Municipality of Siocon Shouts Out Salus Populi Est Suprema Lex!

The early morning rush to the bus station on my way home allowed some time to tour around Siocon's townsite. I stood there pointing at the Municipal Hall clearly taking in mind this shout out : Salus populi suprema lex est which in Latin means  "Let the good of the people be the supreme law".

The Municipality of Siocon is located in the southern part of the province of Zamboanga Del Norte. Zamboanga Del Norte comprises the northern portion of the Zamboanga Peninsula with the Capital city which is Dipolog City. Having twenty five (25) municipalities and two (2) cities, the Municipality of Siocon is in the list.

Among its neighboring municipalities are (1) Leon B. Postigo (Bacungan), (2) Baliguian , (3) Godod ,(4) Gutalac , (5) Jose Dalman (Ponot) , (6) Kalawit , (7) Katipunan , (8) La Libertad , (9) Labason, (10)Liloy , (11)Manukan, (12)Mutia, (13)Piñan, (14)Polanco, (15)Pres. Manuel A. Roxas, (16)Rizal , (17) Salug,(18)Sergio Osmeña Sr., (19)Siayan, (20)Sibuco, (21)Sibutad, (22)Sindangan (23)Sirawai and (24)Tampilisan.


For more info on Municipality of Siocon, check out their website here: Siocon, Zamboanga Del Norte

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GDG Zamboanga, UZ MIS Staff and Guests Enjoy the Sun, Sand and Sea --- Great Santa Cruz Island

Famous for its pink sand beach, Great Sta. Cruz Island is making waves as a premiere tourist destination. This small inhabited island with a beautiful stretch of pink sand is a sought respite for most locals.

Taking a pictures while waiting for our boat.

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Google's Janet Yoon Visits the Great Sta. Cruz Island, Zamboanga City, Philippines

Google's Janet Yoon spends a beautiful and refreshing morning in the Great Santa Cruz Island popularly known as the "Pink Sand Beach of the Philippines" together with other guests from Orange and Bronze namely Ms. Mary Ann Manzano, Phoebe Quinto and Ms. Jinelle Marie Baterna along with host members of the UZ MIS Staff. We are grateful GDG Zamboanga has been invited in this trip :)

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Bacolod City | The Sunday Pilgrim and Masskara in the City of Smiles!

Bacolod is the capital city of the province of Negros Occidental here in the Philippines. It is the home of the world-famous Masskara Festival.

It still does have the same effect on me every time I remember my short visit in Bacolod - the word "surreal" always pops up on the top of the list. The expected itinerary did not include longer than three hours of stay as I am just to get myself to the terminal, book a ticket to the earliest bus trip, hop in a bus and get some sleep while inside, as it courses through a connecting land route on my way to Dumaguete City. Surely, it is still unthinkable to me until today that Bacolod gave me more than what I had in mind. To sum up, it gave me an unexpected beating that I long to go back there again someday.

Widest Roads.

Of all the places I have been, I could never find another city that is closer to Bacolod in terms of having widest roads. Oh wait, Davao boasts a lot in this category too.What made me decide to spend the night and postpone the Dumaguete trip until the next day was plain, sheer exhaustion. I have been on the road the whole day since 10 am that morning. Imagine me hopping islands in the western Visayas; that was quite a feat challenging my physical stamina. I am just glad I endured the trip on my own with the help of a few God-sent angels along the way and the web (when you get lost, there's always Google Maps to get direction or find nearest hotel).

Going solo on a trip is not bad at all then but proves to be one awesome adventure. In those times, I could imagine high on myself as one of the contestants of the Amazing Race more than being an avid viewer. It's all a mad rush to seek new places, visit new alley, find interesting local delicacies, try to capture unique scenery and candid moments of human interest. Traveling gives me back much energy as much as it takes.

Bacolod is still surreal to me up to this time but remains one beautiful, unforgettable memory. The longest connecting trip I have ever made in my life. To date, Davao-Zamboanga land trip comes second only to this one.

San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod was built from 1876-85.

It is located at 1755 Rizal Street, Bacolod City, 6100, Negros Occidental

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CamSur Water Sports Complex, Philippines | Wakeboarding and Pizza for Lunch

The sky is blue and the sun is mildly scorching hot outside when we stepped out from the Staff House around eight in the morning to grab some breakfast. The sun is so game for some photowalk that fine Sunday morning! We started asking around how to get to the CamSur Water Sports Complex.

    Here we are watching wakeboarding.

We caught this spectacular scene just a few minutes after we arrived in the premises. There is NO ENTRANCE FEE here. You may buy food from the Clubhouse or enjoy other amenities they offer.

How to Get to CamSur Water Sports Complex Coming from Nabua.

We hopped inside a van which charged us sixty (60) pesos each going to CamSur Water Sports Complex or locally known as CWC. It took about 30-45 minutes ride and i admired the serenity from the window. What's great about taking trips is that you get to meet some helpful strangers. We almost missed the point stop when the old lady in front row suddenly asked us - "di ba sa CWC kayo? O, CWC na dito." Thank God for an angel. We had to walk a few meters from the intersection going to the area.

Route: Camarines Polytechnic State College, Nabua to CamSur Water Sports Complex, Pili

CamSur Supreme Pizza for Lunch!

CWC Supreme Pizza.. sabroso caliente!

We had a heavy breakfast back in Nabua and for lunch, we decided to go for the thin pizza supreme. There's everything on it. One can really savor every ingredient. There's pizza, pepperoni, bacon, ground beef, bell pepper, onions and olives topped with mozzarella cheese.

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Trekking At The Foot of Mount Mayon Volcano, Philippines

Coming here was least in my mind but undeniably now trending in my list of beautiful travel memories. If it were not for the fact that we have to go en route Legazpi City to take our flights back home, we would have never had the opportunity to spend a day roaming around the wide city and tourist attractions in Albay. This is how I describe this Mount Mayon Volcano Trekking experience. Never knew it could be this awesome at same time a hair-raising experience!

 
Mount Mayon Volcano is breathtaking. This is my first volcano. I couldn't help but just stare at it in awe as I could feel its massive strength hovering however dormant these days; green huge mass of almost perfect cone tickled by the clouds up there in that towering height. The volcanic rocks definitely stole the drama.

 Pristine grasses.

 Volcanic Rocks.

Innocent Wind.

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Cebu City | Skyview

These photos were not taken as a first time visitor in Cebu. It was late in the afternoon just right after our review sessions when i chance upon the amazing beautiful sky as i looked outside the hotel window.

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Hot and Spicy Pizza No. 6 and Mount Talinis - The Dumaguete Escapade

The earth is indeed God's dwelling place. To my pleasure, it was a welcome break for me from all the clutter  of things. The four-hour trip from Dipolog City to Dumaguete City gave me enough time to reflect on most pressing things in my life, as i was just seated in my bed enjoying the sea breeze and looking out watching the clouds dance in silence for the sunset. It was majestic to view Mount Talinis from afar as i was aboard the Montenegro Ship from Dipolog City. This is my fourth visit to Dumaguete City in this lifetime. 

Mount Talinis is the second highest peak in the Visayan Region. To be honest, I have no knowledge of it until i saw it dominates the landscape of the entire Negros Island. I asked my cousin about it when i showed her the photo i took. I learned that it is Moutn Talinis. 

It was not drizzling when the boat docked past 6:30pm. Rain poured when everybody is marching down the decks towards the terminal port. I have to cut short this story line for tonight. Stay tuned with my two-day adventure.

Meanwhile, what's more fitting on a cold night after the rain than a freshly baked, hot and spicy pizza, right?

Grab a bite of this and you'll know what i mean. Your money's worth it. Thin crust Pizza at Php120.00. Makes eight slices! 

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Sunset View from Cloud Nine, Antipolo City

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Springland Resort & Resto, Pagadian City

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Tagbilaran City, Bohol | Inch by Inch

Bohol is one memorable trip. 
Bohol is the official venue of NCITE 2010 and it is also the place where my grandparents grew up. 

I am on my second month of Java Training for Programming NC IV and i am fortunate that I am able to fix schedule to make way for this trip. A friend egged me to attend the event together with them to represent the region; well, not knowing I have to look forward to something bigger during the trip other than representing Region IX. I did not know until JEDI Night that I will be awarded! JEDI Philippines recognized my efforts and recognized me as one of the JEDI Trainers in the Philippines.

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