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Siargao Island holds the first ever “Siargao Invitational Gamefishing Tournament 2008″ from April 16-20, 2008 in Pilar,

Siargao Island, Philippines.Visitors from

Malaysia,

Taiwan and

Russia are coming also in the country. The organizers then organized several activities to make the event more colorful, cheerful, festive and pleasurable. Such activities were: bikini babes 2008, battle if the bands, cultural songs, beach dancing (tropical beat disco with live bands), mini trade fair and rock climbing, Kayaking, Island Tour, surfing exhibition and gamefishing 101.

The said event is to be held at the scenic

Magpoponko Beach in the town of

Pilar,

Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte,

Mindanao, Philippines.

The organizers of the event:

• Office of Congressman Francisco Matugas
• Local government unit of Pilar, Siargao Island
• Department of Tourism
• Organizing Committee: Zeny Pallugna

President Arroyo would be the guest of honor to grace the occasion with local and foreign game fishing enthusiasts from

Hong Kong, Japan,

Malaysia ,

Russia,

Taiwan and local game fishing sports enthusiasts that have already confirmed their participation.

Interested Parties may get in touch with the website:

http://siargaogamefishing.com

Or contact the organizing committee at zenpallugna@yahoo.com.ph or contact mobile phone number 09157825043 (zeny) or at (02) 3035070.

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8TH NATIONAL CAVING CONGRESS
Cagayan de Oro City, Manolo Fortich and Sumilao Bukidnon

hosted by: RCC - 10, Speleo Mindanao, CORE, Inc., DOT -10, City of Cagayan de Oro and the Province of Bukidnon

DAY TIME / DURATION ACTIVITY VENUE

Day 1 (March 31) 9:00AM - 5PM / 8hrs Registration / Exhibit / Side trips Limketkai Rotunda
Monday
5:00PM - 7PM / 2hrs Opening Program Grand Caprice
7:00PM - 8PM / 1hr Dinner Grand Caprice
8:00PM - 9PM / 1hr ETD to MALASAG Camp Site Malasag Camp Site
9:00PM - 12MN / 3hrs Pitch Tent, Camp, Check In Malasag Camp Site / Dorms
PSS Presidents Meeting Malasag Camp Site

Day 2 (April 1) 5:00AM - 8AM / 2hrs morning rituals Malasag Camp Site
Tuesday
8:00AM - 12NN lectures
12:00 - 1PM Lunch break
1:00PM - 5PM lectures
5:00PM - 6:30PM Dinner Break
6:30PM - 9PM Group activity
PSS Meeting
Entertainment Night

Day 3 (April 2) 6AM - 8AM Morning Rituals Malasag camp Site
Wednesday 8AM ETD - Palaopao Cave Site
11AM ETA Palaopao Cave Site Vista Villa, Sumilao
11 - 12 NN Cultural Ritual Vista Villa, Sumilao
11AM - 1PM / 2hrs Lunch, Camp, Rest Vista Villa, Sumilao
1PM - 6PM / 5 hrs cave activities cave sites
6 - 12MN LGU Night Barangay Plaza
PSS Meeting

Day 4 (April 3) 6 AM - 8 AM Morning Rituals Camp Site
Thursday 8AM - 5PM cave activities Cave Sites
5PM - 6PM ETD to Mangima
6PM - 12MN Closing Program / Socials (PENRO Night) Mangima Resort
LGU Bukidnon Night Mangima Resort
Commitment Signing / testimonies
Bidding for Next Congress Mangima Resort
Election of Officer (PSS) Mangima Resort
surprises

Day 5 (April 4) 6-8AM Morning Rituals / Break Camp
Friday 8AM ETD Cagayan de Oro
10AM ETA Cagayan de Oro City Tourism Hall
10AM - 5PM Free Time / City Tours
5PM - 11PM Night Café Divisoria, CDO

Day 6 (April 5) HOME SWEET HOME

“Trailing on to the great adventure!”

The 2008 Off Road Competition @ Kaamulan Ground…

One of the basic rules when driving off-road is that you need to know the terrain. If you don’t, make sure to check it on foot before driving it in a 4×4. Especially on those slopes where you don’t see the other side. Many people ignore this advice when they’re behind the wheel.

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.

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.

 

sO.,here are some little tidbits on what we actually did during my hOLy wEek vAcatioN at siARgao isLand., PhiLippinEz… and hopefully give some of you who are interested to go there, some ideas as well.. Beware, this will be a long entry. =)

Going to Siargao is an experience in itself alone… You would be able to ride all means of transportation just by going there.. sea-land transpo?? — you’ve got them all..<<aZ in… kApoi daUn aU nGa tRip..bUt,, wORthL it ayOh..hEhe.>>
hHMm… fRom CagAyan dE oRo ciTy iT wOuLd rEaLLy bE a oNe dAy tRip in gOing theRe… aRrgh….<<tiRing>> =)
We arrived at Siargao Island at about 7 or 8 in the evening <<aPriL 2, 2007>> and we were a bit tired from all the traveling that we decided to eat and just frolic in the beach.. The resort we stayed in could offer you a lot of things to do so there would be no worries regarding how you wanted to spend your day…<<thaNkz fOr tHe cAbuntog ResoRt., tHe sTaFf theRe.., aNd tO mAyOr RusiLLon and famiLy… gRabeh cLah kAh buOtan sAh amOh…hEheh…imAgine…wE’ve gOt aLL thE sERvices fOr fRee..hoOOh…>>

===>>aCtivities??? shOcKz!! aZ in wE did pLenty oF thiNgz theRe saH piLa kAh daYz nGa sTay nAmOh did2.. =)
gRabeh nGa mGa aCtivities and muRag Lang.. ga-fLoOd aNg beeR., aNd thE sO caLLed “cOconut wiNe” ((hMmp..Lamih bYah jApun)

===>>mGa peOpLe?? nAkz!! gwAbeh kaH buOtan… aLso tHe suRFerz…
((tHanKz tO theM…haHa…sPEciaLLy sAh mgA gA`tudLo sKOh mag`sURF²..saLamat kAayO))
enjOy jUd aYoh.. =) <<bhaLa gRbeh kA`LagUm pAg-uLi.. hEhe..>> 

===>>beaChez?? oF cORz…. pNaka`bEst jUd did2….gRabeh kAh LimyO.. aNd niCe… =) 

===>>FoOdz??? hHmmPP…muRag Lah jUd kOh nkA`experiEnz ug Ka-guTom did2…hEhe… =)
yUmMy aNd daGko kaAyO aNg mGa fisHes aNd cRabz… ((mMMmmmmm…))
===>>nYtLyf?? muRag…gA`exist jaPun did2… hEhhe…. biBu jApun aU ug nYt….

>>>>bZtah uyYz…LOtz oF aCtivitiEz amOh nBuhaT did2.. aNd it seEmz nGa muRag LiSod e`pOst kAy haLOs eveRy hOuR naA gkA-hiTabo nGa gRabeh kAh LinGaw….imagine.. wE’ve beEn theRe fOr oNe wEek sO., dgHan jUd nhitAbo…hEhhee…. =) <<< 

thEn.,WE left early mOnday morning <<apriL 9, 2007>> with good ‘ole memories of this beautiful island of Siargao.. Heck no, I’m not being sappy, but the place just kind of made me fall in love with it..<<aNd sO wuth the peOpLe tHeRe… <<hahAha>>.. There were so many activities to do there which was really cool cause it’s not a haven for beach buffs only.. You get to surf, island hop, spelunking amongst other things.. Everything there was so different from Cagayan de Oro CiTy and so laidback that you wish you could afford all the time in the world to do that… 

Anyway, I’m ending this absolutely and shudderingly bLog entry of mine..hAHaYyzt… (aYay..muRag tAas2x sAd jUd nih nGa entRy…)…What patience and time you must have for reading up tiL this last line.. bwAhaha..thaNKz… =)
“The best things in life are indeed, free.”

….>>>psSstTT!!! if aNyOne oF yOu wAntz tO visiT siaRgao isLand..
jUst sEnd mE a mEssage…LoTz oF TraVeL paCkaGez fRom uS aWaitz yOu aND fiTz uR bUgdet…hEhehe…… =)