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Name: Romualdo Delorino Saises
Address: La Purisima St., Las Navas, Northern Samar 6420
Email:
saises_knights@yahoo.com
Date: August 7, 2014
I am inviting everyone to join me in
my advocacy for SAMAR, ONE ISLAND, ONE REGION TO CALLED AS REGION
8A.
Let us discuss it here on how to start
the activity. Initially I went to NEDA and ask some preliminary
question.
Then I will invite Cong. Mel Senen
Sarmiento on August 24, 2014 as our guest speaker and one of the
topic is about the proposed Region 8A.
Thanks,
Engr. Romualdo D. Saises
Municipal Engineer
Las Navas, Northern Samar
Femdom Mistress
Name: Raghu
Address: Steer4, Singapore 520945, Singapore
Email: info@usrdir.com
Date: 22/02/2014
I am urging independent minded members
and readers of Gugma Han Samar to sponsor or co-sponsor a public
debate on the major issues affecting the island of Samar.
There should be a panel of speakers
from the candidates running for Congress and Governor as well as
interpellators from the well-known members of civil society of Samar.
In this way, the people of Samar will know exactly whom they will
vote for.
Regards,
http://usrdir.com
Name: Hermilo
Address: Brgy. Buray, Paranas, Samar
Zip:
Country:
Email:
hermilomorabor@yahoo.com
Date: 15 Dec 2012
ANO AN KAMATUORAN?
Sangkay paminsar daw, yana tiabot na liwat panahon han mga BUWAON
ngan mga MAGLIMBONG…
kulang na la an BULAN ngan mga BITOON isaad ha aton…salapi nag-aarak
paghugay ha aton para hira maka pwesto la gihapon…
Kundi panumduma daw sangkay ini nga kamatuoran ngan aton kwentahon:
1 ka tuig = 365 ka adlaw
1 ka termino = 3 ka tuig
365 x 3 = 1,095 ka adlaw
Kon ikaw makarawat hin mil ka pesos (Php 1,000.00)
P1,000 ÷ 1,095 ka adlaw = P 0.9132 SENTIMOS LA kada adlaw an imo
kinarawat nga bulig tikang ha ira….
di’ ngani makakapalit hin ASIN o BITSIN ‘say pa ba maghatag mga
kinahanglanon
molopyo nga pobre ha kakurian naglulunay tikang pa hadto ngada yana
hingyap KATALWASAN hini nga KAKURIAN tungod han PAGPAHIMULOS han mga
TINU-INAN!
SALET, PUKRATA SANGKAY ATON MGA MATA NGAN PANHUNAHUNA…
HINI NGA MGA KAMATUORAN!
TIKANG DIIN INI NGA SALAPI NGA GINHUHUGAY HA IYO?
Siplat sangkay, ha wala ha tuo, bisan diin nga munisipyo o barangay
man,
Iyo makikita tinikangan nga proyekto di man hinuhuman…
Kay kono mauran ngan an pondo nagkulang
O di kaya kay di man sagkay mayora ni gobernadora o congresswoman…
Road opening/surfacing…. kantidad diri ma menos 200 milyones….
ginbulsa han kontraktor ngan mga tinapuran….SOP nga 20% anay inu-una...an
bulsa pamun-on nira…
Medicina para han kablas milyones gin-alotaga ngan iba nga PONDO
ginre-align...
para ignenegosyo kay sobra katunga (1/2) an KITA nira….
Mga Infra nabaras ….kay GANANSYA nga DAKO pinamumurot NIRA….
Salet, sangkay ayaw hipa-usa kon hain hira nakuha hin SALAPI nga
HURA…
BUWIS HAN MOLOPYO
GINPAPASIPAD-AN NIRA!
Name: Cesar Torres
Email:
Date: May 20, 2011
Comment on Rene Azurin's "Forcing
through", shared by Senator Aquilino Pimentel
By Cesar
Torres on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7:16am
Thank you Senator Pimentel, sir on
this: "Forcing through"
To me, there are only two institutions
that are capable of righting the wrongs on this issue, if indeed
that is the case: The Armed Forces of the Philippines in an exercise
of armed force and the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The Supreme
Court is inutile. The Armed Forces of the Philippines cannot be
expected to declare an armed intervention against those who are
regarded as occupying positions of authority in this government.
Of course, there is the third
possibility -- the mass of Filipinos who will go back to EDSA and
all over the country for mass protest. Is this possible? Of course.
But who will initiate it? The National Democratic Front and all the
groups subsumed under their network including the New Peoples Army?
The Laban ng Masa groups? The SUNDALO groups, the CBCP? The group of
Rodel Rodis and NaFFAA in America?
The MILF-MNLF combine?
And will the mass of our starving,
hungry, hopeless, unwashed, millions of Filipino harken to their
call? There were no deaths associated with EDSA ! and EDSA 2. In
fact, I consider them as miraculous mass actions that changed the
direction of Philippine political history.
But could the Miracles in EDSA 1 and
EDSA 2 ever happen again?
I am afraid not, Senator Pimentel.
What else could be done? In a process
that is peaceful, noble, and exemplary?
President Simeon Benigno Aquino III
himself can initiate something. He can ask the United Nations,
America, Brunei, Arabia, the EU, the OAS, the OIS, the ASEAN, to
organize a multinational group that can oversee an election because
he will resign. He will present himself to the Fillipino people
again and ask for their mandate. In a process that will do away with
this electoral process that we are questioning. He can ask these
groups to contribute for the snap election for just the Presidency,
the Vice Presidency, and the Senators.
If he does this, he will indeed go
down in Philippine History as a hero. The father of a respected,
honorable, progressive Philippines. He will be able to do what his
father and his mother could not do. We can even name the Philippines
into "Simeona" or "Noynoya".
I am afraid Senator Pimentel, sir that
we will just have to continue to muddle through.
In the meantime, kaming taga Samar
naghihintay kung ano ang gagawin niya at ang kanyang grupo tungkol
sa assassination kay Calbayog City Mayor, Dr Ening Uy. His death
almost resulted in the death of a very popular hope of Samar and the
Philippines, a young leader, Atty Eunice Uy, the No. 1 Board Member
in Samar in the last election.
Samar politics is dirty, reminding me
of Aristotle's imagination of a dung heap. But he says that even in
a dung heap, a lovely rose can bloom. This is what we think of
Eunice Uy and the late Ening Uy and Samar, and Philippine politics.
The National Democratic Front had
nothing to do with the assassination of Mayor Uy and the wounding of
Eunice Babalcon.
Sino ang nagpapatay kay Mayor Uy?
We are awaiting the statesmanship of
President Aquino, the Tabula Rasa, the Child of Destiny, the Hope of
TIME Magazine to empower our people so that they are not pagpag
eaters and are not hungry, the Possible Reincarnation of St.
Augustine.
Thank you Senator Pimentel, sir.
Good morning.
Cesar Torres
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message ----------
From: Aquilino
Pimentel, Jr. <nenepimenteljr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 18, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Subject: FW: Forcing through
To: Cesar Torres <cesart1185@gmail.com>
Prof:
This might interest you and our
concerned country men and women abroad.
N
From: Edelros
[mailto:ernie815@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:41 AM
To: nenepimenteljr@gmail.com
Subject: Fw: Forcing through
--- On Thu, 5/19/11,
Rene Azurin <rba@ceruleansoftware.com> wrote:
From: Rene Azurin <rba@ceruleansoftware.com>
Subject: Forcing through
To:
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 7:59 AM
BusinessWorld http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=Forcing-through&id=31531
Thursday, May 19, 2011 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Strategic Perspective -- by René B. Azurin
Forcing through
In basketball, the offense used to be
descriptively called "forcing through." This was a foul on the
charging player. No referee, however, is expected to call a foul on
the six Comelec commissioners who’ve rammed through a lone blocker
(Commissioner Gus Lagman) to satisfy an ardent desire to buy
Smartmatic’s PCOS machines for the ARMM elections in August. They
doubtless intend to get away with sweeping aside prescribed
procedures and the warnings of IT experts on the serious flaws of
the Smartmatic system.
The referee here should be the Joint
Congressional Oversight Committee. According to the Poll Automation
Law (R.A. 9369), it is the JCOC that should finally decide whether
"[a] particular AES [automated election system] technology is
already appropriate and should be utilized fully for subsequent
election [sic]." R.A. 9369 also provides that it is the JCOC that
should determine whether "[a] particular AES technology should no
longer be utilized for being obsolete, inapplicable, inaccurate or
with a defect which cannot be remedied." The 6-to-1 vote in the en
banc session of the Commission on Elections probably means that the
six charging commissioners -- lawyers all -- believe that they can
just ignore the JCOC in this matter and dispense with such minor
legal details.
The six commissioners also presumably
feel more knowledgeable about information technology issues than the
top IT experts in the country (including the dissenting Mr. Lagman).
Ateneo computer science professor Dr. Pablo Manalastas, for example,
said that he "found the Smartmatic-supplied PCOS technology... full
of bugs and errors... (and) not fit for use in any election."
Clearly perplexed, he continued, "Yet it defies human logic and
common sense that despite public concerns about the AES -- including
from the country’s key IT organizations and academics -- the Comelec
is hell-bent on re-using the discredited Smartmatic PCOS in the
coming elections."
The Comelec’s behavior actually has IT
industry practitioners and computer science experts in an uproar. In
a letter last month to the Senate Committee on Local Governments,
Dr. Manalastas, De La Salle Dean of Computer Science Dr. Rachel
Roxas, Philippine Computer Society Foundation President Nelson Celis,
Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team President Angel Averia,
Philippine Computer Society’s Edmundo Casiño, and others,
unequivocally said that "we are against the use of the defective
PCOS machines/AES used in the May 2010 elections."
AES Watch is a nonpartisan,
independent coalition of citizens’ groups that closely monitored the
conduct of the May 2010 elections. This election watchdog includes
some 40 organizations like Namfrel, CBCP-Nassa, the National Council
of Churches of the Philippines, Transparency
International-Philippines, the Center for People Empowerment in
Governance, the UP Alumni Association, the Philippine Computer
Society Foundation, the Computing Society of the Philippines, the
Computer Professionals Union, the Philippine Computer Emergency
Response Team, CAUCUS-Philippine Computer Society, and the deans and
faculty of the computer science departments of UP, De La Salle, and
Ateneo. In a released formal statement, AES Watch said that "the
Smartmatic-provided PCOS technology is non-transparent, dismally
lacks security safeguards, is non-auditable, and is full of
inaccuracies." Of the conduct of the May 2010 elections, AES Watch
categorically stated that "the election technology was critically
defective not only in terms of software and infrastructures but also
in election management and legal implementation."
Notably, the Comelec’s own technical
advisory council, chaired (then) by Mr. Anthony Roxas-Chua,
recommended (in a post-election report dated June 20, 2010) that
Comelec not lease or buy the Smartmatic PCOS machines for future
elections.
In ignoring all these independent
experts and observers, one surely has to be impressed by the
confidence exhibited by the six Comelec commissioners in their own
IT knowledge and abilities.
For the ARMM elections, reliable
sources report that Comelec is preparing to negotiate a contract
amounting to some P 1.95 billion. That amount is broken down as
follows: hardware (PCOS machines), P130.9 million; ballot boxes,
P17.0 million; election consumables, P50.3 million; technology
related services, P756.0 million, and non-technology related
services, P1,000.0 million. In a letter to the Senate’s Joint
Congressional Oversight Committee for Elections, IT industry guru
Manuel Alcuaz Jr. declared, "The proposed contract is definitely
bloated."
Mr. Alcuaz noted that "ARMM’s 3,379
PCOS precincts represent only 4.42% of the national total of 76,347
PCOS precincts." He pointed out that 4.42% of the amount of P1,900
million spent for technology services in the May 2010 elections is
only P83.9 million, not P756.0 million. Ah, that’s an overprice of
800%! Mr. Alcuaz also observed that, in the 2010 elections, Comelec
rented the 82,200 PCOS machines for P30,600 per machine and, now,
proposes to buy 4,000 machines for the same amount per machine. He
then pointed to Comelec’s oft-repeated justification for buying the
Smartmatic machines as the Smartmatic contract’s stipulation that
Comelec had the right to buy the machines at only 30% of their
rental price. That being so, the correct price for the machines is
P9,185 each, which translates to a total of P36 million for 4,000
machines, not P130.9 million. The overprice here is around 300%! Mr.
Alcuaz also wondered what a whopping P1000.0 million of
non-technology-related services could include and why this should be
negotiated with a technology contractor like Smartmatic.
The incentives for forcing through
this new deal with Smartmatic are becoming clear.
For a European Union-funded project,
the UP-based research group Center for People Empowerment in
Governance studied the automation of the 2010 elections from its
beginnings (in 2008). CenPEG executive director Evita Jimenez and
policy studies director Bobby Tuazon said in a recent press
conference, "As in the first automated elections of May 10, 2010,
the Comelec, now headed by former election lawyer Sixto Brillantes,
is again short-cutting the procedure and is making decisions under a
shroud of secrecy."
Neither Comelec nor the Venezuelan
company Smartmatic and its Philippine partner TIM have been able to
rebut the criticisms of groups like AES Watch and CenPEG.
In a joint statement, AES Watch and
CenPEG stated, "There should be no illusion that modern technology
will guarantee a free election. Who controls the machine controls
the votes. There are more daunting tasks that should be addressed to
make our elections democratic and these include a thorough reform of
the Comelec to make it a credible and independent election manager.
The cheating machineries of traditional political parties and
oligarchs should be effectively checked. Until these issues are
effectively answered, the people’s right to equalize the election
playing field and their freedom to choose a government that truly
represents their sovereign voice will remain on paper only."
Very well said.
Name: Ericson Acosta
Address: Sub-provincial jail, Calbayog City
Email:
freeericsonacosta@gmail.com
Date: April 18, 2011
Isang Pagsipat sa Sitwasyon ng
Karapatang Pantao sa Silangang Kabisayaan
By Ericson Acosta
Alam kong nag-iisip ang marami: Bakit
dinakip ng militar si Acosta? Bakit siya ikinulong? Nasaang
kasuluk-sulukan ng kapuluan ang barangay Bay-ang, at ano naman kaya
ang pinaggagagawa roon ng isang makata at manunulat na gaya ni
Ericson Acosta?
Sa katunayan, mga tanong ito na
mahalaga hindi lamang para sa isang taong mausisa, o para lamang sa
mga sektor na nakakikilala sa akin bilang isang aktibista at
manggagawang pangkultura, at ngayon ay nananawagan ng aking paglaya.
Mula sa aking karanasan ay nakita ko mismo na sadyang baluktot at
mapanlinlang ang paghawak ng mga awtoridad sa aking pagkaka-aresto
at detensyon – nakita ko mismo kung paano nagsabwatan sa pagyurak ng
aking mga karapatan ang mga institusyon na inaasahan sana na
magtatanggol dito. Kung kaya’t mga tanong din ito para sa sinumang
may interes sa isyu ng karapatang pantao, laluna sa konteksto ng
nagpapatuloy na kalunus-lunos na sitwasyon nito sa Silangang
Kabisayaan, gayundin sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa.
Sa panibagong pagsisiwalat ng
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) hinggil sa kaso ng nawawalang
aktibista na si Jonas Burgos, muling napatunayan na ang laganap na
mga insidente ng pampulitikang pamamaslang at desaparesidos sa bansa
ay sistematikong ipinatupad – at patuloy na ipinatutupad – ng Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bilang bahagi ng programa nito sa
kontra-insurhensiya. Ngunit habang hindi pa nadidiin at napapanagot
ang AFP sa libu-libong kaso ng abuso sa buong kapuluan, nananatili
ang klima ng pangamba at takot sa mamamayan.
Habang umaasa ang karamihan sa
pagbabago at katarungang ipinapangako ng bagong rehimen ni Pangulong
Noynoy Aquino, patuloy ang hirap na buhay sa Silangang Kabisayaan.
Kunsabagay, ang Rehiyon VIII ay rehiyon nga naman ng mga “Waray” (wala),
ang etno-lingwisktikong grupo ng mga tao mula sa kulumpon ng mga
isla ng Samar, Leyte at Biliran.
Napakatingkad ng lokal na kultura at
tradisyon ng mga Waray, kung kaya halos hindi alintana ang trahedya
ng atrasadong agrikultura at ekonomiya sa pang-araw-araw na buhay.
Ngunit kahit nalilibang sa “tuba” (alak) at “kuratsa” (isang
katutubong sayaw), ay nananatili ang katotohanan. Ang kawalan ng
panlipunang hustisya ay pinalalala lamang ng mga natural na
kalamidad. Dahil sa nakaraang tuluy-tuloy na pag-ulan,
pinangangambahan ng lahat ang pagguho ng lupa sa Leyte na gaya ng
nangyari sa Ormoc at St. Bernard. Sa mga bayan ng Catbalogan at San
Jorge sa Samar, inasahan na rin ng mga magsasaka na lulunurin ng
“apo” o baha ang kanilang mga pananim – nagaganap sa kanila ang
sakunang ito, taun-taon sa loob na ng mahigit 50 taon.
Karaniwang pangyayari na rin ang
malawakang operasyong militar sa mga interyor na baryo at
bulubundukin. Habang ipinagmamalaki ng AFP na “pulbos na” ang
insurhensiya sa isla ng Leyte, itinuturing naman nito bilang
pambansang prayoridad ang buong isla ng Samar. Ang dalawang isla ay
hinagupit ng “huling hirit” ng malawakang militarisasyon na bahagi
ng Oplan Bantay Laya II (OBL II) ng rehimeng Arroyo. Ang OBL II ay
patuloy na ipinatupad ng rehimeng Aquino hanggang Enero 2011, bago
ito pinalitan ng Oplan Bayanihan kamakailan. Sa Rehiyon VIII, ang
“huling hirit” na ito ay tinaguriang “Operation October Left Cross”
ng 8th Infantry Division (8th ID) ng AFP, ang dibisyon ng
sandatahang lakas na siyang nakasasaklaw sa buong Silangang
Kabisayaan.
Matinding abuso ang naranasan ng
rehiyon sa ilalim ng OBL, kaya’t kahit pa ilang heneral na ang
nagrigodon bilang hepe ng AFP at 8th ID, iisa pa rin ang mukha ng
militarisasyon sa buong rehiyon. Wala pa ring ibang “kilalang
sundalo” ang mga tao kundi ang tinaguriang “berdugo” na si Jovito
Palparan.
Ang sitwasyon ng karapatang pantao sa
rehiyon
Sa buong rehiyon, naisadokumento sa
ilang fact-finding mission na pinangunahan ng Katungod-Sinirangan
Bisayas (Katungod-SB), ang lokal na sanga ng pambansang alyansang
Karapatan, na daan-libong magsasaka at sibilyan ang nagiging biktima
ng militarisasyon sa mga sentrong bayan at kanayunan. Ang mga datos
na ito ang siya kong binalikan upang makumpirma mismo sa mga
magsasaka, partikular sa mga bulubunduking baryo sa ilang
munisipalidad ng Samar.
Kabilang sa mga kaso ang pagpatay,
ilegal na pag-aresto, sapilitang ebakwasyon at dislokasyon,
pambobomba, pang-iistraping, panununog ng bahay, pangwawasak ng
pananim, blokeyo ng pagkain, pisikal at mental na presyur at tortyur,
at iba pa. Rumurok ang pinsala ng OBL sa populasyong sibilyan noong
2005, o sa ngayo’y bukambibig na ng mga tao na “panahon ni Palparan.”
Subalit, malinaw din na nagpapatuloy ang militarisasyon hanggang sa
kasalukuyang Oplan Bayanihan ni Aquino.
Sa ulat ng Karapatan, umabot sa 126
ang mga biktima ng pampulitikang pamamaslang, habang 27 ang naging
desaparesido sa rehiyon sa ilalim ng rehimeng Arroyo. Nangunguna ang
istatistikang ito kumpara sa bilang ng mga biktima sa iba pang mga
rehiyon sa Kabisayaan. Kabilang sa mga pinaslang ang mga kilalang
aktibista at tagapagtaguyod ng karapatang pantao na sina Atty.
Felidito Dacut, Dr. Bartolome Resuello, Atty. Norman Bocar, Rev.
Edison Lapuz, Prof. Jose Ma.Cui at Fr. Cecilio Lucero.
Patuloy ang intimidasyon ng militar sa
mga aktibista at institusyong nagtataguyod sa karapatang pantao.
Permanente ang pagbabanta ng mga sundalo laban sa Katungod-SB sa
pamamagitan ng kanilang programa sa radyo sa istasyong DYMS sa
Catbalogan. Ang dating pangkalahatang kalihim ng Katungod-SB na si
Atty. Kathrina Castillo ay nakatanggap ng mga banta o death threats
sa pamamagitan ng koreyo nitong nakaraang taon.
Hindi na bago sa rehiyon ang masaker.
Ang 19th Infantry Battalion (19th IB) sa Leyte ay tinagurian nang
“Massacre Battalion” dahil sa sunud-sunod na mga kaso ng pamamaslang.
Ikalawa na sa Kananga, Leyte ang kontrobersyal na kaso ng pagkamatay
ng tanyag na botanistang si Leonard Co at ng kanyang istap, na
naganap umano dahil sa isang engkwentro sa pagitan ng NPA at 19th IB
nitong Nobyembre 2010. Ngunit gaya nina Co, malinaw na biktima ng
sadyang pagpapaputok ng mga sundalo ang siyam pa na namatay sa
Kananga noong 2003 – dangan lamang sila’y karaniwang mga magsasaka
kung kaya’t hindi nabigyan ng sapat na atensyon mula sa midya. Noong
2005, siyam na magsasaka muli, kabilang ang isang buntis, ang
namatay nang mag-istraping ang mga sundalo habang sila’y nagsasagawa
ng “tiklos” (bayanihan sa pagtatanim) sa Barangay San Agustin, Palo,
Leyte. Ang mga magsasakang nakaligtas mula sa malagim na masaker ay
inaresto, at sinampahan ng gawa-gawang kasong kriminal upang
mapigilan ang kanilang pagtetestigo.
Nagaganap din ang katulad na ilegal na
pag-aresto sa mga pinaghihinalaang kasapi o tagasuporta ng New
People’s Army (NPA). Kabilang dito ang kaso ni Dario Tomada, lider
ng Samahan han Gudti nga Parag-uma ha Sinirangan Bisayas (SAGUPA-SB),
ang alyansa ng militanteng magsasaka sa rehiyon. Si Tomada ay
nakaligtas sa tangkang pamamaslang sa kanya noong 2005, at
nagpasyang lumayo muna sa militarisadong rehiyon para sa kanyang
seguridad. Inaresto si Tomado nitong Hulyo 2010 sa Binan, Laguna at
sinampahan ng 15 bilang sa kasong pagpatay kaugnay ng umano’y “mass
grave” na nadiskubre sa Inopacan, Leyte. Mayroon pang mga kaso ng
mga magsasaka na di-naiuulat ang pagkakakulong, may mga sibilyan na
diumano’y nag-“surrender” at hinahawakan ng militar nang labag sa
kanilang kalooban, at iba pang di-dokumentadong kaso.
Dahil sa aking ilegal na
pagkaka-aresto at detensyon, umabot na ngayon sa 16 ang bilang ng
mga detenidong pulitikal sa Silangang Kabisayaan. Gayunman, ang
ganitong klase ng pang-aabuso – at higit pa – ay hindi na bago para
sa mga magsasaka ng Barangay Bay-ang.
Nasaan ang Bay-ang?
Nakasanayan na ng mga magsasaka ang
atrasadong sistema ng transportasyon sa isla ng Samar. Sa mga “tabo”
(lokal na palengke) at sa mga okasyong gaya ng “patron” (pyesta),
karaniwan nang paninda ang pinakamaaasahan at pinakabatayang
pangangailangan ng mga magsasaka para sa kanilang mobilidad – ang
bota. Kung ni walang maayos na kalsada patungo sa mga interyor na
munisipalidad na gaya ng Matuguinao at San Jose de Buan, paano pa
kaya ang patungo sa mga liblib na baryo sa iba’t ibang bayan?
Ang Barangay Bay-ang ay isa sa mga
pinaka-interyor na baryo sa bayan ng San Jorge, Samar. Matatagpuan
ito sa tri-bawndari ng mga bulubunduking bayan ng San Jorge, Motiong,
at San Jose de Buan. Bagamat interyor, ang Bay-ang ay nagsisilbing
imbudo ng mga “kalapit” na baryo (sapagkat sa aktwal ay ilan pang
kilometro ang distansya) para sa kanilang transportasyon patungo sa
Maharlika Highway at poblasyon ng San Jorge. Nagagawa ito sa
pamamagitan ng lokal na daungan at mga “baloto” (bangka) na
nagbabyahe sa ilog.
Noong panahon ng Digmaang Pilipino-Amerikano
ay isinumpa ni Hen. Jacob Smith na gagawing isang “howling
wilderness” ang buong isla ng Samar. Sino ang mag-aakala na ang
ganitong karimarimarim na banta ay maaari pang maranasan sa
kasalukuyang panahon, at sa aktwal ay sinapit ng Barangay Bay-ang at
ng iba pang interyor na baryo sa Samar?
Mula sa taong 2005 hanggang 2007 ay
tinaguriang “no man’s land” ang Bay-ang. Sapilitang lumikas ang mga
residente bunga ng matinding militarisasyon at malawakang abusong
militar. Maraming kabahayan ang sinunog at maging ang kapilya ng
barangay ay hindi iniligtas. Kahit ang rebulto ng patron ng baryo na
nakatanghod lamang habang nagaganap ang mga abuso, ay nilapastangan
at pinasabog ng mga sundalo.
Gaya ng naganap sa buong bansa sa
panahon ng OBL, walang pinipiling biktima ang abusong militar –
target nito kahit mga kilalang taong-simbahan, mamamahayag, duktor,
propesor o abugado. Kaya’t sa kalagayang liblib ang kanilang mga
tirahan at maaaring limitado pa ang kaalaman sa mga batas at sa
kanilang mga karapatan, ilambeses pa ang bangis ng intimidasyong
sinasapo ng karaniwang magsasaka sa kamay ng mga sundalo.
Noong Agosto 8, 2005, ipinatawag ng
mga sundalo mula sa 34th IB sina Arcadio Gabani, kapitan ng Barangay
Bay-ang, at si Artemio Gabin, isang barangay tanod. Dinala sila sa
barangay hall ng Purok 2 sa poblasyon ng San Jorge at doon ay
tinortyur.
Makalipas ang ilang araw, noong Agosto
12, nakasalubong ng mga magsasakang sina Rodolfo Lukaban at Lodilo
Gabiana ang mga nag-ooperasyong tropa mula sa 34th IB na umano’y
naghahanap ng mga kampo ng NPA. Sapilitan silang iginiya sa
operasyon at makailang ulit na binugbog habang nasa ruta patungo sa
pinagsususpetsahang mga kampo. Sa isang lugar naman ay naabutan
nilang nag-iigib si Artemio Ellantos. Binugbog siya nang hindi niya
masagot agad ang mga tanong ng mga sundalo. Isang menor de edad, si
Eyet Dacanay, 16 anyos, ang hinablot ng mga sundalo mula sa umpukan
ng mga tao at binugbog sa isang bahay. Sapilitan ding iginiya si
Dacanay sa operasyon.
Mas malupit ang sinapit ni Paquito
Badiola, 35 anyos, at residente din ng Bay-ang. Noong araw ding iyon
ay sinalbeyds siya ng isang hiwalay na grupo ng mga sundalo na
nakasalubong niya sa magubgob na bahagi ng Barangay Mobo-ob.
Halos isang linggo lamang ang saklaw
ng nasabing operasyong militar ngunit napakaraming biktima. Isa pang
tampok ay naganap kay Nonita Gabina, nang hambalusin ng mga sundalo
ang kanyang ulo sa hagdanan habang siya’y iniimbestigahan. Sapilitan
siyang pinapirma sa isang kasulatan na nagsasaad na siya’y
“sumurender” sa mga sundalo. Ilang araw matapos ang insidente,
sinunog ng mga sundalo ang kanilang kubo sa bukid.
Tserman ng Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)
sa Bay-ang si Nonito “Ronie” Llantos, 18 anyos, nang siya’y
tinortyur at sapilitang pinatayo mula sa pagkakaratay sa sakit. Ang
kanyang ari ay kinulata ng mga sundalo. Naging biktima rin ang
kanyang nakababatang kapatid na si Salvador, 13 anyos. Binugbog siya
ng mga sundalo habang pinoprotektahan niya ang may-sakit na si Ronie.
Agosto 17 nang mapilitang magbakwit
ang mga residente ng Bay-ang sa lumang gusali ng Samar National
Agricultural School (SNAS) sa Barangay Matalod, San Jorge. Makalipas
lamang ang tatlong buwan, eskandalosong pinagkakatok ng mga sundalo
ang gusali ng SNAS sa kalaliman ng gabi. Muling nabulabog at
nangamba ang mga bakwit.
Bay-ang matapos ang “panahon ni
Palparan”
Dalawang taon bago nabalikan ng mga
residente ang Bay-ang. Pero kalagitnaan hanggang katapusan ng taong
2008 ay muling naitala ang mas mabangis na abuso mula sa mga sundalo.
Katapusan ng buwan ng Hulyo 2008 nang
ensirkuluhan ang baryo ng isang platun mula sa 46th IB. Mula alas-6
ng gabi hanggang alas-5 ng umaga ng sumunod na araw ay tuluy-tuloy
na nagpaputok at nang-istraping ang mga sundalo puntirya ang kapilya
ng barangay, ilang mga bahay at maging ang mga magsasaka na
nagsipagtakbuhan. Maliban sa pang-iistraping, animong pag-hostage
ang ginawa ng mga sundalo sa isang pamilya na kinulong sa isang
bahay nang walang pagkain at walag tulog. Naitala din ang pagnanakaw
at paninira ng mga pananim ng mga magsasaka.
Setyembre 5 nang madatnan ng mga
sundalo sa bukid si Ombie Labong, 42 anyos. Kasama ng mga opisyal sa
kanilang barangay ay isiniwalat niya sa isang istasyon ng radyo sa
Tacloban ang ginawang abuso sa kanya ng mga sundalo noong araw na
iyon. Piniringan siya, binugbog at binantaang papatayin kung hindi
siya magsusumbong ukol sa presensya ng NPA sa kanilang lugar.
Nakaligtas mula sa tortyur si Ronie
Llantos noong “panahon ni Palparan,” ngunit mas malagim ang kanyang
sinapit makalipas ang tatlong taon. Tanghaling tapat ng Setyembre
13, 2008 nang mag-istraping ang tropa ng 20th IB sa kubo sa bukid na
tinitigilan niya at ng kanyang kapatid na si JR Llantos, 12 anyos,
at pinsan na si Barton, 13 anyos. Namatay si Ronie.
Animong hindi pa sapat sa mga sundalo
ang gayon lamang kasimple na paglapastangan. Sinunog ng mga sundalo
ang bangkay ni Ronie kasama ang mga tabla ng kubo upang magsilbing
palatandaan sa paglanding ng kanilang helikopter. Di-mabilang na
pinsala ang idinulot ng nag-operasyong tropa ng 20th IB mula sa
paninira ng pananim, pagnanakaw, at panununog ng mga bahay nina
Inocito Gabane, Federico Lazarra, at ng dating SK Tserman na sinunog
ng mga sundalo kasama ng kanyang bangkay.
Sa mga eksenang tila hiniram lamang sa
mga pelikula ukol sa giyera sa Vietnam – mula sa Setyembre 16
hanggang 18, 2008 ay umabot naman sa 33 bomba ang aktwal na hinulog
at pinasabog sa apat na beses na pambobomba ng tatlong pandigmang
eroplano sa saklaw ng Barangay Bay-ang, sa San Jorge; Sityo Galutan,
Barangay Canaponte, Barangay Hagbay at Barangay San Nicolas sa San
Jose de Buan. Ang malalakas na pagsabog ay nagdulot ng pagyanig ng
lupa, at malubhang pinsala sa pananim at kabuhayan ng daan-daang
magsasaka sa nasabing mga baryo. Muli ay napilitang magbakwit ang
mga residente. Sa pagkakataong iyon, lumikas ang mga taga-Bay-ang sa
poblasyon ng San Jorge.
Muli nang nakabalik sa Bay-ang ang mga
magsasaka. Nananatili sa ilang lugar ang malalalim na uka sa lupa na
tinamaan ng mga bomba.
Patuloy na militarisasyon sa rehiyon
Nabalitaan ko na nitong nakaraang
Marso 10-15, 2011 ay matagumpay na inilunsad ang “Tabang Samar,”
isang relief at fact-finding mission (FFM) sa bayan ng Matuguinao,
Samar na pinangunahan ng Katungod-SB at iba pang rehiyunal na
organisasyon. Ang mga FFM na tulad nito ang nakapagdokumento ng mga
kaso na gaya ng sa Bay-ang, at sa iba pang mga barangay na nahaharap
sa abusong militar.
Ilan sa mga lumahok sa FFM ay aktwal
na nakadalaw sa akin sa piitan. Nagpapasalamat ako sa Katungod-SB
para sa muling pagbibigay sa akin ng mga datos at kopya ng mga
naunang testimonya ng mga biktima ng abusong militar sa rehiyon.
Gayunpaman, ang bunga ng aking personal na pakikipag-usap sa mga
magsasaka sa Bay-ang at sa iba pang mga barangay ay hawak na ngayon
ng 34th Infantry Battalion na siyang nagsagawa ng ilegal na
pag-aresto sa akin. Hindi baril o granada ang nakuha nila mula sa
akin, kundi ang akin lamang mga personal na gamit, kabilang na ang
aking kompyuter o laptop na siya nilang pinaghinalaan nang husto.
Sa Matuguinao, lumilipad ang mga
helikopter ng militar at walang habas na naglalanding sa mga pananim
ng mga magsasaka. Balita itong nagaganap ngayon – kahit tapos na ang
mabangis na OBL. Balita ito na sa wari ng iba ay inawit lamang noon
para sa Silvino Lobos at Las Navas; pero sa kasalukuyan ay nagaganap
pa rin sa San Jorge, sa Kananga, Lope de Vega, Albuera, Balangiga,
Palo, at saan mang sulok ng rehiyon na nakararanas ng militarisasyon.
Maliban sa pagdedeploy ng dagdag na
tropa sa dati nang militarisadong rehiyon, masigasig din ang
kampanya sa rekrutment ng AFP at 8th ID. Sa nakaraang ilang buwan ay
ipinahayag nito ang sunud-sunod na treyning sa mga bagong sundalo:
239 noong Oktubre, 333 nitong Nobyembre; habang nitong nakaraang
Marso, 125 bagong sundalo ang nanumpa para sa treyning na
magtatransporma umano sa kanila mula sa pagiging mga bata tungo sa
pagiging “tunay na mga lalaki.” Wika ng mga tagapagsalita ng AFP,
mga “bagong dugo” ito na maglilingkod sa sandatahang lakas; “bagong
dugo” din na maisasabak sa malawakang operasyong militar na patuloy
na ipinatutupad sa rehiyon.
Sa Samar, nadarama na ngayon ang
pangakong pagbabago ng administrasyong Aquino. Nagbubuhos ng
napakalaking pondo ang mga dayuhang institusyong gaya Millenium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) para sa Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino
Program (4Ps) at para sa enggrandeng proyekto ng konstruksyon at
pagpapaayos ng mga kalsada sa Samar. Madalas namin itong maging
paksa sa pakikipagkwentuhan ko sa mga magsasaka sa mga baryo. Pero
sa isang panayam, nakatitig lamang ang mga magsasaka sa kanilang
putikang bota: “Diri man namon kinahanglan an karsada (Hindi namin
kailangan ang kalsada),” anila. “An hangyo namon, hustisya (Ang
hinihiling namin ay katarungan.)”
Para kanino? Para ba kay Casiano Abing?
Myembro ng Bayan Muna sa Balangiga, Este Samar: unang biktima ng
pampulitikang pamamaslang sa rehiyon sa panahon ni Aquino.
Para ba kay Joselito “Itok” Tobe?
Magsasakang nakaligtas at saksi sa masaker sa Palo: namatay nang
dahil sa sakit sa loob ng kulungan, ilang linggo bago napalaya ang
iba pa niyang kasamahan.
Para rin ba sa kanilang mga magsasaka
na laging sinasalanta ng sakuna na mas matindi pa sa baha at pagguho
ng lupa? Nang ako’y arestuhin, nakita ko mismo kung paano sila
namutla at napaluha nang maramdamang wala na silang magagawa kundi
ang iwan na lamang ako sa mga sundalo.
Maitatanong pa ba kung ano ginagawa ng
isang makata at manunulat sa isang kasuluk-sulukang baryo na gaya ng
Bay-ang? Marahil, ang dapat na nating itanong sa ngayon ay kung
bakit mailap, at ni hindi yata nakakadalaw sa mga lugar na tulad
nito ang pinakahihintay na bisita na ang pangalan ay Hustisya.
Name: Miguel B. Mendoza
Address: Flat 4, Bldg. #732, Rd. 761, East Riffa 00973,
Kingdom of Bahrain
Email: mikbmend@yahoo.com
Date: Dec. 22, 2010
Dear Mr. Doroquez,
Ma-upay nga oras ha imo.
Last December 4, I had a tear-laced
meeting with your wife, Mana Prosy, a very close Catorce cousin,
during the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of
the Guiuananons in Daly City. I likewise met your son. In the
"fill-in-the-blanks" that ensued, I mentioned to her my job at the
Bahrain National Guard, a blog about anything related to Guiuan, and
dabbling in some poetry, short stories and historical essays. She,
in turn, told me about you and your blog. I have just gone through
two of your pieces: "The Battle of Catubig" and "The Celebration."
And I am impressed!
By the way, I am presently here in
Texas for a month-long vacation. I believe this is enough to start
with. Hopefully you'd get in touch.
You may just call me,
Mike
(Miguel Catorce Balboa Daiz Mendoza)
mikbmend@yahoo.com
Name: Catherine Lambino
Fabian
Address: Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Email: cathfabs@yahoo.com
Date: 12-22-10
Mabuhay an mga tga Catubig pati an mga
tga Manering! =)
Name: Fred Villarante
Address: Filtration Rd., Olongapo City 2200, Zambales
Email:
fv_villarante@yahoo.com
Date: October 23, 2010
Gusto ko lang magbigay ng standpoint,
tungkol sa developer na mag tatayo ng housing subdivition, sa
Pinabacdao,gusto ko lang sabihin na isa nitong pagkakataun, na may
mga capitalista na mamumuhunan sa ating bayan, at magkaroon naman ng
maayos na bahay't umunlad ang ating bayan d'yan sa Pinabacdao, at
hindi nalang mga kubo ang makikita natin sa tuwing dadaan tayo
patungong Tacloban, panahon na para umunlad naman ang ating bayan,
Kaya nga lang 'wag naman natin itayo duon sa mga sakahan na
pinaghahanapbuhayan ng ating mga magsasaka, dito sa Olongapo,
napakaraming Sub-division, subalit duon nila itnatayo sa mga lugar
na hindi na matatniman o kaya sa mnga bundok na pinapatag, sa
usaping ito,kailangan lang na humanap ng lugar ang developer, na
hindi naman masasaktan ang mga magsasaka, pero isa itong magandang
proyekto d'yan sa Pinabacdao Samar.
Name: PARAG-UMA Pinabacdao
Email:
Date: 08/18/2010
Usa la kami nga mga parag-uma, kun
diin dinhi la nabubuhi.
Kay ano nga it amun mga urumhanan
karuyag panguhaun? kay may HOUSING PROJECT daw!! May mga personal
dinhi nga mga interest, kay maaram man kita nga tanan nga it atun
BUNGTO diri sugad hitu ka daku nga angay na magbutang hin mga
housing. Usa pa dinhi diri puwedi pan himuun nga mga SUBDIVISION it
mga kahagnaan kay nagkukuri na ngani kita hit BUGAS, ngan may BATAS
nga gin didiri ini. An kaso kay mga parag uma manla kami salit
gintatalumpigus la. kay waray daw ibarayd hit abogado hin magkaso
salit gin sampahan kami. Pag Antos pag Pobrihanun manla!!!!
Maabot gihap it panahon nga
makakatapat kamo hin may mga salapi ngan diri niyo matatalumpigos
sugad hit iyo gin buhat ha amun nga mga parag uma.
Makaarawod gad hinduro kay masiring pa
nga "may ibarayad kaba hit ABOGADO?" natapud gad nga ura ura kay Gin
gagamit it BUDGET hit MUNISIPYO pag pinanbayad hit ABOGADO nga ira
gingagamit ha amun. Kami nga mga PARAG-UMA mag aantos hit pangutang
para la makakuha hin ABOGADO nga ma dipinsa hit amun mga KAUMHANAN.
Unta it ira gin giginasto hit mga
ABOGADO it himu nala hin mga PROYEKTO mas maupay pa, kaysa pag pinan
gulo hit mga tawo.
Name: Yumi
Address: Sampaloc 1, Pala pala, Dasmarinas, Cavite
Email: girlieb@ymail.com
Date: 8-1-10
Uzta sa lahat ng mga friends q jan sa
Catarman lalo n ung mga dating ksamahan q jan sa remish batch 2007
to 2009. Asan n kau ngaun jan p b kau? daddy rusty kmuzta n? n
mimingaw n gud aq saiyo duon.sana mag kita kita p tau katulad ng
dati. At kay mr. alvin kmuzta din sau at asan k n ngaun? lam u n
kung sino k. Dati kng konsehal sa Catubig pramdam k nmn jan kung
buhay ka pa. hehehe! (joke lng) hinahanap q email mo ndi q mkita.
Name: Banni Paul C. Alli, Jr
Address: 277 San Francisco St., Catbalogan City, Samar
Email:
paulalli@hotmail.com
Date: Feb. 12, 2010
Dear Readers:
I am urging independent minded members
and readers of Gugma Han Samar to sponsor or co-sponsor a public
debate on the major issues affecting the island of Samar. There
should be a panel of speakers from the candidates running for
Congress and Governor as well as interpellators from the well-known
members of civil society of Samar. In this way, the people of Samar
will know exactly whom they will vote for.
Name: Isidoro Fererras
Address: Grefiel Street, Marabut, Samar
Email:
marabut_samar@yahoo.com
Date: February 10, 2010
Abogado at dating HUMAN RIGHT lawyer
ang aming butihing Mayor ngayon, marami daw syang accomplishments na
ipinagmamalaki sa lahat ng mga Marabutnon.pero wala naman palang
dapat ipagmalaki. FANS po ang mayor namin ni PACMAN. Sa katotohanan
ay magaling pong mangbugbog. Year 2007 ng bugbogin nya si Bobet
Rayrao sa isang sayawan non sa Bgy. Fererras, ngayong 2010 ay naulit
ulit ang pambubogbog na ito ng bugbogin nya ang pamangkin ni V-Mayor
Edwin T. Labado.
Mayor VAL A. ORTILLO ganyan ba ang
natotonan mo sa pagiging HUMAN RIGHT lawyer mo? Mahiya ka naman
malapit na ang eleksyon baka ikainis ka ng taong bayan! Sana mabasa
mo ang munting tinig na ito na sumisigaw sa ilang!
Name: Delia Mongoc Acoba
Address: Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland, Europe
Email:
dlacoba@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 29-12-2009
Hi, I am looking for my long long
friends, Donna and Agnes Villanueva from airport village Catarman.
Sana po me makapagbigay sa kanila ng inpormasyon. Dating pulis ang
kanilang tatay. Kasamahan ko po sila dati sa banda. Fantasia band.
Salamat po!
Name: Liwayway Sumang-Lipata
Address: 62 Romana Ext., Blk3 Magsaysay Village, Tondo, Manila
Email: lslipata@yahoo.com
Date: 10-19-2009
Magandang umaga o magandang gabi sa
inyong lahat na taga Samar...ako po si Gng Liwayway S. Lipata na
taga rito sa Tondo Manila. Humihingi po ako sa inyo ng tulong na
sana po ay MAKITA NAMIN ANG AKING FATHER- IN-LAW BUHAY MAN O PATAY
na matagal ng hindi nakikita ng aking asawa na si JESSIE M. LIPATA
na ngayon po ay 46 years old na.Ang pangalan po ng tatay nya ay
PEDRITO GALVAN-LIPATA anak ni EULALIA LIPATA at ALFREDO GALVAN.
Iniwanan nya ang kanyang mga anak dito noong 1967 sa lugar ng Taguig.
Kung sino po ang nakakakilala sa aking
byenan ay mangyari po lamang na ipagbigay alam po nyo sa amin. Sabik
na pong makita ng aking asawa ang kanyang tatay. Salamat po.
Name: Wendy
Address: Unit F, Floor 15, World Plaza, Shanghai, China
Email:
haicong3-shanghai@163.com
Date: 15/10/2009
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Shanghai, China
Name: Maribel Galang
Reyes
Address: Joseph St., Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1z3, Canada
Email:
maribel_reyes2000@yahoo.com
Date: Sept. 17, 2009
I'm looking for my long lost relatives
in Villareal Samar specially Jose N. Galang. If you know him or his
relatives please let me know at my email. Thank you so much hope you
can help me.
Name: G. Obregon
Address: Villareal, Samar
Email:
Date: August 22, 2009
Hallo po ha iyo ngatanan dinhi.. mga
taga Villahanon....
Parang kadamo han absent dinhi..
hehehehehe im talking about absent minded.. hahahaha.. anyway first
time kong na stumble sa site na ito kaya yana la ako nag comment.
Just so let you know nag enjoy ako han akon pag bakasyon ha
Canada…nag papasalamat ako han amon gin ukyan hira auntie Nora ngan
iya pamilya. The best vacation ever parati pag nsa Canada kami…yon
palang nakilala ko si sister Lurence Dalwatan na galing ng
California at nag punta rin ng Canada.
Enjoy gud man liwat…sana nasa Canada
ako this Sept kasi meron didto patron kanda auntie Nora Colles balay
marighum gud hin ura ura... nag enjoy din ako sa mga nakilala ko sa
party na mostly mga taga Catbalogan daw... pero hahaaha
nahingalimotan ko nga tanan ang mga ngaran nira pwera la an Reyes
family nga Apo ni Nay Lulay pero nakalimutan ko pa rin ang name niya..
bwahahaha.. hhmmmmmmm meron ba kayo nito short term memory? Dati
slight lang tapos naging short term…naku sana wag naman maging long
term..hahahaa...
Uy fiesta na ha Villa last nga linakat
ha Villa was in the 73 tapos binalik la ako han 81 for two weeks
after that till now hindi na ako nakabalik pa kon ano na ang itsura
ng Villa nowadays…pero aram ko ang mga isda aadto pa gadla gihapon
hit may pantalan.. oh diba? Salamat hini nga site… surat la kamo kay
di man kita mauubsan na hin lapis, ballpen ngan papel…kay amo ngani
nga always sharpen your mind kono basi diri maubusan hin storya.
Anyway this for now…aywa kamo hin pasaway kay waray dinhi mag
timangno ha iyo.
Name: Luna Ranera Caringal
Address: 3 Bettina Alley Paradise Comp., Angeles City 2009,
Pampanga
Email:
lunagarcia_54@yahoo.com
Date: August 5, 2oo9
I have read your blog last July and so
excited that i have found may cousin when i am searching for a
relative of my mom's side, i am the eldest daughter of Pascuala
Ranera if you can still remember and now with my family here in
Pampanga. My brother Pablo Jr is based in Canada. I'm hoping to hear
from you soon. Good day to you and the family. thank you
Name: Engr. Romualdo D.
Saises
Address: La Purisima St., Las Navas 6420, Northern Samar
Email:
saises_knights@yahoo.com
Date: June 2,2009
A HIGH SCHOOL DREAM, BARANGAY SAN
MIGUEL
Barangay San Miguel, one of the remote
barangay of Las Navas will soon to have a high school this June
2009. This is by making its elementary be converted to an integrated
school. This is the result of the initiative by Engr. Romualdo D.
Saises when he visited the barangay during their closing exercise
last March 23, 2009 as their speaker. The documentary requirement
was facilitated and a lot of support are coming. Governor Daza will
provide para teachers, Board Member Lucero flooring, Board Member
Layon, walling, Mayor Arltio Tan, the roofig material, Philippine
Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Northern Samar Chapter,
Blackboards and Chalk. The labor is the Bayanihan approach of the
people of Barangay San Miguel. At present, there are 95 first year
students are enrolled and 20 for second year. More students are
coming to the place. 5 barangay from Las Navas namely Perez, San
Francisco, Kirino, Perez, San Miguel and 3 from Catubig, Inagunuyan,
Osang and Nagookan.
By June 10, 2009 an inspector from
DepEd Division of Northern Samar will inspect the ongoning
construction of the building and ultimately the start of the class
by June 15, 2009. The barangay of San Miguel is being lead by
Barangay Captain Tiburcio Lebico and its council. The project is
being coordinated by Mr. Crisologo Rompe, Mr. Tony Formaran, Elmer
Rompe and Rizalex Llave. Its counter from Mrs. Perl Tan, OIC
District supervisor is now processing applicants for teacher.
Realization of the High School Dream is soon to beccame a reality.
Name: Romualdo D. Saises
Address: La Purisima St., Las Navas 6420, Northern Samar
Email:
saises_knights@yahoo.com
Date: April 1, 2009
Las Navas a new Tourism Destination.
1. Pinipsakan Falls
2. Lasnavasnon Cave at Km.3
3. Lasnavasnon Hanging Bridge at Km. 3
4. Rafting
5. Bird Wathcing
6. Dam site Construction
7. Las Navas River rides
For information contact Engr. Romualdo
D. Saises of SAISEROBI HOMETEL cell. 09161059005 or 09217350724 or
visit Lasnavasnon group @yahoo.com
Name: Jaime E. Arcebuche
Address: 1Deer Hollow Rd., Forestdale, Massachusetts 02644, United
States
Email: arcebuche@yahoo.com
Date: March 7, 2009
I had an earlier rejoinder on the
issue of giving my ten cents worth of opinion on matters affecting
our province and the entire country.
My observations was premised on much
of the commentaries I get to see from some of our more passionate
patriots who appears to be affected by the endless travails of our
countrymen - the un-ending tales of corruption, of abuses, power
brokers, etc. -ad infinitum, ad nauseam!!!
Much of them have expressed their
consternations in no undertain terms (kawatanes, grifters,) and with
vituperative elan, lambasts them to kingdom come!!!!!!
I opined that while it was one great
public exercise in lettiung some steam off the wearied writers, it
served little purpose, mainly because the powers that be had been
inured to insults, court cases, innuendoes and even public
humiliations. "ika nga sa tagalog, Makapal na ang balat".
Now, I cannot in fairness, just go
around making my mea culpas without coming up with concrete
alternatives. My take on those negative commentaries is that it
becomes counter-productive, most especially when those epithets and
shiboleths are hurled against incumbents whose terms are about to
expire. They'll just continue to make hay while still in power or at
least near the power brokers.
My suggestions to my fellow kababayans
is for us to come up with a more acceptable form of helping police
our government administrators while at the same not being unduly
insulting, impolite and downright sarcastic.
My suggestion was for us to help
define the issues clearly and the solutions practical and
participative.
Okay, sans verbose trumpets, this is
my take!
1. First, to be respected, let us also
be respectful. I mean level the proverbial playing field by not
going to personalities & limit our rantings to understandable
issues.
2. Whenever possible, let's not point
accusing fingers to individuals when the 'problem/s' are
community-related.
3. Let us involve the rest of the
community and not attempt to 'hug the limelight' which often
beclouds the real issues.
4. Make concrete proposals and back it
up with achievable targets. In involving the community, I suggest a
more expanded version of the BARANGAY CONCEPT-that is a VILLAGE,
COMMUNITY, CITY AND PROVINCIAL COUNSELS representing the political,
religious, civic, business, social, military, academic, the
professions (legal, medical, accounting, education, police, farmers,
fishermen, etc) and other segments in the community who may have a
stake in its governance. Now, this could seem unwieldy with 'too
many cooks', but I have faith in the ability of those representing
those various interests to elect from among themselves, their
governing officers and the rest to head or participate in
committees. Any grouping with appropriate numerical strength could
apply for membership - ideally with a roster as reference. The
composition of the COUNCIL must be published or given wide
distribution or at least be on the community's Bulletin Board.
5. How should this group be funded?
Any organisation worth participating in should be given public or if
need be, private financial support. There are a number of ways:
a). Each Representative group should
contribute voluntarily according to its means (familiar socialist
refrain?).
b. Those well-meaning OFW (overseas
workers) - whenever they send a certain financial assistance to
relatives and friends, at least FIVE PERCENT (5%) should be
allocated to the local community council.
c). A government participatory GRANT,
if need be, through a Bill in Congress, (ideally through local
tax/toll impositions) should be enacted for the local council's
expenses.
6. THE COUNCIL can also act as a
SOUNDING BOARD for possible local project priorities. It could also
be a WATCHDOG for government-funded projects. (Notice how this can
minimise corruption and influence-related graft).
THE COUNCIL'S ACTIVITIES,
RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS (MAYBE PROGRESS REPORTS OF LOCAL
PROJECTS, ETC) MUST BE published in the BULLETIN BOARD. Foreign
contributors (remember the 5%?) may be furnished a copy to keep them
updated (and also to keep them interested in sending their FIVE
PERCENT (5%) contributions, heh! heh!
NTE THAT WHENEVER WE LAMBAST OUR OWN
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND POST OUR FEELINGS FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE,
that does not speak well of the ONLY CHRISTIAN NATION IN THE FAR
EAST!
Our politicians will continue to find
means to remain in power -that is by spending and earning some more
and also giving largesse and preferential treatment to their
minions.
NOW THERE MAY BE OTHER OPTIONS and I
wish, the rest of you out there can put n their Five Cents worth of
ideas too!
Name: Romualdo D.
Saises
Address: La Purisima St., Las Navas 6420, Northern Samar
Email:
saises_knights@yahoo.com
Date: February 28, 2009
ENGR. SAISES PASSION FOR ROADS
Director Twano sends a bridge engineer
and a structural engineer last February 3, 2009 to conduct assesment
for the KM.3 bridge at Bgy.San Isidro to pave for the link to Las-Navas
san Jose de Buan Road.
By March 3, 2009 a pre construction
activity for the construction of Bgy. Dapdap-Bgy.San Isidro
Transmissin Line. The Municipality Las Navas and the provncial
government of Northern Samar is now preparing an action plans for
the Feasibility Study of Las Navas Hydro Power and alternative for
the proposed 69KV transmission Line. The Department of submitted
already its report for the proposed project.
Name: Engr. Romualdo D.
Saises
Address: La Purisima St cor. Jaramilla St., Las Navas 6420, Northern
Samar
Email:
saises_knights@yahoo.com
Date: September 21, 2008
To fellow Samarnons, particularly the
Municipality of San Jose De Buan.
I have a plan to organized a protest
walk from Las Navas to San Jose de Buan over the deferrment of the
two proposal:
1. Las Navas-San Jose De Buan-Wright
Road Project: This project was deferred by the RDC thru its Chair
Mel Sarmiento for in favor to the Gandara-Matuguinao-Las
Navas-Jipapad-Arteche Road. Its obvious that he is protecting
Calbayog.
2. Wright-San Jose De Buan-Las Navas
69 KV Transmission Line. The reason that there is no road for the
easy operation and maintenance for Transco. If he could only visit
Las Navas and San Jose De Buan. He might reconsider the project.
Samar Island as compared to Leyte in
terms of development we are much behind. The reasons is that our
leaders are ashame to sell Samar to the President. To each his own.
Borongan Airport is now operational. Mr. Sarmiento was not even
invited by the People of Eastern Samar. The reason I’m sure that he
objected the Cityhood of Borongan and Catbalogan.
I was at San Jose De Buan and
consulted the people over the road project. But I was dismayed by
the action of RDC to turn it down by a Samareño Mr. Mel Sarmiento.
The Municipality of Las Navas was connected to the National Road
System only after 59 years after its creation. Take your time
Feasibility Study pala ang hinihingi.
Join the protest march this coming
November 16, 2008. Starting point at Bgy. San Isidro Las Navas to
San Jose De Buan.
Name: Maria Wetzel
Address: Lawaan, Eastern Samar
Email:
jules1946@verizon.net
Date: 20 Sept.08
Pamatron kamo ha amon, May 7-8 harane
la kami hit Basey ngan Marabut. Damo it amon mga Beach nga magupay
sunod sunod poro beach resort to Borongan. Just to name a few,
Jasmin beach, Monbon island and kanusod, Calicuan, pasyada kamo and
Unisex Canteen ligid hit singbahan ha Lawaan. See you there.
Name: Engr. Romualdo D.
Saises
Address: La Purisima St. Cor. Jaramilla St., Las Navas 6420,
Northern Samar
Email:
saises_knights@yahoo.com
Date: September 20, 2008
To my friends in the Municipality of
San Jose De Buan
The project that I have presented to
the PDC and RDC was deferred a fellow Samareño RDC chair and City
Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento.
1. Construction of Las Navas-San Jose
de Buan-Wright road project was deferred in favor to
Gandara-Matuguinao-Las Navas-Jipapad-Arteche road a road network
long before and missing road in the map. Mayor Sarmiento does not
like the project because the Nortehanon will no longer pass Calbayog
City if this road would be realized. Imagine the request for the
proposal was an endorsement to DPWH for the preparation of
Feasibility study pala. Binasura na niya. He is a not a true
Samareño. I am calling Samar engineers to assist me in the
prepararation of the F.S.
2. Wright-San jose de Buan-Las Navas
69kv transmission line was also deferred because of the road network
that he is asking. Transmission can be constructed without even a
road. Even San Jose have a very poor power quality. He must visit
San Juan de Buan and explain it to them why????
Samar development dies at the hands of
our leader. San Jose de Buan is at the Heart of Samar island. It
suffered a heart attack. The doctor RDC chair failed to assist on
time.
Name: Cesar Torres
Email:
Cesar1185@aol.com
Date: 19 September 2008
Dear Baby Sarah,
Thank you for your graciousness in
offering to make this website interesting and for you to contribute
news from the Central Visayas. Ray Gaspay is the webmaster of this
site. So he is in effect incharge of the site. But if you writing on
news about Samar and Leyte, you can ask Ray to post them in Samar
News. Not just here.
We do have more "cerebral" pieces. If
you note in the list of articles. Perhaps you can do something
similar. Pieces that will be of interest to your generation.
In the meantime, I added you to the UP
Alumni in Cyberspace egroup and the Worldwide Filipino Alliance
egroup. You write there ha? Take care. And you are impressived.
Study hard. Don't get married soon. Easy to have a baby and get
married, especially for someone like you. But hard to finish a
degree or even a term paper. This is what I used to tell my students
when I was still teaching in Diliman.
Please get in touch. My cell fone
number is 510 334-7611. Puede hin text.
Name: Jason Amantillo
Address: Marabut, Samar 6721
Email:
jazz75jazz@yahoo.com
Date: September 19 2008
MARABUT SAMAR - An bungto han segundo
distrito han samar nga hadto naging ka parte anay han Basey Samar.
Naging bungto an Marabut hadton tuig 1949 bulan han July petsa 22.
An Marabut igin sunod han apelyido han anay congressman Serafin
Marabut nga taga Basey Samar. Hi Isidiro Mista Ferreras an pinaka
syahan nga mayor han bungto han Marabut ngan hi Engracio Abayan
Amantillo an iya naging pinaka syahan nga bise-mayor.
An Marabut usa nga nagtitika
progresibo nga bungto durante han paningkamot hiton presente nga
mayor yana Atty. Percival Adona Ortillo ngan han bise-mayor Edwin
Tagadan Labado.
Ha pag sidlit han adlaw makikita naton
an kahusay han kabaybayonan. Makikita pa nimo an isda ha ilarom han
dagat nga naglalangoy-langoy dara han ka malinaw hiton tubig dagat.
An pagka duong han mga manaragat nga in bisan waray dakop na smile
la gihapon ha imo kon ikaw natapo. An mga Marabutnon simple la an
pag-ukoy, maka tagay-tagay hin bahalina nga produkto han mga
manaranggot ngan mag kilaw o magsugba hin isda nga dakop hin
mamurokot maupay na an pamahong-pahong ni Juan labi kon may-ada
guitar ngan baga kakantahan hin kundiman. Kaupay la pag-ukoy hin
sugad hiton baga ka simple nga kinabuhi.
An mga taga Marabut pangisda ngan
pag-uma an kasagaran nga mga pakabuhi. May-ada la siguro 8%-10% iton
nan iimpleyo ha gobyerno. An mayor han marabut in nagpatoman han pan
dakop han mga illegal fishing asya nga an mga gudti nga mangirisda
nalilipay han pitad nga ginbuhat ni Atty. Val Ortillo kay na
proprotektahan iton ira mga pakabuhi.
Iton mayor hiton Marabut in anay
nakada ha Commission on Human Rights amo nga nakaka-intindi hiya
hiton kinabuhi hiton mulopyohanon. Kami in nagpapasalamat ha imo
mayor. Unta imo ipadayon iton pag-ugop ha amon. Ma protekhan la unta
pirme iton amon interes, dire it interes hini nga mga dayo nga
manaragat ngan manguruha hin kahoy ha aton mga guba.
Han tanan nga napasyada ngahi hini nga
page ngan maka basa hini nga ak mensahe gin aagda kamo han
Marabutnon ngadi ha amon bungto. An amon ngay-an fiesta in gin
sasalin-urog ha kada Enero 14-15, unta maka pamatron kamo. Samalat.
Name: Chickay
Address: Currently in Cebu studying but hails from Catbalogan
Email:
baby_sarah3@yahoo.com
Date: September 7, 2008
To whom it may concern,
I am sophomore student in UP Cebu
taking Mass Communication. I would like to ask how can I contribute
to this cyber page? I want to cover events participated by Samarnons
here in Cebu.
Your reply to this matter is very much
appreciated. I posted my email add just so you can contact me.
Thanks!
Name: Ha Homonhon
Address: Philippines
Email:
tataladying_homonhon@yahoo.com
Date: august 24 2008
Ha Homonhon is a documentary film
about how one man seeks justice to reclaim his land against a
multinational mining firm after he discovers a "No Trespassing" sign
on the land he and his family plows.
Homonhon Island is an island in the
province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the south east side of
Leyte Gulf.
Tata Ladying, a Homonhon native is a
fisherman and a farmer who dares to ask the authorities on why a
Chinese owned mining firm placed a "No Trespassing" sign on land
that he tills and on the ground where he lives.
Producer:
Daniel Canada
Directed by:
Cha Escala
Contact:
tataladying_homonhon@yahoo.com
www.youtube/hahomonhon
09278239002
Name: Agustin De Asis
Address: Catubig N. Samar, Philippines
Email:
Date: August 7, 2008
New Mayor of Catubig
With much audacity and impartiality to
defend a certain candidate whose personality and descent has been in
question since the beginning of the recent election of 2007, yet she
emerged as a winner of the current concluded mayoralty race for the
Town of Catubig. Likewise she was given the foremost and fresh
mandate to serve as an elected official of our town. We the people
of Catubig should remember from the start of any election contests
that this kind of political arena is composed of diversified
stratagem and approaches. This is a product of our political and
electoral system that has been neglected to confront the demand of a
modernized electoral process. The facet and component of winning in
an election does not pertain by counting solely the majority votes
that a certain candidate had garnered. From the time a candidate has
filed his candidacy, going to political campaign, and up to the
counting of the last ballot will have to undergo a hectic, colossal
and expensive venture of legal and procedural battle just to
successfully obtain the victory in the offing.
The two opposing candidates for Mayor
have expressed their desires and visions to our beloved town. They
have exerted tremendous effort and spent millions of pesos in this
flashy, extravagant and flamboyant distinction of being a
person-in-command of a 4th Class Municipality. One over the other
candidates have launched respective path and possibilities to earn
and win the votes of majority. It varied from political campaigns to
issues being disseminated by every candidate. And to include mostly,
the feature and element of vote-buying – the most effective, viable
conduit and means to reap the fruits of winning.
If we fully be Au Fait with the recent
seesaw battle for senator between Koko Pimentel and Migz Zubiri then
we could imagine that the two political stalwarts have valued the
rule of law. This is a lucid, flagrant, and compelling example to be
considered and conscientiously discerned by every Catubignon that
the process of justice and law is in effect. One party had sought
the relief and influence of our Highest Court in securing any legal
option to avert any impending decision that has to be done for the
proclamation. In the final analysis, Koko Pimentel had accepted the
decision of the COMELEC. The many issues that were raised in this
electoral dispute for senator considered as much weight to any
controversial issues that happened in this May 2007 Local and
National Elections.
It is imperative for the COMELEC to
render a decision that was based on the merits and technicalities to
comfort and follow the rule of law. It is abhorrent and repugnant
for them, the Sole Authority which is the COMELEC, in delaying the
proclamation of a legitimate and authentic winner for Mayor of our
Town – Tina Vicencio. The proclamation has complied with the
requirements and underwent the procedure in justifying that TINA
VICENCIO had won the recent political contest. To further delay the
proclamation would surely disenfranchise the People of Catubig. The
COMELEC has acted on the basis of fairness, valid and plausible
arguments to support the resolution for the proclamation.
We try to justify that the Opponent of
Mayor Tina Vicencio has obtained the true majority votes of our
people. By principle, are you certain that this candidate did not
benefit the intervention of a so called “reactionary forces”? How
about the results in those remote barangays that were instrumental
in your claim that your candidate had won by over a margin of
hundred and plus votes in over-all tally? What is unusual was the
trend of results per barangay and those remote barangays, that you
supposed to dignify, were questionable due to the number of votes
for Mayor Tina Vicencio. Having over 10 or 12 votes on those
questionable barangays would implicate doubtful, disparaging and
unbelievable results for the fact, that almost all the barangays
have manifested probable and achievable results of votes in favor to
Mayor Tina Vicencio. Did the people on those barangays speak their
true sentiments of who would be their Mayor? Do you believe that
your candidate has acted and participated in the spirit of fairness
and justice? Apparently, we set aside here that the two candidates
performed the vote-buying gambit. We should realize that the two
opposing parties have wielded their political machineries for the
sake of winning.
Mayor Tina Vicencio has a favorable
contention to merit the proclamation and her opponent lacks
political opportunity by means of a flimsy and weak legal battle. If
we continue not to accept the victory of Mayor Tina Vicencio and
clamor for disunity and disappointments among others, it might
heighten and provoke a hostile impression to many CATUBIGNONS.
Name: Jason Amantillo
Address: Marabut 6721, Samar
Email:
jazz75jazz@yahoo.com
Date: June 20 2008
Kumusta na an mga banggiitan nga mga
pulitiko han Samar? Kan Gobernadora ngan kan Congresista? Nailiw na
kami han mga panaaad nyo. An semento ngan mga proyekto nga unta
ihahatag nyo. Embis nga semento ano nga monay man an am nakarawat?
Da han ABC ELECTION pinanaaran niyo an mga kapitan nga tatagan hin
proyekto kabalyo han botos para han gin iindorso nga kandidato.Takay
kay nagdaug naman an iyo mga kandidato hain na man an iyo mga panaad.
Kami namimingaw hin duro. Nga bisan an
iyo mga bayhon nga magtawa-tawa kon naatubang ha amon yana baga
nalingiw na kon kita nagkakakirigta. Pero di ak naglalaum hin bulig
tekang ha iyo kay maaram ako nga waray gud nam malalauman. Salamat
han panguwat niyo ha amon.
Name: Hermilo / Doming
Address: Pinabacdao, Samar
Email:
sangkaymilo@yahoo.com
Date: June 14, 2008
To all peace loving Filipinos:
KAMURAYAW NGA
HINGYAP
ni Doorknob n Doming
I
Siplati daw sangkay, sinirangan ug katundan
Kita nasesentro bukid ug kadagatan
Mayda kita guti patag nga tanuman
Nga at ginkukuhaan humay ta ha Lantangan
II
Kamurayaw Pinabacdao, hain na hain na
Kon puro politika sulod at panhunahuna
Inin Pinabacdao diri gud ma-ursa
Labi na kon ita kabataan tinututdu-an ta hin puro la buwa
III
Kamurayaw Pinabacdao, in makakab-ot ta
Kon at susubdon pamala-ud ha America
Waray gad istambay lalaki ug bata
Kon waray trabaho gintatagan nira ug ginbubuligan pa
IV
Pagkit-i ta daw kada barangay politika
Nga ngaran mahugaw kaupay ngan diri na ansya
Inin kamurayaw harayo ha dagaw
Magburugto magsarangkay nag iinaraway
V
Kamurayaw nga hingyap in at matatagantaman
Kon it balaud ug disiplina in mahipapatuman
Ayaw gad paglabot kanan gobyerno kaban
Bangin la it im tudlo ka-utdan sugad ha Saudi ug Japan
VI
Gutom nga gin-aanto aton malilikyan
Kon bakante nga tuna aton panamnan
Haluag nga guba aton panhawanan
Basi man matamnan lubi nga himorolsan
VII
Ayaw gagad sangkay hin iru-estorya
Tsismis ha kulop tikang hit kaaga
Dida nagtitikang it araway manta
Tawo nga buwaon it trabaho intrigo intriga
VIII
Maupay pa sangkay kita hin bisan la ano
Kay it presyo hit bugas diri nahabubo
Kon waray ka tanum in makaluyaw ka sigurado
Imo kakadtu-an in pangawat han diri imo
IX
Kamurayaw nga hingyap aton matatagamtaman
Kon kita magburublig trabaho nga human human
Di la kat estorya nga laway la an puhonan
Kon ano it problema aton aksyonan
X
Akon huhumanon inin siday nakon
Maupay nga oras igkasi ko Pinabacdaoanon
Tunay nga kamurayaw unta matagamtaman naton
Basi makab-ot naton maupay nga kabubuwason
Diri la para ha aton kundi hit tisunod nga henerasyon
XI
Salamat, salamat ha iyo ngatanan
Bata man o kalagagsan labi na gud igkasi ko kaulitawhan
Ha mga bisita amon pagrespeto di gud hingangalimtan
UNGOD NGA KAMURAYAW ATON PAGBURUBLIGAN AGUD MATUMAN....
(Ini nga siday in nagdaug 2nd Prize
dida han ginbuhat pa la nga contest ha Pinabacdao, Samar, nga
ginsurat ngan ginsiday ni Domingo Hermosura Sadullo han Brgy. Bangon,
Pinabacdao, Samar, kanay panuyo an pag aghat han ngatanan nga
bumulig para han Tinuod nga Kamurayaw...)
Name: Burke Lloyd
Address: Beverly Road, Nutley, NJ 07003, USA
Email:
burkeydong62@yahoo.com
Date: 05/05/2008
Re: Catubig N. Samar
CONGRATULATIONS to all Catubignon,
last April 18, 2008 with the National Historical Institute personel
in attendance the people of Catubig commemorated the Seige of
Catubig in which american soldiers suffered their first humiliation
in the hands of bolo weilding guerillas of Catubig.
Thanks to Professor Quintin Doroquez
for his research on this historical event which led to the
recognition of this big event in nations history. Also
congratulations to Atty Mar de Asis from Catubig for being named the
new president of the University of Eastern Philippines despite Gov.
Daza's intention to have another political appointee to the non
political position.
For your information Catubig is a
great town with great history of political leaders in the past,
Catubignon values education so much despite farming as their only
source of livelihood this town produced the highest number of
doctors and lawyers in the province and elected their mayor as such,
highly educated. Noted political leaders are Atty. Tagaban, Atty.
Luto, Engr. Tenedero, Dr. Tiburcio Hipe, Dr. Al Rebadulla, Dr.
Hector Hipe, Dr. Thomas de Asis et al but now it has change, enter
the money politics of the Vicencio clan and Raul Daza.
The previous mayor Ceasar Vicencio was
sued by Raul Daza for falsification of his being a certified public
accountant but alas last election they were together for convenience,
Vicencio lost for congressman but his wife Tina won as mayor of
Catubig again spending more than 20 million pesos (she won in the
famous comelec count) despite losing in the actual tally in the
municipal count.and Daza also won as governor (the famous election
magician, he is so proud of it). So the leader now in Catubig claims
to be a doctor (latest PRC inquiry showed she did not pass the board
exam) is the niece of Gov. Daza who is from Brgy Cauayan, Catarman
N. Samar not even a native Catubignon and maleducated who doesnt
even attend to speaking engagement for fear of speeches.
What’s happening to our town Professor
Doroquez? Are we that unfortunate? By the way the province of
Northern Samar was just recently awarded the dubious distinction as
"the poorest province of the Philippines" under the leadership of
your good friend Gov. Raul A. Daza, and soon Catubig will become the
poorest town of the Philippines under the leadership of corrupt and
uneducated leader.
Burke Lloyd
Name: Engr. Romualdo D.
Saises
Address: La Purisima corner Jaramilla St., Las Navas 6420, Northern
Samar
Email:
saises_knights@yahoo.com
Date: April 16, 2008
I am inquiring how can I send my
activities for the proposed "Construction of Las Navas-San Jose De
Buan-Wright Road Project". The proposal was already approved by the
Provincial development Council of Northern Samar for consideration
by the Regional Development Council last February 19, 2008.
The municipality of Las Navas is now
connected to the National road and it is expected to be completed by
September 8, 2008 under the DPWH road component of HCAAP. HCAAP is
being chaired by Governor Raul A. Daza. This project was concepted
by Engr. Romualdo D. Saises, Municipal Engineer of Las Navas.
If the road project be realized, will
give the Nortehanon a shortest travel time to Tacloban City by 3
hours from Las Navas and this will help the needs for the people of
San Jose De Buan. Travelling to this route will promote an
Eco-tourism in the area. Every travelers can see the beautiful Mt.
Huraw. Engr. Saises visited and consulted the People of San Jose De
Buan already and they are happy about the proposed project.
Name: Moh'd Nasser
Address: Rome St, Ciudad Grande, Rosario, Pasig City
Email:
khing43@yahoo.com
Date: Feb 20, 2008
Good day!! Maopay to all Samareños
particularly Catubignons!! I am not a waray but married to one
Catubignon. I really pity you people when election comes, it’s not a
matter of who's or where to put blames for the rape or bastardizing
your right to suffrage. Just imagine people stay late at night
before election day taking money from candidates just like fiesta.
Sino ngayon ang sisihin nyo kung
walang maibigay na tamang serbisyo sa inyo ang nanalong kandidato
dahil naibigay na sa inyo bago nyo sila ihalal? Sino ngayon ang
hangal kayong mga botante o ang mga candidatong tintawag nyong mga
corrupt at gahaman. It’s really about time na sa level pa lang ng
elementary, we should educate our future voters!!!!
Name: Teresita Reboso
Address: 2521 Rush St., Norfolk, Virginia 23513, USA
Email:
Date: 12/30/07
Maupay. Bag-o nga abot, tikang dida ha
aton. Nag travel kami tikang ha Angeles City, patungo Leyte. Gin uli
ko an akon pamelya, well, yong gustong umuwi ng Besaya. First time
kong mag lakbay na kasama sila.
Alam ko ang lagay ng Samar.
Nakapagtaka, and dami daming isda at prutas, pero mahirap ang mga
tao. Maari nga dahil ang hirap ng daan, butas, butas ang kalsada.
Nababasa ko ang issue ng regionalism.
Ambot kung may magagawa tayo sa regionalism, naturalmente yata ha
tawo nga it aton , it para ha aton anay it aton gin u una, at diri
gad ini pelegro nga pag iisip. Ang hindi kanais nais ay an mga
namumuno. Ano ang ginagawa ng mga namumuno? Sino sila?
Mahalagang alamin natim ang binibigyan
natin ng mga kapangyarihan.
Name: Lomar De Asis Tan
Address: Unit 1812, 18th Flr, Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw
Boulevard, Pasig City, Metro Manila
Email: lomarph@yahoo.com
Date: December 15, 2007
Mga Igkasi,
This is published on my friendster account prior to the Local &
National Elections of 2004. The proposed organization which is the
Catubig Young Professional Advocacy Group had came across to this
kind of political dictum.
AN AVENUE THAT WILL CURTAIL VOTE-BUYING IN OUR TOWN
The very foundation of a strong government always depends on what
kind of leadership and leaders that are running therein. The
character of governance that is instituted will determine the
quality of leadership that was maintained for the entire tenure by
concerned public elected official. People of different political
affiliations always expect their respected leaders to be the best
person in handling whatever desired position they intend to. The
question of running is not the focal point but ultimately the
qualifications, integrity, competence and the commitment to be
involved in public service.
The People of Catubig are greatly critical in the assessment of who
shall become their preferred candidates and personalities. In
retrospect, we always elect leaders of our town with impressive
professional achievement and track record. We were predisposed on
the hindsight of choosing a political leader with much greater value
of affluence and social status, having a prominence and family
stature of good descendants and origin. The total political package
of a legitimate candidate that would surmount in our local election
sometimes is eroded with the unscrupulous and crooked candidates
whose system of political operation and campaign directly involve
vote-buying mechanisms and fraud.
The People of Catubig produces an electorate of high standard and
analytical individuals but the consequences of this occurrence does
not simply reflect on the collective decision of the majority
voters. We were good of prospecting candidates with solid political
groundwork and viable programs of government and yet we never
realized them by winning during elections. The problem of this
political imbalance does not depend on the supposed-candidates and
its political parties but the main choice and responsibilities of
the entire electorate. Predominantly, we perceived to elect right
leaders in our town at the onset of the political campaign but the
outcome of the election seems not in consonance with the general
sentiment of the majority.
This perennial political cataclysm will not be resolved in a matter
of time because we do not have the initiative and vigor to curtail
such rotten system. We must be bound to act now and be persistent in
changing the quality of elections or political exercises. The
practice of this traditional politics is still the existing pattern
that is sustaining. Even the neophyte politicians who are advocating
a political change by introducing the principle of “Politics by
Performance” could not win the hearts and minds of the electorate.
Civic and religious groups who organize political crusades in order
to safeguard and sanctify our votes could not even further overcome
this challenge. This is a hopeless and discouraging situations that
lies ahead for the incoming generations and future leaders. However,
we must start to discern and be able to fight for this political
battle.
What are the specific circumstances that should be addressed in
these political drawbacks? Foremost, if we recall way back from
previous elections, prior and during the Martial Law and Marcos Era,
the element of vote-buying scheme did not profusely existed and
widely practiced. Political aspirants and candidates were elected
based on their credentials and proven competence to lead and govern.
However, we have witnessed during the 1980 Local Elections where
some armed groups believed to be employed and hired by certain
incumbent candidate, terrorized the conduct of an honest and orderly
election, which resulted to the proclamation of untrue winners at
that time. We were saddened by this irregularity that deprived the
legitimate clamor of the majority. This major political weakening
became a precedent to the present political exercises that the
practice of “Guns, Gold and Goons” tactics spearheaded to be the
main component of winning in an election.
This political trend continues to propel up to the present. Several
elections have passed and carried-out, still we elected and
proclaimed illegitimate and dubious winners. People who have helped
in the campaign on these supposed-winners have testified credibly
the political manipulations and machinations that were applied in
order to sustain victory. The losing party even contested the
election results in court, but unfortunately, due to the slow pace
of the litigation, real winners were decided and proclaimed at the
very near of the next election. And much worst to be expected, no
decision has been handed down. We set aside here the complexity of
our justice system or courts to dispense fairness and the leverage
of both opposing political parties to get a fair trial. At the end
of the day, we were always represented by the choice and votes of
the minority.
Money politics is the current, potent and practical approach by most
politicians. The issues on competence, integrity, leadership, and
educational/professional background are not gauged to obtain the
win-ability. Any candidate can lodge his/her candidacy as long as
you have the capacity to spend above and within the required
expenditures being imposed by the Commission on Elections and that
could launch a costly political campaign. The matter of
over-spending that allocates precisely the vote-buying maneuvering
is considered also the sole vehicle to dictate victory and success
in any political contest in our locality. When somebody aspires for
a public office and he intends to throw away millions of pesos that
are practically incoherent to the salary and benefits that he was
supposed to get if elected, would eventually create skepticism and
pre-emption of corruption and dishonesty in governance. The matter
of prestige and distinction is seldom the best intention of certain
candidate in running a public office.
Politics by Performance should be the decisive factor in re-electing
the incumbent official that is seeking for another term of office.
The prize of his dedication and sterling accomplishments should be
given in return by means of a re-election. We, the electorate should
have that kind of perception towards positive changes of political
development and progress. The effort that shall be established by
the current leader will focus primarily on how to resolve the
impending problems confronting his respective locality. Implement
the necessary infrastructure projects and the delivery of basic
services that are needed by his constituents. Institute the
principle of transparency and accountability of being a public
official. At the same time, must build a conventional character and
personality to publicly develop personal magnetism and commonness
among his people. And furthermore, should set an example in the
respect and adherence of law. The new dimension and principle of a
modern politics should be centered on this kind of performance.
Everyone has the intrinsic right to run in any public office as long
as you have met the basic qualifications. Nevertheless, only few are
determined and committed to follow this basic formula of public
service.
All of these shall be initiated by means of an advocacy organization
that will put an end on the patronage and occurrence of vote buying.
An election that shall promote battle against political issues,
platforms of government and personality of candidates based on
competence, integrity and leadership skills. This organization will
be composed of young graduates and professionals whose minds and
ideals will bring to a standstill of traditional and money politics.
The awareness and the educational influence of this young
professionals group will encourage to restraint the practice of such
enticement in any political exercises.
The structures of the entire electorate were mostly composed of
young adults ranging from ages 18 – 35 years old. This age bracket
has the dominant numbers to carry out the results of an election.
And apparently, they are the professionals who can impinge and
hinder the culture of graft and corruption in any form. This
endeavor will originate from the new breed of young political
leaders that must institute reforms and changes for good governance.
Vote buying is an imminent agenda of certain political candidate or
party that would propagate dishonesty and disadvantageous government
transactions and dealings at the time they are elected. No amount of
political agenda or aspiration could stops this awkward means of
vote buying unless the avenue of professional or educational
advocacy is introduced.
CATUBIG YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ADVOCACY GROUP (CYPAG)
Name: Mgbada Joe
Address: 23 Tredo, Aba, AB 2241, Benin
Email: mgbadajoe@aba.com
Date: 12/07/2007
I love this page. Keep up the good
work.
Name: Vicente C. de Jesus
Address: 20 M. L. Quezon St., Brgy. Tugatog, Malabon City, Metro
Manila
Email:
ginesdemafra@irazoo.com
Date: 01 December 2007
There is a more comprehensive article
on the Mazaua landfall issue published in the website of the nuclear
scientist, Dr. Vasco Caini, who has translated the works of Dr. Jose
Rizal into Italian. The article may be accessed at
www.xeniaeditrice.it
Name: Vicente C. de Jesus
Address: 20 M.L. Quezon St., Bgy. Tugatog, Malabon City, Metro
Manila
Email:
ginesdemafra@gmail.com
Date: Tuesday, 20 Nov. 2007
The isle where the Easter mass of
March 31, 1521 was celebrated was named Mazaua (pronounced "masawa").
Here is a paper that discusses the various aspects of the
controversy--historiography, geography, navigation, linguistics,
paleography, geomorphology, archaeology, etc.
Name: Gene P. Navilon
Address: P. Burgos St. Calbayog City 6710, Samar
Email:
genaronavilon@yahoo.com
Date: November 17, 2007
I`m so glad to know dat ders a website
for Samarnon in dis country & our fellow Samarnons abroad. I always
read on air those mssgs concerning d corruption here in Samar dat
cause too much poverty to our fellow Samarenos in my evening program
in DYOG Radyo ng Bayan Calbayog being a gov`t broadcaster. Ginpipile
ko an iyo mag-upay nga mga mensahe para san pagbabag-o dinhe sa aton
sa Samar and have it on air agud makabulig ako pagpukaw san mga
nangngaturog nga mga Samarnon.
An kuri dinhe sa aton coz of too much
poverty of our people pirme la naghahadi sa pulitika dinhe sa Samar
adton mga kurakot nga pulitiko kay ginbabaligya man san mga botantes
an ira mga botos. Amo ito an rason kun kay ano nga nabe-behind an
Samar sa mga progresivo nga mga provincia dinhe sa 'pinas. Miskin
daw batid an publiko san ka corrupt han usa nga pulitiko ira la
gihap ito ginbobotosan kay sering pa nira ginpapartehan man daw sira
san ginkukurakut nga salapi sine nga pulitiko. An kuri pa gud dire
napripreso adton mga kurakot nga pulitiko dinhe sa aton kay
napapalit man an aton justice system. Uso gud an bribery miskin diin
dinhe sa Samar, sa mga upisina san gubierno pati sa judiciary. Danay
nagpapakiana ako sa ak kalugaringon "sino ba gud talaga an maugop sa
mga Samarenos? San-o ta makakab-ot an tinuod nga progreso?"
In my small way being in broadcast
media I assure all of u dat all ur concerns are being read in my
radio program ngan kunta upod san ak komentaryo sa radyo mapukaw na
unta an aton igkasiSamarenos. For my kababayans abroad all ur
panawagan in dis website for all ur relatives here will be read in
my radio programs. Der r 3 radyo ng bayan stations in Region 8. D
other 2 are DYES Radyo ng Bayan Borongan in Eastern Samar and DYSL
Radyo ng Bayan in Sogod, Southern Leyte.
By d way b4 departing let me say
regards to my long lost friend named Mafe. Unta makabasa hiya hine
nga ak mssg. I was not able to see her yet. We r txtmates for almost
5 years. She s from Tacloban City. Kun di ak nagsasala Mate it iya
apelyido. She has 3 brothers and 1 is a m
Name: Alex & Jeanette,
"The Travel Place"
Address: Long Beach Blvd., 4000 Ste. 210, Long Beach, California
90807
Tel: (562) 981-3733
Email: theplace@msn.com,
thetravelplace.org
Date: 11/07/07
Sa mga hinigugma ko na mga waraynon,
kung kinahanglan nyo pumalit sa airline ticket na barato miskan
pakain na pagbiyahe tikang didi sa states o Pilipinas man, ayaw na
kam pagruhaduha pagtawag sa ak para man makabulig ak san akon mga
hinigugma na waraynon! ayaw nyo kalimti an ngaran na "the travel
place".
An sister company namo dida sa norte
san Samar ay an trucking company na "Boyax cargo", nagseserbisyo sa
isla san Samar-Leyte.nakabase iton sira sa Catarman, Northern Samar.
Salamat nala at god bless to all.
Name: Sangkaymilo
Address: Villareal, Samar
Email:
sangkaymilo@yahoo.com
Date: Oct. 30, 2007
TO ALL PEACE-LOVING VILLAHANON,
SAMARENYO AND FILIPINO... HELP!!!!
With much sadness and sympathy to
those left behind forever, I would like to inform our fellow GHS of
the recent killing incident in Villareal, Samar. And I am urging
every peace-loving Villahanon, Samarenyo and Filipino, to seek
justice for the brutal death of Mano Eloy Pecorro who was strafed to
death last Oct. 22, 2007.
We just hope na hindi polotika ang
dahilan ng kanyang pagkamatay. Condolence sa mga naiwan lalo na sa
kanyang anak na gusto makatapos ng kanyang pag-aaral sa UEP CA
Pinabacdao. Saan na kaya siya kukuha ng kanyang pantustos. Sana
mabigyan ng hustisya ng kanyang pagkamatay. Nanawagin kami sa sino
mang may alam doon sa kanyang kamatayan...tulungan natin ang pamilya
nila. JUSTICE FOR MANO ELOY AND STOP KILLING OUR FELLOW SAMARENYOS!!!!!!!!!!
Name: Cornelio Alorro Solis
Address: San Juan, Pintuyan, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Email:
khunzsolis@yahoo.com
Date: 25 October 2007
Whoah! What a long slumber... I miss
my fellow Gugmans... How's Samar Mano Cesar? I got too busy with
South Leyte lately...
Ciao!
Name: Juvy
Regalachuelo-Quezon
Address: Villa 109, Satwa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Email:
juvyrquezon@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Oct. 11, 2007
Hi! I’m searching for my clan Alle and
Regalachuelo from Basey. Di ko man lang narating ang lugar na yan.
My Grandparents are Pablo Regalachuelo at Maria Alle. Anyone related
to them pls correspond. Kumusta mga Gacillos at Inciso sa Lawaan.
Pls email nyo ko. To tiyong Pampilo "pamping" Inciso at tyang Amparo
"paring", tyong Dioscoro and all my cousins there I miss you all and
Lawaan I’m dreaming one day makabalik ako dyan. God bless. Sulatan
or email nyo ko.
Name: Amos Saba Calda
Address: Leyte Industrial Development Estate, Isabel 6539,
Leyte
Email: amos_calda@yahoo.com
Date: October 8, 2007
Karuyag gad nakon mahikit-an an usa ka
mahinungdanon nga plano han Catbalogan o STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Labi na nga suidad ini. Akon ini ibanbandera ha bug-os nga kalibutan
nga kita didi ha SAMAR, sugad man liwat hit mga progresibo nga
bungto, may "blueprint" han aton mga inop o pangandoy nga karuyag
naton makab-ot.
Kadamo hit mag upay nga mga opisyales
han aton bungto, ug nag tuo ako nga may ada na o nahimo na ini,
bangin ngani na publish na ini ha net. Hain man ini papangitaa....
ano nga website? Damo nga salamat sangkay.
Name: Ester O. Yoami
Address: Suginamiku -Takaido –nishi, Tokyo, Japan
Email:
k-toami@k4.dion.ne.jp
Date: September 25, 2007
Hello! To this gugma message
board.thanks for this space. Nananawagan lang po ako, kung sinong
nakakakilala sa uncle ko na si Manuel D. Aljibe diyan sa Leyte. Wala
na po akong balita. Kung sino man ang nakakakilala diyan sana po
kontakin ako dito sa address ko. Maraming Salamat po.
Name: Paul Jason D. Duran
Address: Dubai, UAE
Email:
jazzonpaul123@yahoo.com
Date: September 18, 2007
Usa ako nga taga Samar nga
nagtratrabaho didi ha Dubai. Diri ako maaram kon ano na it
nahinanabo dida pero diri gad nira pagtamayon it mga taga Samar. Hin-o
ba hira nga mananamay? Bisan diin ako nadidistino hit akon tabaho
pirmi ko gud ipinagmamalaki na taga Samar ako kay higugmaon ko an
lugar kon diin ako nagtikan.
Name: Elisa Pablijan Ramos
Address: 940 North University Park Loop, Reno, Nv 89512, USA
Email:
junlisa@sbcglobal.net
Date: 09/06/07
I'm trying to get hold of an old
classmate and a friend from Calbiga Samar, his name is Engr. Zosimo
Pacayra. Hope somebody out there might know his whereabouts please
notify me at anytime. Thanks a lot... My heartfelt regards to all
fellow SAMARNONS!!!
Name: Kit
Address: Riyadh Airbase, Riyadh, KSA
Email:
kittejero@yahoo.com
Date: September 01, 2007
Abante Samareno, Maupay kay bag-o na
liwat an mga opisyales han aton rehiyon. Mag ikmat kita mga sankay
kay tingali in mga madulum an ira mga dagaw. Hunahunaon naton kay
nano nga nagastos hira hin sobra sobra para la hin gutiay nga sweldo.
How can they perform good governance if the money they used for
their cause are from some friends kuno but the truth is financer.
Ikmat la kita kasangkayan para maghika
upay na an aton rehiyon. Kairo pamatiun nga diri pa kita
nakakatagamtam han tinuod nga progreso. MGA POLITIKO TADUNG NA KITA
HAN ATON PAG LAKAT PARA MADALI NATO MAAMKON AN KAMA UPAY NGA
PANGABUHI. ABANTE SAMAR....HIGUBMAON TA HE IKAW.
Name: Eddie Din
Address: 14958 Cory Pl, Fontan, CA 92336
Email:
Anabellasdin@yahoo.com
Date: July 29, 2007
Pls correspond if I know you. I'm
looking for old friends.
Name: Ed
Address: Tacloban City
Email:
Date: July 19, 2007
Uswag Samar! an iyo kauswagan amo
gihap an hingyap ko. Nalilipay ako na may mga bago na kamo na mga
official ha gobyerno. Hinaut unta inin mga bago nga elected
officials may dako gihap nga paghigugma ha isla han Samar. Ngan
pambitaya iton nga mga kurakot dida ha Samar. Alang ha gugma para ha
samar supportahan naton an kauswagan nga may pagmangno ha aton
palibot. Ayaw naton tugoti an minahan ha Samar. Samar: an probinsya
nga mahusay. Beautiful Samar: nature's last frontier.
Name: Rene Nepomuceno
Address: L16 B16, Greenwoods Subdiv,Dasmarinas, Cavite 4114,
Philippines
Email:
renepo1938@yahoo.com
Date: July 12, 2007
Thank you very much for giving the
true and complete story behind Sen. Avelino's distorted and
misquoted "What Are We In Power For". I was three years ahead of
Jose Avelino III at the Ateneo and knew his late cousin who was
married to the son of Gen Campos. She died giving birth around 1964.
Those grandchildren were a class act, like their grandfather.
Name: Virgie Jumagdao Go
Address: Quezon City, Philippines
Email: vjg_1981@yahoo.com
Date: July 11, 2007
Maupay nga adlaw. In behalf our batch,
I would like to invite all alumni of Samar College to the Grand
Homecoming on April 2008. Our batch, High School Graduates of 1981
will be the host. Calling therefore all our batchmates to contact
any of your classmates cellphone numbers, as follows: Virgie Go
(+6329189918810); Art Ablay (+639172045711); Salve Hobayan-Uyloan
(+639174110154); Bart Bartolome (+639177202063); Marivic
Giray-Cristobal (+639184699196); Boyet Villarin (+639205658037);
Elmer Faller (+639189218102) Mr. Cobilla (adviser)
(+639154662907)...please do get involved, or if not possible, we
sure miss you a lot and we'd be very happy just to hear from you.
Name: Jenny Cugtas-Abeleda
Address: Manila, Philippines
Email: jencab15@yahoo.com
Date: 01/06/07
I would like to know if anyone from
Calgary or from the nearby towns of Alberta has been given a
solicitation letter coming from Jing Aragon-Villarin on behalf of
Samar College High School Batch '83. Please email me with the
details because we need to know if she really solicited from this
country.
Your cooperation will be helpful for
the Batch. Thank you very much.
Name: J.C.
Address: 1476 Guiho St., Makati, Metro Manila 1212,
Philippines
Email: hype@yahoo.com
Date: May 2, 2007
Let us give a chance to an alternative
Party List "BABAE KA" to serve the Filipino People... For they will
create Pro-Progress Legislative Agenda at the House of
Representative. For more information you can visit the official
website of BABAE KA PARTY LIST -
http://babaeka.tripod.com Vote
BABAE KA for PARTY LIST!
Name: Loren Fincalero-Reolizo
Address: Sampaloc, Manila 1008, Philippines
Email:
loren771@yahoo.com
Date: 04/29/2007
Is there anywhere I can find more
information about Francisco Fincalero? I think he's my grandfather's
dad or granddad. I'd like to know more about my Samareño roots.
Name: Marvin Alicando
Address: West Ave., Quezon City
Email:
malicando@yahoo.com
Date: April 27, 2007
Maupay nga adlaw s aton nga tanan.
Pasalamat gud ak nga nahi agian k ine nga site and GUGMA para maka
iban san kamingaw, ngan labi sa ngatanan para cguro maki usa san usa
nga hingyap s mga lumalangyaw nga Samarnon an pagbulig s aton
probinsya ngan mga tawo. Ngan pag expose san mga kabuktotan s mga
lideres. Salamat
Name: Ana of Calbayog
Email:
ana_jersey@yehey.com
Date: April 20, 2007
So that everyone will know. Rosalina
Dagami, chairperson and first nominee of Babae para sa Kaunlaran (BABAE
KA) party-list, is a Waray. We must support her. Let's vote BABAE KA
for party-list!
Name: TJ Tesoro Gayondato
Address: Quirino District, Quezon City 1200, Metro Manila
Email:
tj_gayondato@yahoo.com
Date: 3-31-07
Topic:
Prayer for Peace
Very enlightening article; I must
admire the editor and author, Mr. Cesar Torres for launching your
cyberspace movement for Samarenos; my husband is from Gandara, Samar
but he has long joined his creator in 1990 after he was abducted and
has never returned home since then. I am presently the president of
the Alumni Association of Manila Law College (Escuela de Derecho de
Manila) and we might soon have an alumni website for exchange of
views and comments. Good luck to your endeavors.
Name: Siena
Address: 141 Everwood Close S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2Y 5A6,
Canada
Email:
socenar@hotmail.com
Date: Jan-17-2007
Nagpapaslamat ako nga nabilngan ko ini
ng site nawawara an akon kamingaw. Taga Pinabacdao Samar ako. Maupay
nga patron ha iyo nga tanan. Haraniay na an patron.
Name: Faith
Address: Riyadh, KSA
Email:
faithpisces2002@yahoo.com
Date: December 24, 2006
Maupay na adlaw ha ngatanan na mga
Samarnon na nagbabasa hini. Ako in usa na OFW na nakabase didi ha
Riyadh. Though it is my first time to be out of our country, gin-aatuhan
ko nala tak kamingaw ha pamilya tungod na kinahanglan man gud as
head of the family. Hala daw, kun hino an may maupay na kasing
kasing buligan gad unta ako mamiling hin employer dida ha US. Kay
man gud, akon didi sweldo ha Riyad igo gud la ha kada adlaw na
panigastos tak pamilya. Problema pag-abot hit enrollment kay duduha
tak anak. Haruy kay ma 4th year high school na an suhag, how much
more kun mag-college na.
Lakas ng loob gad la odog ini na akon
pagsurat dinhi. Nagbabakasakali na may makabasa at maruyag bumulig
ha akon in any way. I want to take up the NCLEX exam wherein if I be
able to pass it, I can apply easily to US. But you see, I don't have
the capacity to do so because first, I don't have the review
materials and access (laptop) and second, I still don't have the
budget to pay for the exam.
I'm really sorry for being so
melodramatic here. It's just that I'm so much alone. You see, I'm a
single parent, and I have my Mother, a disabled sister, 2 daughters
and a cousin who helps my mother attend to the household chores, I
have 5 mouths to feed.
Whew, what a life!
So long everybody. Have a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!!!
Name: Federico E. Dean
Address: 47 Green St., SSS Village, Concepcion Dos, Marikina
Email:
dick_dean2000@yahoo.com
Date: 11-9-06
I am looking for Cesar or Yayong
Aniban, my classmate in high school. The last time I knew he was in
San Diego California. If anyone knows his email address, I would
appreciate it very much if it given to me. Thanks
Name: Jude Centino
Address: Balud, Basey, Samar
Email: jhude_7@yahoo.com
Date: 11-02-06
Ooohhh maupay nga adlaw hadto han
ngatanan nga mga taga Samar. Dako iton akon pagpapasalamat nga nag
ka may ada sugad hini nga paagi para magka may ada kita hin kontak
hiton aton mga kababayan. Damo pa unta nga mga taga Samar iton mag
browse hini nga aton website..
Name: NASECORE Samar Chapter
Address: Cinemar Bldg., Mabini Ave cor. San Roque St,
Catbalogan, Samar
Email:
sangkaymilo@yahoo.com
Date: Nov. 1, 2006
The First in the History of Samar!
Catbalogan, Samar – Samarenyos and
Samarenyas are religious and superstitious as well. But, on Friday
the 13th (October 2006), some 200 people, more or less, (public
servants, media, sectoral representatives, coop representatives, and
SAMELCO II member-consumers), not minding what that 'badluck' day
might bring, converged and participated in the first Power Forum in
the history of Samar, held at Fame Hotel, Catbalogan, Samar.
Said forum dubbed “Consumer Power in a
Genuine Cooperative” was jointly sponsored by the Provincial
Government of Samar, thru the Committees on Power and Energy and
Cooperative under the chairmanship of Hon. Arcadio “Bontoy” L.
Quijano, board member of the Second District of Samar, in solidarity
with the Local Government Units of Samar, this district, and
National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms (NASECORE
Samar).
In support of NASECORE's activities
re: Conversion of SAMELCO II into a 'real' people's stock
cooperative under the CDA (Cooperative Development Authority), out
of sixteen (16), eleven (11) municipalities, namely, Catbalogan,
Jiabong, San Jose de Buan, San Sebastian, Hinabangan, Calbiga,
Pinabacdao, Villareal, Talalora, Zumarraga, Sta. Rita and Marabut
enacted and approved SB Resolutions to this effect, and forwarded
the same to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan which favorably indorsed
and further enjoin the National Electrification Administration to
comply and implement the mandate of A. O. 112 issued by PGMA last
December 7, 2004, to wit: “DIRECTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION
ADMINISTRATION (NEA) TO TAKE SOLE AND FULL AUTHORITY IN THE
CONVERSION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES INTO STOCK COOPERATIVES,” in
order to enjoy the fruits of being a 'genuine' cooperative.
The people of Samar were graced with
the presence of Atty. Francis Juan, General Counsel and Acting
Executive Director of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC); Engr.
Legario Galang, Jr.; Consumer Welfare Division, ERC; Ms. Ma. Elena
Salac, Supervising Energy Regulation Officer, Tariffs and Rates
Division, ERC; Judge Fulgencio Vegare, Administrator for Luzon, CDA
and In-charge of EC's Registration with CDA; Mr. Petronilo V. Ilagan,
NASECORE National President; and The General Manager of NORECO 2,
who was unable to come due to bad weather condition but was
interviewed on the air to give a live testimony of the Advantages of
being a CDA-registered Electric Cooperative.
Those present, including the Hon. Vice
Governor Jesus B. Redaja, a provincial board member, department
heads, municipal and barangay officials, coop representatives,
community leaders, did not miss the 'wit' and 'wisdom' of the
resource speakers coming all the way from Manila.
This most significant event in the
history of Samar, was aimed at 'educating' the SAMELCO 2
member-consumers as well as the consuming public, about their basic
rights and obligations as enshrined in the Magna Carta of
Residential Electricity Consumers, in the EPIRA LAW, Cooperative
Code of the Philippines (R.A. 6938), and other laws and issuances.
The resource speakers comprehensively
discussed consumers' rights and obligations, the Unbundled
Rates/Tariffs; the benefits and privileges to be enjoyed in a
“genuine” cooperative and its guidelines for the registration of
EC's with the CDA.
Their education thru this summit will
indeed INFORM, FORM, and TRANSFORM consumers into an 'empowered and
responsible' electricity consumers who will be 'agents' of change
and reforms in the deregulated power industry leading towards real
progress and development.
It is the fervent prayer of the
organizers of this summit that with a concert effort participants
will be able to formulate a 'PLAN OF ACTION' to bring down the power
rate in Samar and in Region 8, being one of the 'major' source of
'geothermal' power/energy in the whole country.
One of the remarkable part of the
forum was the live interview of the Executive Director of NORECO 2
testifying the advantages its registration with the CDA. The forum
was heard live on the air thru DYMS Radio Station in Catbalogan,
Samar.
A lively and well participated open
forum followed where important issues and concerns affecting the
member-consumers and the power industry were brought out, i.e., the
noticeless disconnection, power rates increases, delinquency charges
@ P45.00, skyhigh reconnection fee of P200.00, registration with the
CDA, etc., and were very satisfactorily answered by the resource
speakers.
As finale of the forum, Hon. Arcadio
“Bontoy” L. Quijano, Chairman of the above-named committees,
delivered his Final Message emphasizing on the role of the “Middle
Way” or “Cooperative way” in bringing about authentic progress and
development in the Province. It is the only way where people
empowerment and self-reliance is achieved. He then challenged the
participants to be one with them in its advocacy for the ‘immediate’
registration of SAMELCO II WITH THE CDA.
The organizers of this forum would
like to sincerely extend their gratitude and appreciation to the
resource speakers, participants, sponsors, and to all those who in
one way or the other, made this undertaking a resounding success.
This is not the end but only a beginning…. CONSUMER POWER IN A
GENUINE COOPERATIVE!
HAPPY ALL SAINTS & SOULS DAY TO ALL!
PANAGKOT NAMAN KITA!
Name: Honorato
Caintic, Jr.
Address: 3159 Cedar Ave., Long Beach, CA 90817, USA
Email:
toto-888@yahoo.com
Date: 09/14/2006
Pag magpapadara
kam pa Northern Samar area mga balikbayan boxes o lipatbahay, sa
Boyax Cargo nala kay may bodega sira sa Malabon Manila. 137 Sisa St.
Brgy. Acacia, Malabon City. tel#287-0366. Pwede nyo iton ig address
sa Malabon office sa Boyax tapos kukuhaon nala iton nyo sa kanra
opisina sa Catarman, Northern Samar.
So far, waray man
sa ak nawara nga kargamento tikang didi sa California. Just make
sure na may contact number miskan celfone la sa samar para makontak
dayon kun inabot na.
Name: Hermilo
Address:
Samar, Philippines
Email:
Date: September 5, 2006
Massive Signature Campaign: Register SAMELCO 2 With CDA!!!
Para han ngatanan
nga miembro-konsumedor han SAMELCO 2:
An mga opisyales
ngan mga miembro han NASECORE Samar (National Association of
Electricity Consumers for Reforms), ha pakig-usa han programa han
Junta Probinsya ngan mga Local Governmets Units han Segundo Distrito
han Samar, ha panguna ni Hon. Bontoy L. Quijano, Chairman han
Committee of Power and Energy ngan Committee on Cooperative han
Sanggunian Panlalawigan han Samar, upod ni Hon. Teodoro Ilagan,
Chairman han Committee on Public Utilities han Sangguniang Bayan han
Catbalogan, in hul-os nga nagtotuo nga:
"An Paghimo han
SAMELCO II ngadto hin "tinuod" nga people's stock cooperative ha
ubos han pagdumara han Cooperative Development Authority o CDA, ngan
ginmamando ha Adiministrative Order 112 ni PGMA petsado Dec. 7,
2004, in makakaghatag hin "eksakto" ngan "tinuod" nga SERBISYO ngan
BENEPISYO ngadto han mga miembro-konsumedor han SAMELCO II, nga
igintalaan han balaod (R.A. 6938) o "An Cooperative Code of the
Philippines".
Kasumpay hini, amon
kinasing-kasing nga ginhahanyo an ngatanan nga mga
miembro-konsumedor han SAMELCO II, nga suportahan an aton "Signature
Campaign" para han pagrehistro han SAMELCO II ha CDA, agud makab-ot
naton an maupay nga serbisyo ngan mga benepisyo, "sugad han
dividend, patronage refund, tax exemptions, ngan damo pa nga iba...."
Kami in mainampu-on
nga naglalaum han iyo hul-os nga suporta ngan pakig-urusa!
Damo nga Salamat!
An matinalahuron,
(Sgd.) HERMILO O. MORABOR
Secretary
NASECORE Samar
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