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  The Provincial Profile of Compostela Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of the newest Philippine province occupies a picturesque valley carved by the tributaries of the mighty Agusan River.
The valley is an extensive flat alluvial plain hemmed by mountains along the boundaries with Davao Oriental and Davao provinces.
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 - Wikipedia
Compostela Valley er en filippinsk provins i Davao Region i landsdelen Mindanao.
Den grenser i nord til Agusan del Sur, i øst til Davao Oriental og i vest til provinsen Davao.
Compostela Valley er delt i 11 "municipalities" (landkommuner).
no.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compostela_Valley   (55 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Compostela Valley
Compostela is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines.
Maragusan is a 3rd 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)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
'''Compostela Valley''' is the second newest Provinces of the Philippines province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao; only Zamboanga Sibugay is newer.
Its capital is Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Nabunturan and borders Davao province to the west, Agusan del Sur to the north, and Davao Oriental to the east.
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www.mauspfeil.net /Compostela_Valley.html   (258 words)

  
 WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=60   (274 words)

  
 Compostela
COMPOSTELA Valley Gov. Jose Caballero said Thursday he supports the move of residents of Mt. Diwata (Diwalwal) for their barangay to become a municipality.
Ustadz Abdul Wahab of Basilan, Jose Caballero of Compostela Valley, Erico Aumentado of Bohol, Daisy Fuentes of South Cotabato, Joseph Marañon of Negros...
Or the project for the chapel of the Route of St. James of Compostela, or for the cemetery of Ametzagaina (park in Donostia).
conservation.mongabay.com /Compostela.htm   (2137 words)

  
 Compostela
The property is located in Compostela Valley which is one of the most prolific gold belts in the Philippines and among others includes the famous Diwalwal gold...
Compostela Valley Governor Jose Caballero claimed IFMA documents have been used by the illegal loggers to trick police and DENR checkpoints in transporting hot...
Diwalwal, Monkayo, Compostela Valley as thousands of small scale miners are determined to block the entry of another Army infantry battalion replacing the 36th...
conservation.mongabay.com /news/Compostela.htm   (8757 words)

  
 Davao City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A predominantly mountainous region marked with rolling hills and fertile valleys, Davao is home to a fantastic array of flora and fauna from the famous waling-waling orchid to the the endangered Philippine Eagle.
With its cool mountain weather, the town of Maragusan in the province of Compostela Valley is Davao's traditional Summer Capital.
The ethnic Mansaka community live in the coffee-growing Maragusan Valley whose tributaries are fed by numerous waterfalls and cold springs.
www.geocities.com /travelonline3/davao.html   (3101 words)

  
 PIA Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Region XI tourism director Sonia Garcia said this is part of this year’s summer events, where the Maragusan climb had been organized yearly in coordination with the local government unit after the Mt. Apo was closed to the public in July 2000.
Maragusan also has the Aguacan Cold Spring Resort with its mini and large swimming pool with water supply coming from a cold spring plus a short trip of 20 minutes from the poblacion to the twin falls of Tagbibinta and Marangig.
Compostela Valley governor Jose Caballero said events like summer climb and others is a welcome move because it helps small businesses earn more.
www.pia.gov.ph /press/p030411.htm   (1491 words)

  
 Sun.Star Davao - Compostela Valley tourism potential high
TOURISM potential is high in Compostela Valley (ComVal) compared with the other provinces in Davao Region since it is blessed with abundant natural waterfalls and beaches.
"Daghan kaayong nindot nga waterfalls sa Maragusan sama sa Aguacan ug uban pa, ang gamay lang problema didto mao ang kalsada kay dili pa espaltado (The only problem in getting to the Maragusan waterfalls is the accessibility of the road which still needs to be asphalted)," Uy said.
Uy however said the problem will soon be remedied since they are going to include it in their projects to make Maragusan a summer capital of the province.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2005/01/04/news/compostela.valley.tourism.potential.high.html   (275 words)

  
 The Communication Initiative - Making Waves: Community Audio Towers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Maragusan became a radio station in November 1998, when a small 20-watt transmitter was installed with the help of the Tambuli project.
It may seem a little thing compared to a radio station, but certainly those three or four villages in Tacunan or Maragusan have learned to value the impact of the rural communication tool that was put in their hands.
It is no surprise that Maragusan took a step forward and requested support to upgrade the Community Audio Tower which in fact was set up with training and support from Tacunan to a radio station.
www.comminit.com /strategicthinking/pdsmakingwaves/sld-1870.html   (1852 words)

  
 MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS BECKONED TO MINDANAO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Maragusan also has the Aguacan Cold Spring Resort with its mini and large swimming pools, whose water comes from a cold spring.
Compostela Valley governor Jose Caballero welcomed events like the summer climb because they help small businesses and entrepreneurs who supply basics such as food, transportation, porters and tour guides.
For the month of April, rituals of the Bagobo tribe which will focus on protection of the forests and the mountains will be featured during the April 25-28 Posta sa Kinaiyahan in Sta.
www.newsflash.org /2003/04/ht/ht003301.htm   (224 words)

  
 Laak, Compostela Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Laak is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Compostela Valley, Philippines.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 59,450 people in 11,904 households.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laak   (83 words)

  
 www.gov.ph - News Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Mt. Hamiguitan range is host to the Pygmy Forest and encompasses Davao Oriental, which ranks among the top provinces with the highest number of eagle sightings recorded by PEF, she said.
Mayor Arsenio Yanong of Maragusan, Compostela Valley also shared their experience of having the Mt. Tagub-Kampalili declared as protected landscape.
Quiblat said the summit allowed the major stakeholders to converge and revisit the vision map made in 2002 as they share experiences and thoughts concerning their plans towards tropical forest conservation within the EMC.
www.gov.ph /news/printerfriendly.asp?newsid=11111   (244 words)

  
 Philippine Eagle Foundation
Leonilo Rivera, Chief of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of DENR Region 11, and representatives from various NGOs, the academe, and the thirteen municipalities across Eastern Mindanao hold up the group’s resolution requesting Congress to fast-track the approval of the declaration of Mt. Tagub-Kampalili of Maragusan, Compostela Valley as a Protected Landscape.
Among those invited to speak of best practices was the municipality of San Isidro, Davao Oriental under Mayor Apolinar Ruelo, who shared their success story in having the Mt. Hamiguitan range declared as a protected area and wildlife sanctuary in July 2004.
The Mt. Hamiguitan range is host to the Pygmy Forest and encompasses Davao Oriental, which ranks among the top provinces with the highest number of eagle sightings recorded by the PEF.
www.philippineeagle.org /news/news15.htm   (348 words)

  
 PIA Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Davao City (13 August) -- Officials in Maragusan, Compostela Valley see their town's garbage problems behind them with the full-scale implementation of its Ecological Solid Waste Management Program.
The same law also requires local government units to have controlled dumpsites by the year 2004, a status achieved by the municipality through acquisition of Environmental Compliance Certificate for their controlled dumpsite in October 2001 as certified by the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region XI.
Maragusan is well endowed with rich hydrologic features.
www.pia.gov.ph /press/p030813.htm   (2414 words)

  
 2000 Gawad Saka Presidential Awardees
The family hails from Maragusan, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte and known for being a working family where each member contributes to the family's economic upliftment.
The saga of the Mangaron family started with the elder Mangaron acquiring in 1950 a small parcel of land which he cultivated to rootcrops and corn, and later, to planting soybeans and coffee.
It is a major producer of rice and corn in Cagayan Valley aside from having vast tracts of land for livestock production, and productive coastal areas for fisheries.
www.da.gov.ph /gawad_saka/awardee_01c.html   (1726 words)

  
 An Assessment of Agenda 21 Implementation in the Philippines
Sibuguey Valley — The Sibugay Valley Management Council (SVMC), the multi-stakeholder body overseeing development initiatives in the Sibugay Valley special development area, was the recipient of capacity-building interventions under GO PA 21.
Municipality of Maragusan, Compostela Valley Province—Local Stakeholders organized the Maragusan Council for Sustainable Development and formulated their Comprehensive Development Plan along parameters set forth in the Philippine Agenda 21.
SD concepts and principles, existing conditions in the municipality and the development aspirations of the stakeholders were likewise used as bases in the formulation of a Municipal Project Evaluation Guidelines.
www.psdn.org.ph /pienc/rio+10.htm   (2466 words)

  
 :: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
DAVAO CITY — Angelito Sibayan and Jho-An Banayag of Maragusan, Compostela Valley shared the limelight yesterday by topping their respective divisions in the regional elimination leg of the 29th National Milo Marathon here.
Sibayan, a criminology student of the University of Mindanao (UM), completed the 21K course that started and ended here at the Rizal Park in one hour, 13 minutes and 27 second.
Ana National High School swept the side events by topping the cheering event, the biggest delegation contest and inter-school running competition.
www.mb.com.ph /SPRT2005080140810.html   (404 words)

  
 Local communities go on air
In between the "light" programs are public service announcements, educational sessions, and discussions of more serious issues like domestic violence, environment, agrarian reform, sustainable development, and others that every community radio station tackles.
In DZLM Maragusan (Compostela Valley, formerly Davao Oriental), cases such as rape, incest and other women’s issues are handled by Lorita Gonzales, not as a lawyer but as a crusading women rights volunteer broadcaster.
In DYMT (Banga, Aklan), all local candidates during the May 1998 elections were allotted 10 minutes each to present their platforms of government to the people.
gina.ph /CyberDyaryo/features/cd1999_0128_001.htm   (1195 words)

  
 pr689   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cotabato Governor Pax Mangudadatu, whose son Soharto Mangudadatu is the current mayor, expressed his gratitude to the group and the DFA for their support to the people of the province and for conducting the first ever mobile passport service there.
The visit to Maragusan, Compostela Valley, on the other hand, was timed with the staging of the 8th Pyagsawitan Festival on 17-25 November 2003 and the town’s own anniversary on 25 November 2003.
The Isulan team was headed by Officer-in-Charge Alimudin S. Eson while the team to Maragusan was led by Ms.
www.dfa.gov.ph /news/pr/pr2003/dec/pr689.htm   (255 words)

  
 PIA Press Release
The amount covered the 32 infrastructure projects that were established in selected ARCs in the provinces of Davao del Sur, Compostela Valley, South Cotabato and Sarangani and was released under the first phase of the implementation of the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Projects (ARISP).
The funding went to the infrastructure projects of the Kasuga ARC in Magsaysay and New Murcia ARC in Matanao, both of Davao del Sur and Awao ARC in Monkayo, Compostela Valley, Suaybaguio said.
Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial director Jaime Morente of Compostela Valley who talked to both supporters to police their r ranks deployed the Nabunturan police force and the provincial mobile group for security in the area even as it has on standby, the civil disturbance team in case it goes out of bounds.
www.pia.ops.gov.ph /press/p020221.htm   (4738 words)

  
 Compostela Valley Resorts and Hotels, Compostela Valley travel guide and tourist destinations
The approval of Republic Act No. 8470 on January 30, 1998, which was ratified through a plebiscite held on March 7, 1998, marks the birth of Compostela Valley.
This relatively new province was carved out of its mother province, Davao del Norte.
Buses from Luzon and Visayas going to Davao will pass by the province before reaching their final destinations.
www.lakbaypilipinas.com /travel_compostela_valley.html   (444 words)

  
 Sun.Star Davao - Davao rider shines in Compostela Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
GLEN Yap of the Davao Pobre Bikers' Association (Dapoba) grabbed the elite title and the P20,000 champion's purse at the close Sunday of the 3rd Way Kurat Mountain Bike Challenge at the New Bataan Gym in Compostela Valley.
Organizers said the desired turnout of entries was not met due to miscommunication since bikers expected a standby vehicle at Magsaysay Park just like last year.
Almost a hundred missed this year's race but both parties learned a lesson from what happened," a statement from the organizers said.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2004/11/16/sports/davao.rider.shines.in.compostela.valley.html   (313 words)

  
 Earthquake rocks parts of Mindanao - May 17, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rommel Doleno, control operator of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) substation based in Nabunturan in Compostela Valley, said the transformer tripped off when the tremor struck.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the earthquake was monitored 47 kilometers northeast of Tagum City in Davao del Norte.
The intensity of the tremor was 5 in Tagum City; 4 in Mati, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley towns; 3 in Bislig, Surigao del Sur, Cagayan de Oro and Davao City; and 2 in Butuan and Kidapawan cities.
www.inq7.net /brk/2004/may/17/brkoth_7-1.htm   (218 words)

  
 Sun.Star Davao Online
COLONEL Rodolfo Obaniana of the Army's 701st Infantry Brigade confirmed reports that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has an arms cache in Compostela Valley province.
AT LEAST 50 armed suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) who planned to attack the town center of Maragusan, Compostela Valley Thursday morning called it off, the military claimed.
A FORMER scout ranger of the 25th Infantry Battalion of the Army was shot dead by men believed to be members of the New People's Army (NPA) in Mawab, Compostela Valley, Wednesday afternoon.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2003/03/14   (170 words)

  
 AsiaFinest Discussion Board -> WOW Philippines! Month of November   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This event is honored today with cultural presentations, native games, and a grand parade of colonial-era costumed townspeople.
The municipality of Maragusan, Compostela Valley celebrates its foundation day with a trip to the outdoors—quite literally—as its residents highlight their hometown’s ecotourism potential..
It is another tribal fiesta down in Mindanao, with just about every major ethnic group joining in the fun.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=22651   (348 words)

  
 Proclamation No. 663
A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 707-B, Csd-11-009625-D, portion of Lot 707, Block 46, Ts-11-000045-D), situated in Poblacion, San Mariano (now Maragusan), Compostela Valley Province, Island of Mindanao.
A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 709, Block 47, Ts-11-000045-D), situated in Poblacion, San Mariano (now Maragusan), Compostela Valley Province, Island of Mindanao.
A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 711, Block 49, Ts-11-000045-D), situated in Poblacion, San Mariano (now Maragusan), Compostela Valley Province, Island of Mindanao.
www.ops.gov.ph /records/proc_no663.htm   (658 words)

  
 Programs and Projects Implemented by NEDA XI - Agenda 21   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Eight (8) pilot sites in Visayas and Mindanao were selected through a set of criteria formulated by regional and local stakeholders.
Davao Integrated Development Area focused in Maragusan, Compostela Valley Province
The project commenced in January 2000 and will be completed in March 2001.
nro11.neda.gov.ph /Programs.htm   (215 words)

  
 October Events - Philippine Hotels and Resorts - TravelMart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
October 22-25 / Maragusan, Compostela Valley (1 hour 45 minutes from Manila to Davao City by air; 3 hours from Davao City to Maragusan by land)
Spelunking activities in four of the grand caves of the province coupled with lectures on cave preservation.
November 18-25 / Maragusan, Compostela Valley (1 hour 45 minutes from Manila to Davao City by air; 3 hours from Davao City to Maragusan by land)
www.travelmart.net /philippines/octoberevents.html   (3428 words)

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