BATANGBALER

Due to some problems with malwares and spams, I have to close the messageboard. There were more spammers in the forum than real people.

To the forum members who turned homeless because of my demolition job, I have created a yahoo group where we can continue our discussions. the group name is batangbalergroup. Go there and sign-in for membership. Here’s the long address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/batangbalergroup/

To the ANSHS grads populating the alumni thread, please go to the Galing Ansci website and offer yourselves for adoption. To my batchmates using the Batch 88 thread, email me at batangbaler at gmail dot com for plan B.

For those looking for a quick fix, the Batangbaler Chatroom is just one click away.

that QR code thingy above is the key to browsing Batangbaler in your selipon. Just scan it if you have a QR Code Reader installed in your mobile device. If you don’t, download one here, or here. Or you can just type this address in your mobile browser: http://feed2mobile.kaywa.com/202185942

In a few hours, Else will try this and report if its working.

Aurora Province is this week’s feature in ABS-CBN’s Travel and Leisure program Trip na Trip. Watch it on Saturday at 12:00 AM.

My name is JOSH GERARD BIHASA SAAVEDRA

Please help me live.

I was born on October 9, 2006 with Alagille Syndrome, a condition where the liver does not have enough bile ducts. As a result, the bile builds up within,and is destroying my liver. I need a liver transplant in order for me to live.

Pediatric liver transplants can be done at the Philippine General Hospital or at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the Glen Eagles Hospital in Singapore, or at the Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong at a cost ranging from P4 million to P7 million. My parents, Jo Ann and Gerardo, can’t afford such huge amounts, that’s why I appeal to your charity and compassion.

Please help me raise money for my liver transplant. Any amount you can contribute will help to ensure my survival.

You can deposit your donations at any BDO branch.
Account name: Josh Gerard B. Saavedra. Account number: 0470405643.
You can also send your donation to our home address:
Block 141, Lot 6, Phase IV Mary Cris Complex
Brgy. Alang-Ilang, Gen. Trias, Cavite. You can contact us at telephone Nos: 09185764510 and 09163573123.

You may also course your donation through the LIFT-B.A.B.I.E.S. Foundation, which is assisting my family, by depositing it at any BDO branch, Account Name LIFT-B.A.B.I.E.S. Foundation, Inc., Account No. 0230-00198-7 (please inform the foundation of the amount and date it was deposited).

For further information about me, alagille syndrome and liver transplants, please call the foundation at telephone nos. (632) 824-4621, 0918-9263237 or 0918-9096680, or visit them at 32 Sto. Domingo St., Valley XI, San Antonio Valley Subd., Paranaque City. For further information about LIFT-B.A.B.I.E.S. Foundation, please visit its website at liftbabiesfoundation.org.
God bless you.

Note: Baby Josh is the son of Jo Ann Valenzuela Bihasa-Saavedra from Brgy. Zarah, San Luis, Aurora.

The Supreme Court of the Philippines released the 2007 Bar Exam Results last Saturday, March 29.

Last year we had four new lawyers from Aurora.

Any new lawyers from Aurora this year?

Click here for the Baler, Aurora Tourists Directory

Batangbaler was not really created to cater to tourists. From the very start, the target audience of this site are locals of Baler and Aurora so i felt that there’s no need to put tourists info here. There’s aurora.ph for that. But lately I’ve been receiving lots of inquiries about places to stay or go to in Baler from both locals and tourists. I always refer them to the Provincial Tourism Office (since the municipality of Baler has no tourism programs). This is my way of helping these people who wants to visit the place. So until the provincial government, the 8 towns of Baler and the different establishments on the list decided to have their own website, this one should do.

By the way, watch out for the San Luis, Aurora website. Coming soon to a browser near you. In fact, don’t just watch out for the website, watch out for San Luis! I’m migrating I’m not a city type.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science Education Institute (SEI) announces the names of the scholarship qualifiers for SY 2008-2009. The new scholarship awardees must seek admission in the identified fields of study at any of the state colleges and universities and CHED Centers of Excellence.

Each qualifier shall receive a notice of award from the DOST-SEI or DOST Regional Offices stating the date of orientation and contract signing. He/She shall report at the designated venue with a parent/legal guardian and must bring the following requirements: accompanying parent’s/guardian’s 2008 Community Tax Certificate and notarization fee. The legal guardian is required to present his/her affidavit of guardianship.

The following are the qualifiers of the Merit Scholarship Programs from Aurora:

EUGENIO, MAC ROUNSEVILLE L.
VELASCO, VAN RALPH V.

The following are the qualifiers of the RA 7687 Scholarship Programs:

AGAPITO, GERALD MARC Z.
AMANSEC, JOJIE L.
BALANON, MARK OLIVER A.
BARROGO, KARMINA N.
ESCALANTE, ALYSSA MARIE A.
ESQUIERDA, ROMULO, JR. C.
LOPEZ, JOE ANN FEIVE C.
NABONG, ELIZALDY S.
SANDAAN, LESTER J.
TUBERA, JEWELRY F.

Congratulations!

On 29 March 2008 the Philippines will join countries around the world as we literally “turn the lights out” for Earth Hour - an event that will fuel awareness on climate change and prove that when the people of the world work together, they can make a difference in the fight against global warming.

Earth Hour will take place throughout the Philippines from 8 to 9 in the evening on Saturday night, 29 March 2008. WWF invites you to participate by shutting off lights for 60 minutes, organizing your own “lights-out” event or by forwarding this mail to your friends, workmates and family.

Launched in Australia on the 31st of March 2007, Earth Hour moved 2.2 million people and 2100 businesses in Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour. This massive collective effort reduced the city’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour. With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.

YOUR participation will go a long way in spreading the message that we, as individual droplets working collectively – can create an impetus far more powerful than the mightiest of rivers. For more information, log on to the WWF Earth Hour page at: www.earthhour.org.

The UP Mountaineers, Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines, Inc) MFPI, and the Province of Aurora presents the 29th MFPI Congress and Climb. Hike, climb, surf, bike, and beach bum for 5 days, from 8 to 12 April 2008. The province is yours to explore.

For more inquiries and/or to register, please visit http://fedclimb08.co.nr/ or email fedclimb08@yahoo.com.

Visit the MFPI website for more info.

Stay tuned for more info about this event.

The MCC High School Batch 73 will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary. All Batch 73 alumni are invited to attend.

Date: March 22, 2008
Venue: AMCO Beach Resort, Sabang Baler, Aurora
Starts at 7:30 AM

Get a chance to meet your long lost classmates like Ms. Nympha Poblete who will be coming from the USA.

Check out the following upcoming events:

March 9
Incubus. Light Grenades Pacific Rim Tour
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

March 11
Earth, Wind and Fire Experience feat Al McKay
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

March 15
Gloc 9 featuring Maui Taylor
Baler, Aurora (venue to be announced)

March 22
“Balerkada - The Reggae Party”
Sitio Labasin, Brgy. Sabang, Baler, Aurora

March 23
Akaw Kami Naman Da!
a Beredeman Production feat: Karatula, Hidden Butete, Mitochondria, Orbisunum, Phedofile, etc.
Bistro Baler

April 3
Toto..Live in Manila
Araneta Coliseum

April 7
Swing Out Sisters..Breakout!
Araneta Coliseum

April 10
Duran Duran : Red Carpet Massacre
Araneta Coliseum

I’ve just removed the Aurora Day 2008 slide show at the top of the page. Batangbaler is back to its usual look. If you missed the show, the photos are still online, just click on the slides below. Thanks for viewing the slideshows more than 17,000 times so far. FYI, last February, a week before and after the Aurora Day events, Batangbaler was receiving more than 3,000 visits per day.

February 19:
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Aurora Day Events:
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