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2006
STUCK in the middle of that
same Inquirer story are these key paragraphs:
Planning officer Percival de Villa of the agriculture department said around 70 percent of Bicol farmers, mostly in the second and third districts of Albay, had not yet harvested their rice when Milenyo struck....
“They were already at the reproductive and ripening stage when the typhoon hit the region. They were just three to four weeks away from harvest time,� De Villa said.
Bicol is still largely agricultural. This
site for instance shows that eight national irrigation systems [...]
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2006
BURIED in the middle of that
same Inquirer story are these key paragraphs: Planning officer Percival de Villa of the agriculture department said around 70 percent of Bicol farmers, mostly in the second and third districts of Albay, had not yet harvested their rice when Milenyo struck....“They were already at the reproductive and ripening stage when the typhoon hit the region. They were just three to four weeks away from harvest time,� De Villa said.
Bicol is still largely agricultural. This
site for instance shows that eight national [...]
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2006
TODAY'S issue of the Inquirer banners the
story about the terrible damage Milenyo wrought to our region, especially Sorsogon province.Sorsogon suffered P2.9 billion in estimated damages, more than half of the P4 billion Milenyo caused in the entire region. The typhoon is said to be the strongest to hit the province in 30 years. My heart bleeds especially for Sorsogon City, led by its indefatigable Mayor Sally Ante Lee, which is a fellow member of the PGS
Dream Cities circle.But knowing Mayor Lee, her civil society partners, as well as the local community, they will join [...]
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2006
TODAY'S issue of the Inquirer banners the
story about the terrible damage Milenyo wrought to our region, especially Sorsogon province.Sorsogon suffered P2.9 billion in estimated damages, more than half of the P4 billion Milenyo caused in the entire region. The typhoon is said to be the strongest to hit the province in 30 years. My heart bleeds especially for Sorsogon City, led by its indefatigable Mayor Sally Ante Lee, which is a fellow member of the PGS
Dream Cities circle.But knowing Mayor Lee, her civil society partners, as well as the local community, they will join [...]
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2006
If there is a place they called home, where is mine?
When the angels sang the song, where am I?
After the flower blooms why does is wither?
When the sun rises, does it change the weather?
It keeps going,
Keeps on rollin’
The line is seeking of its nearest ending.
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2006
If there is a place they called home, where is mine?When the angels sang the song, where am I?After the flower blooms why does is wither?When the sun rises, does it change the weather?It keeps going,Keeps on rollin’The line is seeking of its nearest ending.
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2006
I PHONED our EDP unit at around 12pm, and
Ansel Maño answered on the other line. No, they don't have a standby generator, but he heard from somebody that there might already be internet access at the posh Avenue Square, which prides itself as a total Wi-Fi zone.Ansel's lead is heaven sent, so here I am at the Coffee Beanery, thoroughly enjoying free wireless internet access on the pretext of relishing a cup of iced coffee and some pastries. My hats off to Bayantel for an exquisite DSL experience in the aftermath of Typhoon Milenyo: a luxury in these [...]
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2006
I PHONED our EDP unit at around 12pm, and
Ansel Maño answered on the other line. No, they don't have a standby generator, but he heard from somebody that there might already be internet access at the posh Avenue Square, which prides itself as a total Wi-Fi zone.Ansel's lead is heaven sent, so here I am at the Coffee Beanery, thoroughly enjoying free wireless internet access on the pretext of relishing a cup of iced coffee and some pastries. My hats off to Bayantel for an exquisite DSL experience in the aftermath of Typhoon Milenyo: a luxury in these [...]
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2006
I WENT around the city center again looking for an 'live' internet cafe as I wasn't able to find one yesterday; fortunately, there's already one at PT&T. As far as I know, Bayantel and Digitel are still down.Power is yet to be restored, and it is only expected to be back online tomorrow at the earliest, Mayor Jesse Robredo announced over the radio this morning. Government services, particularly garbage collection, is expected to normalize by Monday. But the city has hummed back to life. Most businesses have opened since yesterday. On the other hand, many schools, particularly at the elementary [...]
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2006
I WENT around the city center again looking for an 'live' internet cafe as I wasn't able to find one yesterday; fortunately, there's already one at PT&T. As far as I know, Bayantel and Digitel are still down.Power is yet to be restored, and it is only expected to be back online tomorrow at the earliest, Mayor Jesse Robredo announced over the radio this morning. Government services, particularly garbage collection, is expected to normalize by Monday. But the city has hummed back to life. Most businesses have opened since yesterday. On the other hand, many schools, particularly at the elementary [...]
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2006
27 - Albay PDCC orders evacuation of flood threatened villagersBalita.org, UK - Sep 27, 2006... in low lying areas of Bonbon, Cabusao, Calabanga, Camaligan, Canaman, Libmanan, Magarao, Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, and San Fernando towns and Naga City. ...
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2006
Chili countryManila Standard Today, Philippines - Sep 27, 2006... and foreign tourists visited Bicol (a six percent increase from 2004), with a marked spike in visitors every September, when Naga City welcomes hundreds of ...
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2006
I'M DOING this quick post while power was temporarily restored. It's been on and off since the weather started to worsen as Typhoon Milenyo (international name: Xangsane), now with wind gusts of up to 260 kilometer per hours, is poised to strike the city. When we reported for work early this morning, its maximum wind while passing through Northern Samar was only around 130 kph.According to Mike Padua's popular typhoon tracking
website, it is currently battering Albay; its eyewall is expected to be in our neighborhood from 10pm [...]
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2006
I'M DOING this quick post while power was temporarily restored. It's been on and off since the weather started to worsen as Typhoon Milenyo (international name: Xangsane), now with wind gusts of up to 260 kilometer per hours, is poised to strike the city. When we reported for work early this morning, its maximum wind while passing through Northern Samar was only around 130 kph.According to Mike Padua's popular typhoon tracking
website, it is currently battering Albay; its eyewall is expected to be in our neighborhood from 10pm [...]
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09
2006
AN PRESYO KAN PAGKALALAKI
Nagdakul an pagtalubokan saiyang bigote.
Garo ini mga layas na dootna nagkukua kan saiyang hinangosasin pigbubuhay kan sadiring ganot.
Mantang tinatakla an labahana ginamit sa paghali kan labaw na kublit.
ANG HALAGA NG PAGKALALAKI
Dumami ang pagtubong kanyang bigote.
Para itong mga ligaw na damona kumukuha ng kanyang hiningaat dinidilig ng sariling pawis.
Habang kinakalawang ang labahana ginamit sa pagtanggal ng sobrang laman.
Sa Modernisasyon
Ngonyan na an mga tinampoigwa ng mga darakulang poste,bako na sana man na layog-layogan nadulok sa bagong liwanag,yaon naman pati mga kulalapnit.
Sa Modernisasyon
Ngayon na ang mga kalsadaay mayroon ng malalaking poste,hindi na lamang mga gamu-gamoang lumalapit sa bagong liwanagNarito [...]
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2006
Midbid ko an lugar sa duwang bagay sana. Enot si mga seminarista na nakairibahan ko kaidto asin mga nagin amigo ko naman sagkod ngonyan asin an rodeo na pirang beses ko naman nadalan sa lokal na programa asin sa Living Asia. Sa mga seminarista, tanda ko sinda bilang mga marhay pumorma, dakul parati an bisita, mga may-kaya an kadaklan asin an saidang tataramon na agid sa Bisaya asin sa samuya sa Rinconada. Sa rodeo man, mas nagigiromdoman ko an mga cowboys kan Mehiko asin an Amerika na nagbabaradilan asin mga nakalunad sa matatandos na kabayo arog kan Marlboro Country.
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2006
AFTER patiently explaining to Job Oliva, statistician of the city planning office, what I wanted, we finally found yesterday the information I was looking for: the 1978 town plan of the city in the form of two maps.The maps were already in a state of decay, which does not speak well of how we handle information of high institutional, not to mention historical value. It's a picture of what the city wanted itself to be three decades ago, for chrissake!
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2006
AFTER patiently explaining to Job Oliva, statistician of the city planning office, what I wanted, we finally found yesterday the information I was looking for: the 1978 town plan of the city in the form of two maps.The maps were already in a state of decay, which does not speak well of how we handle information of high institutional, not to mention historical value. It's a picture of what the city wanted itself to be three decades ago, for chrissake!
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2006
I WAS ready to congratulate the schools division of Southern Leyte on its feat in the 2006 National Achievement Test (NAT) upon reading
this headline from the Inquirer
website. Until I reached this paragraph:According to DepEd Southern Leyte division superintendent Violeta Alocilja, the top 10 schools and their mean percentage scores (MPS) were: Sindangan Elementary Schools in Macrohon with 93.82 MPS, Tinago Elementary School in Tomas Oppus (93.16), Cambite Elementary School in Tomas Oppus (91.93), Mahalo Elementary School in Hinunangan (91.63), Carnaga Elementary School in Tomas Oppus (91.61), Tomas Oppus Central School in Tomas Oppus (91.16), Otama [...]
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2006
I WAS ready to congratulate the schools division of Southern Leyte on its feat in the 2006 National Achievement Test (NAT) upon reading
this headline from the Inquirer
website. Until I reached this paragraph:According to DepEd Southern Leyte division superintendent Violeta Alocilja, the top 10 schools and their mean percentage scores (MPS) were: Sindangan Elementary Schools in Macrohon with 93.82 MPS, Tinago Elementary School in Tomas Oppus (93.16), Cambite Elementary School in Tomas Oppus (91.93), Mahalo Elementary School in Hinunangan (91.63), Carnaga Elementary School in Tomas Oppus (91.61), Tomas Oppus Central School in Tomas Oppus (91.16), Otama [...]
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2006
Today I have made the biggest decision in my life. Strange to say that I'm happier now than I was last week.
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2006
Today I have made the biggest decision in my life. Strange to say that I'm happier now than I was last week.
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AdeNU HS 90 Original Source:
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2006
Last saturday while enjoying a small chit-chat at Cocoleaf, Norman Miranda, by chance, came for a dinner with his wife and a couple of friends.
After a number of executive stints in the Philippines, Norman is now based in Singapore and as he mentioned often assigned in Indonesia.
He has signified his intention to help any projects that the class may soon have.
If you look at him closer, Norman hasn’t really change. Though have grew taller, he is still the old, jolly person everyone knew.
Good luck Norman!
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2006
Milo Games commencesSun.Star, Philippines - 15 hours ago... She also urged all the coaches and officials not to let the cheating that marred the Palarong Pambansa in Naga City recently happen also in the Milo Olympics. ...
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2006
5 Palaro bets make teamManila Standard Today, Philippines - 30 minutes agoJasmine Alkhaldi, 13, who established three new Palaro records last May in Naga City, will join fellow qualifiers Christine Garay, 12, of General Santos City ...
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