Ángeles and San Fernando Cities, and Pampanga Province

[Culiat]

I agree the local government of Angeles City really nedds to exert effort to beutify the city.

[wecky]

Clark is really a nice place ... been there several times ... nice duty free ... big space with lots of green ... hope to re-visit in the next years to come.

[ewh1]

lol.. I guess you guys didn't read my article cuz it said that Angeles City is Hiring Palafox Associates in Redeveloping Fields Ave, Which is the Bar area and doing a City Rejuvination program.

[Culiat]

Originally Posted by ewh1

lol.. I guess you guys didn't read my article cuz it said that Angeles City is Hiring Palafox Associates in Redeveloping Fields Ave, Which is the Bar area and doing a City Rejuvination program.

I know, pero personally I know the Mayor and I think papogi lng nya yan. And d nmn kailangan ng Developer para lng linisin ang mga lansangan. Yes the Development thing is a good idea and I love it, Ngunit anong saysay nito kung napapabayaan naman ang ibang bahagi ng lungsod. Kung mananatiling Prostitution capital ang lungsod. Kung d naman maiimprove ang kabuhayan ng mga mamamayan nito, ano pang saysay nito?

Sabi nga ng father ko (who is a former city official) na kung dpa kikilos ang Angeles in no time, San Fernando (Pampanga) will surpass the city as the premier hub of Central Luzon. I love Angeles and I don't want it to lagged behind its neighbors.

[ThisFire]

yes, that would be nice, a "hub" in each direction for passerby tourists.

[SaleemSinai]

Originally Posted by Mango

Thanks for the info @culiat and @otakaw. Well, with SM and Robinsons at San Fernando, I dont think it's practical to build ones at Angeles City. Just like what you mentioned, cleanliness and beautification is badly needed and it should be the priority of the city government.

I guess SM didn't think so. Henry Sy is building a mall right smack Clark's main gate. SM did a heck of a job beautifying the bayanihan park in preparation for the Mall. Henry Sy was pleasanly surprised (they say he cursed in Joy) to hear from financial reports that SM Pampanga was the top earning SM outside of Manila. Thinking it's due to Kapampangan's extravagance, he's investing more money in Angeles.

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/...50329pro5.html

[Mango]

Thanks for that link@SaleemSinai.
That article is dated March 29, 2005, so how's the construction going kaya?

Now, around 7 shopping mall in the area.
Thanks to these private investors. Malls do help in revitalizing the economy.
But beautification and cleanliness must not take a backseat.

[SaleemSinai]

I gues it's in full swing. I've seen some mysterious constructions inside Clark lately. They're paving the road from the Mabalacat gate, probably as a faster route to the SM site.

[muzic_lover2981]

The largest mall hmmm... I'm not sure pero before I left it was the Nepo mall and yes Nepo still exist, Nepo Mall, Nepo Mart 1,2,&3? Musiclover tama bako tatlo Nepo Mart?
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Yes Culiat, your right! The biggest mall now in Angeles city is the Nepo mall and next the Robinson Place loacated at Brg. Balibago..then Jenra Grand Mall..almost katabi lang Nepo Mall...hopefully matapos ang SM Clark...and it would be the largest mall then in Angeles City....

[Culiat]

http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.p...story_id=45367

Water shortage looms in C. Luzon
First posted 11:55pm (Mla time) July 30, 2005
Inquirer News Service



Editor's Note: Published on page A15 of the July 31, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer


CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE-As the region's demand for water soars to twice the 12.5 million cubic meters of potential supply, a serious water shortage looms in Central Luzon in 2025, an expert said during a regional water summit here on Friday.

"The demand is far greater than what is available," said Dr. Rex Victor Cruz of the College of Forestry and Natural Resources of the University of the Philippines at Los Ba¤os (Laguna).

Signs of the impending water deficit have been apparent, he said.

In Nueva Ecija, for example, the amount of rain has decreased. The temperature, on the other hand, has risen, Cruz said, citing data obtained from monitoring stations.

The capacity of the Pantabangan Dam, in Nueva Ecija, has also decreased due to siltation, he added.

The problem, he said, has national consequences as Central Luzon supplies 20 percent of the country's total farm production.

He said a steady supply of water should be ensured as the region's population (8.2 million as of 2000) is expected to double in 25 years.

At the same time, the region is prone to droughts, as the 1997 and 1998 drought brought by the El Ni¤o phenomenon had shown. Damage to agriculture in those years reached P140.4 million, Cruz said.

He proposed the conservation and revival of the region's watersheds through reforestation. Conserving watersheds will also help avert floods, droughts and pressures from urbanization.

Floods can be minimized if the government regulates groundwater use, according to marine geologists Kelvin Rodolfo and Fernando Siringan.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has begun the rehabilitation of the Pampanga River Basin Watershed, which covers Central Luzon.

Tonette Orejas, PDI Central Luzon Desk

[Culiat]

Image I found from google

Nepo Mall

[Culiat]

Angeles City Children’s Library 2005 launched

Angeles City Children’s Library (ACCL) Weekly Story Telling and Art Making Activity once again opened doors for grade one pupils of different public schools in the city!

ACCL is a joint project of Philippine Children’s Fund and the Angeles City government wherein more than 60 children are invited for the program every week to hear meaningful stories from teachers, volunteers or sponsors. In addition, puppet shows, clay sculpture, film showing, speech lessons, academic and art contests are also held depending upon the event host.

Event Hosts are the generous people who serve as sponsors for the activities. For the past two years alone, PCF was able to accommodate 2,630 children. With regard to this, PCF welcomes individuals or private sectors to be partners in this noble purpose of sharing with kids the importance of reading in libraries in the pursuit of higher education.

ACCL is just one of the many projects of PCF in the hope of uplifting Filipino people’s lives through education, and at the end achieving better lives and stronger communities, as PCF’s core mission suggests. PCF is also providing thousands of books and other reference materials to many baranggays and cities throughout the country. This is made possible through the benevolent donors and various agencies from the USA and the Philippines.


Why story telling and art making?

With the advent of television and computer as primary source of information of today’s kids, story telling and art making activities are good ways of diverting these kids’ attention while providing them morals that could help them develop into responsible individuals. Story telling has so much proven advantages for children and according to research: it develops the skill and art of listening;


Storytelling leads children to a love of literature; it introduces children to patterns of language; it also gives children practice in visualization skills as the basis of higher level thinking.

Not only that, storytelling gives insight into motives and patterns of human behavior, helping children’s affective development, teaches children the cultural heritage of their own and other cultures and develops oral expression.


“We feel lucky for having the opportunity to hold groups of children, give them excitement and happiness for a little while through the stories they hear from our story tellers, artworks of their own that they could bring home and the toys that they could play with at the ACCL”, said Mrs. Hilda Dela Cruz, ACCL Project Officer.

“Children are naturally playful, sometimes they could be really noisy and naughty at ACCL, but with every smiles on their faces and glitter in their eyes as the stories they hear unfold, with every laughter that we hear as they play with ACCL toys, we feel like we are rewarded a thousand fold”.

Parties interested to help may call PCF Clark Angeles City Office at (045) 322 – 0444
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[Culiat]

From Sunstar Pampanga

Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Flooding feared in barangays near Abacan River
By Dante M. Fabian

ANGELES CITY -- Acting to prevent damage and losses of lives and property from floodings near the Abacan River, the City Council is now prodding the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to undertake necessary works to stop the erosion of the river's banks.

Councilor Jay Sangil said recent inspections by the Angeles City Disaster Coordinating Council (ACDCC) showed that several eroded portions of the slopes of the Abacan River were identified to pose serious hazards on the communities nearby.



Sangil said unless necessary repairs and new slope protection works are undertaken, the large volumes of water during the rainy season will definitely inundate low-lying areas along the path of the river.

Sangil identified the flood-prone areas along the Abacan River as barangays Ninoy Aquino, Sta. Teresita, Amsic, Anunas, Malabañas, Balibago, Pulung Maragul and some other barangays in the eastern side of the city.

Sangil said Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin has instructed the ACDCC to prepare for the onslaught of disasters during the rainy season and be on alert to conduct evacuation and relief operations for families who may be affected by the floods.

He added that in order to minimize the number of families at risk, the City Council is requesting the DPWH to conduct immediate slope protection and other erosion control measures.

Vice Mayor Ricardo Zalamea, SP presiding officer, said that Sangil authored the resolution requesting DPWH to implement the erosion control measures to ensure the safety of residents.

"The onset of the rainy season puts on peril once again lives and properties along the embankment of Abacan River due to threats of erosion and flooding. The DPWH should act fast and help save lives and properties by implementing ample engineering intervention," Sangil said.

Zalamea said upon Sangil's motion, the council also requested the City Engineer's Office (CEO) to conduct periodic repairs of potholes and maintenance works along Arayat Boulevard in Barangay Pampang and other city streets to avoid accidents, traffic jams and inconvenience to motorists.

According to Sangil, the frequent rains have aggravated conditions of these and other roads and highways in the city, contributing to the inconvenience of motorists and forcing many to use alternate routes that worsen the traffic congestions in other areas.

Sangil said traffic problems and poor road conditions are among the factors that contribute to economic slowdown due to the hampered delivery of goods and services.

He said to eliminate this hindrance to economic recovery, remedial measures should be undertaken to ease traffic and road conditions.


(August 9, 2005 issue)
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[Culiat]

I just found this not so recent article from Sunstar Pampanga

Saturday, August 20, 2005
The Angeles City library: Serving towards an enlightened community
RIGHT in the heart of Angeles City and accessible from various points is the Angeles City library.

Impressive-looking from the outside, the library is equally superb inside, especially for stereotyping individuals when it comes to standards and looks of local government buildings. But what is now a new structure is just a reconstruction of the old building which was built in 1981.

From the old to the new

In 1971, the library was born under the administration of then Mayor Eugenio Suarez. Carlos Sandico lent the Sandico Building in Plaridel Street to be used as library.

The Angeles City library, also known today as the Lazatin-Tayag Information Center, is a product of the common love for books and thirst for knowledge of two highly respected names in Angeles--the late Mayor Rafael Lazatin and his son, the present City Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin, who both pushed for the active and highly specialized operation of the library under their respective administrations, and Renato "Katoks" Tayag, a lawyer, journalist and author who donated the 1,690 square meter parcel of land on which the library building stands.

The present library itself operates under the joint sponsorship of the Angeles City government and the Philippine Children's Fund of America (PCFA).

From the old building, which housed the various offices under the city government like the treasurer's office, court offices, and the library, the reconstruction took place in 2002 with the full support of Mayor Carmelo Lazatin--a firm believer in the important role of the library and its services to the total community life of Angeles.

Multiple facilities and services

The library is now a multi-faceted center of various educational pursuits. The first floor houses the administrative offices, the main library and the children's library. The Information Technology (IT) Center, conference room, memorabilia and special collections are on the second flood while a multi-media and audio-visual room and a function hall are found on the third floor.

At the helm of all this is Norma S. Razon, the city librarian, who has spent her 31 years in government service with the library and is witness to its evolution through the years.

The main library caters to students from various schools in Angeles City and its environs. It requires that only students and users with library membership cards be allowed to use its facilities. It has developed a clientele over the years and keeps getting new ones because of the many schools in the area and the cultural re-awakening among people in this part of Pampanga.


(August 20, 2005 issue)
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[Culiat]

Sunstar Pampanga
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Barrio Fiesta at the Mimosa
By Dennis E. Dungao

"BARRIOTIC" is a word that is neither English nor true Kapampangan. It is a connotation of everything or anything done shoddily and in poor taste. Celebrating a barrio fiesta theme with all the elements of it put together to give a genuine feel at the Mimosa Leisure Estate on October 14, 15 and 16 was nothing close to being bad taste or "barriotic" in every sense of the word, but it nevertheless captured the spirit of the barrio celebration - extravagant, sumptuous and full of gaiety.

Co-sponsored by San Miguel Beer, Unilever, Ecolab, Amira Magic, DG Phone Cards, Century Tuna, Yumi-Clark Agro Inc., Levi's, SCA, Homs Printers Inc. and Joer Printing Services, The Fiesta Mimosa was the total reinvention of the barrio fiesta - and it even gave new meaning to "barriotic".

This was the first time the Mimosa Leisure Estate did the "Barrio Fiesta" to give some panache and deviation to the month of October, known for numerous Octoberfests and beer revelries.

Cecille Sanchez-Flores, Hotel and Resort manager, said this fiesta event will be known as the consummate definition of this native tradition, and she was proven right.

Bucolic, as real rice paddies were planted on the grounds and took months to grow, while nipa huts, bamboo fences and earthenware - banga, paso and others - were splattered all over. The setting was so realistic it gave the feel of living in the countryside.

The food was so excellent it kept the kitchen crew busy the whole night and day serving barbeques, shawarwa, sisig - an endless array of local cuisine. I was eyeing a large carabao roped on a tree if ever the food service runs abrupt. The poor ruminant might be a reserve for the skewers, this I've speculated.

As for the beverage, what more can I ask for when Mimosa's Marketing Head, pretty Karen Meneses, was herself serving our beer.

There was something for every one on this fiesta. Lots of visitors were in attendance, members and non-members of Mimosa alike. Expats, kids, middle-aged men and women, teenagers, gays, straights and others all partook in this one big, blowout party. This event was an eclectic mix of cultural and self-gratifying activities, even sports and talent competitions.

Music from Alamid and Juice band also added merriment to the festivities. Games, cooking shows and other activities were held during daytime. The Ms. Earth 2005 candidates also graced the event on Friday, October 14 and joined some native Baluga in a dance. Booth products up for sale range from food to service, real estate to leather goods, as defined by the concessionaires who set shop there - Candaba Farm Fresh, Pizza Perfect, Jaa's Bags, Ana Marie Shoes, Crown Communities, Victor's Baguio Handicrafts, Clark Intertravel and Tours and many more.

The Fiesta Mimosa was the biggest feast cum celebration of the Filipino way that ever took the grounds of the leisure estate. People, including me, just can't wait to have another.

For comments and suggestions, mail the author supremo_babaylan@yahoo.com


(October 25, 2005 issue)
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[Joey]

Originally Posted by Culiat

Aerial shots

Nice picture, do you have any more??? I was at Clark AB on and off from 89 to when Mt Pinatubo erupted.

[Joey]

Originally Posted by ewh1

lol.. I guess you guys didn't read my article cuz it said that Angeles City is Hiring Palafox Associates in Redeveloping Fields Ave, Which is the Bar area and doing a City Rejuvination program.

Spent quite a bit of time on Fields Ave

However, the Nippa Hut was a great place to

[Culiat]

Originally Posted by Joey

Nice picture, do you have any more??? I was at Clark AB on and off from 89 to when Mt Pinatubo erupted.

Nah i don't have any recent pictures of it.

[Culiat]

Sunstar Pampanga
Monday, October 31, 2005

Angeles only place in RP with no public cemetery
By Reynaldo G. Navales

ANGELES CITY -- A businessman here, in an open letter furnished to this paper, stated that this city has no public cemetery.

Rommel Jose DG. Suarez, a businessman residing in Barangay Sto. Domingo, claimed that "the city is the only place in the entire Philippines, if not in the whole world, that has no public cemetery."

Suarez said he has proven this after a relative's body was disallowed to be buried in a cemetery in Barangay Cutcut, a known public cemetery.

"Majority of those who have much in life or those who show concern for our less fortunate brothers, including property owners/ administrators, businessmen, politicians, civic and religious leaders, NGO leaders, bankers, educators, professionals, government officials, are not aware of this basic need of our poor kabalens," Suarez said.

In his open letter, Suarez appealed to the city officials and private sector to join hands in building a public decent burial ground for the indigent Angeleños.

"I patiently appeal and knock to the owners of big tracks of lands in the city to donate or sell for a normal price a portion of their properties to the local government to realize this undertaking," Suarez stated.

Irish Calaguas, Angeles City executive assistant, admitted the issue but said the city has been establishing a "paupers' burial" inside the La Pieta private cemetery in Barangay Sto. Domingo.


(October 30, 2005 issue)
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[Sinjin P.]

Is it true that there are plans of building an SM in Angeles?