*charmaine pallugna*

It doesn’t really matter if you’re a surfer, surfing enthusiast, or a good ole beach bum toting the requisite bronzed skin, Havaianas and San Mig. Light. The winds are changing, and the swell is building, which means that surf season 2008 is about to open. This means sand, sun and more surf trips to exotic picturesque locations like our country’s SURFING CAPITAL, SIARGAO ISLAND.

 

 

 

 

Surfers will have the opportunity to travel and surf in the country’s top surf destination, Siargao’s Cloud 9.

 

Surf’s up!! Siargao is where it’s at… Surf’s up!!

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When you are in Gingoog City, include in your itinerary even just a short visit at Tiklas Falls and feel the beauty of nature at its best.

Tiklas is 13 kilometers from the city proper/poblacion on the concrete Bal-ason-Hindangon farm to market road. The jump off point is at the Balantian Bridge where vehicles can be parked and a wide 300 meter trail leads to the waterfalls and the swimming pools being developed by the local government of Gingoog. The development is still going on with the improvement of the pools and the construction of the cottages and other facilities.

Tiklas Falls is 120 ft. high with an oval pool with a diameter of more than 30 meters with some deep portions reaching 60 feet.

The beautiful falls like a bridal flowing headdress has been made centerpiece of the province’s brochures, posters and streamers/tarpaulins. This paradise philippines falls is one of the three cascades on the same stream; 500 meters below stream is Kilubag falls and still downstream over 20 meters is another falls, the Bangbang or Gantangon falls.

Just south of Malaybalay off the highway is the Monastery of the Transfiguration. Even for non-religious types this is a gorgeous drive into the hills, which are planted with coffee by the monks..

This church Established by the Benedictine Monks, the Monastary of Transfiguration pyramid church has an architectural design of simplicity with elegance. Not only that, since its situated in the hills of Malaybalay Bukidnon, it’s fresh air and impeccable silence is a great combo for a moment of solitude. This is one of the beautiful church.

GIRLS only!!!

How to tell if he likes you
(and if he’s flirting with you in his special own guy-way).A lot depends on the type of guy and his individual personality.

Shy Guys
These are tough to crack sometimes…
   He’ll look at you, until you turn around, then boom, he’s looking the other way.
   You may ‘feel’ like he’s watching you - but he’s hard to catch at it
   He may do something physical - like grab you in a play way, poke you, play with your hair…
(Remember when you were really young and the guy you liked punched you or tackled you?)
He may be working really hard to pay attention to you, but doesn’t quite know how…
   He may ask a friend of yours about you - he’ll say it’s just for “friend of mine” that wants to know about you.
   He talks to everybody else - but when you’re around he turns silent, or chokes up.
   You seem to accidentally bump into him a lot of different places.
   He may not say a word to you, but he shows up in the same line, at the same movie, etc.
   He’ll give you a little smile from across the room, but if you get near, he won’t look up.
   Basically - the BIG clue is that his behavior changes when you’re around (compared to when he’s around his buds or other girls).
   DEAD Giveaway - when you talk to him he turns red.
(Bingo - you can pack that puppy up and take him home…)

“Dream…Believe…Achieve…”

Join the PAF ROTC and be part of:

TEAM AIR FORCE
ROTC PREPARES AND TRAINS CADETS AND CADETTES FOR ENLISTMENT AND COMMISSIONSHIP IN THE RESERVE FORCE OF THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE.

INCENTIVES FOR ROTC GRADUATES

• Priority for enlistment in the Regular Force, PAF
• Scholarship Grant for PAF ROTC Cadets (AS-31 - 32, AS- 41, 42)
• Advance ROTC Graduates are qualified for commissionship as 2LT in the Reserve Force, PAF. They also enjoy priority to be called to Active Duty.

“Soar on wings like eagles”

The street dancing is one of the major highlights of “Kaamulan” where many local and foreign tourists come to witness the municipalities of Bukidnon showcase their talents through music and dance, interpreting cultural traditions of the lumad. The dance may be of healing, courtship, warfare, livelihood, and other rituals of the IPs. They dance the length of the highway of Malaybalay to the main plaza.

The street dancing in itself is already a colorful visual display of choreographed and timed movements. Once they are in the plaza, they perform in front of a panel of judges. Most of which are government officials and big-time businessmen. Under the sweltering heat, these people dance their heart out to the beat of the steel drums to tell the story of their forefathers.

Winners for “Kaamulan 2008 Street Dancing” :

1st Place - Lantapan *municipality*

2nd Place - Malaybalay City

3rd Place - Don Carlos, Bukidnon

Cagayan de Oro is one of the growing cities in

Mindanao which has many places that we can consider as a tourist spot. Cagayan de Oro is a place where people are so friendly and kind, that’s why they called it as a City of

Golden Friendship. I think all the tourist has been in Cagayan de Oro are enjoying when the time that they stay in the City of

Golden Friendship. When you have planned to go in Cagayan de Oro then you most not miss that day to experience there white water rafting.

White Water Rafting - there is really nothing quite like rafting trip in Cagayan de Oro River. The Stretch from Barangay Dansolihon to the city provides us with strikingly beautiful panoramic view of the river rocky walls, untouched vegetation and the sight of the resting haven monkeys. It has breathtaking rapids that provides the more adventurous with thrills and challenges of rapids intervals not less than 10- 15 minutes of each other. Cagayan de Oro River has everything that makes a memorable experience with awesome roar and power of water cascading rock and boulders.

 

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is now accepting applicants for the Candidate Soldier (CS) Procurement Program who will have to take the needed examination from March 15-19, 2008.

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Qualifications:

 

• applicants must be natural-born Filipino citizens.
• 18years old but not more than 24 years old on the day of graduation from basic military training.
• single and neither been married nor have legal obligation to support a child or children.
• He/she should also be physically fit.
• Of good moral character.
• Stands 5?4? for male and 5?2? for female.
• Must have accumulated at least 72 units in college on or before the date of physical examination.

“This time, PAF is requiring all applicants to be computer literate,” said Col. Jose P. Tanjuan, Jr. Commander of the Tactical Operations Group of Northern Mindanao. Tactical Operations Group-10 (TOG-10).

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Requirements needed to take the exam include the following:

• two (2) 2×2 colored pictures.
• Birth certificate from the National Statistics Office.
• Transcript of records or certificate of units earned in college from school registrar.
• Duly accomplished application form.

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In region 10, these forms are available at:

• TOG-10, Lumbia Airport.
• Civil Relations Services.
• Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Patag.
• Reserve Officers’ Training Corp. (ROTC) Air Science Department, Xavier University.
• Those offices were all in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Sgt. Abel Idusma, Public Information Officer of TOG-10, said “those who will pass the Armed Forces of the Philippines Aptitude Battery (AFPATB) exam will be made to perform the following physical test“:

• For males – push-up and curl –up, 40 repeats, sit and reach, 30 cms., pull-up, 2 repeats and 3,2 km. run, 19 minutes.

• For females – push-up and curl-up of 20 repeats, sit and reach, 30 cms. flex arm hang, 20 sec. and 3.2 km. long run, 20 minutes.

Only the best qualified (top 800) will be processed and invited for physical/ medical exam in designated PAF Hospitals and submit the following additional requirements to the nearest designated processing centers, namely: 520th ABW, Pasay City, 600th ABW, Pampanga/Air Education Training Center (EATC), Lipa City in Batangas, 560th ABW, Mactan, Lapu-lapu City in Cebu and 530th ABW, Zamboanga City.

Two (2) copies of 1×1 picture and clearances from the Court of First Instance (CFI) or Municipal Judge, Barangay, Local Philippine National Police (PNP), Provincial PNP, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Mayor, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Municipal Trial Court (MTC).

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Malaybalay City is a 3rd class city in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. It is the capital city of Bukidnon. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 123,672 people in 23,522 households.

The province of Bukidnon’s Kaamulan Festival is known as one of the most colorful festivals in the Mindanao region. Kaamulan is an ethnic festivity featuring the seven hill tribes of Bukidnon. Bukidnon is known as the pineapple capital of the Philppines. Vast tracts of land in Malaybalay and other otwns of Bukidnon as used in growing pineapples. One of the world’s biggest pineapple producers, Del Monte Philippines, in fact has plantation and canning plant here.

Event schedules were as follows:

February 29 (Friday)

GRAND OPENING

8:30 am — Opening Ritual Kaamulan Grounds
Motorcade (Sponsors) / Parade
School Band Competition Fortich Street, Malaybalay City
Mountain Bike Competition Opening

9 am — School Band Competition (Ground Presentation) Capitol Grounds

10 am — Ribbon Cutting: Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show, Agri-Fair Capitol Grounds

1 pm — Opening Ceremonies
7th Kaamulan Invitational Basketball Tournament Bukidnon State University Gym

7 pm – DC Pal / Indakolon Capitol Grounds

Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
2nd Day of Mountain Bike Competition
Opening of Kaamulan 2008 Rodeo Grandstand
7 pm — “A Night of Bukidnon Music” Capitol Stage

March 2 (Sunday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
Kaamulan 2008 Festival Rodeo Grandstand
3rd Day of Mountain Bike Competition Kaamulan Grounds

7 pm — Rodeo Night Grandstand

March 3 (Monday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am – 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm — Dog Show Capitol Grounds

March 4 (Tuesday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
Bukidnon Ethnic Song Writing Workshop PTC
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm — 7th Kaamulan 2008 Invitational Basketball Tournament Valencia City Gymnasium

March 5 (Wednesday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm – Amateur Boxing Competition Freedom Park
7th Kaamulan 2008 Invitational Basketball Tournament Bukidnon State University Gym
6 pm — Laga Ta Bukidnon (Binibining Bukidnon 2008) Kaamulan Open Theater

March 6 (Thursday)

8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
Women’s Day Parade Around the City of Malaybalay
Womens Day program Capitol Stage
Opening Motocross 2008 Grand Stand
2:00 pm — 7th Kaamulan Invitational Basketball Tournament Valencia City Gymnasium

March 7 (Friday)
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
Motocross 2008 Grand Stand
8 am – 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
1 pm — 7th Kaamulan Basketball Invitational Tournament Bukidnon State University Gym
6 pm — Piniliyapan (Bukidnon Dances) Kaamulan Open Theater

March 8 (Saturday)
4 am — Pamuhat (Bukidnon Ritual) Capitol Grounds
Pamuhat (Bukidnon Ritual) Pine Hills area, Sumpong
7 am — Ethnic Street Dancing Fortich Street to Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
12 noon — Opening Off Road Competition Kaamulan Grounds
1 pm — Opening Kaamulan Rodeo Grandstand
Ethnic Dance Clinic Back of Capitol Stage
6 pm — Concert featuring Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, John Prats
and the Callalily band Capitol Stage
(sponsored by Senator Juan Miguel “Migs” F. Zubiri)
7 pm Rodeo Night Grandstand

March 9 ( Sunday)
6 am — Ethnic Sports Capitol Grounds
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am — 1st Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri Chess Tournament Bukidnon State University Auditorium
8:30 am — Thanksgiving Mass Kaamulan Open Theater
9 am — Off-Road Competition Kaamulan Grounds
1 pm — 7th Kaamulan Invitational Basketball Tournament
(Championships) Valencia City Gym
6 pm – San Miguel Beer-sponsored show (KAMIKAZEE) Capitol Stage

March 10 ( Monday)

7 am — Bukidnon’s 91st Foundation Day Parade and Program
Laga ta Bukidnon 2008 Parade of Bukidnon Beauties
8 am — Garden Show, Food Fest, Kaamulan
Bazaar, Agri-Fair, Live Stock Show Capitol Grounds
8 am – “GLOBE DAY” (sponsored by Globe Telecommunications)
7 pm — Concert featuring Jennifer Lee (Viva Hot Babe)
and the Shamrock band Capitol Stage
9 pm — Fireworks Capitol Grounds