New Rizal Provincial Capitol

After more than 50 years of having its seat of government in Pasig City, the Rizal Provincial Capitol finally opens its door in strategically located site in Ynares Center Complex in Antipolo City.

The vision of provincial officials and persistent clamor of constituents to have the seat of government within Rizal province’s territorial jurisdiction, have finally been addressed. The events that transpired towards the realization of this vision, the answer to this clamor of recognition and intellectual discussion, including the personalities that strived hard to realize this dream.

The new Rizal Capitol Building started its construction in January 2008 and it is inaugurated on March 4, 2009. The building featured its unique exterior, a Greco-Roman Architectural Renaissance Survival Design yet it is contemporary interior comparable to high rising office buildings in Ortigas and Makati. It is lying about 8,200 square meters at 5.095 hectares Ynares Center Complex in Antipolo City. The building is equips with security cameras (CCTV), centralized telephone system, fire alarm system and wi-fi internet connection.

The new capitol building is the newest landmark in the city of Antipolo.









Source: 360cities

Shakey's Angono

History of Shakey's

Sherwood Johnson was an American G.I. when he caught malaria in the Pacific during World War II. The illness caused him to have the "shakes" and earned him the now famous nickname "shakey".

When the war was over, Shakey came home to California, and together with a group of friends, discovered their common love of dixieland jazz. Gathering regularly to play this lively music, the group also discovered Shakey Johnson's home cooking, especially his pizza. Needless to say, the group got larger and met regularly at Shakey's home--and nowhere else.

The fame of his fine cooking sparked an idea. Shakey and a college friend, Ed Plummer, pooled their savings together and bought an old grocery store at the corner of 57th and J street in Sacramento. On April 30, 1954, with a mere $1.85 in the till, the remodeled grocery store became the first Shakey's Pizza Parlor. Actually, no pizza was served because the oven weren't ready yet that Friday evening. Nevertheless, Shakey played the piano and Ed served the beer for their customers. With the money from the weekend, Shakey and Ed fired up their ovens on Monday and served the very first Shakey's Pizza. By 10 o'clock that evening, they were out of food, but people were still lining up to get in!

From this modest beginning, Shakey and Ed's business grew, and they started to open more stores in the U.S. Word get around about Shakey's thin, crisp crust with delicious toppings. Soon, people were calling it the "World's Greatest Pizza".



In 1975, the first Shakey's Pizza Parlor opened in the Philippines, with a promise to serve "fun...also pizza". That opening day, the restaurant sold nearly eight times as much pizza as expected, amidst balloons, charlie Chaplin movies, banjo and piano music.



Since then, Shakey's has opened over 100 outlets nationwide. Today, you don't even have to leave your home to enjoy "perfect pizzas and a whole lot more". Shakey's can deliver your pizza through one of the widest delivery networks in the country.



It's been a long time since April 30, 1954. But the great pizzas and the fun that Shakey and Ed served then are still around to help make Shakey's the No.1 pizza restaurant chain in the Philippines.

Source: Asiatravel

Biggest Loser Audition at Embarcadero de Legazpi

The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition is the upcoming reality TV series from ABS-CBN that is encouraging overweight individuals to participate and win big cash prizes.



The primary goal of each contestants is to be able to lose the highest percentage of body mass but there will be a limit of how much pounds should be drawn out every day.

Biggest Loser Audition last August 6, 2010 at Embarcadero de Legazpi, Legazpi City.

Masaraga and Mayon

Coconut House in Quezon City Circle

The Coconut House located in Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City.

The Coconut House is a small one-level little house of wood and cement, neatly done and brightly lit by the sunlight that comes through the glass walls and windows. 

The menu is huge from the pampagana (starters) to tanghap (tanghalian and hapunan or lunch and dinner).

They serve Pansit Buko, ‘noodle’ strips of buko were exactly like canton, Buko Okoy and Buko Pie.




Pansit Buko

They also serve ice cream using a variety of flavors like Gold Delight Ice Cream, Coco Delite sweetened with sugar, and Fruity Coco which is a non-dairy ice cream.

 Buko Pie with Ube

Eat Well, Live Well at Coconut House! Healthy meal options that can be enjoyed at very affordable prices.

Coconut House, Quezon City

Quezon Memorial Circle

Quezon City, Metro Manila

Philippines

(02) 392-4115

view from Embarcadero de Legazpi

2 hurts in a road accident in Ligao City

Two students were injured when a passenger jeepney hit a bicycle along the Ligao-Pioduran Road in Barangay Tagpo, Ligao City, Albay early Thursday morning.

History of Pasig City

The City of Pasig is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It used to be the capital of the province of Rizal before Metro Manila was formed.

Pasig is a primarily residential and industrial city but increasingly becoming a growing commercial area. Being the former capital of Rizal, the old provincial capitol was located in Pasig, in the outskirt of Shaw Boulevard.

History

On June 11, 1901 the province of Rizal was created through Act No. 137 of Philippine Commission. Pasig was incorporated into the province of Rizal, and was designated as the capital of the new province.

In 1975, Pasig was carved out of Rizal province and became part of Metro Manila when the Metro Manila Commission (pre-cursor of Metro Manila Authority and later Metropolitan Manila Development Authority) was created by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree 824.

In July 1994, Pasig was converted into a highly urbanized city through Republic Act 7829. And in December 1994, President Fidel V. Ramos signed it into law, which was ratified through a plebiscite on January 21, 1995.

History of Boracay Island

The island was originally home to the Ati tribe. Boracay is part of Aklan Province, which became an independent province on April 25, 1956. Formerly undiscovered, it wasn't till the 1970s that tourism began to develop in Boracay, and the island became popular with backpackers in the 1980s.

Years ago, Boracay Island was a well-guarded secret, almost possessively so that only a few knew of its existence.

It was only in the 70s when, it is said, a foreign movie crew accidentally "discovered" this island paradise. Others maintain that it was the German traveler, 'Jens Peters' book, which included rave reviews of Boracay that changed the island’s pace from that of being a quiet secret to eventually being voted as having the best beach in the world.

Whichever story is true, it was around this time that Boracay Island slowly ceased to be a private travelers hangout and eventually became one of the major tourist destinations in the Philippines.