Bangui Windmills

Bangui Windmills are located in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It is also known as the NorthWind Bangui Bay Project, a project by the NorthWind Development Corporation as a practice renewable energy sources and to help reduce the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. The project is the first “Wind Farm” in the Philippines consisting of wind turbines on-shore facing the South China Sea and considered to be the biggest in Southeast Asia. The project sells electricity to the Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) and provides 40% of the power requirements of Ilocos Norte via Transco Laoag.

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This week’s entry on Litratong Pinoy - Ihip ng Hangin. Muli kong ibinabalik ang Bangui Windmills para sa entry na ito. Mga natirang litrato noong ako’y bumisita sa Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte last March 2008. If you want to know how to go to Ilocos Norte, please visit my post at Pinoyambisyoso.com - How to go to Ilocos, Norte.

You may want to visit my Photos at Manila Ocean Park. Thanks!

May 30, 2008 | Filed Under Bangui Windmills | 35 Comments 

Sea Gypsies

These kids caught my attention on our way to Scuba Diving adventure in Samal Island, Davao City. One of the locals informed me that they belong to the Badjao community.

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The Badjaos are found in many coastal settlements dotting the Sulu archipelago, particularly in Jolo, Tawi-Tawi and Sitangkai. Others are scattered in Davao, Surigao, Zamboanga, Basilan, Bohol, Cebu and Manila in search of livelihood.

The Badjao are popularly known as Sea Gypsies of the Sulu and Celebes Sea. The name Badjao is a Malay-Bornean word which connotes “man of the seas” or Orang-Laut in Bahasa Malayo. Their Sama and Tausug neighbors call them by pejorative names such as Samal Palau (outcast Samal). The badjao call themselves as Samal Laus (Sea Sama). Many badjaos live most of their lives in houseboats, which occasionally cluster in moorings near certain strands and beaches, so as to do business in nearby market places of the land-dwelling Sama and Tausug.

May 25, 2008 | Filed Under Davao City | 6 Comments 

Davao City Whitewater Rafting

Whitewater Rafting in Tamugan, Davao City was one of the best experienced we’ve had when we visited the city last week. It’s really awesome!

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The 3-hour run starts from the highlands of Baguio District, then down to Calinan, and then the lowlands. All in all there’s about 30 rapids of varying degrees of difficulty. There’s also additional activities for the more adventurous, like cliffside rappelling. Me and Malen would like to thank Reynaelena.com for the all expense paid trip to Davao City and Lukaret.com for the wonderful accommodation!

This is an entry to Larawang Pinoy’s Week Theme “Tubig“

May 23, 2008 | Filed Under Philippine Travel | 48 Comments 

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