Mt. Pinatubo

Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon, at the intersection of the borders of the Philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. It is located in the Tri-Cabusilan Mountain range separating the west coast of Luzon from the central plains, and is 42 km (26 mi) west of the dormant and more prominent Mount Arayat, occasionally mistaken for Pinatubo. Ancestral Pinatubo was a stratovolcano made of andesite and dacite. Before 1991, the mountain was inconspicuous and heavily eroded. It was covered in dense forest which supported a population of several thousand indigenous people, the Aeta, who had fled to the mountains from the lowlands during the protracted Spanish conquest of the Philippines which began in 1565.

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How to Secure a Work Permit?

       Work permit is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment. It is most often used in reference to instances where a person is given permission to work in a country where one does not hold citizenship, but is also used in reference to minors, who in some jurisdictions require a permit in order to legally work due to Child Labor laws.

Here is  San Fernando City, working permit is a compulsory requirement. Here are the lists of requirements to secure a working permit ID for newly hired.

1. Residence Certificate (Cedula)

2. Barangay Clearance

3. Police Clearance 

***Police clearance should be released where your town is. 

You can get your cedula in your town or either in SFC. I got my cedula at the SFC Municipal Hall for 24.50 pesos. After that, I approached our Brgy. Secretary for my Brgy. clearance and I spent 20 pesos for it. Next, is to secure police clearance.  I went  to Police station in Bauang and the requirements in securing Police Clearance are: 

(1)cedula
(2)brgy.clearance
(3)municipal trial court (mtc) clearance, and 
(4) 2 pieces, 2x2 picture with white background. 

If you had completed this requirements, submit this to the officer in-charge in the police station.

***Note in securing police clearance:

-no wearing of sando

-no wearing of slippers

-no wearing of shorts

-proper haircut specially for PNP applicants

I already had my cedula and bgry. clearance. Next, is to secure a MTC clearance.  For MTC clearance I spent 50 pesos and then I paid 75 pesos in the Municipal Treasury Office for Police clearance fee. I went back to the Police Station Office and the officer in-charge released my police clearance. Almost done!

I went to the provincial municipal hall in Sfc. The work permit fee for "non-food work" is 190. Fee varies if the work is related to food-handlers. I signed the Profile Information and Work Information Sheet, then proceed to window 5 for photo capturing. After that, wait for some minutes for the printing of your Work Permit ID.

On the window 6, the officer-in-charge will now issue your ID.

All in all, i spent:

24.50 pesos for cedula

20 pesos for brgy. clearance

50 pesos for mtc clearance

75 pesos for police clearance

60 pesos for 2x2 picture

190 pesos for work permit

for a total of 419.50 pesos + fare + meryenda....hays pasakit! Next year ulit, renewal naman. So sad:(

In securing working permit, you need to have a "bucket of patience"

The Outreach

       "Parlor game" is a game that can be played indoor or outdoor.

   "Sack Race" is a game played by group. The name of the game was derived from material used which is sack and the goal of the game is to finish it with the least time possible, in other word, it is race. The player shall put their lower part of their body and jump along the way. Same process will go through.The game was very funny. The winner group was given exciting prizes.

Palosebo, basag-palayok or betting the pot is a game palyed outside. A pot filled of candies and coins will be hang. The goal of the game is to bet the pot. Players will form a line to bet the pot. The player who breaks the pot wins.

"Pinoy henyo" is game that can be played either indoor or outdoor. This is a guessing game purely pinoy game. The guessing word should not be seen by the player. The player can say anything but the actors can only response Yes, No, Maybe.

A Journey to Remember in Bagulin

      Lorma Colleges conducted its yearly outreach program in Tagudtud, Bagulin, La Union. Going to Bagulin is very adventurous and exciting activity itself what more if you reach its peak. Bagulin is a 5th class municipality but it is very rich in nature. They're so many tourists spots and treasures that Bagulin has.  

      I think this is the longest hanging bridge in La Union. This hanging bridge is a just a walk away from the Municipal hall of Bagulin, La Union. This is a big help to the folks.

      I don't know the exact length of this hanging bridge but we took time in walking it through the other side. Over the hanging bridge you can see the stunning mountains filled with trees. Trees were very green and its like a group of bundled broccoli. Down the hanging bridge, you can see the refreshment of the river and rock formations.

      The Bagulin Municipal hall is just beside the basketball court where some of jeepneys park. We have to ride in a jeepney to be able to reach Tagudtud.

 We prefer to ride on top of the jeepney so that we will witness the beauty of nature. It's already past 9 in the morning and the rays of the sun getting hotter.

The ride going to Tagudtud from Bagulin town proper takes 1 hour. The way is narrow and very dangerous. Along the way you can see the beautiful arts of nature. 

   Were here already. They were the students of Tagudtud Elementary School. The dialect usually used by folks in Bagulin were ilokano and kankanaey.

The Treasures of Bagulin, La Union

Bagulin is a 5th class municipality of La Union. It is located on the eastern part of La Union bordering Kapangan, Benguet. It is famous for its boom-making industry because of the abundance of tiger grass and its sweet bananas. Once a part of Mountain Province, Bagulin was created as a regular municipality of Mountain Province by then Governor Pack in 1903.

 From Naguillian, it takes 30 minutes to reach the Town proper of Bagulin. Take a tricycle, a jeepney or a bus for a ride. On your way, you can see the breathtaking views of mountains, trees and rivers.

 

Most people of Bagulin are ilokano and igorot. Folks used to speak in iloko and kankanaey dialect.

 

 

The hanging bridge in Bagulin was the longest hanging bridge I've ever see. It is located on the north-side of the Bagulin Municipal Hall. It is very adventurous to walk through it as the bridge go swinging. You can see stunning mountain view over the hanging bridge. Below the hanging bridge, the river flows and  big rocks and stones were scattered. 

 

The image was shoot when we were on the top of the jeepney.  Down the mountains, you can see the breathtaking view of ricefields.

 

You can couple of mountains everywhere which makes us more excited. All you can say is "wow, awesome view!" 

 

 

The municipality was discovered to have various physical and natural features potential for tourist spot development such as the Bagulin River, Losloi Falls and Cardiz Spring, In 1977, “ALLABOK” was declared a National Cultural Treasurer where the burial caves and hanging coffins are found.

 

Generally, the entire town is hilly and mountainous. Lowest spot is found at Barangay Dagup, 115 meters above sea level. Slowly descending to a plateau down to Cabasitan River where the boundary with the town of San Juan is found. This highest peak is at Barangay Cardiz at 1,113 meters above sea level and where the common boundary with the municipality of Kapangan, Benguet is shared.