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Carlos P Garcia was a Senator during the following period:

• Commonwealth of the Philippines (1942 - 1946)
• First Congress (1946 - 1949) - with Olegario B Clarin
• Second Congress (1950 - 1953

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Carlos P. Garcia

Carlos P. Garcia was born on November 4, 1896 in Talibon, Bohol from a middle-class family that believed in giving children the best education it could afford. Garcia went through the Talibon Elementary School, Cebu High School, Siliman University for his preparatory law course, and Philippine Law School where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree.

In the law school, Garcia was holder of the Malcolm Scholarship Award for four consecutive years. He was among the topnotchers in the bar examination.

He taught law in Manila colleges, and then resigned to run for Congress in 1925. He was elected representative of the third district of Bohol and held it for six years; then elected provincial governor of Bohol for three successive terms.

He came to the notice of both President Quezon and Vice-President Osmeña, and was drafted as Nacionalista senatorial candidate in 1941. He won and he has been elected three times to the Senate until his election as Vice-President of the Philippines in 1953, leaving two years of his senatorial term unserved.

During the war years, Garcia was the leader of the resistance movement in Bohol, for which he received a citation from the late President Manuel L. Quezon of the Philippines.

While a senator, Garcia was minority floor leader from 1946 to 1951 and he did brilliant work as chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations. He was also a member of the Philippine Rehabilitation and War Damage Commission to Washington in 1959. He also had been delegate to the Interparliamentary Union Conference in Dublin.

He was President of the Republic from 1957-1961.

President Garcia was the distinguished chairman of the historic Southeast Asia Treaty Organization which welded democratic South East Asia countries into a defensive military organization for mutual protection against communist aggression.

Source: Philippine Senate website

Juan Torralba represented the Eleventh Senatorial District (Surigao, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Bohol) in the following terms:

• Ninth Legislature (1931 - 1934) - with Jose A. Clarin
• Tenth Legislature (1934 - 1935) - with Jose A. Clarin

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I tried looking in the internet for some brief biography of Senator Juan Torralba but there is none.

I reckon Senator Torralba is the same Juan Torralba who was governor of Bohol from 1919 to 1925.

Troadio Galicano represented the Eleventh Senatorial District (Surigao, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Bohol) in two terms:

• Seventh Legislature (1925 - 1928) - with Jose A. Clarin
• Eighth Legislature (1928 - 1931) - with Jose A. Clarin

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Troadio Dayagro Galicano

(b 28 December 1870 - )

Son of Guillermo Canondo Galicano (born in Carcar to Boholano parents) and Luzanta Alcoseba Dayagro.

Revolutionary general; lawyer; congressman, senator;

With strong ties with the church, his father being the Carcar church fiscal and his mother’s brother the very first priest from Carcar, sent to study to for the priesthood at the Colegio y Seminario de San Carlos, finishing his secondary schooling there.

Wanted to shift to law and was sent to UST but was not admitted due to lack of academic background; had legal tutoring under Mariano Cui but revolution caught up with the plans;  rose to General in the Philippine Revolutionary Government in charge of Southern Cebu Sector against the Americans; surrenders in Barili 1901 with 6 officers and 109 men and ten rifles to Capt. Frank McIntyre of the 19th U.S. Infantry

Became a lawyer in 1906; member of the Philippine Assembly in the 1st and 2nd Philippine Legislatures 1907-1912 representing the 5th District of Cebu; member of the Philippine Senate 1925-1931;

He was married to Juana Machacon Velez.

Source: CARCAR FAMILIES: A Genealogy Blog for Carcar

Jose A. Clarin represented the Eleventh Senatorial District (Surigao, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Bohol) in the following terms:

• Fourth Legislature (1916 - 1919)
• Fifth Legislature (1919 - 1922)
• Sixth Legislature (1922 - 1925)
• Seventh Legislature (1925 - 1928) - with Troadio Galicano
• Eighth Legislature (1928 - 1931) - with Troadio Galicano
• Ninth Legislature (1931 - 1934) - with Juan Torralba
• Tenth Legislature (1934 - 1935) - with Juan Torralba

Jose A. Clarin represented the Eleventh Senatorial District (Surigao, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Bohol) in the FOURTH LEGISLATURE, Philippine Senate (1916-1919).

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Jose A. Clarin

Senator Jose A. Clarin was born in 1879. He hailed from the town of Tagbilaran. He studied at College of Cebu and in the Escuela de Derecho, where he graduated in 1904 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

Admired and loved for his sincerity of purpose and honesty of conviction, the Senator from the Eleventh District, comprising the provinces of Surigao. Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Bohol had a very colorful public career. He was a member of the Philippine Assembly; and since the creation of the Philippine Senate under the Jones law in 1916 he had been a member of that body up to the time of his sudden death in 1935. He was one of the Philippine’s outstanding parliamentarians. For Years he was Senate President ProTempore. He was highly respected both by his colleagues and political adversaries for his humor and uprightness.

He was delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1934 from the second district of Bohol and was a member of the committee on sponsorship.

He died a bachelor.

Source: Philippine Senate website

Can we name the Philippine Senators (past and present) who originally came or have Bol-anon origins? And can we also have a short biography of each please?

I know of a few names but if any of you can start the ball rolling that would be great.

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2012, 01:41:09 PM
moling.  ang manual typwriter maoy training nako ug touch system.  wa nako makalimti hangtod karon.  i can use the computer keyboard without looking at the alphabet and numeral keys, thanks to the manual typewriter, beeeh! 

second the motion. i took typing as Practical Arts in 3rd yr high school. makat-on gyud ka lalim ba type atong karaang typewriter nga gahi kaayo pinduton.

lingaw ko tan-aw ako mga colleagues karon mag-type sa computer kay ang 2 ka index fingers lay gamiton. paspas man pud nuon.

Quote from: islander on May 16, 2012, 06:43:31 PM
i believe the information overload in this forum goes with the territory.  it takes in just about anything and does not specialize in any subject.  i'm glad it is so.

i agree and this is where a discussion forum like TB and a blog differs. it caters to different tastes. the similarity is that you can make comments. discussion forums can be more real time with many people online at the same time and you can see them. you cant do that in the blog.

a blog can be run like a business like say, a magazine. are you familiar with Huffington Post? i'm not sure if it still is but it is actually described as a blog. so-called professional blogs like Pro-Blogger is owned by one person but articles are submitted and published from other bloggers.

a blog can also be run by a community of bloggers writing on a niche topic. this is where a bloggers network on bohol can come in. people with expertise on history, lifestyle, arts, culture, business, environment can join together and publish blogposts/articles on one blog on Bohol.

Quote from: Kayang on May 15, 2012, 06:05:58 PM
The brother of my father knew that my mother, Diosa Paulin was impregnated by my father way back in Cebu City. My mother is originally from Pagadian Philippines. She also went to School in Cebu City and took Midwifery Course around year 1971 to 1974.

Do you know the name of your paternal uncle? This would be a good lead. I hope you will be successful in this.

How about the name of the schools?

Quote from: islander on May 16, 2012, 12:31:49 PM
but if a blogging kind of society is necessary, as i can glean from you, jig, well, would it be too much to call on tb's webmaster to do the task?  i mean, if he finds the time from his law studies.  hello there, mol!

i dont know, but a bloggers network can be a huge work. i have no problem with TB, sige man ko bisita nga way saba-saba. the only thing lang for me is there is information overload, mataudta-uran ra gani ko di kabisita mawa na kos mga update.

the online world is huge, there is always enough room for a bloggers network and a forum about Bohol.

Quote from: islander on May 16, 2012, 12:31:49 PM
i clicked the link, briefly gave a look-see to what came out, and liked the design.  i'm still trying to make heads and tails of what a blog is, though, and why you called attention to the idea of a bohol bloggers society or whatever.  my understanding then is that members are needed. 

ms isles, thanks for the brief visit. to be upfront, i only have a basic knowledge on blogging. gi-oido ra naho pinaagi sa pagbasa-basa sa ubang blogs and on how to create one.

kahibawo na siguro ka nga ang blog was the shortened 'web log', which is really just an online journal that someone keeps. if you have a personal blog, then it's like an online diary of your life; instead of keeping it to yourself you broadcast it to the whole world to read.

there are many types of blogs e.g. travel blogs, lifestyle blogs, political blogs and etc. at the moment, i'm hooked on Raissa Robles' political blog (http://raissarobles.com)

as to the bloggers network i mentioned, bunga ra ni sa akong kahimtang karon isip naa sa layong dapit. uhaw kos mga impormasyon about bohol. tinuod, i get to read about bohol history through jes tirol's column in Bohol Chronicle. but what about, for example, nature conservation work in Bohol. sa naa pa kos Cebu, I used to be updated because i get to visit Bohol doing R&D work in collaboration with NGOs and LGU.

nihit ang mga blog about Bohol nga naay substance. ang kadaghanan personal blogs, which is offputting to read most of the time.

i admit usa na kos nag-blog nga dili updated pirmi 'coz i'm spreading myself too thinly. blogging is more of a hobby, which sometimes compete with my work-life balance.

Quote from: chicogon on May 16, 2012, 11:59:33 AM
jig37504, did you not try to put together all Boholano blogsites before? Asa naman to karon? What happened to what you've started? What happened to its sustainability? And why? There you are.... same questions all over again. 

Errr, no... it wasn't me. Taud-taod na kong na-inactive diri sa TB pero kung wa ko masayop it was an Earl Migrino of Bohol Interactive. Sadly, wa man kalupad tung panganduya. Naa pa man na nga blog pero dili kayo updated unya dyutay rag contents.

Quote from: chicogon on May 12, 2012, 03:35:40 PM
Good site... much like other Boholano blogs though. 

Fair enough, but I'd disagree, of course. It's still early days. This blog is still evolving; for now, it's a travel directory on where to go, what to see and where to stay. There are loads of info out there that needs to be collated into one site so it's easier for would be visitors to have the necessary info to help them decide.

About Boholano blogs, I am saddened that there is a dearth of blogs with substance out there. The few that I read does not update regularly. And there is no 'bloggers network' similar to the Cebuano Bloggers Society and Mindanao Bloggers Society. Maybe someone will take notice and start one?

I also would like to challenge the Bohol Tourism Office to seriously embrace social media to help in promoting Bohol to future visitors (local and foreign alike). They have a Twitter account that is joke. I'm in Facebook but have not checked if they have a popular page. They don't have a website. If money is a problem, you can always create from the free blog sites like Blogger and Wordpress.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on May 11, 2012, 09:36:01 PM
Nice blog, Kabayan. Perhaps you can also feature the ongoing TBTK activities...

I'll be glad to put your article in the blog as a guest blog post (with proper acknowledgment). Just send it to me via email and with an accompanying photo. I'm not familiar with the ongoing TBTK activities this year.

This blog, Visit Bohol, aims to be a one stop shop for information about the fun island province of Bohol, primarily to a visitor who is a:

* tourist (foreign or local; short- or long-term; new or returning)
* visiting relative
* returning Bol-anon (or Boholano)

Visit Bohol blog is written from the perspective of a homesick Bol-anon who has lived far away in a foreign land for almost a decade now. By writing this blog, the author hopes to somehow ease the longing for Bohol. Personally, this blog is dedicated to the author's children. He wants them to know more about the rich cultural and natural heritage of their parents' homeland, which they have visited a few times already even at their young age.

Read more at http://visit-bohol.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/welcome-to-visit-bohol.html.

kining ing-ani kinahanglan man i-regulate. kinsa man? pangunayan unta sa provincial tourism office. pero mura mag way lihuk ni nga opisina. dili proactive. huwat lang mandar?

mantinir na lang sa ilang website usa http://bismag.pbworks.com/w/page/9015766/FrontPage

Quote from: hofelina on July 10, 2010, 02:02:16 PM
there are lots of choices now and you can also try to pursue your unfinished studies per internet. Mas intensive kini hinoon kay daghang ihatag nga mga references, unya -email imong tubag, apan adunay time pressure.

Ang course nga akong planong kuhaon is all internet-based, which is preferable to my current situation. Ang Open U man god kay one weekend a month magkita ang klase and the nearest campus to me is some hours drive. Nobody will look after the kids since my wife works on weekends. I agree on the culture change on this kind of learning, though but I guess I will have to adapt. Just like my plan to do home working in the near future which is still strange to me but its the signs of the times di ba? All my work can be done in the comforts of home nowadays.

After college in 1991, balhin balhin trabaho usa. Then I took MS Environmental Studies from 2000-02. Human na ta ang comprehensive exam thesis na lang kuwang naminyo man ko unya milangyaw sa lajong dapit mao wa na kahuman.

Karon bisan morag napasmo nang utok mosuway pa gihapon. I plan to take PgDip/MSc Coastal Zone Management kung dili this year next year. Fingers cross...

UP Visayas Cebu College: BS Biology, 1991 and MS Environmental Studies, 2000-02 (wa mahuman kay kuwang thesis)

Quote from: islander on June 23, 2010, 02:58:07 PM
kuwarta kuno na, ms da binsi.  daghan ang mo-swear nga kining magdamgo tag e-at, naa gyoy moabot.  ako mismo, nagdamgo kog naglutaw ug e-at 2 years ago, gahilak ko pagmata kay nahadlok ko kay morag tinuod.  naunsa ba, nakadaog baya intawon ang akong bonds, hehe.  di man hinoon dako.  mora rag komplimento ang amount, pero daog gihapon.  maglisod kog tuo ani, pero unsaon man tawon nga kapila na man ko makatunong nga naay moabot nga wa damha kun magdamgo kog e-at.  ay, ambot ba uroy sa e-at.

 

mao jud niy balik-balik storya ahong kumander kon ing-ani iya damgo. ija dayon kong papaliton ug lotto ticket kay sigurado kunong mo-daug. ug tinuod pa, nganong nag-trabaho pa man gihapon ko unya sige japon palit ug lotto ticket

Quote from: aquarius on June 18, 2010, 10:55:55 PM
Sir Fdaray..


hehehehe.. grabe namuot man ko sa mga apelyidong imong gipang mention... usahay makapangutana ko sa akong kaugalingon, nganong ang ubang isla sa Pilipinas mga nindot man ug apelyido?... makaingon ko unfair kaayo... kinsa ba goy gahatag sa atong mga apelyido?... nganong ang uban spanish man kaayo paminawon labi na magsugod ug delos, monte, dela, villa ug uban .. kinsa bay gaapod apod aning atong apelyido?.. .. unfair ba..! pareha sa akong apelyido, "ytac", may tagalog or english version "bolo" may plural pa "bolos", may synonyms pa.. "lagaraw, pinuti, sundang, punyal, corta, tigib uban pa.. kung i-upgrade mas grabe,  may mga "canyon, guerra, thompson... "...  .. but am proud to be a Boholano... matigbasan gyod nako ug may magpasipala sa akong apelyido.. iitakin ko talaga...  

Aquarius, aris England kay mahimuot kas ilang apelyido. Naay Gotobed, Sidebottom, Balls which are the old English family names. My favourite is this: Her name is Susan and she’s a lawyer. She is married to Robert who is a banker. His surname is Mee. They are known to the public as Sue Mee, a lawyer and Rob Mee, a banker. Talk about irony, huh?

I have posted about unfortunate names in my Pinoyborian blog - http://pinoyborian.blogspot.com/2010/03/unfortunate-names.html

Quote from: taga tigbao on June 17, 2010, 02:19:40 PM
Plues Southern Leyte. Sa amoa ang mga naninda diha sa mercado gitawag ug Bol-anon kay lagi mga taga Bohol nga miabot sa juta sa Southern Leyte. Ask anyone from Southern Leyte, mao jud nay among tawag sa mga naninda didto sa Sogod ug sa Maasin siguro. Moingon dajun tong ahong Mama ug mangadtu mi sauna, "tana adto ta's Bol-anon palit ta ug short".

This is also true in Lianga, Surigao del Sur http://benjieinlianga.blogspot.com/2008/02/bol-anon.html

tagay sa estudyante pa, KKB nas nagsugod nag trabaho kay tihik na

sobra ra pod ni nga generalization. where's the statistics to prove it?

arrogant? it's part of the games psy-war. both teams do it to intimidate each other.

i'm a celtics fan since the time of larry bird et al. am i the lonely bird here in la la land?

My two sons goes to a mainstream state school for girls and boys that is supported by the Roman Catholic church. Read more at http://pinoyborian.blogspot.com/2009/05/accepted.html

The student ratio is maximum 30 students to 1 teacher and 1 teaching assistant. There is no problem of chairs for the younger students as they just sit on the carpeted floor and most of the time they are up and about doing lots of 'active' learning. The school hours is from 9am until 3pm only.

When I was in a public elementary school in Baclayon I think the ratio then is similar. I maybe wrong though. But that was 20+ years ago and a lot has changed since then, I think.

12-yr education cycle under Aquino mulled
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 06/15/2010 12:59 PM | Updated as of 06/15/2010 1:40 PM

MANILA, Philippines - A plan to add 2 more years to the country's basic education cycle will soon be a reality under the Aquino presidency, according to Aquino's campaign manager Florencio "Butch" Abad.

Abad, who is rumored to be the future education secretary of Aquino, said the 12-year education cycle is part of the 10-point agenda proposed by Liberal Party bet and President-elect Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III during the campaign.

The 12-year education plan includes 7 years of primary (elementary) education, and five years of secondary (high school) education.

He said the proposal also includes one year of pre-school for pupils before entering Grade 1.

Abad said the current 10-year basic education cycle in the Philippines is already obsolete since most nations already implement a 12-year education plan.

He said one Japanese consultant noted that Filipino students end up being more tired than Japanese students "because we cram so many subjects in such a short period of time."

"What happens is that there are subjects that high school graduates don't really get to focus on, like introduction to calculus or the science and math subjects. Students aren't given enough time to study and delve deeper into the subjects," he told radio dzMM.

He added that in some countries, Filipino graduates are required to study for another 2 years to make up for the lack of years spent in school.

Abad said students in Japan and South Korea actually spend up to 14 years in school before entering college to make them more competitive.

He also noted that adding more education years would allow the Department of Education to focus on new subjects such as information and communications technology.

Abad said many parents complain about the proposed 12-year education cycle because they want their kids to finish high school and start working immediately.

"They don't want their kids to go to college. They just want the kids to work so that they will benefit from them," he said.

He said one option being studied by the new administration is to extend President Arroyo's conditional cash transfer program. The program gives P1,500 to impoverished families whose kids are in school.

"We may need to extend that program so that the parents will get some support or subsidy while their kids are in school," he said.

He also noted that the Aquino administration needs to address the classroom shortage in more than 45,000 public schools nationwide.

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) earlier said the country needs an additional 61,343 classrooms to accommodate the more than 21 million students this year.

Quote from: vhinz08 on June 10, 2010, 10:33:05 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1281538/Smoking-year-old-Ardi-Rizal-40-cigarettes-day.html

mas grabe ni sija sano jig 2 yrs old pa manigarilyo na maka hurot ug 40 sticks in 1 day.

this is great, i'll read this again later. una kong na-encounter ni sa facebook kay naay YouTube video ani. it is indeed very sad. di na lang ta mo-judge sa ginikanan kay nag-suffer na sila.

salamat sano vhinz!

Woeful average class size is 65 pupils per teacher
Text by CANDICE MONTENEGRO, Infographic by ANALYN PEREZ
06/07/2010 | 11:15 AM

P185.5 billion of the country's budget for 2010 was allocated for education. This is an almost P20 billion increase from its 2009 budget. Every year, education gets the biggest budget allocation, yet the state of public education in the country remains dismal.

Year after year, public schools in the Philippines see these usual scenarios: an average of 1:65 teacher-student ratio, a 3:1 student-book ratio, cramped classrooms, dirty toilets, and underpaid teachers.

Because of this, enrolling in a private school is not so much a luxury as it is a necessity to guarantee a quality education. Parents work hard to send their children to private schools, but because of the continuous increase in tuition fees and other expenses, the last three years saw the highest transfer rate of students from private to public schools.

Here are figures from the Department of Education's latest Complete Basic Education Indicator Statistics as of 2008. In the last year, the Department of Education has reported some improvements in several schools' facilities and students' performance in achievement tests, but sadly most of the figures have gone from bad to worse, if not remaining the same.

This June, a new school year starts just a few weeks ahead of the new administration. Many are hoping that this brings a much needed breath of fresh air into the improvement of the public school system. - JPF, GMANews.TV

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To read the original article click on the link http://www.gmanews.tv/story/192849/65-students-per-teacher-among-woeful-school-conditions

ako, dugay nang wa kakaon ug 'proudly philippine-made'

naa may mapalit diri thailand made man. lahi ra jud.

it's Marlboro Lights Menthol http://hubpages.com/hub/Should-Noynoy-Continue-Smoking

hinumdom ko aning pang-rason sa Lights sauna. i used to smoke a pack a day (at least) and my favourite was Marlboro Lights. i hate the Menthols though. ang rason nga mag-Lights kay imbes na 10 years ang mabawas sa imong kinabuhi mahimo nang 7 ka tuig. so, makadaginot kag 3 ka tuig para mag-preparar sa imong kamatayon this was based on the difference on the damage to one's health between low-tar and regular tar cigarettes according to a medical study nga di na ko kabawo asa makita.

i'm technically clean for 8 years now. technically, because kay mangawat kawat pa panagsa. pero, usa ka stick sa usa ka tuig. wa na kaayoy craving.

my older brother was the commencement speaker this year in his elementary school alma mater because their batch is celebrating their 30th year. when asked what they would like to get from the batch, the principal asked for one unit of computer and some essentials.

my brother provisionally said yes but upon talking this with his former classmates, one of them who lives close to the school and certainly knows the local area's dynamics, did not agree to it. the reason? it would be easily stolen since the school is not very secured. apparently, there are lots of 'adis-adis' near the school and there were already incidents of theft linking these 'undesirables'.

as a result, their batch donated one part of the fence to the school.

i guess, what i'm driving at is, is it really essential to promote computer education in the elementary school at this stage? if its for familiarisation, nothing wrong with it, though.

Quote from: jas4 on June 10, 2010, 08:50:29 PM
this guys are talking about subsidies man sir.  Gusto aning grupoha nga iregulate ang tuition, then if dili kaya, ang gobyerno na motubos sa sobra.  The budget is more than enough.  But, ang agian sa kwarta ang problema kay pirte daghana.

***it's a respect thingy sir. mura na na ug noy, pero english lang.  not necessary tiguwang or maguwang ka in terms of age but of maturity.

oh, i see. if you dont mind, i'd like to read what else you have to say on this topic. obviously, you're somewhat techie and with your experience with a barangay high school it would be interesting to know your take on this.

on the respect thingy, that's okay with me.

Quote from: jas4 on June 10, 2010, 08:21:49 PM
sir jig, education budget is more than enough.  In fact, one of the biggest, if not the biggest, in all the departments.  The issue is not about the budget but misappropriation.  Samutan pa kurapsyon.  Wasting the resources with overpriced and useless books tungod sa mga sayup.  Bureaucracy pa jud.

my bad! gi-base ra man pud ni naho sa komentaryo sa Kabataan party-list represent nga si Mong Palatino nga nabasahan nako sa news. ingon man gud to siya nga gamay ra kuno kaayo ang budget sa education http://politics.inquirer.net/politics/view/20100609-274774/Aquino-urged-not-to-forget-ailing-education

jas, do away with the sir kay di na appropriate sa ako-a jig na lang.

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on June 10, 2010, 12:47:35 AM
Sa pagsugod og ka inila sa Bohol tungod sa tourism, wala nay taga laing dapit nga magbugal-bugal sa mga Bol-anon. Ang mga nahibilin na lang nga magbugal-bugal nato karon mao na lang ang atong isig ka Bol-anon.

kining Bol-anon ra poy mobugal-bugal sa isig ka Bol-anon dugay na ni. sa kami pay estudyante sa kolehiyo, kaming mga Bol-anon kusog kaayo mohimo ani atubangan sa mga barkadang di Bol-anon. pakatawa ug pakatok ra man tong amo-a. wa man pud mi-resulta sa pagka-minos sa atong pagka-Bol-anon to kay mga barkada ra man. unya among kaugalingon ra man poy himuong ehemplo.

i'm sure naay rason nganong himuon ni nato. di ba kaha pud ni related sa 'wicked sense of humour' sa mga Filipino?

Quote from: jas4 on June 09, 2010, 09:07:59 PM
Sa asa man ka nga country karon sir?

Sa Pilipinas, naa nay daghan mandates to teach students basic computer training.  It is even mandated to teachers to integrate computer skills in teaching other subjects.  Ang nakaparat is maghimo lang ug mandato para makapangayo ug hinabang para ibulsa sa mga pulitiko.  I used to teach in one of the barangay high schools sa Bohol, the school's computers is the schools initiative, 1 given by the barangay council and 1 funded by the school.

Usa pa jud sa issue is iblame dayon ang teachers nga kuwang sa training.  How would teachers enhance their computer skills nga pag-abot sa ilang balay or bisan sa ilang schools wa may computer?  Good for me kay I have been into computers since the early 90s.  Pero ang kadto wa man gani kaila sa parts except sa pictures?

ANg pinakadaku nga issue man gud sa edukasyon sa Pinas has only 1 common source, Policies, Laws, and Mandates are made by people who haven't taught a real classroom.  Yeah, maybe they have been a college professor.  But, that is entirely different from Primary and Secondary levels.  Ang polisiya nga gihimo is layo ra sa tinuod sa mga hingtungdan nga teachers.

Sa maestro pa ko didto sa bukid, maglisud gani ko explain sa basic electrical circuits kay ang classroom way kuryente... Now tell me Mr. Senator or Mr. Congressman, kung sakto ba nang imong gipangbuhat?

jas, i'm now based in the UK for 8 years. di man siguro na dugay na kaayo nuon. makasabot kos imong mga obserbasyon kay duna koy mga kasayoran bahin ana. i worked in UP Pahinungod before, which sends volunteers to some Philippine areas.

one particular work we have is the Gurong Pahinungod (GP), which is a partnership with DepEd wherein we sent volunteers (limited number) to some of the poorest provinces in the country to teach for a year. if i was younger then i would have been one. so yes, i've heard many heartbreaking stories. one of which that particularly hits me hard is a group of GPs sent to a remote mountain barangay in Compostela Valley to start an extension school from scratch. oh, the stories that they brought back can make one very uneasy.

i do hope that the education budget will be substantially increased during Noynoy's presidency.

education! education! education!

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on June 09, 2010, 01:27:38 AM
Atty. Edwin Lacierda - legal adviser of the new president, Noynoy Aquino

mao ba? asa man iya kagikan, Koddi? makahunghong diay ni siya ni Noynoy? balita naho kay himuon man kuno ning presidential spokesman ni President Noynoy.

Quote from: hofelina on June 09, 2010, 02:51:08 PM
Unsa man ka Jig, ?  Kon adunay kwarta ibulsa man dayon,  ako nagtoo nga kita adunay mga hinabang sa laing nasod apan pirmi ma-sipyat kay uso man lagi ang kaugalingong bulsa.
We need real and honest public servants whose priority is to serve the people.

mao lagi manay, kining ako dalang pangagho ang atong gobyerno kusog kaayo mangayog pakitabang sa gawas unya mangutang pa gyud ug dako para kuno sa kalambu-an sa atong nasud pero wa man kaayoy dakong kausaban parte sa edukasyon. hinuon, dugay na ko wa sa ato-a mao nga sayop siguro ning akong obserbasyon.

When I brought my Year 2 (7 year-olds) son to school this morning, I was amazed to see a Year 6 (11 year olds) student bringing laptops to my son's class. I presume their first class is on IT. I saw Dell laptops laid on the tables, probably mid-level specs and I presume one for each student. When will this happen in the Philippines? And yes, my son goes to a public school. It is a Roman Catholic Church partly funded primary school.

Quote from: islander on June 04, 2010, 01:06:59 AM
taasa gud diay nimog naabot nga grado. 

abi baya nakog grade 3 ra ka kutob, kaupat nag-grade 1 unya na first honor man sa ika-upat nga tuig, na-accelerate dayon sa grade 3.  kani ra bang ing-ani ka bright nga mga tawo mao ang molaban sa mga mamumutol ug kahoy.

go go islander! ning-apas jud ka ha? mao nay makuha kung magpa-late sa klase hehehe

Quote from: arki on June 04, 2010, 12:51:07 AM
dili lang ang party list i-abolish hasta ang Sangguniang Kabataan walay gamit ...wasting peoples money...

although i like the idea of the SK and the party list because of its noble intentions, its the kind of leaders we have i am against. they are very selfish and manipulative only motivated for their own vested interests.

so, yes reluctantly i have to agree with you bai arki. but how can this be done?

Lost between your legs

Grease between your legs

Quote from: kan-ogong on June 03, 2010, 12:01:23 AM
di bali sa sunod gama ta party list PUNDOK SA MGA TUBAG BOHOL.si Mike ang atuang representative

bay, delikado man ang initials ani PTB, morag primary TB

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 03, 2010, 10:18:05 PM
Kahinumdom man ko ani sa abilidad sa alipores before the last election...

mao, na-amigo na man gani nako tong isa diri sa TB... nawala na man pud nalingaw sigurog baligja sa jagna

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on June 01, 2010, 11:33:05 PM
It is most likely nga Culajao ang original, kay sa Binol-anon, mahimo mang "w" ang paglitok sa "l".     

posible pud Koddi. nag-rely lang kos sa storya sa akong amahan sa gamay pa ko nya wa man pud ko mangutana. pero sigon sa akong nahibaw-an ang Culajao diha ra sa Cortes na sija. unta naay makasuta mas maajo.

Quote from: AcaciaNarra2010 on June 03, 2010, 10:13:54 PM
Pareho nimo..bwahaha

uy, nakasulti pa jud... bilib na jud ko

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 03, 2010, 10:04:10 PM
You can do better than that! Ipagawas ang imong abilidad sa pagarpar!

nahutdan na gali, bantay kay gamitan na pud kag ni-legal nga paagi ani ron

Quote from: AcaciaNarra2010 on June 03, 2010, 10:05:59 PM
Bwahhahah.....

ug mikatawa ang amang

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 03, 2010, 07:52:31 PM
We have documents to prove that she only talked to DENR after she had cut the trees. DENR officials said Mayor Piezas had said she just wanted to prone the trees.

Oh, by the way, please check the mayor's house. New furniture set is coming?

mike, how can we let this info come out into the public domain? a complaint to DENR would be a good start. i just knew that we have an environmental ombudsman in the philippines, which deals with these things. hmmm, as i said this case is getting more interesting as more info are coming in.

hunong na lagi mo anang injong nilabayay. nanimaho na hinuon ko diri kay napiskan kos basa basa nga i**t

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 03, 2010, 08:34:36 PM
Bwahaha! Naka-igit man gud...

hahaha abi nakog ako ray naka-ibot, aw sabot diay

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 03, 2010, 08:08:48 PM
By the looks of it, Bay Jigs, this is not just improper. This is depraved.

for a moment there, bay Hubs I thought i read a wrongly spelled word. i checked the online free dictionary - depraved is an adjective which means morally corrupt or perverted. thanks for the new word for my vocabulary, mate

Quote from: AcaciaNarra2010 on June 03, 2010, 08:25:05 PM
Basig you are posting pod ng mga inanities. Ingon nila it takes one to know one.

nag-usab na sad kag alias?

Quote from: AcaciaNarra2010 on June 03, 2010, 06:24:17 PM
You can tell that to the mountains. I agree with some earlier posts that she has not done anything illegal since she followed the right protocol, with DENR's blessings.

I wonder which DENR protocol you mean. In the July 21, 2009 article in Mindanao Magazine (http://mindanao.com/blog/2009/07/denr-will-no-longer-issue-permit-for-cutting-trees-says-denr-chief/) and the 11 July 2009 article in GMA News (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/167145/DENR-no-longer-issuing-tree-cutting-permits), DENR stated that they will no longer issue tree cutting permits which include those who cut trees in public places.

And when did the tree cutting in the town happened? August 2009? Hmmmm, this gets interesting.

I've been to only 2 countries aside from the Philippines.

The first was South Korea (Daegu city) courtesy of a state university whose students volunteered for two weeks in Dauis, Bohol. The state university where I worked for co-ordinated their stay. So, in return I was sent as a volunteer exchange. Ang tinuod, bayad sa kahago (di tuho) gipasuroy ko didto. I really love the place and would love to back there.

My youngest brother works there so there's a reason to go again aside from the fact that we're taking Asiana Airlines (a Korean airline) in going to Phils later this year. We have a 6-hour stopover in Seoul.

The second country I have been is now my present home, the United Kingdom.

I'd love to visit the rest of Europe, the ASEAN countries and the USA someday, hopefully.

Quote from: hofelina on June 02, 2010, 06:40:28 PM
jig, dili nako taga-Guindulman karon, nagpoyo nako sa Booy, Tagbilaran, he he he. Palosot sa ko apan ang akong dughan Guindulmanon lang gihapon, kay maoy kagikan sa akong mga katigulangan.

fair enough bitaw, like you i still and will always consider Baclayon my hometown because of my ancestors. i grew up in tagbilaran but we always made it a point to visit the town on weekends.

there is something positive to be had on this talk on Guindulman. some of us have already given our ideas for a developed Guindulman and I hope ABJayoman can take it forward to the mayor for consideration. there is even a plan for tree planting as a TB project.

Quote from: windgate on June 02, 2010, 06:51:57 PM
hahaha mora man kag si pacquiao, jig  - bring it on. hehehe.  calma lang basin ma highblood ka. nah, kataw-an ra unya ka ni mr gayoma  

hahaha bitaw sakto ka. but i dont suffer fools gladly, though. gikan na kos doktor ga-kuha aho BP

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 01, 2010, 10:15:29 PM
Kutaw sad akong libog ani nga issue.

While I understand that he has the same freedom as we do to express opinions, however, what he offered here is really out of context.

Self-heckling or maybe a star-complex kind of thing, whatever, it is, surely an obvious re-routing of the real issue.

labaw na ko. kon tinuod nga kining tawhana nagbasa jud sa mga posts nga ijang gijawit, then how come i read a very stupid analysis? pretentious fool!

methinks that you ABJayoma are giving the Guindulmanons a bad name in this forum. in contrast to what you implied, i have never badmouth the good people of Guindulman when i participate in the discussion. it started in the cutting of trees (i'm sure you know what with that big alien head of yours full of pretentious alien intelligence).

you obviously wants to antagonise all of us here. that's great! bring it on. show us your real mettle in this forum. was that it already? i'm sure there is still a lot more inside that bright head of yours. dont disappoint us dumb people here in TB.

Quote from: hofelina on June 01, 2010, 02:44:14 PM
it is sad to read some out of this world postings, it seems that there is something beyond reality. Is there a world full of illusions!

especially from somebody who gives the impression of intelligence when all we read is mindless blabber loaded with bile & s**t and whathaveyous. so, the Defender of Guindulman strikes again!

i wonder what the rest of Guindulmanon's think of this man's blabber? will the REAL Guindulmanon stand up?

well done, arks for the clarifications. yes, i've heard about the 2 casual children of aumentado. and for that, i admire his decision. and i agree, with a parent like him, it would be hard to follow in his footsteps if i dont have the necessary skills and hard work. aumentado is known to be a workaholic and 'slave driver'. dont get me wrong on the latter, i've experienced it and it does have its positive points.

My wife is a nurse so i have to follow her here in my new country.

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 30, 2010, 02:35:03 AM

Jigs, I have an uncle, Dr. R. Lucino, M.D, who is based in the UK.

where at? my place is in East Anglia region,  around 120 km north of London and 45 km west of Cambridge.

Peterborough, UK - one of the 4 Environment Cities in the country and is working to be the Environment Capital

Quote from: islander on May 29, 2010, 09:24:07 PM

p.s.  if the governed, like us, sound demanding, it's only because we voted these officials into office to represent us, right?

yes, i agree islander. by all means let's put them to task and make them accountable. these politicians owe us their power and not the other way around. even if they bought it from us (not that i'm saying aumentado bought votes)!

rumor mongerers? arent we all LOL

Quote from: islander on May 29, 2010, 07:33:53 PM
arks, if you could, please ask the honorable congressman to advocate in congress the enabling law in our constitution against the creation of political dynasties.  no legislator had ever touched this provision with a ten-foot pole.  let's see if he could make the sacrifice of being bitten by all the vampires in the legislative house.  that would be the day when he would really go down in history as one of the most heroic legislators in the country's modern democracy.

second the motion. i'm not a huge fan of the honorable gentleman from the 2nd district of bohol. but what strikes me with his political career is there seems to be no other in his family that is into politics. so, yes he can be a good advocate on this. NO TO POLITICAL DYNASTY!

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on May 29, 2010, 06:56:24 PM
Based on this scenario I see the Traditional Economy expanding, but the Real Economy of Guindulman is in regress. Why, because eventually, it is the whole population of Guindulman who will bear the cost of this Building, may it be cash or loan.

Indirectly, it is the consumers who are paying the rents and taxes of this Dayo Department Store who would simply pass these overhead expenses to their margins.

The good side is convenience. The bad side is propagation of consumerism and the demise of Local Entrepreneurs who are actually the main machinery that runs the Real Economy. Progress of the local entrepreneurs is progress of the town they are residing.

This is a microcosm of what is happening to the Philippine Economy where foreign investors came and enjoy tremendous gains. They are using our resources and infrastructures that we have acquired as foreign loans. They may generate employment, but then again they will pass these expenses to the margins of their products. Of course these companies will win because they have the power, influence and money. Adding the factor of our colonial mentality, local companies and products stands no chance.

If this market is truly built for progress of Guindulman town, a majority of space must be reserved in favor of Local Entrepreneurs, reinforced with industrial/entrepreneurial training and long-term-low-interest loan grants. 

The bottom line: Powerful, Rich and influential few runs this country and interests of the masses are often neglected.

i couldnt agree more on this macky. i'd love to see the day when our leaders will not punch above their weight. they should be more grounded and really give to their constituents what they basically need. of course, it pays to dream big but not at the big expense of the constituents. sustainable development is what comes to mind. i wonder, though if our local officials really understands it.

bay arks, you're such an a** kisser... ooops i mean, a loyal soldier 

i like aumentado's plan to help modernise NBI. as an insider, can you post here his other plans, too? thanks.

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 29, 2010, 05:41:43 PM
Jig,

You remind me of what my father used to do when my sister and I were younger; he would test us the capitals of different countries. As a child, I was intrigued and took our World Book Globe and would spin it, and whatever country my finger landed on, I would ask my father. To the teeth, he knew.

My sister and I were so impressed that we tried remembering as well. lol. In regards to educating children and fostering intellectual growth, this is the ideal. We were always encouraged to ask questions and to find out the answers / reasoning for things.

This is good that you are encouraging your children in this regard, it is the gold standard to nourish a learning-environment for children. It facilitates memory retention and conceptualization. 

thanks for the wise counsel, young man you're giving me very good pointers to do. until now, i'm quite happy for him to learn his own way coz that's how i learned, too. and you reminded me to buy asap the atlas and the globe he's been bugging me with lol

Quote from: Chongki on May 27, 2010, 08:40:24 AM
.... nag sige pag duwa og badminton competitively

ako, tennis lang unya di na competitively. karon gani, tungod sa arthritis (kaliwat ) maglisod nag dagan nga di mag-agu hahaha

Quote from: statesville on May 29, 2010, 08:55:45 AM
Jig, thank you

Am sure  imong anak has keep you busy supply  sa daghang info,
     wow,  that's a smart kid

you can just imagine, statesville. bisan mangatulog na mohirit pa jud.

maayo unta mopabilin nga smart kay amo ra ba ni save-an ug kwarta para makaadto sa Cambridge o Oxford ba

Quote from: vrglguapo on May 29, 2010, 04:58:52 PM
Jig be one of my guest in December,you can send me message on my email for booking..actually i'm from Baclayon too..

thanks, virg i'll keep that in mind. i'll have a word with the missus. duol ra ni sa amoa kay santa cruz ra man amo barrio.

Quote from: islander on May 29, 2010, 04:55:23 PM
english, with leanings toward literature and composition because i had no patience for grammar lessons.  also social studies/history/current events.  kay lagi interesado, na-champion hinoon ko sa current events contest sa school.  those were the days.  karon?  bawo, hehehe. 

i have a similar experience on social studies. in elementary, i went as far as the regional qualifying in the quiz bee (private school category) but lost to the dumaguete bet. it was the most ironic of losses, i was aiming to tie the score when i failed to answer the question on prez CPG's famous nationalist policy. the answer, of course, is 'filipino first policy'. my answer? first filipino policy TOINK!

in high school, i was the only 2nd year student in the DWC team of 4th year students who won the provincial KB quizbowl in 1984/85. i was later awarded Mr General Information in the graduation ceremony.

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2010, 12:17:22 PM
at 60, i want to feel like i'm still 30, but with the patience borne out of experience that sometimes it does pay to suffer fools gladly, so unlike what i am now whose fuse admittedly is still too short.

at 60, i hope to look at the globe in our future home library, amid all the books that we've collected, and from whose windows i could look at some ancient trees that no mayor will ever cut, and be able to say that i've been to almost all corners of the globe, even if the globe has no corners because it happens to be round.

at 60, i hope to be able to pray more often, more fervently, and more in thanksgiving, because i shall by then be able to say as i look back at the 60 years of my life, "i couldn't ask for anything more." 
   

i like this, especially the home library because that is what i wish to have when i'm 60

unsa ni, pamawi sa gigasto sa miaging eleksyon?

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 29, 2010, 06:06:10 AM
Bwahaha! Sakto nang balhin-balhin, Bay Jigs. Kining pagbakasyon matandi sa boxing: kon pagpatara ka, nah, bugbog sarado jud!

sakto kaayo bay Hubs. amo pud apilan ug lipat-lipat ug storya para malibog pud sila hahaha pagka way pu-angod jud

with a huff and a puff and it blew away

Quote from: ABJayoma on May 29, 2010, 05:31:09 AM
No worries, I will and I will leave you alone. That is a promise.

You obviously have substance. I hope you will share it to us here in the forum. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

Quote from: ABJayoma on May 29, 2010, 05:25:21 AM
Your interpretation is totally wrong and out of context. If you have nothing better to do but to create some confusion, chaos or bad arguments, people should leave you alone.

your choice, mate. so far, nobody have given me the 'deaf' treatment.

Quote from: wolfpack823 on May 29, 2010, 05:17:38 AM
Hep, as a piece of advise (unsolicited though), Xmas vacation is 3x more expensive than any time of the year LOL!.. You know what that means...

mao lagi wolf one way namo na-preparahan ni is naka-save mig 1k sterling pounds sa among plete (nakabarato mig ticket) which is partly alloted na for Christmas. magbalhin-balhin mi para lisod dakpon sa mga paryente hahaha

Quote from: hofelina on May 29, 2010, 04:59:15 AM
this sentence from the Reverend Martin Luther King, I have a dream truly stirs my mind. My dream is that labor unions be tolerated in Pinas without fearing to lose one´s life. Labor Union has bettered the life of  humble workers here in Germany.

what is your dream?

i agree with you on this. in the UK, Labour is a major political party made up in part of the unions. can there be a counterpart in the Philippines for an Alan Johnson, recently former Home Secretary who was a former postman who later become a union leader then an MP? he was not schooled in the best universities, not having finished a degree i think.

my dream? no more vote buying during elections. simple but a strong statement towards achieving real democracy in our country.

another dream. when i retire in the philippines, i hope to be of service to my province by sharing my professional experience as a volunteer consultant of NGOs and local governments.

Quote from: hofelina on May 29, 2010, 04:55:35 AM
December 2007, my first Christmas in Bohol after 26 years.

mas mubo ra diay ning amo. we will spend christmas in bohol this year after 8 years for me and 10 years for my wife. but what is more significant is that it will be the first bol-anon christmas for our children. so, fingers crossed.

here's mine:

born in pagadian, zambo sur but grew up in tagbilaran and baclayon until high school. i went to cebu for university and managed to finished it just in 4 years. worked in cebu, makati, ozamis and palawan in various jobs who always have a two year expiration period (my choice of course). i was a high school teacher, a med rep and biologist-manager in my philippine life.

i went back to cebu to work in my alma mater and pursue post-grad studies. i thought i would settle there and become a researcher or teacher but then i found my wife, a fellow bol-anon.

i swore then that i will not migrate out of the country to find work, only to pursue post-grad studies. but i ate those words. now i am in the UK, for a long time perhaps because i still have little and quite delicate children (asthma and multiple allergies). i would love to retire in bohol. my wife and i are still arguing where. i grew up in the coast and city while she, in the 'interior'. if we win the lottery, we might live in both

Quote from: wolfpack823 on May 29, 2010, 01:21:58 AM
Especially if he looks at you amused why you dont know. You want to disapper I guess.

not just give you the look, apilan pag 'you're not smart, silly'. ulbo kaspa sa mommy kay wa maanad. na-hurt ang pride. ako? morag bata pud makig-sumpaki hahaha

my older son took from me his love of reading encyclopedia, current events, history and geography. so he asked a lot of questions and tell us a lot of information. you know, the 'did you know' stuff.

Quote from: statesville on May 29, 2010, 01:45:47 AM
That's right, kids grow up so fast before you know it....

I'm grateful and happy while listening to my son....
  " Mama take care your health please, so you live long  to be a grandma"
     that's a counsel from a loving son 
     

indeed, i think you have a wise son

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on May 29, 2010, 03:26:43 AM
same diay ta ug hilig. until now i like social studies.

oo, and i'm still big on this. i was planning to take up history in college pero gibutang man kos biology mao i got stuck on it. no regrets though.

Quote from: wolfpack823 on May 28, 2010, 11:28:18 PM
Sorry, I dont want to be sentimental here...just that the question....
Maybe I recovered from the outside, but will never be healed from the inside..

i would feel the same way if it happens to me. i have two boys myself, age 5 and 7

a UN volunteer

"nag-toothbrush ka karong adlawa?" (joke)

never 

kaluoy sa mga ginikanan ani uy... unya ang sweldo, mingsaka ba pud?

Quote from: wolfpack823 on May 28, 2010, 07:30:44 PM
I see, a new guideline to run for public office, rich and able! Hmmmm...interesting.

yes wolf, and it carries the slogan VOX PECUNIAE, VOX DEI (The voice of Money is the voice of God)

thanks for the encouragement, mam... i will keep that in mind

this was my study of interest sa diha pa kos ato-a, especially on marine protected areas (MPAs). however, ning-migrate man gud ko mao wa ko kahuman aho thesis which i plan to do on MPAs. mao ipadayon lang gihapon naho ni pohon. anyway, i work in a nature conservation agency specifically in a protected areas team so wa gihapon ko nahilayo ani nga trabaho.

Quote from: ABJayoma on May 28, 2010, 06:56:44 PM
Yes, you can criticize somebody and expect some people to defend what is right or whoever is doing good and that is just a given.

Yes, you can say whatever you want and at the end of discussion, it boils down to this: it is my right to express my opinions. Duh, it's an old story. I believe in that since it's true but is an old blah (sort of an excuse for trying to hurt somebody).

I still believe that people can defend other people esp. if they are doing the right thing or doing something good for the community or placing things in correct perspectives. Like you know, fair is fair.

I hope you guys post something that is fair and square because people know better even if they are not responding.  Please do yourself and your townmates a favor. 

Just make sure that when you state your opinions, they are way too strong to be toppled down. Otherwise, you are just wasting your time and of others'.   

Nobody wants to suppress your right to express your opinions but expect people to respond to them to wake you up. And you know that already. You are such a waste of time if that is the case.

You can suggest better ideas and proposals and do them actually yourself with your bare hands, and not just trying to be a pain in the neck. That will be appreciated. Or perhaps you start a community project that will help this community. 

so, you think you know better, eh? the onus is on you to impress us with what you've done for the betterment of humankind. why? you're the one with the holier than thou posts here.

methinks i continue to post what i want to. i have met some kindred souls here who would agree and disagree with me at the same time.

waste people's time? that's a point of view if you ask me.

both elementary and high school - social studies

old and embarrased especially if its from my 7 year-old son 

Quote from: ABJayoma on May 28, 2010, 11:11:48 AM
Everyone has his or her opinions on lots of things and issues.

And each leader has his or her own way of leading group of people or community based on financial resources, current political aura, personal life experiences and community needs. This mayor is given the authority to decide lots of things being an elected official (if you have a problem with her winning stint, then blame it to the people who gave her good votes) and she should make decisions on lots of things.

There are so many ways in killing a cockroach like there are so many ways to lead our town or decide how this market would look like as its end result.

As long as at the end of the day, the Mayor is doing what is good for the town / community, that is what she is elected for. I have no problem her building this market as long as everything is LEGAL, then she has my approval, period.

I only have a problem with those people who open their mouths saying they can do better but have not proven to actually had done things to reflect what they are saying. I also have problems with those who are running for elected offices trying to get what the governements can do for them like monthly salaries town and baranggay officials, instead of thinking what they can do for the people they are serving or their country or community.

You should have your personal resources already on board that can sustain your life as a public servant or elected public official. Because commitment and voluntary public service is what these work is all about. If you do not have enough personal resources, then leave public office and work somewhere else to make a living other than extracting money from people's money being a public official.

Ouch!

But naaaah, I am here to stir things up a bit and not to kiss ass, especially if it's the politician kind. I would rather "be a thorn on the side to afflict the comfortable."

Yes, I AM A NOBODY but that does not deter me from writing my thoughts in this forum. We are a democracy, remember? I can criticise whomever and whatever needs to. You would not want to suppress that, would you BIG BROTHER?

social studies (history, geography, etc)

BS Biology
MS Environmental Studies (not finished thesis though)

might want to do MSc Coastal Zone Management (brain permitting) later on