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 Encyclopedia: Compostela Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Compostela Valley is the second newest province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao; only Zamboanga Sibugay is newer.
Compostela is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines.
Monkayo is a 1st class municipality in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Compostela-Valley   (1428 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Santiago de Compostela became the replica of Cordoba; the Christians lost their sense of inferiority complex, and Alfonso III was called "magnus imperator", instead of princep or rex, as his predecessors.
Compostela was in the twelfth century a leader in architecture, literature, music, and also in the economic and political life of the peninsula.
And Compostela was a concrete reference, the visible image of an attitude: the town that gathered all the faithful with the same ideal; the town that comforted and reassured one's religious faith.
www.millersv.edu /~columbus/data/his/CARENAS1.HIS   (11033 words)

  
 The Provincial Profile of Compostela Valley
Compostela Valley is a melting pot of migrants, like Tagalogs, and Visayans as well as indigenous groups like the Mansaka, Mandaya and Manobos.
Compostela Valley is set to take part in regional initiatives as a prime source of raw materials.
Compostela Valley is part of the Davao Gulf Area Development Zone, which seeks to integrate the development of highly urbanized and industrialized centers with surrounding rural areas.
www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/compostela.htm   (645 words)

  
 Compostela Valley still not getting share of excise tax in ‘Diwalwal’   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
DAVAO CITY -- Expecting "hundreds of millions" in revenues, the provincial government of Compostela Valley was greatly disappointed when, two years after the national government took over the management of Mt. Diwata in Diwalwal, they still have to receive a single peso of their share.
Compostela Valley Gov. Jose Caballero said that under the agreement, they are supposed to receive 40 percent of the 2-percent excise tax from the gold deposits dug up from the 729-hectare mining site.
Roberto Buniales made the accusation during a media forum held at the Compostela Valley capitol, adding that the NRMDC, which is considered a large-scale mining entity, is mining in areas declared to be small-scale.
www.mindanews.com /2004/10/11nws-diwalwal.html   (630 words)

  
 Archived conservation news for Compostela
Diwalwal, Monkayo, Compostela Valley as thousands of small scale miners are determined to block the entry of another Army infantry battalion replacing the 36th...
The region is composed of the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley and the cities of Davao, Tagum, Digos, Panabo...
Compostela is an exhibition, which has been organised around ten individual projects by artists who share their use of photography and video, as well as a...
conservation.mongabay.com /news/Compostela.htm   (12616 words)

  
 Compostela Valley Resorts and Hotels, Compostela Valley travel guide and tourist destinations
Compostela Valley is blessed with nature’s magnificent work of art.
To be in Compostela Valley is to experience a blend of sight and sound that defines a place and a people pulsing with life yet reserved in spirit.
District 1 consists of Monkayo, Montevista, Maragusan, New Bataan, and Compostela; and District 2, Laak, Mawab, Nabunturan, Maco, Mabini, and Pantukan.
www.lakbaypilipinas.com /travel_compostela_valley.html   (444 words)

  
 Bulatlat - The Philippines's alternative weekly magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Casinto, an Islamic teacher in Madaum village, was among the sectoral leaders who came from Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley who deplored the worsening case of human rights violations in both provinces.
Meanwhile, a union leader from a banana plantation in the municipality of Compostela, Compostela Valley Province, exposed during the rally the military's intervention in the workers’ struggle.
Founded in 1997, the union's strong position in their recent CBA negotiations has prompted Compostela Mayor Reynaldo Castillo to allege that the union is a front of the New People's Army.
www.bulatlat.com /news/4-46/4-46-torture.html   (1191 words)

  
 Clisson Valley - History
At this time, the Valley of Clisson benefitted from both its frontier position between Anjou, Brittany and Poitou and from being a part of the Marches, which granted exemptions from the taxes on merchandise.
Pierre Cacault, a painter from Nantes who was driven out of Italy by the anti-Republican riots, discovered the Valley of Clisson in 1798 and was immediately seduced by its picturesque character, in spite of the desolate state in which it lay.
He was searching for themes of inspiration and discovered the Valley of Clisson, which he described as a "heap of ruins in the middle of the desert.’’ But he was seduced : "Those bloody vestiges and still-smoking ruins could not weaken the strong impression that this admirable countyside made on his mind.
www.clisson.com /english/histoire.htm   (1688 words)

  
 3 Reds killed, 1 captured in Compostela Valley - Apr. 25, 2004
THREE communist rebels were killed and one captured after a gun battle with troops in the southern Philippines, the military said Sunday.
Troops were patrolling in a remote area in Compostela Valley in southern Mindanao island Saturday when they ran into a group of New People's Army (NPA) rebels, sparking an exchange of fire.
The NPA is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines.
www.inq7.net /brk/2004/apr/25/brkoth_2-1.htm   (110 words)

  
 Sun.Star Davao - Compostela Valley eyed as RP's food processing capital
THE provincial government of Compostella Valley expressed optimism it can develop the area as a food processing capital in the Philippines.
Governor Jose Caballero said during Kapihan sa PIA Monday that they are eyeing the potentials of the province in a bid to transform it as food processing capital.
Compostella Valley is one of the exhibitors in the Wow Mindanao Exposition 2004.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2004/10/14/bus/compostela.valley.eyed.as.rp.s.food.processing.capital.html   (248 words)

  
 Sun.Star Davao Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A Filipina mother who was accused of constantly beating her two children has asked a local court for a reinvestigation and to suspend the issuance of the warrant for her arrest.
AN ARMY official based at Barangay Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Compostela Valley advised thousands of Diwalwal miners on Tuesday against barricading another bridge so their protests would be given action by authorities.
ELEMENTS of the Army's 36th Infantry Battalion accused of killing a 16-year-old lumad farmer in Compostela, Compostela Valley last January 9 are now back with their mother unit in Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Compostela Valley.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2004/01/21   (194 words)

  
 Danny Arao online | Selected Writings > The Dibabawon of Barangay Buhi, Compostela Valley (Forum)
A motorcycle ride from the terminal of the Municipality of Laak in Compostela Valley will get you there.
After making a courtesy call to the military commander and the barangay captain, you are already free to tour the place and talk to the people living there.
This is a community composed mainly of the Dibabawon, one of the Lumad tribes in Mindanao concentrated in Compostela Valley.
www.dannyarao.com /2003forum-apr28.html   (1147 words)

  
 Compostela Valley mayor ... - Jun. 30, 2003
Mayor Joel Brillantes, 48, was shot twice in the head and brought to the Davao Doctors Hospital where he was declared dead.
But police could still not ascertain if Brillantes' death was an offshoot of his conflict with the tunnel operators and small-scale miners.
Compostela Valley Gov. Jose Caballero also called on Monkayo residents to wait for the probe results, saying the incident could trigger many speculations.
www.inq7.net /nat/2003/jun/30/text/nat_1-1-p.htm   (900 words)

  
 Satur condemns latest killings of Bayan Muna members in Compostela Valley : QC IMC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Bayan Muna representative Satur Ocampo today strongly condemned the killing of three more Bayan Muna members in Laak, Compostela Valley last April 24 by suspected elements of the military.
He belied earlier government reports that the incident was the result of an encounter between government troops and members of the New People’s Army.
Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by the QC Independent Media Centre.
qc.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=443   (516 words)

  
 SUR AMERICAN GOLD CORPORATION - Compostela Valley Project Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Compostela Valley project is located in Compostela Valley province some 100 km north east of Davao City.
Access is excellent with a sealed road to within 20 km of the project area.
The Company is following a systematic approach to development of the COMVAL PROJECT which is designed to progress from initial exploration such as trenching, sampling and mapping to exploratory tunnel development and drilling.
www.surgold.com /compostella.html   (520 words)

  
 The pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It is still possible to follow these medieval routes without too much trouble, though some of the original footpaths have become modern roads.
The first three of the French routes meet just north of St Jean Pied-de-Port in the foothills of the Pyrenees, which the path then crosses via the valley of Roncesvalles (ca 740 km from Santiago).
The Arles route crosses the mountains by the Somport pass (ca 840 km from Santiago) to Jaca, and joins the other route at Puente la Reina, a little south-west of Pamplona.
www.csj.org.uk /routes.htm   (1849 words)

  
 Recent cases of human rights violations under the Macapagal-Arroyo regime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Naboc, Monkayo, Compostela Valley; a 17-year-old victim was shot and killed at close range.
Osmena, Compostela and 1 Barangay Health Worker who were falsely accused of being NPA members.
Until recently, physical assault, illegal arrest and arbitrary detention of Lumad civilians in Talaingod, hamletting, food blockade, harassment, forced recruitment and recruitment of minors and grave threats by 72nd and 73rd IB troops in far flung lumad villages of Talaingod, Davao del Norte.
www.philippinerevolution.org /cgi-bin/car/watch.pl?entire=yes   (4886 words)

  
 Sun.Star Manila - Troops recover guns from NPAs in Compostela Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
MEMBERS of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Battalion recovered firearms and various equipment belonging to suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels after an encounter with the rebels in Maco, Compostela Valley, a report reaching Camp Aguinaldo said Monday.
The troops recovered from the encounter site a caliber.30M2 carbine, three magazines for M16 with 22 rounds of ammunition, a rifle grenade, one cellular phone unit, subversive documents and personal belongings.
The military said the rebels were believed to be under alias "Jelly", commanding officer of Front Guerilla Unit, Front Committee 2 of the CPP-NPA operating in the Compostela Valley.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/man/2004/05/25/news/troops.recover.guns.from.npas.in.compostela.valley.html   (233 words)

  
 COMPOSTELA VALLEY JUDGE WHO DENIED DIWALWAL MINERS' PETITION SHOT DEAD
COMPOSTELA VALLEY JUDGE WHO DENIED DIWALWAL MINERS' PETITION SHOT DEAD
(STAR) — By Edith Regalado - A Compostela Valley judge, who earlier had denied a petition by small-scale miners against a halt to their operations at Mt. Diwalwal, was shot dead by three men early yesterday morning, police said.
Regional Trial Court Judge Eugenio Valles, 62, was jogging at dawn outside his home in Barangay Sta.
www.newsflash.org /2002/04/ht/ht002480.htm   (423 words)

  
 Pilgrimage on foot from California to Santiago de Compostela   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Diocese of Orange: Sunday 14th March, 1999 depature by foot from Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church *, Lake Forest.
On Wednesday, June 2, 1999, I was most honored as the Pastor of Sacred Heart Church to stamp the pilgrim passport of Patrick Dazelle.
He is walking on pilgrimage to St. James Shrine in Santiago de Compostela, Spain...
perso.wanadoo.fr /trail/chemi.htm   (1216 words)

  
 13 soldiers killed in encounter with NPA in Compostela Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
DAVAO CITY -­ Thirteen soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in a three-hour fierce gunbattle between government troopers and the New People’s Army (NPA) in the forested area of Barangay Pagsabangan in New Bataan, Compostela Valley, early this afternoon.
The fighting occurred on the eve of President Arroyo’s visit in the adjacent provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental.
Obaniana said reports reaching him from the troops in the field indicated that an “undetermined number” of rebels, reportedly led by Alex Rosete, the NPA commander in the area, may have also been killed in the firefight.
www.mindanews.com /2003/06/30nws-gunbattle.html   (319 words)

  
 4 killed in Compostela Valley landslide - May 16, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
DAVAO -- A landslide buried four people alive at a gold rush site in Compostela Valley*, authorities said Friday.
Heavy rocks buried a woman and her three nephews, aged eight to 13, inside their shanty in Pantukan town on Thursday, regional civil defense chief Antonio Cloma said.
Heavy rain had loosened the soil, causing the avalanche, residents said.
www.inq7.net /brk/2003/may/16/brkoth_1-1.htm   (68 words)

  
 TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Van LePuy naar Santiago de Compostela": Herman van Hilst-Elmar Wandelgidsen, ISNB 90 389 00562, 'Wat blijft is de Camino' - Jeroen Gooskens: Op Lemen Voeten 99-2 blz.
Interesting points: The castle of Beaufort (Castellum Belforti) and the valley of the Haupeschbaach.
For Santiago de Compostela: follow the Der Jakobsweg, part Nyon - Genève and from Genève: Le Chemin de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle de Genève au Puy-en-Velay, La route de Genève(Via Gebennensis) (Association: Chemins de Compostelle en Rhône-Alpes).
www.polle.net /ton/santiago.htm   (2128 words)

  
 Clisson Valley - Visiting
The torrential movements of the Sèvre explain the implantation of numerous mills which produced flour, paper, tanned leather and fabrics.
The monastic orders were influential : Templars, Benedictines, Franciscans and other pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela founded powerful brotherhoods at Clisson.
It was the seat of a Benedictine priory and a stopping place for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela.
www.clisson.com /english/visitval.htm   (933 words)

  
 NPA rebels attack police post in Compostela Valley - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
ZAMBOANGA, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines -- Communist guerrillas attacked a police detachment in the southern Philippines at the weekend, triggering a gunbattle that left an officer and a rebel dead, the military said Sunday.
The attack by the New People's Army (NPA) occurred in broad daylight Saturday in southern Compostela Valley in the island of Mindanao, it said.
The NPA is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, which has been waging a 34-year insurgency.
news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=12017   (284 words)

  
 NPA rebels free detained comrade in Compostela Valley - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
NPA rebels free detained comrade in Compostela Valley - INQ7.net
NPA rebels free detained comrade in Compostela Valley
He said jail guards accompanying the vehicle fought back but failed to prevent the rebels from taking their leader.
news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=13405   (315 words)

  
 Compostela Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Welcome to the Website of the Compostela Valley Province.
We wish visitors can have a good glimpse on our competitive advantages, resource endowments and potentials, as we open this technological gateway of our province to the connected world.
Compostela Valley, one untouched by Spanish conquest By Charlie V. Monforte
elgu.ncc.gov.ph /ecommunity/compostelavalley-prov   (158 words)

  
 Spain - Galicia - Parador de Santiago de Compostela
Spain - Galicia - Parador de Santiago de Compostela
Five star deluxe hotel next to the famous Santiago do Compostela cathedral.
A mixture of history, art and tradition is felt here at the Parador “Hostal Dos Reis Catolicos”.
www.paradores-spain.com /spain/pscompostela.html   (709 words)

  
 Proclamation No. 555   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
WHEREAS, it is but fitting and proper that the people of the Province of Compostela Valley be given full opportunity to celebrate this milestone in their province’s history with appropriate ceremonies.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALBERTO G. Executive Secretary, by order of Her Excellency, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, do hereby declare Monday, March 8, 2004, as special (non-working) day in the Province of Compostela Valley.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
www.ops.gov.ph /records/proc_no555.htm   (137 words)

  
 Santa Ynez Valley Marriott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The valley gets cool at night so these were added treats!
We passed by Fess Parker's in Los Olivos and were instantly glad that we changed our mind to go with the more economical Marriott.
As far as I'm concerned, this is the only place to stay in the Santa Ynez area.
draco.centerline.com /hotelreview76200.html   (169 words)

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