Legend of Maria Cristina Falls
January 15, 2009 by admin
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Reposted from photo.net.ph- photos by Anton Sheker
Visited Maria Cristina Falls over the Holyweek… my nth time to do so but everytime I go see it, it feels like the very first time..
you can hear the power of the falls and feel the cool breeze even in the burning sun… refreshing for the soul..
Found the Story of the Legend of the Falls and it was written by one of my Lolas..
The Legend of Maria Cristina Falls
by : Victoria J Adeva
Once a upon a time, Lake Lanao in hands of Omaca-An, A giant monster, eating human beings and animals and even fishes in the water. There were thus a few people around the lake because of the monster that ate everything he saw. Many years passed when Rajah Indarapatra came with his beloved brother Rajah Solaiman. Rajah Solaiman was the first to come and he fought the giant but was killed. Rajah Indarapatra followed, looking for his brother Solaiman. Indarapatra encountered the giant Omaca-an and killed the giant man eater. On land, he looked for the ring of his brother by asking the small and b ig animals he met. On water, however, he went swwimming everyday and gathered both big and small stones beneath the water. He stayed for several years along the shores of the lake, but still he did not find the ring. He constructed an irrigation system that went very far and covered a big distance which later became a river (now the Agus River). The river had a portion which dropped down a deep ravine now the Maria Cristina Falls.
Many years passed, and there lived in Maria Cristina Falls two loving sisters, namely : Maria the younger and Cristina the elder. These two beautful ladies loved each other very much. Maria gace everything she had to Cristina, her beloved sister. Many People knew they were the ones living near the falls. They also loved their neighbor as they loved themselves. Datus and Sultans came to ask for their hands in marraige but the sister refused. There was a man, however, son of a prominent Sultan living somewhere beside the Lake Lanao. For many years he was unhappy because he could not find a suitable partner. He romaed around the lake until he saw the two maidens of the falls. He fell in love with the two sisters but the two sisters did not know whom he really loved. Many days passed and Maria dicovered that she loved him very much, which made her very sad and she went to the top of the falls and jumped. When Cristina found out the Maria was dead, she likewise went to the top of the falls and threw herself down the deep ravine. When the handsome young man discovered the situation and found the bodies, her burried them carefully under the falls. After the death of the two sisters, he never married until also died. He also named the falls, Maria Cristina after the two sister he loved.
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DENR-10 forms teams to assess cause of recent flooding in Northern Mindanao
January 9, 2009 by admin
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Cagayan de Oro City (7 January) — Three composite teams were dispatched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Region 10 to conduct assessment on the flooding that recently occurred in Northern Mindanao.
Aside from the composite teams formed by DENR Regional Executive Director Maximo Dichoso, a steering committee composed of DENR regional directors and regional technical directors was formed for the same purpose.
Director Dichoso revealed that a composite team was formed to assess the Cagayan de Oro River areas while another team shall assess the Iligan River areas. The third team shall assess the Gingoog River areas.
The teams were tasked to coordinate with concerned local government units in the assessment of the cause of the flooding and gather information on how many affected victims or barangays.
Rainfall data from local Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) in the area and private firms will be gathered by the teams.
Assessment of the Geo-Hazard situation or information in the area will be conducted by each team.
The teams were instructed to submit a Complete Staff Work (CSW) Report together with their recommendation on or before January 14.
It was gathered during the briefing of the executive committee and composite teams held January 6 that a rapid riverine flood-hazard assessment of the affected areas along the Cagayan de Oro River was undertaken by OIC, Regional Director Juanito Manzano, Jr. and his staff from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB).
The DENR regional office also received spot reports on the flooding in their area from the Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices of Gingoog, Initao and Iligan.
These reports were discussed during the briefing held at the regional office. Geologist Liza Socorro Manzano also presented the result of her study which was conducted in 1996 on the Cagayan de Oro River. (DENR)
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PGMA presides Tuesday over 1st Cabinet meeting in 2009 in Iligan City
January 7, 2009 by admin
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PGMA presides Tuesday over 1st Cabinet meeting in 2009 in Iligan City
Manila (6 January) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will once again bring the government, especially the central government, closer to the people, particularly in Northern Mindanao, as she presides over the first full Cabinet meeting for the new year on Tuesday at the Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House in Barangay Buru-un, Timoga, Iligan City.
On top of the agenda of the Cabinet meeting is the government’s economic resiliency plan, specifically on the importance of putting in place vital infrastructures that are necessary for the country to weather the global economic crisis.
The President and her Cabinet will also tackle the government’s comprehensive livelihood and emergency programs intended to assist the people cope with the effects of the global economic slowdown that has undeniably affected the local economy.
The Mindanao peace process, particularly the Social Integration Program for Returnees, is also one of the priority matters to be discussed in tomorrow’s meeting.
This will include updates on the peace talks and development efforts as the achievement of a long-lasting peace in Mindanao remains one of the President’s top priority.
At 6 p.m., the President will motor to the evacuation center at the Tubod Elementary School to visit some 700 families displaced by the Jan. 2 flashfloods that hit this city.
The cities of Gingoog and Cagayan Oro also suffered flashfloods triggered by heavy rains last Friday.
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