A Letter To The Municipality of Guindulman II (need your names)

[Brownman]

wa nako kasubay niining tapika kay mao pay ahung pagmata piro kontra ko sa mga grupo or sa mga tawo nga manghagbas ug mga tanum nga naghatag ug kalandung ug dugang nga limpyo nga hangin, diri sa duero naay mga acacia atbang sa munisipyo piro wa man ni sila panghilabti, paging nalang sa guindulman mayor paki isplika, hala ka do election na raba sa lunes.   iapil kug lista Boyet Banluta
East Rembo, Makati City Phils.

[glacier_71]

I have just obtained an info from the DENR. The truth is that what the mayor had told the DENR that they would prone the trees. Later the DENR was surprised upon inspection that the mayor had cut all the trees, young and old, for no reason at all. Later we know the mayor just wanted her new public market be seen by all. One acacia tree was spared from the heartless massacre because the mayor could no longer find a brave soul that she could hire to cut the trees. The one who cut the giant tree mysteriously died the day after he cut that century-old tree.

If you go to Guindulman, you'd find that no soul was happy with the heartless decision of the mayor.

basin in DOCTOR's term, ang PRUNING is CUTTING the whole tree..

[wolfpack823]

wa nako kasubay niining tapika kay mao pay ahung pagmata piro kontra ko sa mga grupo or sa mga tawo nga manghagbas ug mga tanum nga naghatag ug kalandung ug dugang nga limpyo nga hangin, diri sa duero naay mga acacia atbang sa munisipyo piro wa man ni sila panghilabti, paging nalang sa guindulman mayor paki isplika, hala ka do election na raba sa lunes.   iapil kug lista Boyet Banluta
East Rembo, Makati City Phils.

Here is a link to some of our initiatives in addressing this issue. Please inform and forward to other Boholanos as well. Many thanks!

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/justice-for-century-old-acacia-trees.html

[hubag bohol]

basin in DOCTOR's term, ang PRUNING is CUTTING the whole tree..

If PRUNING is CUTTING, then it doesn't quite require a great leap of logic to arrive at KILLING is BEAUTIFYING...  

[wolfpack823]

If PRUNING is CUTTING, then it doesn't quite require a great leap of logic to arrive at KILLING is BEAUTIFYING... 

Let me guess, seguro bright ka og Philos no... maayo kaayo imong analogy.

[glacier_71]

If PRUNING is CUTTING, then it doesn't quite require a great leap of logic to arrive at KILLING is BEAUTIFYING... 

hehehe...mao na diha. and from this doctor-mayor's stand point, logic is nothing; killing is everything.

[islander]

I have just obtained an info from the DENR. The truth is that what the mayor had told the DENR that they would prone the trees. Later the DENR was surprised upon inspection that the mayor had cut all the trees, young and old, for no reason at all. Later we know the mayor just wanted her new public market be seen by all. One acacia tree was spared from the heartless massacre because the mayor could no longer find a brave soul that she could hire to cut the trees. The one who cut the giant tree mysteriously died the day after he cut that century-old tree.

If you go to Guindulman, you'd find that no soul was happy with the heartless decision of the mayor.

this is real great info, investigative journalism at its best.  thank you, mike ligalig.

i hope guindulman voters junk this mayor when they go to the polls tomorrow. 

can't denr file something against her?
 

[hubag bohol]

Let me guess, seguro bright ka og Philos no... maayo kaayo imong analogy.

He he, my favorite subject exactly, before I dropped out--for an even more fascinating subject!

Seriously, Ms. Wolf, yes, it's a pity that basic intellectual disciplines such as logic and ethics are lost on some professionals, including those who have taken the Hippocratic Oath. Can it be that, perhaps, some people are driven to politics due to their sense of guilt or inadequacy in relation to their erstwhile professions? That their basic ineptness decrees their bungling their efforts to uphold their "legacy" in the process?  

[islander]

hehehe...mao na diha. and from this doctor-mayor's stand point, logic is nothing; killing is everything.

and this could be her political seppuku.

[alycxs]

Can it be that, perhaps, some people are driven to politics due to their sense of guilt or inadequacy in relation to their erstwhile professions? That their basic ineptness decrees their bungling their efforts to uphold their "legacy" in the process?  

Something I've always heard growing up : Kun gusto ka madalig madato sa pilipinas, pagdoctor, pag-abogado ug pamolitiko.

hmmmm.....not all people have the brains for the first two I guess so they went to the third. heheheh!

[hubag bohol]

hehehe...mao na diha. and from this doctor-mayor's stand point, logic is nothing; killing is everything.

Killing is everything kay beautification ang objective...

Hmm, duda ko nga Wallace Stevens fan ni siya (albeit in a sick way). In his poem "Sunday Morning", Stevens writes:

"Death is the mother of beauty; hence from her,
Alone, shall come fulfilment to our dreams
And our desires. Although she strews the leaves
Of sure obliteration on our paths,
The path sick sorrow took, the many paths
Where triumph rang its brassy phrase, or love
Whispered a little out of tenderness,
She makes the willow shiver in the sun
For maidens who were wont to sit and gaze
Upon the grass, relinquished to their feet."

[wolfpack823]

hubag, impressed ko ana da.

[islander]

hubag, impressed ko ana da.

ako pod.  'from death alone comes the fulfillment of our dreams...'  whew!  here are hopes that it's not from the death of the trees alone that the honorable mayor's dreams were fulfilled.

[glacier_71]

Something I've always heard growing up : Kun gusto ka madalig madato sa pilipinas, pagdoctor, pag-abogado ug pamolitiko.

hmmmm.....not all people have the brains for the first two I guess so they went to the third. heheheh!

hehehe...the first two pod have talents...the last GUTS...

[glacier_71]

Killing is everything kay beautification ang objective...

Hmm, duda ko nga Wallace Stevens fan ni siya (albeit in a sick way). In his poem "Sunday Morning", Stevens writes:

"Death is the mother of beauty; hence from her,
Alone, shall come fulfilment to our dreams
And our desires. Although she strews the leaves
Of sure obliteration on our paths,
The path sick sorrow took, the many paths
Where triumph rang its brassy phrase, or love
Whispered a little out of tenderness,
She makes the willow shiver in the sun
For maidens who were wont to sit and gaze
Upon the grass, relinquished to their feet."

Sunday Morning to Sunday Mourning....or unsa ba tong adlawa gipotol ang mga acacia? hehe

[gwargz]

Sunday Morning to Sunday Mourning....or unsa ba tong adlawa gipotol ang mga acacia? hehe

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha !!!
Glac, this one really makes me laugh.
Sunday morning to Sunday mourning.

Kahinumdom na hinoon ko sa pahambugay sa insurance coverage.

Insurance Agent 1: Way makalupig sa among insurance coverage nga from birth to death.
Insurance Agent 2: Aaaah, hambugero. Kabarat ba ana. Amoa jud from womb to tomb.
Insurance Agent 3: Aaay Suuus! Abi nakog unsa na jod kapiskay inyong insurance coverage.
Wala ra na sa kumingking sa amoa nga from erection to resurrection.

[glacier_71]

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha !!!
Glac, this one really makes me laugh.
Sunday morning to Sunday mourning.

Kahinumdom na hinoon ko sa pahambugay sa insurance coverage.

Insurance Agent 1: Way makalupig sa among insurance coverage nga from birth to death.
Insurance Agent 2: Aaaah, hambugero. Kabarat ba ana. Amoa jud from womb to tomb.
Insurance Agent 3: Aaay Suuus! Abi nakog unsa na jod kapiskay inyong insurance coverage.
Wala ra na sa kumingking sa amoa nga from erection to resurrection.

ug kalooy sa kahoyng acacia kay wa jud insurance magamay...human nag-erect pila ka mga tuig, wa jud maka-resurrect.

[alycxs]

ug kalooy sa kahoyng acacia kay wa jud insurance magamay...human nag-erect pila ka mga tuig, wa jud maka-resurrect.

ma resurrect mana Glace....pagbantay diba naa nya'y bag-ong lamisa ug mga linkoranan, murag patio furniture ba...bao lang kaha sa city hall ba or basin mga brand new wood benches sa gua.

Ang mga gamot lukaton sad kay lami mani siya butangan ug vanda...hmmmmmm....naay mo volunteer ug susi ani ?

[hubag bohol]

ug kalooy sa kahoyng acacia kay wa jud insurance magamay...human nag-erect pila ka mga tuig, wa jud maka-resurrect.

ma resurrect mana Glace....pagbantay diba naa nya'y bag-ong lamisa ug mga linkoranan, murag patio furniture ba...bao lang kaha sa city hall ba or basin mga brand new wood benches sa gua.

Ang mga gamot lukaton sad kay lami mani siya butangan ug vanda...hmmmmmm....naay mo volunteer ug susi ani ?

He he, matod pa daw ni Bay Glace kay gamiton kuno ang pinutol nga acacia para himoong lungon. Kon maohon, adunay gamayng kalambigitan ang acacia pag-abot sa panahon sa resurrection...

[Macky Ferniz]

Count me in.

Mi sign na ko sa petition.

During the 1900's up to 20's my grandfather the late Rufino Sarmiento was a 'kapatas' (foreman) of a survey team that paved the way to construct major roads of Bohol. My late grandmother told me that it was my grandfather's initiative being superstitious to replace fallen trees with Acacia Trees planted beside the new road they built.

I believe those were one of my grandfather's trees. Those were sacred to me.

Karon pa ko kahibaw nga namatay diay ang gaputol sa kahoy. On the scientific point of view dili ko mo to-o anang mga ingkanto pero nakabasa ko sa una nga ang mga kahoy dunay defense mechanism nga mo buga or emit harmful gases or chemical kung ma threatened or harmed. Kini nga mga gases na identify sa usa ka scientist nga maka cause ug hallucination. This explains nga daghang incidents nga nabuang ang gapotol sa kahoy ug ang ilang ika explain nga gihilabtan sa ingkanto. Pero siguro naka ginhawa to sila sa defense mechanism sa kahoy nga iyang gi buga.

Ang mga tao sa una superstitious man kaayo apil na adto akong Lolo nga maoy nagtanom ani nga mga kahoy. Mao nga kung may kahoy nga naputol sa pag construct aning circumferential road iya kini nga gipulihan ug Acacia Trees. Inyong makita sugod sa Baklayon hangtod sa mga parte sa Easte nga daghang dagko nga Acacia trees. Mga tanom kana sa akon Lolo ug sa iyang Cadastral Survey Team. Kadtong akong lolo taga Tagbilaran ug tungod sa iyang pagka kapatas, naka asawa siya sa akong lola sa Lungsod sa Bilar ug atbang mismo sa among ancestral house sa bilar, dunay dakong punoan nga Acacia. Gi aksyonan to ug putol sa Boheco pero gibabagan sa Mayor sa Bilar sa una. Akong nahibaw-an pod sa una mga 10 years back nga some of the Acacia trees sa Loboc giputol sa taga Boheco.

[gwargz]

Karon pa ko kahibaw nga namatay diay ang gaputol sa kahoy. On the scientific point of view dili ko mo to-o anang mga ingkanto pero nakabasa ko sa una nga ang mga kahoy dunay defense mechanism nga mo buga or emit harmful gases or chemical kung ma threatened or harmed. Kini nga mga gases na identify sa usa ka scientist nga maka cause ug hallucination. This explains nga daghang incidents nga nabuang ang gapotol sa kahoy ug ang ilang ika explain nga gihilabtan sa ingkanto. Pero siguro naka ginhawa to sila sa defense mechanism sa kahoy nga iyang gi buga.

Ang mga tao sa una superstitious man kaayo apil na adto akong Lolo nga maoy nagtanom ani nga mga kahoy. Mao nga kung may kahoy nga naputol sa pag construct aning circumferential road iya kini nga gipulihan ug Acacia Trees. Inyong makita sugod sa Baklayon hangtod sa mga parte sa Easte nga daghang dagko nga Acacia trees. Mga tanom kana sa akon Lolo ug sa iyang Cadastral Survey Team. Kadtong akong lolo taga Tagbilaran ug tungod sa iyang pagka kapatas, naka asawa siya sa akong lola sa Lungsod sa Bilar ug atbang mismo sa among ancestral house sa bilar, dunay dakong punoan nga Acacia. Gi aksyonan to ug putol sa Boheco pero gibabagan sa Mayor sa Bilar sa una. Akong nahibaw-an pod sa una mga 10 years back nga some of the Acacia trees sa Loboc giputol sa taga Boheco.

Mack, in Ferniz, i salute your Lolo.
Hinaot naa untay mga tawo sa Guindulman
nga magpasiugda ug re-plant sa kahoy
didto sa may giputlan.
Ibalik unta nila ang paraiso sa mga langgam,
butiki, lawa-lawa, aninipot ug uban pa.
Hinaot pa unta.

[Macky Ferniz]

Gwargz, maayo unta ug kada usa ka punoan nga iyang naputol, iyang pulihan ug 10 ka bag-ong kahoy. Angay ni buhaton in Mayor para malimpyo iyang ngalan kung tinooray nga in-good-fate ang iyang purpose sa pagputol.

[rubenf24]

Hmm. You sounded like you are a vegetarian. But that is good if you are. I remember as a child in elementary, that I use to sit under the shade of a large acacia tree to eat my lunch of rice and fish, and enjoy its massive shelter. I did have time to visit that tree after 40 yrs and it is still there. Much bigger and proud to give shelter to the next generation.

[wolfpack823]

Ohhh..that is sad..Mingaw na hinuon ko sa Bohol...

[alycxs]

Mack, in Ferniz, i salute your Lolo.
Hinaot naa untay mga tawo sa Guindulman
nga magpasiugda ug re-plant sa kahoy
didto sa may giputlan.
Ibalik unta nila ang paraiso sa mga langgam,
butiki, lawa-lawa, aninipot ug uban pa.
Hinaot pa unta.

Kabalo mo ? minos na gyud ko makit-an aninipot sa ato.
Sauna, mag tambay2 mi sa porch sa among balay, mag sista2, pakapin inom gamay sa barkada, diha man to daghan aninipot, karon lagi kay minos na.

on the upside, ga konsimisyon akong motherduck kay labihang pamongga kuno ang tambis , gapanon ang langgam unya daghan napuwak kay sipa-sipaan kuno sa langgam ang bungga. heheheh!  ag ako nalipay ko naminaw kay kung daghan ug langgam sa balay, dili na maghago akong mama ug pamunit ug ulod sa mga orchid, naa nay mo tabang niya. :-)

[hofelina]

another poem to my gone trees;

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down?  We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.  ~Jack Handey

[hofelina]

Macky, it is sad to reminisce the hard work done by your lolo, who might have thought the trees are for the coming generations.

[ms da binsi]

nindot unta i sumpay pero gikapoy man ko oi! nia mi karon sa Silverthorne Co, pagkaanindot sa mountains!!! Im speechless. so matulog nalang usa ko.

Macky, its nice to hear from you. Kumusta naman ka Macks?

[islander]

nindot unta i sumpay pero gikapoy man ko oi! nia mi karon sa Silverthorne Co, pagkaanindot sa mountains!!! Im speechless. so matulog nalang usa ko.

Macky, its nice to hear from you. Kumusta naman ka Macks?

great, ms da binsi!  pahuway una after taking in the great outdoors.  lucky you you're there.  (bantog ra nga absent ka gahapon.)  who can say?  kun sa guindulman pa na, basig gitungtongan na nang mountains dinha ug new market.  be hearing from you soon.

[alycxs]

Isles, dili gyud kay gitung2 ang new market, kundi gipatag kay maka block sa view sa new market... sayang ang new paint, ma barahan lang sa mountain. 

[Lorenzo]

Please include me in the petition:


Lorenzo Lucino Jr., Cherry Hill, NJ.

[glacier_71]

Kabalo mo ? minos na gyud ko makit-an aninipot sa ato.
Sauna, mag tambay2 mi sa porch sa among balay, mag sista2, pakapin inom gamay sa barkada, diha man to daghan aninipot, karon lagi kay minos na.

ang daghang aninipot makit-an nimo ron, lycxs, kay kanang ipakog atong ulo sa bong-bong bitaw...naa juy daghan...hahahaha

[alycxs]

Awp...kanang klaseha sa aninipot dili mana ma extinct...wahahhahhaha !!

[glacier_71]

ma resurrect mana Glace....pagbantay diba naa nya'y bag-ong lamisa ug mga linkoranan, murag patio furniture ba...bao lang kaha sa city hall ba or basin mga brand new wood benches sa gua.

Ang mga gamot lukaton sad kay lami mani siya butangan ug vanda...hmmmmmm....naay mo volunteer ug susi ani ?

am sure pulihan nang dapita og bus waiting station...with CR and elevator...nyahaha..

He he, matod pa daw ni Bay Glace kay gamiton kuno ang pinutol nga acacia para himoong lungon. Kon maohon, adunay gamayng kalambigitan ang acacia pag-abot sa panahon sa resurrection...

hehehe. mao jud nay mahimong kalambigitan, bay hubs, apan ayohon og sira nang lungona aron di ka guwa inig abot sa panahon..hahahha

kadumdum lang kos storya sa among pari diri, kung ngano ang ubang mga obispo inig kamatay adto ilubong sa ilawom sa simbahan (kadaghanan ani, adunay flooring nga marble o graphite)...aron kono inig-abot sa pagkabanhaw, maglisud sila og gawas. hahahaha. (mura'g may pagdumot tong paria da). hahahahaha

[glacier_71]

Awp...kanang klaseha sa aninipot dili mana ma extinct...wahahhahhaha !!

hahahaha...

[hubag bohol]

kadumdum lang kos storya sa among pari diri, kung ngano ang ubang mga obispo inig kamatay adto ilubong sa ilawom sa simbahan (kadaghanan ani, adunay flooring nga marble o graphite)...aron kono inig-abot sa pagkabanhaw, maglisud sila og gawas. hahahaha. (mura'g may pagdumot tong paria da). hahahahaha

Bwahaha! Unsa kahay kalaki adtong obispoha kon gidumtan man ugaling...

[LadzTaray]

Ang mga taga Municipyo sa Guindulman nga mao untay manalipod anang kinaiyahan, labi na ang mga kahoy nga dunay dako kaayo nga kalambigitan sa atong pagginhawa matag gutlo, nagpaila lang gayud sa ilang pagka wlay hinungdan nga pagka lider sa lungsod. moabot ra unya ang panahon nga pang-anoron mo diha sa tubig kay wla nay mosagang nga kahoy.... og moabot pod ang panahon diha sa Guindulman nga mag hire nlang mog oxygen de tangki aron makaginhawa..... Dili man gani mo masaligan sa kinaiyahan, unsa pakaha nang kabtangan nga naa sa kaban sa governo...

[wolfpack823]

Pero abi nimo narealized nako nga ang mga tawo sa Guindulman mubo ra ang ilang kahigmata sa ilang palibot. Gipamatud-an kine sa miaging eleksyon diin ang mayor mismo na re-elect maskin pa man adunay siya'y dakong tulubagon sa lungsod.

Pero, usahay man god ang tingtungdan dili makaaray...Mao nga, something has to be done.

[ms da binsi]

OT:

Wolf sorry nga nahilom ko kay ang akong internet diri murag ga ngiwngiw nga battery sa radio! pastilan. Anyway, tawaga lang ko ug naa na tay buhaton for en caso kay di jud ko ka open sa akong internet diri makalagut jud!

[hofelina]

Waa jud ko magdaku sa Guindulman. Nahi-uli mi sa among pamilya 15 years old ko si Inday 2 years old. Nag 3nd year high school ko sa St Mary, mau jud ang akong gi-angayan sa daku nga kahoyng akasya. Anha mi mang-lingkod kon reses, mangaon ug binangkal , usahay galang-galang nga adunay latik, usahay binignit.
Anha pod mi magpalandong kon maghulat ug trak, MB o St Jude padolong sa Tagbilaran.
Our present Mayor did have had the same experience like me.  I keep on wondering why on earth she decided to cut them all.

[Macky Ferniz]

Waa jud ko magdaku sa Guindulman. Nahi-uli mi sa among pamilya 15 years old ko si Inday 2 years old. Nag 3nd year high school ko sa St Mary, mau jud ang akong gi-angayan sa daku nga kahoyng akasya. Anha mi mang-lingkod kon reses, mangaon ug binangkal , usahay galang-galang nga adunay latik, usahay binignit.
Anha pod mi magpalandong kon maghulat ug trak, MB o St Jude padolong sa Tagbilaran.
Our present Mayor did have had the same experience like me.  I keep on wondering why on earth she decided to cut them all.

Manay mo share pod ko sa akong fond memories ani nga mga kahoy.

Didto ko nagpasilong sa iyang bugnawng landong samtang nag kaon-kaon ug puto nga gisuroy adtong tiguwang nga vendor. Lami kaayo ang puto nga naay dahon sa saging sa likod, tag tulo dos pa ang presyo. Unya spring season to kay namuwak ang Acacia, humot kaayo may-ong ug sampaguita ang baho pero mas mild, igo nga makatabon sa baho sa buwad sa merkado.

Kadtong panahona gikan kong namista (dalang pamisita) sa Bario Kabugan diin ang lola sa akong naasawa karon nagpuyo didto.

Ug samtang naga hulat sa Saint Jude nga molabay, akong gi kulit sa maong kahoy ang heart graffiti unya may nakasulat sa tunga nga Macky love "Secret" with a date May 1988.

Manay dinhi sa maong thread, mi demand ko nga i-replenish ang mga gipangputol by planting new trees sa mga baranggay roads sa Guindulman. Unya magbutang siya ug "apology banner" atbang sa merkado. Nakasuway nako ug baktas mga 5 kilometer unya pwerteng inita, tungason pa gyud.

[hofelina]

Mga gwapa ng mga dalaga sa kabugan, nakakap-lag diay ka Ondoy Macky! It´s worth the 5 km , what´s love has to do, ha ha ha.
Balik ang mga kahoy kay tua ang kasing-kasing ni Macky nalilok!

[Macky Ferniz]

Mga gwapa ng mga dalaga sa kabugan, nakakap-lag diay ka Ondoy Macky! It´s worth the 5 km , what´s love has to do, ha ha ha.
Balik ang mga kahoy kay tua ang kasing-kasing ni Macky nalilok!

Manay, mga gwapa gyud kasagaran didto. Mga limbahon ug kutis.

[hofelina]

Tinood jud na, kay manogbong sila ug Domingo mag-atang na ang mga bogoy sa eskina.

[Macky Ferniz]

Basin mang lagum na ni sila Manay inig tugbong sa sawang kay wala nay kapasilongan.

[wolfpack823]

Tumpak gyud na, kalooy sa mga tawo uban ana gabagtas lang padong sa lungsod.

[gwargz]

Tumpak gyud na, kalooy sa mga tawo uban ana gabagtas lang padong sa lungsod.

Manay, mokanta na lang kog Dahong Laya
or The Falling Leaves ba kaha. Hurot na man kaha kahoy nila.

[MikeLigalig.com]

email sent from Fred Amora

TO ALL BOHOLANOS WHO DEARLY LOVE THEIR HOMELAND

I am calling on all of you who cherish our rich socio-cultural heritage, a God-given gift taken care of by our forebears and handed down to us, to help me in a cause to preserve them and protect them from myopic and egocentric public officials.

The case at hand is the infamous ACACIA MASSACRE in the historic town of Guindulman. These century-old trees were cut down by local officials for a ridiculous reason: to give a visual display of a new public market that supposedly is a major accomplishment for these sitting officials.

I am a native of that place, and all of my grandparents, my father and mother and all of my loved ones who have gone before me are buried in that place which I call my hometown. I will also rest my weary soul in that town and hope to the join my foregone folks among the green grass of my homeland.

What happened to the trees in Guindulman could happen anywhere in Bohol and this generation and the next will never see them again. We could not just close our eyes and fold our arms in surrender against public officials who were elected in the guise as servants of the people. It has come to fore that these officials take the public office and the public trust as something of a POWER that they can use to impose their capricious will. As a member also of the print and broadcast media, I cannot allow these. I am sure true blooded Boholanos share the same sentiment that I do.

I may cry a river in the things happening all around us today but that could not help. This wanton disregard of our historic past must be stopped.

I am to file administrative and criminal cases against these officials and authorities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) who conspired in these unlawful acts.

Your moral support will be my strength that will lift me up to go on. Perhaps, if not now, our children and the next generation will remember us, that we made all efforts to prepare a better world for them in their time.

Hope to hear from you all. So help me God!

FRED C. AMORA

fred_amora@yahoo.com
www.theboholstandard.com

[Macky Ferniz]

email sent from Fred Amora

TO ALL BOHOLANOS WHO DEARLY LOVE THEIR HOMELAND

I am calling on all of you who cherish our rich socio-cultural heritage, a God-given gift taken care of by our forebears and handed down to us, to help me in a cause to preserve them and protect them from myopic and egocentric public officials.

The case at hand is the infamous ACACIA MASSACRE in the historic town of Guindulman. These century-old trees were cut down by local officials for a ridiculous reason: to give a visual display of a new public market that supposedly is a major accomplishment for these sitting officials.

I am a native of that place, and all of my grandparents, my father and mother and all of my loved ones who have gone before me are buried in that place which I call my hometown. I will also rest my weary soul in that town and hope to the join my foregone folks among the green grass of my homeland.

What happened to the trees in Guindulman could happen anywhere in Bohol and this generation and the next will never see them again. We could not just close our eyes and fold our arms in surrender against public officials who were elected in the guise as servants of the people. It has come to fore that these officials take the public office and the public trust as something of a POWER that they can use to impose their capricious will. As a member also of the print and broadcast media, I cannot allow these. I am sure true blooded Boholanos share the same sentiment that I do.

I may cry a river in the things happening all around us today but that could not help. This wanton disregard of our historic past must be stopped.

I am to file administrative and criminal cases against these officials and authorities of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) who conspired in these unlawful acts.

Your moral support will be my strength that will lift me up to go on. Perhaps, if not now, our children and the next generation will remember us, that we made all efforts to prepare a better world for them in their time.

Hope to hear from you all. So help me God!

FRED C. AMORA

fred_amora@yahoo.com
www.boholmirror.com
www.theboholstandard.com

Subo kaayo nga palandongon.

What was done is done. Dili na mabalik ang namatay nga Acacia & you can only reminisce from pictures.

Maayo ani mag rally ta nga iyang alisdan ug bag-ong trees. Siya mismo ang motanom as punishment:

Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!
Man-made-forest!

[wolfpack823]

UPDATE FOR PETITION

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/justice-for-century-old-acacia-trees.html

There are 49 signatures in the petition initiated on May 3, 2010 from different parts of the world. I will forward an initial report of this petition to DENR asking for investigation and also to Bohol officials.

Maybe we can start planning for the printing of this petition in our local newspapers to create local awareness.

[ms da binsi]

Manay mo share pod ko sa akong fond memories ani nga mga kahoy.

Didto ko nagpasilong sa iyang bugnawng landong samtang nag kaon-kaon ug puto nga gisuroy adtong tiguwang nga vendor. Lami kaayo ang puto nga naay dahon sa saging sa likod, tag tulo dos pa ang presyo. Unya spring season to kay namuwak ang Acacia, humot kaayo may-ong ug sampaguita ang baho pero mas mild, igo nga makatabon sa baho sa buwad sa merkado.

Kadtong panahona gikan kong namista (dalang pamisita) sa Bario Kabugan diin ang lola sa akong naasawa karon nagpuyo didto.

Ug samtang naga hulat sa Saint Jude nga molabay, akong gi kulit sa maong kahoy ang heart graffiti unya may nakasulat sa tunga nga Macky love "Secret" with a date May 1988.

Manay dinhi sa maong thread, mi demand ko nga i-replenish ang mga gipangputol by planting new trees sa mga baranggay roads sa Guindulman. Unya magbutang siya ug "apology banner" atbang sa merkado. Nakasuway nako ug baktas mga 5 kilometer unya pwerteng inita, tungason pa gyud.

Tinood jud na, kay manogbong sila ug Domingo mag-atang na ang mga bogoy sa eskina.

wahahahha! haskang tiki-a! Macky ang imong kasing2x didto gisugnod na!!! o di ba kaha gi sepelya na kay gihimo ug sawog sa nagpaputol!!!

Also i demand to the Guindulman officials to do tree planting!!!

MAN MADE FOREST!!!!
MAN MADE FOREST!!!!
MAN MADE FOREST!!!!
MAN MADE FOREST!!!!
MAN MADE FOREST!!!!
MAN MADE FOREST!!!!
MAN MADE FOREST!!!!

@Wolf, i PM si Mike nga ato na ni ipa print. Naa naman mo donate sa cost sa Printing, si Manay and i will pay the rest of the cost.

[hofelina]

taym-pa! Atong padaghanon ang mga signatures. Please share it to your friends. Anus-a man ang oath taking? We will print this in the newspaper on this day, okay ninyo?

ps

an e-mail from a friend;

Tess, I already signed in. Will forward to my sisters and brothers.
Also will post this in Geni - our Omila Genealogy who are majority from Bohol.
Why don't you post in our Butuanon eGroup - we have a lot of Boholanos that migrated in Butuan like the Honculadas and so many others. 

Give my love to Carmela Woitechki in our Butuanon Chapter there
in Germany. 

Danke !
Sweet J

[hofelina]

Fred Amora, I don´t know how could I help you pls pm me.

[gwargz]

Fred Amora, I don´t know how could I help you pls pm me.

I am for the printing of this.
Usa ako sa nagpirma nga moapil sa kausa niini,
apan ang issue nga i-print kinahanglan
nga i-post usa dinhi para atong mabasa,
makuhaan o mapun-an, ug atong maaninaw
nga dili jod kini politically motivated para
maklaro nga kini gikan jod sa kasingkasing
sa nagpakabanang mga Boholanos sa tibuok kalibutan
alang sa Kinaiyahan.

May God be praised !

[cowboy]

Sayang!

[cujo]

It was sad but life goes on people...If I were the mayor of Guindulman take one official day-off for everybody and spent just ONE WHOLE DAY planting trees for the next generation.Like everything in this life, some goes out and a new one comes in.It was a bad judgement in cutting the trees but we have to deal with it.WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.

[cowboy]

It was sad but life goes on people...If I were the mayor of Guindulman take one official day-off for everybody and spent just ONE WHOLE DAY planting trees for the next generation.Like everything in this life, some goes out and a new one comes in.It was a bad judgement in cutting the trees but we have to deal with it.WHAT'S DONE IS DONE.

Bai the damage has been done!maski kada adlaw pa magtanum ug kahoy nang taga Guildulman dina nila mabalik tung mga kahoya? ato nalang na sila e ampo.

[gwargz]

Bai the damage has been done!maski kada adlaw pa magtanum ug kahoy nang taga Guildulman dina nila mabalik tung mga kahoya? ato nalang na sila e ampo.

But Guindulmans must replenish those trees for the next generations.

[Macky Ferniz]

But Guindulmans must replenish those trees for the next generations.

Maayo nga idea gwargz. Why not start from our own backyard.

Kitang mga pinoy dili ta manundog sa west nga moangay mag sunbathing mao ang ilang mga park walay mga kahoy. Ang atong panit sensitive kaayo sa sunlight ug nagkinahanglan ta ug shade. Dark ang atong skin pigmentation compara sa mga caucasians, mao kusog mo absorb ang UV ug dali ra ta masakit ug skin cancer.

How about ang TBTK mag organize ug tree planting drive. Manghatag ug libre nga seedling.

[gwargz]

Maayo nga idea gwargz. Why not start from our own backyard.

Kitang mga pinoy dili ta manundog sa west nga moangay mag sunbathing mao ang ilang mga park walay mga kahoy. Ang atong panit sensitive kaayo sa sunlight ug nagkinahanglan ta ug shade. Dark ang atong skin pigmentation compara sa mga caucasians, mao kusog mo absorb ang UV ug dali ra ta masakit ug skin cancer.

How about ang TBTK mag organize ug tree planting drive. Manghatag ug libre nga seedling.

Yes, let us start from our own backyard.
We will plant Bohol with trees.
Let us start in Guindulman.
Kinsay taga Guindulman dinhi sa TB?
Kindly connect to your Mayor.
Ingna nga mag-tree planting ang members
sa TubagBohol. Ingna nga pwede kaha butangan
ug island balik tong highway fronting the market?
i know pwede jod na, diskarte man na sa Mayor.
Go ako sa greening Bohol.
Shall we call it Operation Green?

[wolfpack823]

Yes, let us start from our own backyard.
We will plant Bohol with trees.
Let us start in Guindulman.
Kinsay taga Guindulman dinhi sa TB?
Kindly connect to your Mayor.
Ingna nga mag-tree planting ang members
sa TubagBohol. Ingna nga pwede kaha butangan
ug island balik tong highway fronting the market?
i know pwede jod na, diskarte man na sa Mayor.
Go ako sa greening Bohol.
Shall we call it Operation Green?

I can help in drafting the mechanics of implementation, from the grass root levels up to the Mayor level, including sources of funding schemes, of course the planting materials. Maybe a Tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) can be executed by TB, the LGU and DENR.

All we need, is a project proposal, submit to SB and once approved by the SB, we negotiate with DENR for the provisions of planting materials.
In order to have a legal representation of the TB or a personality to enter into an agreement, there must be an AdHoc committee that serves on interim capacity to negotiate.

It is like forming a formal organization.

There is no need for credit, once the TB spearheads the campaign it is TB. Reforestation or tree planting is only one of the many service projects that TB can do should we unite ourselves.

[cujo]

How about Project: Oxygen Belt

Yes, let us start from our own backyard.
We will plant Bohol with trees.
Let us start in Guindulman.
Kinsay taga Guindulman dinhi sa TB?
Kindly connect to your Mayor.
Ingna nga mag-tree planting ang members
sa TubagBohol. Ingna nga pwede kaha butangan
ug island balik tong highway fronting the market?
i know pwede jod na, diskarte man na sa Mayor.
Go ako sa greening Bohol.
Shall we call it Operation Green?

How about calling it " TREE BUILDING  " { TB } TubagBohol members gets the credit.

[Macky Ferniz]

I can help in drafting the mechanics of implementation, from the grass root levels up to the Mayor level, including sources of funding schemes, of course the planting materials. Maybe a Tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) can be executed by TB, the LGU and DENR.

All we need, is a project proposal, submit to SB and once approved by the SB, we negotiate with DENR for the provisions of planting materials.
In order to have a legal representation of the TB or a personality to enter into an agreement, there must be an AdHoc committee that serves on interim capacity to negotiate.

It is like forming a formal organization.

There is no need for credit, once the TB spearheads the campaign it is TB. Reforestation or tree planting is only one of the many service projects that TB can do should we unite ourselves.

Saman Wolf, magpasingot ta karong July or August pohon. Kinsa may manguli andama inyong pala. Kinsa mo volunteer sa snacks?

[wolfpack823]

Saman Wolf, magpasingot ta karong July or August pohon. Kinsa may manguli andama inyong pala. Kinsa mo volunteer sa snacks?

Maayo ni da ato ning lingkuran sa keyboard aron mahapsay ang plano...

[cujo]

What happen to the petition you started wolfpack.Too much for you to handle.One project at a time....

[Macky Ferniz]

What happen to the petition you started wolfpack.Too much for you to handle.One project at a time....

It is just a parallel activity to the same objective.

[wolfpack823]

It is just a parallel activity to the same objective.

There is no problem with that. The petition is an advocacy type of endeavor, it is unending campaign, there is no time frame, but, what we are talking here is a direct hands-on TB project meaning,  whoever agree to join this plight must invest time, resources and efforts directly to the project.

This one has a time frame, mechanics of implementation and lots of coordination efforts.

[wolfpack823]

What happen to the petition you started wolfpack.Too much for you to handle.One project at a time....

There is no problem with that. The petition is an advocacy type of endeavor, it is unending campaign, there is no time frame, but, what we are talking here is a direct hands-on TB project meaning,  whoever agree to join this plight must invest time, resources and efforts directly to the project.

This one has a time frame, mechanics of implementation and lots of coordination efforts.

[ms da binsi]

MO CHIP KO SA SNACKS MACKY!!!

Mo uli ka???

i like that stuff!!!! Go Macky, go!!!

[vrglguapo]

count me in...

[ms da binsi]

count me in...

OT:


Virgil! hahahahhahha!

i love your Afro DO!!!!

[bulak]

Pls count me in too.

Concepcion Tagacanao- Denmark

[hofelina]

mo-uli ko mid July-August, let us coordinate this well since I´m having my vacations with my son for the first time, kon solo pa ko bisan unsang orasa. Wolfie what shall I do?

[bulak]

Manay nice to know, so see you there in Bohol Mag abot pata pohon July pod mi for the first time pod

[hofelina]

Yehey, makahalok ko ni Bulak junior!

[luckybelle]

Saman Wolf, magpasingot ta karong July or August pohon. Kinsa may manguli andama inyong pala. Kinsa mo volunteer sa snacks?

Unsa na man development ani, nakatanom ba gajud?

[hubag bohol]

Unsa na man development ani, nakatanom ba gajud?

Kini maoy burag wa nay update...

[highblood]

maalipayong bag-ong tuig ninyo tanan!
he he.....tubag bohol!....
bag-o pa kong ning bangon sa akong pagkahikatulog....he he
malipayon ako nga nahigmata dinhing atong hinisgutan....aber taga-i kuno ko ug nilugdangan sa inyong gisugdan...
dile kini matapos ug dile ninyo ipahibaw sa katawhan ug  unsa nay tumoy ani....
akong isangon sa mayng laki nga gapasiugda sa maong sulat nga hingpiton ang panghitabo pina agi sa pag pahibaw usab sa nagsubay ug unsay mga kalamboan.
hala.....tubag bohow....hehe
ps. ajaw na maninglisa kay walay pulos,ma bisto ta sa mga kano! mahimong kataw-anan nila...he he

[cujo]

ps. ajaw na maninglisa kay walay pulos,ma bisto ta sa mga kano! mahimong kataw-anan nila...he he

Hmmm...Highblood?

[pioneer]

Highblood can offer to translate the message from English to Bisaya, perhaps.

[highblood]

hala tubag DENR ______?
hala tubag MAYOR ______?
hala tubag ug kinsa pa ang hingtungdan ____,(mga inkanto)
Arun sa ingon masabtan ug unsa gayud ang hinungdan,,ug ma hanaw ang pagduda ug pagtumo tumo sa  mga hingtungdan.
Usa ka hagit kini, ug tahas nga gi sangun arun mabutyag ang kamatuoran....he he

[pioneer]

Ang tibuok Bohol nagbangutan tungod sa pagpanamastamas sa mga centuries-old trees sa lungsod sa guindulman.

[hubag bohol]

Hmm, hain na kaha diay and thread starter? Ms. MDB, balik na sa atong payag!