...(NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION; FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY) Preserving Cultural Heritage through Good Environmental Management in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur: A Contribution to the Philippines Country Environmental Analysis Draft for discussion Do not quote September 2008 1 Elmer S. Mercado, EnP World Bank Consultant. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. This paper represents work in progress and comments to the author are invited (elmer_sm@yahoo.com). 1 (NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION; FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY) Summary One of the critical challenges of urbanisation in developing countries is how to rein in the environmental impacts of progress with the need to maintain one’s sense of social history, culture and heritage. Like the cities of Seville in Spain, Kyoto in Japan, Rome in Italy or even Manila in the Philippines, Vigan City wanted to remove the ravages of political warlordism that plagued its recent past and reclaim its once rich Spanish colonial cultural heritage and prestige it held in the 19th century. When the city of Vigan decided to transform itself as a cultural heritage city, one of the core platforms of the city’s cultural and heritage conservation programme and master plan was the environmental conservation and management of its...
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...3 days/ 2 nights ILOCOS TOUR P 4,200/pax (MARCH 1,2012) TIME ACTIVITIES DESTINATION / PLACE 07:00 p.m. ETD from Lipa City– Ilocos Sur DAY 1 – (March 2, 2012) 07:30a.m. ETA Vigan, Ilocos Sur 07:30 AM –08:00a.m. Breakfast at Jollibee 08:30 AM – 12:00p.m. Start of City Tour -Plaza Burgos - Vigan Heritage Village -St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral -Burgos Museum -Crisologo Museum -Pagburnayan Pottery -Bell Tower -Baluarte 12:00 PM – 01:00p.m. lunch @ pax account -Vigan proper 02:00p.m. Check-in time - Cordillera Inn 05:00p.m. onwards- own leisure DAY 2 – (March 3, 2012) 06:00 a.m. Wake up call- 06:00a.m. – 07:00 a.m. breakfast -hotel and check out 08:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. Travel time -Laoag, Ilocos Norte 10:00 AM – 03:00p.m. -Start of City Tour: ...
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...| | Region 1 - Ilocos Region Region I occupies the narrow plain between the Cordillera Central mountain range and the South China Sea. It also occupies the northern portion of the Central Luzon plain, to the north-east of the Zambales Mountains.Lingayen Gulf is the most notable body of water in the region and it contains a number of islands, including the Hundred Islands National Park. To the north of the region is Luzon Strait. The Agno river runs through Pangasinan and empties into the Lingayen Gulf. The river flow into a broad delta in the vicinity of Lingayen and Dagupan City.The region is composed of four provinces, namely: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. Its regional center is San Fernando City, La Union. The Ilocano speaking people compose 66% of the region, the Pangasinan speaking people compose 27%, and the Tagalogs compose 3%. Physical Region I occupies the narrow plain between the Cordillera Central mountain range and the South China Sea. It also occupies the northern portion of the Central Luzon plain, to the north-east of the Zambales Mountains. Lingayen Gulf is the most notable body of water in the region and it contains a number of islands, including the Hundred Islands National Park. To the north of the region is Luzon Strait. The Agno river runs through Pangasinan and empties into the Lingayen Gulf. The river flow into a broad delta in the vicinity of Lingayen and Dagupan... ...
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...Almighty for guiding and accompanying us in every steps we take, for His omnipresent grace towards us and to our daily path of living and for the continues blessings he showered unto us and family in leading towards a better life… I. Title The TYM-MOUTH Restaurant was established through efforts and significant ideas of a BSHRA student in University of Northern Philippines in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements in Feasibility Study. TYM-MOUTH Restaurant: A place where you can dine and relax TYM-MOUTH Restaurant offers lunch and dinner at very affordable price. Our food focuses in Filipino cuisines in seven provinces of Central Luzon. TYM-MOUTH Restaurant is located Quirino, Boulevard, Vigan City, Side of University of Northern Philippines. Near in the Town of Vigan city. TYM-MOUTH Restaurant, service...
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...Elpidio QuirinoElpidio Quirino was a political leader and the 6th president of the Philippines. He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur on November 16, 1890. After finishing his law studies at the University of the Philippines in 1915 he hurdled the Bar examinations that same year. He began his public service in humble positions: as a barrio school teacher in Vigan, a "junior computer" in the Bureau of Lands, a property clerk in the Manila Police Department and private secretary to President Quezon who was then the Senate president.His political career followed a familiar pattern: elected representative of Ilocos Sur in 1919, then elected senator in 1925, and re-elected in 1931. In 1934 he was a member of the Philippine independence mission to Washington, D.C., headed by Manuel Quezon, which secured the passage in congress of the Tydings-McDuffie Act, setting the date for Philippine independence as July 4, 1946.He was also elected to the convention that drafted a constitution for the new Philippine Commonwealth. President Quezon appointed him secretary of finance and then secretary of the interior in the Commonwealth Government. As Vice President to Roxas, he served concurrently first as secretary of finance; later, as secretary of foreign affairs. During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945), Quirino was active in the underground but was captured and imprisoned. His wife, Alma Syquia, and three of his five children were killed by the Japanese. After World War II, Quirino...
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...1. Our language, as well as the language of neighboring countries, is said to be of autronesian origins. Taken from the Latin austro, meaning southern, and the Greekneses, meaning islands, austronesian carried out one of humankind's greatest population movements from their reputed homeland in Southeast Asia to the Pacific islands, which is equivalent to one third of the globe. Before 1500, it was said to be the most widespread language. At present, it is spoken by 270 million people, including Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Madagascar. Also spoken by the inhabitants of the Pacific islands (Micro-, Mela-, and Polynesia) and the aborigines in Taiwan, Vietnam and Campuchea, New Guinea, the Mergui Archipelago in Burma, Hainan Island, and South China, it is said to have come from one family, the Proto-Austonesian language, because of the similarities in vocabulary. Studies suggest that speakers used words that related to rice cultivation and boat-making, this prompting them to suggest that the people who spoke this language had a culture in which ancestral homelands, horticulture, animal domestication and boat making were known. This is further supported by botanical studies that reveal that in areas populated by Austronesians, domesticated plants such as yam, taro, sugar cane, banana, breadfruit, and coconut were commonly used by the people. Further proof that the languages spoken by the above mentioned countries are one and the same can be found in the genetic evidences...
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...Early Resistance against Spain Although the Spain had conquered the Philippines, the liberty loving people never gave up their dream of independence. They were Christianized and Hispanized, but they retained their fighting spirit and their love for freedom. To prove their aspiration for freedom and to resist Spanish abuses, they rose in more than 100 revolts. Causes of Revolts: 1. Our love for freedom and independence 2. Abuses of Spanish encomenderos 3. Tribute (residence tax) 4. Forced labor (polo) 5. Land gathering by the friars 6. Basi (wine) Monopoly 7. Religion Filipino Revolts Against Spain Revolt of Lakan Dula and Sulayman (Tagalog Revolt 1574)It was the first Filipino revolt against the Spanish rule that was led by Lakan Dula of Tondo and his nephew, Raha Sulayman of Manila. This Revolt was caused by losing Sulayman and Lakan Dula's kingdom when they were defeated by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi to accept the Spanish sovereignty on the promise that they would be well-treated by the Spaniards and would still retain some of their royal and political powers. When Governor General Lavezaris replaced Legazpi, he revoked their exemptions from paying tribute and confiscated their lands. Angered by the broken Spanish promise, Lakan Dula and Sulayman rallied their warriors to overthrow Spanish rule. Lavezaris sent Father Geronimo Martin and Capt. Juan de Salcedo to convince Lakan Dula and Sulayman to abort the revolt and promised to grant their...
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...Rehiyon 1 – Rehiyon ng Ilocos Ang Rehiyon ng Ilocos ng Ilocos – ay matatagpuan sa hilagang-kanluran bahagi ng Luzon. Mga Lalawigan at Kabisera: 1. Ilocos Norte – Laoag 2. Ilocos Sur – Vigan 3. La Union – San Fernando (sentro ng rehiyon) 4. Pangasinan – Lingayen Topograpiya ng Rehiyon – bulubundukin at mabundok, may malawak na kapatagan din Mga halimbawa ng ilog na matatagpuan sa rehiyon: ü Abra River ü Agno River ü Aringay River ü Bacara River ü Buboc River ü Bauang River ü Bued River ü Cabugao River ü Laoag River Panahon na nararanasan ng rehiyon: 1. Tuyo (dry) – mula Nobyembre hanggang Abril 2. Basa (wet) – mula Mayo hanggang Oktubre Ang mga mamamayan dito ay halos Ilocano. Sila ay kilala bilang masisipag at matitipid. Mga Kilalang Mamamayan Mula sa Rehiyon ng Ilocos 1. Diego Silang - Siya ay nakilala dahil siya ang unang namuno ng himagsikan sa pamahalaang kolonya ng Espanya. 2. Gabriela Silang - Siya ang kabiyak ni Diego Silang. 3. Elpidio Quirino - isang pulitiko at ang ika-anim na pangulo ng Pilipinas 4. Ferdinand Marcos - ika-sampung pangulo ng Pilipinas 5. Fidel V. Ramos - ika-labing tatlong pangulo ng Pilipinas Mga Katutubo sa Rehiyon: Tingguian o Isneg Ang Tingguian ay nakuha mula sa kataga ng Tingue, na nangangahulugan na mountaineers Likas na Yaman Mineral ng Rehiyon ü asbestos ü ginto ü apog ü tanso ü silica ü bakal ü manganese ü chromite ü luwad ü limestone ü semento Palay – ang pangunahing...
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...sa Paombong, Bulakan at Quingwa (ngayon ay Plaridel, Bulakan) ang nagpatanyag sa kanya. Napahanga niya siAguinaldo at itinaas siya bilang tinyente kung saan pinalaya niya ang lalawigang ito. Nang mamatay si Hen. Antonio Luna si del Pilar ang humalili sa maliit na hukbo ni Aguinaldo. Nang tinugis sila ng mga Amerikano sa Pasong Tirad noong Disyembre 2, 1899, nagpaiwan siya upang abangan ang mga kaaway habang tumatakas si Aguina 2. Si Diego Silang ay ipinanganak noong Disyembre 16, 1730. Ang kanyang ama ay si Miguel Silang at kanyang ina ay si Nicolasa Delos Santos. Noong siya ay bata pa, nagtrabaho si Diego bilang katulong ni Padre Cortes y Crisolo, kura paroko ng Vigan. Duon siya naging mahusay magsalita ng wikang Kastila. Siya ay pinadala ni Padre Crisolo bilang mensahero. Dinadala niya ang mga sulat mula sa Vigan papuntang Maynila sa pamamagitan ng bangka. Sa isa sa...
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...On December 1, 1846, the first daily newspaper, La Esperanza, was published in the country. Other early newspapers were La Estrella (1847), Diario de Manila (1848) and Boletin Oficial de Filipinas (1852). The first provincial newspaper was El Eco de Vigan (1884), which was issued in Ilocos. In Cebu City, El Boleaetín de Cebú (The Bulletin of Cebu) was published in 1890. On 1863, the Spanish government introduced a system of free public education that increased the population's ability to read Spanish and thereby furthered the rise of an educated class called the Ilustrado (meaning, well-informed). Spanish became the social language of urban places and the true lingua franca of the archipelago. A good number of Spanish newspapers were published until the end of the 1940s, the most influential of them being El Renacimiento, printed in Manila by members of the Guerrero de Ermita family. Some members of the ilustrado group, while in Spain, decided to start a Spanish publication with the aim of promoting the autonomy and independence projects. Members of this group included Pedro Alejandro Paterno, who wrote the novel Nínay (first novel written by a Filipino)[citation needed] and the Philippine national hero, José Rizal, who wrote excellent poetry and his two famous novels in Spanish: Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not), and El Filibusterismo. Especially potent was La Solidaridad, more fondly called La Sol by the members of the propaganda movement, founded in 15 February 1885.[citation...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM I. INTRODUCTION Digitization has changed the landscape of industry. Thus, technology never failed contributing to the success of every business. We can’t changes the fact that, in this era, computer makes the world go round in such a way that in almost everything a human do in life, there are electronic devices involved. There is a significant role of technology in the progress and success of businesses. The aid of Information Systems plays a big part for improving transaction in businesses, thus creating a speedy processes of delivering services of companies/businesses to their costumers/counterparts. Through this, both the business and consumers gain benefits. The bigger the company means the bigger the responsibility of Information Technology. Technology solves human problems they say, so it does. But it is not only the big companies that encounter a problem. The small ones even do. Therefore, there is always a need for utilizing technology in this case. There are business that uses a manual method of recording each of their transactions in selling their products. Most of them are still on the pencil-paper process by which requires more time and effort for each transaction compared to an automated process. In this case, it could be a big problem. The logic could be, the more transaction you will make is the more products/services you can sell/render, thus, the more revenue you can get. Therefore, a slow transaction process is a big problem and...
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...Play Philippines One-Stop Action Destination Play Philippines One-Stop Action Destination Acknowledgement Promoting “Play Philippines” to the world requires a united effort and a dedicated service of all concerned citizens of this beautiful country. This 2009 Philippine Index of Sports Tourism Sites and Destination will not materialize without the many articles, pictures, images, notes and insights of people and institutions used or borrowed for the purpose of selflessly projecting the Philippines to the world as a one-stop-action destination where sports from A to Z (Angling to Zip Lines) can be learned, experienced and played anywhere across the Philippines. We deeply express our gratitude to all those whose work of art, books, publications and literature have been used to make this initial databank effort worthy of guiding those that seek information for the advancement of Philippine tourism and of our country’s tourism (business) industry. This effort is made to praise God for the blessings of topography that He has endowed to this country. CYNTHIA L CARRION Undersecretary, Sports and Wellness Tourism Play Philippines One-Stop Action Destination SITES/FACILITIES National Capital Region PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION City of Manila ELORDE BOXING GYM Paranaque City ELORDE BOXING GYM AT ROCKWELL CENTER Makati City ELORDE BOXING GYM AT GOLD‟S GYM Quezon City ELORDE BOXING GYM AT GILMORE QC Quezon City ELORDE BOXING GYM AT KATIPUNAN Quezon City ELORDE BOXING GYM...
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...Jubair, Salah. "The Japanese Invasion". Maranao.Com. Retrieved 23 February 2011, from http://www.philippine-history.org/japanese-occupation.html 4. Filipino People Hicks, 2002, The Magic of the Philippines 5. Filipino Values Reyes, 2001, Exciting Philippines Gonzales, 1998, Philippines (Insight Guides Philippines, p. 51, 2005 6. Manila Reyes, 2001, Exciting Philippines 7. Chocolate Hills Bronce, 2008, Central Philippines 8. Banaue Rice Terraces Gonzales, 1998, Philippines Reyes, 2001, Exciting Philippines 9. Mount Mayon Hicks, 1999, This is the Philippines 10. Boracay Hicks, 1999, This is the Philippines 11. Palawan Loop and Carpenter, 2008, Central Philippines 12. Puerto Prinsesa 13. El Nido 14. Vigan 15. Festivals Guides Philippines, p.77, 2005 Laya and Castaneda, 1995, Prusisyon 16. Pahiyas Festival Gonzales, 1998, Philippines 17. Panagbenga Festival 18. Sinulog Festival 19. Maskara Festival 20. Higantes Festival 21. Moriones Festival 22. Holy Days 23. Holy week 24. Lent Season Laya and Castaneda, 1995, Prusisyon 25. Christmas Laya and Castaneda, 1995, Prusisyon 26. Beauty and Art Insight Guides Philippines, p.87, 2005 27. Dance Hicks, 2002, The Magic of the Philippines 28. Music Hicks, 2002, The Magic of the Philippines 29. Arts and Crafts Hicks, 2002, The Magic of...
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...GOALS OF THE BUSINESS The proposed business aims to: a. To provide customers satisfaction b. To gain profit and to maximize the return of investment c. To provide customers with good and high quality processed burger product d. To encourage a healthy lifestyle e. To capture those customers, and to build loyalty to the product through purchase punch cards, consistent daily specials, and a direct mail list. f. To sell the buyers product with affordable price KEY TO SUCCESS The most important key to success is our location located at Plaza Maestro Vigan City. It is very important that our location live up to our expectations, and is convenient to as many potential customers as possible. Another key to success lies with our ability to execute our plan. If we neglect one or more aspects of our plan, whether that is our numbers, our employees, our cleaning and food standards, or our commitment to customers, we will not succeed and thrive. MISSION Our mission is to bring the market tastiest and healthiest food. Our high standards of quality and cleanliness will establish our reputation as the cleanest snack food house. The Quotation of business: To cater the insatiable needs of the consumers by providing different burger products fashioned with quality service; apart from this it aims to become the best choice in terms of burger foods. TARGET MARKET a. Area of coverage The business project will be located at the eastern wing of the College of Business Administration...
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...LIBRARY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND INVENTORY OF LIBRARY PHYSICAL FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES The Learning Resources Management and Development System (LRDMS) of Schools Division Office of Vigan City is in the process of collecting Library and Learning Resources information for the S.Y. 2015-2016. Please provide the following identifying information. School:____________________________________________________ School Head:_______________________________________________ Does your school have school library and learning resource center? If NO, state your reason. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ If YES, is itθ instructional or θnon-instructional? SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER A. HUMAN RESOURCE ➢ Size (Total of Enrollment) |Grade Level |Number of Enrollment | | | | | | | | | ...
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