DAVAO GIG FOR ONDOY VICTIMS – MTS
PARA SA NABIKTIMA NI ONDOY
Host:
CHAD BORJA
Type:
Music/Arts – Concert

Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 6:20pm

Location:
MTS TABOAN
Matina, Davao City, Philippines

Free concert by the united musicians of Davao will be at Taboan in Matina Town Square on Oct. 4, 2009 Sunday, from 6pm onwards.



There will be a booth stationed to collect donations such as cash, clothes, medicines, canned goods, etc.

Performers include Chad Borja (who spearheaded this event), Rochelle Venuti with her band Alconera Project, Ahbet Padilla and Rikki Torres of Studio Onnie, Baby Boomers, and Samadhi is trying to invite Popong, Mebuyan and a lot more.

Sagip Musika: A Charity Event for the benefit of the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

When: Friday, October 2, from 6PM to 9PM

Where: Victory Christian Fellowship. Gov. Duterte St. Davao City.

No Cover Charge. There will be a box at the gate where you will place whatever amount you can give .

Bring donations with you too! In kind and in cash will be very much appreciated!



Featuring the performances of Aries Sales, Groove Unlimited, Accused by Them, Lost Tribe, As A Whole, To the Tune of Lilies, Embrace Thy Will among others.

The Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese. A very important festival for the Chinese people, falls on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Lunar Calendar. This is when the moon is believed to be in its fullest and roundest. This year, it falls on October 3, Saturday.

In Chinese culture, the full moon is a symbol of peace and prosperity for the whole family. Its roundness symbolizes wholeness and togetherness. The number 8 is a symbol of wealth and prosperity.


This year, the Davao City Chinatown Development Council is holding the very first Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.

On the eve of the moon festival, October 2 (Friday) at 6 p.m. the festivities will begin simultaneously at the Unity and Friendship archways along Ramon Magsaysay Avenue and Peace Archway along Sta. Ana Avenue, which is all located within Davao City’s Chinatown.

Starting on Friday, the Night Market will be opened to the public at the Unity Archway. Traditional festival activities will be held at the Peace Archway where a Lantern Lighting and Making contest, the city and barangay Mooncake Dice Game will be played and presented. The Food and Entertainment Fiesta along Chavez Street will also commence.

On the night of the festival on Saturday, a Moon Gazing and a Musical Showdown will be held and participated by various Chinese schools in the city at the Peace Archway. The awarding for the winners will also be held on the same night.

The festivities will continue on October 4, Sunday, with the Food and Entertainment Fiesta. For more information, contact the City Tourism Office at 222-1956 up to 57.

The Mayor of Davao City got cought driving his motor bike without any protective helmet on and just like any ordinary citizen he readily obliged and did not use his powers as an official of the city. He readily admitted his mistake.

Pistol-packing Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was flagged down by traffic enforcers shortly after midnight yesterday and was issued a ticket for not wearing the required protective helmet while driving his Yamaha Virago 750 motorcycle along Sandawa Road corner MacArthur Highway in this city.

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LIST OF NEW REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS FOR SEPTEMBER 2009
A total of 1,101 out of 2,613 examinees passed the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Electrical Engineering on Sept. 12-13, 2009, said the Professional Regulations Commission.

The successful examinees who garnered the top 10 places in the Registered Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination September 2009 are:

1 Eruell Camus Obina, Camarines Norte State College-Daet – 90.75%
2 Noel Tuzo Arreza, Mindanao State University-Marawi City – 89.30%
3 Marwin Timbol Pangilinan, Holy Angel University – 89.00%
4 Richard Macatangay Guba, University of Batangas – 88.90%
5 Roldan Principe Lualhati, Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Main-Sta. Mesa – 88.45%
6 Jesus Colita Rupinta, Technological Institute of the Philippines-Manila – 88.35%
7 Emilyn Mae Sicat Matibag, University of Batangas – 88.15%
8 Joonie Magpantay Valencia, Batangas State University-Batangas City – 87.60%
9 Eddy Jose Yaba Managuit, Camarines Norte State College-Daet – 87.20%
10 John Paul Palma Cua, University of the Philippines-Los Baños – 87.10%

View the complete list after the jump!


Electral Engineers

An eco-tourism park patterned after the Windows of the World theme park in China is being developed in a semi-forested area here by the city government.

Covering 48 hectares, the Windows of the World in the industrial city of Shenzhen is known for its replicas of over a hundred world landmarks.

The “premier eco-tourism destination” was being built over a 65-hectare area in Barangay (village) San Agustin.


The clearing operations have already started in at least 10 hectares of the park, which is about five kilometers from the city center.

The eco-tourism park will feature cable car rides and restaurants overlooking a vast expanse of lush trees, the idea came following Mayor Rey Uy’s visit to China early this year.

The San Agustin Eco-Tourism Park to be completed in three to five years.

The wacky dou of Pooh and Pokwang will be seen this September here in Davao City in a live show titled “Pooh and Pokwang Live na Live na ni!“.

Catch them live on September 26, 2009, 7:00 PM at the Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC) Gym.



Tickets are available at P250 (upper box), P500 (lower box) and P1,000 (VIP). For ticket reservations, you may call (082) 271-6831.

An additional requirement that must be submitted to the LTO in getting a driver’s license or renewal is – a valid ID or document such as an income tax form, for example – bearing the license applicant’s tax identification number (TIN). The requirement covers student drivers and non-taxpayers.



LTO advised those without TINs to obtain a certification first from the Bureau of Internal Revenue, stating that the certification will be issued for the purpose of obtaining a driver’s license.

The TIN was a requirement from the BIR and not from LTO.

Indie film director Jose “Pepe” Diokno won two prestigious awards, namely, the grand prize in the Orrizonti section and the Luigi De Laurentiis (Lion of the Future) award for a debut film. Pepe Diokno won for his debut film Engkwentro at the recently concluded 66th Venice International Film Festival. Pepe Diokno is a University of the Philippines film undergraduate student. The awards meant a cash prize of $100,000.



Engkwentro stars Zyrus Desamparado, Felix Roco, Daniel Medrana, Eda Nolan, Bayang Barrios, Jim Libiran, and Celso Ad Castillo.

Synopsis:

Richard (Felix Roco) and Raymond (Daniel Medrana) are two teenage brothers. Richard is the leader of his gang, “Bagong Buwan,” while Raymond is just being inducted into rival gang, “Batang Dilim.” Complications at a deadly midnight engkwentro (square-off), when Raymond is given the task of killing his older brother.

Meanwhile, the City Death Squad lurks the streets. This real-life vigilante group is allegedly backed by the city mayor (Celso Ad Castillo) and responsible for many unsolved murders of teen gangsters. Today, they are hunting down Richard. Will they take the younger brother, too?

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The 57th founding anniversary of Bansalan, Davao del Sur, will be on September 18, 2009.

On this occasion Mayor Edwin G. Reyes will bestow the coveted Outstanding Bansaleño Award to five Bansaleños for their exemplary contribution and for excelling in their chosen professions.

The five awardees are:

Dr. Teofredo T. Esguerra:
A medical doctor who is part of the Filipino team who scaled the world’s highest peak, Nepal’s Mount Everest, in 2006 as the team’s lone physician. He stayed for the most part at the base camp, which was 18,000 feet above sea level.

Atty. Israelito P. Torreon:
President of the Davao del Sur chapter of Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). As such, he was cited “for being elected the youngest president ever.” A law professor at the Ateneo de Davao University, he founded the Ateneo Forensic, the university’s law debating club. Last June, the team became champion in the first International Humanitarian Law Debate held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City.

Benjamin R. Lao:
Is recognized “for being chosen as the Gawad Saka 2008 national awardee for coconut farming by the Department of Agriculture.” He has proven that a barren land can be turned into productive farm. His farm is located in Eman, Davao del Sur. Aside from coconut, the Lao Integrated Farm is also teeming with various fruits like lanzones (more than a thousand trees), durian (700 trees), mangosteen, and rambutan. He is an advocate in organic farming.

Leila Noel-Rispens:
She is cited “for leading the former residents of Bansalan now living abroad into a virtual community through the Association of Bansaleos Worldwide (ABW).”
Rispens-Noel is also one of the most sought speakers on such topics as migration, development, remittances, and capacity building of diaspora organizations. She is also a good source of information on links between remittances and development. She married a Dutch national, Willem Rispens, she used to live in the Netherlands but recently moved to Hong Kong.

Evelyn B. Laguidao:
She was known as Evelyn Bautista. She grew up and studied in Bansalan. Later on, she migrated to the United States, where she now works at the World Bank headquarters.