A new tourist attraction is rising in the southern highlands of Legazpi City... Ocean View. Poliqui Bay as viewed from the ridge. Locals have already grown accustomed to the Legazpi Boulevard, which though has fantastic views, may not be as grand as this new attraction. City View. Legazpi as can be seen from the ridge. Popularly known as the Highlands due to the name of the new subdivision located there, I'd rather have it named as "Estanza Viewing Ridge" because it is precisely a ridge with splendid views. Estanza is the name of the barangay where the ridge is located. This is the best I can do to fit all three in one frame but it's still a miss. Unlike other attractions in the city, this ridge has a full view of Mayon Volcano, the city of Legazpi, and the scenic Poliqui Bay all in one frame. Unfortunately, it is very hard to fit all these three in one picture so you'll never appreciate the grandeur I'm talking about unless you
Looking back on 2005, one remembers the financial turmoil the nation was beset with. The average Juan de la Cruz may have read the news reports on the trillions of pesos - or dollars - worth of government debt. There were even estimates on how much one Filipino owes indirectly as a citizen of the country. Credit ratings were downgraded with outlooks, at one point, negative . Two words: Debt Spiral. One word: headache. But what has happened since? Has the government paid off its debts already? How much do we still owe? In 2008, then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said that the EVAT was one of her “hard choices" in 2005 but she faced with the need to raise government revenues. The Philippine EVAT was able to raise between P80 billion to P100 billion in revenues annually and Arroyo said that the revenue "saved" the country. Image source: Getty Images through www.independent.co.uk. Statement source: GMA News Network website. Remembering 2005 is not complet