Bicol Region

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We're going on a road trip to Bulan, Sorsogon next week. I'm going to take as many pics as I can..hehe

[Mond87]

We're going to Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon! I might post some pics too!

[[dx]]

^ cool

[BYAHILO]

ok thanks DXpsycho. neways.. feeling ko di matutuloy ang Donsol, pero most probably ang legazpi trip ko matutuloy talaga.

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Sunrise at Magallanes, Sorsogon
Photo by slow.drive

[bonixx]

Tol Dx?is it taken From Sorsogon?wow...

[_zner_]

Originally Posted by dxpsycho

^ yup, wala pa dyan yung tax and other fees..check mo na lang sa website nila. baka maabutan mo pa yung piso (Php1) fares nila.

nagpabook ako.. 1,500 yung sa morning.. ang mahal.. haha.... pinagalitan ako...

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^kelan ka punta Sorsogon

[kevinb]

Originally Posted by Matteo

^ does that mean no more international airport in albay?

Hindi naman siguro. The airport to be built in Daraga will cater to a different class, same case with the one to be built in Bulan.

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Beach @ Sta. Magdalena
by Elvin Marcelo

[Sinjin P.]

Camelot in Sorsogon
by benedict anover (Flickr)

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Pantomina sa Tinampo
Photo by Manny Ferrer

[Mond87]

Originally Posted by dxpsycho

Beach @ Sta. Magdalena
by Elvin Marcelo

Wow... thanx, kuya dex. You are making me more excited about going to Sta. Magdalena this coming thursday and friday!

[Mond87]

I love joyriding and witnessing the spectacular views I can see the surround highways and roads. With this, I have this desire to at least take note of those great road stretches I can clearly remember. However, I can only tell of those within the Southern Luzon vicinity. I have not yet been to Visayas and Mindanao and I have only gone once to Northern Luzon. To me, these are the most interesting road stretches I have been to in Southern Luzon (sorry, I can't provide some pictures!):

"Within Bicol National Park" Leg - This winding portion of the National Highway starts from Sipocot, Cam Sur to Basud, Cam Norte. This road is surrounded by steep mountains and peculiar trees. As far as I can remember, I have seen many deers roaming around the bushes of this park. The only time I have been here was in 1999. And all I can say is, "I don't even know if this is real!"

Rocky Andaya Highway - This highway undoubtedly needs repair but I really love the panoramic sights that are abundant in this area. Starting from Sta. Elena, Camarines Norte, this highway enters Quezon through Tagkawayan and then enters Camarines Sur in Del Gallego and then finally passing by Ragay, Lupi and Sipocot. In Tagkawayan, you can view dozens of round hills dotted by round bushes of ransas fruit. It was like in video game! By entering Del Gallego, rows of mahoganies welcome you to Cam Sur's northwestern arm. Cam Sur's towns will give you a feeling of going back in time. I feel very nostalgic while watching those children swimming in the shallow but wide rivers amidst the heat of the sun. Oh, the dugouts give me an idea that they have been crafted generations ago. But that was only an idea...

Seaside Road of Gumaca and Atimonan - Beautiful. What can I say? I can't even blink my eye! The panoramic Pacific Ocean is within view in these two towns of Quezon! And who could ever forget the statue of the little mermaid in Atimonan's shore?

EME, Pagbilao, Quezon - The sharp curves of National Highway forming the word "Eme" is spectacular! You can see some vehicles above or below your car... The ride itself was like a roller coaster to me. The curves make it seem like you're in a person's intestine and yet they call this a shortcut!

Southern Camarines Sur Stretch - I have been here several times but there's this one time, in February 2000, when the agricultural lands of the towns of Bato, Baao, Nabua, and Bula are filled with water forming marshes for migratory birds! The sight was breathtaking, you don't even want to turn your head! What is great about this experience was the fact that it never happened anymore. I guess, it was the perfect timing. You have to pass by these towns by around the period when I went there.

Hanging Road to Joroan - this road stretch is from Sagñay, Cam Sur to Tiwi, Albay. Truly breathtaking, you'll have the opportunity to glance at the sapphire waters of the Pacific Ocean while on top of mountains thousands of feet high. What's more is that there are coasts and cliffs that will behold your eyes.

Although these were not my destinations but these roads made my journeys worthwhile...

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Originally Posted by Mond87

Hanging Road to Joroan - this road stretch is from Sagñay, Cam Sur to Tiwi, Albay. Truly breathtaking, you'll have the opportunity to glance at the sapphire waters of the Pacific Ocean while on top of mountains thousands of feet high. What's more is that there are coasts and cliffs that will behold your eyes.

Originally Posted by dxpsycho

Views from the "Hanging" Road to Joroan

[Waldenstrom]

It looks cool & refreshing!!!

[bonixx]

wow! nice spot ang tubig very clear!!! saan yan sa sta Magdalena?i mean what particullar Beach

[kevinb]

Originally Posted by dxpsycho

P300-M domestic airport to rise in southern tip of Luzon
By Danny Calleja
Correspondent

BULAN, Sorsogon—A P300-million commercial air transport hub will soon rise at a vast plain of this prime coastal town as one component of the government’s P15.5-billion eight-airport project set for completion this year.

It will be called the Bulan Domestic Airport and preparations for the full-blown implementation of this project such as site and right-of-way acquisitions and architectural surveys, among others, have been completed and “we are only awaiting the initial release of funds so that the construction proper is started,” Sorsogon Second District Rep. Jose Solis said over the weekend.

Once completed and made operational, this facility will formalize Bicol’s entry into the five super regions in the country with enhanced competitive advantages in terms of tourism and efficient mode of transport for goods and passengers, Solis said.

This eight-airport project that includes one in Casiguran, Quezon; Kalibo, Aklan; Iloilo; Bacolod; Western Visayas; Siargao, Ozamis and Cotabato is part of the 31 priority airport projects costing P94.37 billion that are targeted to be completed by 2011 under the government’s Medium-Term Public Investment Program (MTPIP).

Under this program, 10 new airports would be constructed and 21 others would be improved as among the social paybacks from the implementation of fiscal and other economic reforms of the Arroyo administration, Solis said.

At least 16 of them are in the Central Philippines, six in the North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle, seven in Mindanao and two in the Luzon Urban Beltway that would improve the transport of agricultural products and provide access to key tourism destinations nationwide, he said.

Insofar as Bicol region is concerned, Solis said Bulan Airport would not only decongest the existing Legazpi Domestic Airport in Albay but serve as the main facility for air cargoes and passengers coming in and going out of Sorsogon and Ticao Island of Masbate.

Source: Business Mirror

Great news for Sorsogon!

Bakit sa Bulan itatayo? Why not in Donsol? Is Bulan more progressive than Donsol? No offense meant, please.

[Mond87]

Bulan is more progressive than Donsol. It is the only first-class town in Sorsogon... I think the reason why Bulan was chosen is its strategic location. It houses a seaport leading to Masbate. I think the target market of that airport will be people living in Southern Sorsogon, Masbate, and Northern Samar thanks to Bulan's location...

[Mond87]

Originally Posted by dxpsycho

Views from the "Hanging" Road to Joroan

Thanks Dex! The feeling is Nirvana-like when you're in there!