I understand the statement of GSIS General manager in this video was said in a Meralco board meeting last year. Take time to view it. Interesting.
I still have to transcribe the whole thing. But so far here’s what I have taken down:
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Under the topic, “Ermita’s Sabah memo”, one of our regulars here, Sulbatz, recalled the story of the Maldanas incident which happened on Sept 26, 1985. I tried to google the Mandanas incident but I only found one line in http://www.usssatyr.com/now.htm
I found two items in yahoo.com. One was a 1994 Inquirer article after the Abu Sayyaf first made its existence public in the Ipil massacre. The article stressed the sensitivity of the Maldanas incident. “Ramos warned against issuing statements blaming the Lahad Datu- Maldanas (Siluag) incident on the Malaysian Armed Forces. Without high-level diplomatic talks on the incident, it could have become a full-blown conflict.” (http://www.nisat.org/blackmarket/asia/Southeast_Asia/Philippines/94.07.31-Abu%20Sayyaf%20Weapons%20Capabilities-%20Foreign%20Supporters%20Listed.html)
The other item is a comment in http://timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=9598.0. It said “On Sept 26, 1985, 4 foreign gunboats and 3 helicopters attacked the Maldanas islet in Sibutu islands. Initially, Malaysia was blamed it being suggested the attack was in retaliation for a Moro pirate raid on Lahad Datu in Sabah. The Malaysians protested their innocence and subsequently it was felt that the raid came from Vietnam or China in an attempt to spoil relations between the 2 countries.” ( source : Air Wars and Aircraft, 1990)”
I’m glad that Sulbatz shared with us this inside story from an officer’s first hand account:
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Kawayan Cove (Nasugbu, Batangas)
I was fortunate enough to be able to go with other bloggers at Kawayan Cove despite of the bad weather last Thursday. Kawayan Cove is not a public resort where you could just go there, pay and swim. It’s a 68-hectare seaside residential area in Nasugbu, Batangas. One thing that I noticed when we toured around is that it’s a low-density residential area which was conceptualized by the developer Edge Properties Development Corporation.
Welcome drink (Calamansi Juice)
One of the amenities that we enjoyed last Thursday is the Bamboo Beach Club. Of course, we weren’t able to swim because of the weather. A few minutes after we arrived, we were served with welcome drinks. It was a cool and refreshing calamansi juice that was served.
There’s a restaurant also at the Bamboo Beach where we had an awesome lunch(for posting on foodtrippings.com) that we feasted on after Anton Diaz’s talk on everyday photography with some tips on travel and food photography.
The beach club has an outdoor spa, a bar that serves fruit juices and more, a hut where you could enjoy a view of the beach.
After lunch, we went to Meditation Point where one could enjoy a spectacular view while either having an emo moment or a hyper moment by having a jump shot. To the left of Meditation Point, you’ll see this resort while to its right, you will see this.
Mango Grove
Next, we went to Mango Grove where it has a unique path to walk on, picnic grounds, a park where Eric enjoyed relaxing on a hammock while being a model, a children’s playground where Phoebe enjoyed the Spider Woman photo op, a kiddie pool, a tennis court and a basketball court, and an amphitheater. After this, we went back to the Bamboo Beach Club where we’ve had two of our favorite photos printed on a postcard-size paper.
Anyway, please do take note that the amenities in the resort may only be enjoyed by house and lot owners there. It’s not open for public. Also, please do take note that we were invited to go there.
Tags: Personal blogs, Journal, Philippines, Pilipinas, Travel, 2008, Kawayan Cove, Bamboo Beach, Mango Grove, Nasugbu, Batangas
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