2009 Basic Mountaineering Course

To all concerned,

Attached herewith is the BMC schedule for 1st Quarter 2009.

For your information.

Elmer C. Cabotage
Chairman
MFPI Education Committee

Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines Inc.
Education Committee
2009 Schedule of Basic Mountaineering Course

Basic Mountaineering Course Luzon (NCR)
Date: January 24-25, 2009
Contact Person: Shey Gutierrez (0920-9676744)
Instructor: Mar Melendrez
Email: mar93fsierra@yahoo.com
Phone No. 0917-5259798

Basic Mountaineering Course Visayas – Visayas Festival (TBA)
Date: February 2009
Instructor: Ramon Vidal
Contact: Alan Salazar
Cellphone: 0917-3353260; 412-2310

Basic Mountaineering Course Luzon (Bicol Region)
Date: March 21-22, 2009
Contact Person: George Cordovilla
Instructor: TBA
Email: pinangat2001@yahoo.com
Phone No. 0915-4224508

Basic Mountaineering Course – Mindanao, Bukidnon 30th  MFPI Federation Climb/Meet
Date: April 16-19, 2009
Contact the Secretariat: Danny Ucang or Fam Villanueva
Phone No. 0919-3659212 or 0927-5107945
Website: http://www.normms.bravehost.com

Interested parties may inquire or request for BMC and other programs through the following MFPI EduCom coordinators:

NCR and Northern Luzon
Elmer Cabotage 0918-9335241

Southern Luzon
Mar Melendres 0917-5259798

Bicol Region
George Cordovilla 0915-4224508

Eastern and Central Visayas Region
Alan Salazar 0905-2763403

Western Visayas Region
Genesis Bolauro 0917-3006616

North Western and Central Mindanao Region
Reina Bontuyan 0917-7081568

Eastern Mindanao Region
Danny Sayson 0929-3908244

Southern Mindanao Region
Danilo “Jhune” Bacus 0919-506-4545 or 0927-849-1057

LANAI UPDATE: MFPI LANAI SHED PROJECT PHASE 2

“HELP BUILD OUR SHED”
MFPI LANAI SHED PROJECT PHASE 2
Makiling Rainforest Park, Mt. Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna
DATE: December 13-14 (Saturday and Sunday)

“WE ARE OPEN AGAIN FOR ANY SPONSORS THAT COULD HELP BUILD OUR SHED”

Kindly reply here the complete details (Contact person, Company/name of person, address, contact number) of your sponsor.

For more details and questions, just reply to this email

or feel free to contact :  Ann (Lanai Secretariat) – 0915-2110950
Benjie (lanai Publicity) – 0926-1097850

Pic’s of Lanai Phase 1 will be posted this week

Thanks,

Benjie

23rd MFPI Mid-Year Congress and President’s Meeting

national all-womens climb

the mfpi will have its annual all womens climb at mt. kanlaon, neg. occ. on sept. 24-28. limited slots available. for further details contact maan at 0917-6166176.

midyear congress 08 update

mountaineers,

the registration form and the schedule of activities are already uploaded on the event website.

http://23rdmfpimidyear08.googlepages.com/downloads

kitakits sa mayoyao!!!!

SECRETARIAT

23rd MFPI Midyear Congress

How to get to Mayoyao from Manila

From Manila, take any of the bus lines going to Santiago City. In Santiago City, get off at the bus terminal, take a tricycle and proceed to the Santiago City Central Terminal. At the Central Terminal, take the bus going to Mayoyao. Schedule of trips and bus fares are listed below.

I. From Manila to Santiago City (estimated travel time 8 hours)

Schedule and Fares (as of 07/23/08)

VICTORY LINER :       P416.00

* Kamias, EDSA near East Avenue
4:30AM  7:30AM  5:00PM then hourly

* España corner Galicia St., Sampaloc, Manila
4:30 PM  7:00PM  8:00PM  8:30PM  10:00PM  10:30PM

BALIWAG TRANSIT INC.:     P416.00

* Cubao, EDSA near Aurora Blvd.
2:00PM  5:30PM  8:00PM  9:00PM  10:30PM  11:00

FLORIDA BUS LINE:

* EDSA near NEPA Q MART
* Sampaloc, Manila

II. From Santiago City Central Terminal to Mayoyao, Ifugao (estimated travel time    6 hours)

1. Schedule of trips: 6:00 AM, 8:00 AM, and 11:00 AM

2. Fare: P140.00

* Arm yourself with a lot of patience. The bus drivers would sometimes stop for several minutes to wait for passengers.