The Pidjanga Blog Community congratulates all Siargaonon for the successful launch of its beautiful website www.siargaonon.com. More power!



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Calling Mainitnons (special mention Cyber Monyx) and all Surigao del Norte photo enthusiasts... let's contribute photos to this site (www.trekearth.com) and promote our province!

Cheers!

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Here is the legal basis of creating National Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Councils (NFARMC) and it's municipal and barangay counterpart - Republic Act 8550 or the 1998 Fisheries Code of the Philippines.

I had the chance of joining the creation of the Mainit Municipal FARMC and the Barangay Quezon FARMC last August 26, 2007 at the Mainit Agricultural Training Center.

Here's Mayor Ramon Mondano and Municipal Agriculturist Garrido facilitating the activity, with Councilor Roxie Salino (Peace and Order Chair) and Councilor Nonong Behagan (Environment Chair) in the background.


Among the agenda during the organizational meeting was the identification of illegal fishing methods e.g. baling, etc to be proposed for municipal ordinance.

For the newly created MFARMC and BFARMC, we all wish you the best. Together with the Lake Mainit Development Authority (LMDA), throught he leadership of Engr. Kaiser Recabo, and the Pidjangas around the world, we can make a difference in protecting our beloved Lake Mainit.

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Met Fryan and Fracks the night of 23 August 2007 at the Tavern Hotel Acoustic Bar. Surigao must be very lucky to have these young and very dynamic youngsters. Seeing them is also seeing a good future for our province. As Rotarians and media men, Fryan and Fracks embody a a sense of service and love of country.

Thanks Fry and Fracks for committing to support the causes and advocacies of the Pidjanga Blog community through your media work. As you have already demonstrated in the few months of our collaboration, we know that we will have strong partnership in the future.

Thanks too for looking up to the Pidjanga as your "mentor".

By the way, Tavern's live band is great and I like their Cappucino. It seems that their blended Iced Tea is also a bestseller. And Tavern's proximity to the Boulevard makes it a ideal for night owling.

But I think I should particularly feature here the highlight of my Surigao City visit - SEAFOODS. I asked around where to have great seafood meal and everyone points to only one --- PENG-U. Try their Saang Adobo and you can say that there is heaven on earth. The Tuna Kinilaw is also to-die for.


I am spending quality time with my family today (here in Mainit) particularly with my old folks, Daddy and Tita Flor. By tomorrow, I hope to be able to see the rest of the town and perhaps during the night, do missions 1 and 2.

It's sunny day and I am sure I will have great photos for the Pidjanga Blog.

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Jari ako kuha nan Surigao City nan niagi na buyan gamit an ako small but terrible mobile phone (SE K610i). Amo ini isab an taggamit ko nan primero nako mobile live blogging sa tianggihan nan Mainit.

Hala... jadton dugay na waya magpakauli nan Surigao... jari ako dalit sa ijo. ENJOY! Zimm


1. An karaan na Jerry's Shopper World, Metro Surigao na man badja an ngayan. Rizal St. man bagan ini sija corner San Nicolas St. Kamo rakay magbatok kun hain inin ija sakto na dayan (kamo na iton sa Surigao).


2. Jari an taglaong na ShawKing (Chow King)... San Nicolas St. cor Rizal St.


3. Tourism poster sa airport... promoting Lanat-lanat sa Lake Mainit (huy kay Jabonga, Agusan del Norte man an nakabutang). Sige lamang.


4. The first of 2 Mercury Drugstores in Surigao City.


5. The Metro Surigao... with the City Hall in the far right.


6. Jolibee (yehey!!!) with Greenwich Pizza sa waya.


7. Suyod nan Mercury Drug.


8. Surigao Medical Center. Km 1, Surigao City.


9. Dayan sa Kilometro Uno (Km. 1), atbang nan Medical (Surigao Medical Center)


10. "TT" (TT & Company), one of Surigao City's largest grocery stores. Bilang-bilang area.


11. Inside TT. Lami kuno an hal0-halo ngari. We ordered but I did not try. Tignaw Hahaha).

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I got reports that as of yesterday, 6 July 2007, 10 out of the 30-plus ballot boxes have been opened and ballots recounted already. I am not very privy about the exact results of the recount but there were reportedly new votes added to one of the mayoralty candidates.

Will the new recounted votes be the basis of new election figures? Or will it lead to a declaration of "failure of election"? Which will either necessitate a new whole election process? Or "just" a recount of all the ballot boxes in the 21 barangays of Mainit?

Matuod... haman magsugod an 100 days of office nan proclaimed officials? Nan Friday - June 29? o nan Saturday - June 30? Lakip ba an Sabado sanan Domingo sa kwenta? Sige, June 30 rakan sanan ilakip ta an weekends... which means... kuman 777 (7 July 2007), alas 7 sa buntag, amoy ika-7 diaz nan ato opisyales na proklamado. Unoy kahay 7 ka butang an pinaka-maradjaw na nahitabo, so far? Hmmm.. hataas pa an istorya kay... an ato obserbasyon tutok man gadjud sa first 100 days... 93 diaz pa an laktorunon.

Matuod... magkita an UP Maradjaw Karadjaw members, friends and family sa UP Sunken Garden sa July 15, magka-alas-10 nan buntag. Magtabi, magduwa, mangaon, mangodak, magbibo, magsajaw, maglingaw-lingaw, magpahungaw!!! Hala, kun jari kaw, dalikyat ngadto para magkahimamat kita. Dad-on namo amo pamilya, hilabi na an mga giso namo... So far, 3 Mainitnons are coming... Atty. Charlo dela Costa, Prof. Peter Sy, and si koaks. Makighampang kami nan amo mga majutok sanan mga pares...

Pero adecer nan binayloay... taghagit ko sila na mulakip sa marathon/fun run nan UP JPIA sa ila TaraRun 2k/6k/15k - July 15 gihapon 6-10 am. Registration is on-going on all Saturdays at the Sunken Garden. For more inquiries, call 0906-357-7561 or 0916-516-2882.

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Almont Lake Resort (Lake Mainit)
San Roque, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte

P1,300 per room (airconditioned) good for 2 persons. With hot and cold shower. Restaurant with 100 pax capacity function room for seminars and trainings. Soon to be available: Floating restaurant; Jet Ski; Speed Boat (P1,400 per hour); Kayaking (P300 per hour), Island Hopping; Fishing; etc).

I got the contact info of the owners and managers but I left it with Councilor Nonong. I'll upload these once I get them.

This is for a WOW Lake Mainit in action.

Cheers!

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Nagpahulagway isab iban an kabataan nan mga Behagan. Kinugos nako si Noynoy (eldest son of Nonong), sanan inagbajan nako si Madi (Eldest ni Maya). Kodaker namo an konsehal.

Pastilan! Posible badja ini? Mahitabo ba kaha ini sa Lake Mainit? Uno rakan kaha an mahitabo kun aja hubas an ato danaw? Hala, pagmuni-muni kamo...

Reuters - Wed Jun 20, 6:45 PM ET
A general view of a dried lake in Magallanes, south of Santiago, June 20, 2007. The lake in southern Chile has mysteriously disappeared, prompting speculation the ground has simply opened up and swallowed it whole. (CONAF/Handout/Reuters)

Wed Jun 20, 6:44 PM ET

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A lake in southern Chile has mysteriously disappeared, prompting speculation the ground has simply opened up and swallowed it whole.

The lake was situated in the Magallanes region in Patagonia and was fed by water, mostly from melting glaciers.

It had a surface area of between 4 and 5 hectares (10-12 acres) -- about the size of 10 soccer pitches.

"In March we patrolled the area and everything was normal ... we went again in May and to our surprise we found the lake had completely disappeared," said Juan Jose Romero, regional director of Chile's National Forestry Corporation CONAF.

"The only things left were chunks of ice on the dry lake-bed and an enormous fissure," he told Reuters.

CONAF is investigating the disappearance.

One theory is that the area was hit by an earth tremor that opened a crack in the ground which acted like a drain.

Southern Chile has been shaken by thousands of minor earth tremors this year.

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Let's us welcome ONLINE our very own Periodico Surigao. Finally, we have a Surigao-based NEWS BLOG! Bravo Fryan and team!!!

I have included in the sidebar of the Pidjanga blog the Periodico Surigao RSS feed. Kaso lang, most of the posts are in Visayan. Hmmm... sinuyat nan inato, para sa ato. Payts ra isab.

(Thanks to the outpouring prayers and support for my Dad. Salamat karadjaw dijo, those who sent their inspiring messages both on and off this blog. The Lord has his great plans for each and everyone of us. Whatever it is, we continually trust in Him. Zimm/Peter).

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In your prayers, please remember

FELIX SALGADO

Here's a glimpse of Barangay Siana, the former site of the once glorious Gold Mine called Surigao Consolidated, Inc (SURICON).

I am so glad that this river, Siana River, which flows directly to Mainit Lake, looks very clean now. When we used to swim here 20 years ago, it was not as clean. It was believed that some mine wastes were thrown into this river.

Thanks AnnG for this photo.

Sidelight: Read a first hand experience of the "dirtiest election in Mainit ever" by MDOer AnnG. (Oooops, I was notified by readers that to access this article, one must have a valid multiply address. Create one here: http://multiply.com)

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Taken: 19 September 1961
Source: Mosende Archives
Mainit, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

Pidjanga notes: It's been a while since I last posted photos from the Mosende Archives. Actually, to be exact, my last post was in July 2006, or almost one year ago.

I chose this photo as the Pidjanga's humble tribute to the unsung heroes of the recently concluded Mainit Elections... our public school TEACHERS. Without their sacrifice, hardwork and patience, no elections will happen.

The photo features the "Teaching Force of the District of Mainit in 1961". Do you know anyof them? At first glance, I can immediately pinpoint the late Sir Maning Reliquette at the back.

Notice too the beautiful old wooden school building of the Mainit Central Elementary School (MCES)... jaoy ila ingud (Hehehe). I wonder what children games they play then. Were they like what we used to play in our generation?As to the building, I am glad to have it documented here because when we were studying in MCES (1980s), all of the school buildings were already made of concrete materials.

(To Pidjangas: if you want your photos to be featured here, email me at pidjanga@gmail.com)

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I got reports that ballot boxes in certain precincts, particularly that of Barangay San Jose (Patag), will be opened for recount, anytime today or tomorrow.

This development stemmed from earlier protests about election fraud. A certain voter claimed he has voted for Vice-Mayor-elect Jessnar "Banoy" Mosende but was very surprised that Mano Banoy got ZERO votes in that precinct. This is just one of the many complaints filed against/in the Comelec.

I still have to verify this. Email or text me if you have updates on this.

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They have a BLOG!!! Meet the seminarians of the Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminary online at: http://mmcs.wordpress.com.

Here's a portion of their "About Us" page:

We [are the] Maradjao Magbalantay College Seminarians (MMCS) of Surigao City, Philippines. Our seminary is located in Songkoy of Barangay Togbongon. We are College students of Saint Paul University taking up Bachelor of Science in Philosophy . We are a community formed to serve God and man [humankind]. On this road less-travelled, we embrace faith and determination, and we fervently pray that God will lead us to His will.

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Surigao City -- Got reports that as of 5AM today, Canvassing of Votes at the Municipal level was finished and MONDANO won by 26 votes (This seems to confirm the earlier Namfrel Quick Count Results). But since canvassing for national posts was still on-going, proclamation will come after that.

In a few hours, the new set of LGU Officials of the Municipality of Mainit... from Mayor, Vice Mayor to the Councilors, will be proclaimed!

STAY TUNED!

Arang ka-thrilling!

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The municipalities of Tubod and Mainit have been in the national news lately. Inquirer.Net and Positive News have posted news related to the contested precincts in the two towns which led Comelec Manila to order on May 18 (signed by Chairman Benjamin Abalos, Sr) a halt to the provincial canvassing of votes.

In Mainit, with the help of Comelec - Surigao del Norte, the Municipal Canvassing resumed from its weekend recess at 4PM today. But both camps of Barbers and Romarate have been exchanging protests and objections that led the Comelec to stop the canvassing at 5PM. With heavy military escorts, all Comelec officers, the election returns and certificate of canvasses, were all transported to Surigao City. This hopes to ease the 9-day tension in Mainit.

I got reports that as of 8PM this evening, the Municipal Canvassing started already at the Surigao City Hall. We do hope that the electoral process can now be completed so that all concerned, especially the Pidjangas, will have its peace and may be able to return to our normal joyful lives.

Hinaut pa unta. Hala, labjog mga gamao!

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Best wishes... I am sure Mainit and the Pidjangas will have CARE - Clean, Authentic, and Responsible Elections.

Again here's the list of local candidates:
Padajon Surigao Party
For Mayor: Mondano, Ramon (Brgy. Roxas)
For Vice Mayor: Paniamogan, Elmer T. (Brgy. Paco)
For Councilor:
1. Recabo, Cayetano (Brgy. Quezon)
2. Odtojan, Daday (Brgy. Matin-ao)
3. Paniamogan-Busa, Dolly (Brgy. Magsaysay)
4. Behagan, Nonong (Brgy. Magsaysay)
5. Reyes, Nelson R. (Brgy. Quezon)
6. Salino, Vicente M. (Brgy. Quezon)
7. Salino, Roxie S. (Brgy. Quezon)
8. Mosote, Arturo M. (Brgy. Quezon)

Lakas-CMD Party
For Mayor: Gatpolintan, Roger M. (Brgy. Quezon)
For Vice Mayor: Mosende, Jessnar C. (Brgy. Quezon)
For Councilor :
1. Basiga, Lucila F. (Brgy. Tolingon)
2. Basmayor, Raul P. (Brgy. Mabini)
3. Diamola, Ale A. (Brgy. Quezon)
4. Endico, Eladio Jr. B. (Brgy. Bobonoaon)
5. Mosende, Ronnie N. (Brgy. Quezon)
6. Paloma, Joan Christine R. (Brgy. Quezon)
7. Urquia, Anthony P. (Brgy. Matin-ao)
8. Villapane, Ceasar R. (Brgy. Quezon)

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Badja... amo na ini gadjud kuman an Dinagat Island (Aw Dinagat Province, badja!)

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05/07/2007 | 11:41 PM

Last December, most of Surigao del Norte voters approved the creation of Dinagat Island into a province. Although only 45 percent of the registered voters voted--with the “yes" votes winning by a mere 6,000 margin--the results practically handed the island to the Ecleos on a silver platter.

The Ecleos have established a fiefdom in the island since the 1960s through Ruben Ecleo Sr., the family’s patriarch and mayor of Dinagat town for 24 years until his death in 1987.

Twenty years after his death, the clan is still thriving. More so after the island became a province.

In the coming May elections, the race is over for the three highest posts in Dinagat Island. The senior Ruben’s wife Glenda runs uncontested as representative of the province’s Lone District. She just finished her second term as representative of Surigao del Norte’s First District, which used to cover the islands of Dinagat and Siargao.

Their daughter, interim governor Geraldine Ecleo-Villaroman, is the sole gubernatorial candidate.

Read the rest of the article at GMAnews.tv

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Last year, 30 March 2006, I blogged about Mindoro Resources Ltd (Mindorel) and it's plan to start drilling operations in Brgy. Tapian and Brgy. San Francisco in Mainit. A month earlier than that post, Monyx, shared with me links to Mindorel's shots of the target mining sites in Mainit.

The series of posts I put here in Pidjanga Blog, including the coverage of GMA 7, the country's leading TV Network, about the potential link between soil erosions in Mainit and Mindorel's drilling operations, has eventually landed my email to Mindorel's email list.

I tried asking specific questions about their mining claims in Mainit, but they never replied. I was hoping too that the current Local Government Unit officials will respond to the queries in my posts i.e. was there any community consultation before the claim was granted to Mindorel? Is the contract (or whatever paper Mindorel is having right now) for exploration only or for full-blast mining? etcetera, etcetera. There was none.

Until now, no one knows the specific plans of Mindorel.

I used to be 100% against any form of mining. But because of the recent updates in mining technology, I now believe that responsible mining is possible. However, it should be stressed that both environmental and sociological impact should be assessed before any exploration or mining will be done. And results of these should be widely disseminated to the surrounding communities.

Mindorel... where are these?

Mayor Roger? Vice Mayor Paniamogan? Councilors? Please, let the Pidjangas know.

The barangays of Tapian and San Francisco are within the shores of our beloved Lake Mainit... We don't want to deprive our children and grandchildren with the beauty and bounty the lake has given us, do we?

Zimm

An Excerpt About MINDORO (www.mindoro.com)
Mindoro is a Tier 1 Issuer trading on the TSX-V (MIO) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (OLM). The company has identified 22 porphyry copper-gold prospects and a nickel laterite prospect in the Philippines and has an aggressive strategy of drilling multiple targets in 2006.

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Dear Sir/Ma'am,

My Brothers and I were on our way home from a short vacation in Siargao mid-April 2007, when we passed by Lake Maiinit for a second time (the first time was three days earlier on our way to Surigao City hehehe). Yes, it was my first time to go to Surigao and I was not really aware about a certain Lake Maiinit until that day we passed by. It was an enchanting sight. That was why I insisted that on our way home, we had to stop by to take some pics. Unfortunately, it was a rainy afternoon. Fortunately, there were times that the rain gave way to sunshine.

I am happy that you guys have taken care of the Lake because it still looks very virginal. I have two photos that I attached to this email that you might want to include in your gallery of photos if you so wish.

Continue your work in protecting the Lake and the Mainitnon culture. (I am an Ilonggo from Negros by the way). For my peace of mind, after reading the main website for Lake Maiinit, I wonder what is the commercial value of the lake's goby (is it being used for food or something else?)

Sincerely yours,

Br. Dennis Magbanua FSC (La Salle)
email:brodennis@gmail.com


Pidjanga notes: Thank you very much Br. Dennis. Your photos of our lake are very beautiful. They're great! The Pidjanga (goby) is the main produce of Lake Mainit and is a typical food in the daily meal of Mainitnons. It is sold fromP40-P60 per kilo in the poblacion market and P60-P80 elsewhere in Surigao (especially in Surigao City).

There's a google field in the left portion of this blog. If you google "pidjanga" or "lake", you will be able to read my posts about some of the historical facts on fish catches in our lake. The Pidjanga has always been the leading produce of the lake. But record shows that the catch has signficantly decreased over the years due to the increase of fishing gears and the demand from the evergrowing population of the municipality and the neighboring towns and provinces. This has to be addressed and the Pidjanga blog is committed to do this advocacy with the help of concerned persons like you. Salamat karadjaw. Zimm




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Lake GENEVA (Lac Leman)
Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Watershed Area : 7,975 square kilometers
Lake Surface : 582 square kilometers
Shoreline : 73 km.
Maximum Depth : 310 m.
Mean Depth : 154.4 m.
Volume : 89 cu.km.
Outlet of the Lake : Rhone River
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Geneva


Lake Mainit
Mainit, Surigao del Norte, PHILIPPINES
Watershed Area : 87,072 has.
Lake Surface : 14,700 has.
Shoreline : 50 km.
Maximum Depth : 223 m.
Mean Depth : 128 m.
Volume : 18.00 cu.km.
No. of Tributaries : 28 rivers
Outlet of the Lake : Kalinawan River
http://pidjanga.blogspot.com/2006/03/lake-mainit-development-alliance-lmda.html


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The Lake Mainit Focal Community Assistance Scheme (FOCAS) Cluster successfully conducted the Súgat-Tagbô sa Danaw, the Lake Mainit FOCAS Road Show activity which commemorated the 20th Year Anniversary Celebration of the Philippines-Australia Community Assistance Program (PACAP). The activity was held at Mainit, Surigao del Norte last December 13, 2006 with the theme “Panag-uban para sa Kalambuan sa Danaw” (Partnership for the Development of the Lake). The activity aims to encourage the active participation of different stakeholders especially partner Local Government Units, Non-Government Organizations, Peoples Organizations, Business Society, Academic Institutions and PACAP in supporting PACAP project implementation and in promoting and protecting the Lake Mainit ecosystem.

Series of art, literature and indigenous sport contests highlighted the event which was facilitated by Mulanay and FMC Secretariat. There were booth contest; poster making contest; LMDA hymn composition & singing contest; Awit sa PACAP; daygon (Christmas Carol Singing) contest and a snail meat pricking (ige tuhil) contest – an indigenous sport. All participants from eight municipalities together with partner NGOs, POs and Academe took active participation with the different categories of these competitions and enjoy with the festivity brought by the celebration.

By: Johny Natad, Lake Mainit Development Authority (LMDA)

More photos:

Visit Libjo LIVE! - Libjo's Community Bulletin and First and Only Internet Cafe in the Muncipality of Libjo, Dinagat Island, Philippines.

Here are some of the links to write-ups about the only existing indigenous tribe of Mainit, Surigao del Norte - the Mamanua or Mamanwa also known locally as Kongking, Conking, Kongkista, or Conguista.

The Culture of the Mamanua (Northeast Mindanao) as Compared with that of the Other Negritos of Southeast Asia. by Marcelino N. Maceda
Review author[s]: Frederick L. Wernstedt
The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 25, No. 3 (May, 1966), p. 549
doi:10.2307/2052053

Bio-Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting the Nutritional Status among Preschoolers of the Mamanua Conquista Tribe in Barangay Cantugas, Mainit, Surigao del Norte
Imelda G. Sabandal-Sario, MSPH-Nutrition, U.P.-Manila

Mamanwa - A language of The Philippines [Ethnologue Report]

Our Father [in Mamanwa]

Mamanwa by NCCA

Mamanwa by Kulturang Karaga

The Mamanwas by Cantilan Tribes

Folks and fellow Pidjangas...

Let us warmly welcome our new Catholic Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Rey Maldo, MSC.

Fr. Rey hails from Baleguian, Santiago, Agusan del Norte. Before being assigned in Mainit, he shepherded the Parishes of Marigondon (14 years) and Virgen dela Regla (4 years) in Lapulapu City, Cebu.

He was installed as Mainit's Parish Priest last February 4, 2007 by Msgr. Antonieto Cabajog, SVD DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Surigao.

Maayong pag-abot Padre! More power and God Bless!

Wishes and welcome from Mainit Dot Org, Inc

NSCB publishes GIS-enabled maps on Poverty Incidence. Here's one on Surigao del Norte.


Source: National Statistical and Coordination Board, Philippines

Visit the NSCB website (here) to view more maps.

Pidjanga notes:
Arang-arang pa ba badja an municipio nan Tubod, Bacuag, Sison, Placer sanan Loreto kaysa Mainit. Mas hamok pobre sa ato! Pero an mga pinaka-pobrehers na lungsod amo an Cagdianao, San Benito sanan Basilica. Zimm

MAINIT, Surigao del Norte. Lanat nan Karabao (September 2006)

Venue: Mainit Central Elementary School
Photographer: Konsehal Al Rodin "Nonong" Behagan

MARIKINA CITY, December 28, 2006. Kalumunan nan KASAMA (KASAMA) Christmas Party at Parang Elementary School Gym.

I'll be uploading the rest of the 15 photos anytime soon. Zimm

Photo by MDOer Bobby Villapane.
Sent by MDOer Lorna Mosende.

Location: Towards the end of Rizal Street, around 300 meters from Lake Mainit.

Gana man badja an ato Day Care Center.
 

Found this at the top 30 google search results for Lake Mainit. I left a comment on Jimmy's blog telling him that Lake Mainit is shared by both Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte provinces.

For: www.mainit.org
By: Jesus Roland Gatpolintan
June 1993

There is something
In the lakeT
hat beckons me back
Where it all started.

The thrill that strokes my spine
In scaling the marsh
The soft sighs I heave
As a green garter snake
Crosses a narrow path
The allure that secret
Islands of hyacinths possess
The mild scent of banyan trunks
That graze my skin
The freshwater tang
Left on my sun-baked hair
The childlike joy
In scooping out innocent fries
Along the intrepid riverbank...

The mystery of my ancient spirit
Piece by piece repaired.