Difference Between Barrio and Barangay in the Philippines

Both the term "barrio" and "barangay" refer to basic political units in the Philippines. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in the country, the term barangay was used by Filipinos when referring to independent villages, but during and after the Spanish rule, the term barrio (a Spanish word) became popular in lieu of the term barangay.

However, in 1974, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 557: Declaring All Barrios in the Philippines as Barangays, and for Other Purposes.

Consequently, Republic Act No. 3590 otherwise known as the Revised Barrio Charter was adopted as the Barangay Charter, and the other terms also followed such as "teniente del barrio" to "Barangay Captain".

This is the reason why it is common to encounter the term barrio in the published history of the provinces, cities, and municipalities in the Philippines that were created before 1974.

Mutya ng Alamada 2023 Designs

The Municipality of Alamada, Cotabato celebrated its 54th Founding Anniversary, the Araw ng Alamada, on June 21, 2023, and one of the activities that added grandeur to its weeklong celebration was the Mutya ng Alamada 2023, which held its coronation night on June 2023, a celebration of beauty for a cause. The pageant, which held its coronation night on June 20, 2023, was participated by 12 gorgeous ladies of the Municipality who showcased their unique personalities and advocacy while featuring the pride and unique cultural heritage of Alamada.

Streaming Pre-Recorded Videos to Facebook Live Using OBS

Start streaming your pre-recoded videos to Facebook Live using OBS Studio, a FREE and open source software for video recording and live streaming.

1. First, you need to download and install OBS Studio app on your computer.

How to Apply for a Business Permit in Alamada

Applying for a Business Permit in the Municipality of Alamada has only three (3) steps as shown on the "BOSS" or Business One-Stop Shop banner of the municipality's Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), and those steps are Step 1: File, Step 2: Comply, and Step 3: Claim.

Sounds as easy as counting one, two, three but prior to that, you need first to prepare the REQUIREMENTS before going to the table of the BPLO for the assessment.

The basic requirements are as follows:

• Community Tax Certificate (cedula)
• Barangay Clearance for Business Permit Application
• DTI Certificate of Registration
• BIR Certificate/Clearance
• Duly Filled Out Application Form
• Location Zoning Clearance for New Applicants (MPDC)
• Occupancy Permit/Building InspecEngineeringicate (Enginerring Office)
• Sanitary Permit (MHO)
• MENRO Certificate and Garbage Clearance
• BFP Certificate/Clearance

If you are applying for a business permit of you sole proprietorship venture from scratch, here are the detailed steps to help you:

Step 1. Get a Purok Clearance. You will need it when you get a Barangay Clearance later on because there are barangays that will never issue any clearance without a document from the purok where you belong. Fees are depending on your Purok; it may range from free to PhP 50.00 unless you have penalties for not participating with the undertakings of your purok.

Step 2. Register a BUSINESS NAME with DTI at the nearest Negosyo Center. Actually, you can do it a month or two before applying for a business permit. The registration fee is PhP500.00 for the municipality level.

Step 3. Get a Barangay Clearance for business permit application - you need to specify the purpose. You will need your Purok Clearance and REGISTERED BUSINESS NAME here. The fee is ranges from PhP 75.00 to PhP 150.00.

Step 4. Apply for your BIR Certificate of Registration (COR) and get a BIR Clearance. The clearance is PhP500.00.

Dead Corals Were Discovered in the Mountains of Alamada, Cotabato

Giant clams and brain corals are known species that are living in the ocean, but the location where these objects were found is in the middle of an upland agricultural area which is about 200 meters above sea level and more or less has 40 kilometers distance away from the nearest shoreline. Before the area was converted into agricultural land in the 1960s, it was forest land.

The Brand Identity of Mutya ng Alamada 2022

Mutya ng Alamada 2022 is a beauty pageant that was held on June 19, 2022 at the Alamada Municipal Gymnasium in celebration of the 53rd Founding Anniversary of the Municipality of Alamada, dubbed as the Araw ng Alamada 2022.

Its screening for the candidates was participated by 32 aspirants but only 12 of them become the official candidates who competed for the crown during the coronation night.

What is That Green Plant at the Asik-Asik Falls

The beauty of Asik-Asik Falls is incomplete without. that species of water-loving plant which blends with the cascading fresh water on the cliff at Sitio Dulao, Dado, Alamada, Cotabato, Philippines.  It adds grandeur to the scenery but since the falls was introduce to public in 2012, that particular species of the plant remains unidentified.

The Story Behind the Araw ng Alamada 2022 Logo

Alamada is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, which is situated in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. The place was named after an Iranun ruler, Datu Amaiboliok (Amaybolyok) Alamada, and officially became a municipality on June 21, 1969 pursuant to Republic Act No. 5645.

This year, it is celebrating its 53rd Founding Anniversary dubbed as "Araw ng Alamada 2022" with the theme, "Mamayang Nagkakaisa at Nagtutulungan, Susi sa Pagkamit ng Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran ng Ating Bayan" (United and Cooperating People, Key to Achieve Peace and Development of the Municipality).

7 Transferable Skills a Visual Merchandiser Should Have

On my previous post, I mentioned several creative skills a visual merchandiser should have and now, here are seven more skills a visual merchandiser should posses – the soft skills for visual merchandisers.

10 Creative Skills a Visual Merchandiser Should Have

 

To entice the customers to come in your store and buy is the primary goal of visual merchandiser; the window and internal display and other merchandising of promotional events will help you do that. 

And, to make sure that you become effective on doing it, here are the following skills you needed:

Pampag Eco Park in Alamada - Tam Coc of Vietnam Feels

 Pampag Eco Park is dubbed as the located at Sitio Kitub, Barangay Bao, Alamada North Cotabato, and it is named after the owner of the land where the site is located. Some tourists say that site is like Tam Coc of Vietnam.

The unique wall of rocks which are adorned with tiny falls, creeping roots and lush vegetation along the Kitub-Bao river is what mesmerizer the visitors while having a boat ride for only Php100.00 per person. The entrance fee is free.

How to get there? 

Cotabato City to Libungan: 1 hour ride (Bus/Van) 

Davao to Libungan: 3-4 hours ride (Bus/Van)

Libungan to Nicaan: 20 mins (Motorcycle)

Nicaan to Kitub: 20 mins (Motorcycle)

Sitio Kitub to Pampag Eco Park

Stop Over: Phoenix Gasoline Station

From there, 2-3 minutes ride (Motorcycle) or 3-5 minutes walk to actual site.

Services Offered:

• Boat Ride with Tour Guide
• Picnic Area
• Orientation
• Signing of Waivers

ENTRANCE FEE: FREE

BOAT RIDE: P100/head (Inclusive of the use of Safety Gears - Helmet/Life Vest)

Photos by Nico Q. Rimo.

For more information, visit Pampag Eco Park Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PampagEcoPark/

Pampag Eco Park in Alamada - Tam Coc of Vietnam Feels

 Pampag Eco Park is dubbed as the located at Sitio Kitub, Barangay Bao, Alamada North Cotabato, and it is named after the owner of the land where the site is located. Some tourists say that site is like Tam Coc of Vietnam.

The unique wall of rocks which are adorned with tiny falls, creeping roots and lush vegetation along the Kitub-Bao river is what mesmerizer the visitors while having a boat ride for only Php100.00 per person. The entrance fee is free.

DIY Christmas Decoration: Large Paper Poinsettia and Holly

Christmas is once gain coming and though the world is experiencing a pandemic, there are still many reasons to celebrate the Season. We have so much to thank for especially for keeping us alive.

The Amazing Asik-Asik Falls in Alamada, Cotabato

Asik-asik Falls is approximately 20-meter (60ft) high and 140-meter wide, but the source of water remains a mystery since the water simply burst from cracks; there has no river that ran on the hill. It facing East and situated beside a stream, which is a tributary of the Libungan River.

The falls has a unique harmony of lush green plant and fresh water cascading on a cliff of black rough black rocks. Above it is a thick vegetation.

How to Grow Stevia Plant at Home in the Philippines

Stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana) is an herb with sweet leaves. I has been used  for centuries in South America as sweetener. Its active compound which is called steviol glycosides have 30 to 150 times sweetness compared to sugar, and its sweetness does not changed even passes through heat process and not fementable.

Since stevia has no sugar content, it is recommended for people with diabetes as alternative sweetener.

Here is how to grow your own stevia plant at home using the plant's cuttings.

1. You would need stevia stem cuttings with about 3 inches long each. The young stems are most preferable.
2. Remove the leaves, leaving the 3 to 4 uppermost young leaves.
3. Plant each stem into the garden soil with about 1-2 inches distance with each other.
4. Water the soil, and cover the whole pot with plastic bag for 1-2 weeks.
5. After two weeks, place your newly planed stevia in shady area for an other 2 weeks before gradually posing them into direct sunlight.

You may start picking the leaves of your stevia for personal consumption when they have have many leaves to sustain their growth. Make sure not to remove all the leaves.

Cut the long stem (branches) before they start flowering to avoid early plant maturity.

You may watch this video on how to grow you stevia plant from cutting.

How to Grow Stevia Plant at Home in the Philippines

Stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana) is an herb with sweet leaves. I has been used  for centuries in South America as sweetener. Its active compound which is called steviol glycosides have 30 to 150 times sweetness compared to sugar, and its sweetness does not changed even passes through heat process and not fermentable.

5 Rustic Wedding Centerpiece Ideas

Rustic decorations are inspire by countryside ambiance. It uses cost friendly materials from rural areas; things that are usually found in the barn, farm, garden, and farm house backyard.

How to Make Graph in Adobe InDesign

The straight forward answer to that is, you cannot directly make graph in InDesign for now because it does not have builtin tools to perform it, but he good news is you can create graphs using other Adobe Illustrator then insert into InDesign after making it.

Another option is to make the graph in Microsoft PowerPoint by using the insert Chart option then import the JPEF file of this graph into artwork Adobe InDesign.

At the precipice, we change.

As I was scrolling my Facebook feed, I was stuck on the old movie,  The Day the Earth Stood still, starring Keanu Reeves where the actor said, "At the precipice, we change."

Literally, the word "precipice" means a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one, and the whole statement means that in times of life-or-death situations, people change. A person can make a 360 degrees turn if he or she is at the peak of a very serious situation.

Especially during this hard time when the word is hit by the pandemic COVID-19 and everyone is scared of the novel corona virus, we do things that we do not usually do.

For those who do not follow the orders of our government as precautionary measure against the disease, I hope we will not wait until we reach the precipice before we make a change.

At the precipice, we change.

As I was scrolling my Facebook feed, I was stuck on the old movie,  The Day the Earth Stood still, starring Keanu Reeves where the actor said, "At the precipice, we change."

Literally, the word "precipice" means a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one, and the whole statement means that in times of life-or-death situations, people change. A person can make a 360 degrees turn if he or she is at the peak of a very serious situation.

Especially during this hard time when the word is hit by the pandemic COVID-19 and everyone is scared of the novel corona virus, we do things that we do not usually do.

For those who do not follow the orders of our government as precautionary measure against the disease, I hope we will not wait until we reach the precipice before we make a change.