Calbayog Airport Update
22 Feb 2009 2 Comments
in Calbayog City, Flights, Travel Tags: Calbayog City, Cebu Pacific, control tower, PAL Express, Sabang Airport, Zest Air
With 3 airlines now flying through Calbayog, I thought I would take another trip out to the Sabang Airport, to see what changes have been made. I went out there on February 17th, the day before Cebu Pacific’s first flight.
The first change I noticed was the control tower, which has been rennovated.
Here is how the check in area looked. I was told Cebu Pacific was bringing their banner with them, on their flight the next day. Cebu Pacific will be right next to Zest Air. I guess PAL Express get’s the bigger area, since they fly daily.
Other changes that have been made include new sections of perimiter fence and parking lot improvements. An extension to the runway is also in the works, but waiting for funding.
You can read more about Cebu Pacific’s first flight at the Calbayog City blog article: “Cebu Pacific flies to Calbayog“.
Zest Air grounded.
16 Feb 2009 1 Comment
in Calbayog City, Flights, News, Travel Tags: Asian Spirit, Calbayog City, cancellation, Caticlan, Flights, Manila, refunds, Zest Air
If you were planning on flying Zest Air between Calbayog and Manila today, you were out of luck. There was a last minute cancellation, due to maintenance issues. Apparently, the plane did not pass a pre-flight inspection, or was otherwise not ready in time for boarding in Manila. About 11 AM the representatives in Calbayog were making a mad dash to contact all the locally ticketed passengers.
If you remember, Zest Air purchased Asian Spirit late last year. There was a short period of no flights, as the planes had to be detailed for the new airlines. On December 26, 2008, Zest Air started their flights to Calbayog. Then, on January 11, 2009, a Zest Air plane crashed at the Caticlan airport. Three people were injured in that crash, when the plane undershot the runway.
While Zest Air will make refunds to passengers of todays cancelled flight, people with connecting flights, or scheduled events, may be out of luck.
For Sale – Calbayog
15 Feb 2009 2 Comments
in Calbayog City, for sale Tags: Calbayog City, computers, for sale, freezer, microwave, oven, pool table, video singko
All items have been sold out, and the Cobras Den Bar and Restaurant is now officially closed.
Updated February 19th by Admin Dale: The Video Synco is sold, so are all the computers, and the stove. The pool table, Freezer, and oven are still available. Not sure about some of the smaller items. Sorry, I forgot to check on those.
Updated February 17th by Admin Dale: The refrigerator and tv’s have been sold.
If either you, or someone you know, is looking for some good deals, in Calbayog, I might just have what your looking for. My friends from Cobras-Den have sold their business to a new owner. Now they are selling all the things the new owners won’t be getting. They have a Pool Table, Video Singko machine, 8 Computers, 2 Panasonic TV’s, 1 Super Cooler, 2 Microwaves, 1 Freezer, 1 Refrigerator, 1 Stove, 1 Large Oven, 1 Blender, and 1 Toaster Oven. These items are priced to sell fast! Just leave me a message, if you see something you are interested in. Here are some pictures:
Calbayog Map
15 Feb 2009 2 Comments
in Calbayog City, Maps Tags: Calbayog City, map
I have added a page with a map of Calbayog. This map is one that I have been working on creating, and I am the copywrite holder. You can save a copy to your hard drive, or print a copy, as long as it is not for commercial purposes, and you leave my copywrite notice intact. Click here to see the map page.
Calbayog Airlines Page
15 Feb 2009 5 Comments
in Calbayog City, Flights Tags: airlines, Calbayog City, Cebu Pacific, Flights, PAL Express, Zest Airways
I just completed a page about the Airlines that fly between Calbayog City’s Sabang Airport and Manila: Zest Airways, PAL Express, and Cebu Pacific. You can find that page here!
Sto Niño Island cont.
06 Feb 2009 2 Comments
in Samar Sea, Santo Nino Island Tags: Almagro Island, cliff, farming, football, Sto Nino Island, Sto. Ni, water
Almagro Island in the back ground. Son in the water throwing a football
Sto Niño Island
05 Feb 2009 5 Comments
in Samar Sea, Santo Nino Island Tags: banka, barangay, coconut, copra, farming, fish, generators, pump boats, Sto. Ni
For those that have not been to the island of Samar, Sto Nino is an island west of Calbayog City. It is about 14 miles from Calbayog. Many things have changed since I first arrived in Calbayog and Sto Nino in 1981. Sto Nino is only one of the smaller islands that are off of Calbayog City. In addition to Sto Nino, you have Almagro, Camandog, and Tagapul-an islands. Everyday, early in the morning, you will see many larger banka (pump) boats come in from the other islands bringing in fresh fish, copra to sell. Once these people have completed their business, they begin to go out and load up on the supplies for their families or sari-sari stores they may have. Of the many changes, there is still no 24 -7 power on the island of Sto Nino. There are some generators in some of the small barangays and those that can afford to, will run the power wires they need. Some homes have their own generators and use them daily. There is still no roads on the island which means no vehilces at all.
As you can see, the island has millions of coconut trees in which families harvest and sell the copra for an income. All of the families on the island live off the land or sea. Farming is hard as most have to set up farms on the sides of the mountains on the island or very small areas around their homes.
The first two pictures show an area on Sto Nino where the family cleaned up and set up an area where the family could go to swim with their little ones and have an area to get out of the sun and have picnics or BBQ.
Salmonella in Samar
02 Feb 2009 Leave a Comment
in Agriculture, Health, News Tags: Daram, Department of Agriculture, outbreak, pig, salmonella, Sta. Rita, Tacloban
Looks like the southern portion of Samar Province is having a pig problem. In the past 2 months, 84 of Sta. Rita’s 8,900 pigs have died of Salmonella infection. Leo Cañeda, executive regional director of the Department of Agriculture, held a meeting in Tacloban on Friday, with some of Samar’s mayors and government agriculturists and veterinarians. A total of 750 pigs have been affected, but agriculture officials assure there is “no cause for alarm”.
There were also reports that Daram may have pigs with Salmonella infection, so an emergency response team was sent there, for a 2 day animal health mission. Sick pigs were treated, and information about dealing with salmonellosis was given out.
Check points have been set up around Sta. Rita, and also in Tacloban, Leyte, to help prevent the spread of this outbreak. Tacloban, the Region 8 Capital, is only 40 km away from Sta. Rita.
You can read more on this story at: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net:80/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20090201-186729/Salmonella-infection-in-pigs-rises.
