*charmaine pallugna*

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

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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

 

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…… =) 

The City’s history dates back many centuries before the Spaniards came to Cagayan when the territory was called Kalambagohan. Its main town, Himologan, was a hill-top fortress situated some eight kilometers south of the present Poblacion.

At the time when the first Spanish missionaries came in 1622, the people of Cagayan had tributary relation to Kudarat, the Muslim Sultan of Maguindanao empire in Cotabato. However, the people had not embraced Islam and instead, many became Christians after sometime. Because of this, Muslim warriors began to attack the settlement. As a defense strategy, the priests persuaded the people to transfer from the hilltop to a better location which is the present site of the Saint Augustine Cathedral. The Cagayanons were able to defend themselves for almost 250 years from Muslim harassment.

In 1738, Spanish dominance was felt in Cagayan. When Misamis gained status of province in 1818, one of its four districts was the Partidos de Cagayan.

In 1871, the “Partidos” became a town and was made permanent capital of Misamis. In 1883, the town became seat of the Spanish government in Mindanao for the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte. Consequently, from a purely farming-fishing area, Cagayan emerged into a booming commerce and trade center.

The war years in Cagayan were prompted by the presence of the Americans in 1898. The Americans were initially and successfully repulsed by the local forces led by Major Apolinar Velez at the historic battle of Macahambus in June 4, 1900.

After the troubled years, peace finally brought back the economic activities to normal under the guidance of Americans. St. Augustine School, the forerunner of the present Xavier University and of Lourdes College, was inaugurated in 1928.

On June 15, 1950 President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No. 521, which granted the status of a chartered city to the municipality of Cagayan de Oro.

Following these events, the socio-economic order underwent some far-reaching changes. Activities grew in scale and importance until it developed as the administrative center for the entire Northern Mindanao (Region X and XIII).

Today, Cagayan de Oro is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and was declared a “Highly Urbanized City” by the Ministry of Local Government last November 22, 1983.

Boy: I saw her. Still pretty and she looks so happy.

Girl: I saw him. I felt like crying but I won’t let him notice that.

Boy: I wonder if she’s now taken, maybe, she is.

Girl: I’m still single, can’t seem to find someone who could take his place.

Boy: I know she’s angry.Girl: After all he’s done, I couldn’t get angry.Boy: I’m coward not to choose her.

Girl: He was brave enough to choose the one he truly loves.

Boy: I regret it.

Girl: Wish he never left.

Boy: I love her but it’s too late, she doesn’t love me anymore.

Girl: I love him still but I should move on.

I can’t feel the pain anymore.
Maybe, I’m healed or it could be I’m numbed.
Nevertheless, I believe that I’ve moved on.
Whatever the reasons are, I don’t question it.
I’m just glad that I have you out of my system.

I still think of you but no longer that much.
I still think of you but when I do, there are no more regrets and no more what ifs.
I still think of you but when I do, I don’t feel the pain anymore.
Yes, I may think of you but no, I don’t want you back anymore.
But I will always care.

The few good memories we had we’re already forgotten.
I don’t reminisce about them every second of the day anymore.
I can’t even visualize your face and how you look anymore.
All the things that you gave me were long hidden.
And what’s left are just bruises of the heartaches you gave me and I know that in a few days, these will be forgotten too.

I thought I’d lost my love for you.
Somehow, I lost you but not my quest for love.
For I can still feel it my heart, not for you but for myself.
And I know that I’m stronger now than ever before.

Now, I can surely say that I’m moving on..
I feel sad though… that I’m closing this phase of my life.
But I feel that its about time.
I’ve given myself time to cry and time to reminisce.
Now, my eyes cant shed a tear and my mind cant remember a thing about you.

God has given me the signs I’m asking for.
He’s telling me that enough of the holding on.
It’s about time to totally let go.
Maybe God is just saving me from the wrong one and the right one for me will soon come my way to help me mend this broken heart…

When we were still together, I loved you so much that i forgot to love myself.
It was only you that i cared about that i took myself for granted.
I put my life on hold for you when i could’ve done something more in my life.
You taught me how it feels to love and be loved back but then again,
you also made me realized that love doesn’t last forever.
Now i sit here and think to myself…
Why did i let myself be with you and why did i let you teach me those things,
because without you in my life i will never feel that way again?
Why did i let you hurt me?
We’ve done our best to make our relationship last longer,
but things happen and we had to say goodbye.
This goodbye would not mean forgetting our memories,
they are just too special to forget.
You can keep the memories,
just leave the feelings behind because that’s what i’m going to do.
Leaving you does not mean forgetting the things in our past that made us both better individuals.
I have to say goodbye but i want you to remember this…
You will always have a special place in my heart.
No one can change how you meant to me.
I’m just going to have to leave you alone once and for all.
I don’t want to do it but i want things the way they used to be and it looks like that won’t happen.
You broke your promises and never make up for them.
You’ve hurt me more than you’ll know or understand and the scars you left me still reminds me of the pain.
Now, i wanted to find what will truly make me happy…
well, it’s finally over.

 

 

THANKS FOR THE DAMN HEARTACHE…

* *iTs so haRd prEtEndiNg tO be fRenZ wiD suM1 yOu Love, weN eVryTym u loOk aT thAt peRsoN iT juSt huRts eVen mOre kNowinG tHaT oL u C iS uLtiMatELy evRyThinG thaT u wAnt buT u caNt haVe…. =) <<aHaiz,,!!>>* *