For Earth’s Sake: Summer Festival for the Environment
Mother Nature provides all creatures, including us humans, with all the necessary materials we need in order to survive. Because of this, the world celebrates Earth Day every April 22, the single biggest environmental celebration in the world participated in by more than 150 countries and over a billion people worldwide. Each year, Earth Day marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in...
Southern Luzon Expressway to Extend All the Way to Lucena
After many years of negotiations, President Benigno S. Aquino has officially announced that a multi-billion peso project that will extend the Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to Lucena, Quezon has finally received the green light. The project, to be known as SLEX Toll Road 4 (TR4) is expected to shorten the travel time from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to Lucena City, Quezon from four hours to just one. Estimated to...
Holidays in Lucena for the Year 2015
Happy New Year Lucenahins! Are you excited for the year of the Sheep? To boost your excitement even more. Here’s the list of holidays this year. Regular Holiday January 1, 2015, Thursday – New Year’s Day April 2, 2015 – Maundy Thursday April 3, 2015 – Good Friday April 9, 2015, Thursday – Araw ng Kagitingan May 1, 2015, Friday – Labor Day June 12, 2015, Friday – Independence Day...
Solar Power 101: Things You Should Know About Getting Solar Panels for Your Home
Alternative sources of energy have been receiving a lot of attention lately, and solar energy is one of those. After all, not only is it free, it’s also practically unlimited. We’ve been thinking of having a solar panel system installed in our compound for some time, so when we heard that an acquaintance knows a solar panel installer, we wasted no time in contacting them so we can discuss how we’re going to go about...
The Coconuts of Lucena: From A Serial Entrepreneur’s POV
Every province has its speciality as well. If rice is to Nueva Ecija, then coco palms is to Lucena. Located at the heart of the province of Quezon, this quaint yet aggressively developing city has economic activities heavily concentrated in suburban barangays and towns. Although it is slowly being bombarded with extensions of multinational corporations from the retail and manufacturing sectors, it is still known as the “Cocopalm City...
Holidays in Lucena for the Year 2014
Happy New Year Lucenahins! Mark these dates and plan your vacations ahead. Here’s the list of Holidays, both local and national, for the year 2014. JANUARY January 1, 2014 (Wednesday) – New Year’s Day January 31, 2014 (Friday) – Chinese New Year FEBRUARY February 25, 2014 (Tuesday) – EDSA Revolution anniversary APRIL April 9, 2014 (Wednesday) – Araw ng Kagitingan April 17, 2014 – Maundy Thursday April 18, 2014 – Good Friday...
Paskong Lucenahin
Lumalamig na ang simoy ng hangin, nagsusulputan na rin ang nagtitinda ng puto-bumbong, may dekorasyon nang Belen at Christmas tree at may nakasabit nang mga parol sa mga kabahayan kasabay ng pagkutitap ng makukulay na Christmas lights, at nag-extend na rin ng oras ng pagsasarado ang mga shopping malls at ilang tindahan para i-accommodate ang mga taong bumibili ng kanilang panregalo. Ito’y ilan lamang sa mga senyales na ating...
Oplan Make a Difference: A Disaster Relief Drive for the Victims of Typhoon Yolanda
About a few weeks ago, our country was struck by the Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) and a lot of provinces were extremely affected by its blow especially Eastern Visayas region and the other provinces where it made landfall. We’ve seen on the news both on television and internet how great the damage and devastation that this storm had left in these provinces. Almost all the countries in the whole world express their sympathy...
Featured Group: SLEX: The Story of an Indie Band’s Journey and Back
Just like the famed highway that lent its name to their band, the journey that SLEX took into becoming one of the country’s most promising bands has been long — punctuated with interesting and unforgettable stops along the way. Established in 2006, SLEX started when vocalists Elmer Ona of Lucena City and Ben Riego of Candelaria, Quezon teamed up to form a band while working in Manila. “I intended to pursue music as a career since I...
Emergency Preparation Tips (Part 1)
The Philippines, being one of the countries in the world that has a tropical climate, often experiences typhoons and flash floods. For the past years, the country had suffered and experienced damage and loss due to these calamities. Lucena City was often said as “the catch-basin” or the lowest part here in Quezon province so we must be aware and be prepared for whatever natural or man-made calamities that may (or may not)...
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