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Mga 'Sano/a,

It seems to me that this profound dev't has missed the attention of our TB community and the rest of our fellow
Bol-anons.

From the meagre responses to the news item here at TB, ranging from El Mundo's cautionary stance to Miss Bambi's
appreciative anticipation of some economic benefit, the Boholano society has not taken note of the implications
that the event may cast upon us.

In my humble perspectives of the prospective dev't that may come about in our province, I beg from everyone
a careful and deliberate course of action to address this dev't. Let's exercise utmost caution in allowing the AFP
to transfer the Central Command to Bohol.

What's the difference between hosting the CentCom and the Visayas Bilibid prison here in our province. Some years
back, a proposal was foisted for Bohol to be the site of a Visayas Bilibid Prison (detention center for Bisaya life-termers).
And the idea was scuttled due to vehement objections by concerned Bol-anons.

This time, some misguided politicians have thought about a way to "earn a fast buck" and have a convenient source
of "mercenaries". Meanwhile, we ordinary citizens will bear the brunt of the social risks involved with catering to the
whims and caprices of the military "occupation".

Since we are in a democracy, I suggest we get the opinions of everyone, take a survey of pros and cons and discuss
openly the merits and demerits of Bohol hosting the CentCom.

Quote from: Bohol on September 29, 2007, 10:33:46 PM
x - - - - x
Now, again, the million-dollar question: Who Really is GEC?

To those who wish to apply their basic knowledge in intelligence work and who are based back home,
please check out at the local LTO under whose name is the motor vehicle with plate number GEC-348 is registered to . . .

Happy hunting !!!

Quote from: Bohol on August 17, 2007, 06:44:36 PM
Tanang lakang ug tikang sa mga politiko sa ato, ginabayran na sa salapi sa katawhan.

Unsa ka tinuod nga bisan ang balay ni Ex-father Cong. Jala sa Tagbilaran nga office konohay niya sa Congress (home-based style), nagkobra siya ug Rent Payment from public funds?

Siyempre Mike, apil na sa iyang MOOE annual allocation nga valor P600,000 sa tuig 2005 (taas-taas na karon)
ug wala ni audit-audit nga lumpsum expense allowance sa kada Congressman.

Busa, kadtong obserbasyon ni Melrose (Snowhite) nga angayan magbayad si Chatto sa iyang pagamit
sa pwesto sa Kapitolyo angayan gyud!

Here's another proof on how our Congressmen lived up to their monicker.

Matud ni Atty Victor de la Serna diha sa iyang interview nila Batchoy ug Brigitte sa DYRD
karong adlawa Biyernes (8/17/07), gikasakay niya si Edgar Chatto sa iyang pag-uli gahapon.

Ug voila, didto si Chatto nagpahayahay sa first class accommodations. 

Kun moingon mo nga gi-upgrade lamang siya out of courtesy, labi nang dili angayan ug
pagkawalay delicadeza. Tungod kay Chairman si Chatto sa Tourism Committee sa Congreso
ug sa ubang kometiba nga adunay posibleng conflict of interest sa industriya sa transportasyon
diin adunay interest ang PAL o Cebu Pacific ba.

Kamo nay magtimbangtimbang kung husto ba iyang binuhatan!

'Doy Onic,

Akong pagdayeg sa inyo diha sa USA nga duna moy Filipino American Association nga nangindahay
nga mabawi pa ang Sabah gikan sa mga Malaysians.

Kami intawon diri sa atoa sa Bohol nga nag-antus pa sa kanihit sa panginabuhi, dili na mi mag-apilapil
sa mga butang nga halayo ra sa among inadlaw nga panginahanglan.

Matters in the realm of geopolitics are not of our immediate concern. Circumstances even in our own
province do not bode well for a forthcoming improvements in our social and economic wellbeing.
What with the class of leaders we have and the neo-cacique system prevailing in our present society.

On the national scene, I venture to say that it is even advantageous for us Bol-anons that the national
gov't opts to give a chance that our brother Moros have their cake (and eat it too) by giving them
all for themselves the areas they are claiming (Sulu, Basilan, Maguindanao, & Lanao del Sur) comprosing
of the ARRM provinces. With that, our national gov't would be saving billions of subsidy to ARRM without
transparency in how the funds are disbursed (its like pouring water to a sinkhole). The funds save would
be better off for social services (education, health, paying off the cost in constructing the virtual Talibon
Dam and the prospective inutile Bayongan Dam, etc.) in the non-Muslim areas and the benefits derived
would impinge and trickle to the betterment of the ordinary Bol-anons.

Ngani, diri lang sa ato, ang among panglantaw nagtutok lamang sa mga isyu sa palibut sa mga kalungsuran.
Pananglit, unsaon pag-usab sa pangobyerno sa Anda (hamiling lungsod ni Mike) nga mismo siya, si Engr.
Tinio, ug uban pa nga nagpakabana didto wala pa gyud maka tagamtam ug kalampusan.

In fine, what I beg to pursue is that... we wish to address things that we can pine to accomplish in our
own small sphere of influence!

Quote from: olintaha on August 14, 2007, 10:21:14 AM
Yes, i know Ed Macalandag. I had the opportunity to work with him in Ubay Stock Farm before.
He is one such level-headed, unassuming, brilliant man I happen to know.  He is really good at numbers, figures and statistical data.  That's why I'm certain he will make a good planning and development officer.

I confirm your observations, Madam Olin . . .

And he is a model of a public servant with such stable moorings in Christian ethics! May his tribe increase!

In contrast with one high official of Bohol CFC who has a lot of explaining, e.g. his role at the Talibon Dam scam!

Mga 'Sano/a,

Sa DYRD radio program ni Batchoy ug Brigitte (8/14/07 a.m.), pipila sa mga mingtawag nagsugyot sa pagmugna ug Tagbilaran Death Squad o Bohol Death Squad ba hinuon.

Kini reaksyon sa katawhang Bol-anon nga morag napuno na sa walay nakitang kasulbaran ning mga panghitabo nga tulis, kawat, mga hold-up/snatching, corruption sa gobyerno, ug uban pa dinhi sa atong probinsya sa Bohol. Pipila nag sugyot nga magmugna ug Tagbilaran Death Squad o Bohol Death Squad.

Matud pa sa usa nga nagkomentaryo, "Nanulis man ngani na sila (mga politiko ug opisyal sa gobyerno), kami pa (mga petty criminals) ... "

Mao- na ba ni ang situasyon nga ang atong publiko nakahuna-huna na into resorting to the extreme at the cost of sacrificing christian morality?

As for former Cong. Boy Jala, his allocation for IT equipment in his 2006 PDAF is as follows:


Financial assistance for the acquisition of IT equipment for          P3,400,000     DepEd -  Region 7
various school in the 3rd District of Bohol         
        Sagnap ES, Loay, Bohol              
        La Salvacion ES, Carmen, Bohol              
        Nueva Fuerza ES, Carmen, Bohol              
        El Salvador ES, Carmen, Bohol              
        Buenavista ES, Carmen, Bohol              
        Bicao ES, Carmen, Bohol              
        Calatrava ES, Carmen, Bohol              
        Carmen CES, Carmen, Bohol              
        Bagumbayan ES, Pilar, Bohol              
        Rizal ES, Pilar, Bohol              
        Sevilla CES, Sevilla, Bohol              
        Calunasan Sur ES, Loboc, Bohol              
        Anda CES, Anda, Bohol              
        Bayong ES, Pilar, Bohol              
        La Suerte ES, Pilar, Bohol              
        Cambagui ES, Sevilla, Bohol              
        Bayawahan ES, Sevilla, Bohol              
        Candabong ES, Anda, Bohol              
        Linawan ES, Anda, Bohol              
        Badiang ES, Anda, Bohol              
        Roxas Park ES, Garcia-Hernandez, Bohol

Quote from: Varga on August 11, 2007, 11:55:29 PM


So you will appreciate the probable pillage done . . .

From public documents, Cong. Chatto's PDAF allocation for IT equipment for 2006 is as follows:



CY2006 PDAF Financial assistance for the acquisition of Information          P2,720,000     Department of Education - Bohol     
Technology Equipment for public schools in the 1st District of                            
Bohol                 
x - - - -x        
Financial asistance for the acquisition of IT equipment for various             P3,222,800        Department of Education - Bohol   
schools in the 1st District of Bohol                                                  
x - - - -x        
Financial assistance for the acquisition of IT equipment                      P500,000        SUCs-CVSCAFT    
        

Quote from: Varga on August 12, 2007, 09:29:26 PM

As for Cong. Fr. Cajes, his PDAF allocation in 2006 for IT equipment is as follows:

Cong. Cajes 2006 PDAF
Financial assistance for the acquisition of IT equipment with      P4,340,000   DepEd - Region 7 
instructional materials to various schools                                  
        

Quote from: Varga on August 11, 2007, 11:55:29 PM


So you will appreciate the probable pillage done . . .

From public documents, Cong. Chatto's PDAF allocation for IT equipment for 2006 is as follows:



CY2006 PDAF Financial assistance for the acquisition of Information          P2,720,000     Department of Education - Bohol     
Technology Equipment for publice schools in the 1st District of                            
Bohol                 
        Fermin tayabas H.S., Calape, Bohol              
        Panggangan H.S. Main, Calape, Bohol              
        Mantacica H.S., Catigbian, Bohol              
        Dauis H.S., Dauis, Bohol              
        Cantaongon H.S., Loon, Bohol              
        Loon South H.S., Loon, Bohol              
        Busao H.S., Maribojoc, Bohol              
        Cahayag H.S., Tubigon, Bohol              
        Cawayanan H.S., Tubigon, Bohol              
        Tagbilaran City Science H.S., Tagbilaran, Bohol              
        Cogon Night H.S., Tagbilaran, Bohol              
        Avelino Chagas E.S., Tubigon, Bohol

Financial asistance for the acquisition of IT equipment for various          P3,222,800     Department of Education - Bohol   
schools in the 1st District of Bohol                                                  
        Panglao Central Elementary School (Main),
        Balicasag Elementary School, Panglao, Bohol              
        Bagong Banwa Elementary School, Tubigon, Bohol              
        Batasan Elementary School, Tubigon, Bohol              
        Bilangbilangan Elementary School, Tubigon, Bohol              
        Mantatao Elementary School, Calape, Bohol              
        BAPSSMA, Division Office, Tagbilaran City              
        San Isidro High School, Tagbilaran City              
        Canlaas High School, Antequera, Bohol              
        Fermin Tayabas High School, Calape, Bohol              
        Mantacida High School, Catigbian, Bohol              
        Mariveles High School, Dauis, Bohol              
        Cantaongon High School, Loon, Bohol              
        City Science High School, Tagbilaran City              
        Fatima High School, Cortes, Bohol

Financial assistance for the acquisition of IT equipment                      P500,000        SUCs-CVSCAFT    
        

As for Cong. Fr. Cajes, his PDAF allocation in 2006 for IT equipment is as follows:

Cong. Cajes 2006 PDAF
Financial assistance for the acquisition of IT equipment with      P4,340,000   DepEd - 
instructional materials to various schools                              Region 7 Office    
        Popoo ES, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia              
        Concepcion ES, Danao              
        Bonbon ES, Clarin              
        Panghagban ES, Buenavista              
        Lubang ES, Buenavista              
        Pangpang ES, Ubay              
        Tapon ES, Ubay              
        Capayas ES, San Miguel              
        Sta. Cruz ES, Dagohoy              
        Malitbog ES, Dagohoy              
        Bilangbilangan ES, Bien Unido              
        Union ES, Ubay              
        Bay-ang, ES, Ubay              
        Overland ES, Buenavista              
        Danahao ES, Clarin              
        Rizal ES, Talibon              
        Tagum Sur ES, Trinidad              
        Saguise ES, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia              
        San Francisco ES, Ubay              
        Tugnao ES, Pres. Carlos P. Garcia              
        Cagawasan ES, San Miguel              
        Caluasan ES, Dagohoy              
        Camambugan ES, Ubay              
        Humay Humay ES, Ubay              
        Baogo ES, Inabanga              
        Cabatuan ES, Danao

Quote from: Bohol on August 10, 2007, 11:28:51 PM
So, Varga, nabayran na ang Pacific Consultants? If nabayran na, nagamit ba karon ang study sa Pacific Consultants?

Diha man koy expose kabahin sa Pacific Consultants. Murag kabahin to sa cost sa study.

'Mo lang, Mike .... Paspas pa kay sa liti sa udtong tutok !!!

Kay dugay ra naghuwat ang mga "kasosyo".

Asa ra man 'tong imo "expose" bahin ini. 'Wa man ko maka matikod unsa nga pamantalaan imo gipapublish.

Tan-awa ra gud ang output sa PCI, matud pa sa usa ka nagkomentaryo, gamay ra man ang original idea ug mura man ug "cut and paste" effort ang ilang report. 'Wa bay "value for money" kung sa tinuoray!

Mao nga ang image sa PCI didto sa kaulohan so...so... na ug ngani mura man ug na black list na sila.

Ajaw mog kabalaka, maka-abut na sa mga hingtungdan pinaagi ni Snowhite . . .

Mobalita man si Snowhite ngadto ni Boy Pernia, ijang boss sa Prov'l Gov't Media Affairs (PGMA) Office.

Hinaut unta!

So you will appreciate the probable pillage done . . .

From public documents, Cong. Chatto's PDAF allocation for IT equipment for 2006 is as follows:



CY2006 PDAF Financial assistance for the acquisition of Information          P2,720,000     Department of Education - Bohol     
Technology Equipment for publice schools in the 1st District of                            
Bohol                 
        Fermin tayabas H.S., Calape, Bohol              
        Panggangan H.S. Main, Calape, Bohol              
        Mantacica H.S., Catigbian, Bohol              
        Dauis H.S., Dauis, Bohol              
        Cantaongon H.S., Loon, Bohol              
        Loon South H.S., Loon, Bohol              
        Busao H.S., Maribojoc, Bohol              
        Cahayag H.S., Tubigon, Bohol              
        Cawayanan H.S., Tubigon, Bohol              
        Tagbilaran City Science H.S., Tagbilaran, Bohol              
        Cogon Night H.S., Tagbilaran, Bohol              
        Avelino Chagas E.S., Tubigon, Bohol

Financial asistance for the acquisition of IT equipment for various          P3,222,800     Department of Education - Bohol   
schools in the 1st District of Bohol                                                  
        Panglao Central Elementary School (Main),
        Balicasag Elementary School, Panglao, Bohol              
        Bagong Banwa Elementary School, Tubigon, Bohol              
        Batasan Elementary School, Tubigon, Bohol              
        Bilangbilangan Elementary School, Tubigon, Bohol              
        Mantatao Elementary School, Calape, Bohol              
        BAPSSMA, Division Office, Tagbilaran City              
        San Isidro High School, Tagbilaran City              
        Canlaas High School, Antequera, Bohol              
        Fermin Tayabas High School, Calape, Bohol              
        Mantacida High School, Catigbian, Bohol              
        Mariveles High School, Dauis, Bohol              
        Cantaongon High School, Loon, Bohol              
        City Science High School, Tagbilaran City              
        Fatima High School, Cortes, Bohol

Financial assistance for the acquisition of IT equipment                      P500,000        SUCs-CVSCAFT    
        

Blame Boom Boom's hired CPA who tricked him into believing that "tax avoidance is an art" when this booboo of an accountant only led him to a crime of tax evasion. Mr. Bautista should sue his CPA for malpractice and claim his tax due to the gov't as damages. This will teach  some of our professionals (including CPAs) to honor their code of ethics!

Quote from: udtohan on August 11, 2007, 08:39:05 PM
wala jud sila kabayad oy.

Diin man diay doung ang budget nila para telepono, leo . . .

Ania pay lain . . . bag-o ni nga posibleng mahimong kandidato pagka way gamit!

6. According to someone from the COA, an audit team has been sent to Bohol to verify the veracity of reports received that computers and the accompanying programs/applications distributed to public schools in Bohol are overpriced and non-operational. These computers and the bundled educational application packages are funded by the PDAF of the three "honorable" congressmen of Bohol, all three of them, whom Atty. Victor de la Serna has publicly accused of being "less than honest". Initial reports indicate that the supplier of the equipment and software is the same outfit for all of the three "gentlemen" and that the hardware carried a name brand on its casing but with generic parts inside. But what is damning is that the bundled applications appear to be "pirated" and has gone non-functional.

The auditors can only pity the DepEd provincial superintendent as she is the one who accepted the deliveries and certified that the equipment and their bundled applications were compliant to the terms and conditions of the contract.

Quote from: junayag on August 10, 2007, 09:24:14 PM


We haven't known the real reason behind nor gone deep of the story.  So lisod magjudge. am sure gipasagdan lang na as a provocation of something to surface...why permit to get into humiliation for minor things...

Husto si junayag . . .

We don't know the background and circumstances behind the disconnection of the SP telephone service. But in the interest of public service, we can not absolve those responsible to let the event unfold.

If it was done on purpose (by refusing to pay the bill) by the SP Secretary, due to probable abuse of its use (unauthorized use for long distance calls), there are other means to discipline their office personnel or install preventive measures to prevent improper use.

What happened was akin to throwing the baby out with the wash water !!!

Quote from: Snowhite on August 09, 2007, 07:44:43 PM

x - - - - -x

The BTO and the provincial government of Bohol has hired pacific consultants international to create the Bohol Tourism Master Plan. This service provider is the one who created the tourism master plan of phuket, thailand and some other Asian countries like Indonesia.

X - - - - - X 

Mike,

I will email to you the powerpoint presentation of Pacific Consultants made at the Bohol Tropics in March this year.

You will see what their plans are for Bohol tourism as an output of their contract to study and recommend what is appropriate.

Remember, you have bylined it in the Sunday, January 15, 2006 issue of the Bohol Chronicle re the Pre-feasibility study on Bohol Tourism Plan.

Worthy to note is that the Bohol Tourism Master Plan (BTMP) for which the Pacific Consultants International (PCI) won the bid at P9.5 million, half a million less than the P10-million cap. Gov. Erico Aumentado said with the adjustment, DOT's share is down to P2.9 million instead of P3 million. Bohol's three congressmen; Edgar Chatto, Roberto Cajes and Eladio Jala stand to share P1.4 million each instead of P1.5 million from their respective Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). And the provincial government takes up the slack of P2.4 million instead of P2.5 million.

Also, the Provincial Bids and Awards Committee headed by lawyer Handel Lagunay recommended the awarding of the contract to PCI.

Can we ask from Atty Handel, who were the other bidders in that contract. I seem not to notice it published at the Bohol Provincial website as mandated by law.

Quote from: ogie on August 02, 2007, 01:08:52 AM
Murag naka hinumdom ko nga ngplano man to ang taga BAMMI mahitungod sa Chocolates hills ng himuan ug golf course. Unsa naman  ang status adto.

'Gie,

Di man pwede (meaning commercially sustainable) nga maghimo ug golf course diha dapit sa may Choco Hills tungod kay walay tubig ipamubo sa greens. Wala man gani tubig (potable water system) sa lungsod! Kung lugson kutob ra sa driving range tingali ...

Ug sa laing bahin, lisod na karon makakuha ug ECC para maghimo ug golf course tungod sa bag-ong kamandoan sa DENR.

Mike,

Splendid offer from your limitless concern for Bohol !!!

However, knowing a little about idiosyncracies of traditional bureaucrats, may I suggest that your offer be coursed thru a collective medium. Individual propositions have less chances for consideration in the scheme of things with the bureaucracy as people within always associate it with some ulterior motives, unless it comes with some SOP (you know its allegorical with public transactions).

So, it would be apropos to somehow lend it to the TB Venture Capital Coop(?) as proposed by the Capitan.

What does the TB... community say. May we hear your opinions, guys . . .

Quote from: Bohol on August 09, 2007, 04:27:55 PM
Varga,

I can design a website for Bohol tourism but I will just wait nga sila ang mangusog, otherwise they won't value the effort of a volunteer kung wala silay contribution.

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Mr. Bohol (Mike),

The blame lies on Bohol Tourism management ...

If I recall right, the first editions of that multimedia marketing presentation did have snippets of Bohol. The recent versions may have been edited to shorten the video. Thus, it shows that we have no significant links with the Manila based Tourism Authority powers to advocate Bohol tourism interests.

We can not fault Ms. Babie Balio for her limitations, since her office (PTO) can only do what it can with its meager alloted resources in terms of personnel capacity and promotional funding.

Somewhere within TB... I noticed a post noting the absence of a notable prov'l gov't website to promote Bohol tourism. Can we in the TB... community initiate some civic oriented project to assist the PTO (Ms. Balio's office) setup a website for Bohol tourism. We can "coerce" Cong. Chatto, Chair of Tourism Committee to partially subsidize the effort thru the PTO.

Quote from: Capitan Berong on August 06, 2007, 08:04:52 PM

4. Sa Loay, diha sa barangay Las Salinas, anaay hospital kuno nga building ra ang nahuman valor na ug pipila ka milyones ang dagway pero way gamit, nahimong kalibunan na lang ang palibut. Gipahimo kana sa panahon nga si Zarraga pa ang Congressman, mga kapin sa napulo na ka tuig ming-agi.

x - - - - - - x

Pagka-usik ani ....

Totoy Zarraga may have noble motives when he initiated funding the construction of that unfulfilled dream of a health facility to serve his own town and the adjoining ones. Unfortunately, with a parochial mentality, the succeeding third district congressman did not care to pursue the project even if the building was completed and ready to be used during his NINE years term in office.

Still, the project was funded by public funds. Let's hope the incumbent congressman will depart from his father's selfish objectives and start to be a public servant and support moves to save this public structure from waste.

May I urge everyone, specially Loayanons (Jiji Apalisok for instance) in TB... to think about ways to save this particular white elephant into something beneficial to the public. I can propose to have it converted into a training center (c/o TESDA, etc.) or anything the new town administration of Mayor May Lim can think about useful.

Mga 'Sano/a,

Let's have a roll of certified white elephants, useless projects and other publicly funded projects veering towards being one.

I will start with an obvious one. Please continue with the listup to include those that are not widely publicized and situated within the enclaves of the municipalities.

So, here goes . . . .

1. The Loboc Bridge as initiated by former BIR Chief Tomas Toledo.

=====================================================

We hope that starting with this listing, attempts at recouping the cost thru various means, like employing value engineering can be undertaken.

For the benefit of everyone who might be miscued by this news item bylined by 'Sano Kit B in the Bohol Chronicle . . . .

Quote from: your servant on August 06, 2007, 09:56:38 AM
Written By Kit Bagaipo
The Bohol Chronicle

The Bohol Irrigation Project Stage-2 (BHIP-2) may have to shutdown its operations if funds for its completion are not released soon by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

x - - - - x

'NOT LUXURY CARS'

Membreve denied allegations that NIA bought "luxury vehicles" to be provided for top provincial officials.

The BHIP-2 manager admitted NIA acquired seven vehicles last year, two of which were given to Gov. Erico Aumentado and Rep. Roberto Cajes of the 2nd District.

Aumentado got an Isuzu D-Max while Cajes was allotted an Isuzu Crosswind.

The purchase of said vehicles were made with the approval of no less than Pres. Gloria Arroyo, according to Membreve.

Both officials, he explained are involved in the supervision of the irrigation project, considered to be one of the country's biggest. The BHIP-2 aims to irrigate some 5,000 hectares of rice fields in the towns of Ubay, Trinidad and San Miguel.

The purchase of the seven vehicles incurred P15-million, Membreve said.

It is not likely that the purchase of said luxury sports vehicles were with the personal knowlege nor direct intervention by the President. Although the principle of command responsibility in gov't presumes that GMA holds the final buck. Membreve only presumed that it was so since purchases of new vehicles by any gov't entity needs Malacanang approval (Office of the Executive Secretary) from DBM recommendations based on the justifications made by the requesting agency.

More unlikely, is that the President approved the purchase by BHIP2-NIA with the vehicles to be assigned for the exclusive use of the governor and the 2nd district congressman.

May I proffer a layman's opinion on Dr. Jess Tirol's piece on the issue, particularly the ff;

Quote from: your servant on August 06, 2007, 09:41:19 AM
Written By Engineer Jes Tirol
The Bohol Chronicle Columnist

Proem

It was recently announced in national newspapers that NEDA Director Romulo Neri will become the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
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Supply and Demand Economics

In economics, there is such a thing as the "Lsw of Supply and Demand." This is what the economist Mr. Neri is thinking about. If there is a great demand of banana and the supply available is fish, the ideal thing to do would be to increase the supply of banana and lessen the supply of fish in order to have a match in the economy.

The problem is that Mr. Neri is told to turn the fisherman into banana planters to supply the demand. Do you think it could be done? Where would the fishermen plant their bananas?

The thesis of this writer is that, President Arroyo is sending Mr. Neri to a wrong place to solve a problem in the economy.

In a simple economy, that maybe the case ....

But, in the present real life situation, its much more complex and so tentative, thus brilliant economists have devised such processes as "value chain analyses", "creative economy", etc. to address so much discontinuities in modern economies and societies.

The current schemes where the axiom is productivity, the approach is not to transform fishermen to banana farmers, or vice-versa but to make both of them produce higher value of their product and sell more. The secret therefore is to identify gaps in the market supply chain on why there is a surfeit of fish and a dearth of bananas. Likewise, it is necessary to resort to methodologies in the domain of creative economy to look for intermediate mechanisms to address mismatches in the elements of the economy and society.

So, the contention of assigning an economist in an education portfolio based on perceived formal qaulifications is of less bearing in relation to the criteria based on management skills, trust and confidence.

To extend further the observation, Dr. Tirol maybe showing his fears that changes may happen in the higher education sector that could eventually affect the sad and happy affairs involving the education providers' grip on the commerce of educating the hapless "knowledge seekers"

. . . . . . . . . . .

I dare to have no qualms about raising any issue that matters,
specially those that obstructs justice, TRUTH and development
for each and every Bol-anon !!!

Quote from: yadz26 on June 14, 2007, 02:24:26 PM
afraid jud ko kay silingan lang r ba mi..hehehe!
mabasahan unya...

Re your gallivanting local chief executive, Yadz?

 

Dear Trio,

I am curious about the words "nookie, whoopee, do, etc." which I presume all mean "****" in the more traditional lingo.

Could you please account for its etymology, for our sake not well versed in the intricacies of the Queen's language.....

Thanks, heaps!

Quote from: rose on June 13, 2007, 11:30:57 PM
Hello, newbie Varga!

First of all, I'm Rose, and not Rosie.

Please Rosie, allow me to call you this. It's exotic and prurient!

Quote from: rose on June 13, 2007, 11:30:57 PM
See the photo and let it speak for itself.

K, will check it out at nearby Mercury Drug.

Quote from: rose on June 13, 2007, 11:30:57 PM

Good luck to you and your partner. I guarantee that your sex will be getting wilder and wilder each day as you grow some inches longer along the way.

How about some tips for muscle control, the one that tugs and grips!

Quote from: mfrandsen on June 14, 2007, 03:03:42 AM
I've heard this too, they said that men won't admit that they get lost.

Is that true mennnnnnnnn?

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Grudgingly admitted Cel, it's one of the Code of the Macho principles.

As well as this one:  Never admit, even when caught flagrante delicto.....   

      

To quote Newbie riva, " . . . . i have two relatives on the list, an uncle and a cousin. i didn't know they won, that's how impervious i am! . . . . "

TB Members and Guests: If you can identify the emerging political dynasty, then name his uncle and cousin. And to add condiment, the relative by affinity.

Quote from: rose on June 13, 2007, 04:52:47 PM
Fellow Bol-anons, in this generation, we no longer just hide and lick our wounds.
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Come on, be the first!

Hi Rosie Like No Other,

Allow me the honor of availing the Queen's Privilege!

Me and my monogamous partner has been thru the Perfumed Garden for sometime and its been an exhilarating experience for both of us. To avert monotony, we have experimented with enhancing our natural endowments. One recommended regimen to heighten pleasure is penile exercise for enlargement and better turgidity.

Hereunder is the process:

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Penis Enlargement Methods and Exercises
Having a big penis doesn't hurt (usually), but most agree that the quality of sex is much more important than penis size.

The average length ranges from 5.5 to 6.5 inches. There are men who express dissatisfaction with 6-inch and long for 8-inches. As for women, they widely believe that a man’s penis size is irrelevant; being attentive to a woman’s sexual and emotional needs is a far more important factor than how well endowed a man is.

All in all, a man’s endowment is a helpful attribute in pleasing a woman, but actions speak louder than size. The fact is a man with a larger size covers more of the women’s vaginal erogenous zones, which can lead to higher stimulation. But it doesn’t mean anything if the man isn’t equipped mentally and sexually to work his tool.

As for ways to increase size there are many â€" yet only a few lead to satisfying results.

Penis Enlargement Exercises:

One of the main principles for enlargement is to improve circulation and to increase the volume of blood held within the erectile tissue. It is the erectile tissue that engorges with blood when sexually aroused resulting in an erection. The theory goes that if the erectile tissue can be encouraged to hold a greater volume of blood than it could otherwise naturally accommodate, then this will in turn result in a larger size both when erect and flaccid.

Jelqing (Milking) Exercise - The basic technique is quite simple to perform and relies on applying a milking motion along the length of the semi erect penile shaft. To achieve this, the thumb and forefinger are used to encircle the base of the penis. A moderately firm grip is used to maintain the partial erection and to ensure the blood is securely trapped. Maintaining this moderate pressure, the grip hand then slides forward along the length of the shaft and forces as much blood as possible into all areas of the erectile tissue. As the grip hand nears the end of the penile shaft the alternate hand then repeats the process, resulting in a continuous motion with each stroke taking around 1-2 seconds. To perform the Jelq correctly, it is often helpful to use a lubricant such as Orgy Oil as this helps the gripping hand to slide without resistance along the length.

Enlargement exercises are usually performed when the penis is flaccid. The basic technique involves gripping firmly around the head and then gently pulling forward. The idea of the stretch is not to pull the penis to the point of pain but to just pull sufficiently so that the penis is stretched to its maximum comfortable limit. An example of a stretching exercise would then be to hold the stretch for approximately 15 seconds before relaxing. To complete the session the process would then be repeated 10-15 times.

Weight Hanging - The use of weights and stretchers to enlarge the size, it is based on the principle of tensile force and the body's ability to adapt and change under such influence. Through the application of sustained and continuous tension, cells within an area subjected to such force divide and multiply, resulting in increased tissue mass.

Ballooning -
One of the ways to obtain a larger erection and size is by "ballooning". This method involves prolonging your ejaculation. Therefore, this means in order to begin ballooning, the first step is to learn how to last longer. You must be able to hold your ejaculation back 3-5 times during sexual activity. If it’s impossible to hold back the ejaculation or withhold from ejaculating prematurely then you must first take Kohinoor Gold to gain endurance. This will put you on the road to being a more sexually stimulating lover, as well as put you in the perfect position to practice the Penile Ballooning Technique.

While it is erect, begin massaging your penile shaft, footing, and base, pubis, groins, and scrotum to increase the blood flow. By holding back the ejaculation you will start to accelerate the metabolization of testosterone. All the while, you must hold back on ejaculation about 3 to 5 times. Then you will be free to release.

If you practice this technique frequently, it will stimulate growth in the corpora cavernosa, the spongy tissue in shaft. People who have practiced ballooning consistently have achieved gains anywhere from 1 to 3 inches. This technique takes practice, but the rewards are great!

Tips for a healthier penis
Get some extra sleep. An hour of extra sleep a day will add up to extra energy... for work, play and sex. This can interfere with your ability to perform sexually.

Eat healthy. You will derive all kinds of benefits from a diet rich in vitamins and low in fat. Your penis will also be more likely to function at full capacity.

Exercise. Working out will improve the blood flow that results from a healthier heart, which in turn benefits your penis.
Copyright © AyurvedicCure.com
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Now I solicit for your kind and expert advice. Is this sufficient or do you have a better methodology!

 

Sa  "Topic: How not to lose your job without logging out from Tubag Bohol?" matud ni 'Day Chin:  "Starvation supposedly purifies the soul, and clears the mind."

Pagkatinuod kaayo! Mao bitaw nga ang "puasa" usa sa mga tenets in religious traditions.

Ang Kristiyanismo namugna ni Kristo, ang Budhismo ni Prinsipe Siddharta ug ang Islam ni Mahoma tungod sa kanunayong pagpuasa!

Ug tingali ang "Tubag Bohol ....." ni Ka Mike niadtong nalapsan siya ug gutom kay wala makapangompra sa iyang kinaham pagkaon sa Bangkok.

Busa kung sabog ka magpuasa, asa ra nang South Beach diet ug pugos nga ehersisyo .... pagka way kapoy sa lawas ug hun-ag pa imo salabutan!!

Quote from: GEC348 on June 13, 2007, 02:10:09 AM
Can it be possible to put a metal plate inscribed with this historical bit at the second floor of the provincial capitol? The second floor lobby is filled with pictures of Bohol's past governors. This historical fact would be an interesting additional read.

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Thanks GEC, it's a gem of an idea that should have been done long before!

Guess, Bohol CCAD, Delaguna, H or even our own prodigious MikeL might do something about it.

Go for it guys ......

Saw this upbeat love story online, I thought might be worth sharing.

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--- In pearloftheorient7000@yahoogroups.com, "Vanessa"
<vanessa_mcdijk@...> wrote:
>
> Davaoena teacher finds man of her dreams in Norway 06/10/2007 | 12:13 AM
> GMA News TV Hi! I am one of the Kapuso from Davao City and now residing
> in Norway.
>
> I terribly miss GMA tv shows especially the public service shows
> favorite ko lahat.
>
> I want to share my experience of finding the man of my dreams.
>
> I never thought that I would be in Norway and married to the man of my
> dreams. I was trying to find love from different men that I had
> relationships with. I had many Filipino boyfriends, but marriage was far
> from my mind, although some of those boyfriends offered marriages but I
> don't know why I did not accept them.
>
> Then came the Internet craze way back year 2000. I spent almost two up
> to five hours chatting on the Net. I met lots of guys from all over the
> world, even Filipinos working abroad -- some were nice and others were
> not.
>
> October 2003, I tried the website ICQ, looked for the profile of guys. I
> chose (those from) European countries, I just don't know why. Maybe
> because I was fascinated with the European countries from the books that
> I have read before.
>
> I sent lots of offline messages to guys but then only four guys replied:
> one from Holland who became my boyfriend on the Net, another from
> Belgium, one from Sweden and the other one from Norway, who eventually
> became my husband.
>
> I concentrated on chatting with them. Yes, I was chatting with them at
> the same time. I asked for their home address and wrote them letters.
>
> I thought that this guy from Holland would be my husband because we
> exchanged emails and letters, and also he called me once a week in my
> mobile. He even told me that he was going to visit me in Davao. I was
> thrilled by the thought of him visiting me.
>
> I received a phone call from him that he was at the Manila airport so i
> was expecting that he would come to Davao (May 10, 2004) but he did not.
>
> I tried to contact the number he used to call me but it could not be
> reached. After three weeks, I received an email from him asking sorry
> because he and his Dutch friend were trapped at Puerto Galera. I forgave
> him and we still went on with our relationship on the Net.
>
> On the other hand the Belgian, Swedish and Norwegian guys were off and
> on on the Net. But then I was surprised when I received an SMS from this
> Norwegian guy during the greatest typhoon that hit Quezon province. He
> told me that he was worried about me and my family.
>
> I thought that perhaps I was going to continue chatting with him. And so
> we became good friends. He asked me if he could visit me by December
> 10,2004. But I told him that I was busy because the school where I was
> teaching would have a Paascu Accreditation by February 2005 but the main
> reason was my Dutch BF told me that he was going to visit me in December
> 2004.
>
> So my Norwegian friend told me that he was going to visit me instead in
> April 2005.
>
> December 2004 came. The Dutch bf did not arrive. I was really really
> hurt that time. The Dutch bf told me that he got sick while he was in
> Manila airport and was flown back to Amsterdam. I did not believe his
> story.
>
> I was really hurt and I cut off all the communications I had with him.
>
> I exchanged emails and sent letters to my Norwegian friend. Still I was
> clueless about our relationship. On the 24th of December, I finally
> heard the magic words "I LOVE YOU" from the mobile (phone
> conversation).
>
> It started our relationship, and since then, we chatted daily and on
> longer hours on Saturdays and Sundays. He sent me SMS every morning,
> called me once a week, e-mailed me twice a week and even wrote me some
> letters.
>
> April 2005 came. I was happy and worried at the same time. What if he
> would not come. How would I explain to my family, friends and
> co-teachers.
>
> I did not accept summer class because of him. The day he traveled to the
> Philippines, I received an SMS from him, then a phone call.
>
> So my worries were somehow lessened. But then on the exact time of his
> arrival at Davao airport, I was very tensed because I did not receive
> any phone call from him.
>
> I was with my aunt and friends. After a few minutes, I saw him. He
> waslooking for me also. My g***, he really came. I was almost in tears.
> He hugged me. "You're gorgeous" were the only words that came from my
> mouth.
>
> It was really wonderful, and he was with me in Davao for 11 days. He met
> my family, my friends and my co-teachers. Everybody loved him. He was
> really nice and has sense of breeding.
>
> I was surprised when I received a phone call from his father. It was
> very nice. His visit to the Philippines was known to his parents. I was
> really amazed. He even gave half of his money, bankcards and credit
> cards to me for safekeeping.
>
> My love for him became deeper and deeper. After 10 days, he went back to
> Norway. At the Davao airport, we were both crying, but I promised him
> that I was going to follow him.
>
> June 2005, I applied for tourist visa at the consular office of the
> Norwegian embassy in Cebu. But sad to say, after three months of
> waiting, my application was denied.
>
> He went back to Davao in December 2005 and we got married in January 10,
> 2006 and then applied for family reunion visa in February 2006. March
> 31, 2006, I received a very good news., my visa was approved. I thought
> that I could fly to Norway by April but then one problem came: my NSO
> (National Statistics Office) marriage contract.
>
> I needed it for the CFO (Commission on Overseas Filipinos so I could be
> given a clearance. It took me almost a month before I managed to fix it.
>
> Lots of crying and anger happened between the months of April and May. I
> was told by NSO Davao that my marriage contract would be released after
> three months because the machine did not accept it due to some minor
> erasures.
>
> My visa was valid within 3 months only. My husband was very supportive
> of me. He emailed NSO, and by May, I received a good news that my
> marriage contract was out already.
>
> May 8,2006, I flew to Norway. By 10pm (May 9 in manila) at Oslo airport,
> I met the family of my husband --his kids, parents, sister and nephews
> with their gifts for me. I was very touched with their warm welcome.
>
> My mother-in-law cried. She said that she was very happy.
>
> May 16, 2006, was a welcome party for me at Lillehammer Hotel. Almost
> everybody was there. I was overwhelmed by their sense of acceptance to
> me. Until now, I still could not believe that I married the man of my
> dreams. My new family is very supportive of me. I am thankful to God for
> giving me a very nice husband and family after many failed
> relationships.
>
> I am already one year here in Norway, I finally got a permanent job
> starting in August and had finished taking the Norwegian competency exam
> last June 5, although the result will be out after 4 weeks yet.
>
> I am positive that I will pass it. I had traveled outside Norway and
> plans to travel more.
>
> I hope that my story inspires the other ladies who are still looking for
> their Mr. Right. There are still guys who are true in the
> Internet...just be patient and be cautious also in chatting...go for
> clean chats. If your chatmates ask you to stand or show your body...do
> not do it.
>
> Also, avoid asking money from your chatmates. They easily get turned off
> with it. Concentrate with few chatmates, ask them their home address and
> send them letters. Those who were chatting for fun normally don't give
> home addresses or give false home address.
>
> And lastly ask for God's intervention (I offered novena masses at
> Redemptorist church in Davao and prayers for St. Michael and mother of
> perpetual help)..Lykke til kvinner (Goodluck women).Gratulerer GMA
> Network for kvalitets tv-programmer og balanserte nyheter!!!
> (Congratulations GMA network for quality tv programs and balanced
> newsreporting. Fortsett med de gode arbeidet !!! (Keep up the good work)
> Gud velsigne dere (God bless!)
>
>
> Mylene Freo-Reppe
> jettegryta 25
> langhus norway
>

Today, is a date every Bol-anon should remember and commemorate!

Though we had previous periods of self rules, like during the times of Tamblot and Dagohoy, it was only in June 1899 that a formal state of Bohol was consituted.
It is commendable therefore for every Boholano citizen to commemorate that distinct event!

Here is an excerpt from historical records;

On June 11, 1899 the provincial officials and town officials of Bohol gathered at the Provincial Capitol Building for a constitutional convention. On the same day the constitution of the Republic of Bohol was approved and the officials of the republic were elected.

Don Bernabe Reyes was elected President, Don Salustiano Borja was elected Vice President and Rafael Reyes, Eduardo Calceta, Macario Sarmiento were elected Counselors (Consejeros). The army was under the command of Sargento Mayor Pedro Samson.

The Republic of Bohol existed and was governed independently until the arrival of the Americans in Bohol on March 17, 1900. The republic collected taxes and rendered services to the Boholanos.

Upon the arrival of the Americans the Boholanos protested but agreed to co-exist with the Americans. However, on September 1, 1990 war erupted between the Boholanos and the Americans. The Republic of Bohol prosecuted the war until the surrender of General Pedro Samson on December 23, 1901. (From Bol-anon historian Jes Tirol)

Quote from: mfrandsen on June 11, 2007, 10:12:43 PM
Basta mahubog ako papa sa una magpa-init raman siya ug mais nga sinangag, tagsa ra nuon siya mahubog.

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Tinuod baya na Cel, and sunog nga pagkasangag nga mais (pwede sab bugas humay) nga himuong morag kape makawala ug pagkahubog tungod kay ang uling nga moabut sa tiyan mosuyop sa alcohol nga wala pa mosulod sa circulatory system sa tawo.

Pareho ra gud na ug motomar ka ug Diatabs para tambal sa nagkalibanga, suyopon sa uling ang mga bacteria sa tiyan. Mao gihapon nga magbutang ka ug uling sa imo ref aron mawala ang baho.

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 11, 2007, 08:25:22 PM
U.S. Senator Beveridge's Imperialist Philippines Speech
January 9, 1900

... But, Senators, it would be better to abandon this combined garden and Gibraltar of the Pacific, and count our blood and treasure already spent a profitable loss, than to apply any academic arrangement of self-government to these children. They are not capable of self-government. How could they be? They are not of a self-governing race. They are Orientals, Malays, instructed by Spaniards in the latter's worst estate.
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As a race, their general ability is not excellent. Educators, both men and women, to whom I have talked in Cebu and Luzon, were unanimous in the opinion that in all solid and useful education they are, as a people, dull and stupid. In showy things, like carving and painting or embroidery or music, they have apparent aptitude, but even this is superficial and never thorough. They have facility of speech, too.

Source: Library of Congress.

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Then as is now, purveyors of US imperialism and hegemony are so adept at "double speak" rhetoric to conceal their real purpose. But this fellow Beveridge was unable to couch his rationale in trying to convince the US Senate not to let go of the Philippines, as it is a convenient outpost for America to trade with China even then. Using vile aspersions, he calumnied the Filipino race just to promote his thesis.

      From a speech in Congress on January 9, 1900 by Senator Albert J. Beveridge (R-Indiana)

. . . [J]ust beyond the Philippines are China's illimitable markets. . . We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee of God, of the civilization of the world. . . Where shall we turn for consumers of our surplus?. . . China is our natural customer. . . [England, Germany and Russia] have moved nearer to China by securing permanent bases on her borders. The Philippines gives us a base at the door of all the East. . . They [the Filipinos] are a barbarous race, modified by three centuries of contact with a decadent race [the Spanish]. . . It is barely possible that 1,000 men in all the archipelago are capable of self-government in the Anglo-Saxon sense. . . The Declaration [of Independence] applies only to people capable of self-government. How dare any man prostitute this expression of the very elect of self-government peoples to a race of Malay children of barbarism, schooled in Spanish methods and ideas? And you, who say the Declaration applies to all men, how dare you deny its application to the American Indian? And if you deny it to the Indian at home, how dare you grant it to the Malay abroad.

      Congressional Record, 56th Congress, 1st session, 704-711. Full speech available at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/ajb72.htm.

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 11, 2007, 07:47:55 PM
Hello Varga,

In the meantime, forget your longing for Bahalina. Chin is still drunk.

I may defer my longings to embibe Chin's "sweet wine" while she is soused up as yet ..... anyway I can always savor gazing at her avatar meanwhile awaiting for her appearance !!

 

Mao pud na ang mahitabo sa ilang proyekto sa Dauis, ang Panglao Island Nature Resort Hotel !! !

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 08, 2007, 06:11:45 PM
Yes, the mayors will get their shares. 

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What an incisive comment from Ka Mike !! !

In fact we should be discerning over the "environmentalists" stance of these guys .... Let's take a look at their public record on this issue as well as their lifestyle so we can better gauge if the tact they now course is imbued with public or self interest.

Pagmata na Bol-anon !! !! !!

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 10, 2007, 07:16:08 AM
From our informant:
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Nagasto: P60 Million
Possible Source: Unverified. Waiting for updates.

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Apil ani ang pondo nga gikan sa PDAF ni Boy Jala.

Tan-awa diin nga mga lungsod ibubo, diri sa laing posting: Topic: PDAF used to buy votes !!!!!!!!

Quote from: Varga on June 02, 2007, 11:38:29 AM

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 11, 2007, 12:44:09 AM
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri, head of NEDA and co-chairman of the ICC (Investment Coordination Committee) has blocked further fund releases for the huge (originally approved) P2.3 billion Bohol Irrigation Project Stage II (BHIP 2) since the "cost increase is too big for the national government to bear."
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"Some heads must roll, someone has to be made accountable", Neri tersely declared.
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(The Bohol Chronicle, 6/10/2007)

Note:     I had exposed more than 20 fictitious (ghost) dam projects, excluding the historical P200-million imaginary dam project in Talibon, in Bohol.  And the officials who are behind of this unprecedented rape of public funds are now so rich, enjoying a happy life.

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It takes another Bol-anon .....

Kung mao ni nanghitabo mahitungod sa BHIP2, miabut ra ang panahon nga usa ka Bol-anon (Sec. Neri) wa maka-antus sa mga pasulabi sa pipila ka mga paisano nga nagpasagad, nagpabaya o nag-abuso sa ilang katungdanan.

Unsa ang inyong pag-tuo, husto ba ang gibuhat ni Neri nga utingkayon ang maong proyekto ug patubagon kung kinsa may kalambigitan kung adunay kahiwian nga nahimo?

Quote from: yadz26 on June 09, 2007, 01:30:45 PM
DREAM FACTORY
Mario E. Bautista

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Luke Mejares is a certified BOHOLANO..
He is from Tagbilaran City

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Day, taga Napo, Loon, Bohol man ni si Luke ba .....

Anyway kasagaran mga reporter sa Manila always equate Tagbilaran City to any place in Bohol!

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 10, 2007, 12:12:14 PM
Welcome, Varga.

Sorry for this delayed acknowledgment. We were summoned by the Department of National Defense because of your abrupt membership here. So we felt that we had to review your profile first before we would finally acknowledge your presence.

Anyhow, welcome to Tubag Bohol.

Chin, will do her part later.

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Ka Mike and All,

Yours truly  is the virtual reincarnate of a 1947 comics avenger created by Mars Ravelo. In here, my desire is just to live up to my former self's mission and vision for us Boholanos.

As for Kumander Vargas, he is Epitacio Ramirez in real life, now 66, was the most senior Bol-anon to rise in the hierarchy of the National Democratic Front in the Visayas during his heyday. While suffering from an ailment in 2001, he surrendered, applied for and was granted amnesty by the gov't. He now resides as a law-abiding citizen in Batuan, Bohol.

So you see, I have no undesirable record in the DND as the guys there are completely clueless about  "manga" heroes and their exploits !!

Hulat ko sa bahalina ni Ka Chin .....

Ciao ......

 
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36. While on tour in Europe, instead of wine, asks for water to drink at dinner .......
37. Also, finds it strange to add creamer for his cup of tea in lieu of his favorite lemonsito .....

Here's how Atty. Tan exhibited his typical Pinoy grit !! !

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Filipino recounts surviving in Harvard on leftover food

By Volt Contreras
Inquirer
Last updated 10:23pm (Mla time) 06/08/2007

MANILA, Philippines -- Before Oscar Franklin Tan drew raves for his commencement address at the elite Harvard Law School the other day, this young Filipino lawyer had his share of silent, awkward moments when basic things like meals became ''an issue.''

In a candid, light-hearted exchange with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tan shared how campus life could be tough even for excelling foreign students like him in one of the world's premier institutions.

He managed to stretch his limited food budget, for example, by improvising his menu and even collecting ''leftovers'' at school functions.

He also took advantage of his professor's habit of bringing two baskets of apples to class each Friday. Tan saw an opportunity when he noticed that most of his classmates, especially the Americans, ''just ignored'' the treat.

''There was usually at least one basket left. I would bring an extra backpack every Friday and waited until everyone left and had free fruit half the year, thanks to Professor Lawrence Tribe,'' he said.

Tan fondly recalled all these ''embarrassing'' episodes in his e-mail to the Inquirer on Thursday, the day before he stood proud and tall as the commencement speaker at the 2007 HLS graduation rites, an honor bestowed upon him by his class.

The 27-year-old bachelor and 2005 law alumnus of the University of the Philippines completed his master's degree at the premier institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was chosen to speak at the ceremony in behalf of some 700 American and foreign graduates.

''Food was really an issue because I was on a tight budget, having entered Harvard Law practically a fresh graduate,'' said Tan, whose studies were shouldered in part by the HLS, the Ayala Scholarship Fund, his law firm (Angara, Abello, Concepcion, Regala and Cruz law office) where he is an associate, and with a little help from his father, fellow lawyer Edmund Tan.

''Some of the Asian and African students have become notorious for trying to save on food, and looking for free food. I became one of them after I learned that Harvard threw away uneaten food from all the functions and talks (which shocked the Africans in particular), and I just brought the food back to the dorm.''

Chow time in his fourth-floor unit at the Gropius dormitories, ''the ugliest but cheapest'' lodging on campus, often had him ''experimenting with many combinations to save food, such as making sandwiches and buying microwaveable chicken strips.'' He also stocked up on canned soup and tuna whenever there was a sale.

But while his cupboard was almost bare, Tan apparently had in abundance memorable campus experiences, especially with classmates of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Being Filipino with Chinese lineage gave him a ready affinity with East and Southeast Asians. Coming from a former Spanish and then US colony like the Philippines made it easy for him to relate to Americans, Latinos and Europeans, he noted.

''That leaves the Africans. I also had a ready affinity with them because I was from a developing country with postcolonial issues. I'd like to think that each of my classmates identified with me one way or another,'' he said.

A Thai classmate was kind enough to help carry Tan's refrigerator to his fourth-floor unit, since the dormitory had no elevator. A Saudi classmate, apparently familiar with the many Filipino workers in his oil-rich state, could understand most of Tan's sentences in Filipino.

But his international relations were not always that smooth.

''There was one embarrassing moment where a French classmate and I almost had a fight until we sat down and compared our cultures. Our Nigerian classmate had lost a close relative and was feeling very sad, so I e-mailed the class requesting the religious students to pray for him and console him.''

The French classmate then sent Tan an e-mail, expressing "shock that I would violate someone's privacy in such a public manner.''

''We discussed it, and he realized that grief is treated as a community issue in the Philippines (and in other developing countries), where public wakes are held and everyone tries to pass by to pay their respects. It was very new to him,'' Tan recalled.

Quote from: mfrandsen on June 08, 2007, 03:48:32 PM
But the news also said that, she was released before the end of her term, because she had a rash..

Doctor untay gidala didto dili siya maoy gipagawas

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Cel, did you know where the rashes were?? ?

Yup, the ob-gyn should have been brought to her, not the other way around !! !

11. motuktok sa pultahan sa elevator aron maablihan

From the Philippine Institute of Dev't Studies, this details the socio-economic profile of Tagbilaran. This is useful for anyone who wish to get general info of the city. This is a transformed file from the original pdf (which the forum uploader can not accomodate) to doc file format, so please  bear with us with the formatting deficiencies until the difficulties are ironed out.

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Bohol Businees Directory (partial list)



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Take note of this article from the US about toothpaste from China. If this is true and not just progaganda, let's beware....

There are lots of Chinese toothpaste brands now proliferating in the Philippines!

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FDA says avoid toothpaste made in China

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. Out of caution, the Food and Drug Administration said, people should throw away toothpaste with labeling that says it was made in China. The FDA is concerned that these products may contain diethylene glycol.

The agency is not aware of any poisoning from toothpaste in the United States, but it did find the antifreeze ingredient in a shipment at the U.S. border and at two retail stores: a Dollar Plus store in Miami and a Todo A Peso store in Puerto Rico.

Officials said they are primarily concerned about toothpaste sold at bargain retail outlets. The ingredient in question, called DEG, is used as a lower-cost sweetener and thickening agent. The highest concentration of the chemical found in toothpaste so far was between 3 percent and 4 percent of the product's overall weight.

"It does not belong in toothpaste even in small concentrations," said the FDA's Deborah M. Autor. The FDA increased its scrutiny of toothpaste made in China because of reports of contamination in several countries, including Panama.

The agency is particularly concerned about chronic exposure to DEG in children and in people with kidney or liver disease.

Agency officials said they had no estimate of how many tubes of tainted toothpaste might have made it into the U.S.

"Our concern today is potentially about all toothpaste that comes in from China," Autor said. "Our estimate is that China makes up about $3.3 million of the $2 billion U.S. toothpaste market."

The agency also issued an import alert Friday for all dental products containing DEG. The alert means toothpaste from China will be stopped at the border, she said.

Companies that make brands previously found with DEG will have to prove the toothpaste is free of the chemical before it's allowed into the country. Meanwhile, all other brands of Chinese-made toothpaste will be stopped for testing, something the agency has been doing since May 23.

The import alert posted by the government says DEG has been improperly used in a variety of sedatives, syrups and cough medicines worldwide. Most recently, a cough syrup containing DEG resulted in more than 40 deaths in Panama last September.

The alert says the agency found DEG in three products manufactured by Goldcredit International Trading in China. The products are Cooldent Fluoride, Cooldent Spearmint and Cooldent ICE. Analysis of the products revealed they contained between 3 percent and 4 percent DEG.

The agency also found the chemical in one product manufactured by Suzhou City Jinmao Daily Chemical Co. in China. Analysis of that product, Shir Fresh Mint Fluoride Paste, found it contained about 1 percent DEG.

China's food safety problems have in recent months become a matter of international concern, a situation reflected in trade talks between Chinese and U.S. officials in Washington last week.

Most notably, on March 15, FDA learned that certain pet foods were sickening and killing cats and dogs. FDA found contaminants in vegetable proteins imported into the United States from China and used as ingredients in pet food.

 

Passed by Ubay from Bato, Leyte lately and I did find that the contractor has already mobilized with some heavy equipment already at site and some concrete piles delivered.

Let's monitor this project for its timely completion to minimize the trouble construction inflicts on the travelers now using the port. To the public, please bear the inconvenience all for PROGRESS!

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Quote from: yadz26 on June 03, 2007, 03:42:55 PM
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has allocated P44 million for the reclamation, widening of the causeway and construction of a roll on-roll-off ramp for the port of Ubay town.
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By: June S. Blanco
Posted by: EME (PGMA-Bohol)

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 01, 2007, 03:06:49 PM
Mr. Varga,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P.S. Wa ko kabalo anang "connection." Kinsa gyud ang webmaster diay?

Niadtong paglingkud ni Erico nga bag-ong gobernador, adunay miduol sa iyang mga sinaligan sa GO (Governor's Office) nga misugyot nga angayan i-update ang website sa Probinsya sa Bohol tungod kay bahaw ug pan-os na (hapit tuig na ang molabay, nawong gihapon ni Rene ang nagbuntaog sa home page).  Ang tubag, pakigkita ni Ms. Leah Tirol-Magno kay siya ang contractor nga website administrator. Ambot kung gi-renew ba ang contrata nganong mura man ug wa na ma-update and website.

Ang "connection"?
Kapartido ang mga Tirol, naa si Mrs Amalia Tirol sa SP, etc.

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 02, 2007, 10:21:54 AM
Dugay ko natulog gabii. I made significant revision to my poetry site. Check this out: www.balak.mikeligalig.com

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A monumental accomplishment! Congrats Mr. Ligalig ......

Di man pud ta makatulog ug binasa !! !! !!

       

How did the Jalas vanquish their opponents?

With their local collaborators, Boy made his son Adam win in the third district by partly utilizing his congressional allocation in the PDAF (Priority Dev't Assistance Fund).

Look at these data below and lets discuss the circumstances and implications .....

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Jala - PDAF allocations to municipalities:

CY 2004 PDAF (Priority Dev't Assistance Fund)
Financial assistance for the purchase of pipes
Sierra Bullones              P2,000,000     
Pilar                               P1,500,000                               

CY 2005 PDAF
Not indicated for what purpose
Mabini                          P1,500,000       
Alicia                            P1,500,000   
Sierra-Bullones         P   250,000
Pilar                             P   400,000
Loboc                          P2,200,000
Bilar                             P1,800,000

CY 2006 PDAF
Not indicated for what purpose
Sierra Bullones       P2,150,000
Bilar                           P2,000,000
Loboc                        P1,300,000 
Valencia                    P   150,000
Carmen                     P   150,000
Candijay                   P   150,000
Jagna                        P   150,000
Pilar                           P   100,000

Totals (PDAF Only)
Sierra Bullones       P4,400,000
Mabini                       P1,500,000
Bilar                           P3,800,000
Alicia                          P1,500,000
Loboc                        P3,500,000
Pilar                           P2,000.000

In the May '07 elections, these are the resu
                                      Jala      Relampagos   Balite      Lim
Sierra Bullones                6,378*      1,823         1,048         570
Mabini                            4,436*          2,950         1,103      1,520
Bilar                               3,612*             2,631               484          633
Alicia                              3,624*             3,523             1,013           482   
Loboc                             3,938*          2,101            881          522
Pilar                                3,842*             3,469                      1,313         831      
Valencia                             931             4,733*         3,588             1,261   
Carmen                             4,456             6,154*                3,002           3,112
Candijay                            3,784             4,337*                 1,742           1,502
Jagna                                 4,845             5,470*         2,334      1,012

    

Mr. Ligalig,

What's this rumor that one of your partners in the Talibon Dam expose may have capitulated and has recently become "neutral" to the issue. Is it because he has allegedly been silenced via a share of the crumb of the pie. Can we ask other members of Bacosh or Atty. Timmy Cabatos the veracity of the report.

Quote from: Bohol Philippines on June 01, 2007, 11:13:33 AM
I would like to know who the webmaster of bohol.gov.ph is.

I was frustrated about that website when its forum section has been swamped with spam posts. I could no longer remember the last time I visited that site. The spammers in its forum site are intrusive to your computer.

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Mr Ligalig,

Ask Ms Leah Tirol-Magno, the aspiring politician in the Tirol dynasty.....

And did you get the hint in "connection" ?

   

Einstein, "If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor."

   

Hi Mr. Ligalig,

Thank you for the privilege of membership to this "rocking" e-forum. I have been a lurker at this site for sometime and I find it cool and uplifting to the spirit that there are lots of Boholanos who care. I hope to contribute to some of the cerebral discussions ....

God bless !!!