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Pontevedra’s Paradise, Villa Consortia

November 19, 2007

 

If you wish to visit Capiz, paradise Philippines and want to stay to a place with your family to enjoy nature and swimming after the Sinadya sa Halaran :D , I'll recommend  you this place that is outside Roxas City. The place is found at Pontevedra, Capiz, paradise Philippines. This is Villa Consortia. You can reach it via jeepney or L300 30 minutes from Roxas City. If Sinadya sa Halaran is every December, in Pontevedra they are celebrating the Balintawakan Festival every 15th of May).

I'll quote an information regarding this festival from http://corporate.mozcom.com/dot/r6/capfests.html: 

Balintawakan Festival (every 15th day of May), Pontevedra, Capiz. Balintawakan is a simple gathering, mostly of senior citizens of pontevedra, Capiz, Paradise Philippines who are sentimentally bound together to an unwritten commitment to preserve a simple tradition which began long ago and was only interrupted by World War II. People hold a Binayle (disco) at the town's public market. Its highlight is the search for Miss Balintawakan as the Festival Queen. The event is capped by a Rigodon de Honor. The Filipino costume called Balintaw is the official attire of the womenfolk participating in the affair.

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Suhot Cave in Capiz, Paradise Philippines

November 17, 2007

There's a place in Dumalag, Capiz, paradise Philippines that is popular for it ice-cold water found at the arched cave's entrance. The place is called the Suhot Cave. It is only 300 meters away from the provincial road. The hill's facade is honeycombed with caverns of different sizes. At the cave's arched entrance is a swimming hole. The water here is ice-cold because its source is an underground stream gushing through the cave. Inside the mountain are chambers of varying sizes wearing curtains of stalagmites and stalactites.

Suhot is believed to have a connecting tunnel to the Badiang Cave, Dumarao, paradise Philippines since both caves are found in the same mountain only 6 kilometers apart from each other. Badiang's elevation is higher than that of Suhot.

My friend take several pictures last week on the said place and here it is. This was taken using his N73 Cellphone, next time I'll try to take more pictures from this place (I'll try if I can go inside the cave :D ).

 

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Finest Places in the Paradise Philippines

November 12, 2007

There are places in the Paradise Philippines that I wishes to visit (outside Capiz). These places are known as the finest places of the paradise Philippines. These are some of the places:

1. Boracay is a beautiful small island surrounded by coral reefs and located one km north-west of Panay island in Visayas of the Paradise Philippines. It is the most popular beach in the country as the most visited tourist spot in the Philippines. Before the middle of 1980s, it was a famous hidden resort but known to limited numbers of sea lovers. Now many tourists visit there from all over the world, America, Europe, Korea, Taiwan and so on. The climate from March to June are the summer months in Boracay, with temperatures ranging from 28 to 38 degrees Celsius. November to February bring enjoyable winds, cooler temperatures, and occasional rain showers. July to October are the rainy months.

Pictures taken from http://www.boracaytouristsinn.com

2. Bantayan island, the shining tropical paradise in Asia is commonly known as an island paradise in Philippines. Tourists as far as Europe fall in love with its fine white sand and crystal clear blue waters. Many of these foreigners even settled down on the island to spend the rest of their lives. They build single-cottage beach houses along the shore but as time went by, construct a couple of new cottages instead to accommodate the growing number of tourists who seeks safe haven on the splendid island paradise. Two of the main attraction of the island is its crystal-clear waters and it's long stretch of powdery white sand. The stunning sunset will really spice those romantic walks on the beach. One of the reasons the island is famous is its peacefulness, the way a resort should be. Unsaturated beauty and a combination of sweet smiling natives made the island as it is now. (excerpt from www.philippinecountry.com)
 

(from nomad4ever.com)

3. Puerto Galera. The foremost asset of Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Galera is blessed with one of the world’s most beautiful natural harbors. Known as the Pearl of Mindoro, it is world-famous for splendid beaches, coral reefs, and exquisite dive sites for new and experienced divers alike. There are shallow coral gardens, interesting rock formations, and colorful species to watch, like crabs, shrimps, sea anemones, moray, and trumpet fishes.

(from www.pcsd.ph)

4. Puerto Princesa City is the capital of the island province of Palawan. The city has been acclaimed several times as the cleanest and greenest city in the paradise Philippines. With a wide range of attractions ranging from beaches to wildlife reserves, Puerto Princesa is a nature lover's paradise.

To be continued…

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In love with "Capiz", My Home - from Alvic

November 9, 2007

I received this email from Alvic, hope every Capiznon all over the Philippines and the world can read her story and be inspired and help our province to become more better place for every one, to become a Paradise!

I was born one warm sunny day of Nov.1983,in a place God abundantly blessed with good people and rich natural resources.Our ancestors kept it as a safe place for the next generation to enjoy.They taught us with values that last for a lifetime.Obedience has been one of the core values that Capiznon elders emphasized. Obedience to  parents,siblings,relatives,teachers, community leaders,government officials and most of all to  God. Being a family-oriented (close family ties) was also common all over the place. Hospitality and being generous makes every Capiz visitors feel at home .Being compassionate and faithful that makes every Capiznon a stand-out, wherever he/she may be.Nature friendly, fun loving,persevering, patient and understanding those are the characteristics that make us think positive  and be optimistic in every difficulties we encountered. Young as I was,I did enjoy the life of a problem-free child. Our ancestors really did their part well,with that we should be grateful.

 

Capiz citizen did develop my mind and heart to become a responsible citizen. They gave me an opportunity to show my talent and acknowledge God the source of every thing we have.I am proud to tell the whole world that I am a true  Capiznon, blessed with a wonderful people around me  and nourished in an environment that continues to keep me safe, comfortable and contented. Life is simple in Capiz. Simple yet worth living.

 

Never did I realize all these until I left Capiz 4 years ago to work in another province. A province which I cannot call my second home. Unlike Capiz the province where I work 4 years ago seem to be unruly. Even their government leaders were murdered. Concern for the nature was also not obvious, immorality is also rampant so broken family is common yet they call it a progressive place.Funny yet that was the darker face of that province.  As a Capiznon and a Filipino as well I did not only stand and look at what is happening around me, I took the initiative in forming the young minds and trained them to be sensitive and be responsible citizen not only for the future but even in the present situation.

 

I don't want that to happen in Capiz.  As long as I live I am determined to act and take initiative in keeping Capiz a place be to enjoyed by the next generation. In my own little way I will make a difference in this world's corner.I am writing these to encourage every Capiznon to appreciate everything that we have and take care of it. I admit it…. I'm in love with Capiz and I believe there are many of us still do. 

Are you one of us?

It's me,

Alvic

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Barangay Election 2007

November 8, 2007

While I'm looking for news about the result of the recent Barangay Election in Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines, I came across with the report from Manila Times regarding the election failure in Tapaz, Capiz. The news goes like this:

Poll violence, ballot-snatching and failure of election reported

 
CAPIZ, PARADISE PHILIPPINES, No barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections took place in remote Barangay Rizal Norte, of Tapaz, Capiz on Monday, as a band of armed men snatched ballot boxes and other election paraphernalia from teachers, reported Panay News.

Tapaz has 58 barangays. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Capiz Police Provincial Office identified 29 of its barangays as election areas of concern.

Around 15 armed men blocked the teachers, initial information gathered showed.

Nobody was hurt in the ballot-snatching.

The Comelec declared a failure of election in Barangay Rizal Norte upon learning of the ballot-snatching, which disenfranchised some 2,000 voters, Dulay added.

Capiz has a total of 46 barangays classified as areas of immediate concern, while overall, the province has 366,822 regular voters.

Earlier, the Comelec identified 97 barangays in Capiz with accessibility problems and Barangay Rizal Norte in Tapaz was one of them. 

- Manila Times

Philippines Paradise 

 I'm really sad about this happening in our province. There are really people that will do anything just to be on POWER. Maybe they are really exerting effort to be an official of their barangay because there will be an incoming battle this coming year (specifically the 2010 Presidential Election) that they are one of the vital component of this event and of course … ehem … local leaders will be contacted by national candidates and of course … ehem … for them. :|

With regards to SK Election, youth are already trained to become future politicians. They were thought by their supporting politicians on how to handle elections from delegating jobs and information gathering and protecting their voters by guarding them or hiding them the night before the election. They were also thought on how to put peso bills to white envelopes :) and how to distribute it without being caught and of course lastly they were thought how to prepare ghost project proposals. Tjeu are really trained very well because they'll be handling the country after the older politicians die. :)

With regards to voters, some voters from the Philippines like my neighbors hehehe, are really expecting for white envelopes every election. As if the election will not push through if there's no envelope or instant noodles or bar soap hehehe :)

I'll just pray for those people and still hope that maybe someday there be one person or (more than one) that will make changes and make it to reality the dream of every Filipino to make the Philippines a Paradise. A place without corruption or discrimination and only peace and love guided by teaching of God.

- Paradise Philippines

 

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