/head (minimum of five persons) inclusive of bottled water, snacks, packed lunch, trek guides, mountaineering equipment and life vests.

That may sound pretty steep but consider the following X-treme Adventure: you start off with a 30-minute ride on a trailer pulled by a farm tractor while being briefed on the reforestation project. At the drop-off, your group takes a 15-minute trek downhill to the river where you all don life vests for a screaming waterslide down a 25-foot natural waterfall, followed by a 30-foot jump from another waterfall and a rappel down a 65-foot waterfall. After lunch, you can either trek back to the trailer or ride back to the park on horseback (this costs extra though). Or you can camp out in the park or stay overnight at the ranch with bed and breakfast, though prior arrangements for this are necessary.

But if all that’s still too tame for you, then it’s the DOME Expedition Tours by Detour you are looking for. This includes the famous Noslek Canopy Walk in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, and an option of spelunking in Kweba de Oro (Cave of Gold) in Barangay Lumbia or Pinoy white-water rafting using lashed salbabidas (inner tubes).

Definitely not for the fainthearted, you start off the first day of your weekend adventure with an hourlong trek from Magbais, Mati in Claveria to reach the access deck where you will be fitted with a safety harness for your walk in the clouds 3,500 feet above the sea level and 24 to 36 meters above ground. Your adventure starts with a 40-meter zipline to the first view deck and it will all be hanging "monkey" bridges from there on in. From your vantage point above the forest canopy, you will have a bird’s eye view of the virgin forest in a watershed that’s been declared an eco-tourism zone. On your way back, you have the option of a cold dip in the pristine waters of a natural pool with a small waterfall or take a walk upriver to see more such pools and waterfalls.

The next day, it’s two hours spent spelunking through the Kweba de Oro, which includes a 110-foot rappel down to the cave entrance and a two-hour trek inside the cave following an underground stream through a cavern festooned with stalagmites and stalactites. After lunch, you get up close and personal with the mighty Cagayan River with Pinoy white-water rafting. It’s all fun, no fear, with rafters as young as two and as old as 70 having previously made the trip. You will navigate 6.4 kilometers of the Cagayan River with 14 rapids decked out with safety helmets and life vests provided by your outfitter.

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Hanging by a zipline

The nifty thing about DOME’s Expedition Tours is the convenience of being able to arrive by plane on the first flight from Manila, going to either the canopy walk or spelunking and Pinoy rafting in the afternoon, and having enough time left to make it back home on the last flight around 5:30 p.m.

The canopy walk will set you back P1,933 per head for a minimum of three people, but the rate goes down to P800 per for a group of 10. A half-day of tubing would cost you P900 per head and P1,500 for a full-day. Spelunking at the Kweba de Oro ranges from P1,717 for a group of three to as low as P760 for a group of 10.

Of course, for the ultimate adrenaline rush, few can match the thrill and adventure of a day’s white-water rafting in the Cagayan River.

Most of the six "outfitters" offer two types of runs: the beginners or amateur course runs 12.9 kilometers with 14 Class 2 and 3 rapids and lasts 3.5 hours including side trips, while the advanced or extreme/expert course is longer at 18.6 kilometers and can take up to five hours with 14 Class 2 to 4 rapids.

The beginners course costs P900 per person (minimum of five persons) and includes a cavern side trip, jeepney transfer to the rafting area from the Park Cafe in this city’s Plaza Divisoria, a briefing on rafting, provision of safety and protection equipment, river and rescue guides, and a fresh shower and a change of clothes at the disembarkation point. The longer expert/advanced course costs P1,300 per person, minimum of five in a group, with much of the same amenities.

Rafters are provided with safety and protection equipment including a certified rafting helmet, a life vest certified for white-water sports, a paddle which can also serve as a safety tool in emergencies, and throw bags with ropes with which a dunked passenger can be hauled in from up to 10 meters away by rescuers.

Additional safety measures include the deployment of a rescue raft manned by two experienced river guides with every run, a first aid kit, and an emergency rescue vehicle which can bring any accident victim to the nearest hospital in 20-25 minutes.

Rafters are advised to wear comfortable close fitting shirts, preferably quick-dry; short pants, preferably light and quick drying; and strap-on sandals or aqua shoes. Other mandatory items experienced rafters bring along are extra clothes and underwear, a towel, swimsuit and sunscreen.

Narjz

March 19th, 2007, 04:13 AM

Ingon c Lolo mangau permi ug katahoran... "GOOD MORNING CDO!"
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Random Pix from Flickr.com
by: kleo_marlo

Sunrise over Cagayan de Oro
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CDO Skyline
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Street Scene in CDO
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CDO
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boju

March 19th, 2007, 04:31 AM

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Department Stores & Supermarkets
PLAZA FAIR DEPARTMENT STORE
PLAZA FAIR SUPERMARKET
ROBINSON'S DEPARTMENT STORE
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Amusement & Day Care
BINGO DE ORO
CINEMA 1, 2, 3 & 4
CIRCUIT CITY
DOMAIN CAFE AND COMPUTERS
EXCEL INTERNET CAFE
GAMECORE VIDEO
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NETOPIA
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PLANET KIDS
WONDERLAND FOR KIDS
WORLD OF FUN

Appliances, Electronics & Office Equipments
AOWA
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EMCOR-ATS
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MP3 EXPRESS
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SONY SQUARE

ATM, Banking & Other Services
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BPI EXPRESS BANKING CENTER
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Beauty & Health Care
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Gifts & Novelties
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Sports & Hobbies
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Music & Video
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Hardware & Home Furnishings
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Jewelry & Watches
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CAMERAHAUS
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GREEN HAVEN
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Robinsons
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FERETTI
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LBC
LEE / JAG
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MAGNET ADVERTISING
MANDARIN
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MR. QUICKIE
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ROBINSONS HOMES
ROSE PHARMACY
SKIN "R" US
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TAZA COFFEE
THE ATHLETE'S FOOT
THE SUN SHOP
TIME DEPOT
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For more info, go to www.limketekaicenter.com

boju

March 19th, 2007, 04:41 AM

Ingon c Lolo mangau permi ug katahoran... "GOOD MORNING CDO!"
*************************************

sege apo, panalanaginan ka sa atong Ginoo (God bless you!)

boju

March 19th, 2007, 04:59 AM

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Basic Info on Limketkai Center

Limketkai Center is located within the heart of Cagayan de Oro City in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The entire center is over 25-hectares in area and is home to the largest and most modern shopping-center complex in Northern Mindanao. Limketkai Center includes over 300 diversified tenants, offering a complementary mix of internationally and nationally recognized stores, local boutique shops, fast-food chains and specialty fine-dining restaurants. The center sports two large department stores and hyper-marts and boasts a complete range of facilities including four movie theatres, karaoke, entertainment and day-care centers, spas and clinics, and a large 3,000-capacity atrium hall that hosts many national conventions and concerts yearly. Limketkai Center is only 7km away from the airport. 6 flights are available daily between Manila and Cagayan de Oro City.

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Quick Facts on Mall
Fully air-conditioned mall space
Over 66,000 square meters of store space
96% avg. occupancy rate
97,000 visitors per day on avg. weekdays
110,000 visitors per day on avg. weekends
1200 parking slots
300+ tenants

Source: www.liketkaicenter.com

bukid

March 19th, 2007, 05:33 AM

boju

March 19th, 2007, 05:59 AM

maayong buntag CDO!

OT: mangutana lang ko. (mubu ra jud ni kaayo)

naa ba ta ma-rent diha sa cdo na lugar bisag for 1-2 months lang. 4k below a month. nangita man gug kog kaayohan sa lain lugar diri sa pinas inig kakita ko diha, i'll stay with CDO. murag sa akong nadungog ug nakita dri kay ok man ang environment sa CDO.

sensya na, di nalang ko mang-ininglis kay mutaas na ni. :) salamat!

Hi @bukid, pasensya na rin at hindi kita masagot directly. We will wait @burotski or @FX to answer your query. Keep in touch. For the meantime, I am trying searching. :)

boju

March 19th, 2007, 06:05 AM

Cagayan de Oro

http://www.storyal.de/weblog2006/bilder/april/cagayan02.jpg
C.M. Recto Ave.

boju

March 19th, 2007, 06:07 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Fruit Stand

boju

March 19th, 2007, 06:08 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Floating Restaurant @ Cagayan de Oro River

Narjz

March 19th, 2007, 06:40 AM

sege apo, panalanaginan ka sa atong Ginoo (God bless you!)

Salamat Sr.Sto. bujo :lol: :D

boju

March 19th, 2007, 06:59 AM

Salamat Sr.Sto. bujo :lol: :D

:ohno: :ohno: :ohno: @Nardo, ayoko kong maging santo dahil ito sayo..:bash: :bash: :lol: :lol:

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Cagayan de Oro Map

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boju

March 19th, 2007, 07:04 AM

Can you guess where is this in CDO?

http://www.scj.org/scj_homp/images/2004_08_02_cagayan_de_oro.jpg

FrancisXavier

March 19th, 2007, 07:21 AM

hmmm...thatshould be somewhere in aluba area...

Sera

March 19th, 2007, 08:57 AM

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Siguro, huhukayin nila yung pundasyon para gamitin yung natitirang mga bakal at pundasyon para sa 14-16 story LKK hotel...Sana lang matibay pa yung mga bakal dyan kasi 10 years old na yun:lol:

Sana nanga matuloy ang first skyscraper ng CDeO para naman masimulan na ang modern skyline sa syudad. Go Go! Cagayan de Oro - The Future Premier City of Mindanao :banana:

tough

March 19th, 2007, 03:51 PM

Asean Horticulture Produce meet to be held in CDO
by RG Alama

Davao City (19 March) -- The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (BAFPS) will be holding its third Meeting of the Task Force on the ASEAN Standards for Horticulture Produce (MASHP) at the Xavier Sports and Country Club, in Cagayan de Oro City on March 20-22, 2007.

The project operates on networking arrangements among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries with the overarching concern of ensuring high-quality horticultural products, protecting consumers, facilitating trade of horticultural commodities and promoting cooperation among ASEAN countries.

This is the last leg of the three-year series where the Philippines was tasked to host. Last year’s meet was held in Cebu City and was participated by various ASEAN countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Singapore, Cambodia and Brunei.

The meet is very timely since the country will be pushing further its international markets for four fruit standards namely in lansium, guava, mangosteen and watermelon.

It is hoped that important issues associated with the harmonization of standards to be discussed will eventually improved product standards that will gain market access locally and also in the ASEAN and other international markets. (PIA)

Source: (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070319.htm&no=52)

tough

March 19th, 2007, 04:01 PM

CdO earns P67-M in February

Cagayan de Oro City (19 March) -- The City Finance Department has collected for the city government a total of P67,198,298.59 in various revenues for the month of February, this year.

Lino Daral, city treasurer said that this month's collection is 15 percent higher compared to the P58,860,100.08 which the city finance department has collected during the same period last year.

The city's collection last month covered income from realty tax-- P5,828,923.97; business permits-- P9,082,022.77; hospital fees-- P171,341.25; community tax certificate-- P978,502.94; internal revenue allotment-- P48,890,172.00 and other fees-- P2,247,330.72

The city also earned last month, P7,328,069.54 from the renewal of permits in the city's major markets. Of the total figure, P5,568,578.17 is the collection from Cogon market while P1,759,491.37 from Carmen market.

Daral attributed the increase of the city's earnings to the continuing support and confidence of the business sector and the local taxpayers to the city government.

He also reminded all taxpayers to pay their real property tax on or before March 31, which is the first quarter deadline. Those who will pay after the said date will pay 6% penalty.

Daral said that there are those who have yet to renew their permits and urge them not to delay further to avoid paying huge amount of surcharge and penalty. (City Information Office)

Source: (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070319.htm&no=4)

tough

March 19th, 2007, 04:07 PM

CdO reports completion of various barangay projects

Cagayan de Oro City (19 March) -- Various infrastructure and agricultural projects were completed in barangay Bayanga, this city.

During the barangay's general assembly of March 15, barangay chairman Romeo Edades presented to his constituents the various projects completed within his term since 2002.

Among these are the P2 million road opening in Sitio Maalong-Along and Tagbocboc; P1 million road opening in Sitio Tambo; P1 million barangay covered court; electrification in sitios Doldolon, Upper Monigue and Eleron and water system.

These projects were funded under the congressional fund of the city's lone district representative Constantino G. Jaraula.

Brgy. Chair Edades also revealed the soon to be completed P200,000 second floor of barangay hall under the senatorial fund of Senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.; the P1.4 million 3-classroom building for the Bayanga National High School under the senatorial fund of Senator Jamby Madrigal and the P37,000 water system repair under the barangay funds.

The barangay chief executive also reported to his people in yesterday's general assembly, the purchase of a P2 million two-hectare additional barangay site, and the P340,000 Macahambus cave improvement which are part of City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano's barangay empowerment program. Another 193 farmers in Bayanga have also received yesterday their individual land titles under the Handog Titulo Program, a program of the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources which is strongly supported by Mayor Emano.

Bayanga is one of the rural barangays in the southwestern part of the city where the famous and historic Macahambus Cave and Gorge are situated. (City Information Office)

Source: (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070319.htm&no=5)

boju

March 20th, 2007, 12:43 AM

Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Council passes women's law
By Danilo V. Adorador III

THE City Council Monday passed the long-awaited codified law that seeks to safeguard women's rights and calls for a mainstream gender development initiative.

In passing the landmark Women's Development Code, Cagayan de Oro joined the ranks of local government units (LGUs) that have enacted specific legislation aimed at addressing women's welfare.

The law, which will come into effect before the month ends, integrates local statutes, provisions in the Republic Act 7192 otherwise known as Women in Development and Nation Building Act, and the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (UNCEDAW).

It calls for a broader participation of women in the city's policy-making bodies, grassroots capability programs to improve women's livelihood and security, creation of shelters and intervention centers for abused women, and promotion of a gender-sensitive media, educational system and working environment.

It also spelled out the acts constituting violence against women, such as trafficking, battering, sexual abuses, domestic violence and pedophilia, and guarantees a woman's rights against forced sterilization and abortion, and protects women in armed conflict situations.

Even acts are punishable under the law, such as "persistent telling" of green jokes, display of lewd photos in the workplace and taunting a woman "with constant talk about sex and sexual intercourse."

Lighter acts such as "staring or leering maliciously," or making offensive hand or body gestures" at a woman are also considered sexual harassment.

Section 22 of the law provides that survivors of cruel acts--such as domestic violence--will be provided with legal and medical services and their cases investigated within 24-hours from the time the offense occurred.

A Gender Development Program Office will be created to implement women-related programs and monitor compliance among government agencies and all sectors in the community.

The passage of the women's code capped years of legislative rigmarole, which saw local women organizations participating in crafting important provisions and lobbying for its eventual approval.

Councilor Maryanne Enteria, one of the ordinance's co-authors, said the women's code hopes to contribute "for a stronger family, a healthy community and the over-all advancement of women's rights."

The law is authored by Councilor Alfonso Goking, chairman of the women's welfare committee.

boju

March 20th, 2007, 12:49 AM

boju

March 20th, 2007, 01:36 AM

Whaw! ^^ daghan ba foreigners dara? (much foreigners there?). that is the opposite side of duka bay right? which i thought also boasts of wonderful reefs!

Maliit lang yan na isla at mawawala pag mag high tide kaya limited ang mga tourist dyan. Pero maganda dyan nafeatured yan ni Mark Logan sa TV Patrol kasama niya ang Mayor ng Jasaan.

Btw, Duka bay diving resort is in Medina facing Gingoog bay while Jasaan is near Tagoloan facing Macajalar Bay which CDO belong. If you ferry from Oro Port to Camiguin you can pass near the reefs.

boju

March 20th, 2007, 06:47 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Pryce Plaza hotel

boju

March 20th, 2007, 06:48 AM

Camiguin

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White Island

Narjz

March 20th, 2007, 08:40 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Pryce Plaza hotel

byutipul... mao ni xa nga hotel ang mosugat sa imong mata..bisan lau pa ang barko sa pier..

Narjz

March 20th, 2007, 08:43 AM

Camiguin

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White Island

hometown sa akong pinanggang higala, nga gwapa kaau :D

boju

March 21st, 2007, 06:41 AM

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Fare hike tops regional summit

FARE reduction and other pressing transport issues will be discussed in Wednesday's regional transport summit, the head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Northern Mindanao said.

LTFRB Chairman Thompson Lantion will grace the event, which will take place at Pryce Plaza, said LTFRB Regional Director Mandangan Darimbang.

Darimbang said the summit was expected to gather around 100 transport stakeholders in Northern Mindanao, in a forum where all issues surrounding the public transport industry will directly be addressed by Lantion himself.

It will also be a venue for LTFRB to explain its regulatory powers to transport entities, including the agency's accomplishments, he said.

Last year, Darimbang said LTFRB-Northern Mindanao garnered awards and accolades having topped nationwide in terms of performance and punctuality in submitting organizational reports.

The year 2006 also saw an increase of the agency's income by as much as 127 percent, or P39,400,793 from the P19,171,444 in 2005.

It also processed 37,624 petitions and applications last year, of which 36,176 were acted.

Lantion was expected to receive the petitions for fare reduction from transport groups in the region, after LTFRB last year approved the provisional 50-centavo fare reduction in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Regions III and IV. (DVAIII and JPN)

Sunstar

boju

March 21st, 2007, 06:42 AM

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Sail with pleasure
By Abigail Chee Kee-Malalis

IT MAYBE one of the finest sail, mixed with business and pleasure...as Gothong Southern launched recently one of their newest fleet, the MV Dona Rita Sr.

It made its maiden voyage last March 2, departing at the Macabalan Pier here in Cagayan de Oro going to Cebu, Capiz, Panay, Roxas City, and Dumaguit/Caticlan - the gateway to Boracay - which is only a 20 minute drive.

MV Dona Rita Sr. is the first passenger vessel of Gothong Southern, it has four cabins with toilet and bath to accommodate at least four persons, one suite and another two 10-person capacity cabin-type. Tourist/Business room can accommodate up to 296 persons plus 216-person capacity in their economy type. A ship medic is also available to answer health problems while onboard.

Their state-of-the-art home theater entertainment gives relaxation while on board.

It will link Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao to other parts of the country, especially on one of the country's famous tourist destination, Boracay, with a hassle free trip in their drive-sail experience since you can sail while tugging along your own car. Passage Rate ranges from P769 for the economy; P899 for Business Class; P1,149 for the Cabin; and P2,799 for the Suite (good for two persons).

Mv Dona Rita Sr. departs Cagayan de Oro every Friday and arrives in Boracay on Sunday. Southern Gothong proudly adopts and supports the tourism industry through adopting the WOW Tourism concept of the Department of Tourism.

During the launching, Alvin Suarez, VP for Sales and Marketing led the dynamic force of the shipping company, which is a combination of youth and experience, in serving the public in a more different approach and to bring out the best service to the riding public.

For more queries on MV Doña Rita Sr., please contact their Cagayan de Oro office at Julio Pacana St, Puntod at tel. # 856-9205, 856-1817 and 72-5505. Cebu Office at 3/F Don Carlos A. Gothong Port Centre, Quezon Blvd., Pier 4 at tel. # 231-7100.

Sunstar

boju

March 21st, 2007, 02:19 PM

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TRIP SCHEDULES

Choose from our two packages:

1. HALF DAY TRIP

Half Day trip will start from UGUIABAN to CABULA which will take 3-4 hours and will pass to 21 rapids ranging from class 2-4.

2. WHOLE DAY TRIP

Whole Day trip will also start from UGUIABAN but will end near Taguanao Bridge. This will take 6-7 hours and will pass through 34 rapids ranging from class 2-4+.

Pick-Up Point

Our pick-up point is in front of P. Joe's Diner, Limketkai Center which has a guarded parking area. Guests are advised to wear aqua shoes or light sandals with strap, short pants or swimsuit.

So book your trip with us right now and HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF YOUR LIFE!

FOR MORE INFO, VISIT THIS: http://www.riverraftingcdo.com/

boju

March 21st, 2007, 02:26 PM

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Whitewater rapids are rated on a scale of one through six, indicating the difficulty of each rapid at "normal" water level. The scale is a subjective one. While rapids are individually classed, rivers are given an overall classification that takes the whole stretch of river into account. As an example, the wilderness section of the Cagayan de Oro River has lots of Class IV rapids, but the overall classification is Class III and III+, indicating that a rafter with strong Class III skills would find the challenges within his/her abilities.

Class I: (very easy) Generally, fast moving water. Waves and riffles are small or nonexistent, passages are clear with few or no obstacles, and little manuevering is required. Lazy floating.

Class II: (easy to moderate) Small-to-medium-sized regular waves with some obstacles. Some manuevering is required but passages are clear. Spashy and fun!

Class III: (moderate to exciting) Numerous waves that are bigger and a bit irregular with currents that can be tricky. Obstacles require maneuvering, but the narrow passages are generally straightforward. Scouting from shore is recommended and usually required. Big splashes and exciting rides!

Class IV: (exciting) Longer rapids with powerful waves and strong currents. The passages are boulder-choked and require precise maneuvering. Scouting from shore is mandatory. Exciting and challenging for all.

Class V: (difficult) Massive waves and violent rapids, often following each otherwithout interruption. Big drops, violent currents, and extemely congested channels that require complex maneuvering. Scouting is mandatory but often difficult. This is maximum intensity rafting! Cagayan de Oro River Tours does not run trips at this level of difficulty.

Class VI: (the limit of navigation) Rarely run, or generally considered unrunnable; a definite hazard to life and limb. Cagayan de Oro River Tours does not run trips at this dangerous level of difficulty.

CONTACT US:

Cagayan de Oro River Tours Corporation
#112, 17th St. Nazareth
9000 Cagayan de Oro City
Tel. (088) 857-7238
email: raftingcdo@yahoo.com.ph

Milben M. Asombrado
President/CEO
Mobile #: 09178556983

Rex J. Tapungot
Operations Manager
Mobile #: 09195026317
email: rext3200@yahoo.com

OR VISIT: http://www.raftingcdo.com/Index.html

boju

March 21st, 2007, 02:32 PM

TO WHITE WATER RAFTING ADVENTURE

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IT'S A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE

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boju

March 21st, 2007, 02:36 PM

WHITE WATER RAFTING

WHITE WATER RAFTING – there really is nothing quite like rafting trip on Cagayan de Oro River. The stretch from Barangay Dansolihon to the city provides you with strikingly beautiful panoramic view of the river rocky walls, untouched vegetation and the sight of the resting haven of monkeys. It has breathtaking rapids that provides the more adventurous with thrills and challenges of rapids intervals not less than 10 – 15 minutes of each other. Cagayan de Oro river has everything that makes for a memorable experience with awesome roar and power of water cascading over rocks and boulders.

RUNS & RATES
Mambuaya to Kabula ( 3 hour run, 14 rapids, class II – III ½)
Php 1,200 per person minimum of 4 persons

Ugyaban to Kabula (6 hour run, 25 rapids, class II – IV) (For
advance paddlers only) Php 2,000 per person minimum of 4
persons

· Other courses can be arranged at different rates. Bookings
must be made a week before the scheduled run.
· Transportation – Passengers will be picked up at
pre-arranged venue w/in the city free of charge.
· Equipment – Paddles, helmets, life vest, dry bags and
watertight containers will be provided.
· Food and Beverages – are not included. Passengers must
bring enough drinks and food.

Contact Persons:
*Mr. Rupert Domingo
Tel. No. +63 88 8571270 / +63 0917 3863195
Email: WHITERAFTING@CAGAYANDEORO.NET.PH

*Mr. Randy M. Corrales
Tel No. + 63 088 8573398
c/o Chinabank Borja Branch
Tel. No. + 63 088 857 2212 / +63 0917 9281108
WEBSITE: http:// cdowwra.tripod.com/cagayandeorowhitewateradventure/
Snail mail: 14 –21 St. Nazareth
Cagayan de Oro City 9000, Philippines

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Sera

March 21st, 2007, 02:42 PM

So this is an International event, an ASEAN activities. Bravoooo!!! This is a big boost to the economy of CDO and NorthMin!

Btw @ Francis, siguro yung nakita mo na my clearing sa Xavier business Park, baka dito nila ginawa yung exposition ng mga halaman.

That will also bring CDeO back to nature, good for the convention city of Mindanao. Sure na ba Boju na yung 5th Mindanao ICT congress sa CDeO gaganapin?
:banana:

boju

March 21st, 2007, 02:49 PM

That will also bring CDeO back to nature, good for the convention city of Mindanao. Sure na ba Boju na yung 5th Mindanao ICT congress sa CDeO gaganapin?
:banana:

5th MICT? Diba tapos na... last year dito sa CDO, this 2006 ang Davao ang maghost ng congress.

bariQ

March 21st, 2007, 03:28 PM

i hope imperial manila also recognizes the cities in mindanao as our asean brothers do.

FrancisXavier

March 21st, 2007, 04:11 PM

Yup, tapos na ang MICT sa CDO last year..^^

btw, im back.. :hi: hi to all.. Hi tough^^.. new here?

boju

March 21st, 2007, 04:20 PM

How's life FrancisX? Yung pinadala ni Mike Baños iupload na dito now....! :)

FrancisXavier

March 21st, 2007, 04:27 PM

oonga pala...i forgot.. hehe..kaya lang sira ang mspowerpoint ko kaya di ko ma edit.. pm mo sakin email mo boju..padala ko sayo...ikaw nlng agad upload...:D

boju

March 21st, 2007, 04:29 PM

ito email ko: bahala makita nila: bjbalingit@gmail.com now na ha pero tulog na ko kaya bukas na yan mapost, gising pa me bukas maaga...

nyt nyt.....

Sera

March 21st, 2007, 11:39 PM

5th MICT? Diba tapos na... last year dito sa CDO, this 2006 ang Davao ang maghost ng congress.

E diba 2007 na ngayon? How about an update on the call center Western Watts. By the way CDeO forumers ano kaya ang magandang ipangalan sa 13 Thread natin:banana:

I suggest
"CAGAYAN DE ORO -The Forefront of Mindanao's Future T13"

Sera

March 21st, 2007, 11:53 PM

Jeeps to charge P6

THE .50 centavo provisional fare reduction for public utility jeepneys (PUJ) in Northern Mindanao has been approved, but will end on July this year.

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Thompson Lantion said this during the regional transport summit in Cagayan de Oro Wednesday, attended by around a hundred stakeholders of the region's transport industry.

When the provisional decrease--which brings the current PUJ fare to P6 flat--expires on July 31, Lantion said it was up to the transport groups in the region to decide whether an extension was necessary.

Fuel price, he said, remains the barometer for any changes in fare amount.

Virgilio Valmoria, leader of the moderate Transport Federation of Cagayan de Oro (Trafeco), said his group supports extending the deadline, citing no new changes in fuel prices as of press time.

Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya, chairman of the City Council committee on public utility, welcomed the move, but urged LTFRB to assess whether a new round of fare reduction would be possible.

"I think the .50 reduction is fair. However, if the prices of oil continue to decrease, then LTFRB should again consider lowering the fare rate," Nacaya told Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro in a text message.

The councilor recalled that the City Council had asked LTFRB twice to lower PUJ fare rates in response to slowly stabilizing fuel prices in the recent months.

Fare reduction on other transport utilities such as buses and taxicabs would be tackled in the coming days, said LTFRB Northern Mindanao Regional Director Mandangan Darimbang.

The fare reduction also covers the 20 percent discount granted to students and senior citizens, bringing their fare to only P5. (DVA and JPN)

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 12:23 AM

Napakaexciting naman nito kung ano yung kinalalabasan. Saan ba yan papunta yung dulo ng skywalk? Parang kawalan na yan ah... I mean ala nang establishment dun, deserted na... Then yung bubong hanggang ngayon wala pa, napuzzled tuloy ako kung anong klaseng bubon ilagay dyan. Pero yung bubong sa dulo na skywalk parang katulad sa bubong ng covered walk nila, am I right?

Sabi ni FX yung Skywalk daw na yan i-coconect sa Rosario Arcade. Based sa opinyon ko lang e mukhang masyadong engrande at malaki yung Skywalk na yan kung sa Rosario Arcade lang ikakabit. Kasi konting kainan at bar lang naman ang nasa Rosario Arcade diba? :lol:

Malay natin gagawa pa ang Limketkai ng Mall extension na ikakabit dyan sa Skywalk.:banana:

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 12:30 AM

E diba 2007 na ngayon? How about an update on the call center Western Watts. By the way CDeO forumers ano kaya ang magandang ipangalan sa 13 Thread natin:banana:

I suggest
"CAGAYAN DE ORO -The Forefront of Mindanao's Future T13"

Baka may magtaas kilay na naman, :lol: :lol: :lol: sege tama na yan pagwalang mag-object dito sa mga CDO forumers.

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 12:30 AM

Thursday, March 22, 2007
Sacred Heart in strong Palaro showing

TUBOD, Lanao Norte -- Winning by 20 points or more, COAA's basketball teams in elementary and secondary levels come out as the hands-down pick to win the hardcourt showdown in the Regional Palaro at the Mindanao Civic Center.

Xavier University Grade School dribblers made up the biggest bulk of COAA's team in elementary basketball, while Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori School solidified its secondary cast.

"Sure na kanang duha nato sa basketball. Wala nay makapugong sa ila," said Cosaa frontman Boboy Sabal who came here in his capacity as assistant head of delegation to Fely T. Yu representing the fraction of private schools out from the Prisaa.

The SHJMS wards of coach Boy Dacoco hardly missed the 6-foot-4 presence of Philip Paredes as they made mincemeat of their first three opponents.

Against Iligan Wednesday afternoon, COAA won by 58-31 margin.

"Dili pa gihapon makakumpiyansa kay lig-on sab ang Misor, Misocc and host Lanao sa pikas bracket," said Dacoco.

Paredes was not able to join the team due to a restraining school obligation.
"Our team may not need him here pero sa Palarong Pambansa if ever kami ang madala importante gyod siya," Dacoco said of Paredes.

COAA's team in elementary is composed of Jason Abao, Michael Akut, Raul Coronia, Angelo Galeon, Simon Peter La Victoria, Niel William Malagar, Marc Malferari, Kim Romulo Paza, Jazriel Rhys Vallente, Dan Jason Tubo, Rhys Jefferson Flores, John Sabio and Reoben Daclan.

Comprising the junior team are Philip Pamawagan, Raymund Penalosa, Patrick Sabio, Christopher Gue, Maxam Barillo, Gabriel Nicholas Reyes, Richard Kwong, Roberto Tamparong, Bonn John Orquiza, Felix Emmanuel Pupos and Edgim Lloyd Balabis. (Lynde Salgados)

Sunstar

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 12:34 AM

Baka may magtaas kilay na naman, :lol: :lol: :lol: sege tama na yan pagwalang mag-object dito sa mga CDO forumers.

Tama ka baka gerahin tayo ng mga Agila bigla :lol: :lol: :lol:...Pero dapat din naman maging proud tayo nangunguna ang CDeO at NorMin pag-dating sa dev't diba, alam mo naman papalag lang dyan yung mga insecure :banana:

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:02 AM

Guys, you wanna know an exclusive update of the CAGAYAN DE ORO CONVENTION AND CIVIC CENTER?

Hold your breath.....

Courtesy from Mr. Mike Baños, one of the famous journalist and the KAABAG Awards 2006 Tourism Writer of the Year by the Department of Tourism Region 10 office.

From the Mailbox of Lew Angeles...

Pesent:

An International convention center update...

Boosting the seating capacity of 7,700.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CONVENTION AND CIVIC CENTER

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Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 01:07 AM

^^Boju, that trully is a find. Napaka-grand talaga ng Convention Center at based doon sa nakitang rendering ni Francis ay Glass yung magiging facade ng CDOICC.

Kaya pala di matapos-tapos yan ay dahil mahigit P700 million yan!!!

Sana matapos yan this year para may bagong "Iconic Building" yung CDO. :banana:

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:10 AM

Tama ka baka gerahin tayo ng mga Agila bigla :lol: :lol: :lol:...Pero dapat din naman maging proud tayo nangunguna ang CDeO at NorMin pag-dating sa dev't diba, alam mo naman papalag lang dyan yung mga insecure :banana:

Whoever dectates and impedes our development will take the wrath, patayin sa kiliti:lol: :lol: :lol:

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:11 AM

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:12 AM

Hey, lagpas ng 500 posts, gawa ka ng bagong thread @SERA...

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 01:13 AM

kung yung iba dyan nangagalaiti...tayo dito dinadaan nalang natin sa tawa :banana:

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 01:19 AM

WELCOME TO

CAGAYAN DE ORO THREAD 13

The Forefront Of Mindanao's Future

-GATEWAY TO MINDANAO'S BIGGEST ECONOMY

-ICT HUB OF MINDANAO

-INVESTMENT HAVEN OF THE SOUTH

-TRADE/SERVICES CENTER OF MINDANAO

-MOST PEACEFUL CITY IN MINDANAO

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:32 AM

Exclusive update of the CAGAYAN DE ORO CONVENTION AND CIVIC CENTER

Hold your breath.....

Courtesy from Mr. Mike Baños, one of the famous journalist and the KAABAG Awards 2006 Tourism Writer of the Year by the Department of Tourism Region 10 office.

From the Mailbox of Lew Angeles...

Pesent:

An International convention center update...

Boosting the seating capacity of 7,700.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CONVENTION AND CIVIC CENTER

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Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 01:33 AM

CAGAYAN DE ORO: GATEWAY TO MINDANAO'S BIGGEST ECONOMY

-Cagayan de Oro is the Regional Center of Region X. Northern Mindanao remains to be the biggest regional economy in Mindanao contributing 27 percent to the island's total output in 2006. Northern Mindanao had the biggest GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product) in Mindanao for the 3rd year in a row and continues to secure itself as the Trade/Services hub this part of the country. Cagayan de Oro is one of the main components of the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Corridor and being the Premier City of the Biggest Economy of Mindanao the city is truly at the forefront of Mindanao's Bright Future.

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boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:34 AM

Cagayan de Oro Map

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boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:35 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Rush hours in C.M. Recto Ave.

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:36 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Floating Restaurant @ Cagayan de Oro River

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:37 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Pryce Plaza hotel

keanu rem

March 22nd, 2007, 01:39 AM

I resized my pics para mas klaro...

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peepz, aha man ni dapit?

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:39 AM

Camiguin

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White Island

Opol

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Opol Beach, 20 minutes away from the city.

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:41 AM

Korean School

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WawaY[625]

March 22nd, 2007, 01:41 AM

^^ are those shanties (opol beach)?

keanu rem

March 22nd, 2007, 01:43 AM

with regards of the Civic convention center, still the work of construction progress is still minimal...

boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:43 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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boju

March 22nd, 2007, 01:46 AM

;12287344']^^ are those shanties (opol beach)?

That are Cottages, sana nga maging strict ang government ng Opol sa mga building/cottages na itatayo to follow a certain guidelines para di magmukhang squatters:ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 01:57 AM

CAGAYAN DE ORO: THE ICT HUB OF MINDANAO

Cagayan de Oro City probably has the largest call center agent population in Mindanao and the city has the only PEZA accredited IT park in the whole of Mindanao which is the Pueblo de Oro IT Park making it the definitive IT Hub of the Island. This year the largest U.S. Data firm, Western Watts is opening its operations in the city further solidifying the city as the fastest growing IT investment hub of Mindanao.

Major Call Centers:

Link2Support, Pueblo de Oro: 1,200 agents
Western Watts, Ororama Megacenter (May 2007 opening): 1,700 agents

Minor Call Centers:

Aribda Tele-contact center: 100 agents
TMA (2007 opening): 70 agents
Paramedix Medical Transcription Center
Tricom Systems
Capitol University Call Center

Total callcenter agents: around 3,300+

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Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 02:24 AM

CAGAYAN DE ORO: THE INVESTMENT HAVEN OF THE SOUTH

New investments amounting to P23.8 billion were noted in the region, which represented 24 percent increase compared to the P19.2 billion in 2005 with Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City leading the growth at 44 percent and contributed 67 percent to the region's total.

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keanu rem

March 22nd, 2007, 02:27 AM

;12287344']^^ are those shanties (opol beach)?

that are cottages...:)

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 02:37 AM

CAGAYAN DE ORO: TRADE & SERVICES CENTER OF MINDANAO

Cagayan de Oro has the largest & busiest port in the whole Mindanao and also situated nearby is the MICT which is the second most progressive port in the whole Mindanao making Cagayan de Oro the heart of the two busiest sea ports in the island. Also in the nearby town of Laguindingan there will be an Airport of International standards. This will be built at a cost of over P5 billion thus giving the city and Mindanao the most modern facility for air travel. Cagayan de Oro will also be served by the first -ever phase of the proposed Mindanao Railway Project being the top priority of the government since its part of the only Industrial Corridor in Mindanao - the CDO-Iligan Corridor.

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keanu rem

March 22nd, 2007, 02:40 AM

what happened to the international port locared at tagoloan?

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 02:40 AM

Good Morning Cagayan de Oro!!! Hay salamat natapos ko rin yung intro sa bagong thread :banana:

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 02:44 AM

what happened to the international port locared at tagoloan?

It was already inaugurated. It is more popularly known as the MICT (Mindanao International Container Terminal). Currently it is competing with the Oro Port as the prime destination for docking ships :banana:

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 02:46 AM

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 02:47 AM

Exclusive update of the CAGAYAN DE ORO CONVENTION AND CIVIC CENTER

Hold your breath.....

Courtesy from Mr. Mike Baños, one of the famous journalist and the KAABAG Awards 2006 Tourism Writer of the Year by the Department of Tourism Region 10 office.

From the Mailbox of Lew Angeles...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CONVENTION AND CIVIC CENTER

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I can only imagine how majestic this will turn out! Calling out the Pimentel clan :lol:

keanu rem

March 22nd, 2007, 02:48 AM

thanks for the info...i am still very proud - anywhere in Asian countries where i can see the product of my very own Cagayan de Oro City, the Del Monte!!!

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 02:56 AM

^^Syempre naman pang international talaga ang city kaya naman maraming Korean companies ang balak magtayo ng Bilyon dollar investments sa Cagayan de Oro. Expect things to even get better as flagship projects are waiting completion anytime soon :banana:

FrancisXavier

March 22nd, 2007, 06:38 AM

rage@cebu

March 22nd, 2007, 09:44 AM

Cagayan de Oro

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Rush hours in C.M. Recto Ave.

this pic looks like Gen. Maxilom Ave in Cebu City... sa White Gold mall area! i really like CDO, mura gyud ug Cebu... great developmets mga bai! less talk... hehehehehe! GO CDO!

WawaY[625]

March 22nd, 2007, 09:52 AM

^^ gaisano city does look like white gold..sayang yung white gold, sana inayos nila..di pa ba dinemolish yun?

SugarFreak

March 22nd, 2007, 11:44 AM

Good developments to Cagayan De Oro! Congrats for your new thread!!!

Sera

March 22nd, 2007, 04:15 PM

Thanks @Boju for posting the convention center pics..

Thanks also @Mike(Baños) for sending me those..

@Sera, if im not mistaken, parang may similarity ang magiging facade ng CDOICC at NAIA2... clear glass na may parang*bintana(jalousy???). Sayang, di na ako makakita ng rendering..dati sa divisoria meron..

Welcome back @keannu^^

Di ko sigurado kasi framework lang ng building ang nasa picture in Boju. Pero lam mo ang ganda ng design ng convention center kasi hindi yan yung typical na roof para sa isang building. World-class talaga ang architecture ng building kasi concave yung shape ng roof:)

bariQ

March 22nd, 2007, 04:54 PM

hala... i hope they'll really try to finish that soon ^^

ikra

March 22nd, 2007, 08:06 PM

naa moy render anang civic center?

FrancisXavier

March 22nd, 2007, 11:31 PM

Di ko sigurado kasi framework lang ng building ang nasa picture in Boju. Pero lam mo ang ganda ng design ng convention center kasi hindi yan yung typical na roof para sa isang building. World-class talaga ang architecture ng building kasi concave yung shape ng roof:)

LOLS, dapat lang no.. 700 million kaya yan.. according to dpwh matatapos this year..but. do you think it's possible to complete the 25% remaining works? :dunno:

naa moy render anang civic center?

unfortunately @ikra, wala.. i've been looking for one though.. pero wala talaga.. what we had was a project board in divisoria, w/c is wala na rin ngayon..

boju

March 23rd, 2007, 12:42 AM

Friday, March 23, 2007
Agency issues nurses review
By Lizanilla J. Amarga

DESPITE contentions that any leakage to the controversial June 2006 Nursing Licensure Exam did not reach Mindanao, thus all successful passers be spared from any retake, the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said they will administer a special review and voluntary re-take of the equivalent tests here.

A special review will be offered free and paid for by the government while the voluntary re-take examinations are slated for June and December 2007.
The registration for enrollment of review classes to be held at Xavier University-College of Nursing, Cagayan de Oro City shall be from March 21 to April 4, 2007. Review classes will start on April 16 up to June 3, 2007.

Dole regional director Alan Macaraya and his labor information officer Elnie Cagas are now encouraging all interested June 2006 nursing exam passers from Western and Northern Mindanao and the Caraga region to visit them for more details and avail of this re-take and special review.

"Any interested applicant particularly those who want to avail of the special review may file their applications at our office or to any of our provincial offices," the Dole-Northern Mindanao officials said.

Executive Order No. 609 issued on March 12, 2007 provides how the Dole, acting through the Board of Nursing and utilizing the administrative processes of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), shall administer a "special voluntary re-take examination." This to nurses licensed under the June 2006 Nursing Licensure Examination.

Cagas said the special voluntary re-take examination shall cover the equivalent of Tests III and V of the June 2006 Nursing Licensure Examination.

This includes Test III, which relates to Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (a) (Medical Surgical Nursing) and Test V relates to Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (c) (Psychiatric Nursing).

"The re-take examination will enhance the employability of nurses licensed under the June 2006 Nursing Licensure Examination," the Dole statement reads.

It added that this is also to qualify the passers for a Visa Screen Certificate of the US Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS).

But Macaraya and Cagas made it clear that the re-take examinations shall be on a "voluntary basis" and shall be offered in the regular Nursing Licensure Examination to be given in June and December 2007.

They said these examinations are "non-licensure in character" and offered for free of charge.

"It will have no effect on the validity of licenses previously issued by the PRC," they said.

Dole officials said the application for the voluntary re-take shall be filed with the PRC under the same processes for the application for examination of regular Nursing Licensure Examination.

But it would be the Board of Nursing, which shall administer the exams under the joint Dole-PRC supervision and that the Dole Secretary, together with the Board of Nursing Chairperson, shall release the names of those who passed the voluntary re-take examinations.

To prepare the examinees for the Dole-initiated voluntary re-take examinations, Macaraya and Cagas announced that a special review shall be conducted.

They said it is the government, which shall provide review assistance at the rate of P 1,200 per enrolled special reviewee.

This is to be paid directly by the Dole to participating schools upon report of the completion of a special review class by the participating school.

"A special reviewee shall be entitled to government review assistance for only one special review," they said.

The government has allocated a total of P20,000,000 for the administration of the special voluntary examination, which shall be chargeable against appropriate funding sources as may be identified by the Secretary of Budget and Management.

The review will be facilitated through selected nursing schools listed as Center of Excellence (COE) Nursing Schools and nursing schools selected by Dole upon recommendation of the COE schools "based on the performance of the selected schools' graduates in past Nursing Licensure Examination and consideration of geographic distribution."

The registration for the special review shall be done online at www.specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph.

Also, there shall be arrangements for manual filing with the COE and selected schools, as well as with the Dole Regional and Provincial Offices.

Sunstar

boju

March 23rd, 2007, 01:16 AM

peepz, aha man ni dapit?

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@Keanu rem, sa may Kimwa compound yan, Cugman. Ay teka sa Pride Business Park ata 'to sa Gusa. Nalito na ako marami kasing mga bagong establishments na ganito ang set up.

boju

March 23rd, 2007, 01:21 AM

with regards of the Civic convention center, still the work of construction progress is still minimal...

Oo nga, natapos nalang ang Cebu International Convention center dito sa atin wala pang bubong... Mabagal kasi ang DPWH ei kung si Mayor Emano pa ang pinatapos nyan, labas deretso ang budget nya....

Narjz

March 23rd, 2007, 07:25 AM

Heloooo!!

FrancisXavier

March 23rd, 2007, 04:41 PM

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/5236/image081yy1.jpg

@Keanu rem, sa may Kimwa compound yan, Cugman. Ay teka sa Pride Business Park ata 'to sa Gusa. Nalito na ako marami kasing mga bagong establishments na ganito ang set up.

Mejo tama na... but it's Pride Rock Business Park..:)

boju

March 24th, 2007, 12:10 AM

Saturday, March 24, 2007
15 Normin ladies vie for Ms. Philippines-Earth

FIFTEEN equally lovely candidates for this year's Ms. Philippines - Earth Northern Mindanao are proudly presented by the Macajalar Lodge 184 of the Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines, in cooperation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Department of Tourism, and Carousel Production.

Fifteen lovely ladies from all over Northern Mindanao will vie for the regional title of Miss Philippines-Earth to complete this May in Manila for the Miss Philippines pageant and a chance to represent our country to the Miss Earth global search.

Happening on 7:00 pm on April 1, 2007 at the Atrium of Limketkai Center, Executive Producer Leo Aba of Spearhead Promotions, the organizer of the event said this year's search will focus on effective advocacies to develop and preserve our watershed at Mapawa Nature's Park.

With special support from Steag State Power, Koresco Hotel, The Mallberry Business Suites, Asia Brewery, Plaza Fair, Bigby's Cafe, STI College, Parasat Cable TV and The Park Cafe, this competition promises to screen beauties with special interest for the protection of Mother Earth.

Tickets at P250 are available 24 hours a day at The Park Cafe and other select hotels, restaurants, and establishments around the city.

For inquiries please call the ticket hotlines 854.8888, or 0917 718.9888. (Press release)

boju

March 24th, 2007, 12:11 AM

Saturday, March 24, 2007
PhilHealth inks accord with LTO

IN AN effort to better serve the public, PhilHealth Regional Office (PRO)-Northern Mindanao signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) on March 2, 2007, at the LTO Conference Room.

The MOA allows PhilHealth to conduct a 15-minute orientation during the pre-licensing seminar of LTO and to establish a Members' Assistance Desk inside LTO premises.

With this, PRO personnel are assigned to man the desk to answer queries and collect premium contributions starting March 5, 2007.

"When I was informed about this undertaking, I did not hesitate to give my approval. It is also the aim of LTO to do whatever it takes to better serve the public," LTO Regional Director Sultan Porcawa Dia said.

"This will surely help LTO-Northern Mindanao in its bid for ISO (International Standards Organization) accreditation," he added.

The establishment of the PhilHealth Members' Assistance Desk at the LTO is through the initiative of the Contributions and Premium Accounts Management Section of PRO.

The move, which is the first of its kind amongst PhilHealth Offices nationwide, is part of the agency's strategy in bringing its services closer to the public and to increase its level of collections. (Press release)

boju

March 24th, 2007, 12:24 AM

Brisk Building Activities at Vista Verde

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The newly-constructed Vista Verde gate with
houses rising in the background.

Vista Verde Village, a new residential project in Cagayan de Oro City, is fast taking shape with the erection and landscaping of its entrance gate and the construction of several houses within. The streets in the village have been paved and already, four of the five model houses have been built. Construction is also ongoing on Vista Verde's clubhouse and other amenities.

Vista Verde Village lies along Masterson Avenue, the major thoroughfare from the airport to downtown Cagayan de Oro and is located right beside the future site of Corpus Christi School on the left and Pueblo Golf Course's Hole No. 16 on the right. Aside from a road from Cluster 6 of the Pueblo Golf Estates, there is a connecting road at the back (Regatta Boulevard Extension) that allows residents to go to SM and the northern portions of the Pueblo de Oro Township without having to pass the highway.

Vista Verde Village is part of the Pueblo de Oro Township, a 360-hectare masterplanned mixed-use community in Cagayan de Oro. Within the Township are the Pueblo de Oro Golf & Country Club, a 72-par all-weather championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II; the Pueblo de Oro Business Park with SM as a major locator; the Pueblo de Oro I.T. Ecozone, the first I.T. Park in Mindanao with Cagayan de Oro's first call center, Link2Support; residential villages; and commercial areas.

www.pueblodeoro.com

boju

March 24th, 2007, 12:28 AM

Balikbayans Come Home to the Golf Estates

Ervina Imperio Wilkinson was born and raised in Cagayan de Oro. She lived in Hong Kong for many years while husband Harry, an American national, worked there, first in banking, then in shipping. Now that Harry is retired from both jobs, they decided to purchase a home in Ervina's hometown. While the couple also have a home in Seattle, Washington, they like to escape the worst of the winter by basking here in Cagayan de Oro's balmy environs.

Ervina is an avid golfer, and two of their three sons have also taken up the sport, so Pueblo Golf Estates was the obvious choice for them. Harry, on the other hand, is not a golfer, favoring the all-American sports baseball and football. However, he is gamely willing to pick up his wife's sport and has even consented to taking a couple of golf lessons. In the meantime, he has become a familiar sight in his morning jogs around the Golf Estates.

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Some common scene at Golf Estates

The crisp white of the Wilkinson house is a cool complement to the green of the course. Their home was built to take full advantage of the view. French doors and two balconies overlook the fairway. From the bedrooms upstairs, a curving staircase leads down to the living and dining areas. A breakfast nook outside the kitchen connects the house with the backyard.

Ervina's favorite part of the house is her state-of-the-art kitchen. She loves to demonstrate how her stove rises and falls at the touch of a button. Yet the best feature of her kitchen could be the picture window. Overlooking the golf course, the window allows Ervina to revel in her two loves, cooking and golf, all at once.

www.pueblodeoro.com

boju

March 24th, 2007, 12:35 AM

Building Blocks

A message from PODCs VP & GM RODOLFO L. MEÑES

A decade ago, we set out to build a Township in Cagayan de Oro, a place so complete you can live where you never have to leave. To have a complete Township, we need to have not only a place to live, but also something to do for recreation, a place to work, as well as facilities like school, church, and government. We had to set the building blocks of living in the Pueblo de Oro Township.

Ten years down the line, our first residential subdivision, Morning Mist, is now a bustling village. The residents have an organized Homeowners Association. There is a true sense of community as they really take time to get to know their neighbors. San Agustin Valley Homes, another of our more populous villages, not only has a homeowners association but an active youth group. Philamlife Village and Golden Glow Village are currently in the process of putting together their own organizations.

We are proud that the regions' most prestigious school, Xavier University, has transferred its high school and grade school here in Pueblo. Another top school, Corpus Christi, has also acquired property for its planned expansion.

With a world class championship golf course that has been recognized several times in leading golf publications such as Golfing Philippines and Inquirer Golf, Pueblo de Oro Golf & Country Club is a top draw of the city for tourism. We are set to host the PAL Interclub next year, which is the biggest and most prestigious golf tournament in the country. That we were able to bring the Interclub to Cagayan de Oro (CDO) not just once but three times is something to be proud of.

Our golf course has also caught the attention of the international golfing community. The Koreans, in particular have been so enamoured with our course that they have built within its periphery Hotel Koresco, a luxury hotel. Within the Koresco complex is an annex, and construction is also ongoing on their seven-storey residential condominium.

With our various commercial areas within walking distance of home, it is possible to work where you live. We are proud to have the first I.T. Park in Mindanao - the Pueblo de Oro I.T. Ecozone, which is now home to Link2Support, CDO's first call center. Of course, there is also SM Mall, its presence of which made the city a leading retail center in the country.

What is a community without a bit of greenery? At the Pueblo de Oro Township, we not only provide open spaces and parks within our villages - we have preserved 40 hectares of land as the Pueblo Urban Rainforest.

People are starting to take notice of the boom in Cagayan de Oro's Uptown area. The City has providentially prepared its road network in such a way that four new major roads adjoin the Pueblo de Oro Township. The OROCHAMBER has also broken ground on their Business Development Centre in the 2,800 sq.m. lot we have donated to them along Macapagal Drive.

Other projects in the works are the Northern Mindanao Institute of Good Governance and the church that will rise on the two-hectare plot donated by Pueblo to the Archdiocese of Cagayan. Our building blocks are well in place indeed!

www.pueblodeoro.com

boju

March 24th, 2007, 12:49 AM

Cagayan de Oro

One looking for a place to retire in or take a vacation or migrate to would be well advised to look at Cagayan de Oro. Over the last few years, the City has grown in leaps and bounds and has undergone many changes and yet has managed to retain its Old World charm.

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St. Augustine Cathedral

The Cagayan de Oro (CDO) of today is a booming trade and tourism center, an education hub, and a population center of over 700,000 people. It is one of the major and fastest growing cities in the Philippines, with all the amenities of a modern city minus the negatives of Metro Manila such as floods, typhoons, and the legendary traffic jams.

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Stoneware pottery

Many of its residents, including a good number of non-homegrown Cagay-anons (the City has a large base of migrant population and is a virtual melting pot of people of diverse cultures) attest to the City's being a most ideal place to live in. Aside from its strategic location (it is just an hour and 20 minutes by plane from Manila; Cebu is just half an hour away by plane and a sleep away by fast ferry; Davao is just five hours away; Iligan to the West and Bukidnon to the Southeast are just an hour or so away), the City offers its residents a quality but affordable lifestyle. From food to power to real estate, prices here are relatively lower than Manila or other parts of Luzon or Cebu, enabling one to stretch his spending peso or dollar.

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The City has something to offer everyone. If you prefer nature tripping, the beaches are close by and so are mountain retreats. If you want more adventure, Cagayan de Oro River has the distinction of allowing river rafting experience all-year round, using the normal rafts or the Pinoy-style using tire inner tubes or salbabidas tied together. If you are a golf enthusiast, there is Pueblo de Oro Golf & Country Club which is just a few minutes away from the airport and if you want more golf, there is the classic Del Monte Golf Club nearby which has the distinction of breeding such golf champions as Celestino Tugot and Frankie Miñoza.

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White Water Rafting

Would you like shopping instead? CDO has a good number of malls and modern shopping centers, including national brands like SM, Robinsons and Makro along with local brands, Gaisano, LimKetKai and Ororama. In addition, the City has completed the renovation of its major markets, including the Cogon and Carmen Markets, turning these into clean and modern multi-storey buildings, and the construction of the Westbound Market and Transport Terminal. The City also has something for night owls, including the Night Café which is similar to the Boardwalk of the revitalized Manila Bay area.

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Pinoy-style whitewater rafting, also known as "tubing"

As an education hub in Northern Mindanao, CDO boasts of 300 private and public schools catering to primary, secondary, vocational and college education. The list of schools includes three universities, including Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier University) and an International School catering to the educational needs of expatriates' families.

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Canopy walk in Claveria

With regard to healthcare, the City has one of the more favorable hospital bed to population ratios (1:474 in 2003, the latest figure available) than most other places in the Philippines, thanks to the presence of at least 12 major and well-equipped hospitals.Other health facilities include a string of barangay health centers, private medical clinics, and modern diagnostic centers and laboratories.

As of last count, there are over 80 private subdivisions in the City, a good number of which, particularly those in Pueblo de Oro, boast of standard amenities and features such as wide roads (CDO is perhaps the only place in the Philippines where the set minimum width requirements for roads exceed national standards), underground drainage, perimeter fence, 24-hour security, and ample open spaces and facilities such as parks, playgrounds, and clubhouses.

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Mantangale Dive Resort

In terms of modern day appurtenances such as broadband and the internet, the City does not lag. Proof of this is the proliferation of internet cafes where one can surf for less than P20 per hour (roughly US$0.30). As a further proof that it has the necessary telecom and other needed information technology (IT) infrastructures, the booming call center industry has spread to Cagayan de Oro, with a couple of call center firms and a medical transcription company now in operation and several more expected to locate here soon, particularly in the Pueblo de Oro IT Park, the first such park in Mindanao. As a special economic zone, the park offers tax holidays and other incentives to its investors and locators.

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Golden Friendship Park, also referred to as Divisoria

Yes, CDO is in Mindanao but it is, and has always been, one of the most peaceful cities in the Philippines, with a crime rate that is much lower than most other cities. Its history has not been marred by the so-called Mindanao conflict, nor has any incident involving the Abu Sayyaf or some such terrorist group occurred there. It has helped that not only is peace and order a priority of the local government but there is also an inherent harmonious relationship between Christians and Muslims in this predominantly Christian area.

Because of the legendary friendliness and warmth of its people, CDO has always been known as the "City of Golden Friendship." Today, because of the great strides it has made by way of progress, notably in the last few years, City officials want to capture and highlight such progress by adopting another tag line: "A City in Bloom, in Blossom and in Boom." Fittingly, Cagayan de Oro is indeed such a city.

Narjz

March 24th, 2007, 06:15 AM

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Sera

March 24th, 2007, 07:15 PM

I didn't know CDO population has now balooned to 700,000 this decade.

Sera

March 24th, 2007, 11:37 PM

LOLS, dapat lang no.. 700 million kaya yan.. according to dpwh matatapos this year..but. do you think it's possible to complete the 25% remaining works? :dunno:..

OO naman kaya nilang kumpletuhin yun...Hopefully this Convention Center will prompt Limketkai/Maxandrea to hasten development of their multi-storey hotels:banana:

boju

March 26th, 2007, 01:28 AM

Monday, March 26, 2007
Pinoys told to spend wisely

THE regional office of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) in Nothern Mindanao said the issue of hunger cannot be totally attributed to poverty and lack of opportunity but also to the spending patterns of the people.

Neda Regional Director Myra V. Balanda said Filipinos must spend on the basic needs first before the luxuries so children will have enough to eat.

"Fighting hunger is a constant priority of the government and the focus on growing the economy, revitalizing the infrastructure, pushing anti-poverty programs and the overall drive for investments and jobs will help dent the incidence of hunger," she said.

She said the government takes the report of the Social Weather Station that a number of Filipino families go hungry with urgency and is working to pinpoint the specific areas and communities where hunger may be rife so that effective intervention can be mounted.

Balandra said the government has been putting up rolling stores in poor communities, checking on food prices in the markets ad making sure food transport routes are running smoothly from farm to markets.

In the local scene, however, she said, RDC-Northern Mindanao passed a resolution supporting the implementation of the "Garden of Go, Grow and Glow Foods" or G4, a banner project initiated by the Regional Nutrition Committee to serve as a practical strategy to combat malnutrition and alleviate poverty in the region.

She said under the G4 concept, people need not use their money to buy vegetables in the market but grow them in reusable containers in their own backyards.

This to ensure that only organic fertilizers are used or they may plant them in a communal garden, if there is no available space for a garden in their homes, Balandra said.

Balandra is Vice-Chairperson of the Regional Development Council in the region. She said the project is highlighted by the Search for Outstanding G4 gardens in both households and communal categories, implementation of which is highly supported by the local government units.

Meanwhile, in partnership with RDC- Northern Mindanao and the Lanao del Norte Provincial Government, the ACT for Peace Program has agreed to make G4 as an instrument for empowering poor communities and for promoting a culture of peace.

Known as the "Promote, Mobilize, Train and Employ G4" or Promot G4, the project is aimed at making G4 a continuing activity and ensure that it be sustained and institutionalized at all levels.

Conducted in the 3rd quarter of 2006, the project beneficiaries included 10 Peace and Development Communities (PDC) of the province, namely: Pagayawan, Bacolod, Mandulog, Iligan Cty, Delabayan, Kauswagan, Muntay, Kolambugan, Lumbac, Magsaysay, Imburnal, Matungao, Mentring, Maigo, Pindulunan, Munai as well as Small and Big Banisilon, both of Tangkal town.

Among the major components of Promote G4 is the training on Bio-Intensive Vegetable Production and Tilapia/Bangus Culture in Pond and the educational field visits to G4 winners in the other areas of the region, Balandra added.(Press release)

Sunstar

boju

March 26th, 2007, 01:32 AM

LOLS, dapat lang no.. 700 million kaya yan.. according to dpwh matatapos this year..but. do you think it's possible to complete the 25% remaining works? :dunno:

OO naman kaya nilang kumpletuhin yun...Hopefully this Convention Center will prompt Limketkai/Maxandrea to hasten development of their multi-storey hotels:banana:

BTW, November 4, 2007 ang target date for the completion of this International Convention center. Let's wait and see... With that 25% unfinished works, grabe naman paghindi matapos. :)

Sera

March 27th, 2007, 10:43 PM

^^Tama ka and this will definitely put CDeO back in the forefront of hosting National & even International events, tamang tama lang sa ground-breaking ng Limketkai multi-storey hotel & other high rise hotel projects in the city :)

boju

March 28th, 2007, 12:44 AM

You know, Cagayan de Oro awarded as Convention city by the Kalakbay Awards way back 1999. And I'm sure pagmatapos na 'tong Convention center sunod-sunod ang mga convention events dito sa CDO.

boju

March 28th, 2007, 12:56 AM

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Former mayor leads opposition's filing of candidacy
By Lizanilla J. Amarga

FORMER mayor Pablo Magtajas will lead Wednesday the opposition bets in formally filing their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for this coming May polls under the Genuine Opposition (GO) banner at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Cagayan de Oro office.

But already, Rhona Canoy, board director of the International School here in Cagayan de Oro City, filed her COC for mayor as an independent candidate at the Comelec office last Monday.

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Former Misamis Oriental governor Antonio Calingin of the National People's Coalition (NPC)-Cagayan de Oro said he and his "full slate" will be submitting their COCs Wednesday or Thursday this week.

PaDayon Pilipino titular head and City Mayor Vicente Emano is now reportedly "maintaining the coalition" of the Lakas-PaDayon in the city and in Misamis Oriental with Lakas-CDO chairman Congressman Constantino Jaraula as his standard bearer.

Meanwhile, Magtajas who will be seeking re-election will be accompanied by lawyer Rufus Rodriguez who will run as congressman for the Second District of Cagayan de Oro and incumbent Councilor Alvin Calingin who will run for the vice-mayoral seat.

Rodriguez said among their city councilors for first district are: Incumbent Councilor Zaldy Ocon, sitting Kauswagan barangay chairman Roger Abaday, Benjo Acedera, and Kagawad Cabatian from Barangay Carmen.

For the Second District of Cagayan de Oro, the candidates for city councilor include: Lapasan barangay chairman Bong Lao, Indahag barangay chairman Carmelito Damo, Pio Baconga, lawyer Gan and Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Misamis Oriental chapter president Manuel Ravanera, among others.

Rodriguez said they will still pick from "three very able candidates," for their bet for congressman in the First District of Cagayan de Oro City.

"We will decide tonight on who will be our candidate for congressman in the First District of Cagayan de Oro city," he said.

He added that they will definitely be initiating a Holy Mass at the St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral Wednesday at 8 a.m., and will be marching to the Comelec office at Burgos-Gomez streets.

boju

March 28th, 2007, 01:11 AM

1st WEDDING GALLERY GRAND BRIDAL FAIR

By Donna Dizon, WedCo

Wedco Marketing and Consultancy Services, Inc. (WEDCo), the company behind “The Wedding Gallery”, Mindanao’s first and only one-stop wedding shop located in a Mall, will present the 1st WEDDING GALLERY GRAND BRIDAL FAIR on June 8, 9 and 10, 2007 at the Rotunda of the Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de Oro City.

WEDCo, now on its 2nd year, has become a household name in the Wedding Industry in the region. With a growing number of clientele, from CDO and neighboring areas and abroad, “THE WEDDING GALLERY” has earned its reputation to beautifully execute a Wedding according to the couple’s desires. Not only that it houses some of the top Wedding Suppliers in the Industry – Edwin Orbe Digital Photography and Videography, Dragon Fireworks, Wolfram Virtualworks, Teresings Gowns, Pearlmont Inn and X-Salon, it also has, in its team of Wedding Planners, a Certified Wedding Specialist from Weddings Beautiful Worldwide – an acclaimed association of Wedding Planners around the world with headquarters at Virginia, USA. The Wedding Gallery’s location right in the heart of CDO, inside Limketkai Mall, provides some of the privileges like the accessibility and comfort that our clients deserve in every appointment.

Last year, WEDCo has staged several events, from the Edwin Orbe One-Man Photo Exhibit, Brides at the Mall, and the quarterly mini-exhibits that has showcased some of the best in town.

NOW is the time to be part of the show! Be ONE of the FIRST 10 exhibitors to sign up and avail freebies from our sponsors and suppliers!

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boju

March 28th, 2007, 01:16 AM

Oro women’s summit set next week

by Sandra B. Tadeo/City Information Office

Its all systems go for the holding of the 2007 Cagayan de Oro Women’s Summit on Match 29, 2007 at the De Luxe Hotel, this city.

Cynthia B. Rosales, chair of the City Women Development Council (CWDC) disclosed that the summit will be participated in by the members of the various Barangay Women Development Councils (BWDC), non-government organizations and other sectors that support programs along women empowerment. Rosales said that the summit will also serve as the closing activity for the Women’s Month celebration in the city. During the summit, BWDC’s in the city will share their respective best practices based on barangay experiences. A representative from a women NGO will also provide inputs on CWDC Women’s Initiative and Its Impact to Women in Cagayan de Oro City. At the end of the summit, participants are expected to present their outputs for the 2007-2009 Direction Setting and Indicative Planning. This year’s theme for the Women’s Month celebration is “CEDAW ng Bayan: Kabuhayan ng Kababaihan” which emphasized the need to uphold women’s economic rights. Meanwhile, the City Women Development Council lauded the commitment manifested by the city government along the promotion of women’s rights when the City Council approved on Monday City Ordinance No. 2007-100 otherwise known as the Women’s Development Code of Cagayan de Oro. Rosales said that the passage of the women’s code is a fitting gift to local women in line with the celebration of the Women’s Month this March. The Women’s Development Code of Cagayan de Oro serve as the blue print that will provide policy direction in formulating programs and strategies for women’s development. The code provides among others, specific policies on the protection of women against all forms of violence and abuse; comprehensive support to women survivors of violence; and promotion of women’s health, education, religion and political rights.

Cagayandeoro.com (http://www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph/index.php?page=news&id=421)

boju

March 28th, 2007, 01:19 AM

Cabanlas pushes for ‘adopt a squatter area’ program

by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/City Council

WHILE subdivision projects continue to open in the city, Councilor Edgar Cabanlas, chair of the City Council committee on subdivision, said he would soon propose an ‘Adopt A Squatter Area Program’ as an alternative for developers.

At the recent meeting of the committee, Cabanlas said that under RA 7279, otherwise known as the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992, developers of subdivision projects are required to develop an area for socialized housing equivalent to at least twenty percent (20%) of the totalsubdivision area or total subdivision project cost.Under his proposal, Cabanlas said developers will have the option either to develop a new settlement or upgrade or improve slum areas.The Power learned that the UDHA law likewise gives the developer the option to embark on joint venture projects with local government units or any housing agencies.During the meeting of the committee last week, the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board expressed support to the proposal, noting that there are a number of slum areas in the city which could be improved by developers. The committee will schedule another meeting with developers and the HLURB to discuss further the proposed ‘Adopt A Squatter Area Program.’The move comes even as the subdivision body is currently monitoring the strict compliance of developers with the UDHA law and to the development permit issued to them by City Hall.Councilor Cabanlas said socialized housing projects are intended for marginalized sector who cannot afford to pay high housing costs, thus the law should be fully complied with.

Cagayandeoro.com (http://www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph/index.php?page=news&id=425)

boju

March 28th, 2007, 01:23 AM

Oro’s codified road use plan to take effect soon

by Lorebeth C. Requiroso/City Council

THE city will soon have more order in the streets.This, after the City Council this morning approved on second and final reading Ordinance 10551-2007, known as the city’s Road Use Traffic Plan.

Councilor Ian Mark Nacaya, principal author of the ordinance, said the code provides the traffic rules and regulations, pedestrian rules, the use of sidewalks and alleys, road use by all motor vehicles including motorized trisikads and pedicabs, bicycle, day and night parking zones and other rules to optimize the use of city roads.The comprehensive traffic code also includes guidelines and procedures for towing operations and administrative functions of the Roads and Traffic Administration.He said this is in line with the policy of the city to provide efficient, safe, unhampered and orderly road network plan for the smooth flow of traffic and goods which will boost the city’s economic and social vitality and viability.The committee on public utilities chaired by Councilor Nacaya held a series of meetings and consultations with different sectors such as banking institutions, municipal court, and barangay officials, among others during the drafting of the traffic code.The ordinance prescribes fines and penalties for violations.COMMUNITY SERVICEThe ordinance allows violators to opt for community service if he or she is unable to pay the administrative fines imposed under the law.Councilor Nacaya said a penalty of P500 is equivalent to eight hours of community service.The community service shall include collection of garbage, cleaning of streets and grafitti, declogging of canals and drainages and other tasks in line with the city’s cleanliness and beautification drive. Councilor Nacaya said the code underwent two years of study.Councilors Simeon Licayan and Juan Sia are co-authors of the ordinance.

Cagayandeoro.gov.ph (http://www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph/index.php?page=news&id=424)

boju

March 28th, 2007, 01:25 AM

Mayor Emano urges ‘Handog-Titulo’ beneficiaries to value their lands
by Sandra B. Tadeo/City Information Office

City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano exhorted the farmer beneficiaries of the Handog Titulo Program in barangay Lumbia to treasure and protect the lands that have now legally become their own.

This as Mayor Emano, together with Vice Mayor Michelle T. Spiers and key officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-10 and the city government distributed a total of 93 land titles to the members of the Lumbia Sitio Leaders Association Federation. The land titles distributed to qualified beneficiaries in Lumbia today covered a total of 63.5585 hectares of land in Sitios Upper Kiam-is and Lower Kiam-is, all of Barangay Lumbia. The said land titles are only a part of the 155 land titles covering a total land area of 116.8 hectares of alienable and disposable lands in barangay Lumbia that are distributed under the “Handog Titulo Program” of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

The remaining 62 land titles covering a total land area of 53.2415 hectares in Lumbia will be awarded to the qualified farmer beneficiaries as soon as they shall have complied with the documents required for the processing of their respective land titles.

During the awarding of the land titles in Lumbia today, Mayor Emano exhorted the farmers to treasure their land not only for their own benefit but as a lifetime legacy that they can pass on to their children and the succeeding generations. “With the land titles that you now possess, no one can drive you out from the land that you have been tilling for decades and this will certainly give you security of land tenure,” Mayor Emano pointed out. The city mayor also underscored that the Handog Titulo Program of the DENR is also in consonance with the thrust of the city government to promote social justice among the poor and landless farmers in the city.

To date, a total of 428 farmers in barangays Indahag, Balubal and Bayanga received their land titles under the Handog Titulo Program covering a total land area of 638.45 hectares of alienable and disposable land. Aside from the Handog Titulo Program, the city government also awarded a total of 15, 773 hectares of forest land under the Community-Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFMA) assuring some 3,382 poor farmers, security of land tenure for 25 years and renewable every 25 years thereafter.

cagayandeoro.gov.ph (http://www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph/index.php?page=news&id=426)

boju

March 28th, 2007, 01:26 AM

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Dakbayan sa Cagayan de Oro, Dakbayan sa bulawanong panaghigalaay.

boju

March 28th, 2007, 06:27 AM

Municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental

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Municipal Hall

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Canopy Walk

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Flight 387 Memorial

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boju

March 28th, 2007, 06:30 AM

Municipality of Claveria, Misamis Oriental

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boju

March 28th, 2007, 06:32 AM

Claveria is the only interior muncipality in Misamis Oriental, the rest are all coastal municipalities. It has the biggest land area of all the municipalities. It borders all the municipalities from Villanueva to Gingoog City to its north, west and northwest, Bukidnon Province to its south and Agusan del Norte province to its east.

http://elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/claveria-misor/images/stories/vicinitymap.jpg

fundraiser

March 28th, 2007, 05:05 PM

having known that cagayan de oro is in the region with the biggest economy in mindanao, it would be nice if the title of your next thread would be CAGAYAN DE ORO - The forefront of Mindanao's Biggest Economy T14 :banana: that would be cool :)

some of my officemates went on a short vacation to CDO, they were all praises for your city, the river rafting they said was simply fantastic. and they were pleasantly surprised with how CDO's economy is booming, they felt like they never left cebu.

and yeah, your altis taxi's was another surprise, theyre everywhere! :cheers:

bariQ

March 28th, 2007, 05:44 PM

^^ there are new taxis roaming in cagayan, theyre like vans I forgot what theyre called, they have stickers of attractions in cagayan on their sides!
thats another level of taxiing in CDeO!

bariQ

March 28th, 2007, 06:50 PM

some random pix i took of CDeO
http://h1.ripway.com/bariq/DSC00302.JPG
http://h1.ripway.com/bariq/DSC00367.JPG
http://h1.ripway.com/bariq/DSC00369.JPG

more coming soon... as soon as i sign up to a decent online file storage thingy can sumbody recommend?

dang! theyre too biggy pala can sumbody also teach me how to resize pix?

Sera

March 30th, 2007, 01:56 AM

Sera

March 30th, 2007, 02:59 AM

^^ there are new taxis roaming in cagayan, theyre like vans I forgot what theyre called, they have stickers of attractions in cagayan on their sides!
thats another level of taxiing in CDeO!

Yes, Cagayan de Oro really sets the standards of excellence when it comes to its public transport vehicles.:banana:

boju

March 30th, 2007, 07:38 AM

WawaY[625]

March 30th, 2007, 07:44 AM

boju

March 30th, 2007, 07:46 AM

Politics muna tayo since this aspect will have great impacts in urbanity.

Political news:

Jaruala is PDP Standard Bearer, Emano slides down to Vice Mayor

By Mike Baños

Following is the complete line-up of candidates for the May elections of the administration PaDayon Pilipino Party:

For Mayor - Contantino “Tinnex” Jaraula

For Vice Mayor - Vicente “Donkoy” Emano

For House Representative, 1st District - Michelle Tagarda-Spiers

For House Representative, 2nd District - Jose Benjamin “Benjo” Benaldo

For City Council, 1st District:

Ian Cesar Acenas

Alden Bacal

Anthony Brilleta

Adi Barba

Mary Cor Caliozo

Cancio Guibone

Simeon Licayan

Dante Pajo

For City Council, 2nd District:

Emmanuel Abejuela

Reynaldo Advincula

Alexander Dacer

President Elipe

Alfonso Goking

Ian Mark Nacaya

Eric Salcedo

Ramon Tabor

In a later development, former Mayor Manolo Tagarda came later in the evening to the City Comelec Office to change his certificate of candidacy from House Representative in the First District to Vice Mayor because he "wanted to face Emano." If Tagarda had chosen to stick to his first candidacy, he would again have been ranged against his daughter and incumbent Vice Mayor Michelle Tagarda-Spiers.

Opposition, Team Unity slates file candidacies for Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental
By Mike Baños

The United Opposition slate for Cagayan de Oro and Team Unity for Misamis Oriental filed their full slates with their respective local offices of the Commission of Elections Wednesday morning.

The Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) filed their candidacies first around 9:00am following mass at the St. Augustine Metro Cathedral.

The candidates are former mayor Pablo P. Magtajas, for mayor; former administration councilor Alvin Calingin for vice mayor; former vice mayor Antonio Soriano for congressman, 1st district; former Immigration Commissioner and Erap Lawyer Rufus Rodriguez; and the following as councilors:

First district; Jose Abbu, Benjo Acedera, Roger Abaday, Roy Raagas, Douglas Dabatian, Zaldy Ocon, and Dominador Calunia; second district, Teodulfo Lao, Manuel Ravanera, Pio Baconga, Alejo Olano, Jr., Leon Gan, Carmelito Damo and Raul Aleria.

Mr. Soriano said they two more slots or one each district for councilor are under negotiation and should be completed in time for the deadline Thursday.

Inside sources said the group had to call in PDP Chairman and Founder Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. from Manila Wednesday to help forge a compromise among the various factions of the opposition.

The main bone of contention was reportedly the 1st district congressional seat which was a toss-up between councilor Annie Daba and Mr. Soriano. However, Mr. Magtajas reportedly approved the candidacy of Mr. Soriano with whom he has been estranged for some years now after the latter showed a certificate of endorsement from PDP President Jejomar Binay endorsing Mr. Soriano as the party's official candidate for the first district.
Lawyer Frederico Gapuz, who had earlier sought to unite the opposition into one slate to oppose the administration party headed by his estranged protege and incumbent city mayor Vicente Emano, said he considers his job only 70% successful since the National People's Coalition of Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. will also be fielding a full slate headed by former Misamis Oriental Governor Antonio Calingin. He also cited that the group was missing former Mayor Manolo Tagarda who has launched his candidacy for the 1st District congressional seat as an independent.

Typical of Cagayan de Oro's opposition streak, progressive party list groups Bayan Muna, Gabriela, and Anak Pawis were very much in evidence carrying placard and streamers in support of the PDP candidates outside the city Comelec office. Other groups present for a show of support included Pilipina, the Black and White Movement with lead convenors Corazon "Dinky" Soliman and Leah Navarro, and KLARO (Koletkibong Liderato Angayan pares sa Reforma sa Oro.

The NPC and the administration ticket of Mr. Emano's PaDayon Pilipino party will file their certificates of candidacies tomorrow, just before the deadline, it was learned.

Meantime, the Team Unity slate for Misamis Oriental province filed their certificates of candidacies together also Wednesday morning at the Comelec office in Antonio Luna St., this city.

Headed by incumbent Gov. Oscar Moreno who has been endorsed by Pres. Gloria Arroyo as Team Unity's standard bearer for the province, the rest of the slate follows: Incumbent Provincial Board Member Norris Babiera, for vice governor; incumbent congressman Danilo Lagbas for the 1st district; Incumbent Tagoloan Mayor Yevgeny Emano, 2nd district; and the following as provincial board members: 1st District- Jaime Caina, Benedict Lagbas, Wayne Militante, Jeremy Pelaez and Peter Unabia; 2nd District - Oliver Actub, Francisco Bade, Emmanuel Mugot, Erlinda Niere, and Santiago Sabal.

The group was accompanied by incumbent Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano, who is also the founder and titular head of PaDayon Pilipino. Mr. Emano had earlier been noncommital about his support for Mr. Moreno's candidacy but later endorsed the latter following the President's endorsement.

The opposition slate to be led by three-term 1st District Congressman Augusto Baculio is expected to file their candidacies before the deadline tomorrow.

TONZI

March 30th, 2007, 08:42 AM

Hi Kagay-anon, I'm back!

@Fundraiser, tama ka pero baka dahil dito gerahin na kami ng brother Davao namin. Umangal na nga sila sa vision namin na trade and industrial hub ng Mindanao in the future how much more if we claimed that we are the Forefront of Mindanao's Biggest Economy ei in regions, Normin is the biggest but in cities undoubtedly its Davao since in the first place Davao has the biggest land area not only here in the Philippines perhaps in the whole world. But CDO is envisioning on top of all even to surpass Cebu. Pangarap lang 'to at walang masama sa pangarap. And I'm sure that Cebu will not insecure if other city wants to topple her 'coz she has the determinition and very confident to called as Queen city of the South. As far as I can remember, CDO didn't pulling other city just to be successful of its own. CDO never used other name just to lead in some aspects of Mindanao's economy. Even we, the CDO's forumer didn't mentioned any names and pulled down our brother to come up our banner and expressing our vision.

@bariQ, pinakamadali para lumiit ang size ng pics mo, gamit ka ng MS Paint.:)

yes...baka magalit nga and i was reading their thread and they really dont like it when they said that some forumers here are already thinking that cdo is already the premier economic driver of mindanao...and i thought its the region 10 thats already becoming the economic driver and not cdo as a city...but i think cdo is already coming behind davao in terms of development and commerce in mindanao...and time will come it will also be the number one city in mindanao...jst to mention cdo is really the gateway to mindanao as a shipping and container hub and davao is way beyond south to be called as that and sooner major financial institutions will be having their major centers here...but for now its davao...this is jst and obervation for me coz i see how cdo is fast becoming a major business hub and we can see it in the infrastructure and the laguindingan international airport in the future will add to that...i hope in the future that will not be a problem for both cities and we hope everybody would jst accept things as they happen...

boju

March 30th, 2007, 09:56 AM

^^ Corect ka dyan @ Tonzi.

@Waway, sure fish tayo, dubok lang...:lol: :lol: :lol:

WawaY[625]

March 30th, 2007, 10:01 AM

actually di kami umaangal, if indeed Cdeo turns out to be the premiere city in mindanao, walang problema yun..sus ano lang ba ang 5 hours na travel..o i iba may malapit kami na bakasyunan..:)

kaya lang lately si sera nag a-ala Dinho eh :lol: at dun lang kami nakakapag comment..(at di naman kami nakigulo dito sa thread diba? we just gave our 2 cents worth sa declarations niya in our thread)

fish tayong lahat

dinabaw

March 30th, 2007, 10:16 AM

^^ oi may narinig akong fish tayo ?

pag dumaan kayo sa Damosa Market Basket bili kayo sa Fish Tayo !:D

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5408/img0384mx0fj7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

TONZI

March 30th, 2007, 10:33 AM

CDO peepz meron kayong kababayan na basketball aficionado connected with the ABA (American Basketball Association) basketball franchise HOLLYWOOD FAME

Filipino coach trained Spider Man and Coach Carter
by Hector Santos - Mar 25, 2007

(note: this article was conducted and written by Janet Susan R. Nepales of philippinenews.com)

LOS ANGELES - When you watch “Spider-Man 3” this summer, watch out for the cool basketball moves of Tobey Maguire. He was trained by Filipino American basketball coach, Hernando Planells, also known as “Coach H.

(note: this article was conducted and written by Janet Susan R. Nepales of philippinenews.com)

LOS ANGELES - When you watch “Spider-Man 3” this summer, watch out for the cool basketball moves of Tobey Maguire. He was trained by Filipino American basketball coach, Hernando Planells, also known as “Coach H.”

The 30-year-old Planells, who is the son of Filipina Carmen and Spaniard Hernando, is currently the head basketball coach for the Hollywood Fame team that is in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and is also a basketball scout for Marty Blake who is the director of scouting for the NBA.

As a basketball scout, Planells uses his keen eye for talent to evaluate players for the NBA draft.

“I have helped Marty Blake to provide professional basketball scouting and consulting to the NBA and to other clients around the globe,” Planells pointed out in an exclusive interview with Philippine News.

Aside from Miami Heat assistant coach Eric Spoelstra, Planells may be the only other Filipino American professional basketball coach in the United States.

His experience and background has also allowed him to be a technical advisor for Reelsports Solutions, in motion pictures including “Coach Carter” starring Samuel L. Jackson, “The Longest Yard” starring Adam Sandler, “Rebound” starring Martin Lawrence and “Spider-Man 3”starring Tobey Maguire.

As a technical advisor on movies, he developed basketball choreography, personally trained the actors and coordinated tryouts and casting calls for athletes.

He was also hired to train the athletes of “Extreme Dodgeball,” the highest-rated television show on the Game Show Network.

“Coach H” was named the head coach for the Bouncers on Spike TV's smash hit “SlamBall.”

Born in Los Angeles, Planells lives in Claremont, California with his wife Carmel and their two children, Preston and Gabrielle. We were able to catch up with him and below are excerpts of our interview with Planells.

How did you get involved in Hollywood Fame basketball team?

I had heard an announcement about a new minor league team coming to Los Angeles and it being owned by celebrities. I thought it was interesting and made a call over to them. After some conversations and meetings, they asked me to come on board as the Director of Player Personnel. It certainly helped that I am a scout for Marty Blake, who is the Director of Scouting for the NBA; ownership needed someone who was familiar with players and thought that I would be a much needed addition to the Fame. As the season progressed, I was elevated to Associate Head Coach where I worked under former NBA Head Coach Don Casey. When Coach Casey stepped down I was promoted to head coach and was very thankful for the opportunity.

How is it working with celebrities at Hollywood Fame who owns it (i.e. Nick Lachey, Stacey Keibler and others)?

The ownership group is fantastic. They are heavily involved with the team and the day to day operations. They are committed to making this work in Los Angeles which is a very hard market for minor league sports.

How did you get involved into show business and choreograph the basketball action in such movies as “Coach Carter” and “The Longest Yard”?

In 2001, I returned to Los Angeles after a one-year stint at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and came across an ad looking for a basketball coach for a TV show called “SlamBall.” I applied, went to the coaches' tryout and was selected to be the head coach for the team called the Bouncers. I was on “SlamBall” for two years and that is where I met Mark Ellis who owns a company called Reelsports. They specialize in sports choreography in movies, TV and commercials. They needed a basketball choreographer for a movie that was going to start in a few months and Mark asked me if I was interested in working with him. I jumped at the opportunity and have been working on sports production ever since. I have worked on “Coach Carter”, “The Longest Yard,” “Rebound,” “Spider-Man 3” among others.

Tell us more about your experiences working with Tobey Maguire (“Spider-Man 3”) and Robin Williams.

Tobey and Robin are tremendous and it was an honor working with them.

Since Tobey already plays basketball, he needed less training from me and more guidance in the choreographing of the basketball scene. We worked together on what he wanted the scene to look like in “Spider-Man 3.” We put it all together and when it was time to shoot, he made it his own and it turned out great.

As for working with Robin, I received a phone call asking me to train Robin for a couple of days so that he can be prepared to do a basketball scene in an upcoming movie “Licensed to Wed.” Robin worked extremely hard (with jokes in between drills!) in our very little time together to make sure that he was prepared. He ran through all the drills, practiced his shooting and his ball-handling. After two days, he remarkably improved.

Any other Hollywood actors you worked with? Please tell us what movies and how it was working with them.

I worked with Samuel L. Jackson on “Coach Carter,” Adam Sandler on “The Longest Yard,” Martin Lawrence on “Rebound” and right now I'm working with Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson on a basketball movie. Working with all these actors has been a great experience. All of them are really good people who want to make great movies. All of them have been very open to my coaching and training methods because they understand how important it is for them to look like a real athlete on the big screen.

Tell us more about your Filipino descent.

My mom Carmen Pangan Pelaez is from the Cagayan de Oro and my father Hernando is from Spain. They were married in the Philippines and my mother came to the U.S. in 1975. I still have brothers and sisters in the Philippines who I speak to as often as I can. I am very proud to be a Filipino basketball coach in the U.S. Basketball is a sport where you don't see that many Filipinos coaching above the high school level in the United States. I feel blessed to coach at a professional minor league level and to be an NBA scout for Marty Blake. I hope I can be an inspiration to other Filipinos who dream about coaching at a high level.

Have you ever been to the Philippines which is a basketball-crazy country?

I've been to the Philippines twice but I haven't been there in about five years. I loved it over there. Basketball is such a huge sport over there and I have always wanted to coach in the PBA and work with the national team.

What are your future projects?

After I'm done with the season, I will be working on the Will Ferrell basketball movie “Semi-Pro.” I am also coordinating a women's pro basketball showcase that will take place in May. During that time, I will be getting my schedule to start training NBA draft hopefuls at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

I am also trying to lay the ground work for a basketball camp/clinic in the Philippines. I have always wanted to go back and put together a clinic where Filipino basketball players can improve their fundamentals and footwork and introduce them to new techniques and ideas.

boju

March 30th, 2007, 10:50 AM

@Tonzi, sino ang kamag-anak mo dyan ang mga Pangan o mga Pelaez?

TONZI

March 30th, 2007, 10:58 AM

wla ako kamag anak dyan i jst said cdo peepz meron "kaung=kayong" hehehe...ok kng meron ako kamag anak eh ang yayaman ng mga pelaez na yan...

fundraiser

March 30th, 2007, 11:23 AM

yes...baka magalit nga and i was reading their thread and they really dont like it when they said that some forumers here are already thinking that cdo is already the premier economic driver of mindanao...and i thought its the region 10 thats already becoming the economic driver and not cdo as a city...but i think cdo is already coming behind davao in terms of development and commerce in mindanao...and time will come it will also be the number one city in mindanao...jst to mention cdo is really the gateway to mindanao as a shipping and container hub and davao is way beyond south to be called as that and sooner major financial institutions will be having their major centers here...but for now its davao...this is jst and obervation for me coz i see how cdo is fast becoming a major business hub and we can see it in the infrastructure and the laguindingan international airport in the future will add to that...i hope in the future that will not be a problem for both cities and we hope everybody would jst accept things as they happen...

hindi naman siguro insecure ang davao para magalit sa ganung bagay lang. and waway said its fine, and were not making it up naman eh, its done based on statistics by the NEDA. may kanya kanya lang talagang individual appeal each city. and cdo's strong points just happened to be its vibrant economy. youre not taking the place of the other city naman dahil it has gone a long way na din BUT instead youre giving mindanao a new alternative lang. i asked my officemates opinion regarding cdo since she was able to go on a vacation to both cities, im not gonna post here what she said but i will just say that her comments are pleasantly flattering for cdo.

reposting the article here....

N. Mindanao contributes 27% to VisMin total output

NORTHERN Mindanao remains to be the biggest regional economy in Mindanao contributing 27 percent to the island's total output in 2006.

This is contained in the State of the Region Report (SRR) delivered by Governor Leo Loreto S. Ocampos of Misamis Occidental, chairperson of the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Northern Mindanao, during its 74th full council meeting on February 27 in Cagayan de Oro City.

"Last year, we laid down in our Medium Term Regional Development Plan (MTRDP), the macroeconomic targets of sustained economic growth and poverty reduction by pursuing job creation and economic growth, social development and direct anti-poverty measures, among others," Ocampos said.

Again for 2006, Northern Mindanao had the 6th largest economy among the 17 regions of the country with a Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of P58 billion at constant 1985 prices.

With a per capita GRDP of P14,820, we outranked the regions in the Visayas and Mindanao and occupied the 3rd spot trailing only the National Capital Region (NCR) and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), he said.

"At constant prices" means the valuation of transactions, wherein the influence of price changes from the base year to the current year have been removed while GRPD means the aggregate of the gross value added or income from each industry or economic activity of the regional economy.

Ocampos said Northern Mindanao's GRDP grew at an average of 3.8 percent in 2005, although lower than the 7.2 percent growth realized in 2004. The relatively slower growth was due mainly to the dry spell during the period, which affected our agricultural production.

Change in prices

Changes in prices of basic goods and services remained within the single digit level. The 6.4 percent average inflation rate registered 1.3 percentage points lower than that of 2005 and the decrease was brought about by the continued easing of prices in most commodities especially in the prices of fuel, light and water, he said.

Meanwhile, Ocampos said efforts to increase the government's ability to finance critical programs and projects also paid off as the region's tax collections went up by 12 percent, from P3.6 billion in 2005 to P4 billion in 2006, most of which came from income taxes that contributed 63 percent while 26 percent were generated from the Value Added Taxes (VAT). This was also augmented by the collection of customs duties, which reached P1.75 billion.

Investments

New investments amounting to P23.8 billion were noted in the region, which represented 24 percent increase compared to the P19.2 billion in 2005 with Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro City leading the growth at 44 percent and contributed 67 percent to the region's total.

About P19.12 million of sales was generated by 619 exhibitors due to their participation in 50 domestic fairs while another P10 million worth of sales was generated by 11 exhibitors for their participation in four international fairs.

The region's One Town One Product Program (OTOP) also generated P107 million investments and created 4,108 jobs while its domestic sales amounted to P60 million and its exports sales US$355,000.

There were 101 Small and Medium Enterprises developed and 201 SME's assisted in the areas of product development, access to credit, marketing and promotions.

"With all these good things happening in our region, let us continue to build on the gains by sustaining our stable peace and order to ensure the continuing growth of our strategic initiatives and big investments," Ocampos further said.

link here (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2007/03/02/bus/n..mindanao.contributes.27.to.vismin.total.output.html)

boju

March 30th, 2007, 11:46 AM

wla ako kamag anak dyan i jst said cdo peepz meron "kaung=kayong" hehehe...ok kng meron ako kamag anak eh ang yayaman ng mga pelaez na yan...

:lol: :lol: naduling ako, yung mga Pelaez surely taga CDO-Misamis Oriental na. Siguro kamag-anak yan ni dating Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez.

KulasKusgan

March 30th, 2007, 02:12 PM

bariQ

March 30th, 2007, 07:15 PM

i just saw one og those taxis theyre toyota avanzas

@boju TNX!

boju

March 31st, 2007, 12:58 AM

sorry. for me, dili angal... hilas lang paminawon. if you notice, we davao forumers are vocal with our thoughts. we say what we feel. pero madalas, joke joke lang. we have nothing against cdo. in fact we are happy with its accomplishments. surprised nga ako sa devt ng cdo, so i opened the first cdo thread in 2005.

btw, davao is not the largest city.

fish tayong lahat ha.

:lol: :lol: "hilas" dinggin? Masanay kana:lol: :lol: So kung hilasan ka joke joke lang pala. But this is my thoughts, "hilas" ba kung ikaw ay mangarap? What exactly you got weird in me or @Sera's pronouncement? Is it that we're claiming Region 10 the Trading and Industrial Center of Mindanao? This is supported by documents. And would you twist it?

Thank you you're the one opening the thread of CDO. And you're asking us CDO forumers the "utang na loob". But this will not limit us to screen or passive in our thoughts. This is forum and each thought should be respected. If there are unclear statements, you should correct it in an constructive way.

KulasKusgan

March 31st, 2007, 01:26 AM

no. im not asking for utang na loob. as ive said surprised lang ako sa devt ng cdo. thats it.

Alingatong

March 31st, 2007, 04:14 AM

^^Very surprising nga yong development ng CDO. Ang liit ng packaging nya pero ang laki ng impact. Truly, big surprises come in small packages.:)

WawaY[625]

March 31st, 2007, 07:25 AM

:lol: :lol: "hilas" dinggin? Masanay kana:lol: :lol: So kung hilasan ka joke joke lang pala. But this is my thoughts, "hilas" ba kung ikaw ay mangarap? What exactly you got weird in me or @Sera's pronouncement? Is it that we're claiming Region 10 the Trading and Industrial Center of Mindanao? This is supported by documents. And would you twist it?

Thank you you're the one opening the thread of CDO. And you're asking us CDO forumers the "utang na loob". But this will not limit us to screen or passive in our thoughts. This is forum and each thought should be respected. If there are unclear statements, you should correct it in an constructive way.

because lately....sera=dinho

:rofl:

boju

March 31st, 2007, 07:58 AM

Well, kung di ka lang mabait.... ginaganito na kita...:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

Siguro may na-overrate si @sera but that could not be compromised the reputation of CDO.

@kulas... thanks... fish na fish tayo.

boju

March 31st, 2007, 08:33 AM

Saturday, March 31, 2007
Oro's 5th bridge to be inaugurated by mid-2007

CAGAYAN de Oro City's 5th urban bridge project will soon be inaugurated by middle of this year after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) released P50 million to the City Government as additional funding intended for the construction of its two approaches.

City planning and development officer Estrella Sagaral said the fund release came after the City Council authorized Mayor Vicente Y. Emano to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the DPWH for the release of P49,625,000 as additional funding for the bridge project.

She said the bridge structure is already finished but the approaches on both Macasandig and Carmen sides have to be completed.

In the wake of the P50-million release, the completion and inauguration of the city's 5th bridge that will connect barangays Macasandig and Carmen is expected to happen by middle of this year, she added.

The Carmen-Macasandig bridge project is the 5th bridge that spans the Cagayan de Oro River aside from the existing Ysalina Bridge, Maharlika Bridge, Emmanuel Pelaez Bridge and the soon-to-be finished Puntod-Kauswagan Bridge.

The new bridge is envisioned to help ease the volume of vehicles passing through the two heavily congested bridges (Ysalina and Maharlika), especially during traffic peak hours since these two bridges are located at the center of the city. (CIO)

boju

March 31st, 2007, 09:45 AM

Cagayan de Oro urban sprawls from Bogo in the east to Iponan in the west and Macabalan in the North to Lumbia in the South.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdosprawl01_b.jpg

boju

March 31st, 2007, 09:52 AM

The urban sprawl will continue in the South when CDO airport will soon privatize if the Laguindingan International Airport finish and it will spur economic and social activity in nearby areas to the South.

Urban sprawl will continue very soon in the South-East side plateau when the Ayala project will operational and the Sta Lucia projects just like the Pueblo de Oro Township and Xavier Estates in the South-West plateau of CDO.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdosprawl01_c.jpg

boju

March 31st, 2007, 10:02 AM

Some Business Districts and Parks

The Divisoria, it is the Poblacion of CDO.
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The Velez Street, Connecting Divisoria and C.M. Recto Ave. up to Macabalan in the North. Where Misamis Oriental Capitol found. Others stand in this area are the Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center, Mis. Or. Gen. Comprehensive High School, City Central School, Polymedic General Hospital, Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas. By the way, Banko Central ng Pilipinas is a stand alone branch here in this part of region that the banks and other financial institutions will have to transact here just like that there is Central Bank in Cebu and in Davao.
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boju

March 31st, 2007, 10:11 AM

Cogon Market and nearby areas. This is the center of commerce of CDO where a modern public market stand with 4 working escalators. The sorrounding areas are fill with department stores and supermarkets like Trendline, Gaisano and Ororama Supercenter, Indian traders, Chinese Traders, Hotels like Conchita and De Luxe hotel, Banks and Educational Institutions. There are also Cinemas like Gothic Cinema that have 2, I doubt if it is still in operation right now. And also SkyHi cinema which has also 2 theater.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdosprawl0Cogonarea.jpg

boju

March 31st, 2007, 10:17 AM

The promising Central Business District in CDO where huge malls here are found like the Ororama Megacenter, Gaisano Citymall, Limketkai Center with its anchor tenants the Robinson mall and the Plaza Fair.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdosprawl0cbd.jpg

boju

March 31st, 2007, 10:34 AM

Carmen Area, the biggest barangay in the city. It boost also the modern Public Market with two working escalators. Sorrounds are department stores and supercenters like Ororama and Gaisano Carmen just a little smaller in Cogon area. Sorrounda also the Educational Institutions like Cagayan de Oro College, Asian College of Science and Technology, Liceo de Cagayan University, Northern Mindanao Polytechnic College, West City Central Schooland others. The GSIS and SSS regional offices. Mindanao Headquarters of Philcom is in here. There are also hotels and inns here.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/boju4289/cdosprawcarmenarea.jpg

boju

March 31st, 2007, 10:42 AM

This is Gusa area. The bustling growth area in the near east of the city. Pride Rock Business Park is located here. The newest operational business park in this city. The regional branch of National Statistics Office is located here.

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This is Alwana Business Park. The soon PEZA accredited ICT park. It boost to its hotel and recreational parks, residentials, commercials, and light industrial. Visit www.alwana.com
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Sera

March 31st, 2007, 10:49 AM

boju

March 31st, 2007, 11:01 AM

More Pictures and Information from Alwana Business Park (http://www.alwana.com/index.php)

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Alwana Business Park is a 120-hectare Business, Commercial and Residential community developed by AJ Land Construction & Development Corp. It is strategically located in Cugman, an 8 km drive from the city of Cagayan de Oro. It has a commanding view of the majestic Macajalar Bay in the North and surrounded by the verdant forests of Malasag, a protected forest area that is home to two of Cagayan de Oro’s tourist attractions: The Eco-Village Gardens of Malasag & the Mapawa Nature Park. On the East, it is minutes away from the major shopping malls, schools, and hospitals and further on its West lies a string of Multinational companies and industries that have established their manufacturing and processing plants in the city.

It is envisioned to grow into a self-sustaining community where it is possible for people to live and work in a quiet, secure atmosphere, their creature comforts within reach. Forty (40) hectares of it are reserved for industries, 20 for its residential community called Alwana Village, 10 for commercial establishments and 26 for parks & recreation.
Alwana Business Park
Amidst an appealing environment, Alwana Business Park offers a one-stop solution integrating office, production, commercial, educational, residential, and recreational needs in a single, secure location.

CCOMMERCIAL
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You can never be too far away from home Alwana Business Park

Alwana Business Park has highly visible commercial space for lease, office space, corporate headquarters, pads, retail sites & shops. It consists of 10 hectares of prime real estate ideal for putting up Call centers, BPO’s (Buiness Process Outsourcing) and all other IT-related businesses. The Park offers a superb business advantage to corporations seeking a foothold in the Philippines, particularly in Northern Mindanao. Alwana Business Park is designed and built to suit the standards required by the biggest names in the field of Information Technology, Software Development, Electronics, Communications, Research & Development and other businesses with strong technological background. It boasts of a strong, power output, standby generator, internet backbone from PLDT, fast & reliable broadband and wi-fi internet connection powered by various internet service providers such as Linksys, Philcom, Globe & Sotelco.
While it has good access to the National Highway, it has none of the noise, traffic, and pollution associated with working in the Business & Commercial District of a Metropolitan City. Instead, workers and personnel are left relatively undisturbed to do their business. When they need a break, they can always.

RECREATIONAL
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Guests and Homeowners can all enjoy the comforts and amenities that Alwana Business Park has to offer.

Sports Avenue
A walking distance from Marco Hotel is the Sports Avenue which houses several state-of-the-art sports facilities. It is the first to employ a Cashless System in all its transactions for our guests’ ease and convenience. Although most of the facilities here are for members only, membership can be easily acquired by purchasing the Sports Avenue card (P500.00) with a credit worth P450.00. All reservations, rentals, and purchases inside Sports Avenue are made with just a swipe of your card. If you feel like you’re running out of credits, simply buy more credits at the Reception area.
FIZZ Bar
Ideal for dance parties, mini-concerts, and other events. It is famous for its annual Halloween, and P1/beer parties.

La Cabana Spa
Located within Sports Avenue, it is a welcome respite after a grueling game of badminton, or simply to melt all your cares away. They offer body massage, body scrub, foot reflexology, foot spa, sauna and a lot more.

Rock Wall

It is the only operational wall climbing facility in Cagayan de Oro City. It measures 20 ft. in height with 5 levels of progression from Beginners to Advanced. For safety purposes it employs the Top-rope system and provides crash pads at its base.

Courses offered:

A. Safety
• Climbing Signals
• Equipment Orientation
• Belaying

B. Training
• Beginners
• Advanced
• Competition

Rates:
Day Pass: P90.00/2 hours
Regular monthly rate: P672.00
Group rate privilege: 15 pax @ P3,360/mo. (VAT inc.)

Schedule: Tues-Sun from 1:00 PM - 9:00PM

Fitness Gym

It is a sizeable, fully air conditioned gym, catering to the health and physical needs of Alwana’s residents, hotel guests and members. Each member is closely supervised with a personalized training program to suit their need and conditions It is equipped with these state-of-the-art exercise machines:

• Cardio machines
• Treadmills,
• Stationary bike,
• Rowing machine.
• Standard weights, barbells,
• Universal machine with weight stack.

There are also Dancing & Aerobics classes every Monday (Cardio Retro), Wednesday (Latin Dance), & Friday (Modern Dance). Sports Avenue also has fully equipped Badminton courts, Indoor Tennis Court, Table Tennis, Darts, & Billiard, Hot Bath pool, and clean shower & changing rooms for men & women.

THE MARCO HOTEL
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A Business & Leisure Resort hotel with 42 rooms (9 standard, 9 deluxe, 8 suites) and 16 separate regular and family cottages. It caters to weary travelers and tourists to Cagayan de Oro visiting for business, relaxation, or both.

It has an efficient Business Center with fast wi-fi connection, NDD/IDD PABX telephone, fax machines, computers and photocopiers for business executives and entrepreneurs.

Amenities & Facilities:

• fully airconditioned rooms/cottages
• Hot & Cold showers w/ bathtub
• Room service
• Cable TV & mini-bar
• Laundry/pressing services
• Complimentary breakfast
• Free use of Swimming pool, Kiddie pool, Hot Bath pool, Jacuzzi, and Fitness Gym (except for guests in Cottages)
• Marco Café,
• Pearl Garden Restaurant
• Grand Ballroom
• Function rooms
• Prefere Boutique
• Sports Avenue
• FIZZ Bar
• Indoor Tennis Court
• Badminton Courts
• Table Tennis
• Rock Wall
• Darts & Billiards.

ROOM RATES:

Standard - 2,300.00
Deluxe - 3,100.00
Suite - 4,800.00
Regular Cottage Room (2 pax) - 1,300.00
Family Cottage Room (6 pax) - 3,200.00
Family Cottage Extra Bed - 530.00
Extra Bed - 620.00
Extra Person - 370.00

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
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Alwana Business Park’s Industrial Estate provides ready-made warehouses for lease and for sale as well as storage facilities, food factories, and the like. It is also ideal for use of local and international shipping yards.

Well-equipped with a good drainage system, and an efficient electric & water supply, it is truly a haven for investors who appreciate the importance of hassle-free operations. It is currently home to companies such as Alwana Wood Products, AJ Wood Products, AJLand Construction and Development Corporation, Planters Farmland, Regent, Multiplast, Skyflakes, Liwayway Corp., San Miguel Corp., Victorian Freight Express, First Industrial Plastic Ventures Inc., Maersk Lines, China Shipping, Bounty Agro Ventures and similar other businesses.

RESIDENTIAL
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A quiet enclave within walking distance from Marco Hotel, Sports Avenue, and the surrounding retail stores and office spaces. It sits on 20 hectares of prime property dedicated to residential houses, townhouses and apartment units for the convenience of homeowners working within Alwana as well as for people with discerning tastes who value serenity, comfort, and security in finding a home.

It is a gated community with none of that closed-in feel. Instead, you get the feel of wide open spaces, lush greenery, and a cool, well-shaded environment as you walk through its covered trails woven throughout the community. It is an exciting concept that strives to bring business, recreation, and retail right at your doorstep. You will discover a range of stylish apartment options, from one-storey apartments to spacious Town homes, to hip live-and-work lofts and much more. Living a full life has never been this easy. Living in Alwana IS a walk in the park.