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Topic: Baleno, Masbate


In the News (Wed 22 May 13)

  
 About Masbate
The islands of Masbate were formed out of Volcanic rocks over one hundred million years later, humans made their appearance in the tropical regions of the earth.
Two large caves in Masbate, the Bat-ongan Cave in Mandaon and the Kalanay Cave in Aroroy are known worldwide as burial caves.
Aside from farming, Masbate is known as the cattle country.
www.masbateonline.com /about_masbate.php   (432 words)

  
 Masbate
Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon.
Its capital is Masbate City[?] and consists of three major islands: Masbate[?], Ticao[?] and Burias[?].
Masbate is subdivided into 20 municipalities and 1 city.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Masbate.html   (47 words)

  
 MUNICIPALITY OF BALENO
It is bounded on the west by the municipality of Aroroy, on the east by Masbate City, on the south by the municipality of Milagros.
On the north, it faces the marine-rich Masbate Pass across which is the island of Ticao which is some 13 kilometers from the Bagubaut Point of Baleno.
It is connected by a gravel-surfaced road to the city of Masbate.
elgu2.ncc.gov.ph /baleno   (132 words)

  
 BICOL HISTORY
The province is composed of one wedge-shaped mainland (Masbate), two major islands (Ticao and Burias), and fourteen small islands bounded on the north by the Bicol region, on the south by the Visayan Sea, on the west by the Sibuyan Sea on the east by the Burias Pass, Ticao Pass and Samar Sea.
The liberation of Masbate from the Japanese forces was effected by the Masbate Regimen(Philippine Guerilla Forces) from March to April 1945.
Masbate is the capital town of the province.
www.geocities.com /bicol_macau/bicol.html   (4892 words)

  
 Masbate, Ticao, Burias - Profile from a Native's Point of View
Masbate province is composed of three neighboring islands - Burias, Ticao, and Masbate.
Masbate is therefore, to use a cliché, like a square peg in a round hole.
This is not surprising considering that Masbate is considered one of the poorest provinces in the country and is not particularly known as a tourist destination.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Agora/4129/fmasbate.html   (1058 words)

  
 Masbate Information
Masbate is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region.
Masbate town is the most important foundation however, and is now the seat of the diocese as well as the civil capital of the province.
Masbate's land area of 7000 square kilometers holds a population of 598,813 of which 85 per cent are Catholics.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Masbate   (470 words)

  
 Masbate City Information
Masbate City is a 5th class city in the province of Masbate, Philippines.
It is the capital city of Masbate province.
Masbate City is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Masbate_City   (76 words)

  
 WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The islands of Masbate were formed out of volcanic rocks over one hundred million years before man made his appearance in the tropical regions of the earth.
The island of Masbate lies exactly at the center of the Philippine archipelago between latitudes 11o43’ north and 123o09’ east and 124o5’ east.
In each island, the rugged topography is concentrated in the northeastern portion and gradually recedes to blunt hills and rolling areas in the south, southeast, and southwest.
www.wowphilippines.com.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=30   (446 words)

  
 Masbate Province Real Estate [ Ah Yer! Philippines ]
This is a realty supersite featuring real property in Masbate, which is located in Bicol Region, the Philippines.
Commercial real estate in Masbate Province may incorporate office space or luxurious commercial and industrial properties, and also realty such as resorts, and so on.
Masbate Province is located in Bicol Region, the Philippines.
www.ahyer.com /philippines/bicol/masbate/real-estate.html   (273 words)

  
 Masbate
It was from Masbate that the Spaniards eventually landed on Luzon.
Masbate became part of the province of Ibalon, which later became the province of Albay.
Masbate has carved an important economic niche in the Philippines based on its thriving livestock and metallic mining industries and on the foundation of these industries, further growth is assured.
www.moorej.com /philippines/masbate.htm   (1187 words)

  
 Manila Standard: The Future is Ours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rushed to Masbate Provincial Hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds were Uson councilor and mayoral bet Lino Lim, 40; Uson Sangguniang Kabataan candidate Julius Ballesteros; Felicisimo Fernan, 51; and Antonio Lim, 38.
Masbate police chief Romeo Mapalo sent policemen of the 506th police provincial mobile group after the suspects.
Last April 16, gunmen fired at the convoy of Seachon’s sister Lina, candidate for representative of the 3rd District of Masbate, in Sitio Trangkahan, Barangay Nagbangig, Palanas, killing her bodyguards: Roy Yamson, Vivencio Abante and Irsa Lihayhay.
www.manilastandardtoday.com /iserver?page=police01_may04_2004   (612 words)

  
 Masbate - Definition, explanation
Masbate is subdivided into 20 municipalities and 1 city.
Albay | Camarines Norte | Camarines Sur | Catanduanes | Masbate | Sorsogon
A report on the earthquake of 2003 by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/ma/masbate.php   (286 words)

  
 Pearl Asian Mining Industries ''Operation Gold Finger''
The Masbate Island is approximately 2,530 square miles and is populated by Small Scale Miners in every part of its territory with a total production of 6 to 8 kilos (estimated 257.21 ounces) of gold per day equivalent @ $500 / ounce = $128,605.00 USD daily.
This is a Pre-World War II Gold Mining Area with numerous gold vein tunnels that assay shows average of 15 grams to a high of 90.37 grams per ton of gold and 533.6 grams per ton of silver, plus other minerals like molybdenum and zinc.
The Baleno XYZ Gold Project workings indicate a good potential of the area, thus continuous exploration was made by private mining companies during the 1970's and the 1980's including the RP-JICA Project in 1988.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-142908894.html   (996 words)

  
 7 rebels, goons slain in Masbate - May 10, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
MASBATE CITY -- Seven members of suspected New People's Army and a private armed group were killed in an encounter with Masbate police and soldiers of the 22nd Infantry Battalion in Barangay Lagta, Baleno town, Masbate province at about 2 p.m., Sunday.
Masbate is one of two provinces in the Bicol region placed under the control of the Commission on Elections due to the presence of NPA rebels and private armed groups.
The other Sunday night, after almost a month that her sister, who is running for a congressional seat, survived an ambush, gubernatorial candidate Fausto Seachon and his group were ambushed in Barangay San Vicente, Kawayan town, Masbate, resulting in the killing of a candidate for councilor in Uson town and the wounding of four others.
www.inq7.net /reg/2004/may/10/reg_1-1.htm   (453 words)

  
 G.R. No. 97457
That on July 20, 1988 at about 10:00 at night at Barangay Lagta, Baleno, Masbate, while the family of Noe Albao was sleeping, they heard the pounding and banging of the bamboo door of their house.
From the Baleno Police Station, they went to the PC Detachment at Bari-is, Aroroy, Masbate to inquire about her husband, Noe, but they did not find him there.
Appellant Rogelio Caballero, on his part, claims that on the night of the incident he was confined at his house at the poblacion of Baleno, Masbate, suffering from a serious attack of asthma.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1993/jun1993/gr_97457_1993.html   (885 words)

  
 goBicol.com - Online Community for Bicolanos : bicol mail, bicol express, bicol news, Bicol region Philippines
As a tourist destination, Masbate is considered a relative unknown.
Masbate City showed how on Tuesday when GMA News witnessed how actual vote padding and shaving or dagdag-bawas was done in this capital city of Masbate...
The Catholic Church in Masbate stepped into the fray between political rivals in the province and called for peace amid incidents of violence recorded in...
www.gobicol.com /index.cfm?action=directory.sub_category&category_id=56   (383 words)

  
 G.R. No.
According to the wife of the victim, that afternoon of June 21, 1988, while she was in their house at Asinan, Madancalan, Baleno, Masbate, the three (3) accused helped one another in hacking her husband.
According to Ricaredo dela Rosa, that afternoon of June 21, 1988, at Asinan, Madancalan, Baleno, Masbate, there was a quarrel between Roger Montilla and Eusebio Rosero, Sr.
He was at Magdalena, Baleno, Masbate, and only learned that his brother was hacked and what he did was to go to the place as informed to verify and finally saw his brother.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1992/jul1992/gr_95048_1992.html   (2418 words)

  
 Local Government Unit: City Government of Masbate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The City of Masbate is well protected by Ticao Island against the hazard of typhoons from the northeast.
The City of Masbate and the province as a whole has long white beaches, crystal clear water and deep seas suitable for scuba diving.
There are many beach resorts in the capital town, which are accessible to good road network, and facilities, which can be developed to provide fun and entertainment to both local and foreign tourists especially during festivals and celebrations.
www.masbatecity.gov.ph /index.php   (151 words)

  
 Philippines
This said, it was also the case that the school administrators/owners interviewed claimed to be motivated by a concern for the poor communities in which they worked.
The Southern Masbate Roosevelt College was the first secondary school founded in 1947 in the capital town of Placer.
Private schools in the province of Masbate are mostly provincial-based chain of schools in the capital and remote towns that cover the whole range of education – from kindergarten, primary and secondary, to undergraduate, as well as vocational and professional courses.
www.ncl.ac.uk /egwest/research/philippines.html   (9347 words)

  
 Masbate
Masbate, the southernmost, lies quite near the center of the Philippine archipelago.
Its largest island is Masbate, on which is located the town of Masbate, capital of the province.
For the meantime, you can explore the beauty of Masbate while PLEASES Masbate Chapter chairman is preparing his/her message.
www.pleases.org /view_promain.asp?proname=Masbate   (118 words)

  
 People vs Cortes : 129693: January 24, 2000 : J. Purisima : En Banc
The private Complainant, Analiza Germina y Banculo, seventeen years old (17), was the lone occupant of her parents’ house at Sitio Balik-Balik [sic], Poblacion, Baleno, Masbate, as she was studying in the nearby Baleno High School.
Her parents were then staying in another house at Barangay Batuila, Baleno, Masbate.
He declared that in the night of September 29, 1995, he was inside his house in Sog-ong, Baleno, Masbate.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2000/jan2000/129693.html   (2781 words)

  
 People vs Salcedo : 100920 : June 17, 1997 : J. Panganiban : Third Division
During cross-examination, he admitted that the three were not assisted by counsel when they signed their respective waivers--neither during the investigation nor at the time they affixed their signatures to their respective statements.
Esquilona, member of the INP (now PNP) Baleno Police Station, was presented as a rebuttal witness for the prosecution.
Danilo Laurio stated that he was sleeping at the house of his adoptive parents in Balite, Aroroy, Masbate, on the night that Honorio Aparejado was killed.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/1997/jun1997/100920.htm   (5521 words)

  
 Baleno, - maruti suzuki baleno
The Baleno is not equipped with a driver airbag as standard in all EU Model History and Safety Equipment of Car Tested The Baleno was launched in 1995.
Baleno is a 4th class municipality in the Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleno%2C_Masbate"
Maruti is all set to introduce the new Baleno in the first half of 2007 after the The new Baleno is a radical departure from the current model and,
theinfopointer.com /?q=baleno   (1146 words)

  
 Baleno, Masbate - Wikipedia
Ti Baleno ket maysa a maikapat a klase nga ili iti provincia ti Masbate iti Filipinas.
Ti ili ti Baleno ket nabingbingay a politikal iti 24 a barbarangay.
This page was last modified 00:36, 18 Setiembre 2007.
ilo.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baleno,_Masbate   (47 words)

  
 PIA Homepage
Last August 3 last year elements of Baleno town police responded to the reported abduction of a certain Wencil Esquilona who was killed by the NPA.
Elements of Baleno police who responded hit a rebel land mine in Barangay Sog-Ong in Baleno, Masbate resulting to the killing of one police officer and five Civilian Volunteer Organization members and the wounding of one policeman and two CVOs.
One of the fatalities was identified as a certain Francisco Rabino alias Tatad while the other remains unidentified, according to Col. Ramon Santos, commanding officer of the 901st Infantry Brigade based in Barangay Villahermosa in Daraga, Albay.
www.pia.gov.ph /default.asp?m=12&fi=p040224.htm&no=15   (642 words)

  
 Manila Standard: The Future is Ours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
LEGAZPI CITY —; A landmine explosion killed six people, including a policeman, while gunmen killed a retired policeman in separate incidents attributed to communist rebels in Baleno, Masbate Friday.
were SPO2 Jesus Huelva of the Baleno police; assistant budget officer Jan Sanchez; Nestor Lancetas, security officer of the town mayor; and militiamen Marlon Mingoy, Ruben Abnedo and Jonathan Virtucio.
The victims were supposed to investigate the killing of retired policeman Wencil Esquilona, which happened in front of his home around 7 a.m.
www.manilastandardtoday.com /mnlastd/?page=police03_aug31_2003   (235 words)

  
 7 killed, 2 wounded in NPA attacks - Sept. 01, 2003
Superintendent Romeo Mapalo, Masbate police director, said the NPA ambushed retired police officer Winsel Esquilona in Sitio Sog-ong, Barangay Lagta, about 3 km from the town proper.
After the ambush, Baleno Mayor Rodolfo Manlapaz instructed a team composed of senior police officer-2 Jesus Huelva and some members of the Civilian Volunteer Organization (CVO) to retrieve Esquilona's body.
Thinking that the NPA rebels had withdrawn from the area, the team responded on board a passenger jeep.
www.inq7.net /reg/2003/sep/01/reg_3-1.htm   (238 words)

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