Ateneo de Davao Matina Campus Turns Over Donation For Ondoy Victims

The Ateneo de Davao University Matina Campus turned over several boxes of clothing, food items and other donations to the Department of Social Welfare and Development for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy in Manila. This is juts the initial batch of donations since the Ateneo Matina Campus will be accepting donations up to october 23, 2009.

Oktoberfest at Campo Agua

Campo Agua and San Miguel have joined forces to celebrate Oktober Family Fest last Sunday October 3, 2009 at Campo Agua in Sirawan, Toril.

Campo Agua is a restaurant resort within the heart of Davao City. The place offers cool waters, lots of slides and fun water decors for children and adults. Plus, they serve good food too like deep fried hito, their delicious bangus kinilaw and a lot more.

This is a whole day Oktober Family Fest which attracted lots of families from the city. The resort guests reminisced the 80s and the 90s with mellow love songs from the band. More danceable tunes were belted out by the band before the party actually started. The kids were also entertained by a clown, a short magic show and lots of games.

Oktoberfest may be popular nowadays for beer-drinking sprees but it actually started as a horse-racing fest to honor Princess Therese and Crown Prince Ludwig's marriage in 1810.The race was called of in 1819 and from then on was celebrated with a carnival-like atmosphere with lots of beer carts to signal 16 days of heavy drinking and revelry.

Oktoberfest may be a German celebration but even Asian countries like the Philippines are looking forward to the annual Oktoberfest. The Oktoberfest at Campo Agua is one Oktoberfest not merely for beer drinking but for wholesome family fun to include daddy,mommy and the kids!

Club 888 Celebrates 10th Year Anniversary

Club 888 is presently celebrating its 10th year anniversary at the Sarangani Room of The Marco Polo Hotel. The Club meets at the said hotel every Wednesday to tackle various issues related to business not only in Davao but also in Mindanao.

Noynoy Aquino Declares Presidential Bid

Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III declared his decision to run for president in the 2010 elections an hour ago at Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan, the same place where his mother former President Corazon Aquino took her oath last February 25, 1986.
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Aquino said he has invited Senator Manuel Roxas to be his vice president but is still awaiting for Roxas' decision. Roxas, who has previously declared his intention to run for President, gave way to Aquino in case the latter decided to run for President. He did not however disclosed if he was prepared to be Aquino's Vice Presidential running mate.

His uncle, former Senator Butch Aquino, said the Aquino family is supporting Noynoy all the way. He said they were keeping quiet before but once Noynoy has made his decision clear, the whole family is behind him.

$30M Power Barges to Ensure Mindanao's Power Supply

Aboitiz Power Corporation has recently purchase two power barges worth $30 million to ensure Mindanao's power supply within the next few year.

This was bared byAboitiz Power President and Chief Executive Officer Erramon Aboitiz during a press conference held at The Marco Polo Davao yesterday.

"These two power barges are expected to play a key role in ensuring power supply in Mindanao," Aboitiz said. Mindanao's power supply is predominantly sourced from hydropower, he added, but in case of El Nino or if the water dries up then the barges will come very useful.

The two power barges, which are currently operational and located in Agusan and Maco, Pantukan in Compostela Valley Province, will be able to deliver 200 megawatts.

“Clearly power shortage is a threat,” Aboitiz said. “The two power barges will take care of it. The power barges are a good stopgap measure.”

A Power Summit is being planned for November this year to prepare for any power crisis in Mindanao which, according to the Mindanao Business Council, is already feeling the crisis. The power crisis in Mindanao has also been confirmed by Department of Energy undersecretary Zamzamin Ampatuan.

Then there was Noynoy

Senator Noynoy Aquino was in the city today to visit and confer with family friend Atty. Jesus V. Ayala, known to be a staunch supporter of his father Benigno Aquino before, and also of President Corazon Aquino.

Aquino first had a breakfast meet with the Lizada's at Bistro Rosario and then proceeded to the JVA office at Juna Subdivision. He met with Ayala for about an hour and talked with the media for a few minutes since he has to meet with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and then fly to Zamboanga City.

"I am still contemplating my decision. kung ako lang matagal na sana ako nag-desisyon; ang kaso I have to consider my siblings and the other people who are showing their support for me and my family," Aquino said.

He said he is set to go on a retreat in Zamboanga and will meet with Sister Agnes of the Carmelite Congregation in Zamboanga City. Whatever his decision will be regarding the 2010 elections, he said it will have a spiritual component.

First there was Chiz

Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero was in the city last week for the Presidentiables Forum held at the Grand Regal Hotel. Only three of the supposedly Presidentiables joined the Forum among them Escudero, Senator Loren Legarda and Nicanor Perlas.

Escudero said he has not yet decided which position to vie for in the 2010 elections but said he will abide by his Party's decision.

On top of Escudero's priorities is an increased budget for agriculture not only for Mindanao but for the whole country as well. He said the reason why Mindanao could not attain long lasting peace is the lack of economic opportunities here. With an increased agriculture budget, he said, there will be more farm to market roads, increased production and lesser dependence on imports.