Dipolog and Dapitan Cities, and Zamboanga del Norte Province [Archive] - Page 5

GearX

November 25th, 2008, 04:18 AM

Rizal's House (http://www.tslr.net/2007_08_01_archive.html)

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The octagonal Casa Redonda, where Rizal's pupils would stay

During his exile in Dapitan, Philipine's national hero - Jose Rizal - bought a piece of land near the shore of Talisay near Dapitan. On this land, he built three houses- all made of bamboo, wood, and nipa.

In a letter to his friend, Ferdinand Blumentritt, on December 19, 1893, Rizal described his peaceful life in Dapitan.

"I shall tell you how we lived here. I have three houses - one square, another hexagonal, and the third octagonal. All these houses are made of bamboo, wood, and nipa. I live in the square house, together with my mother, my sister, Trinidad, and my nephew. In the octagonal house live some young boys who are my pupils. The hexagonal house is my barn where I keep my chickens."

"From my house, I hear the murmur of a clear brook which comes from the high rocks. I see the seashore where I keep two boats, which are called barotos here.
I have many fruit trees, such as mangoes, lanzones, guayabanos, baluno, nangka, etc. I have rabbits, dogs, cats, and other animals."

"I rise early in the morning-at five-visit my plants, feed the chickens, awaken my people, and prepare our breakfast. At half-past seven, we eat our breakfast, which consists of tea, bread, cheese, sweets, and other things. After breakfast, I treat the poor patients who come to my house. Then I dress and go to Dapitan in my baroto. I am busy the whole morning, attending to my patients in town."

"At noon, I return home to Talisay for lunch. Then, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., I am busy as a teacher. I teach the young boys. I spend the rest of the afternoon in farming. My pupils help me in watering the plants, pruning the fruits, and planting many kinds of trees. We stop at 6:00 p.m. for the Angelus."

"I spend the night reading and writing."

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Casa Cuadrada, the square main house where Rizal ived, faithfully reconstructed with its original light native materials.

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A plan of Rizal's land in Dapitan

GearX

November 25th, 2008, 04:20 AM

Topographic Map of Dipolog City

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pandisal

November 25th, 2008, 04:23 AM

Congrats.... :D I'll be there soon... :)

davaob4now

November 25th, 2008, 10:21 AM

wow, dami talaga pwedeng maipagmalaki ang mga taga mindanao...:cheers:

congrats for a new thread Zambo del Norte...:)

Chrisvenz

November 25th, 2008, 02:44 PM

congrats ZDN thread 2. wooh. :)

taaslangit

November 25th, 2008, 10:08 PM

14 OF RP'S 20 POOREST TOWNS ARE IN MINDANAO

DAVAO CITY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008 (STAR) By Edith Regalado - At least 14 of the country’s 20 poorest municipalities are in Mindanao, according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).

Data released by the NSCB XI here over the weekend showed that the town of Siayan in Zamboanga del Norte is the poorest in the country, with a poverty incidence of 97.46 percent.

The municipalities of Sominot, Tangcal, Midsalip, Bacungan, Jose Abad Santos, Godod, Lapuyan, San Luis and Poona Piagapo, all in Mindanao, also emerged as among the poorest.

The next poorest town is Tanudan in Kalinga in the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), with a rate of 88.06 percent in poverty incidence.

The NSCB refers to poverty incidence as the proportion of population (or families) with per capita income less than the per capita poverty threshold to the total number of population (families) of an area.

It said six other poorest towns are in Northern Luzon and Western Samar in the Visayas, with three each.

In the country’s list of 20 poorest municipalities, aside from Siayan, are Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur, with poverty incidence of 87.54 percent; Tangcal, Lanao del Norte, 86.72 percent; Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, 86.32 percent; Bagulin, La Union, 85.50 percent; Bacungan, Zamboanga del Norte, 85.17 percent; Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur, 84.63 percent;

Godod, Zamboanga del Norte, 84.58 percent; Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, 84.35 percent; San Luis, Agusan del Sur, 83.06 percent; Tinglayan, Kalinga, San Jose de Buan, Western Samar, 82.14 percent and 81.91 percent; Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte, 81.68 percent; Matuguinao, Western Samar, 81.35 percent; Don Marcelino, Davao del Sur, 80.75 percent; Zumarraga, Western Samar, 80.11 percent; La Paz, Agusan del Sur, 79.69 percent; Sarangani, Davao del Sur, 78.67 percent; and Talaingod, Davao del Norte with 78.56 percent poverty incidence.

The NSCB data also indicated that in Southern Mindanao, five of the poorest towns are in Davao del Sur. These are Jose Abad Santos, Don Marcelino, Sarangani. Malita and Sta. Maria rank sixth and seventh, respectively, on the list.

The towns of Talaingod in Davao del Norte and Laak in Compostela Valley, both placed fifth.

The towns of Manay, Tarragona and Caraga in Davao Oriental ranked eighth, ninth, and 10th, respectively, among the 10 poorest in Southern Mindanao.

But with all the poorest towns, Kidapawan City in North Cotabato emerged as Mindanao’s richest municipality, with only 12.46 percent poverty incidence.

Other areas that made it to the list of “Mindanao’s 10 richest municipalities” are General Santos City, with 13.98 percent poverty incidence; Polomolok, South Cotabato, 14.29; Davao City, 14.94 percent; Tagum City, 15.42 percent; Cagayan de Oro City, 15.50 percent; Koronadal City, 16.18 percent; Digos City, Davao del Sur, 18.22 percent; and the towns of Padada and Hagonoy, also in Davao del Sur, with 21.99 percent and 22.60 percent poverty incidence, respectively.

taaslangit

November 25th, 2008, 10:20 PM

Data released by the NSCB XI here over the weekend showed that the town of Siayan in Zamboanga del Norte is the poorest in the country, with a poverty incidence of 97.46 percent.

It's a sad story. What could possibly be the program the Province ( Governor Yebes ) can do to alleviate the "destitute and the down-and-out" status of Siayan, Bacungan and Godod?

taaslangit

November 25th, 2008, 10:29 PM

taaslangit

November 25th, 2008, 10:42 PM

Data released by the NSCB XI here over the weekend showed that the town of Siayan in Zamboanga del Norte is the poorest in the country, with a poverty incidence of 97.46 percent.

Will the Congressman/woman roll up his/her sleeves and start something positive, to fix and help the destitute area which is under his/her control?

qwert_guy

November 25th, 2008, 11:01 PM

close nyo na ang thread 1...

welcome thread 2

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 02:21 AM

Pagbansay bansay sa mga kawani sa ZMC gibalik

Sa tinguha nga mapalambo ang paglugway ug sirbisyo sa ZaNorte Medical Center ngadto sa mga katawhan gibanhaw karon ug balik ni Governor Rolando Yebes nga mapailawom sa pagbansay-bansay ug seminars ang nagkadaiyang personahe niini para madugangan ang ilang mga kahibawo.

Kini ang gibutyag ni Ms. Rosevic Lacaya-Ocampo, administrator sa ZaNorte Medical Center silbing kabahin sa reporma nga gipatuman karon nila sa tuyo nga mapalambo ang kalidad sa sirbisyo nga mahatag ngadto sa atong mga katawhan.

Matud pa sa hospital administrator nalakip na sa ilang gitinguha nga mareporma mao ang batasan sa mga medical personnel nga maoy mapunting kanunay sa reklamo sa mga katawhan.

Gipatin-aw ni Ocampo nga kini nga mga problema panahon pa kini sa karaang provincial hospital nga maoy ilang gipaningkamutan karon nga mareporma.

Aminado ang hospital administrator nga dili madali ug sayun ang pagbag-o sa batasan sa usa ka tawo busa miapilar kini sa publiko sa ilang pagsabot.

Miawhag usab ang hospital administrator nga kon ugaling aduna may reklamo ang publiko ipaabot gayud kini sa iyang buhatan para mahimuan nila ug aksiyon ug kon mahimo paga-ilhon si kinsa nga personahe sa medical center ang napunting sa ilang reklamo para matawag nila ang atensiyon niini.

Kabahin sa mga trainings ug seminars, matud pa ni Ms. Ocampo, si Governor Yebes wala gayud magmakuli sa paghatag sa iyang pagtugot niini ilabi na nga maoy gitinguha karon nga madugangan ang kahibawo sa atong mga doctor, nurses, medtechs ug uban pang personahe sa tambalanan.

Gikan sa pagbukas sa tuig 2008 hangtud karon mokabat na sa 18 ka personahe sa ZaNorte Medical Center ang gipadala ni Governor Yebes sa nagkadaiyang trainings ug seminars gikan sa mga doctor hangtud na sa mga nurses.

Sa nasayran ang pagtam-bong sa mga susamang kalihukan sa mga personahe sa hospital sa probinsiya giundangan sa miaging administrasyon sa rason nga kalas kini ug kuwarta.

Apan nakita sa adminis-trasyon karon ni Governor Yebes nga ang pagtambong sa maong mga trainings and seminars gikinahanglan kaayo sa mga personahe sa hospital ilabi na adunay daghan nang mga kausaban diha sa pagdumala ug mga pasiente sa nagkadaiya niining mga balatian ug mga bag-ong pamaagi o medical practices sibu sa modernong panahon. (Press Freedom, Vol. XXI No.2)

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 02:23 AM

Mindanao Railway System gipaningkamotan sa ZaNorte

Padayong ikumbati ni Governor Rolando Yebes nga malakip gayud ang ZaNorte sa ipahiluna nga Mindanao Railway System.

Kini ang gitataw sa gobernador atubangan sa report nga ang unang hugna sa maong railway system magdugtong sa Cagayan de Oro ug Iligan.

Samtang ang ika duhang hugna sa maong proyekto gikan sa Iligan mokutay kini paingon sa dakbayan sa Zamboanga ug ang gikan sa Cagayan de Oro molatas usab paingon sa Agusan ug Surigao lakip na sa Davao.

Kahinumduman sa gipahigayong panagtagbo sa Mindanao Economic Development Council didto sa Tandag City, Surigao del Sur gipalanog ni Governor Yebes ang iyang tinguha nga kinahanglan ang ZaNorte malakip sa Mindanao Railway System.

Matud pa sa gobernador padayon niya kining ikumbati nga ang ZaNorte mahimong kabahin sa maong railway system kay makatabang kini ug daku sa pagpasutoy ug dugang sa atong ekonomiya ug mopalagsik sa sector sa agrikultura.

Daku ang pagsalig sa gobernador nga madasonan kini nga lakang sa rason nga ang ZaNorte maoy mas dakung bintaha kay nahimutang duol sa mga dagkung merkado sa Visayas paingon na sa Luzon agi sa Strong Republic Nautical Highway sa Pulauan Port sa dakbayan sa Dapitan.

Sa sayu pa gihisgutan sa gobernador nga nalakip na sa gihimong pagpangandam sa probinsiya ang pagpadayon sa pagkonstrak ug bag-ong dalan gikan sa Sicayab-Bucana paingon sa Barangay San Vicente sa dakbayan sa Dapitan.

Karong bag-o gidasonan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa ZaNorte ang usa ka lakang nga naghatag ug gahum kang Governor Yebes sa pagtimaan sa usa ka kasabutan tali sa DPWH alang na sa pag-implementar sa P14.4 milyones ka pesos nga pundo para sa pagpadayon sa gikonstrak nga Sicayab-Bucana-San Vicente road project.

Gibutyag usab sa gobernador nga maoy iyang gilihuk usab karon nga ang nasangpit nga proyekto mapunduhan sa nasudnong kagamhanan para mahingpit gayud kini pag-abot sa panahon nga sugdan ang pagkonstrak sa Mindanao Railway System. (Press Freedom, Vol. XXI No.2)

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 02:27 AM

P20M tseke alang sa CT scan nadawat na ni Gov. Yebes

NADAWAT na sa kagamhanang probinsiyal sa Zamboanga del Norte ang tseke nga nagkantidad ug 20 milyones pesos alang sa CT Scan sa Zanorte Medical Center.

Mga alas 3 pasado ang takna kagahapon sa hapon, personal nga gitunol mismo ni Department of Health Regional Director Dr. Aristides Tan ang maong tseke ngadto kang Governor Rolando Yebes sulod sa conference room sa maong tambalanan nga gisaksihan sa mga doctors, provincial officials ug staff sa Zanorte Medical Center.

Ang maong nadawat nga 20 milyones pesos nga tseke alang sa CT Scan maoy pagtuman sa saad ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo atol sa iyang pag- inaugurate sa bag-ong tambalanan sa probinsiya.

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Gitunol mismo ni Department of Health Regional Director Dr. Aristides Tan (tuo) ang 20 milyones pesos nga tseke alang sa CT Scan sa Zanorte Medical Center ngadto kang Governor Rolando Yebes sulod sa conference room sa maong tambalanan nga gisaksihan sa mga doctors, provincial officials ug staff.

Gipahayag ni Dr. Tan nga ang pagtunol usab sa maong cheke timaan sa pag-alayon usab sa Department of Health ilalom sa lederato ni Sec. Doque sa pagtabang sa provincial government aron makabaton ug mga modernong kahimanan sa hospital. Kini subay usab sa pag-upgrade sa mga tambalanan sa gobyerno sa tibook nasud aron ang mga katawhan ang dili na makagasto ug dako nga adto magpatambal sa ubang mga hospital sa usa lamang ka simple nga examination sama sa CT Scan.

Gipadayag ni Governor Yebes ang iyang dakong kalipay sa pagdawat sa maong cheke. Iyang gipasalamatan ug dako si Presidente Arroyo ug si Sec. Duque sa wala pagpakyas sa iyang gisaad pagdonar ug 20 milyones pesos alang sa CT scan. Matod pa sa gobernador nga bisan dili igo ang maong kantidad pagpalit sa pinaka-moderno karon nga CT Scan apan dako kaayo kini ug ikatabang. Iyang gipanghinaot nga dili kini maoy katapusan nga pag-lugway ug tabang sa DOH tungod kay gipakita sa probinsiya nga tinuoray ang pagtabang ngadto sa mga katawhan. Ang pagpabarog sa Zanorte Medical Center wala naghangyo ug tabang ang probinsya ngadto sa national government.

Sa pagbisita ni Presidente Arroyo kaniadto dinhi sa atong dapit gidayeg sa presidente ang maong hospital. Usa ang Zanorte Medical Center sa mga hospital dinhi sa nasud nga pinaka-moderno.

Sa maong kalambuan hayan ang Zanorte Medical Center maoy usa sa mga hospital dinhi sa rehiyon nga gidumala sa gobyerno nga adunay CT scan. (Southpoint, Vol.1No.44)

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 02:30 AM

Provincial Tourism OFFICER NAKIGTAGBO sa Kahugpungan sa Tour Operators sa Sugbu

Sa tuyo nga mapalapdan pa ang industriya sa turismo ning lalawigan gibisita kaniadtong miaging adlaw, Nobyembre 7 niining tuiga ni Provincial Tourism Officer Atty. Ivan Patrick Ang ang kahugpungan sa mga Tour Operators nga nagabase sa dakbayan sa Sugbu.

Gituki ni Atty. Ang ngadto kanila ang posibleng paglakip sa mga tourist destinations ning probinsya sa tour package nga himoon niini.

Nakakuha usab sa positibong tubag si Atty. Ang gikan sa Presidente sa maong kahugpungan gumikan matud pa sa Presidente niini nga maningkamot kini nga maapil ang pinakamalinawon nga probinsya sakop sa Zamboanga Peninsula sa ilang package.

Gikalipay ug dako ni Atty. Ang gumikan abli ang maong kahugpungan sa mga suhestiyon nga gipaabot niini atol sa ilang panagtagbo.

Angayang kahinumduman nga subsob karon ang gihimong paningkamot ni Governor Rolando Yebes sa lalawigan nga mapalambo ang industriya sa turismo niini aron maila kini isip usa sa mga alternatibong bakasyonan sa mga bakasyonista nga nagagikan sa mga Urban areas ug usab nagagikan sa laing nasud.

Gipamahayag ni Governor Yebes nga ang probinsya sa ZaNorte aduna kini talagsaong hiyas gumikan kay malinawon kini ug daghanang maanindot nga mga natural nga mga talan-awon nga makita dinhi ug angayan lamang kining palamboon ug ikapasigarbo. (Roldan, (Southpoint, Vol.1No.44)

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 02:30 AM

SICAYAB-BUCANA SAN VICENTE ROAD NAGPADAYON ANG PAGTRABAHO

MAGPADAYON karon ang pagtrabaho sa Sicayab-Bucana – San Vicente Road Project human na-aprobahan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan atol sa ilang regular nga session ang paghatag ug gahom kang Governor Rolando Yebes sa ngalan sa provincial government nga motimaan kini ug usa ka kasabutan tali sa DPWH alang na sa padayon nga pagtrabaho sa maong proyekto isip phase 7 sa kantidad nga 14 milyones pesos.

Sa karon, giklaro ni Governor Yebes nga iyang gipahikay na ang pagpanday ug resolution aron ipa-apil kini sa Provincial Development Council, Regional Development Council ug sa MEDCO aron masagop kini isip national government project para mahuman sa hingpit ang maong karsada.

Gibana-bana nga anaa sa 260 milyones pesos ang gikinahanglang pundo aron mahuman ang maong proyekto nga diin wala gipatuman sa nakalabay nga administrasyon sa probinsiya. Matod pa ni Governor Yebes nga sa karon 32 milyones pesos pa ang nabubo nga pundo alang sa maong proyekto. Kini naglangkub sa opening ug pagpatag sa bungtod nga na-agian sa karsada.

Gipasabot sa gobernador nga ang tinguha niyang pagpasagop sa nasudnong kagamhanan sa maong proyekto tungod kay magsilbi kining alternatibo nga dalan paingon sa pantalan sa Dapitan ug magdala kini ug kalambuan sa roll-on roll-off Strong Republic Nautical Highway.

Gipaninguha usab karon ni Governor Yebes ang pagtukod ug tulay portion sa Bucana. Iyang giklaro nga walay maigo nga mga balay sa karon ang pagtrabaho sa maong proyekto. (Southpoint, Vol.1No.44)

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 02:31 AM

Nagconcert for a cause baya ang isa ka org sa city para tabangan ang mga tawo sa Siayan.

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 03:06 AM

Congrats.... :D I'll be there soon... :)

Dili gyud kau dako ang Lee Pandisal but prepare your money kay daghan cla nindot ga stalls. Makabutas og bulsa. Hehe...

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 03:11 AM

I was just wondering if the statistics of criminality in DIPOLOG CITY finally stops?

Any observation as to what the City of Dipolog has done to eradicate criminality?

Did the City finally woke up and implement realistic pro active cognitive approach to the problem?

Kindly Post it here. Investors would like to know...

Dili man gyud cge ang criminality sa city. Ang mga tighimo pud ana kay dili taga siyudad og ang kasagaran ga mabiktima ga mga negosyo ag dili strict mag-imply og security.

qwert_guy

November 26th, 2008, 03:19 AM

next thread Pls >>>> Thread 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=755514)

pls lock this thread....

:lock::lock::lock::lock::lock:

qwert_guy

November 26th, 2008, 03:26 AM

Fully functional na ang Zanorte Medical Center?

dashalvin

November 26th, 2008, 03:32 AM

Fully functional na ang Zanorte Medical Center?

Oo, pero wala pay CT Scan og MRI. Ang MRI moy dugay pa gyud ma acquire. Og kulang pa yata cyag doctor. Infront of th hospital are 4 pharmacies.

qwert_guy

November 26th, 2008, 03:38 AM

what nga ospital dinha ang naa nay CT scan? and pila kabuok dinha tertiary hospitals?

taaslangit

November 26th, 2008, 06:36 PM

Handuraw 2008: Rendezvous at Dapitan for Rizal’s memoirs

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:38:15 AM

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Dapitan City Mayor Dominador G. Jalosjos (left) is being assisted by Councilor Apple Marie Agolong during a recent awarding of drum and lyre competition held at Dapitan's Plaza Rizal, site of many activities of the forthcoming Handuraw 2008. (Photo by Allan Carlos)

DAPITAN CITY, Philippines - Planning has begun in earnest for Dapitan’s Handuraw Festival 2008, when the city commemorates the fruitful stay of the country’s National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, while in exile here following political persecution against him by the Spaniards from 1892 to 1896.

Set to start on the 27th until 29th of December, this year, the City of Dapitan in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region is currently having collaborations with a select set of established institutions to invite talented individuals do their share in art, painting, essay, sculpture, drama, and fashion – just a few of Jose Rizal’s many genial interests and talented skills.

Handuraw Festival is Dapitan’s way of reviving the historical trail of Dr. Jose Rizal, who stayed in Dapitan City for four years, leaving wonderful memories in the lives of the people here.

Handuraw, which is a Visayan term that means recollection or flashback, was started in 2006 by the City Government of Dapitan led by Mayor Dominador G. Jalosjos. Since then, the City Government of Dapitan, together with various civic groups and business organizations, has continued to embark on a plan to better enhance the city's tourism industry by restoring Dr. Jose Rizal's historical heritage.

The plan to restore and promote Rizal's historical trail and legacies in Dapitan included the construction of "Punto de Desembarco de Rizal en Dapitan Landmark or Rizal's Landing Site and Sta. Cruz Marker, which is almost completed.

Rizal landed on the beach of Sta. Cruz, Dapitan, at 7 p.m. on July 17, 1892, to begin the life of an exile in Dapitan. It came to be known as Rizal's Landing Site later. With the help of the townsfolk, Rizal rebuilt the town's Plaza, In front of St. James Church. They also made the "Relief Map of Mindanao" out of stones, soil and grass.

Rizal helped the residents put up the lamp-posts at every corner for Dapitan's first lighting system, which consisted of coconut oil lamps covered with glass.

Among his contributions to Dapitan was the establishment of an association of Dapitan farmers to improve farm products, obtained better harvests, construct more markets for them, collected funds to buy their products, and helped the producers and workers by putting up stores.

Dr. Rizal became the town doctor during his time. Opening a clinic and hospital, he treated non-paying patients as well as those who could pay. He gave away medicine to the poor.

He also opened a school where he taught Spanish, English, Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra and Correct Behavior.

Dapitan City Councilor Apple Marie Agolong said the collaborations for this year’s Handuraw Festival offer another chance to showcase Rizal’s works and memoirs to supplement Filipinos’ knowledge and understanding of the country’s great hero.

“This year’s opening salvo on December 27 is a Parade of Floats, representing the five historical influences of Rizal in Dapitan. It will be followed by a tree planting activity in deference to Rizal’s environmental interest, and, later at the famous Gloria de Dapitan, a fashion show, representing Dapitan’s heritage as a famous and important Filipino settlement during the Spanish and American regimes,” Agolong, chair of the Committee in Tourism, said.

Agolong said the second day (Dec. 28) of the festival will showcase how Dapitanons follow the footsteps of Rizal’s works in the line of painting, sculpture, and also writing through the conduct of an Essay Writing Contest. It will be followed by a conference on Rizal’s works and later with a fluvial parade from the Rizal Shrine to Gloria de Dapitan, apart from the chorale and rondalla invitational contest at the Cultural Center of Dapitan.

This year’s Handuraw will be capped on Dec. 29 by painting and sculpture exhibit and to be highlighted by the launching of the book “Jose Rizal’s Life and Legacies in Dapitan, at the Dapitan City Resort Hotel.

Dapitanons consider Dr. Rizal as a cultural icon during his time because of his deep involvement with the daily affairs of the community around him, expressing his deep-seated love of country and people, and lived out what were to become the last of his adventures. He was said to have expressed his genius in practical, down-to-earth ways here.

Dapitan City holds the Handuraw Festival every year in a bid to also promote its historical heritage and boost its tourism potentials to local and foreign visitors. Dubbed as the Shrine City of the Philippines, Dapitan is envisioned to become an eco-tourism destination and heritage center of the South.

Other plans of the city include the restoration of the official residence and administration building of the politico-military Governor of the District, Gov. Ricardo Carnicero, or the Casa Real, where Rizal lived from July 17, 1982, up to March 1983.

Another restoration project is the Rizal's Shrine, the major historical landmark of the city and the hero's home during his exile. Rizal bought this estate in 1892 from a prize he won in a lottery. It has an area of 16 hectares. It contains Casa Quadra, Casa Redondo, Casitan Hospitales, Casa Redonda Pequeña, the Aqueduct, Mi Retiro Rock and the Amphitheater.

In history, Dapitan was already a famous and important Filipino settlement before the arrival of Legaspi in Dapitan and in the early years of the Spanish domination. In 1607, Fr. Pascual de Acuña, the Jesuit Chaplain of the squadron headed by Juan Juarez Gallinate, stayed two months in Dapitan and converted two hundred natives from panganism to Christianity. The Spanish government was established in Dapitan, where it allowed the same local form of government to continue functioning, with some changes and improvement. It was of course, under the absolute control of the authority.

Dapitan was founded by Boholanos before or after the coming of the first Spaniards. The name Dapitan means a place of rendezvous or meeting place of some 800 families. “Dapit” in Bisayan means “to invite”. Hence, as a continued tradition, Mayor Jalosjos and Vice Mayor Patri Chan, chair of the Committee on Handuraw, and the entire officialdom of Dapitan City invite everyone to come and rendezvous with Dapitanons for the Handuraw Festival.

taaslangit

November 26th, 2008, 07:05 PM

Work closely with embassy on Japanese travel advisory: expert

By Rizalene P. Acac Published : 2008-11-25

A consultant advised tourism stakeholders to coordinate with the Japanese embassy to reverse the travel advisory in some parts of Mindanao to get a bigger share of the ever-shifting Japanese outbound tourist market.

Fumihiro Sakakibara of Mile Post Consultants, Incorporated said Japanese usually adhere to travel advisory issued by the government.
In his presentation at the Seminar on Japanese Tourism organized by the Department of Tourism and the ASEAN-Japan Center at the Marco Polo Hotel yesterday, he cited that Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Central Mindanao were categorized as level 2, meaning travels in those parts should be postponed, while Northern and Southern Mindanao was categorized as level 3, warning Japanese to rethink their plan before traveling.
Japanese were strongly cautioned to shelve travels in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Shariff Kabunsuan, Sarangani, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, and Cotabato City.
All the other areas not mentioned fell into the “consider well” category. However, excluded in the category are Camiguin Island, Cagayan de Oro City, and Davao City.
“If you don’t do anything about it then nothing will happen about these advisories,” he said.
To do this, he said tourism stakeholders must constantly communicate with the Japanese embassy which reviews the advisories every six months. He said a lot of time will be missed out on tourism promotions if officials are not attentive to this system.
He said it would also be helpful for Mindanaoans to focus in promoting key tourism destinations in the island that would elicit more interest for the Japanese market.
Sakakibara said taking into consideration the profile of the regular tourists who are between the age bracket of 35-44 and 55-64, packages should be made to suit their wants. He said the age bracket is usually characterized as being “independent” and “intellectual” with interests ranging from eco-tourism, culture, product and market years ago.

Sakakibara said analysis also points out that average stay for these travelers is between five to seven days.
The peak season for Japanese travels in the past years between May and June and October and November where 50-70 percent of the outbound trips are recorded.
Sakakibara said Philippines should also take advantage of the change in the travel preferences of the Japanese formerly directed towards countries like United States, Canada, Switzerland, among others are now going to Cambodia, Vietnam, Russia, and Thailand.
Meanwhile, he described the inflow of Japanese tourists to the country as “stable” with an average of 400,000 tourists or a 2.45 percent share in the market. Last year, there were 395, 012 Japanese who visited the Philippines which ranked 12th among preferred destinations.

dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 03:17 AM

what nga ospital dinha ang naa nay CT scan? and pila kabuok dinha tertiary hospitals?

Zamboanag del Norte Cooperative Hospital ang naa ray CT scan. Wako kahibalo ad2ng isa sa Ospital ng Kabataan kung naa clay CT scan o kung teritiary sila pero base sa ila structure and facilities, tertiary guro ni.

qwert_guy

November 27th, 2008, 04:00 AM

how about ang dipolog medical center?

dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 04:23 AM

^ I dont know. Di man yata dako kayo ila hospital. Magutana lang ko sunod. Ang pinakanindot dire ga private hospital kay ang Ospital ng Kabataan with elevator.

qwert_guy

November 27th, 2008, 04:31 AM

kaanha na ko sa ospital ng Kabataan... nag expand na ba ni nga hosp?

dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 04:32 AM

Now Open
Chowking Dipolog
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dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 04:34 AM

kaanha na ko sa ospital ng Kabataan... nag expand na ba ni nga hosp?

Katong iyang atbang nagconstruct cla og bag-o building.

qwert_guy

November 27th, 2008, 04:35 AM

^^at last naa na jud ang chowking sa dipolog...

dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 04:37 AM

Pinahon Island, Municipality of Sibutad

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dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 04:47 AM

^^at last naa na jud ang chowking sa dipolog...

Lagi. Dugay na gyud ko paabot ani kay ganahan ko sa ila halo2x.

dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 04:51 AM

SCUBA SAFARI IN Zamboanga del Norte,
A FAST GROWING FAD

There is a new popular crave in the great Mystic Province of Zamboanga del Norte – it’s the Challenger Divers’ SCUBA SAFARI, where people from different parts of the country come and explore the underwater world of the Philippines best kept secret.

The Mystic Province is located only one and a half hours south of Dumaguete City by Fast Ferry.

Challenger Divers’ Scuba Safari consists of pick-up hotel, boat transfer, Dolphin watching on the way to the scenic Aliguay Island and relax there with a snack, orientation dive, lunch, second dive, dinner, relax around the campfire and enjoy night diving. Dream about the days events as you sleep in our tents at the seashore camp.

The second day will involve transfer to Selinog Island with diving in the Sanctuary and seaside camping.

The third day will tackle more dolphin watching on the way to Tag-ulo, 30m-deep drift dive at Camanse Camp. After a peaceful sleep the group will head out for Dapitan bay for a wreck dive of the sunken Pulawan Ferry and a visit to Don’s reef then back to the hotel.

Challenger Divers’ Scuba Safari only costs $85/day/person including camping, three meals/day, three dives/day, boat transfer, equipment, dive master. The Scuba Safari can be custom arranged to suit your groups’ desires.

People from all walks of life come and seek true adventure off of the beaten path here in Zamboanga del Norte and they stay for more and relax in the province’s scenic beaches.

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Selinog Island, Dapitan City

Challenger Divers offer camping and diving at the tropical island paradise of Aliguay, Selinog and Piñahon Islands, the peaceful seaside village of Tag-ulo and most of all the province’s tropical beaches. Dive in the crystal clear, warm tropical waters, enjoy watching sea turtles, octopus, nudibranches, and countless tropical reef fishes.

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Aliguay Island, Dapitan City

You can also choose to dive in numerous Marine Protected Areas such as the Gimputlan Sanctuary and the Canlucani Sanctuary to help support conservation and see the great diversity of life. Challenger Divers offer a One-day or Multiple-day safaris where you get to hold your breath for an adventure of a lifetime.

Challenger Divers Scuba School, offers all levels of Scuba Training from Bubble Maker for children and Discover SCUBA all the way to Dive-master and other training programs can be conducted during the course of the safari.

The PADI OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE is the mast popular dive program in the world. In as little as four days anybody can be a trained to become an authentic and certified diver. At this point you can learn the skills of open water scuba diving and go and see the under water world where you get to choose to dive anywhere, anytime with a certified diver buddy.

The course consists of five (5) confined water dives, five (5) lectures and four (4) open ocean dives. Upon completion of the course you will receive a PADI Certification and with this certification you can dive to 60 feet with your CERTIFIED BUDDY. You will be surprised because the tuition fee will only cost at a staggering PhP 7,000.00 compared to other diving institutions and the tuition fee can also be availed on an installment basis.

Challenger Divers also offer a land based Scuba/Nature Safari for any group which may want to see the local natural landscapes, such as caves and waterfalls along the way.

dashalvin

November 27th, 2008, 05:08 AM

More of Sibutad

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November 28th, 2008, 01:10 AM

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sheenreal

November 28th, 2008, 01:14 AM

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sheenreal

November 28th, 2008, 01:15 AM

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sheenreal

November 28th, 2008, 01:19 AM

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dashalvin

November 28th, 2008, 10:27 AM

Adraincem is new Tourism Reg’l Dir. of RIX

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Mr. Eldridge Adraincem standing beside DOT Sec. Ace Durano, other Malacañang officials and ZaNorte provincial leaders headed by Gov. Rolando E. Yebes, who witnessed with pride Adraincem’s installation as the new Tourism Regional Director of RIX

Zamboanga del Norte has every reason to be joyous this season as Mr. Eldridge Adraincem, a native of Dipolog City is recently appointed as the new Tourism Regional Director of RIX by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on October 20, 2008.

Adraincem, who also was once the president of Dipolog Bankers Club outstandingly qualified the said post and officially oath in front of Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ace Durano last November 18 at Malacañang Palace.

In an interview, Adraincem pronounced with pride that he will situate DOT’s regional office at Dapitan City as coherently approved by PGMA similarly with other regional offices from Zamboanga City that soon will be transferred in the province in due time.

The young director aspired to accomplish the boosting of the local tourism industry in the region by implementing programs and projects for it to be recognized nationally if not globally.

On the other hand, ZaNorte provincial governor Rolando E. Yebes who personally witnessed Adraincem’s installation expressed his deep appreciation of the post now handled by Adraincem since he is positive that the province’s tourism industries will sky-rocket at any given time.

The governor elucidated that the province will be the foremost recipient of the various tourism programs and projects that soon to be dished out by the department because it shelters the regional office and the director, himself is a native ZaNortean.

Provincial Tourism Officer Atty. Ivan Patrick Ang also sees the installation of Adraincem as a blessing and an opportunity for the province to be recognized nationally.

He emphasized that in fast tracking the tourism industry and potentials of the province, it will surely bring in a healthy and vigorous economy. ( Roldan Realiza and Pretty Pacilan)

zoroethgenre_003

November 28th, 2008, 11:42 AM

qwert_guy

November 29th, 2008, 11:11 AM

^^medyo maliit nga pero ok lang yan kung 5 levels nama....

Chrisvenz

November 30th, 2008, 04:38 AM

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is this the first branch of chowking in Dipolog? :cheers:

reancorbz84

November 30th, 2008, 03:44 PM

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uy hala ninduta gud.... ayus dinhi i jogging ah. hehehehe

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 02:52 AM

Med School gitinguha ni Gov nga matukod sa probinsya

SA panglantaw nga makahatag ug dugang kaayohan sa mga katawhan dinhi sa Zanorte, gitinguha karon ni Governor Rolando Yebes nga matukod ang School of Medicine dinhi sa atong probinsiya pinaagi sa mga dagkong unibersidad dinhi sa Pilipinas.

Sa nasayran gikan sa atong gobernador nga sa karon nakig-negotiate na siya sa Silliman University sa Dumaguete ug Ateneo de Zamboanga. Gusto ni Governor Yebes nga pinaagi sa maong tulunghaan magtukod kini ug School of Medicine dinhi sa atong lalawigan.

Matod pa ni Governor Yebes nga dili na kinahanglan pang mo-adto sa mga dagkong lugar aron adto magtuon ug medisina hinungdan nga makagasto kini ug dako. Kung ania na kini dinhi sa atong lalawigan gamay na lang ang gasto sa usa ka tinun-an. Gawas pa, makabaton na usab ug daghang doctor ang Zanorte Medical Center.

Dako kaayo ug kahigayunan nga anha kini matukod sa lungsod sa Katipunan. Suportado usab sa mga opisyales sa lungsod pinaagi ni Mayor Cris Eguia ang maong tinguha sa gobernador. Abri ang kagamhanang lokal sa Katipunan sa maong katuyuan. (Southpoint, Vol.1No.45)

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 02:55 AM

Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center nakigdugtong ug pribadong korporasyon para sa dialysis machine

Aron matabangan pa ang mga katawhan nga dili na moadtu sa mga dagkong siyudad nga magpatambal ilabi na ang pagpa-dialisys, ang Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center nakigdugtong karon ug pribadong corporasyon para mopahimutang ug Clinical Chemistry Analyzer sa maong tambalanan.

Kini maoy unod sa napasar nga ordinansa human gisubmite ang committee report sa committee on laws rules and ordinances nga gipangulohan ni Board Member Ricky Mejorada atol sa ilang regular session sa Sangguniang Panlala-wigan ning semanaha.

Sa maong ordinansa, tulo ka kontra ang gidasunan sa hunta probinsyal tali na sa kagamhanang probinsyal sa Zamboanga del Norte pinaagi ni Governor Rolando Yebes ug sa Fresenius Medical Care Philipines, Inc. pinaagi sa Managing Director niining si Mr. Ronilo P. Quinio. Kini subay na sa operasyon sa hemodialysis center diha sa Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center.

Ang maong kontrata nga pagatiman-an maoy pinasubay sa pagtuon nga gihimo sa committee on laws human gipatawag ang mga hingtungdang personahe gikan sa buhatan sa Provincial Attorney, ZMC ug representante sa 99 commercial kabahin sa mga kondisyon nga mahasulod sa kasabutan.

Matud pa ni Board Member Mejorada, ang Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center naghandom nga maka-operate ang hemodialysis center para sa mga out-patient ug in-patient diagnostic and treatment center sa Zamboanga del Norte ug sa kanait niing probinsya.

Ang Fresenius Medical Care Philippines, Inc. maoy mo-supply sa mga kagamitan ug tambal para sa iyang operasyon. (The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.16)

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 03:00 AM

Mga Turista sa Cebu, Bohol ug Boracay: molahos na unya sa ZaNorte

Sa dili madugay hingpit na unyang malakip ang mga tourist destinations sa probinsya sa himoong tour package sa mga tour operators nga nagabase sa dakbayan sa Sugbo. Kini maoy nakuhang kalambuan ni Provincial Tourism Officer Atty. Ivan Patrick Ang human kini nakigtagbo sa mga myembro sa Cebu Association of Tour Operators (CATO) kaniadtong nakalabayng adlaw.

Gibutyag ni Atty. Ang nga atol sa pakigpulong niini sa Secretary sa CATO ug General Manager sa Wanderlanes Travel Co.Inc. nga si Miss Joan Young Tiu, kini ang misaad nga tabangan ang lalawigan sa Zamboanga del Norte nga mapa-uswag ang industriya sa turismo.

Gitan-aw nga basehan ni Tiu ang kalinaw ug kahapsay sa lalawigan mao nga positibo kini nga ang lalawigan ang makakabig sa daghanang foreign tourists ug lakip usab ang mga lokal nga dumuduong nga nagagikan sa mga dagkong syudad sa Visayas.

Gidugang ni Tiu nga dakong posibilidad nga dugukon sa mga turista ang lalawigan gumikan kay bag-o kini sa ilang pangdungog ug napul-an na usab sagad ang mga turista ug urban professionals sa mga talan-awon sa Sugbu, Boracay ug Bohol nga maoy sagad suroyan niini.

Kahibaloan nga kadaghanan sa mga local travelers nga mokuha sa tour package nga gihanyag sa mga tour operators mao kadtong mga nagtrabaho sa call centers ug mga young executives.

Ang CATO ang aduna usab kini daghanang mga branches sa probinsya sa Bohol ug dakbayan sa Dumaguete.

Lakip sa nakita ni Tiu nga mamahimo unyang prime destination sa probinsya mao ang mga island destinations sama sa Aliguay, Piñahon ug Selinog island ug Dakak agi sa kaputi sa balas niini. Apil usab sa gitan-aw ug gi-konsiderar niini mao ang Dolphin watching ug scuba diving. Ug alang usab sa Adventure tourism nakita niining posibleng pagdugokan mao ang Libuton Cave sa Manukan, Morias Falls sa lungsod sa Katipunan ug ang Situbo Falls sa Tampilisan.

Gipamahayag ni Miss Tiu nga usa usab sa side trip nga pagahimoon sa mga dumuduong sa ZaNorte mao ang pagbisita sa mga historical landmarks niini ug ang pag-obserbar unsaon pagproceso ang pinakasikat nga bottled sardines.

Dakog pagsalig ang mga myembro sa maong organi-sasyon nga ang turismo sa ZaNorte ang taas pa kinig makuhang kalambuan gumikan kay suportado kini sa kagamhanan. Kini nagpaila lamang nga himsog ang industriya sa turismo.

Angayang kahibaloan nga subsob karong naning-kamot si Governor Rolando Yebes nga mapalambo ang lalawigan aron dili na kini malakip sa pinakapobreng probinsya sa nasud.

Niini, hingpit karong nagtutok sa mga progra-mang pang-agrikultura, kapanginabuhian, maayong panglawas ug ingon usab ang turismo nga maoy usa sa naghatag ug dakong tampo sa paglambo sa ekonomiya.

Atol usab sa pagbisita ni Atty. Ang, nakigtagbo usab kini kang RGMA Manager Bobby Nalzaro, gipasalig ni Nalzaro nga andam usab siya motabang sa ZaNorte pinaagi na sa pagpadala sa mga local media ug news writers sa Cebu aron maoy mosulat sa promosyon sa lalawigan.

Lakip usab sa gikatagbo ni Atty. Ang mao si Mr. Lemuel Arogante, usa sa mga hanas nga photographers sa Sugbo kinsa mihanyag sa posibleng paglakip sa probinsya sa ZaNorte isip wedding destination.

Angayang masayran nga ang grupo sa mga photographers ang padayon kining nangita ug mga bag-o ug maanindot nga talan-awon gumikan sa nakitang trend karon nga pre and post nuptial pictorials.

Mapasaligon si Arogante nga usa unya sa ihanyag nga destinasyon niini mao ang mga maanindot nga talan-awon sa Zamboanga del Norte.(Roldan, The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.16)

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 03:04 AM

Gov. Yebes naghangyo sa mga barangay kapitan motabang pagmintinar sa provincial ug barangay road

KUSGANON nga naghangyo karon si Governor Rolando Yebes ngadto sa mga barangay kapitan nga motabang sa pagmintinar sa mga kadalanan nga anaa sa ilang matag barangay. Kini maoy iyang gipaabot ngadto sa tanang kapitan sa lungsod sa Katipunan atol sa ilang consultative dialogue nga gipahigayon didto sa isla sa Aliguay kagahapong adlawa.

Gipasabot ni Governor Yebes nga sa sunod tuig panahon sa ting-init una niyang himoon ang pag-ayo sa tanang mga karsada, provincial ug barangay road. Sa karon gihunong una sa Provincial Engineering Office ang pag-ayo sa mga dalan gumikan kay ma-usik lamang ang gasto, maguba ra gihapon ang dalan tungod sa pagpunay ug ulan.

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Mga Barangay Kapitan sa Katipunan sa ilang pag-abot sa isla sa Aliguay.

Apan giklaro sa gobernador nga kung ma-ayo na ang mga dalan diha sa barangay kinahanglan nga motabang sa pagmintinar ang mga kapitan. Nakita nga adunay gipang-ayo nga mga barangay road nga migasto ug dako ang probinsiya apan wala magdugay kini ang naguba ra usab tungod kay bisan lukay sa lubi nga nakabara sa karsada ug sa canal niini wala kuhaa maoy hinungdan sa pagkaguba sa dalan bisan hinay ra ang ulan.

Dugang pagpasabot ni Governor Yebes nga dili mahimo ang probinsiya maoy kanunay nga magsagubang sa pagmintinar sa dalan tungod sa kadako sa gasto. Iyang gihangyo ang mga kapitan sa pagtinabangay. Sugyot sa gobernador nga kinahanglan adunay mugnaon nga grupo ang barangay kansang trabaho mao ang paglimpiyo sa mga canal kilid sa karsada..

Sa samang bahin, usa sa gisagop nga pamaagi karon sa probinsiya mao ang pagtugyan ngadto sa barangay ang pagmintinar sa provincial road. Ihatag niini ang kontrata, ang barangay na ang mangita ug tawo ug maoy motrabaho alang sa pagmintinar sa maong dalan ug bayran kini sa probinsiya.

Samtang gipahibalo usab sa gobernador nga sa sunod tuig ibalik sa provincial government ang infrastructure project diha sa matag barangay, apan sa sayo pa iyang gipasabot nga gikinahanglan na usab ang counterpart.

Sa karon walay gasto ang barangay sa tag-tunga sa milyon nga kantidad sa proyekto nga gihatag sa probinsiya.

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 03:19 AM

USAID eyes ZaNorteans’s health care

The United States Agency for International Development recently expressed its interest to help the provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte in its campaign against malaria, tuberculosis, avian influenza and other diseases.

Presently the agency has already extended assistance against malaria and bird flu.

Gov. Rolando Yebes disclosed that USAID had also shown interest in LANDO BIBO, the province’s own indigence initiative program because the agency found it already organized in many barangays and found their documents in order.

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USAID had shown interest in Gov. Yebes’ LANDO BIBO, the province’s own indigence initiative program because the agency found it already organized in many barangays and found their documents in order.

It was learned that USAID had supported several programs of the Department of Health like Health-Gov. which includes skills training of health and hospital personnel.

Another program dubbed as Formula One which includes infant and maternal health care, reproductive health, expanded immunization, TB, Nutrition, hospital upgrading, etc. have also been supported.

Board Member Cedric Adriatico, Chairman, Committee on Health of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan disclosed that USAID has given support to Health-Gov or health Governance Program for Health Related Concerns which were implemented by the different NGOs.

Moreover, the provincial governor also disclosed that the American agency supported the Provincial Investment Plan for Health, funded the upgrading of the Sindangan District Hospital which cost P6.5M, and pledged to give P35M to help the different hospitals in the province the ZaNorte Medical Center. (Press Freedom, Vol. XXI No.3)

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 03:26 AM

Zanorte in focus: Above all, the people

There is something strikingly commonplace about the slogan- “Above all, the people”. It’s like your favorite telenovela ditty. You keep hearing it everywhere. It is, after all, the usual tenor of many a politicians’ promises – Una Ka Kay Juana, Number One Kayo Kay Porfirio and other nifty innuendos that make up political platforms.

The theme of putting the people’s welfare first in a candidate’s to-do-list is as old as the first village chieftains who promised bountiful harvest and security to their people in exchange for reverence and favor. It is also a very serious promise that’s not that easy to keep, so I’ve heard from my former bosses.

Firstly, the “people” represent a myriad of interests and concerns. The public that people in government serve, stand for a spectrum – full of political colors, leanings, and agenda, that it becomes difficult to keep track of who’s on who’s side.

Secondly, giving your all does not guarantee that people would perceive you as the selfless, pro-people leader you aspire to be seen as. As they say, you just can’t please everybody, all the time. In short talk, promising people that they (that means “all of them”) would be on top of your list, Christmas time or not, is nothing short of political suicide.

I was in the beautiful province of Zamboanga del Norte last week and I had a chance to have a face to face interaction with Governor Rolando Enriquez Yebes or the beloved Governor Lando of that blessed Southern province. He is one local chieftain that would not easily give up the lofty promise of being there for his people, all of the time. This is perhaps why the people of ZaNorte unequivocally chose to put him in office for the second time last May.

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The province of Zamboanga del Norte is now a rising national exemplar of continuing bottom-up development – a model that inspires other poor provinces to hope and work for a brighter future.

And the nation is noticing. The Civil Service Commission recently conferred him the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award-the most prestigious for local government officials and employees who gave “exceptional contributions resulting from an idea or performance that had a nationwide impact on public interest”, as the award body so dearly qualified.

Ironically, the 8th largest province in the Philippines and one of the most naturally-blessed is also the poorest. In 2006, a study by the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) found Zamboanga del Norte to the Philippines’s poorest with a poverty incidence rate of 64.6%.

This is perhaps why the most significant, timely, and awe-inspiring of Governor Yebes accomplishments to date is the sprawling Php 300 million, 200-bed capacity medical facility he solidly built in Dipolog City. Through bond flotation and a little help from ZamNortehanos abroad, the Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center now stands as the first ever tertiary level hospital and the largest provincial medical center in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the whole of Mindanao. It is an exclusive and independent local government initiative that clearly shatters the myth of economic standing as a basis for LGU capacity.

With state-of -the-art facilities and equipment, this hospital now serves the needs of the people of the Zamboanga del Norte province and even the nearby municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur and Misamis Occidental.

Indeed, this unassuming lawyer and former port police had gone a long way since his halcion days at the Bureau of Customs. In 2003, he retired from the Bureau with awards and excellence citations to last him a lifetime – his veritable ticket to the Governor’s office. In 2004, he came out of retirement and ran for his first ever political position, that of Governor in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, and scored a major victory against local government veteran and legend, Governor Isagani Amatong. The latter had been the province’s patriarch for 15 solid years.

Governor Yebes performance has been hailed by the most credible of good governance bodies, while the province of Zamboanga del Norte is now a rising national exemplar of continuing bottom-up development - a model that inspires other poor provinces to hope and work for a brighter future.

Truly, there are a thousand and one ways we could look at what’s happening in the countryside. Sometimes, the view from Manila is blurred by the disturbing headlines if war and strife, that we sometimes fail to see how sheer commitment to the welfare of the people could result to highly-innovative programs; programs that do not only serve, but teach people of their significant role in the process of progress. (The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.16)

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 03:28 AM

ZANORTE IS now a rising national exemplar of continuing bottom-up development

I came across with a dotcom news magazine website www.thelobbyist.biz/column_detail featuring our beloved province as the rising national exemplar of continuing bottom-up development written by Gladys Cruz-Sta.Rita. The writer visibly inspired from the immeasurable accomplishments by the governor he described as a rising ‘new political leader from Mindanao’ wrote extensively on the difference of political power plays as against real service and programs for the betterment of the people. Indeed, Governor Rolando E. Yebes have lived up the expectations of his people and at the same time illustrated a revolutionary and unconventional way to plant the seed of hope to the impoverished constituents of Zamboanga del Norte.

The modern ZaNorte Medical Center is the standing monument of that colossal accomplishment way beyond local government independence from the clouts of imperial Manila. She describe it as “ an exclusive and independent local government initiative that clearly shatters the myth of economic standing as a basis of LU capacity.”

It shows that our autonomy is working with a lesser intervention from the national government especially on large-scale programs which is LGU self-initiated such as the province’s indigency program, tourism initiative and the HI-GREEN agricultural productivity, apart from the new and modern ZANORTE MEDICAL CENTER.

Governor Yebes’ helm of our beloved ZANORTE is truly awe-inspiring and a true model for development to other impoverished provinces throughout the country. It would open up new opportunities from them to devise their own initiative using their own resources, pushing their own agenda in focus.

Meanwhile what’s up with our local press? It’s the same, highlighting only those, what they perceived as bad for their political interests, or say, their bosses’ interests. Let’s admit it Governor Lando Yebes has come a long way already, he has shown what a good leader he is, and his visions benefit would be for his people.

He manages fiscal concerns with utmost sincerity and honesty, virtues that are very vital in pushing development in a right direction.

It is time to be proud once again, proud to be a ZaNortean. That we as a people is capable of doing our share of accomplishment through our sheer understanding and loyalty to our beloved province of which under the care of a man whose visions and missions, has brought upon us new hope and dimension of community empowerment.

The governor has successfully restored not only our pride but our life and dignity and our trust to a government that is sensitive and reflective of the needs of his people.

Truly, ZaNorte is not just a national exemplar it is trailblazing, and the governor not just a new rising political leader in Mindanao, but is the wind beneath the wings of those who lost hope and those who are wounded from the scarcity of hope and redemption. Governor Lando is not just a Lingkod Bayan Awardee that exemplifies inspiration but a force that moves others towards rediscovery of LGU power. (The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.16)

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 03:31 AM

Experience Zanorte’s Culture, Nature & Adventure

Zamboanga del Norte is this year’s “Next Tourist Destination, “according to the Department of Tourism. Frankly, I wondered why. Surely there is the Rizal Shrine and Dakak, but I thought these are not enough to get to the honor’s List.

I’m a true blooded Zamboangeña - was born in Dapitan and raised in Dipolog until I went to College, had my first job and then a series of others, became a mother of now three teenagers, and co-founded a company in Manila. I frequented Dipolog every summer and/or Christmas and had a couple of years’ stint helping out in the family business, but that was about it. I never had the chance to know ZaNorte, as we now fondly call our province, up close and personal; thus, had never gotten the chance to discover her hidden treasures, until October 2007.

ZaNorte is said to be the “Gateway of Zamboanga Peninsula”. I can see why. For one it is accessible to the Visayas Island especially via the seas – it is just about two hours boat ride to Dumaguete, Negros Occidental – the haven for students; four hours to Tagbilaran, Bohol, - now a major destination for both local and foreign tourists; and about a couple of hours to Siquijor, an interesting Island popular for its mystic stories and beliefs. It is also accessible to the rest of Mindanao. One can reach Davao from ZaNorte passing by Misamis, Lanao, Butuan, Bukidnon, and Cotabato. Or one can go to Malaysia via Zamboanga City passing through ZaNorte, Zamboanga del Sur, and then Zamboanga Sibugay. More importantly, ZaNorte has an excellent road system making road trips not only accessible, but also safe and comfortable.

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Zamboanga del Norte is this year’s “Next Tourist Destination, “according to the Department of Tourism

Peace and quiet have never been issues here. Ever since, ZaNorte is a peaceful place in this part of Mindanao, but no thanks to some reckless media people and ill-informed, judgemental folks, it has been lumped among those areas said to be training grounds of the notorious Abu Sayafs. Zanorte is a Christian dominated province, yet there is a harmonious co-existence with other locals – the lumads (Subanens, meaning ‘ People by The River’) and the Muslims. A couple of Luzon friends who came by remarked that Zanorte is even far more peaceful than Metro Manila.

Zanorte earned its historical mark because of Rizal – the romance, the politics, the architecture, the artifacts. Then came Dakak that opened doors to commercial tourism. But what else can it offer?Atty. Alan Michael Z. Ranillo, Chairman of the Zanorte Tourism Council and concurrent Chairman of the Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Tourism Council, revealed more about Zanorte. He said, other than the fact that Zanorte is a melting pot of three cultures – Christians, Subanens, and Muslims, the province has also been strongly influenced by the colorful cultures of the Spanish and Chinese as evidenced by the variety of foods it offers, the traditions it observes, and the physical features its people have.

History books revealed the important role that Zamboanga played even during the Pre-Hispanic era. It was said to be a major trading post way back then maybe because for one it does not fall within the typhoon belt; thus, agricultural products abound. Until now, the Zamboanga Peninsula is blessed with a variety of tropical fruits and seafoods. Zanorte for one is popular for its Mangosteen and marang on top of the other tropical fruits produced in the province – lanzones, mango, banana, avocado, caimito, rambutan, watermelon, and of course coconut. It also offers variety of seafoods – blue marlin, yellow fin, flying fish, crabs, prawns, and of course how can one miss the famous sardines. Zanorte is in fact the sardines capital of the Philippines.

Equally inviting are the beauty spots that have remained untainted by commercialism – the breathtaking view of Maniway Park; the dozens of alluring sland coves, like that of Aliguay Island now fast becoming popular for snorkeling and diving and frequently visited by playful dolphins; the towering Situbo Falls; the culture – rich Cogon Village where one finds the Subanens live by their tradition; the amazing Libuton Caves where rare cave pearls are found; the man – made island of Piñahon; the protected areas of Selinog; the powdery shores of Sicayab; and many more. All these on top of what the quaint Dapitan City can offer.

ZaNorte also owns very colorful festivities and celebrates two big fiestas every year – one in May and the other in October. Here, the best products and cultural performances of the province are showcased in trade fairs and cultural shows spearheaded by the local government. Likewise, adventure – packed activities are organized for big boys and girls – motocross, air soft gun, mountain biking, trekking, cave exploration, scuba diving, and even games like soccer and golf. Zanorte hasn’t stopped surprising me since October 2007, but I’m not complaining. I’m a more than willing victim. And I will keep you posted. (The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.16)

dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 03:39 AM

Random Pics

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Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center (ZMC) now stands as the first ever tertiary level hospital and the largest provincial medical center in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the whole of Mindanao.

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ZMC has state-of -the-art facilities and equipment, this hospital now serves the needs of the people of the Zamboanga del Norte province and even the nearby municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur and Misamis Occidental.

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Scenes of the newly-installed Tourism Regional Director Elridge Adraincem after taking his oath of office in front of Tourism Secretary Ace Durano in Malacañang Palace in Manila where it was witnessed by Governor Rolando Yebes, Provincial Tourism Officer Atty. Ivan Patrick Ang, Provincial Attorney Jes Gal Sarmiento, Jr. among others.

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dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 04:03 AM

Random Pics

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dashalvin

December 1st, 2008, 04:08 AM

AN Article of David's Salon Dipolog

David's Salon pimped my hair today! I got my hair trimmed and had hair cellophane and hair spa. I am so happy now i have my best hair doctor. I have now my number one choice of beauty salon here in Dipolog City, the David's salon. They had their Grand Opening today and i was their, of course, and got my hair done. I kept track on when they'll gonna open so i can avail their introductory prices and promos and yes i got. I booked them early today on what time ill be there so i will not be wasting time waiting for my turn since my time is budgeted.

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David's Salon is the most known of being the best beauty salon not only here in the Philippines but around the world. They are using imported products mainly L'oreal, which what they used for my hair. In addition, the place was so comfortable and the people were very warm. They treat their costumers like a princess and they give extra, 100% hair care. You'll be relaxed with their massage while waiting for the timer to alarm as to when they'll have to wash the treatment they applied on you hair. If you don't feel like having massage, they have a bunch of new magazines updated with latest gossips and fashion trends.

zoroethgenre_003

December 1st, 2008, 08:08 AM

Zambo Norte aims to become tourism capital

Zamboanga Del Norte will soon edge out Zamboanga City to become the tourism capital of Zamboanga Peninsula.

During a meeting last week with Police Regional Office-9 Director Chief Supt. Angelo Sunglao, Mrs. Rose Sunglao and Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Cristeto Rey Gonzalodo, Zamboanga del Norte Gov. Rolando Yebes revealed several developments that will make Zamboanga del Norte a tourism center.

Yebes disclosed that there are three new hotels under construction in the province -- two in Dipolog City and one in Dapitan City which is a four-star hotel.

He said Dipolog City will soon have four flights daily from Manila and other flights that connect other cities in the country. The daily flights from Manila to Dipolog City are from Philippine Airlines (two) and Cebu Pacific (two).

Dipolog City is just three hours by boat to Dumaguete City and four hours to Cebu City. Ferries make trips to the two Visayas cities on 24 hours basis.

The province will have integrated bus terminal, a golf course and casino that will be constructed early next year.

Dipolog City's famous product is the Montano sardines, and the province is the major supplier of sweet mangoes to Cebu City where they are processed to dried mangoes. Durian and mangosteen jams are also produced in Zamboanga del Norte.

Yebes expressed optimism that the province will also become the shopping capital in the region because Shoe Mart and Robinson are now scouting for ideal sites in Dipolog where they plan to construct malls. The two companies consider Dipolog City an ideal city because of its proximity to Dumaguete City, Cebu City, Oroquieta City, Ozamiz City and Pagadian City. Dapitan City has also the famous Dakak Beach Resort. The province presently have three shopping malls -- Gaisano, Le Plaza and Glorieta De Dapitan.

Chief Supt. Sunglao and Sr. Supt. Gonzalodo assured Gov. Yebes that the police will work hard to maintain the stable peace and order situation in the province to pave the way for its full development.

Sunglao said the province can not attain development without the law enforcers.

"The police and provincial leaders should walk side by side and work hand in hand to face the horizon to progress and development," Sunglao said. -- Allen Abastillas

zoroethgenre_003

December 1st, 2008, 08:52 AM

Handuraw 2008: Rendezvous at Dapitan for Rizal's memoirs

DAPITAN CITY -- Planning has begun in earnest for Dapitan's Handuraw Festival 2008, when the city commemorates the fruitful stay of the country's National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, while in exile here following political persecution against him by the Spaniards from 1892 to 1896.

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Set to start on the 27th until 29th of December, this year, the City of Dapitan in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region is currently having collaborations with a select set of established institutions to invite talented individuals do their share in art, painting, essay, sculpture, drama, and fashion - just a few of Jose Rizal's many genial interests and talented skills.

Handuraw Festival is Dapitan's way of reviving the historical trail of Dr. Jose Rizal, who stayed in Dapitan City for four years, leaving wonderful memories in the lives of the people here.

Handuraw, which is a Visayan term that means recollection or flashback, was started in 2006 by the City Government of Dapitan led by Mayor Dominador G. Jalosjos. Since then, the City Government of Dapitan, together with various civic groups and business organizations, has continued to embark on a plan to better enhance the city's tourism industry by restoring Dr. Jose Rizal's historical heritage.

The plan to restore and promote Rizal's historical trail and legacies in Dapitan included the construction of "Punto de Desembarco de Rizal en Dapitan Landmark or Rizal's Landing Site and Sta. Cruz Marker, which is almost completed.

Rizal landed on the beach of Sta. Cruz, Dapitan, at 7 p.m. on July 17, 1892, to begin the life of an exile in Dapitan. It came to be known as Rizal's Landing Site later. With the help of the townsfolk, Rizal rebuilt the town's Plaza, In front of St. James Church. They also made the "Relief Map of Mindanao" out of stones, soil and grass.

Rizal helped the residents put up the lamp-posts at every corner for Dapitan's first lighting system, which consisted of coconut oil lamps covered with glass.

Among his contributions to Dapitan was the establishment of an association of Dapitan farmers to improve farm products, obtained better harvests, construct more markets for them, collected funds to buy their products, and helped the producers and workers by putting up stores.

Dr. Rizal became the town doctor during his time. Opening a clinic and hospital, he treated non-paying patients as well as those who could pay. He gave away medicine to the poor.

He also opened a school where he taught Spanish, English, Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra and Correct Behavior.

Dapitan City Councilor Apple Marie Agolong said the collaborations for this year's Handuraw Festival offer another chance to showcase Rizal's works and memoirs to supplement Filipinos' knowledge and understanding of the country's great hero.

"This year's opening salvo on December 27 is a Parade of Floats, representing the five historical influences of Rizal in Dapitan. It will be followed by a tree planting activity in deference to Rizal's environmental interest, and, later at the famous Gloria de Dapitan, a fashion show, representing Dapitan's heritage as a famous and important Filipino settlement during the Spanish and American regimes," Agolong, chair of the Committee in Tourism, said.

Agolong said the second day (December 28) of the festival will showcase how Dapitanons follow the footsteps of Rizal's works in the line of painting, sculpture, and also writing through the conduct of an Essay Writing Contest. It will be followed by a conference on Rizal's works and later with a fluvial parade from the Rizal Shrine to Gloria de Dapitan, apart from the chorale and rondalla invitational contest at the Cultural Center of Dapitan.

This year's Handuraw will be capped on December 29 by painting and sculpture exhibit and to be highlighted by the launching of the book "Jose Rizal's Life and Legacies in Dapitan, at the Dapitan City Resort Hotel.

Dapitanons consider Dr. Rizal as a cultural icon during his time because of his deep involvement with the daily affairs of the community around him, expressing his deep-seated love of country and people, and lived out what were to become the last of his adventures. He was said to have expressed his genius in practical, down-to-earth ways here.

Dapitan City holds the Handuraw Festival every year in a bid to also promote its historical heritage and boost its tourism potentials to local and foreign visitors. Dubbed as the Shrine City of the Philippines, Dapitan is envisioned to become an eco-tourism destination and heritage center of the South.

Other plans of the city include the restoration of the official residence and administration building of the politico-military Governor of the District, Gov. Ricardo Carnicero, or the Casa Real, where Rizal lived from July 17, 1982, up to March 1983.

Another restoration project is the Rizal's Shrine, the major historical landmark of the city and the hero's home during his exile. Rizal bought this estate in 1892 from a prize he won in a lottery. It has an area of 16 hectares. It contains Casa Quadra, Casa Redondo, Casitan Hospitales, Casa Redonda Pequeña, the Aqueduct, Mi Retiro Rock and the Amphitheater.

In history, Dapitan was already a famous and important Filipino settlement before the arrival of Legaspi in Dapitan and in the early years of the Spanish domination. In 1607, Fr. Pascual de Acuña, the Jesuit Chaplain of the squadron headed by Juan Juarez Gallinate, stayed two months in Dapitan and converted two hundred natives from panganism to Christianity. The Spanish government was established in Dapitan, where it allowed the same local form of government to continue functioning, with some changes and improvement. It was of course, under the absolute control of the authority.

Dapitan was founded by Boholanos before or after the coming of the first Spaniards. The name Dapitan means a place of rendezvous or meeting place of some 800 families. "Dapit" in Bisayan means "to invite". Hence, as a continued tradition, Mayor Jalosjos and Vice Mayor Patri Chan, chair of the Committee on Handuraw, and the entire officialdom of Dapitan City invite everyone to come and rendezvous with Dapitanons for the Handuraw Festival.

qwert_guy

December 1st, 2008, 09:14 AM

grabe ang zanorte progreso sad kaayo...

:okay:

dashalvin

December 2nd, 2008, 03:57 AM

dashalvin

December 2nd, 2008, 04:01 AM

dashalvin

December 2nd, 2008, 04:08 AM

Gud news. Daily na ang flights ng Cebu Pacific route Dipolog-Manila. Praise God :banana:

qwert_guy

December 2nd, 2008, 05:21 AM

nag open na ang Mang Inasal sa Lee Plaza?

zoroethgenre_003

December 2nd, 2008, 05:56 AM

Gud news. Daily na ang flights ng Cebu Pacific route Dipolog-Manila. Praise God :banana:

that's great..how about PAL? May direct din ba Dipolog-Cebu?

WawaY[625]

December 2nd, 2008, 08:14 AM

WawaY[625]

December 2nd, 2008, 09:17 AM

qwert_guy

December 3rd, 2008, 04:30 AM

^^ala pa diay 4 star hotel nga nag exist sa mindanao? how bout marco polo davao diay?

WawaY[625]

December 3rd, 2008, 04:33 AM

^^ala pa diay 4 star hotel nga nag exist sa mindanao? how bout marco polo davao diay?

marco polo pa lang then ang LKK Novotel and kanang ginabuhat sa dapitan :)

qwert_guy

December 3rd, 2008, 04:49 AM

under construction na diay ng sa dapitan? i guess murag ala pa man.

dashalvin

December 3rd, 2008, 09:31 AM

that's great..how about PAL? May direct din ba Dipolog-Cebu?

Ang PAL moy dugay na nga daily. Naa ang PAL express og cebu pacific direct flights sa Cebu. I think MWF ila sked.

dashalvin

December 3rd, 2008, 09:34 AM

nag open na ang Mang Inasal sa Lee Plaza?

Dugay ra nag-open ang Mang Inasal. Ag sa Nov 8 man ata to.

dashalvin

December 3rd, 2008, 09:39 AM

;28827420']unsang hotel ning 4-star hotel na ni? once finished it will be the 2nd 4-star hotel in Mindanao ! congrats dapitan :okay: (well depende unsa mauna sa ilaha mahuman sa LKK-Novotel)

I think ka Jalosos ni ga hotel katong 10 story according sa news.

dashalvin

December 5th, 2008, 10:01 AM

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Could you post pics sa hotel ga underconstruction dapit sa Lee then the building infront of Mennens og the new Pepics Lodge? thanks.

dashalvin

December 9th, 2008, 04:57 AM

Sheenreal, wat na update sa 2 seven story dha ga building? Wat new stalls nag-open sa Lee Plaza?

dashalvin

December 9th, 2008, 05:03 AM

Now Open Afcionado Germany Perfumes @ 2nd Lee Plaza.

dashalvin

December 9th, 2008, 10:19 AM

habagatcentral1

December 9th, 2008, 02:30 PM

Good day SSCers!

Please do put your name, how many t-shirts would you like to order and sizes (Philippine t-shirt size) and what city would it be delivered. This is just a pre-listing for those who are interested in having the SSC Philippines National T-shirt.

The design will be revealed by New Year's Eve (the majority of the votes). The price per t-shirt will be determined by January as it depends on the number of t-shirts that are to be printed and how many colours will be used in the silk-screen printing process.

It is also agreed upon that printing will be done here in Manila so that it will have the constant quality of the shirts that will be printed. Therefore, for the people outside of Greater Manila Area, you may PM me the details for those who will be the contact representative of your locality.

Exercise your right to vote!

Maraming salamat po at Mabuhay po tayong lahat!

Click on the link below to enlist:
SSC Philippines National T-Shirt Order Pre-List (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=29145688&postcount=30)

dashalvin

December 10th, 2008, 08:56 AM

Now Open
Renovated 2nd branch NOVO in Rizal Avenue.
Bacassini Shoes 2nd floor Lee Plaza.

qwert_guy

December 10th, 2008, 09:44 AM

I'm afraid it will not be Gaisano Capital who will construct the Gaisano in Dipolog kay di nlia kumpetensiyaan ila family member which is Lee Plaza. I think ang anak sa tag-iya sa Lee kay nakabana sa anak ni Eddie Gaisano. Maybe interpace corporation will hold the project, the owner of gaisano in Iligan, CDO, Butuan. I don't like their clothing brands in their department store kay mahal ang uban od dili kau japorms not like Gaisano manage by Capital Cebu.

imo ra man diay ng thinking....:lol:

so you dont like Mr. Stephen Gaisano putting up a Mall in your city, huh!
We dont know, basin ang plans ni Eddie mobutang japon ug mall pero mas gamay lang jutay kaysa Lee para di pud ma hurt iya Son.... or how about the Gaisano Grand and Metro Gaisano... basin ilaha na....:)

qwert_guy

December 10th, 2008, 10:10 AM

DPWH 9 lashes at contractors for delayed road projects (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p081210.htm&no=24)

Dipolog City (10 December) -- Observing that some contractors of the Zamboanga West Coast Project (ZWCP) had registered a negative work slippage, the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) recently issued a stern warning against them.

The DPWH assured that it will take disciplinary action against contractors who were seen to be slow in their work.

It also disclosed that it had already ordered them to repair roads of Zamboanga del Norte which have been badly damaged. These roads were reportedly used by dump trucks of contractors hauling sand and gravel for the west coast road project.

Earlier Zamboanga del Norte Governor Rolando E. Yebes called on the attention of the ZWCP contractors to the damaged roads that they were using.

In fact, the mayor of Siocon, Sibuco, Sirawai and Baliguian had already raised their complaints to the contractors on the poor road condition.

This coastal road project is part of the SONA projects of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, seeking to connect Zamboanga City to the municipalities of Baliguian, Siocon, Sirawai and Sibuco. (PF/PIA-ZN)

dashalvin

December 10th, 2008, 12:19 PM

imo ra man diay ng thinking....:lol:

so you dont like Mr. Stephen Gaisano putting up a Mall in your city, huh!
We dont know, basin ang plans ni Eddie mobutang japon ug mall pero mas gamay lang jutay kaysa Lee para di pud ma hurt iya Son.... or how about the Gaisano Grand and Metro Gaisano... basin ilaha na....:)

I used the word think kay di ko sure kung kinsa pamilya ang asawa o bana but I'm sure they are one family accordin to the news I read kay Ritche sa Dgt ga forum and rumors also dire sa city. Btaw, I am also a businessman and buying my goods to sell sa nindot ga tindahan pero everytime moadto ko Gaisano department store sa Iligan gamay ra gyud makapass sa ako standard ga decent ra pud ka lantawon thouh cheap imo gisuot. May tana bay kang Eddie kay maot yud ang kang Stephen mgt ga mga gipangbuy.

qwert_guy

December 10th, 2008, 01:48 PM

taaslangit

December 11th, 2008, 05:02 AM

PIA Press Release
2008/12/10

16 Zambo Norte towns embrace computerized tax system (http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p081210.htm&no=25)

Dipolog City (10 December) -- To effect an efficient tax collection, 16 more municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte are now adopting the electronic real property tax system.

Gereo Patrimonio of the Management Information systems Office (MISO) of the provincial government disclosed that it will conduct today the first provincial ICT provincial summit with municipal mayors and other town officials.

Patrimonio said the same tax collection system had already been adopted by the municipalities of other provinces and was found to be effective.

The municipalities adopting the new electronic tax system are Sibutad, La Libertad, Piñan and Sergion Osmeña for district 1; Katipunan, Siayan, Roxas and Manukan for district 2; and Salug, Liloy, Kalawit, Tampilisan, Labason, Siocon and Sirawai for district 3.

Under this new system, paying of real property taxes is made easier for the taxpayer. All the taxpayer should do is just visit the treasurer's office where all the records of his/her real properties as well as the corresponding amount to be paid are already fed to the computer.

However, Patrimonio, disclosed that some municipalities remain hesitant to adopt the system but he expressed optimism that all the province's 25 towns shall later on take up the program.

Zamboanga del Norte Governor Rolando E. Yebes has noted that real property owners in the province are not that religious in paying their real property taxes. He pointed out that the province collected only P 7 million in real property taxes last year as they would only pay their obligation when they apply for loans or sell their land.

With the electronic tax system, Governor Yebes is optimistic that collection of real property taxes in the province will improve. (PF/PIA-ZN) [top]

taaslangit

December 11th, 2008, 05:06 AM

PIA Press Release
2008/12/09

NPA in West Mindanao losing grip, says PNP Recom 9 chief (http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p081209.htm&no=53)

Dipolog City (9 December) -- The strength of the New People's Army (NPA) in Western Mindanao (WesMin) was recently observed to be dipping by 2.52 percent.

General Angelo Hipolito Sunglao, regional director of the regional command of the Philippine National Police in region 9, reported before the Regional Development Council (RDC) that the peace and order situation in the Zamboanga Peninsula region is quite "impressive."

He pictured the waning influence of CPP-NPA in the barangays. According to the police records, the NPA-influenced barangays were reduced to 24 from 31 in the entire region.

"Although the NPA still holds 119 arms, two NPA members were reportedly killed during the third quarter of this year. The capture of Mercy Maghinay, secretary and finance officer of the communist group based in General Santos City gave the organization a staggering blow," the Recom 9 chief disclosed.

Moreover, two front committees such as "Jojie" and "Sendong" were converted into mere special section committees, which in turn resulted in the weakening of rebel group's action in some parts of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboannga Sibugay. (PF/PIA-ZN)

taaslangit

December 11th, 2008, 05:09 AM

PIA Press Release
2008/12/09

Zambo Norte launches Jatropha plantation (http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p081209.htm&no=55)

Dipolog City (9 December) -- Although the prices of petroleum products in the world market are going down these days, the province of Zamboanga del Norte is still resolved to push for biofuels production.

Knowing that fossil fuel sources are depleting, Zamboanga del Norte Governor Rolando E. Yebes is strongly pushing for the planting of Jatropha, commonly known to many as "tuba-tuba."

The municipalities identified for the production of Jatropha include Salug, Godod and Leopn Postigo.

The governor believed that "tuba-tuba" could lead in the biofuels production, farther ahead than the ZANorte Bio-Energy Corporation which would use cassava in its ethanol production.

He disclosed that the plant which will process jatropha for ethanol production shall be placed right in the municipality where jatropha is planted.

The plant is easy to grow in all types of soil.

The governor also disclosed that the Green Agro Corporation expressed already its interest in buying the jatropha while the Philippine Oil Corporation (PNOC) assured him of the capital for planting.

The ZaNorte Environment and Management Office (ZANEMO) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources have been directed to identify areas in the province which will be planted to "tuba-tuba" so that the program will not encroach into the areas which have already been devoted to food production.

"In this way we do not fear that there will food shortage since only idle lands shall be utilized for jatropha production, and not those which have been planted to corn, rice, root crops, etc.," the governor explained. (PF/PIA-ZN) [top]

taaslangit

December 15th, 2008, 05:41 AM

Mindanao Railway System masterplan now taking shape (http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20081214054238)

Sunday, December 14, 2008 06:42:38 PM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

taaslangit

December 15th, 2008, 05:53 AM

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Poverty, hunger spur worm outbreak in Zamboanga del Norte
from the Inquirer (http://povertynewsblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/poverty-hunger-spur-worm-outbreak-in.html)

By Julie Alipala
Mindanao Bureau

SIAYAN, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines -- Mayor Wilfredo Suasico has blamed poverty for the outbreak of Capillariasis, which already claimed at least 70 lives here during the past three months.

Suasico said residents were repeatedly told to refrain from eating freshwater fish and shrimps because these were found to be infected with Capillaria worms but people ignored the dangers to quell their hunger.

"They keep on eating them, even if these are prohibited, because of poverty and they have no other food to eat," Suasico told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, parent company of INQUIRER.net.

Residents here are dependent on corn and rice farming. They harvest at least twice a year but their income is simply not enough, according to officials.

Suasico said residents have been getting freshwater fish and shrimps from lakes, springs and rivers.

Dr. Raymund Nadela, municipal health officer, said freshwater fish and shrimps sourced from these lakes and rivers were infected with Capillaria worms.

"These shrimps and fish are carrying this type of worm known as Capillaria, a microscopic worm that gets into the intestine and eats up all the nutrition of the person," he said.

Capillaria is deadly when left untreated but is curable through a 20-day course of the de-worming agent, Avendazole.

Nadela said many residents had been infected but after treatment, they ate fish and shrimps from these sources again.

"They were already told not to eat fish and shrimps from these bodies of water but they would not listen," he said.

But Suasico said the stubbornness of the residents was "due to poverty.”

Suasico added that being poor prevented residents from seeking medication for the disease.

Marilou Andus, a midwife who frequents Moyo, one of the villages affected by the outbreak, said the treatment of Capillariasis could take up to three months.

"The patient has to take supplements like vitamins but due to poverty, they could not maintain it," Andus said.

She said patients not completely healed could still die upon the re-occurrence of infection.

Nadela said they were thinking of other ways to prevent the spread of Capillariasis by working with non-government organizations.

He said among the measures being considered was helping residents to build their own toilets.

"Having toilet facilities is very important," Nadela said, adding that the worm could spread through human waste.

taaslangit

December 15th, 2008, 05:59 AM

PGMA orders DSWD to increase cash allowances for the poorest of the poor (http://www.gov.ph/news/?i=22263)

Thursday, September 18, 2008

DAPITAN CITY – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered today the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to increase the cash allowances for the poor under its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) in Zamboanga Del Norte from 32 percent to 50 percent.

The President issued the directive this afternoon to Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral in her speech at the culmination of the two-day Local Peace and Security Assembly (LPSA) of Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) at the convention hall of Dakak Park and Beach Resort here.

Records show that 13 towns in Zamboanga del Norte have 116,000 poor families who received only 32-percent PPP assistance from the DSWD.

The President also tasked Cabral -- who just reported for work after a vacation -- to expand DSWD’s Healthy Start program or the breakfast for the day-care and elementary pupils in the Central Elementary School and the Day Care centers in La Libertad, Mutia, Pinon, Polanco, Rizal, Sibutad, Liloy, Salug, Siocon, Sirawai and Tampilisan, all in this city.

The 4P is a poverty-alleviation program of the Arroyo administration being implemented through the DSWD. This is just one of the poverty alleviation programs of the government that were launched to shield the people from the adverse effects of global rice and fuel crisis.

Under the program, a family beneficiary with a maximum of three children receives a monthly allowance of P1,400, a P500 monthly allowance for nutrition and health expenses, and P3,000 for one school year or P300 per month for educational expenses per child, on condition that the parents will send their children to school and receive vaccinations and health care. This is similar to the ‘Ahon Pamilyang Pinoy Program’ launched by the government during the last quarter of last year.

Meanwhile, the President assured the residents of Zamboanga peninsula that the national government will work hard to further strengthen the banking system, improve fiscal health, encourage investment in the most promising growth sectors and expand potential sectors for growth.

These potential sectors for growth include seaweed farming for Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga City, and rubber plantations for Zamboanga Sibugay.

“We will only be successful if every segment of society pulls together and builds a stronger Zamboanga peninsula resulting to a stronger Philippines,” she added.

taaslangit

December 15th, 2008, 06:13 AM

14 of RP's poorest towns in Mindanao (http://beta.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=418139&publicationSubCategoryId=63)

By Edith Regalado Updated November 24, 2008 12:00 AM

DAVAO CITY — At least 14 of the country’s 20 poorest municipalities are in Mindanao, according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).

Data released by the NSCB XI here over the weekend showed that the town of Siayan in Zamboanga del Norte is the poorest in the country, with a poverty incidence of 97.46 percent.
The municipalities of Sominot, Tangcal, Midsalip, Bacungan, Jose Abad Santos, Godod, Lapuyan, San Luis and Poona Piagapo, all in Mindanao, also emerged as among the poorest.

The next poorest town is Tanudan in Kalinga in the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), with a rate of 88.06 percent in poverty incidence.

The NSCB refers to poverty incidence as the proportion of population (or families) with per capita income less than the per capita poverty threshold to the total number of population (families) of an area.

It said six other poorest towns are in Northern Luzon and Western Samar in the Visayas, with three each.

In the country’s list of 20 poorest municipalities, aside from Siayan, are Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur, with poverty incidence of 87.54 percent; Tangcal, Lanao del Norte, 86.72 percent; Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, 86.32 percent; Bagulin, La Union, 85.50 percent; Bacungan, Zamboanga del Norte, 85.17 percent; Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur, 84.63 percent;

Godod, Zamboanga del Norte, 84.58 percent; Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur, 84.35 percent; San Luis, Agusan del Sur, 83.06 percent; Tinglayan, Kalinga, San Jose de Buan, Western Samar, 82.14 percent and 81.91 percent; Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte, 81.68 percent; Matuguinao, Western Samar, 81.35 percent; Don Marcelino, Davao del Sur, 80.75 percent; Zumarraga, Western Samar, 80.11 percent; La Paz, Agusan del Sur, 79.69 percent; Sarangani, Davao del Sur, 78.67 percent; and Talaingod, Davao del Norte with 78.56 percent poverty incidence.

The NSCB data also indicated that in Southern Mindanao, five of the poorest towns are in Davao del Sur. These are Jose Abad Santos, Don Marcelino, Sarangani. Malita and Sta. Maria rank sixth and seventh, respectively, on the list.

The towns of Talaingod in Davao del Norte and Laak in Compostela Valley, both placed fifth.

The towns of Manay, Tarragona and Caraga in Davao Oriental ranked eighth, ninth, and 10th, respectively, among the 10 poorest in Southern Mindanao.

But with all the poorest towns, Kidapawan City in North Cotabato emerged as Mindanao’s richest municipality, with only 12.46 percent poverty incidence.

Other areas that made it to the list of “Mindanao’s 10 richest municipalities” are General Santos City, with 13.98 percent poverty incidence; Polomolok, South Cotabato, 14.29; Davao City, 14.94 percent; Tagum City, 15.42 percent; Cagayan de Oro City, 15.50 percent; Koronadal City, 16.18 percent; Digos City, Davao del Sur, 18.22 percent; and the towns of Padada and Hagonoy, also in Davao del Sur, with 21.99 percent and 22.60 percent poverty incidence, respectively.

taaslangit

December 15th, 2008, 06:36 AM

DA fast-tracks investments in corn post-harvest centers (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/12/02/08/da-fast-tracks-corn-investments)

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The Department of Agriculture, through its marketing and investment arm National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor), is expected to complete investments worth P600 million for corn post-harvest facilities by early next year.

Nabcor has been fast-tracking investments in post-harvest processing and trading centers (PHPTCs), with the aim to help farmers meet the global quality standard of a maximum of 14 percent moisture content of corn.

"Our role is to balance off the interest of corn farmers and livestock raisers and feedmillers because when corn price is low, farmers suffer and when corn price is high livestock raisers [and feedmillers] suffer," Nabcor president Alan Javellana said in an interview.

Javellana said that Nabcor is only investing in "missionary areas," or locations where no private company would dare to make huge investments. In these areas, he said, the government's help is really needed in order to save farmers’ corn production from post-harvest losses.

"We’re not competing with the private sector. We’re incubating projects in missionary areas and will divest [our investments there] after recouping our investments and reinvest them in other projects," he said.

Nabcor has already set up four PHPTCs in Kabacan, North Cotabato; Banga, South Cotabato; Malungon, Saranggani; and Sergio Osmena, Zamboanga del Norte. Jay-da Mayoralgo of Nabcor said that net revenue at the Banga PHPTC was at P3 to P4 million, while the Kabacan PHPTC registered P4 to P5 million net revenue in the previous calendar year.

Each PHPTC with a 200-metric ton corn cob storage facility costs around P42 million, of which P12 million would be provided by Nabcor’s partners, including local government units and farmers’ cooperatives. The P30 million would come from Nabcor’s internal cash.

Other identified locations for PHPTCs include Carmen Rosales, Pangasinan; Butique, Paracelis in the Mountain Province; Tay-ac, Bantay in Ilocos Sur; and Dapinpin, Maddela in Quirino.

In Visayas, PHPTCs will be put up in Rizal, Sagay City in Negros Occidental and De vera, Sara in Iloilo.

Three PHPTC projects, meanwhile, will be launched in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Bukidnon in Mindanao.

federalist

December 15th, 2008, 09:12 AM

wow! is there really a town in Zanorte named after Sergio Osmena?

dashalvin

December 15th, 2008, 10:19 AM

so therefore nindot pud diay ang clothing brands sa Lee? mga nice jud ang mga products sa Gaisano Capital... Dayon very cheap kaayo ang pice... Sa opening nila sa Pagadian Mag sale na dayon sila up to 50% discount.

Oo. That is why daghan cla costumers though gamay pa ilang building sa una kay cheap n nindut ang ila clothing kaysa ubang tindahan.

dashalvin

December 15th, 2008, 10:35 AM

Governor Yebes Awarded as ICT Champion Governor of the Philippines
By Gereo Aviola-Patrimonio, IT Officer II, MISO

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The Honorable Governor of Zamboanga del Norte, Atty. Rolando E. Yebes, was conferred the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Champion Governor of the Philippines Award by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) through its implementing office – the National Computer Center (NCC). The award was given by NCC last December 10, 2008 during the Closing Ceremonies of ICT ZaNorte: the 1st Provincial ICT Summit of Zamboanga del Norte held at the ZaNorte Convention and Exhibition Center, this City. The Plaque of Recognition further states that the Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Norte, by way of its eGovernance initiative has been declared by NCC as eLGU model for other NCC partner local government units.

According to NCC, Governor Yebes is the first recipient of this kind of recognition. It is given to Local Chief Executives of piloted eLGUs whose advocacy for Electronic Governance (eGovernance) is prominent through the implementation of ICT-related endeavors that could bring impact to local governance with parameters for transparency, enhanced business operation, information generation to aid management decision-making, and enhancement of public services. NCC accounted that this is yet their second time to award such recognition to LGUs with the Province of Bulacan as first recipient on the category for web presence.

It can be recalled that the Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Norte under the Yebes Administration, adopted the Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISS Plan) through Resolution No. 432 last August 2, 2004. The ISS Plan spelled out the roadmap for the ICT endeavor of the provincial government. Last January 31, 2005, the Management Information Systems Office (MISO) was created under Provincial Ordinance No. 05-69. MISO, being a division to the Office of the Provincial Governor, is tasked to interpret, calibrate, and implement the blueprint for ICT endeavor drawn in the ISS Plan. To date, Information Systems (IS) that are in-placed include the Electronic Real Property Tax Systems (eRPTS), Electronic New Government Accounting System (eNGAS), Electronic Government Human Resource Management Information System (eGHRMIS), and Electronic Legislative Tracking System (eLTS).

Through the MISO with the collaboration of the Office of the Provincial Assessor and the Office of the Provincial Treasurer, all the Real Property Units (RPUs) of every municipality of this province have been built-up using the eRPTS incorporated with the new assessment schedule for the 2009 General Revision. This IS is now in the process of deployment to the respective twenty-five (25) municipalities of the province. The formal turn-over through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and the awarding of Plaque of Transfer were the highlight of the ICT ZaNorte Summit last December 10, 2008.

zoroethgenre_003

December 15th, 2008, 11:49 AM

wow! is there really a town in Zanorte named after Sergio Osmena?

yuh..its the little Baguio of ZaNorte because of its cool weather..

and by the way, marami pang town sa ZaNorte which were named after famous personalities..

1. President Roxas - after the first President of the Third Republic
2. Rizal - after the National Hero

taaslangit

December 16th, 2008, 08:33 AM

Zamboanga Peninsula palay production up in 3rd quarter (http://balita.ph/2008/12/15/zamboanga-peninsula-palay-production-up-in-3rd-quarter/)

December 15, 2008 7:44 pm by pna
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 15 – Palay production in both the irrigated and rain-fed rice lands of Zamboanga Peninsula increased in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.

Records of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) showed that the total production output for irrigated palay during the third quarter in the region showed an increase of about 15.37 percent compared to the same period of 2007.

The higher yield was attributed to the increase in area in the region planted to palay by about 17.51 percent.

Two provinces contributed to the increase with Zamboanga del Norte posting the highest by about 259.54 percent due to movement of cropping pattern and early planting this year caused by the availability of water in the irrigation system.

Zamboanga Sibugay also registered 13.48 percent higher production due to increase in area and yield by 4.34 percent and 8.77 percent, respectively.

Availability of good quality seeds constitute the increment of the irrigated palay in Zamboanga Sibugay.

For rain-fed palay, the third quarter production output of Zamboanga Peninsula rose by about 3.67 percent compared to the same period last year.

This was attributed to the increase in area planted to palay in three areas in the region.

The cities of Dapitan, Dipolog, Isabela, Pagadian and Zamboanga and the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur comprise the Zamboanga Peninsula.

The NSCB record showed that Zamboanga del Norte posted the highest production by 55.57 percent followed by Zamboanga City by 18.18 percent and Zamboanga Sibugay, 0.76 percent.

dashalvin

December 16th, 2008, 09:19 AM

16 Zambo Norte towns embrace computerized tax system

Dipolog City (10 December) -- To effect an efficient tax collection, 16 more municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte are now adopting the electronic real property tax system.

Gereo Patrimonio of the Management Information systems Office (MISO) of the provincial government disclosed that it will conduct today the first provincial ICT provincial summit with municipal mayors and other town officials.

Patrimonio said the same tax collection system had already been adopted by the municipalities of other provinces and was found to be effective.

The municipalities adopting the new electronic tax system are Sibutad, La Libertad, Piñan and Sergion Osmeña for district 1; Katipunan, Siayan, Roxas and Manukan for district 2; and Salug, Liloy, Kalawit, Tampilisan, Labason, Siocon and Sirawai for district 3.

Under this new system, paying of real property taxes is made easier for the taxpayer. All the taxpayer should do is just visit the treasurer's office where all the records of his/her real properties as well as the corresponding amount to be paid are already fed to the computer.

However, Patrimonio, disclosed that some municipalities remain hesitant to adopt the system but he expressed optimism that all the province's 25 towns shall later on take up the program.

Zamboanga del Norte Governor Rolando E. Yebes has noted that real property owners in the province are not that religious in paying their real property taxes. He pointed out that the province collected only P 7 million in real property taxes last year as they would only pay their obligation when they apply for loans or sell their land.

With the electronic tax system, Governor Yebes is optimistic that collection of real property taxes in the province will improve. (PF/PIA-ZN)

dashalvin

December 16th, 2008, 09:38 AM

There will be another local FM radio station in Dipolog powered by 5KHz. It will be owned and operated Berto Uy. In total there will be six radio stations in the city according dailydipolognon news.

dashalvin

December 16th, 2008, 09:43 AM

P1.2B budget sa ZaNorte 2009 aprobado na sa SP

Mokabat sa 1.2 bilyones ka pesos ang gitaganang budget karon alang sa kagamhanang probinsiyal alang sa 2009 fiscal year human matapos ang duha ka semana nga budget hearing nga gipahigayon tali sa local finance committee ug sa mga requesting offices atubangan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Mao kini ang nahibaw-an gikan ni Vice-Governor Francis H. Olvis, ang presiding officer sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan atul sa katapusang adlaw sa maong marathon budget hearing niadtong Huwebes didto sa hawanan sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Matod pa sa Bise Gober-nador nga ang kinatibuk-ang pagdungog sa maong budget hearing miresulta sa 1.1 bilyones ka pesos nga pahaton sa ilang buhatan alang saprovincial budget a sunod tuig. Dugang pa niya nga ang marathon budget hearing gihimo aron nga mahibaw-an ang tukmang pagpahat sa maong salapi sa probinsiya diha sa gikan sa mga requisitioning offices sa tibuok kagamhanang local sa probinsiya, subay sa hapsay nga pagpatuman sa mga programa sa adminis-trasyon nga gipanguluhan ni Gobernador Lando Yebes.

Matod pa ni Vice Governor Olvis nga giseguro sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan nga tukma lang ang maong pagsusi sa SP, tungod kay kini anaa man sa ilang gahom ang pagsubay sa gitaganang budget ubos sa local government code.

Si Mary Joy Abitona, ang provincial budget officer ug Marivic Carpitanos ang provincial accountant nga nahinabi usab ning tigbalita ang misugilon nga ang maong gidak-on sa budget pinasubay na sa executive budget nga giumol sa buha-tan sa gobernador nga gidepensahan sa local finance committee.

Ilang gilantaw nga ang maong budget makatubag na unya sa pagpatuman sa mga programa, serbisyo ug mga proyekto nga ipatuman sa kagamhanang provincial alang sa fiscal year 2009. (The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.18)

dashalvin

December 16th, 2008, 09:45 AM

RD Adraincem: Zamboanga del Norte
naamong sa ngalan nga “Zamboanga”

Ang ngalan sa lugar nga Zamboanga dinhi sa mindanao, maoy nakapatalaw sa ubang langyaw’ng torista nga mobisita dinhi sa Zamboanga del Norte tungod sa kabalaka nga daghang Abu Sayyaf, MILF ug MNLF.

Kini ang nasinati karong paghinay sa bul-og sa mga torista nga moanhi dinhi sa atong dapit gumikan sa sayop nga pagtuo nga ang Zamboanga del Norte, mao na ang Zamboanga City nga kanunay nagbansiwag sa nasudnong mga balita nga kanunay ang gubot tungod sa pagpamomba ug pag-kidnap nga gihimo sa mga terorista.

Si Regional Director James Eldridge Adraincem sa Department of Tourism mipahayag nga kining maong sitwasyon maoy usa sa mga factor nga hinay kaayo ang tourist arrivals dinhi sa Zamboanga del Norte partikular sa Dipolog ug Dapitan gumikan sa sayop nga impormasyon sa migawas nga mga balita sa mga nasudnong pamantalaan.

Matud ni Director Adraincem, maoy pagtuo didto sa kaulohang Manila ug sa layong dapit nga wala masuweto sa Zamboanga del Norte nga dinhi sa atong dapit, gubot gumikan kay ang address nga mabutang sa balita kon dunay kaguliyang ug kasamok didto sa Jolo ug Basilan mao man ang lugar nga Zamboanga.

Ang mga balita nga miabot sa Manila nga kon dunay gubat ug kidnapping ang pangalan nga gidala dili Zamboanga City kon dili “Zamboanga lang”. Ug makadungog sila sa ngalan nga Zamboanga ang impression nila gubot, dili sila secured, dili sila safety sa usa ka lugar.”

Sa pikas bahin, Tripartite Cooperation tali sa Lokal Government Unit, NGO ug sa Department of Tourism arun mapalambo ang torismo dinhi sa rehiyon nuybe.

Kini ang gibutyag ni Regional Director James Elridge Adraincem sa Department of Tourism samtang maoy gipaningkamotan sa iyang pamunoan nga maila ang mga probinsya sa rehiyon nuybe sa natad sa turismo. Kini maoy approach nga iyang himoon nga magtambayayong ang matag local government units, NGO ug sa iyang departamento tungod kay sa iyang pagsubay, ang rehiyon nuybe wala mailhi sa ubang lugar isip maanindot nga tourist destination sa Pilipinas.

Si Regional Director Adraincem anaa karon nagpahimutang ug regional office sa DOT sa dakbayan sa Dapitan samtang ang Zamboanga City mao na lang ang gihimong satelite office. Kini tapos nga gibalhin ang ubang mga regional offices sa Zambo-anga ngadto sa Pagadian ug Zamboanga del Norte diin pinasikad sa executive order ni PGMA, ang Dapitan maoy napili nga pahimuta-ngan isip regional office sa Department of Tourism.

Alang kang DOT Regional Director Adraincem, mahimo lang magma-lamposon ang iyang tinguha nga maila ang Zamboanga Penenzula region isip maanindot nga tourist destination kon magtam-bayayong ang matag local government units ug NGO.

Isip lumad nga Dipolognon ug taga Zamboanga del Norte, nagtuo si Director Adraincem nga taas kaayo ug expectation ang mga katawhan nga mapalambo ang turismo dinhi sa Dipolog ug Dapitan ug sa kinatibuk-an sa probinsya, apan iyang gipahayag nga dili kini niya mahimo kon walay kooperasyon ang mga katawhan ilabi na sa matag LGU ug NGO nga maoy iyang katambayayong diha sa pagpalambo sa turismo.

“So, kita isip sakop sa Zamboanga Peninsula, ang atong ngalan nga probinsya Zamboanga del Norte nadulahig lang pod ta ana.”

Sigun sa records sa Department of Tourism miubos gayud ang gidaghanon sa mga langyaw’ng torista nga miabot dinhi sa rehiyon nuybe ilabi na ang dakbayan sa Zamboanga nga maoy usa sa prime city dinhi sa region nine.

Gani pagkakaron dunay daghang travel advisory gikan sa embassy nga dili puwede mo-travel sa Zamboanga Peninsula region ang gikan sa asian countries. Gumikan niini wala nay International Flight sa Zamboanga sa pagkakaron tungod sa travel advisory.

Tungod niini, matud pa ni Adraincem dako na kaayo ug nawala ang torismo.

Maoy hagit karon sa bag-ong regional director sa Department of Tourism nga mausab ang maot nga imahe sa Zamboanga del Norte ngadtu sa malinawon nga lugar dinhi sa Mindanao pinaagi sa kampanya diha sa pagsabwag ug impormasyon nga dili tinuod ang pagtuo sa uban.

Alang kang Regional Director Adraincem, ang pag-promoter sa torismo gikinahanglan inubanan kini sa usa ka malinawon nga lugar gumikan kay ang mga turista maneguro usab sa luwas sa kapilegro sa ilang kaugalingon.

Ang Zamboanga del Norte anaa ang pagka malinawon nga lugar ug nindot nga suroyan sa mga langyaw’ng turista gumikan kay aduna usab kitay ikapasegarbo nga mga tourist destination sama sa Dakak Park and Beach Resort, Aliguay Island, Liboton Cave, Situbo Falls ug uban pa. (The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.18)

dashalvin

December 16th, 2008, 09:47 AM

Jalosjos mihatag 12 military jeep sa tanang lungsod sa 3rd district

Giapuran ni Congressman Cesar Jalosjos ang dose ka mga lungsod sa tersero dis-trito ug tagsa ka military jeep ug kini iyang gipanghatag dungan sa iyang adlaw’ng natawhan niadtung Lunes.

Matud pa ni Congressman Jalosjos, ang tagsa ka military jeep sa matag lungsod maoy iyang gisaad sa miagi nga iyang ihatag ilawom sa PDAF.

Lakip sa iyang gihatagan ang Police Station sa lungsod sa Salug. Matud niya, sunod tuig ang tanang municipal police station ang iya usab apuran ug tagsa ka military jeep arun kini magamit sa tanang higayon sa pagresponde sa nagkadaiyang matang krimen ug pagpahapsay sa kahusay ug kalinaw.

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Giapuran ni Congressman Cesar Jalosjos ang dose ka mga lungsod sa tersero distrito ug tagsa ka military jeep ug kini iyang gipanghatag dungan sa iyang adlaw’ng natawhan niadtung Lunes.

Sumala pa niya, sayud siya sa kahimtang sa matag LGU nga dili makahatag ug sakyanan gumikan sa kaapiki sa panudlanan busa iya kining gi-ayudahan.

“Kini maoy akong gisaad sa mga mayor sulod na sa dugay’ng panahon pero karon pa gyud ako nakahigayon nga mogahin ug funding gikan sa akong soft project sa akong congressional allocation.”

Gisaad ni Congressman Jalosjos nga Ssunod tuig dos mil nuybe hatagan usab niya ug tagsa ka sakyanan ang tanang municipal police station sa tersero distrito. Lakip usab sa hatagan ug sakyanan ang DPWH ug CENRO.

Human mitambong ang mga mayor kini nanguli nga nagbalon ug dakung kalipay dala na ang ilang tagsatagsa ka mga military jeep nga hinatag gikan sa fund allocation ni Congressman Jalosjos. (The New Nandau, Vol. XVIII No.18)

dashalvin

December 16th, 2008, 09:55 AM

1st ICT Provincial Summit ipahigayon

Subay sa laraw ni Governor Rolando Yebes nga mahatagan ug katubagan ang luya nga proceso sa mga transakyong panggobyerno dinhi sa lalawigan mopahigayon sa pinaka-unang Information Communication Technology (ICT) Provincial Summit ang Kagamhanan karong umaabot Disyembre 10 niining tuiga.

Ang nasangpit nga Summit ang pagatambongan kini sa mga nagkadaiyang opisyales ug myembro sa tagsa-tagsa ka Local Finance Committee sa 27 ka mga LGU, Municipal ug City Assessors ug mga personahe nga maglangkub sa programa sa ICT sa matag lungsod.

Gipamahayag ni Information Technology Officer II Gereo Patrimonio sa buhatan sa Management Information Systems ning lalawigan kinsa maoy nangulo sa maong kalihukan nga ang paghimo sa maong Summit magsilbing eye-opener kini sa mga opisyales nga mohimo usab sa susamang programa.

Gidugang ni Patrimonio nga atol unya sa maong kalihukan mohatag sa ilang mahinungdanong mensahe sila si Honorable Ray Anthony Roxas Chua III, ang Secretary sa Commission on Information and Communications Technology ug Commissioner Angelo Timoteo Diaz de Rivera sa National Computer Center.

Lakip usab sa mopaambit sa ilang kahibalo sa bag-ong teknolohiya sila si Director Ma. Teresa Camba, Consultant Grace Martha Amberong ug Land Bank Dipolog Branch Manager Vinicius Saguin Hamoy.

Gikatakdang mopabati usab si Mr. Querubin Momongan, ang IT Consultant sa Munisipyo sa Argao sa probinsya sa Sugbo sa nahimo niining kalampusan sa programa sa ICT nga gisunod sa nasangpit nga lungsod.

Kahibaloan nga sugod sa paglingkod ni Governor Yebes niadtong tuig 2004 buot na niining himoon ang computerization program sa lalawigan aron matan-aw niini ang dagan sa revenue generation sa probinsya.

Angayang masayran nga gumikan sa gihimong implementasyon sa kagamhanang probinsyal sa electronic governance nahimo kining resipiente isip model LGU kaniadtong bulan sa Pebrero niining tuiga nga gihatag sa National Computer Center didto sa dakbayan sa Sugbo.

Ang maong pasidungog ang nagsilbi kining hagit ni Governor Yebes nga ipadayon ang pag-implementar sa programang computerization dinhi sa probinsya gumikan usa man kini ka dakong investment sa lalawigan. (Roldan, Southpoint, Vol.1No.47)

dashalvin

December 16th, 2008, 09:59 AM

Mindanao Railway System gitun-an

Bag-ong feasibility study ang gipahigayon karon sa mga consultants para sa Mindanao Railway System Project sigun na sa gihangyo ni Governor Rolando Yebes nga kon mahimo kini nga proyekto magsugod dinhi sa atong lalawigan sa ZaNorte ilabi na sa dakbayan sa Dipolog.

Matud pa ni Miss Rosevic Lacaya-Ocampo, Provincial Planning and Coordinator Officer sa ZaNorte kini maoy gipahibawo ngadto kaniya ni NEDA Regional Director Arturo Valero sa ilang panagtagbo karong bag-o sa dihang gihisgutan ang pag-umol sa bag-ong Mindanao Development Plan.

Sumala pa maoy gimandu karon ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang pagbuhat ug pagtuon sa hangyo ni Governor Yebes ang posibilidad sa pagsugod sa Mindanao Railway System Project gikan sa Dipolog paingon sa Iligan nga maoy first phase sa proyekto.

Kahinumduman sa miaging semana si Governor Yebes sa dihang mibisita si Presidente Arroyo sa lung-sod sa Baliangao, Misamis Occidental mipadangat sa maong hangyo.

Sa iyang gitunol nga suwat ngadto kang Presi-dente Arroyo sa Baliangao, gihisgutan ni Governor Yebes nga sulod na sa taas nga panahon nga gipaabot sa Mindanao nga makabatun sa iyang kaugalingong railway system.

Matud pa ni Governor Yebes karong bag-o sa gipahigayong tigum sa Mindanao Economic Development Council didto sa Tandag City, Surigao del Sur diin siya ra ang bugtong gobernador nga nakatambong higpit niyang gipadas-og nga malakip ang Zamboanga Peninsula Region sa maong proyekto ilabi na gayud sa Zamboanga del Norte diin maoy iyang gipangayo nga kon mahimo sa Dipolog o kaha sa Dapitan manukad ang maong proyekto.

Gihisgutan sa gobernador nga ilawom sa phase 1 sa maong proyekto maoy gitun-an karon nga ang proyekto mosugod sa Davao paingon na sa Iligan City.

Giklaro ni Governor Yebes sa iyang suwat ngadto kang Presidente Arroyo nga ang katawhan sa ZaNorte nagahangyo nga kon mahimo ang railway system magsugod gayud gikan sa Dipolog paingon sa Iligan.

Ilawom sa kasamtangang plano karon ang pagkutay sa railway system sa Mindanao ang ZaNorte nabutang sa katapusang hugna sa proyekto.

Matud pa ni Governor Yebes nga kon kini maoy mahitabo sigurado nga ang ZaNorte mabiyaan sama sa ubang mga kalambuan nga nadawat karon sa ubang probinsiya sa Mindanao.

Gitataw sa gobernador nga mas angayang nga sa ZaNorte magsugod ang Mindanao Railway System sa rason nga makatabang kini sa pagpasutoy ug dugang sa Strong Republic Nautical Highway nga maoy nagdugtong karon sa Mindanao paingon sa mga dag-kung merkado sa Visayas ug Luzon agi sa Pulauan Port sa dakbayan sa Dapitan.

Si Gov. Yebes nagkana-yon nga kon dasonan ang iyang hangyo aduna kiniy dakung ikatabang sa pag-haw-as sa katawhan sa ZaNorte gikan sa pinaka pobre nga probinsiya sa tuig 2003 diin mitala ug 64.6 porciento ang poverty incidence.

Sa pagkakaron tungod sa mga paningkamut nga gibuhat sa kagamhanang probinsiyal, matud pa ni Governor Yebes ang poverty incidence sa ZaNorte sigun sa pinaka ulahing report sa National Statistical Coordination Board anaa na lamang sa 55.9 porciento ang poverty incidence sa lalawigan.

Sa nasayran sa pagdawat ni Presidente Arroyosa suwat hangyo ni Governor Yebes gimanduan gilayon niini ang kalihim sa Department of Transportation and Communications sa pagbuhat ug pagtuon nga ang Mindanao Railway System magsugod sa Dipolog o kaha Dapitan paingon sa Iligan, Cagayan de Oro ug Davao. (Press Freedom, Vol. XXI No.5)

dashalvin

December 17th, 2008, 05:42 AM

Getting to Know Dipolog City in the Philippines

The economic boom in Dipolog can be gleamed from the fact that the latest statistics show it is the richest city in Zamboanga, and without question also one of the most prosperous in the country. Long known as the gateway to Mindanao it is now serving as an example of how to become a first class city.

Tourism is one of the strengths of Dipolog City, and there are several attractions that will catch the attention of the tourist. First is the Linabo Peak, where you climb the 3,000 steps to the top. The reward is a breathtaking view of not just Dipolog but also the city of Dapitan. It is also where Catholics undergo the ritual of penitence during the period of Holy Week or Semana Santa.

Cogon Park in Dipolog City is quite simply one of the best forest revere area in the Philippines. It is a sanctuary for varied types of trees, including Rattan, Mahogany, Molave, Acacia, Narra and numerous others. It is also the place where people can mingle with all sorts of wildlife and birds.

The Fountain of Blessing, another popular attraction, was constructed as a testament to the cultural diversity that exists harmoniously in Mindanao, and at the same time is meant as a symbol or shrine for the Lord.

Another widely known tourist hotspot is Sta. Cruz. The chief attraction here is the cross, which was erected in 1905 by the Boholanos. These were the people who had made the perilous journey from Bohol to Dipolog. The cross was meant to be a symbol of thanks and prayer to the Almighty, and to this day Sta. Cruz is the sight of several prayer meetings by the Roman Catholic Church.

As with other provinces in the Philippines, Dipolog is teeming with fiestas and festivals dedicated and consecrated to saints and patrons. The penance of Catholics in Linabo Peak is called the Katkat Sakripisyo; there is also the Feast of Saint Vincent and in October the Feast of the Holy lady of the Rosary. Other festivities include the Sinulog ng Dipolog and the Araw ng Zamboanga.

Today there are several industries and businesses thriving in Dipolog and it is in part due to the effective transport system. Buses, tricycles, cars and the ubiquitous jeepney can take you anywhere in the city. The seaport makes the transport and shipping of goods and products seamless and there are ferries, boats and various shipping lines.

Historical records show that the Spaniards settled in Dipolog in 1834 and became well known for being the center of religious shrines and churches. During the American occupation beginning in 1897, the area underwent several changes, most notably growing in population and began to thrive thanks mostly to immigrants from the nearby provinces.

When the Second World War erupted, Dipolog was occupied the Japanese, and it was only after the American forces returned in 1945 was the municipality freed. In 1969, through a Republic Act by then President Ferdinand Marcos, the municipality became a city.

sheenreal

December 18th, 2008, 01:59 PM

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December 18th, 2008, 03:15 PM

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December 18th, 2008, 03:35 PM

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December 18th, 2008, 03:37 PM

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December 18th, 2008, 03:44 PM

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December 18th, 2008, 03:50 PM

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December 18th, 2008, 04:06 PM

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federalist

December 18th, 2008, 04:46 PM

nice development for your city. keep it up!

im happy for your city's progress.

qwert_guy

December 19th, 2008, 12:13 AM

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hotel ni siya?

pasko na man kaayo ang dipolog... merry christmas dipolognon.

sheenreal

December 19th, 2008, 03:16 AM

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dashalvin

December 19th, 2008, 03:48 AM

^naa na kay balita sheen kung aha dapit ang napalit ga yuta sa SM og Robinsons?

zoroethgenre_003

December 19th, 2008, 04:04 AM

sheen, with your permission, i posted those underconstruction pics taken by yours in the Zamboanga Peninsula Projects on the Rise Thread

GearX

December 19th, 2008, 04:09 AM

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ano yang under construction na building...?

dashalvin

December 19th, 2008, 06:46 AM

Sheen, unsa nay update sa DCC Motor Sales? Nag-open n cla? Pls post pic of it. TY

dashalvin

December 19th, 2008, 10:34 AM

^Wat kau Christmas activity ang iheld sa city og capitol?

dashalvin

December 19th, 2008, 10:41 AM

ano yang under construction na building...?

That's RBR tower miss x. I think dis will be mix use of DMC clinic, Hot FM and their office.

dashalvin

December 19th, 2008, 10:54 AM

hotel ni siya?

pasko na man kaayo ang dipolog... merry christmas dipolognon.

yup hotel ni cya. I thought 7-story ra ni cya n sa ila propose kay pension house ra pero sa cost ani kay di man gyud ni pension houz. merry christmas sa tanan. i will go home tomorrow. careful lng ta ani kay sa bomb threat.

bobongxd

December 19th, 2008, 01:16 PM

Asting ng building nyo!congrats...

bantay2x lang basin ma tumbahan mo!:) :bash:

dashalvin

December 19th, 2008, 01:35 PM

Asting ng building nyo!congrats...

bantay2x lang basin ma tumbahan mo!:) :bash:

Don't wori. Trusted ra man ang mga engineers ani kay isa man na sa specialty sa mga skuls dire. RBR tower contractor is also d owner of the building and Dipolog Medical Center while the 10 story hotel I think is own by an arab foreigner.

sheenreal

December 19th, 2008, 02:49 PM

sheen, with your permission, i posted those underconstruction pics taken by yours in the Zamboanga Peninsula Projects on the Rise Thread

That would be okay...No problem, Meri x-mas!

sheenreal

December 19th, 2008, 02:53 PM

As of now Dash I don't have any updates that regards to your question, but as soon as I get the Info I'll just post it in here immediately...Merry Christmas!

sheenreal

December 19th, 2008, 03:01 PM

^Wat kau Christmas activity ang iheld sa city og capitol?
Liveband,nightly shows etc...

sheenreal

December 19th, 2008, 03:05 PM

Sheen, unsa nay update sa DCC Motor Sales? Nag-open n cla? Pls post pic of it. TY
Okay Dash I'll find ways to take pictures of it, perhaps If i have time... Amping...!

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 12:54 AM

^thanks kau for posting updates ga pics. Merry Christmas Zanorte and twin cities of Dipolog n Dapitan.

qwert_guy

December 20th, 2008, 04:24 AM

Asting ng building nyo!congrats...

bantay2x lang basin ma tumbahan mo!:) :bash:

buguya nimo bai oi,... ngano matumba man pud? hehe...

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 05:56 AM

Yehey ka uli n gyud ko Dipolog. Hoo. Thank God.

qwert_guy

December 20th, 2008, 09:36 AM

home sweet home dash... kamusta man ang MSU marawi?

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 10:21 AM

very peaceful. luoy lng mi usahay mga christians kay target sa mga holdap pero wlay bomb threat og MI threat. Grabe ka bugnaw ang Marawi 4 2 days. Nag fog permi og bihira ra magpakita ang haring araw. Naa pko now Ozamiz and I'm using my internet phone to visit dis website. Grabe, ka tulo mi gipanaog sa check point sa Lanao.

qwert_guy

December 20th, 2008, 11:01 AM

Kinsa na man ang president karon sa MSU? Nailisdan na guro si De leon kay sa iya na time ala man kaayo hold up...

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 12:33 PM

Kinsa na man ang president karon sa MSU? Nailisdan na guro si De leon kay sa iya na time ala man kaayo hold up...

oo, last christmas cya nailisdan ktong time ga walaz estudyante ga makaprotesta. c macapado muslim krn ang amo pres og wa kau cyay gilihok. naa p gyuy rumor ga ilisdan cyang esperon.

nahtoodrunk

December 20th, 2008, 03:26 PM

i love this place...i'm glad i was finally able to track the reason why there are no more alerts on my mailbox for new replies, silly me, new thread na diay! congrats!

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 04:19 PM

Soon to open:
*3 story one network bank
*DCC Motor Sales (Kia Sales Center)

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 04:23 PM

naabot n gyud ko at 10 pm. wala may king long bus paad2 sa Dipolog ang rural. sayang.

qwert_guy

December 20th, 2008, 04:25 PM

ganina ra man ka sa ozamis... pila diay ka hours to dipolog?

what you mean by king long bus?

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 04:32 PM

Grabe, duha man gyud ka lugar ang naay mga live band n program. Capitol Plaza og City boulevard.

dashalvin

December 20th, 2008, 04:37 PM

ganina ra man ka sa ozamis... pila diay ka hours to dipolog?

what you mean by king long bus?

nagtagad man gud ko og bus. mga 6:40 nko nakasakay og mura gyud mig tinapa s amo bus. Grabe ka piit, di man gani nko malihok ako tiil sa pagtindog. did2 nko sa Oroquieta nakalingkod. Yap, way king long bus gikan Ozamiz to Dipolog.

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 01:24 AM

ganina ra man ka sa ozamis... pila diay ka hours to dipolog?

what you mean by king long bus?

Kadtong bag-o nga bus sa Rural @qwert kini oh...

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qwert_guy

December 21st, 2008, 01:37 AM

Kadtong bag-o nga bus sa Rural @qwert kini oh...

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aw kini diay nga bus... i thought dako unya taas na bus... mura ra man diay siya ug prince short bus. king long bus diay ang name ana..hehehe... diri sa amoa dapit red ang color.

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 01:41 AM

aw kini diay nga bus... i thought dako unya taas na bus... mura ra man diay siya ug prince short bus. king long bus diay ang name ana..hehehe... diri sa amoa dapit red ang color.

Yap ang Rural kay Red ang Bachelor (Davao-Butuan-Cagayan-Surigao-Tacloban) kay yellow but I think isa ra ni sila ka company. :)

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 01:42 AM

aw kini diay nga bus... i thought dako unya taas na bus... mura ra man diay siya ug prince short bus. king long bus diay ang name ana..hehehe... diri sa amoa dapit red ang color.

King Long ang brand sa Bus made in china

qwert_guy

December 21st, 2008, 01:45 AM

what makes this bus different from old rural aircon bus? ala pa man gud ko kasakay ani kay allergic ko ug aircon...

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 01:52 AM

what makes this bus different from old rural aircon bus? ala pa man gud ko kasakay ani kay allergic ko ug aircon...

Mas comfy sya lalo na ang seats, may footrest may dalawang LCD TV, bigger windows for a good look at the view and mas stylish ito

qwert_guy

December 21st, 2008, 01:57 AM

wow... how about ang fare niya compared to old aircon buses?

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 02:01 AM

wow... how about ang fare niya compared to old aircon buses?

Davao-Cagayan P600 then Nonstop ang byahe sa ibang aircon buses naay 400 plus ug 500 plus depende sa ka daan sa aircon bus :lol::lol::lol:

qwert_guy

December 21st, 2008, 02:08 AM

via BUDa?

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 02:18 AM

via BUDa?

yes via Buda

dashalvin

December 21st, 2008, 03:25 AM

ìsa ra nang tag-iya ana sa rural and bachelor. Vallacar family in Bacolod. Largest bus company in the country.

dashalvin

December 21st, 2008, 05:13 AM

Now Open:
Saga Motors Center new building adjacent to RB of Dipolog.

zoroethgenre_003

December 21st, 2008, 06:46 AM

Yap ang Rural kay Red ang Bachelor (Davao-Butuan-Cagayan-Surigao-Tacloban) kay yellow but I think isa ra ni sila ka company. :)

isa lang man jud cguro na cla..pati ang Ceres Lines sa Iloilo-Cebu-Negros..pareha man ug logo..

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 06:49 AM

isa lang man jud cguro na cla..pati ang Ceres Lines sa Iloilo-Cebu-Negros..pareha man ug logo..

Correct the Vallacars bought so many Bus companies na over the years. I think the latest is the Rural Trans

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 06:52 AM

isa lang man jud cguro na cla..pati ang Ceres Lines sa Iloilo-Cebu-Negros..pareha man ug logo..

Noon may Ceres liner dito plying the Davao-Butuan-Cagayan route way before Davao-Buda-Cagayan route was opened.

zoroethgenre_003

December 21st, 2008, 07:08 AM

^^naa man pud Ceres Liner sa Zamboanga..taking the Zamboanga -Cubao route..bigla lng man nawala..

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 07:14 AM

^^naa man pud Ceres Liner sa Zamboanga..taking the Zamboanga -Cubao route..bigla lng man nawala..

Dito sa amin di naman actually nawala ang Ceres na absorb na ng Bachelor ang mga buses gaya ng Fortune Tours na nabili rin ng Vallacar noon :)

Ibex

December 21st, 2008, 08:33 AM

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dashalvin

December 21st, 2008, 12:10 PM

More shops now open in Lee Plaza to serve shoppers:
*Cathy's coffee shop n bread house
*Broadway Gems
*RRJ
*Lee
More shops to come soon

dashalvin

December 21st, 2008, 12:19 PM

Guyz, hopefully may magconstruct n naman dis January ng mall. According to the news, the lot at the back of bulwagan is now legally prepared and was bought by a supermart (di pa na reveal but according to the people is Gaisano) at P5000-P10000/square meter ang they will build another mega structure.

zoroethgenre_003

December 21st, 2008, 12:54 PM

^^congrats Dipolog..it seems that the local officials there are moving their asses..

taaslangit

December 21st, 2008, 07:14 PM

MNLF recruiting members in Sibuco, says mayor (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/19/08/mnlf-recruiting-members-sibuco-says-mayor)
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By QUEENIE CASIMIRO, ABS-CBN News Zamboanga | 12/19/2008 8:36 PM

Members of the Moro National Liberation Front are allegedly recruiting and training new members in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, the town's top official said Friday.

Sibuco Mayor Norbi Edding said the MNLF started its recruitment and training activities at the start of December.

Edding said the police has sent two teams from the Provincial Mobile Group to augment troops of the 44th Army Battalion based in the area after learning of the recruitment drive.

Habib Hashim of the MNLF-Islamic Command Council confirmed he has received the same information.

"The local commanders in the area claim they were ordered to recruit and train new members that will be part of the Regional Security Force," Hashim said.

"However this is tantamount to a violation of the 1996 Peace Agreement since it still has to be discussed and decided upon during the final leg of the Tripartite Meeting on February." the MNLF official said.

Hashim disclosed he will be verifying with MNLF Founder Nur Misuari if he ordered the local commanders to recruit new members. With reports from Jewel Reyes

qwert_guy

December 22nd, 2008, 10:56 AM

Merry Christmas...Hohohohoh

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Marni

December 22nd, 2008, 12:13 PM

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December 22nd, 2008, 02:54 PM

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December 23rd, 2008, 03:49 AM

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dashalvin

December 23rd, 2008, 03:50 AM

Sheen, taga aha man ka sa Dipolog?

tonight

December 23rd, 2008, 04:09 AM

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sheenreal

December 23rd, 2008, 06:23 AM

Sheen, taga aha man ka sa Dipolog?
From Brgy. Miputak Dash...'Bout you? Do you have friendster? Happy Holidays!

dashalvin

December 23rd, 2008, 06:47 AM

I heard again on the radio this afternoon that the city mayor has allowed GAISANO to enter commerce in the city. Gaisano Capital tana ni para nay midnight sale. hehe...

dashalvin

December 23rd, 2008, 06:58 AM

Upper Turno.

sheenreal

December 23rd, 2008, 09:27 AM

Upper Turno.
I see...Dash what's your friendster?

GearX

December 24th, 2008, 04:10 AM

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cyberwizard

December 24th, 2008, 04:51 AM

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dashalvin

December 24th, 2008, 05:43 AM

Another gud news 4 d municipal hospitals in the province. New life support ambulance vehicles had arrived yesterday from JAPAN. It will be distributed to municipal hospitals in the province.

SleMarKen

December 24th, 2008, 10:44 AM

Merry Christmas from SSC-Cebu

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garzland

December 24th, 2008, 12:08 PM

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Ibex

December 24th, 2008, 01:41 PM

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[dx]

December 24th, 2008, 01:42 PM

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"ZukiChirO"

December 24th, 2008, 03:46 PM

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From SSC-Zamboanga Family

donnex

December 24th, 2008, 04:10 PM

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!!!!

METROPOLITAN_ILOILO

December 24th, 2008, 06:45 PM

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sheenreal

December 25th, 2008, 04:42 AM

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taaslangit

December 25th, 2008, 11:10 PM

MERRY X"MAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

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taaslangit

December 25th, 2008, 11:37 PM

Two lane boulevard leading to Dipolog Airport

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Cafeteria, ATO Office, Control Tower & left side of terminal

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taaslangit

December 25th, 2008, 11:43 PM

'Dipolog' Airport Terminal

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Crash, Fire & Rescue Station

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Airport Cafeteria on the right

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taaslangit

December 25th, 2008, 11:54 PM

Tourism Display Center

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Water tower, Sky Lab canteen & ATO office

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Main lobby entrance & energy efficient roofing

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 12:01 AM

Lobby, Information Counter & PAL Ticketing Office

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Philippine Airlines (PAL) check-in counter

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Asian Spirit check-in counter

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Pre-departure area

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Dipolog Flight Service Station

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 12:07 AM

Antennaes and water tower

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Barangay Minaog mangroves and Dipolog City 'skyline'

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Dipolog River with runway 02 on right

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Dipolog River up close & runway 02 on the right side

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Private Oil Mills (formerly Southern Islands Oil Mill - SIOM), Roxas, Zbo del Norte

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 12:20 AM

Runway 02 threshold, windsock & Sto. Nino Primary School

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Dipolog Airport left ramp #2

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Between ramp #1 & #2

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Dipolog Airport right ramp #1

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Anenometer with Sulu Sea beyond

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Dipolog Airport Passenger Terminal

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 12:36 AM

Dipolog, feast, and beach house

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 01:03 AM

AUTHENTIC DIPOLOG BIBINGKA (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dipologcity.com/Bibingka1.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.dipologcity.com/DipologCooking2.htm&usg=__sivaNmMqGIW8Hd2RwT4Wrj8nLFo=&h=400&w=600&sz=291&hl=en&start=130&um=1&tbnid=5ef6ci-Vl5KmkM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddipolog%2Bphoto%26start%3D126%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN)

Dipolog Bibingka (Ricecake)

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Wow !!! lami gayud day ang imong bibingka

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Banana leaves lined baking pan. Make it in such a way that it wont leak as the Bibingka mix is liquid

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The Bibingka oven

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Preparing the mix

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Pouring the Bibingka mix to the banana leave lined pan

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Another view of the pouring of the mix

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Cover the mix with banana leaves. Notice the pan underneath the banana leaves.

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Cook Bibingka being removed from the oven

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Bibingka ready to eat

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AUTHENTIC DIPOLOG BIBINGKA RECIPE

Ingredients:
2 cups
long grain or jasmine
rice
3 tablespoons baking powder
� cup sugar
� teaspoon salt
1 piece coconut
clean banana leaves

Grind long grain or jasmine rice into a flour consistency (You can use a rice grinder or a blender or a processor). Extract 1� cup of coconut milk from shredded coconut meat (you can also use a blender to do this). Mix all dry ingredients - ground rice, baking powder, sugar and salt. Slowly blend the coconut milk with the mixed dry ingredients. Stir thoroughly into a thick smooth liquid mix.

With the muffin pan line with soften banana leaves shaped to conformed the pan shape., scoop 5 spoonful of the mixture into the pan. Heat oven to broil temperature, or 500 degree F then bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the top is brown

Americanized Ingredients:
2 lbs regular rice flour (no wheat flour just pure rice
flour you can buy at Asian store)
1-1/2 cups (1-14 fl ozs can) of coconut milk (you can buy at
Asian store in a can)
3/4 cup confectioner sugar
2 tablespoon baking soda (calumet)
1/4 salt
Vanilla for flavoring
strips of cheddar cheese
Banana leaves you can also buy a any Asian store
(Banana leaves will give distinct flavor and smell)

Instructions: Mix all ingredients to a thick liquid smooth consistency in plastic container or bowl. Pour into a big muffin pan (2- 6" dia. 2" thick of mix) lined with banana leaves Heat oven to 420 degree Fahrenheit. Put 4 strips of cheese on top bake for 15 to 20 minutes until done. Good for 6 people. Double wax paper can be substituted for banana leaves. Must be lined to minimize burning on the sides.

taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 01:32 AM

Ilihan Hill View

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One of the Beach Resort Along Sunset Blvd in Dapitan City

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 01:50 AM

Regional Tourism Office Located In Dapitan CIty:

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 01:53 AM

The St. James The Great Church in Dapitan CIty. The Architecture:

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taaslangit

December 26th, 2008, 02:10 AM

Dapitan City Plaza.

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The Spot where Jose Rizal stands on Sunday's Mass Service:

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Facing the picture in Front. The right side of the far corner is where Dr. Jose Rizal Stands every Sunday Mass Service:

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St James The Great Catholic Church in Dapitan City:

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Ibex

December 26th, 2008, 04:27 AM

Ilihan Hill View

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I love this kind of suburban neighborhood... Clean, quiet & lush with greens :okay: very nice photo :)

dashalvin

December 27th, 2008, 04:43 AM

Now open 4 business:
HYATTI PentHouse
-an Arab own biznes
Amenites:
*Airconditioned rooms with appliances.
*Picnic cottage
*Swimming pool
Room rates start at P600, Family package is P5900.
Located inside the largest home developer in the ZamPen, Mediatrix Home Developer at Upper Turno, Dipolog City.

"ZukiChirO"

December 27th, 2008, 08:12 AM

Czech envoy graces Dapitan's tribute festival for Rizal

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Czech Republic Ambassador to the Philippines Jaroslav Ludva will grace the opening of the Handuraw Festival on December 27.

The festival commemorates the life of the country's national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, while in exile for four years in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte.

Ambassador Ludva will lead local and national dignitaries as Dapitan City Mayor Dominador G. Jalosjos Jr. and Vice Mayor Patri Chan offer another showcase of Rizal's works and memoirs in collaboration with distinguished institutions here and abroad from Dec. 27 to 29, 2008.

The Handuraw Festival is Dapitan's way of reviving the historical trail of Dr. Jose Rizal, who stayed in Dapitan City while in exile following a political persecution against him by the Spaniards from 1892 to 1896, leaving wonderful memories in the lives of the Dapitanons.

Handuraw, a Visayan term that means recollection or flashback, started in 2006 by the City Government of Dapitan. Since then, the city, together with various civic groups and business organizations, has embarked on plans to better enhance the city's tourism industry by restoring Dr. Jose Rizal's historical heritage.

This year's opening salvo will be a Parade of Floats, which represents Rizal's five historical influences in Dapitan. It will be followed by a tree planting activity in deference to Rizal's environmental interest and a historic fashion show, depicting Rizal's values and Dapitan's heritage will be held at the famous Gloria de Dapitan.

The second day will showcase how Dapitanons follow Rizal's footsteps in painting, sculpture, as well as writing through an Essay Writing Contest. It will be followed by a conference on Rizal's work and a fluvial parade from the Rizal Shrine to Gloria de Dapitan, apart from the chorale and rondalla invitational contest at the Cultural Center of Dapitan.

It will be capped by a painting and sculpture exhibit and highlighted by a launching of the book "Jose Rizal's Life and Legacies in Dapitan", at the Dapitan City Resort Hotel.

The Handuraw Festival comes with the city's Christmas celebration dubbed "Pasko sa Dapitan," which started early this month.

At least, 16 booths are competing to be the best and several conferences are being held in line with the festival, which is jointly sponsored by Instituto de Cervantes of Spain and the Dapitan City Government.

"The current world financial crisis has slowly been affecting our way of living, especially our spending capacity. We'd rather save our extra money to defray the most important expenses at home. But Christmas is one thing that not only kids wait for but also adolescents and oldies. Christmas is somehow society's opium. Celebration of Christmas makes us feel light, happy and high-spirited despite the problems we face," Councilor Apple Marie Agolong, chairperson of the Committee in Tourism, said.

Agolong said the Pamilya Asenso Dapitan Administration headed by Mayor Jalosjos opted to do an affordable but meaningful celebration of Christmas. It wanted to bring out originality, art and style, ingenuity and pragmatism in all Filipinos.

Dapitanons consider Dr. Rizal a cultural icon because of his deep involvement with the daily affairs of the community and his deep-seated love of country and people. He was said to have expressed his genius in practical, down-to-earth ways here.

Dapitan City also holds the Handuraw Festival every year in a bid to promote its historical heritage and boost its tourism potentials to local and foreign visitors. Dubbed as the Shrine City of the Philippines, Dapitan envisions becoming an eco-tourism destination and heritage center of the south.

Dapitan was already a famous and important Filipino settlement before the arrival of Legaspi and the early years of Spanish domination. In 1607, Fr. Pascual de Acuña, Jesuit Chaplain of the squadron headed by Juan Juarez Gallinate, stayed two months in Dapitan and converted two hundred natives from paganism to Christianity. The Spanish government was established in Dapitan.

dashalvin

December 27th, 2008, 08:26 AM

Tuod Handuraw man diay ron. Bibo napud kau ning Dapitan ani.

"ZukiChirO"

December 27th, 2008, 08:41 AM

dashalvin

December 27th, 2008, 03:20 PM

Yup, near the sea talaga pareho ng sa Laguindingan Airport. 3 kms lang yan away from the city center so very accessible. And no problem ang runway expansion kay wlang nakabarang malalaking building.

taaslangit

December 28th, 2008, 04:44 AM

Right After the typhoon Dapitan Beach

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Wood Drifted in the Dapitan Beach after the typhoon.

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Storm Surge atthe Dipolog Blvd.

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Sunset Blvd , Dapitan City, Weekend For Rent Cottage.

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Inside The Sunset Blvd, Dapitan City , Weekend for Rent Cottage

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Enterprising Vendor Along Sunset Blvd, Dapitan City Beach on the Weekend.

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Another Enterprising Vendor Of Ice Buco along Sunset Blvd, Dapitan City.

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Dapitan/Dipolog-Dumaguete-Tagbilaran-Cebu Vice Versa.

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Dipolog Blvd Storm Surge

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Dipolog City View From Linabo Hill

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taaslangit

December 28th, 2008, 04:50 AM

taaslangit

December 28th, 2008, 05:23 AM

Sunset Blvd, Dapitan City Beach after the Storm Pass By.

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sheenreal

December 28th, 2008, 07:42 AM

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sheenreal

December 28th, 2008, 08:01 AM

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qwert_guy

December 28th, 2008, 01:52 PM

Storm Surge atthe Dipolog Blvd.

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Dipolog Blvd Storm Surge

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wow grabe ka lufet sa storm... murag malapawan man tingali ang ciudad ani...

qwert_guy

December 28th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Kadtong bag-o nga bus sa Rural @qwert kini oh...

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from iligan to cdeo kinglong ako gisakyan, hinay man mudagan... maayo pa man mga karaan na aircon bus kay mga high speed.

sheenreal

December 28th, 2008, 03:55 PM

Year taken 1945
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taaslangit

December 28th, 2008, 06:30 PM

Dapitan "A must see" Relief Map of Mindanao

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When Dr. Jose P. Rizal started his life as an exile, the politico-military governor was Don Ricardo Carnicero. The hero stayed with Gov. Carnicero at his official residence "Casa Real" from the day he arrived until March the following year when he was transferred to Talisay.

The Site of "Casa Real" marked by a Marker'.

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Ibex

December 29th, 2008, 02:14 AM

from iligan to cdeo kinglong ako gisakyan, hinay man mudagan... maayo pa man mga karaan na aircon bus kay mga high speed.

Depende pud sa driver pero mao pud baya na akong napansin @qwert medyo hinay mo pick-up ug speed ni nga bus. What can you say sa comfort?

taaslangit

December 29th, 2008, 03:18 AM

Buses Plying in Mindanao.

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taaslangit

December 29th, 2008, 03:49 AM

Dipolog Integrated Bus Terminal

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taaslangit

December 29th, 2008, 04:04 AM

Roro Transport Bus from Luzon connecting going to Mindanao and Vice-Versa.

Liloan is one of the gateway to the island of Leyte coming from Mindanao. The Manila bound buses from Mindanao pass through this port

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Bato, Leyte is where my Joannah Jesh bus bound for Tagbilaran City boarded the RORO ship "Our Lady of Charity" which was sailing to Bohol island. There is also a ferry that sails to Cebu.

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dashalvin

December 29th, 2008, 04:21 AM

May tana ma revive sa Mary May og Lilian Express ila company para nay kumpetencya ang RTMI. Maot gyud kaau kung ga solo2 ra s biznes ang isa ka company kay dili dynamic ang competition. Hope the dipolognon owner of the 2 bus companies will have d courage to enter on biznes again.

cyberwizard

December 29th, 2008, 05:37 AM

dashalvin

December 29th, 2008, 05:41 AM

We'd been to boulevard last night with our family and we have seen how beautiful it is at night specially the finished 2nd phase. The diffrnt type of lights makes it amazing to look with cloth banner under the boulevar lights. When u'll look at the length of the boulevard, u'll see the beautiful lights on it. I can't imagine if the 3rd phase will be started soon. It will be the longest boulevard in the region once finish. 8's curnt lgth is >2kms.

credge

December 29th, 2008, 05:51 AM

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ADVANCE HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

dashalvin

December 29th, 2008, 06:20 AM

in iligan, they cant beat super 5..

Nice daw au ang aircon bus sa Super5 compare sa rural ga KING LONG. Sayang at everytime monaog ko Marawi di nko makit-an ng aircon nla g bus.

qwert_guy

December 29th, 2008, 06:46 AM

^^yep mas nice jud ug color ang mga bag o na aircon buses sa super 5...

about kinglong, nice kay naay foot rest... i feel relax magpatong ako tiil...hehehe...

pero murag di man kaayo bugnaw ang aircon...hehehe

ritche

December 30th, 2008, 08:49 AM

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nicko

December 30th, 2008, 05:09 PM

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SUV111

December 31st, 2008, 01:20 AM

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taaslangit

December 31st, 2008, 05:47 AM

Happy New Year !! 2009!!!!

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taaslangit

December 31st, 2008, 05:55 AM

hAPPY nEW yEAR

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tonight

December 31st, 2008, 07:50 AM

ALL AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATES TONIGHT

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From SSC-Iligan City

psylock2

December 31st, 2008, 08:09 AM

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Ibex

December 31st, 2008, 12:57 PM

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dashalvin

December 31st, 2008, 02:36 PM

Happy New Year sa tanan! May God shine his face to you and your families and have his true salvation that change lives of people around the globe. Jesus will be the Lord of the Filipinos and He will blessed this country by changing our hearts and lives to be focus in his will and kingdom. God bless us all.

dashalvin

December 31st, 2008, 02:44 PM

Gaulan-ulan dire Dipolog. How about ur places pipz?

donnex

December 31st, 2008, 06:56 PM

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Taz08

January 1st, 2009, 08:04 AM

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taaslangit

January 1st, 2009, 04:28 PM

Gaulan-ulan dire Dipolog. How about ur places pipz?

Here in New York Times Square it was up to one million people braved frigid temperatures in New York to witness the traditional midnight dropping of the Times Square crystal ball as confetti rained down from skyscrapers and fireworks filled the sky.

The temperature, cold all day long, dropped below 20 degrees at around 9 p.m. and was 18 degrees in Times Square as midnight approached.
John Lennon's "Imagine" played in the moments leading up to the final 60-second countdown. When the clock struck midnight at the end of the ball drop, there was a brief "Auld Lang Syne" and then Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" played as revelers danced and hugged.

Crowds shouted out the last seconds of the year as the huge orb -- glowing and glittering through 2,668 crystals and more than 32,000 red, blue, green and white LED bulbs -- descended a special pillar.

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dashalvin

January 2nd, 2009, 11:43 PM

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Kaila nko kinsay tag-iya aning hotel. It's still the owner of Lee Plaza mall so basig ang pangalan ani kay Lee Plaza hotel. Naa niy underground parking lot according sa mga workers :cheers:

dashalvin

January 4th, 2009, 01:55 PM

Coming soon...
Ceres Transport
Dipolog-Batangas-Manila

taaslangit

January 4th, 2009, 09:41 PM

Coming soon...
Ceres Transport
Dipolog-Batangas-Manila

Ceres Liner is a bus line under Vallacar Transit Inc., the largest public land transportation company in the island of Negros, Philippines. It operates bus transport service to the whole island of Negros from Bacolod City to Panay, Cebu and Samar-Leyte islands. In 2007, it pionereed inter-modal transport service using the Strong Republic Nautical Highway from Cubao in Quezon City to the City of Zamboanga.

The bus company is so popular in Negros that "Ceres" is used by residents as a substitute for the word "bus"

The Buses That Plies This Route.

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taaslangit

January 4th, 2009, 10:20 PM

Ceres Liner is a bus line under Vallacar Transit Inc., the largest public land transportation company in the island of Negros, Philippines. It operates bus transport service to the whole island of Negros from Bacolod City to Panay, Cebu and Samar-Leyte islands. In 2007, it pionereed inter-modal transport service using the Strong Republic Nautical Highway from Cubao in Quezon City to the City of Zamboanga.

The bus company is so popular in Negros that "Ceres" is used by residents as a substitute for the word "bus"

Vallacar Transit Corporation, the country's most important bus company but it is also the most secretive one. Vallacar Transit Corporation owns or controls the following bus companies: Vallacar Transit, Inc, Ceres Liner, Bachelor Express and Rural Transit. It seems to be impossible to find any official information about Vallacar and their subsidiaries. There are no phone numbers, no e-mail addresses and no websites.
This family owned company from Bacolod City is owned by the Yanson family. The father Ricardo B. Yanson, Sr. is President and his son Ricardo B. Yanson, Jr., is CEO.
This business has grown from a lone 14-seater jeepney plying a single route, to a conglomerate of transportation companies with a combined number of operating units of a little over 2500 transport vehicles as of January 2009, operating in nearly 80 percent of the bus routes in the Visayas and Mindanao regions as well as some part of Luzon in the Philippines.
The company pioneered inter-modal services between Negros and Cebu, Mindanao and Leyte, and Panay and Luzon. It also pioneered inter-modal transport services utilizing the Strong Republic Nautical Highway from Cubao in Quezon City to Zamboanga City.

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Without Competition Monopoly of the Route doesnt lower the fare pricing. It is not advantageous to the consumer public, who mostly depend on buses for their transportation. Take for example other competitive transport market: The Air Transportation market: Example: Competition between Philippine Airlines vs. Cebu Pacific created a very low pricing, of airline ticket between Dipolog-Manila vice-versa Route. This makes the consumer smiles and jubilant on the savings they get.

Ibex

January 5th, 2009, 04:12 AM

@taaslangit ask lang ako saan ang terminal na ito na may Davao & Cebu na routes?

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taaslangit

January 5th, 2009, 06:56 AM

The other side of the Dipolog City Bus terminal where AC vans wait for passengers

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San Jose, Antique

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Monkayo Bus Terminal

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Gingoog City Bus Terminal

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Tagum City bus terminal

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Mambusao, Capiz

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Davao

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Legaspi

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San francisco Agusan

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One of the cleanest terminals in Mindanao, Maramag, Bukidnon

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Also one of the newer bus terminals in the mountains of Bukidnon... Valencia

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cagayan de oro terminal

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Naga Bus terminal

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Ceres Liner @ Kabankalan City

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taaslangit

January 5th, 2009, 07:05 AM

INQUIRER MINDANAO
Inquirer Mindanao : Rizal still lives among Dapitan folk (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090103-181247/Rizal-still-lives-among-Dapitan-folk)
By Jeoffrey Maitem
Mindanao Bureau

Posted date: January 03, 2009

DAPITAN CITY, Philippines—Just like most treasures, this city, with its quiet streets and tree-shaded groves leading to sloping beaches, hides a trove of Filipino heritage and history.
The history of this city spans over 700 years, from the arrival of the first native Subanon settlers who were soon joined by the Boholanos, to the coming of Spaniards and later the Americans. In the 1700s, this small town was under the rule of Spanish government. In 1892, it became the home of exiled hero Dr. Jose Rizal, until his departure in 1896.

In this shrine city, the nation’s hero’s memory was celebrated by thousands of foreign and local tourists who recalled his contributions in a four-day festival that started on Dec. 27, culminating on the day of his death, Dec. 30.

Looking back

Dubbed as Handuraw, a local term for flashback or looking back, it is the third celebration of Dapitan’s significant role in the country’s history. Rizal spent the part of his best years here, leaving behind contributions that have continued to describe the city imbued by history, according to local experts.

A series of activities such as tree planting, fashion show, painting, sculpture, and book launching, reminded people of looking back to the past. Many relearn the teachings and the values of Rizal.

Handuraw unfolds the footprints left by the vanishing civilization that Dapitan has in the historic past.

“The traces that are left behind by the fading era are carefully preserved in the deep niches of Handuraw for the coming generation to know and understand the bridge that connects the past to the present,” Mayor Dominador Jalosjos said.

Rizal’s lessons

“It is through deeper understanding of the life and works of this man (Rizal) that we can also value our being Filipinos as well as improve the well being of our community,” said councilor Apple Marie Agolong.

“We hope that our annual festival will remind our people that only by looking back to our past we can move on to our future,” she added.

As part of the festivities, about 100 boats of fishermen coming from coastal villages sailed the Dapitan bay for the fluvial parade.

“It was Rizal who taught us before about fishing,” Agolong said.

Rizal, the father of the movement for independence from Spain, was publicly executed by a Spanish firing squad not in their usual method of garroting.

Aside from the enchanting Dakak Park and Beach Resort and the historic Rizal Shrine which are among country’s favorite tourist destinations, the city can now boast of a world class commercial center.

Commercial era

Gloria de Dapitan, which is situated at Sunset Boulevard, is a one-of-its kind three hectare commercial complex. It is just 12 kilometers from the airport, six kilometers from the seaport, and 14 kilometers from the urban center of the city. It is just 20 minutes from the Dakak Beach Resort, 10 minutes from Rizal Shrine and eight hours of bus ride from Cagayan de Oro City.

“According to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce, they visualize our city as the next Bohol. In other words, it will now be the one of the premier tourist destinations in the country,” Gloria de Dapitan vice president Dindo Ilagan told the Inquirer.

“By March this year, we will open the first and only amusement park outside Metro Manila—the Gloria’s Fantazy Land. We will have 18 major rides. Most of these are imported. One of the major rides we have is the roller coaster which we bought from California, USA,” he added.
Amusement park

Miguel Cintora, an American consultant who is in charge of issuing certificates for all major rides in Califonia, went over here to assemble and to train the people regarding ride safety of Dapitan’s P200-million worth amusement park.

“Hindi ’to perya-perya. We have three kinds of amusement rides,” Ilagan said.

“Tourist arrivals in Dapitan are steadily increasing now that it is being known a peaceful part of Mindanao. There were no crimes reported so there’s confidence among our foreign tourists,” Ilagan added.

But while officials are promoting the city, Prof. Pedro Walpole, executive director of Ateneo de Manila Environmental Science for Social Change, cited the riches of Dapitan and how the people are losing them.

Preserving Dapitan

“Everything is being thrown into the sea and you get more sedimentation which will create more flooding. Today, the sea is getting angry and it is losing all its fish. Where will the livelihood of the people go?” he added.

“You cannot preserve Dapitan as in preserve as a museum. You have to be alive … to keep things alive. Part of the Handuraw activity is to look back in order to go forward,” Walpole noted.

Some officials here have expressed interest in developing land use scheme as part of effort to preserve the country’s only Rizal Shrine, Walpole said.

The city recently launched a project where they will pay 50 cents for every banana tree planted by children.

taaslangit

January 5th, 2009, 08:31 AM

Yellow Pad
By Peter Appel And Imelda E. Perez

Mercury pollution can lead to disaster (http://www.bworldonline.com/BW010509/content.php?id=143)

Mercury, a metal used in gold extraction in small-scale gold mining, poses a serious environmental and health threat to the country. It is estimated that thousands of tons of mercury are present in fragile earth ponds containing tailings (mine wastes) in gold-mining areas all over the country.

A 2001 Department of Health report on mercury in mine wastes in Butuan Bay in Northern Mindanao and Davao Gulf and a 2007 World Bank investigation of small mines in Zamboanga del Norte and Camarines Norte show that small-scale mining may be releasing as much as 145 tons of mercury per year in those areas alone. The total release of mercury from all small-scale miners may be several times higher.

The most notorious case of mercury poisoning yet occurred in Japan in the 1950s. Over a period of 35 years, a chemical factory released 27 tons of mercury into Minamata Bay in the west coast of the island of Kyushu. The mercury was contained in the factory’s waste water. The factory began operations in 1908 and by the late 1920s, its waste water discharges were being blamed for reduced fish catch in the bay. Until the late 1950s the bio-accumulation of this toxic substance in the shellfish and fish that people around the bay ate, began to show its deadly effects in humans. People intoxicated with mercury began to feel numbness in their extremities and had difficulty walking without stumbling. They complained that their vision, hearing, and ability to swallow were also impaired. In 1956, 40 people were found to have had these symptoms, 14 of whom died. Later, babies were born with both mental and physical disabilities. The factory continued releasing mercury until 1968. In 2001, close to 2,300 people were officially diagnosed as having been severely poisoned, with 1,800 of them subsequently dying. The affliction came to be known worldwide as the Minamata disease.

Small-scale miners use anywhere from 20 to 40 grams of mercury to extract a gram of gold. Once the gold is separated from the mercury, the chemical is washed away into the tailings ponds of these mines. These ponds are quite fragile and often leak. Heavy rains also cause them to overflow. The mercury is eventually drained to creeks and rivers that then carry the chemical to the sea where it may accumulate in mangrove swamps and in the sea floor. It is there where the mercury, now in organic form, enters the food chain. The mangrove swamps serve as hatching grounds for fish and shellfish. Over time the fish and shell fish will accumulate very high amounts of mercury in their bodies. This mercury is then transferred to humans who eat them; fish and shellfish are the main sources of protein for many poor people. Studies of some coastal areas of Mindanao have shown that the sea-floor sediments already have elevated mercury contents, and the level of mercury in fish and shell fish has started to build up.
Hospitals in Davao have diagnosed many patients with symptoms of mercury poisoning. Fortunately, no outbreak has occurred yet, but it may only be a matter of time before one does. In Japan it took many years before the mercury released into Minamata Bay started to build up in fish and shell fish. It took yet another long time before the mercury in the population reached high-enough levels to impair those poisoned. No one can say when a Minamata disaster will hit the Philippines, but if nothing is done to stop further releases of mercury to the environment and to clean up the tailings ponds, a similar disaster is inevitable. Mitigating activities can be accomplished if enough people care about the situation and start to act.

Not all small gold miners use that much mercury. In Benguet, some miners use as little as 0.2 gram of mercury to extract one gram of gold while others do not use mercury at all. Instead, they use borax, a nontoxic chemical. This means that other miners can be taught to use little mercury or to switch to borax, thereby significantly minimizing or even completely eliminating mercury releases into the environment. Switching to these methods also offers efficiencies in the process as well as significant cost savings as miners no longer have to shell out money to buy the mercury. (Selling mercury is illegal so there is a high economic rent to be paid to acquire it.)

Another way is to recycle the mercury used. This is done with the use of a simple tool called a retort. Invented in South America, the retort is widely used among many small miners there. The tool is made of a few pieces of pipe tubing and allows the collection of the mercury to be recycled for later use.

There has been no real study of the amount of mercury contained in the tailings ponds. In 2006, a team from the Maximo Kalaw Institute for Sustainable Development and the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) undertook a limited chemical analysis of these tailings, which revealed that up to 250 grams of mercury may exist per ton of tailings. The analysis also showed very high amounts of good or high-quality gold in the tailings that were not extracted by the miners. A cleanup of the tailings may possibly be financed by the gold that can potentially be recovered during the activity. This would prevent further releases of the chemical from ponds.

In Tocmo, Benguet, small-scale miners use mercury to extract gold, but they use less than one gram of mercury to recover one gram of gold. Nevertheless, after hearing about the environmental and health risks caused by mercury, they have been keen to learn alternative methods of gold extraction. They have favorably received borax method and the use of a retort.

The Federation of Small Scale Miners in Benguet has agreed to teach other small-scale miners in the province these alternative methods. The participants acknowledge that it would be counterproductive to insist on an immediate mercury ban. Instead, they propose that information campaigns be undertaken, by the participants themselves and by members of the barangay council.

Decisions on small-scale mining are made at the level of provincial governments, by the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) specifically. Small-scale mining, however, is generally done surreptitiously, as the registration process is slow and tedious. This only makes it difficult for the local government unit to monitor and regulate small-scale mining.

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau claims that mercury use is already banned, that miners have been informed of the dangers of mercury use, and that miners have been introduced to the use of the retort. It says that its efforts have had insignificant results because miners refuse to abandon proven methods for new, untested ways of doing things. Lack of human and financial resources has also been cited as limitation, a common excuse for government failure. The cost of a future disaster, however, will greatly exceed the current costs of changing the ways of small- scale miners.

Peter W. U. Appel is senior research scientist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland; Imelda Perez is researcher at the Ateneo School of Government.