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  Albay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Albay is also the region's principal transshipment point with its ports: Tabaco International, Legazpi National, Pio Duran Provincial, and the Pantao Regional Port (under construction in 2003).
Albay is subdivided into 15 (Click link for more info and facts about municipalities) municipalities and 3 (Click link for more info and facts about cities) cities.
Albay and its surrounding areas were known as Ibalon when (Click link for more info and facts about Juan de Salcedo) Juan de Salcedo and 120 soldiers explored it in 1573.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/albay.htm   (957 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Albay Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Albay P is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon.
Most of Albay is located on mainland Bicol Peninsula and it has four major islands to the east: Rapu-Rapu, Batan (part of Rapu-Rapu), Cagraray (part of Bacacay), and San Miguel (part of Tabaco City).
Albay and its surrounding areas were known as Ibalon when Juan de Salcedo and 120 soldiers explored it in 1573.
www.ipedia.com /albay.html   (873 words)

  
 Welcome to My Home Page
Albay was to cover the areas from Libon to Masbate.
Found along the shores of Buthan beach at Sto Domingo, Albay, this galleon relic was wrecked by a strong typhoon on its way to Acapulco and crushed on the reefs of Albay Gulf.
Albay can be reached from Manila by the country's flag carrier, Philippine Airlines, or by bus, train or special tourist vans, all on daily, regular schedules.
www.angelfire.com /ar/Arimado   (2599 words)

  
 SECOND GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rosario Sixta DE ROCO was born on Apr 6 1857 in Legaspi, Albay.
Sebastian Ysidro DE ROCO was baptized in Jan 1861 in Ligao, Albay.
Ramon Teodoro ROCO was born on Nov 9 1861 in Ligao, Albay.
home.att.net /~ca-roco5/d10.htm   (290 words)

  
 MUNICIPALITY OF POLANGUI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The construction of the parish church which took a period of ten years to its completion is one of the significant highlights in the history of Polangui.
It is also during this regime that Polangui gave birth to a martyr Camilo Jacob, a photographer who together with other Bicolanos was executed in January 1897.
By 1899, the whole country was free from the pang’s of the Spanish rule.
www.polangui.gov.ph   (183 words)

  
 Basmati rice finds ... - Jan. 29, 2004
POLANGUI, Albay -- Basmati, said to be one of the world's most aromatic rice varieties, is now planted in the Bicol region and has started to capture the discriminating taste of Bicolanos.
It was introduced in Bicol in June last year by seaman-turned-farmer Rodolfo Tuanqui, of Barangay Napo in Polangui, a farming town in the western part of Albay province.
Basmati is known to have originated from the foothills of the Himalayas in Nepal and is cultivated in nearby Asian countries such as India.
www.inq7.net /reg/2004/jan/29/text/reg_10-1-p.htm   (737 words)

  
 Sugar in coconut shells to sweeten markets abroad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
And sugarcane farmers of Polangui believe it's time to export it because of the demand in some countries.
According to Andy Santayana, Polangui chief municipal planning officer, Bicolanos and foreign tourists who frequent Albay have been patronizing it for so many years because it is naturally processed and there are no preservatives.
For kalamay processors in Polangui, the soil type where the sugarcane is grown determines the quality of kalamay produced.
money.inq7.net /topstories/printable_topstories.php?yyyy=2004&mon=06&dd=06&file=3   (877 words)

  
 People vs Romero : 137037-38 : August 5, 2002 : J. Quisumbing : En Banc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
RODOLFO SAMENIANO, the barangay chairman of Apad, Polangui, Albay,
She was again raped twice in April 1996, when she was about 13, at 10:00 A.M. and at 1:00 P.M. Rodolfo accompanied Marilou to the police headquarters of Polangui, Albay, to have the incident of April 1996 entered in the blotter.
She was raped again twice in April 1996 after they transferred to Apad, Polangui, at 10:00 in the morning and at 1:00 in the afternoon.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2002/aug2002/137037_38.htm   (3631 words)

  
 G.R. No. 112448   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
AGAPITO LOPEZ admitted he was in Polangui, Albay in the morning of May 6, 1989.
The trial court correctly rejected their alibi since it was not physically impossible for both accused-appellants to be at the scene of the crime at the time of its commission.
Likewise, the trial court was justified in not believing accused-appellant Jaziel Datu's claim that he was in Guinobatan, Albay, since it is geographically nearer to Polangui, Albay.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1995/oct1995/gr_112448_1995.html   (4044 words)

  
 Philippine National Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Instead a more westerly route was followed, passing through Daraga and finally rejoining the old line at Travesia, Guinobatan, bypassing Camalig station, which has now been abandoned.
The incumbency of Corazon Aquino saw the worst times for PNR, with trains running no further than Naga or, at best, Polangui, Albay.
It was only during the presidency of Fidel Ramos that a semblance of recovery was seen at PNR.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_National_Railways   (898 words)

  
 Polangui, Albay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Map of Albay showing the location of Polangui
Polangui is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 70,451 people in 13,773 households.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Polangui,-Albay.htm   (114 words)

  
 G.R. No. 109780   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Through complainant's testimony, the prosecution was able to establish that in the morning of August 29, 1990, complainant, then [ten] years old, was raped by accused-appellant, her uncle, being the full-blooded brother of her father, at his house in Sitio Mabatia, Barangay Sugcad, Polangui, Albay.
It was only then that she revealed to her father the cause of her reluctance and narrated to him the repeated rape and assaults of her uncle.
Melita Sasota, MARIA TERESA's teacher at North Central School, Polangui, Albay, testified that MARIA TERESA was present in her class on 29 August 1990 because her record of attendance was "clean" and not marked "absent." MARIA TERESA must have been already in school at around 6:30 a.m.
www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1998/aug1998/gr_109780_1998.html   (3948 words)

  
 Region5
Bicol Region or Region V is composed of six provinces namely: Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Masbate and Sorsogon.
Around 68.47% or two thirds of the region's land area is part of mainland Luzon while the rest is the combined land area of the island provinces of Masbate and Catanduanes.
Province: Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Sorsogon and Catanduanes
www.da.gov.ph /agribiz/region5.html   (1575 words)

  
 Fishy tale: So, what's the smallest? - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Buyers of "tabios" in the public markets of Polangui and Camarines Sur and several foreign explorers back Salire's contention by comparing actual measurements of fish caught in Lake Buhi and in Danao Lake.
It is situated between Barangays Quinarabasahan in Malinao town, Albay province and Barangay Maypiña in Polangui.
Polangui's late municipal secretary, Tom Rosales, had claimed that "tabios" had been proven by many consumers to be an effective aphrodisiac.
beta.inq7.net /nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=32085   (723 words)

  
 Senators Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Senator Sabido was born in Polangui, Albay on October 19, 1894 to Don Juan D. Sabido and Doña Maximina Ribaya.
He graduated from the Seminary College of Naga with the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Philosophy degree in 1916 and was made honorary member of Real Academia Española, Spain in 1927.
Senator Sabido was elected Representative from the third district of Albay to the Philippine Legislature (National Assembly) continuously in 1922 for a period of 16 years.
www.senate.gov.ph /senators/former_senators/pedro_sabido.htm   (225 words)

  
 PIA Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro Tango, Albay PNP provincial director, disclosed that the police operatives led by Polangui police chief Senior Insp.
The Albay PNP has confiscated a total of 14.6076 grams of shabu (metamphetamine hydrochloride) from the suspect in the drug bust.
The remaining electric cooperatives in Bicol composed of Albay Electric Cooperative (ALECO), Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative (CASURECO) I, First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative (FICELCO), and the Sorsogon Electric Cooperative (SORECO) I and II have likewise submitted their respective applications for rate reduction and have attended the hearings last August 19.
www.pia.gov.ph /press/p031009a.htm   (2596 words)

  
 People vs Esperanza : 139217-24 : June 27, 2003 : C.J. Davide, Jr : En Banc
When her parents separated, she was entrusted to appellant Nelson, Avelino’s full-blood brother, so that Irma could continue her studies at the Balinad Elementary School.
Vivian Bustamante, the Municipal Health Officer of Polangui, Albay, who examined Irma on 16 March 1998, testified that she found in Irma’s hymen old healed lacerations at 7 and 8 o’clock positions.
Testifying on rebuttal, Irma branded as a lie Nelson's claim that he was at Barangay Bay, Ligao, Albay, from 16 to 23 June 1997  tending his ducks.
www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2003/jun2003/139217_24.htm   (4467 words)

  
 PIA Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Glenda A. Manalo said that the Jobs Fair will be conducted to facilitate employment opportunities for jobseekers in Polangui and the rest of the 3rd district of Albay and in connection with the upcoming fiesta of the town.
DILG Albay provincial director Ricardo Casin said the Albay GPK Evaluation Team took off Thursday last week to start ocular assessments of the municipalities in the province’s first district beginning in Malinao town and Tiwi followed by Bacacay and Malilipot then down to Sto.
The Albay Provincial GPK Evaluation Team is composed of representatives from DILG (the lead agency), DOH, DOT, DENR (PENRO, ENRO), DECS, Women’s Group, UAP and PIA.
www.pia.gov.ph /press/p030624a.htm   (2973 words)

  
 PHNO: HOMETOWN AND COMMUNITY News Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The evacuees were also convinced to return to their homes after army officials dismissed the plans of former Cafgu members to organize an "Alsa Masa" or anti-communist vigilante group in the affected areas to fight the rebels.
Polangui Mayor Joseph Brett Salalima said the multi-sectoral dialogue held at the evacuation center Saturday arrived at an agreement to declare the affected areas as a "peace or neutral zone."
Salalima also assured the immediate opening of a road network to and from the affected sitios, to make them accessible to vehicles.
www.newsflash.org /1999/05/ht/ht000763.htm   (239 words)

  
 Philippine troops clash with Communist NPA rebels - 172 young fighters rescued from NPA
Kakilala said a civilian auxiliary under the 22nd Infantry Battalion was killed in a clash Wednesday with the NPA in the village of Danao, Polangui, Albay.
On Wednesday an NPA member and one volunteer government militiaman were slain and three other militia members were wounded in a clash near the town of Polangui, southeast of Manila, military spokesmen said.
Meanwhile, an NPA member surrendered to the army near Mahaplag town on the central island of Leyte province on Monday, a military statement said.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/998395/posts   (1294 words)

  
 Bicol University
The School of Philippine Craftsmen in Polangui, Albay was integrated with Bicol University (by virtue of Board of Regents Resolution No. 143 series 2000) and is now called the BU Polangui Campus.
The second semester of school year 2000-2001produced 33 graduates in the doctoral level, 78 in the masters degree and 2,595 in the baccalaureate courses.
Leadership in the pursuit of scholarship, generation and transfer of knowledge through the provision of advanced, specialized, professional and technical education and training towards a sustained regional and national development.
bicoluniversity.freeservers.com   (418 words)

  
 Welcome to Pesocard.Com - Always There For You!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sulfuric steams and gases continually emit from these craters.
Albay can be reached from Manila by the country's flag carrier, Philippine
Airlines, or by bus, train or special tourist vans, all on daily, regular schedules.
www.pesocard.com /provinces/region5/albay/travel.html   (1266 words)

  
 2 dead as gov't troops, NPA rebels clash in Albay:report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A GOVERNMENT militiaman and a rebel were killed and three others were wounded in an encounter Wednesday in Polangui town, Albay province, a military report said.
Elsewhere in the country, troops overran three New People's Army satellite camps in remote areas in the provinces of Laguna, Agusan del Sur and Leyte, according to Army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jose Kakilala.
He said an NPA rebel was also killed in the clash, while one soldier and two government militiamen were wounded.
users.telenet.be /pinoy-pinay/news/20031010.htm   (268 words)

  
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www.waypoints.ph /gpsu_display.html?filename=lgp2partido   (246 words)

  
 PHNO: Hometown News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
- Eight remote villages which could not connect to the electric power grid due to distance are now enjoying the benefits of electricity, thanks to a project started two years ago by Albay Representative Romeo Salalima.
Four other villages in the Third District were linked up with the Albay Electric Cooperative through free transformers from Congressman Salalima.
All six villages, located in the towns of Polangui, Oas, Libon, Peoduran, Ligao and Jovellar, have a combined population of close to 70,000 people.
www.newsflash.org /199804/ht/ht000349.htm   (164 words)

  
 Imperial Homes Corporation - PROJECTS
A mass housing community nestled at the heart of lush and bountiful rice plains along a highway.
Accessibility: 5 minutes from the center of Polangui 1 hour drive from Legaspi City
Institutional: Polangui General Comprehensive High School, Kinale Elementary School
www.imperialhomescorp.com /rancho2.html   (84 words)

  
 UPDATE from WCG PHILIPPINES
The community witnessed 4 baptisms namely; Marilou Cristo, Franco Pilar, Joergina Lontayao, and Marcelino Bron Jr., Officiated by Ptr.
Cotmon is a remote barangay of Polangui, Albay situated in the mountainous part and it can only be reached by foot.
What makes the place more challenging is the muddy and slippery rugged trail during rainy days.
www.wcg.org /ph/wcgphupd050729.htm   (695 words)

  
 .::Bicol Mail Online::.
LEGAZPI CITY—Barely one week just after the release of two soldiers who were held captive for more than five months, the rebel New Peoples Army (NPA) members here in Bicol have taken prisoners of war anew, two recruits of the Civilian Arm Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu).
When pressed by the Bicol Mail, Army General Ramon Santos, commanding officer of the 901st Infantry Brigade based in Villahermosa, Daraga, Albay identified the captive Cafgu as Alan Magara, resident of Polangui, Albay and Henry Nabor.
In an interview with the BM, General Santos said militia men were taken from two separate places in Camalig town.
www.bicolmail.com /issue/august26/bicol.html   (543 words)

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