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Social networking's first: sign-up your friends and ZenZuu pays you

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:16:00 +0000

The Beta stage is over and its finallly here. It's not only free membership to a social network that you get. Social network ZenZuu pays you to sign-up your friends and it also shares 80% of revenue with its members.

Scour the Internet and you will find only one social network that pays its members to get sign-ups. ZenZuu promises to be a next generation social networking platform and calls others ancient. Just like in MySpace, FaceBook, Friendster, LinkedIn and others, your also create your own profile and get exposure for your website and business. The difference is that ZenZuu pays you for signing up your friends, who automatically become your downlines, conjuring pyramidal marketing schemes with variable successes in the past. The idea is to make money while you make friends, going by ZenZuu's motto: Make Friends. Make Money. Make Sense. As additional incentive, ZenZuu even offers to share its revenue with its members. Has ZenZuu raised the bar of the social networks competition in the race to number one ranking? We will be watching how far this rather aggressive marketing innovation goes. ZenZuu might have set up a precedent. If others follow suit, many will be elated. I would not mind receiving paychecks from MySpace or Facebook or Friendster. Would you?

Like to give ZenZuu a try? Click here.

Albay celebrates Magayon Festival 2008

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:43:00 +0000

Albay rises from sadness as the province celebrates Magayon Festival 2008. Under the leadership of a new talented, gutsy governor, who recently called the President of the Republic, the "luckiest bitch around", the provincial government has all the popular reasons to spend a generous amount for this year's celebration. Majestic Mount Magayon and her trails of destruction now relegate to the background as Albayanons emerge from disasters to celebrate beauty and life---for the living.

From UP Ibalon Bicol to the people of Albay, all the best. Mabuhay!

You may view the Magayon Festival calendar of activities here.

(Festival theme photo and schedules posted by Dan Daz)

Magayon Festival 2008

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:45:00 +0000

Calendar of Activities

	DATE	ACTIVITY	VENUE	TIME
	April 1-30
1		Pintados sa Magayon (Artist Exhibit)	Atrium & Ligñon Hill	8am-5pm
2		Burulangan sa Magayon
3		Trade Fair & Exhibit (OTOP)	Astrodome Compound	8am-7pm
4		Foodstall & Beer Plaza	Gov. Locsin St., cor. F. Aquende Drive	5pm onwards
5		Tiangge
6		Pananom sa Magayon	Astrodome Compound	8am-7pm
7		Rocklakan sa Magayon	Peñaranda Park	9pm onwards
8	Weekends	Silyab sa Magayon (Firewors Display)	Peñaranda Park
9	April 1-30	Presyong Magayon-Discounts and Best Buys	LCC Malls
10	April 1-30	Free Magayon Summer Bag	LCC Malls
11	April 1-30	Magayon Pasalubong Exhibit	LCC Malls
12	April 1-30	Choose the Queen	LCC Malls
13	April 1-30	Carnival Rides

DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES

	DATE	ACTIVITY	VENUE	TIME
14	April 1	Magayon Motorcade		7:30am
15		Ecumenical Services	Albay Astrodome	7:30am
16		Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies		8am
17		Karwahe Nin Paglaom, Karwahe sa Magayon (Float Competition)	Peñaranda Park	3:30pm
18		Drum & Bugle Competition	Peñaranda Park	3:30pm
19		Fireworks Display	Peñaranda Park	8:00pm
20		Concierto sa Magayon	Peñaranda Park

21	April 2	Mural Painting Contest on CCA	Camp Simeon Ola
22		Bulilit Sa Magayon (Children’s Day)	Albay Astrodome	8am-10pm
23		Magayon Baile (Cotillon Competition)	Peñaranda Park	6pm-9pm

24	April 3	Training of Trainers
25		Mural Painting Contest	Camp Simeon Ola
26		Ganda ng Lola Ko! (Senior Citizens’ Day)	Albay Astrodome	8am-10pm
27		Rapu-Rapu Day	Peñaranda Park	wholeday

28	April 4	Legazpi City Day	Peñaranda Park	8am-9pm
29		Training of Trainers
30		Mural Painting Contest
31		Hataw sa Magayon (Dance Showdown)	Peñaranda Park	7pm-9pm
32		10th PREX National Convention	Albay Astrodome	Wholeday


33	April 5	Training of Trainers
34		10th PREX National Convention	Albay Astrodome	Wholeday
35		Mural Painting Contest
36		Magayon Golf Tournament	Doña Pepita Golf Course & Eco Park, Padang, Legazpi City
37		MaGayon Day	Peñaranda Park	8am-9pm
38		Baywatch Body ‘08	Villa Jesusa Resort Daraga, Albay

39	April 6	“Si Mamang Pulis” (PNP Day)	Peñaranda Park	Whole day
40		Sagupaan sa Magayon (Boxing)	Peñaranda Park	7pm
41		Search for Top Cops 2008	Peñaranda Park	7pm
42		10th PREX National Convention	Albay Astrodome	Wholeday

43	April 7	Schools’ Fair in Magayon	Albay Astrodome	8am-5pm
44		Sagupaan sa Magayon (Boxing)	Peñaranda Park	7pm
45		Cultural Presentation: Best of Bicol	Albay Astrodome	7pm
46		Table Tennis Tournament	Pacific Mall/LCC

47	April 8	Schools’ Fair in Magayon	Albay Astrodome	8am-5pm
48		Sagupaan sa Magayon (Boxing)	Peñaranda Park	7pm
49		-Polangui Day	Peñaranda Park	Wholeday
50		Table Tennis Tournament	Pacific Mall/LCC

51	April 9	Schools’ Fair in Magayon	Albay Astrodome	8am-5pm
52		Table Tennis Tournament	Pacific Mall/LCC
53		Sagupaan sa Magayon (Boxing)	Peñaranda Park	7pm
54		Ginoo ng Magayon 2008	Peñaranda Park	7pm

55	April 10	Jobs’ Fair in Magayon	Albay Astrodome	8am-5pm
56		Magayon Search for Singing Drivers	Peñaranda Park	7pm-9pm
57		Sagupaan sa Magayon (Boxing)	Peñaranda Park	7pm

58	April 11	Jobs’ Fair in Magayon	Albay Astrodome	8am-5pm
59		Magayon Culinaria	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
60		Hataw sa Magayon	Peñaranda Park	7pm-9pm
61		Sagupaan sa Magayon (Boxing)	Peñaranda Park	7pm

62	April 12	3-cock Magayon Festival Derby	Daraga Cockpit Arena
63		Concert at the Wildlife Park	Wildlife Park
64		All-Star Basketball	Albay Astrodome	7pm
65		Sagupaan sa Magayon (Boxing)	Peñaranda Park	7pm
66		Ballroom Dancing	Albay Astrodome	6pm onwards

	April 13
67		BMX Competition	Front of Capitol
68		Aikido Competition	Front of Capitol
69		Magayon Song Co (Song Writing Competition)	Albay Astrodome	8:00am–5:00 pm

70	April 14	“Titser’s Night” (Search for Outsanding Teachers, Schools and City Divisions)	Albay Astrodome	6:00 pm
71		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)
72		Daraga Day	Peñaranda Park	Wholeday

73	April 15	Kabuhayan sa Magayon	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
74		Chorale Competition	Albay Astrodome	6pm
75		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)
76		Libon Day	Peñaranda Park	Wholeday

77	April 16	Kabuhayan sa Magayon	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
78		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)
79		Bacacay Day	Peñaranda Park	Wholeday
80		12th Phil. Local Budget Officers Convention/Seminars	Albay Astrodome	Wholeday

81	April 17	Kabuhayan sa Magayon	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
82		12th Philippine Local Budget Officers Convention/Seminars	Albay Astrodome	Whole Day
83		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)
84		Magayon Videoke Idol	Peñaranda Park	7:00 pm- 9:00 pm

85	April 18	Malasugui Race (Sibid-Sibid Regatta)	Rapu-Rapu
86		Motor Philippines Federation Convention	Pacific Mall
87		Bike Show	Pacific Mall
88		LCC Events	Peñaranda Park	7pm-9pm
89		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)
90		12th Phil. Local Budget Officers Convention/Seminars	Albay Astrodome
91		Magayon Open 2008 (Bicol Dart Challenge II)	People’s Hall	Whole Day
92		Magayon Native Eat All You Can	LCC Food Court	10 am –2 pm
93		Magayon Weekend Sale	LCC Malls	2pm– 6 pm
94		Siram Sana(Dinner Show)	Casa Blanca	Dinner Time
95		Hataw at Galaw sa Magayon	Penaranda park	7:00-9:00 pm

96	April 19	Malasugui Race (Sibid-Sibid Regatta)	Rapu-Rapu
97		Motor Philippines Federation Convention	Pacific Mall
98		5k Walk/Run For Climate Change	Peñaranda Park
99		LCC Events
100		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)	Albay Astrodome
101		-Magayon Cup ‘08 (Karatedo Tournamnet)	Albay Astrodome	8am – 11 am
102		Magayon Open 2008 (Bicol Dart Challenge II)	Albay Astrodome	Wholeday
103		My Style, My Brands (Fashion Show)	LCC Activity Center	4:00 PM
104		Magayon Native Eat All You Can	LCC Food Court	10:00 am –2:00 pm
105		Magayon Weekend Sale	LCC Malls	2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

106	April 20	Malasugui Race (Sibid-Sibid Regatta)	Rapu-Rapu
107		Motor Philippines Federation Convention	Pacific Mall
108		Drag Race	Front of Capitol
109		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)	Albay Astrodome
110		-Magayon Cup ‘08 (Karatedo Tournamnet)	Albay Astrodome	8am – 11 am
111		Camalig Day	Peñaranda Park	Wholeday
112		Magayon Native Eat All You Can	LCC Food Court	10:00 am –2:00 pm
113		Magayon Weekend Sale	LCC Malls	2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
114		Hayop Ang Dating	Albay Astrodome

115	April 21	1st Magayon Pili-Kula Digital Film Festival	People’s Hall	Whole Day
116		International Youth Congress on Climate Change	Albay Astrodome
117		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)	Penaranda Park	Wholeday

118	April 22	1st Magayon Pili-Kula Digital Film Festival	People’s Hall	Whole Day
119		International Youth Congress on Climate Change	Albay Astrodome
120		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)	Penaranda Park	Wholeday
121		PioduranDay	Penaranda Park	Wholeday

122		Investment Summit	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
123		Magayon Tumbokan (Open Billiards Tournament)	Penaranda Park	Wholeday
124		Tabaco City Day	Peñaranda Park	Wholeday

125	April 24	Investment Summit	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
126		Handog ng Bombo Radyo Free Concert	Peñaranda Park	6pm

127	April 25	Investment Summit	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
128		Search for Mutya ng Magayon Coronation Night	Albay Astrodome	6pm
129		Hataw sa Magayon	Peñaranda Park	7 pm – 9 pm

130	April 26	Magayon Open Chess Tournament	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
131		Magayon Street Dancing Competition	Peñaranda Park	3pm
132		Mr. & Ms. Bikini Summit	Albay Astrodome	6pm

133	April 27	Magayon Open Chess Tournament	People’s Hall	8am-5pm
134		Endurance Race @ Ligñon Hill	Ligñon Hill
135		Air Soft	BU Grounds
136		Mr. Magayon 2008 (Body Building Competition)	Albay Astrodome
137		Pacific Idol	Pacific Mall
138		Malilipot Day	Peñaranda Park	Wholeday

139	April 28	Kasal-Kasalon sa Magayon	Albay Astrodome
140		DWRC FM Event	Peñaranda Park

141	April 29	Kudkod-Paga, Turo-Gata	Peñaranda Park
142		Magayon Comedy Duo	Peñaranda Park	6pm-9pm
143		Kasal-Kasalon sa Magayon Mass Wedding	Albay Astrodome Albay Astrodome

144	April 30	Conciertong Pasasalamat (Closing Ceremony)	Peñaranda Park

Featuring: Aguirangan Island

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:12:00 +0000

Time to relax our mind. Join us in a boat trip to Aguirangan Island, one of the hidden treasures of the Bicol Region. The video below was taken last Oct 2007 during the homecoming of Boy Remo, one of the early members of the UP Ibalon and now based in America. So this presentation features Boy Remo, his wife Rebecca, some of our high school batchmates at Ateneo de Naga, the Aguirangan island off the coast of Parubcan, Camarines Sur, and the sunset view from the Partido side of Mount Isarog.

Enjoy the trip to the sounds of the '70s from Burt Bacharach and Seals and Crofts, which hopefully are off-patent or off-copyright by now.

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andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:57:00 +0000

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Legaspi City Flood - Photos by Dan Daz

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:36:00 +0000

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andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:35:00 +0000

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This Web Site is Now RSS Enabled

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:33:00 +0000

You may now incorporate in your own websites RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds from this site. Contact us for instructions if you are interested. Here is our feed url:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/CssacOnTheWeb

We do not like empty spaces in our pages so we stuff the sidebar with RRS feeds from the locals like the Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Philippine Commentaries, Buy n Sell Philippines, and the biggies of world news like Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, BBC, and Al Jazeera. The sidebar also includes a preview of our own RSS Feeds as they appear to subscribers.

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andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:30:00 +0000

US-based Bicolana Gears Up to Augment Aid to Albay Typhoon Victims

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:25:00 +0000

After Typhoons Reming and Milenyo in 2006, Albay province got stuck in continuing calamity. Photos by Dan Daz we posted earlier in this blog show just the lighter side, almost artistic side, of the devastation. We know that the count of victims continue to rise because even with just heavy rains, minus the typhoon, thousands continue to be mass-evacuated in seemingly regular basis. And there is no end to miseries in sight. From America, Divinia Nolasco Ries, who hails from Guinobatan, Albay, sent this encouraging e-mail:

Hello to the new ones, the young ones, and the young once!!
Hey Mickey, this is Vines (Nolasco-Ries) from Indiana, Ibalon batch 73. Pls give my best to Mac Pavia.

I have a favor to ask. I raised a small amount of money for Albay's typhoon victims through our local Michiana Fil-Am Assoc (FAAM) dito sa Northern Indiana. I was thinking of raising more money to help build toilets sa areas na nagrabe ng typhoon but I got busy. For now, could you, Mac Pavia and Edna give me an idea kung ano ang most important need relating to the typhoon damages. Start with a small project.

Thanks!!!
Vines

Calling on Mighty, Mac Pavia, and Edna.

(Photo by Dan Daz)

About Us

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:59:00 +0000

The Camarines Sur State Agricultural College is located in Barangay San Jose, Municipality of Pili, Province of Camarines Sur. The main campus stands on a seven hundred forty-four (744) hectare land reservation per Presidential Proclamation No. 568 dated March 30, 1935 and Proclamation No. 626 dated October 18, 1933 which had been made available by the government for agricultural school purposes.
The educational institution was established as the Camarines Sur Agricultural School in 1918 offering courses on modern farming, intermediate level exclusively for boys. In 1920, it became a national school, offering secondary curriculum and phasing out its intermediate level. Five years later, it was renamed Camarines Sur Agricultural High School returning to its previous provincial status.

It reacquired its national status on June 4, 1948 through the enactment of Republic Act 303 with its fiscal support coming from the national government. It was renamed Camarines Sur Regional Agricultural School on June 15, 1954 through Republic Act 1089. Under CY 1960 General Appropriations Act, it was further renamed into the Camarines Sur Agricultural College (CSAC) strengthening its trilogy of functions in instruction, research and extension.
The Philippine Council for Agriculture Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) established, through a Memorandum of Agreement in 1978, the Bicol Agricultural Resources Research Consortium (BARRC) with CSAC as the regional research center and lead agency. The EDPITAF also implemented the Agriculture Education Outreach Program whereby CSAC established various Barangay Demonstration Laboratories in Camarines Sur. A massive physical and manpower resource development was implemented to improve the Research and Development capability of CSAC. This institutional development was funded by PCARRD thru the World Bank, JICA, Asian Development Bank and other national and international funding institutions.

Through the decades, the College continued to perform its mandate to educate and train young Bicolanos who are expected to become skilled agriculturists, entrepreneurs, teachers, extension agents, agricultural engineers and other professionals that will help improve and transform the agricultural economy of the region. Due to its relevance and impact to countryside development, the college was converted into the Camarines Sur State Agricultural College by virtue of Batas Pambansa Bilang 198, on March 16, 1982, thereby expanding its higher education programs and embarking on a massive manpower and physical resource development in the College. The 1986 Constitution through Executive Order 117, rationalized agricultural institutions into the National Agricultural Education System (NAES) identifying CSSAC as a Regional Agricultural College. It was mandated to produce quality agricultural manpower and provide leadership in agricultural education, research and development in the Bicol Region.

In August 1997, the governance of the College was transferred from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through Republic Act No. 8292, the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997. Republic Act 8760 (General Appropriations Act of 2000) integrated to CSSAC, the Bicol Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Sipocot, Camarines Sur and the Calabanga Polytechnic College (CPC), Calabanga, Camarines Sur. In June 2002, the higher education program of the CASIFMAS was transferred to CSSAC, opening extension classes in Pasacao, Camarines Sur.

As mandated by law, CSSAC offers Graduate and Undergraduate Programs in agriculture and related and specialized courses. CSSAC academic programs, in January 31, 2006, have been accredited by AACCUP Re-Accredited Status (1st Step towards LEVEL III) in - Graduate: Master?s Programs (Science ? Agricultural Education, Plant Science, Plant Propagation, Animal Science, and Agricultural Extension; and Resource Management) and Undergraduate Programs (Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Secondary Agricultural Education, and Elementary Agricultural Education). While all the rest of its course offerings remain to be ACCREDITED Level II. This indicates the level of recognition of the academic excellence established by CSSAC through the past years.

CSSAC therefore is a SUC in Region 5 whose course offerings are almost all ACCREDITED Level II status, and presently pursuing to maintain its quality education. Aside from these, its integrated colleges: CSSAC-Sipocot, CSSAC-Calabanga, and CSSAC-Pasacao campuses offer the following courses: Bachelor of Science in Education (Elementary and Secondary), Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology and soon to be offered Bachelor of Science in Marine and Aquatic Resources.

One of the milestones of the instruction program is the exemplary performance of the CSSAC graduates in the Professional Licensure Examination for Agricultural Engineers. In the years 1996 and 1997, CSSAC topped the examinations with 84.60% and 70% passing percentage, respectively, very much higher than the national average for those particular years. The outstanding performance of graduates for the last five years (1998-2002) in the Agricultural Engineering Examination is evidenced by five (5) top placers. This achievement earned for CSSAC recognition as one of the Best Agricultural Engineering Schools in the country. Moreover, the teacher education graduates have achieved passing average of 60% to 80% annually.

Presently, CSSAC is recognized as the regional university under the AFMA. It served for 17 years as the regional coordinating agency of the BICARRD under the PCARRD - a national research network, worked as the lead agency of the Coconut Development Zone Program, and the lead institution of the CSSAC/DA/DAR/TESDA Farmers Bayanihan Technology Information and Marketing Center. With this distinction as a Regional Center and coupled with its strong physical and manpower resources capability, the conversion of the CSSAC into a university will greatly enhance its important role in the pursuit of sustainable growth and development in the countryside.

UP Ibalon Bicol

andygimpaya@gmail.com (Dr. Andy V. Gimpaya) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:58:00 +0000