Lighthouses

[Parchie]

Originally Posted by hakz2007

by Arn Santos

Ano ba yan? First, what was discussed was the story of a dilapidated Spanish time farola, and then the storyline went awry by talking about another lighthouse in Appari, Cagayan! Almost 900 kilometers away from each other! Did I miss a lot here?

[astiguys]

Originally Posted by hakz2007

gandang akyatin ng lighthouse na yan...mukhang thrilling

yes, pwede po kayo makaakyat dyan pero dapat may permiso sa guard for security and safety purpose. mahangin kasi pag nasa itaas ka.

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Signing of Memorandum of Agreement between Philippine Coastguard and PPMC, Launching of the Proposed Development at the Poro Point Lighthouse, San Fernando City, La Union

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Source: Photograhy by Jun Reynales

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Source: Photograhy by Jun Reynales

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Source: Photograhy by Jun Reynales

[hakz2007]

(Photo Cape Bolinao Lighthouse, Pangasinan. Second tallest Lighthouse in the Philippines, next to Cape Bojeador in Ilocos Norte.)

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By Frank Cimatu
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11:42 pm | Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

SAN FERNANDO CITY—While going up the steps of the Poro Point lighthouse, former Mayor Mary Jane Ortega of San Fernando City in La Union was loudly saying, “Oro. Plata. Mata.” (Gold. Silver. Death.). It is an old Spanish superstition that if one’s last step falls on either gold, silver or death, it will mean the fate of the house or its occupants.

Having negotiated 96 steps, Ortega was aghast that it ended at “mata.”

“So the first step of the rehabilitation is to put an extra step,” she said while atop the 76-foot lighthouse built in 1970.

Poro Point Management Corp. (PPMC) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Coast Guard to repair and rehabilitate the lighthouse as well as the much older Spanish lighthouse a few meters away.

Ortega said the older lighthouse, built on Nov. 28, 1885, and enshrined by the National Historical Institute as a historical structure, would be rebuilt using old drawings.

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reposted from San Fernando City and La Union Province Thread 14

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Posted May 12th, 2012 by Dexter A. See & filed under Nation.

SAN FERNANDO CITY—-Fishermen lost in the West Philippine Sea who can paddle toward the shore can count on Poro Point’s powerful signal to keep them on course.

To Mayor Pablo Ortega, the same aid for navigation attracts foreign and local visitors to the Northern Luzon growth quadrangle formed by the Ilocos, La Union Cordilleras and Pangasinan.

“We are happy about the declaration of the Poro Point lighthouse as a national historical landmark since La Union province will now be in the list of places that hosting heritage sites,” he told Manila Standard.

Poro Point Management Corp., a subsidiary of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority, will undertake rehabilitation work under a memorandum of agreement of the Coast Guard.

“The lighthouse is a celebrated historical landmark,” BCDA chairman Felicito Payumo said in a statement. “Just as the lighthouse serves as a beacon to guide boats safely to shore, the Poro Point Special Economic Zone serves as a beacon for development, a guiding light that brings increased tourism and investment to the shores of North Luzon.”

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Originally Posted by Parchie

Ano ba yan? First, what was discussed was the story of a dilapidated Spanish time farola, and then the storyline went awry by talking about another lighthouse in Appari, Cagayan! Almost 900 kilometers away from each other! Did I miss a lot here?

the caption just said that the guimaraas lighthouse is the 2nd oldest lighthouse after the appari lighthouse, so the thought is still in guimaras lighthouse

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DOTC to bid out P246-M project to upgrade lighthouses

MANILA, Philippines–Lighthouses across the country are set for upgrades as part of government efforts to make inter-island sea traffic in the Philippines safer and more convenient for travellers.

In a statement, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said it was bidding out P246 million worth of lighthouse equipment, a project that will modernize 143 light stations in different parts of the country.

On top of the purchase list are the 55 primary light-emitting diode (LED) lanterns, each of which should have a luminous range reaching at least 18 nautical miles. Also to be procured are 84 secondary LED lanterns, which should have a luminous range of 15 nautical miles.

Additional five units of tertiary LED lanterns, with a range of seven nautical miles, are also included in the procure ment. In addition, 120 units of mono crystalline solar panel to power the LED lanterns will be bid out.

The DOTC said areas in Luzon that would get new equipment were Batanes, Aurora, Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, Quezon, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Palawan, Catanduanes, Albay, Masbate and Sorsogon.

Lighthouses to be upgraded in the Visayas are those in Antique, Bohol, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Cebu, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Northern Leyte, and Southern Leyte.

Meanwhile, In Mindanao, the beneficiaries are Pagadian City, Tawi Tawi, Zamboanga Del Sur, Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Catarman, Samal, Surigao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Saranggani, Davao and South Cotabato.

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Cape Bojeador

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Arboledan Lighthouse Currimao I.Norte

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Originally Posted Here

Originally Posted by ergit222

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Photos by: Jongjong Espanto and posted at Natives of La union facebook

[Swuan]

Originally Posted by okalimable

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Bolinao Lighthouse fotovoltaico by gerardcastaneda, on Flickrimage hosted on flickr

cape bolinao lighthouse by laz'andre, on Flickrimage hosted on flickr

Cape Bolinao Lighthouse 2 by sweetsexything, on Flickr

Thanks for sharing this pic. It is a nice looking light house.

[hakz2007]

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dagupan lighthouse by gerardcastaneda, on Flickr

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Lighthouse and boat @ San Agustin Port, Tablas Island, Romblon by D Pardo, on Flickr

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Photo by: The dorkvader