SIATO!!!

Siato is one of the best game of a Pilipino kids.

 
(Taken at RSHS III Open Earth.)                                      (Throwing the Small stick  After Catching it to hit the long stick)
Holding a Long Stick. Striking the small stick.

Siato
Participants:
Two players or Teams

A small cup-shaped hole should be dug in the ground or soil. Two sticks are also needed: a short and a long one. The short stick should be placed across the center of the hole as if the stick is a bridge connecting two roads that are separated by a cliff or river. The stick can also be placed on two rocks of the same size like a bridge connecting them. This is an alternative if the floor of where the game is going to be played is made of concrete.

The participant should hit the middle of the short stick with a long stick, and while the short stick is in the air, the participant should try to hit it again to as far as it can go, then measure the distance using the long stick as a yardstick. If a participant fails to hit the short stick while it is in the air, then the opponent is declared the winner.

The winner then gets to hit the short stick, starting from the hole, as many times as his or her winnings. The loser has to run from that distance back to the hole, all the while shouting "SIAAATO!" If he or she loses his or her breath while running, the winner hits the small stick again from that point, and the loser has to run and shout again.


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Posted  by Jeremiah Pascual

Magsaysay!

Here are some PICTURES of places where you can go, eat, go around in MAGSAYSAY!  =)

SM City Olongapo!

McDonald's!

Jollibee!



Ocampo's!


CHIC-BOY!
(Chicken at Baboy! Left Side of Ocampo's!)


IDOJO Internet Cafe!

And Many More!:

• Reyes HairCutter
• Fun House
• KUMON
• Greenhills
• Video City
• Jellebee
• Circle J General Store
• Max
• Andok's
• Mang Inasal
• Max's Restaurant
  etc.! ^_^
  
  
  - Jeremiah Pascual

Happy Valentine's DAY!!!!!

Some Quote's About VALENTINE's DAY! :)

• Mae West

      -I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.

• Marguerite de Valois

      -It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken.

• Todd Ruthman

      -It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, but it is the little        differences that make them interesting.

• William Shakespeare

     -Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,

And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

• Aerosmith

    -Falling in love is so hard on the knees.

• Anonymous

    -True love is when you put someone on a pedestal, and they fall - but you are there to catch them.

• Mignon McLaughlin

    -In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.

• Jacques Benigne Bossuel

    -The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

• Philip Robinson

    -And when the future hinges on the next words that are said, don't let logic interfere, believe your heart instead.

• Luciano de Crescenzo

    -We are, each of us angels with only one wing; and we can only fly by embracing one another.

• Julins Gordon

    -Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

• Aristotle

    -Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

- http://quotations.about.com/od/lovequotes/a/lovequotes14.htm

"what if the person you secretly love tells you that he already found the one he wants to spend forever withwould you be brave enough to ask who it is or just bear the pain not knowing it's you after all???"

-Jeremiah Pascual

Olongapo: a Healthy City

OLONGAPO: 
A  HEALTHY CITY



CITY BACKGROUND
Location
Olongapo City is located at the southernmost  portion of  Zambales. It is about
127  kilometers  north of Metro Manila. It is bordered by the Municipality of  Subic
(Zambales)  in the north, Dinalupihan (Bataan) in the south, Morong (Bataan) in the
southeast, and Subic Bay in the southwest.
Land Area and Population
The city has a total land area of 103.3 square kilometers. It is composed of  17
barangays, all of which are urban.  As of 1995,  it has about   38,983 households.
Olongapo’s  population decreased from 193,327 in 1990 to 179,754 in 1995 or by
7 percent.  Accordingly, population density per square kilometer fell from 1,872 persons
in 1990 to 1,740 persons in 1995.  The population decline may be  due to outmigration
resulting from the U.S. Navy withdrawal from Subic and the Mt. Pinatubo eruption. As of
1994,  about 28 percent of the population live below the poverty threshold level.
Health Facilities
The city has one main health center, one government  hospital, and eight  private
hospitals. It has 18 barangay health stations (BHSs):  two for Sta. Rita and one each for
the remaining 16 barangays. Every barangay  has a doctor, a nurse, and  a midwife.
Large barangays even have three midwives.  A dentist  comes  to the barangays   once a
week.
The city government owns and operates  the James Gordon Memorial Hospital
(formerly the Olongapo City  General Hospital). It  has a capacity of 155 beds  and
serves not only  patients from the city  but also  those from the neighboring municipalities
and provinces.  The private hospitals have a combined capacity of 156 beds,

All services and medicines are free in the health center and stations.  For those
who want to give contribution, a donation box is placed in each site.  In the hospital,
most of the patients are service  (charity) patients. Of  the 7,438 patients  admitted  in
1995,  the service patients comprised 76 percent, while medicare  and pay patients
constituted 11 percent  and  13 percent, respectively

Health Expenditure/Budget
The city’s health expenditures increased from P18.8 million in 1991 (predevolution) to P23.6 million in 1994 (post-devolution) but its  proportion to total city
expenditures declined substantially from 26 percent in 1991 to only 8 percent in 1994.
The share of basic health services in total health expenditures  also fell from  44 percent
to 41 percent while that of hospital expenditures rose from 56 percent to 58 percent from
1991 to 1994.
For 1995, the city allotted P31.9 million for health which constituted 16.6 percent
of  its total budget. Of this  amount, about 58 percent was for the hospital and 36 percent
was for the City Health Office (CHO). The remaining six percent was used for social
reform agenda (SRA) activities and social infrastructure. For 1997, the city health budget
of  P63.5 million  was 25 percent of  Olongapo’s total budget. It was allocated into 63
percent  for  the hospital,  30 percent for the CHO, and  7 percent for SRA activities and
social infrastructure.
Health Performance
Selected health indicators denote  improvement in health conditions in  Olongapo
City.  As Table 1 shows,  the city’s mortality rates  and malnutrition rates have declined
from 1990 to 1995. They  were also  lower than the average for the Philippines.
There are also no cases of diphtheria and tetanus in Olongapo City.  The
proportion of  fully immunized children (FIC) is 90 percent of the target population. If
those served by private practitioners are included, the ratio is  100 percent. The city
health  staff, together with  the community health volunteers,   obtain a  monthly listing
of  births from the local civil registrar.  They get the addresses of  the babies and schedule
them for immunization. If the parents fail to bring the babies on the date scheduled,  the
health staff visit them and make follow-ups.


                                                           



By: Glenn Vincent P. ONG

"The House That Fried Chicken Built"..

"Max's Restaurant"

 "The House That Fried Chicken Built."

http://www.munchpunch.com/2319/maxs-restaurant-olongapo-city/menu
FRIED CHICKENS! AND SOME FILIPINO DISHES.

History

In 1945, after World War II,  American troops stationed in Quezon became friends with Maximo Gimenez, a teacher who had graduated from Stanford University. Some soldiers came to his nearby house for a drink or two, until they insisted that they pay for their drinks.

Gimenez decided to open a café which served chicken, steak, and drinks. He was joined by his wife Mercedes, sister-in-law Felipa Serrano Sanvictores, his niece Ruby who managed the kitchen, and her husband Claro. Ruby's fried chicken proved popular with G.I.s. and locals also began patronising the establishment.

Encouraged by her mother to expand the menu and serve more Filipino food, Ruby set up the Baclaran branch along Roxas Boulevard in Parañaque. They decided to name the restaurant "Max's" after Maximo.

Max's Restaurant bills itself as "The house that fried chicken built". In 1998 it started franchising.

-Wikipedia

Max's Restaurant, Olongapo City

Located at:
No. 16 Magsaysay Drive

Olongapo City, Zambales

Philippines

- Jeremiah Pascual

Color Coded Jeepney.

Olongapo’s “color-coding” scheme for its public transportation such as jeepneys often fascinates neighboring towns and tourists as well.

But these colored jeepneys are not just designed to be colorful as each color corresponds to a jeepney’s specific route.

This ensures that traffic can be managed more effectively. Visitors and tourists are thus advised to known the route of the jeepneys to avoid getting lost.

The color-coded scheme started way back in 1983 to maintain an orderly traffic flow within the city. This rationalized transport scheme is not only applicable to jeepneys, but it also includes tricycles.

According to local resident Yanilet May Caldejon, there are seven colors of public utility jeepneys to know when you’re in town.

“It is not that hard to get lost in Olongapo as long as you know your destination and you know these colors,” Yanilet says.

Here are some Jeepney in Olongapo City.

The Yellow Jeepneys take the route of Sta. Rita/Pepsi to the Subic Main Gate 



The Blue Jeep to Subic,  Zambales.



and many more.


- The Yellow Jeepneys take the route of Sta. Rita/Pepsi to the Subic Main Gate 
- The Red Jeepneys can only take the route from Gordon Heights to the Subic Main Gate.
- When your from Gordon and you wish to go to PAG-ASA, which is another route, the Ride The Orange Jeepney.
- The beige jeepney, meanwhile, will take you to Balic-Balic if you are from Gordon heights. The Green Jeepney’s route is from Mabayuan to Public Market.
- And lastly, The Blue Jeepneys cover Subic to Olongapo City.

For a minimum of P7 to P8, these jeepneys are considered more affordable than air-conditioned Cabs, Tamaraw FX Vehicles, Yahilet says.

“The roads in Olongapo are not that wide but still, we are proud that our hometown was able to be the role model in such strictly implemented traffic rules. With these color-coded jeepneys, we don’t have to experience traffic unlike in other cities where many drivers go beyond their designated routes,” Yanilet says.

She also says that these colors are easy to memorize and she hopes that like the locals of Olongapo, tourists can also pay respect to these existing rules to keep everything in harmony. -  By Marjorie Gorospe 
 Source: http://loqal.ph/travel-and-outdoors/2011/01/19/unique-color-coded-jeepneys-remain-fixtures-of-olongapo%E2%80%99s-city-roads/

Posted by: Jeremiah Pascual

Olongapo City festivals

January- Sto Nino Festival

This festival is also known as Sinulong. This festival is held in honor of the child Jesus. There is a grand procession along the streets in which more than 200 images of Jesus are paraded through the streets. The religious procession is held on a Saturday and a non-religious parade is held the next day.

September – Tourism Week

This event is geared towards bringing more tourists to the Philippines. Olongapo City does its own special bit to get more tourists to visit the area.

October- Ulo ng Apo Festival

This festival celebrates Olongapo City's history. One of the main highlights is the Mardi Gras with lots of parades and dancing.

Sibit-Sibit Summer Festival

Date: April 25 - 27

Venue: Olongapo City (Brgy. Barreto)

The name Sibit-Sibit was derived from the name of small paddle-driven bancas used for fishing during the early days when Brgy. Barreto was yet called Sitio Maquinaya. During fiestas, fisherfolk hold banca race using pure human strength to win the competition. Today, the festival competition includes motorized banca race and sail boat competition to add fun and excitement to the activity. In the summer of 1996, the idea came to mind when then barangay Kagawad Carlito A. Baloy set sail to stage the 1st Sibit-Sibit Festival at Driftwood Beach. It was held yearly but later was shelved for various reasons. The event was revived by the city Government under the leadership of Mayor James J. Gordon Jr. in 2006.

Posted By:
Micah Elaine  Borja and Antoinette Dasig
01/16/12