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Sikatuna - Bohol / HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SIKATUNA, BOHOL (The enhanced Fortunato O. Ahat version)
January 30, 2018, 09:32:26 AM #2
Talk of the Town / Tagbilaran City is Bombom Bautista's Jinx
November 23, 2008, 12:06:52 PM
This may sound superstitious but believe me you.
In this fight with Ruiz, he was introduced as From Tagbilaran City, as when he fought with De Leon. He lost both fights.
But when he fought with Marquez and others, as From Candijay Bohol, he won.
You can check the tapes of all his previous fights.
So he better be proud of his true birthplace Candijay than his adopted residence, which is, Tagbilaran City.
In this fight with Ruiz, he was introduced as From Tagbilaran City, as when he fought with De Leon. He lost both fights.
But when he fought with Marquez and others, as From Candijay Bohol, he won.
You can check the tapes of all his previous fights.
So he better be proud of his true birthplace Candijay than his adopted residence, which is, Tagbilaran City.
#3
Sikatuna - Bohol / P60M road opens new agro-economic route
November 16, 2008, 01:46:49 PM
http://www.boholchronicle.com/2008/nov/16/major3.htm]
[url]http://www.boholchronicle.com/2008/nov/16/major3.htm[/url]
P60M road opens new
agro-economic route
The P60-million Sikatuna-Loboc road is opening a new agri-ecotourism route that can help accelerate development.
While serving eco-tourism, the road at the same time hastens the flow of trade between farms and markets.
The horizontal infrastructure, which cementing phase in the Sikatuna side is on-going, is equally vital to education.
It serves as a convenient access to the Balilihan Campus of the Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT), an infant extension but which student number has already doubled.
Delegates to the recent United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) - 6th International Tourism Forum for Parliamentarians and Local Authorities which was held in Cebu had passed the route in their technical visit to Bohol.
Tourists and visitors preferring the said route can take satisfying stops at the Corella sanctuary of tarsier, world's smallest and oldest living primate, and natural tree park in Sikatuna.
The tarsier sanctuary has undergone landscaping at P1.5 million secured by Rep. Edgar Chatto from the Department of Tourism (DOT) and implemented by the local government unit and Philippine Tarsier Foundation.
Another improvement there is the rise of a fine hostel/welcome center funded by the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).
Guests and tourists are encouraged to plant trees at the Sikatuna natural tree park to contribute to the global advocacy against climate change.
From Corella and Sikatuna, the road snakes out to Loboc, where "angels sing through the children" and river cruised by floating restaurants.
It then connects to Carmen where the wondrous Chocolate Hills never cease to enchant human sights and force imagination astray.
The new agro-eco-tourism road leads to the river cruise passing by the lush farmlands.
Chatto funded the concreting of the Sikatuna stretch of the interior route while Rep. Jala improved the Loboc side. (Ven rebo Arigo)
[url]http://www.boholchronicle.com/2008/nov/16/major3.htm[/url]
P60M road opens new
agro-economic route
The P60-million Sikatuna-Loboc road is opening a new agri-ecotourism route that can help accelerate development.
While serving eco-tourism, the road at the same time hastens the flow of trade between farms and markets.
The horizontal infrastructure, which cementing phase in the Sikatuna side is on-going, is equally vital to education.
It serves as a convenient access to the Balilihan Campus of the Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT), an infant extension but which student number has already doubled.
Delegates to the recent United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) - 6th International Tourism Forum for Parliamentarians and Local Authorities which was held in Cebu had passed the route in their technical visit to Bohol.
Tourists and visitors preferring the said route can take satisfying stops at the Corella sanctuary of tarsier, world's smallest and oldest living primate, and natural tree park in Sikatuna.
The tarsier sanctuary has undergone landscaping at P1.5 million secured by Rep. Edgar Chatto from the Department of Tourism (DOT) and implemented by the local government unit and Philippine Tarsier Foundation.
Another improvement there is the rise of a fine hostel/welcome center funded by the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).
Guests and tourists are encouraged to plant trees at the Sikatuna natural tree park to contribute to the global advocacy against climate change.
From Corella and Sikatuna, the road snakes out to Loboc, where "angels sing through the children" and river cruised by floating restaurants.
It then connects to Carmen where the wondrous Chocolate Hills never cease to enchant human sights and force imagination astray.
The new agro-eco-tourism road leads to the river cruise passing by the lush farmlands.
Chatto funded the concreting of the Sikatuna stretch of the interior route while Rep. Jala improved the Loboc side. (Ven rebo Arigo)
#4
Corella - Bohol / Need for Inventory of Tarsiers
November 16, 2008, 01:43:26 PM
http://www.boholchronicle.com/2008/nov/16/major6.htm
Need for inventory of tarsiers
Tarsiers, considered as the mascot for Bohol is now like signature shirts displayed in places visited by tourists.
This, after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reportedly gave new permitees the right to bring tarsiers in their areas of business. Coupled with this setback of DENR's role as supposed protector of these tarsiers is the lack of inventory of tarsiers up to this day.
A survey conducted yesterday by dyRD's "Radyo Merkado," a weekly public affairs program, registered a resounding call for government authorities to take drastic action on how to preserve these tarsiers.
The public clamor to conserve the tarsier came after reports surfaced that new tarsier display areas were recently issued permits by DENR. These are in Loay, Panglao, Sagbayan and Albur towns.
PENRO Nestor Canda confirmed to the Chronicle that new permits were issued by the regional DENR offices without passing through the local DENR.
Respondents of the survey expressed concern on the life span of the tarsiers, considered endangered, if no inventories be made especially that they are being "commercialized" at the various display centers.
"One day Boholanos will wake up with no more tarsiers to be part of the tourism jewel of the province," most of the respondents said.
The radio program was jammed with calls and text messages expressing concern for the preservation of tarsiers, citing that the natural habitat in Corella should be enhanced in order to project that indeed these tarsiers are being "taken care by the Boholanos."
Presently, most tourists will get to see the tarsiers after taking their lunch at the Loboc River floating restaurants. It maybe noted that complaints were recently received regarding the imposition of P50 to view tarsiers in Loboc town.
With this recent development on new issuance of permits by DENR, the Tarsier Foundation, Inc. based in Corella town is contemplating for its possible closure if government will fail in its role to protect the tarsiers.
Need for inventory of tarsiers
Tarsiers, considered as the mascot for Bohol is now like signature shirts displayed in places visited by tourists.
This, after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reportedly gave new permitees the right to bring tarsiers in their areas of business. Coupled with this setback of DENR's role as supposed protector of these tarsiers is the lack of inventory of tarsiers up to this day.
A survey conducted yesterday by dyRD's "Radyo Merkado," a weekly public affairs program, registered a resounding call for government authorities to take drastic action on how to preserve these tarsiers.
The public clamor to conserve the tarsier came after reports surfaced that new tarsier display areas were recently issued permits by DENR. These are in Loay, Panglao, Sagbayan and Albur towns.
PENRO Nestor Canda confirmed to the Chronicle that new permits were issued by the regional DENR offices without passing through the local DENR.
Respondents of the survey expressed concern on the life span of the tarsiers, considered endangered, if no inventories be made especially that they are being "commercialized" at the various display centers.
"One day Boholanos will wake up with no more tarsiers to be part of the tourism jewel of the province," most of the respondents said.
The radio program was jammed with calls and text messages expressing concern for the preservation of tarsiers, citing that the natural habitat in Corella should be enhanced in order to project that indeed these tarsiers are being "taken care by the Boholanos."
Presently, most tourists will get to see the tarsiers after taking their lunch at the Loboc River floating restaurants. It maybe noted that complaints were recently received regarding the imposition of P50 to view tarsiers in Loboc town.
With this recent development on new issuance of permits by DENR, the Tarsier Foundation, Inc. based in Corella town is contemplating for its possible closure if government will fail in its role to protect the tarsiers.
#5
Sikatuna - Bohol / Sikatuna Tree Park, an eco-tourism destination
September 07, 2008, 04:30:23 PMDurano urges mayors to develop attractions
Bohol Chronicle
Sept. 7, 2008
Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano called on town mayors in the province to develop viable tourist destinations in their respective municipalities.
Durano issued the appeal after he expressed elation on the enthusiasm of LGU Sikatuna in developing the eco-tourism destination, the Sikatuna Tree Park.
Sikatuna Vice Mayor Tranquilina Maniwang received the DOT secretary's commendation for actively developing a site which was conceived in response to a call for an environment-friendly destination.
Town mayors hold a great role in developing new destinations, he stressed while urging them to be receptive and dynamic once tourism stakeholders will provide them with ideas on what are saleable to the visiting tourists.
Durano led tourism attaches of the country during a tree planting activity last Friday.
The visiting tourism officials noted the dynamic interaction with the local residents in the area while town and barangay leaders led by Mayor Ireneo Calimpusan were there to welcome the tourism officials.
Sec. Durano said he picked the right place for his tourism attaches to hold their annual planning workshop. He admitted that other areas as Batangas, Palawan were also considered but it was Bohol which was chosen because of what it can offer for a truly "countryside tour."
The group also visited the Tarsier natural habitat in Corella town where Mayor Vito Rapal was on hand for the welcome reception. A lunch at Rio Grande Floating Resto in Loay town and fireflies watching at night completed the tour which came after their two-day working sessions at the Panglao Island Nature Resort. Loay Mayor May Imboy was also on hand to welcome the visiting tourism attaches.
They conducted resort inspection at new properties like Amarela, Amorita, Alona Palm, Eskaya and Peacock Garden where they had their lunch last Wednesday.
#6
Sikatuna - Bohol / How To Pray To St. Anthony For Recovery Of Lost or Stolen Things
June 23, 2008, 04:42:36 PMPRAYER TO St. Anthony of Padua
TO RECOVER LOST OR STOLEN THINGS
? O Blessed St. Anthony, The grace of God has made you a powerful advocate in all necessities and the patron for the restoration of things lost or stolen.? To you we return today with child-like love and heartfelt confidence.? How many thousands have you miraculously aided in the recovery of lost goods.? You are the counselors of sinners, the comforter of the afflicted, the healer of the sick, the raiser of the dead, the deliverer of the captive, the refuge of the afflicted.? To you do we hasten O Blessed St. Anthony. Help us in our affliction.? We entrust what we have lost to your care, in the secure hope? that you will restore it to be the greater glory of God and to the benefit of our soul.? Amen.. Our Father. . . Hail Mary. . . Glory Be.TO RECOVER LOST OR STOLEN THINGS
#7
Sikatuna - Bohol / Our Patron Saint
June 23, 2008, 04:38:15 PM
Saint Anthony of Padua
Also known as
Antonio da Padova
Evangelical Doctor
Memorial
13 June
Profile
Anthony's wealthy family wanted him to be a great nobleman, but for the sake of Christ he became a poor Franciscan. Priest.
When the remains of Saint Berard and his companions, the first Franciscan martyrs, were brought to be buried in his church, Anthony was moved to leave his order, enter the Friars Minor, and go to Morocco to evangelize. Shipwrecked at Sicily, he joined some other brothers who were going to Portiuncula. Lived in a cave at San Paolo leaving only to attend Mass and sweep the nearby monastery. One day when a scheduled speaker failed to appear, the brothers pressed him into speaking. He impressed them so that he was thereafter constantly travelling, evangelizing, preaching, and teaching theology through Italy and France.
A gifted speaker, he attracted crowds everywhere he went, speaking in multiple tongues; legend says that even the fish loved to listen. Wonder worker. One of the most beloved of saints, his images and statues are found everywhere. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946.
Born
1195 at Lisbon, Portugal
Died
13 June 1231
Canonized
30 May 1232 by Pope Gregory IX at Spoleto, Italy
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against barrenness
against shipwrecks
against starvation
against starving
Amantea, Italy
American Indians
amputees
animals
Anzio, Italy
asses
boatmen
Brazil
Beaumont, Texas, diocese of
Cianciana, Agrigento, Italy
domestic animals
Dorado, Puerto Rico
elderly people
expectant mothers
faith in the Blessed Sacrament
Favara, Italy
Ferrazzano, Italy
fishermen
harvests
horses
Lisbon, Portugal
lost articles
lower animals
mail
mariners
Masbate, Philippines, diocese of
oppressed people
Padua, Italy
paupers
poor people
Portugal
pregnant women
sailors
San Antonio Tlayacapan, Mexico
San Fulgencio, Spain
Sandia Indian Pueblo
seekers of lost articles
shipwrecks
starvation
starving people
sterility
swineherds
Tigua Indians
travel hostesses
travellers
watermen
Representation
book
bread
Infant Jesus
lily
Also known as
Antonio da Padova
Evangelical Doctor
Memorial
13 June
Profile
Anthony's wealthy family wanted him to be a great nobleman, but for the sake of Christ he became a poor Franciscan. Priest.
When the remains of Saint Berard and his companions, the first Franciscan martyrs, were brought to be buried in his church, Anthony was moved to leave his order, enter the Friars Minor, and go to Morocco to evangelize. Shipwrecked at Sicily, he joined some other brothers who were going to Portiuncula. Lived in a cave at San Paolo leaving only to attend Mass and sweep the nearby monastery. One day when a scheduled speaker failed to appear, the brothers pressed him into speaking. He impressed them so that he was thereafter constantly travelling, evangelizing, preaching, and teaching theology through Italy and France.
A gifted speaker, he attracted crowds everywhere he went, speaking in multiple tongues; legend says that even the fish loved to listen. Wonder worker. One of the most beloved of saints, his images and statues are found everywhere. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946.
Born
1195 at Lisbon, Portugal
Died
13 June 1231
Canonized
30 May 1232 by Pope Gregory IX at Spoleto, Italy
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against barrenness
against shipwrecks
against starvation
against starving
Amantea, Italy
American Indians
amputees
animals
Anzio, Italy
asses
boatmen
Brazil
Beaumont, Texas, diocese of
Cianciana, Agrigento, Italy
domestic animals
Dorado, Puerto Rico
elderly people
expectant mothers
faith in the Blessed Sacrament
Favara, Italy
Ferrazzano, Italy
fishermen
harvests
horses
Lisbon, Portugal
lost articles
lower animals
mariners
Masbate, Philippines, diocese of
oppressed people
Padua, Italy
paupers
poor people
Portugal
pregnant women
sailors
San Antonio Tlayacapan, Mexico
San Fulgencio, Spain
Sandia Indian Pueblo
seekers of lost articles
shipwrecks
starvation
starving people
sterility
swineherds
Tigua Indians
travel hostesses
travellers
watermen
Representation
book
bread
Infant Jesus
lily
#8
Talk of the Town / SURPLUS OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AMID FOOD DEFICIT
May 22, 2008, 05:56:07 AMSURPLUS OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS AMID FOOD DEFICIT
Obiter Dictum
By: Dan Dan A. Bantugan
Bohol Chronicle
May 21, 2008
(We are re-printing herewith an article written by Ernesto M. Pernia, Ph.D., is professor of Economics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, and former Lead Economist, Asian Development Bank which was forwarded to us by Engr. Vicente Loquellano via e-mail)
#10
Jokes and Humor / Tudling Binisaya
May 12, 2008, 03:30:17 PM
bana: love, promise sugod karon di na tika luiban. ako nang biyaan ang akong kabit.
asawa: wow, tenk you love, ako sad promise, ang sunod natong anak, ikaw nay amahan. promise jud!
BF: Darling dako kaayo ko'g problema.
GF: Love, ayaw pag-ingon nga imong problema. ATOA kanang problema kay naghinigugmaay kita. Unsay problema NATO?
BF: nabuntis NATO si inday ug KITA ANG AMAHAN!
Doc: Ma'am, sigun sa imong blood test, high blood ka.
Ma'am: ha? tinuod ka doc? dili man ko katuo sa imong gisulti! i'm healthy! naa pa kay second opinion?
Doc: Bati pa jud kag nawong!
ATTY: asa ka pagkahitabo sa rape?
JUN: sa kamaisan
ATTY: nag-unsa ka didto?
JUN: nalibang!
ATTY: pila ka kadupa gikan sa krimen?
JUN: naa bay malibang magdupa-dupa?ââ,¬Â¦. Ayaw pagbugal-bugal 'torni uy!
babae: nong! sakay ko!
drivr: cge! asa man ka?
bbae: diha lang sa kanto! naay bayad ang bata?
drivr: ay libre lang kay duol man.
bbae: unya, ang mosabak naay bayad?
drivr: wala gihapon!
bbae: cige nak! sabaka ko...
AMO: inday, gipatotoy na nimo ang bata?
Maid: Yes mam! gipatotoy na.
Amo: Ang sir nimo ningkaon na?
Maid: Naah! mam, dili man mukaon si sir, gipatotoy na lang pud nako.
Customer: Day, kape palihug.
Tindera: Tag P10 pesos na ra ba.
Customer: Di ba tag P8 ra na?
Tindera: Nimahal naman gud ang gasolina.
Customer: Ah, ayaw na lang butangi'g gasolina!
BISAYA: Pabili nga ng lemoncito.
TAGALANG TINDERA: Anong lemoncito?
BISAYA: Lemoncito gud.. yong maliit na buongon!
TEACHER: give me a tag question.
PUPIL: My teacher is beautiful, isn't she?
TEACHER: Very good! Binisay-a Dong.
PUPIL: Ang akong maestra gwapa, wa sya kuyapi?
pasyente: doc, regular lagi ko malibang. kada alas 7 sa buntag
doctor: maayu nuon na! unsa may problema?
pasyente: alas 8 am man gud ko maka mata!
doctor: oink!
bana: Pangga, naka-save ko ug 6 pesos karon kay ako na man gigukod ang jeep, wala man ko mu sakay
asawa: bogo ka man diay! taxi unta imung gigukod aron mas dako imong na-save!
security: excuse me po mam, titingnan ko lang ang bag nyo kung merong baril .
tiguwang: bu**** ka! di man gani maigo ang balde sa akong bag, baril pa kaha!
asawa: wow, tenk you love, ako sad promise, ang sunod natong anak, ikaw nay amahan. promise jud!
BF: Darling dako kaayo ko'g problema.
GF: Love, ayaw pag-ingon nga imong problema. ATOA kanang problema kay naghinigugmaay kita. Unsay problema NATO?
BF: nabuntis NATO si inday ug KITA ANG AMAHAN!
Doc: Ma'am, sigun sa imong blood test, high blood ka.
Ma'am: ha? tinuod ka doc? dili man ko katuo sa imong gisulti! i'm healthy! naa pa kay second opinion?
Doc: Bati pa jud kag nawong!
ATTY: asa ka pagkahitabo sa rape?
JUN: sa kamaisan
ATTY: nag-unsa ka didto?
JUN: nalibang!
ATTY: pila ka kadupa gikan sa krimen?
JUN: naa bay malibang magdupa-dupa?ââ,¬Â¦. Ayaw pagbugal-bugal 'torni uy!
babae: nong! sakay ko!
drivr: cge! asa man ka?
bbae: diha lang sa kanto! naay bayad ang bata?
drivr: ay libre lang kay duol man.
bbae: unya, ang mosabak naay bayad?
drivr: wala gihapon!
bbae: cige nak! sabaka ko...
AMO: inday, gipatotoy na nimo ang bata?
Maid: Yes mam! gipatotoy na.
Amo: Ang sir nimo ningkaon na?
Maid: Naah! mam, dili man mukaon si sir, gipatotoy na lang pud nako.
Customer: Day, kape palihug.
Tindera: Tag P10 pesos na ra ba.
Customer: Di ba tag P8 ra na?
Tindera: Nimahal naman gud ang gasolina.
Customer: Ah, ayaw na lang butangi'g gasolina!
BISAYA: Pabili nga ng lemoncito.
TAGALANG TINDERA: Anong lemoncito?
BISAYA: Lemoncito gud.. yong maliit na buongon!
TEACHER: give me a tag question.
PUPIL: My teacher is beautiful, isn't she?
TEACHER: Very good! Binisay-a Dong.
PUPIL: Ang akong maestra gwapa, wa sya kuyapi?
pasyente: doc, regular lagi ko malibang. kada alas 7 sa buntag
doctor: maayu nuon na! unsa may problema?
pasyente: alas 8 am man gud ko maka mata!
doctor: oink!
bana: Pangga, naka-save ko ug 6 pesos karon kay ako na man gigukod ang jeep, wala man ko mu sakay
asawa: bogo ka man diay! taxi unta imung gigukod aron mas dako imong na-save!
security: excuse me po mam, titingnan ko lang ang bag nyo kung merong baril .
tiguwang: bu**** ka! di man gani maigo ang balde sa akong bag, baril pa kaha!
#11
Jokes and Humor / Ngiti Naman Tayo
May 12, 2008, 09:47:47 AMMisis : Darling, ano ang tawag sa isang asawa na sexy, maganda, hindi selosa, mapagmahal, masipag, mapagkalinga, masarap magluto?
Mister: Guni-guni!
***
TANONG: Paano mo sasabihin sa isang babae na mataba siya nang hindi siya mababastos?
SAGOT: "Uhm, excuse me, miss...Mang Tomas ba ang lotion mo?" < oink! >
***
Aanhin ko ang napakalaking bahay, mamahaling sasakyan, milyun-milyong kayamanan, at masasarap na pagkain kung ang kapit-bahay ko ang may-ari ng mga iyun?!
***
Nanay: Ano 'tong malaking zero sa test paper mo?
Anak : Hindi po 'yan zero, 'Nay. Naubusan lang ng star ang teacher ko kaya binigyan niya ako ng moon! Moon lang 'yan, 'Nay, promise!
***
Mga sikat na salawikain:
Better late than pregnant.
Kapag may tiyaga, good luck!
Aanhin pa ang damo...kabayo ba ako?
Do unto others, then, run! Run! Run!
Ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay lumaki sa ibang bansa.
Ang lalaking nagigipit, sa bakla kumakapit.
***
Guro: Sino si Jose Rizal?
Juan: Di ko po kilala.
Guro: Ikaw Pepe?
Pepe: Di ko rin po kilala...
Guro: Di nyo kilala si Jose Rizal?
Pedro: Ma'm, baka po sa kabilang section sya!
***
Paano humamon ng AWAY ang ...
BULAG?
Magpakita kayo mga Duwag!
DULING?
Isa Isa Lang! para patas ang Laban!
PILAY?
Patay kung Patay! Walang Takbuhan!
***
Pedro: Pare balita ko bading ka daw. totoo ba?!
Ambo: Pare, Mga chismax lang 'yun galing sa mga chuvanes na walang magawa sa mga chenilyn nila.... chura nila! hmpf!
***
Boy: Di na tuloy ang kasal natin
Girl: Bakit?!
Boy: Kuya mo kasi eh!
Girl: Hindi no! Gusto ka ng Kuya ko!
Boy: Yun nga eh...gusto ko rin ang kuya mo!
***
BALIW (tumawag sa mental hospital): Hello... may tao po ba sa Room 168?
Telephone Operator: Wala po, bakit?
Baliw: Check ko lang kung nakatakas talaga ako!
***
Bigo ka ba sa luv? eto ang mga BEST partners :
Kuba: Mapagkumbaba
Pilay: Hindi ka tatakbuhan
Bulag: walang paki sa looks mo
Pipi: Hindi nagbibitiw ng bad words
Duling: Hindi ka hahayaang mag-isa!
***
American guy named Paul challenged a Filipino:
American: Use my name 4 times in a sentence!
Pedro: Paul, be carePaul, you might Paul in the swimming Paul.
***
Quote for the Day...
Ang Buhay ay parang bato... it is HARD !!
Love is a hidden fire, a pleasant sore, a soothing pain, an agreeable torment, a sweet wound, in short - a gentle death! Ang lalim! Grabe...! Dati Love is blind lang, eh!
***
Mister: Di ko na kaya problema ko!
Misis: Hon, problema natin ito, tayo ang magkasama sa buhay, lahat ng problema mo problema ko... ano problema natin?
Mister: Nabuntis natin si Inday, tayo ang ama!
***
Kapag may kaaway ka, tandaan mo...dito lang ako... dito lang talaga ako...tapos dyan ka lang, wag kang pupunta dito! Baka madamay ako..
***
Prospective Employer to Applicant: " So why did you leave your previous job?"
Applicant: " The company relocated and they did not tell me where!"
***
Juan: Birthday ng asawa ko...
Pedro: Ano regalo mo?
Juan: Tinanong ko kung ano gusto niya.
Pedro: Ano naman sinabi?
Juan: Kahit ano basta yung may DIAMOND.
Pedro: Ano binigay mo?
Juan: Ha, eh di, ..... Baraha.
#12
Talk of the Town / Do We Really Need An International Airport?
May 05, 2008, 02:10:45 AMBoholano groups seek
Panglao Airport talks
By BINGO P. DEJARESCO III
Bohol Chronicle, Sunday 04 May 2008
A group of Concerned Boholanos in the province and Metro Manila has sought a multi-sectoral dialogue with the Provincial Government with respect to the proposed New Panglao Airport facility.
The airport project, a medium term priority project of the National Government, is set for ground breaking by President GMA this month with the airport construction set for the month of July 2008.
The Group feels that Government should put all cards on the table before proceeding on the project - for the enlightenment of all sectors - because the huge project has tremendous long-term economic, social, ecological and geographic impact on Bohol.
In a statement of "Appeal for Clarification" appearing somewhere in this issue, the Group points out that the Panglao Airport project should be consistent with the Provincial Government's "philosophy of eco-tourism and balanced development."
MULTI-BILLION PROJECT
The P4-billion Panglao airport project, under the implementing arm of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), was once reported to be funded by DOTC advances (as counterpart Filipino funding to a Japanese subsidized loan) to be charged against long-term receivables of Taipan Lucio Tan, whose giant airlines (PAL) utilizes part the NAIA international airport and terminal.
Dr. Ernesto Pernia, former Lead Economist of the Asian Develoment Bank (ADB) and Professor of Economics of the University of the Philippines thinks there is still time to "pause and analyze" the airport project instead of rushing head-on into the humongous investment with many things still kept in the dark.
A "cost benefit" analysis of the project - considering the huge outlay of P4 billion - must be measured against alternative uses of the funds to boost agricultural productivity, education and other basic concerns appeared to be in order, he was quoted.
Dr. Pernia shares the view that the Mactan International Airport is currently underutilized and therefore the Panglao airport with international capabilities will be an investment in redundancy. "It can result in two under-utilized international airports," the Economics Professor said.
Dr. Pernia instead suggested the possibility of perhaps building a small wharf in Mactan Island specifically to ferry out tourists and visitors straight to Bohol's various ports of entry. "That will cut travel time going to Cebu City and its traffic and waiting for the vessels to depart. The quick route and the sea travel can be part of the tourist attraction as well."
SEARCH FOR BETTER AIRPORT
It may be recalled that as early as 30 years ago, there was already a foreseen need for a better domestic airport.
The servicing of that need could skirt the Tagbilaran City airport geographic limitations by possibly transferring the domestic airport to Cortes or Antequera which are near the city, according to the former chief economist of the multinational bank.
There appears to be an apparent need for the Provincial Government to explain more thoroughly to the public at large the scale of the airport, the long-term implications on the resources like water and power and why the seeming urgency in putting up the facility, it was observed.
On the other hand, Dr. Pernia opined that the massive airport build-up right in the center of a relatively small island like Panglao may not be ecologically sound with the sonic boom, fuel risks and the like. He sees the need to take a harder look at the impact of such an infrastructure and the overall development thereafter over the treasured biodiversity of the island tourist-jewel.
To this date, Panglao does not have adequate supply of potable water and the many of the resorts still violate the 20-meter "salvage" zone restrictions. The U.P. professor remarked that the provincial government had anchored its growth on the parallel goal of protecting the environment, per the government's own pronouncements. "The government must be consistent there," he qualified.
Pernia cautioned that there is no "rush" to establish a large-scale airport now and hinted of "Phases" in setting up the airport - considering that Filipinos are still direly lacking in other basic needs like food, medicine and shelter.
Dr. Pernia appeared perplexed at the apparent mushrooming of "international airports" like those in Davao and Iloilo and cautioned there could be a tourism slowdown in the next three years due to the world economy facing high oil prices and an impending USA recession.
MASSIVE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR DIALOGUE
The appeal for a dialogue with Government in order to cover all bases was met by enthusiastic support by leading Boholano leaders and academicians as shown by the list of signatories to the appeal.
Aside from Dr. Pernia, those who signed the "Appeal for Clarification" in Manila included: Dr. Jose V. Abueva, former President of the University of the Philippines, Napoleon V. Abueva, national artist, Dr. Caesar Saloma, professor of physics, UP; Atty. Hernan Cimafranca, Assistant Government Corporate Counsel, Atty Dionisio de la Serna, former Chairman HUDCC, Sister Bernadette Oppus, SSps-Administrator of the Lourdes Hospital , Dr Raul Fabella, and Dr Ramon Clarete, both professors of economics of the U.P.
The move is supported by the 'Boholanos for Truth, Transparency and Reform" made up of more than 1,000 leaders of various groups and individuals.
Among those who support the "Panglao Airport" dialogue are Businessman-entrepreneur Fred Ong, Monsgr. Feliciano Jr. (parish priest, Taloto Parish), Atty. Isabelo Sales (IBP-Tagbilaran City), Atty. Raul Barbarona (Bangon-Code NGO), Monsgr. Robesfierre Moreno (vicar general - Iglesia Pilipina Independencia), Pastor Gaudencio Antipuesto (Tagbilaran Evangelical Association of Ministers), Pastor Fely Benchavez (United Church of Christ of the Phils.), former Governor Rene Relampagos (business sector), Engr. Nilo Sarigumba (Bacosh), Chito Castillo (business sector);
Maya Flores (youth sector) Alberto Sanvictores (business sector), Engr. Vicente Loquellano (National Anti-Poverty) and Fe Tocmo (womens group-Tagbilaran City).
Other members of the "Boholanos for Truth, Transparency and Reform" are found in the "Appeal" announcement in this issue.
PEOPLE SUPPORT
AIRPORT - CAPITOL
This proposed Panglao Bohol International Airport has been scrutinized and studied by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) over the years, according to Gov. Erico Aumentado when asked by the Chronicle.
He said that a research study conducted by HNU Poll showed that 99% of the residents in the province favored the construction of the new airport.
He expressed confidence that ecological impact of the proposed airport has already been conducted extensively years before.
#13
Health and Food / Surgery Shows Promise For Treatment of Diabetes
May 05, 2008, 01:50:46 AM
Surgery Shows Promise For Treatment of Diabetes
(Photos By Helayne Seidman For The Washington Post)
Rocco Turso, 62, had modified bariatric surgery in March. "It's given me back my life," said the Harrison, N.Y., resident, showing his scars, left, from the minimally invasive procedure. Some experts are cautious about the still-experimental surgery, including Michael E. Tarnoff of Tufts University, who said: "I don't think it's ready for prime time. It's ready for cautious, well-controlled trials."
Rocco Turso, 62, had modified bariatric surgery in March. "It's given me back my life," said the Harrison, N.Y., resident, showing his scars, left, from the minimally invasive procedure. Some experts are cautious about the still-experimental surgery, including Michael E. Tarnoff of Tufts University, who said: "I don't think it's ready for prime time. It's ready for cautious, well-controlled trials." (Helayne Seidman - Helayne Seidman Ftwp)
Rocco Turso was injecting himself with insulin three times a day, swallowing pills twice daily and restricting his diet. But his diabetes was still out of control, blurring his vision, making his feet numb and sapping his energy. So he decided to try an experimental operation. Within days, his blood sugar was normal and he was off all his medications.
"It's been truly amazing," said Turso, 62, a construction superintendent from Harrison, N.Y. "I use the word 'miracle.' The diabetes was killing me. It's given me back my life."
Turso is one of a handful of Americans who have undergone a novel procedure that proponents say appears to offer the most important advance since the discovery of insulin in treating one of the most common chronic diseases.
"It's extremely promising," said Madhu Rangraj, chief of laparoscopic surgery at the Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle, N.Y., who performed the operation bypassing part of Turso's small intestine in March. "It's a surgical solution to diabetes."
While many surgeons share Rangraj's enthusiasm, and some diabetes experts agree that the operation and similar ones may lead to fundamental new insights into the disease, other experts remain cautious. Much more research is needed, they say, to validate the effectiveness of the procedures. They worry that the operations will start to proliferate before their long-term safety and effectiveness have been proven, as often occurs with novel surgeries.
"I'm skeptical," said R. Paul Robertson, president-elect of the American Diabetes Association. "It bothers me to see this message being put out there that we can now cure diabetes through surgery. They have to prove that to me."
Turso's operation is a variation of a procedure developed to treat severe obesity. Known as bariatric surgery or gastric bypass, the standard operations reduce the size of the stomach and bypass part of the intestine. That limits the amount of food a person can eat and the calories that can be absorbed. The procedures have soared in popularity as the obesity epidemic has spread and clinical trials have validated their safety and effectiveness.
Although doctors have long known that losing weight can alleviate Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, they were surprised to discover that many patients saw their blood sugar return to normal remarkably quickly after the operations, often within days -- and before they had lost much weight.
"There's something significant that's happening as a result of this surgery that we haven't yet identified," said Neil E. Hutcher, a Richmond surgeon and senior past president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. "I think it's the most significant advance in the management of this chronic killing disease since the discovery of insulin."
In dozens of studies involving thousands of patients, standard gastric bypass surgery cleared up diabetes in more than 80 percent of obese patients who had the disease, raising the possibility that surgery would help those who weigh less. Currently, the procedures are recommended only for those who are severely or moderately obese and have diabetes or other serious complications. But surgeons have started testing the operations on patients who are less obese, just overweight or even at normal weight.
"By operating on patients with lower body mass, the focus dramatically shifts from being a weight-loss procedure to being a diabetes-specific procedure," said Philip R. Schauer, a bariatric surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic who is comparing a standard procedure with drug treatment for diabetes in patients whose weight puts them below the current criteria for the surgery. "This treatment can essentially put a high percentage of patients into remission. It also improves their cholesterol and blood pressure. Those three things are key for diabetics to avoid complications."
How the operations alleviate diabetes remains mysterious. But researchers suspect that they alter the elixir of hormones secreted by the digestive system to regulate hunger, store energy and influence other physiological functions, helping restore the body's system for controlling blood sugar with insulin. One possibility is that they increase production of an insulin-boosting hormone known as GLP-1.
A key clue came from Francesco Rubino, an Italian surgeon who conducted a series of experiments in diabetic rats. When he bypassed parts of their upper intestines, leaving their stomachs intact, the animals' diabetes disappeared. When he reversed the operation, the disease returned.
"That was seen as the first demonstration that there is an anti-diabetic effect that is intrinsic with the change in anatomy induced by the surgery," said Rubino, who recently moved to New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center to open a diabetes surgery center.
He has launched another study comparing standard bariatric surgery with medical diabetes treatment for those with lower body weights. A similar trial is underway at the University of Minnesota.
"It's one of the most exciting times in medicine," said Rubino, who is organizing an international meeting in New York in September to try to build consensus on the role of the procedures in treating diabetes. "For the first time in diabetes history we have a concrete chance to create a major shift in treatment goals: from improving life with diabetes toward the hope of a life without it."
Rubino's experiments and the intriguing results with standard bariatric surgery have prompted surgeons in several countries to try the modified stomach-sparing operation in people who are not obese and sometimes not even overweight.
"It's fantastic," said Ricardo V. Cohen, director of the Baros Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, who has had the most experience with the laparoscopic procedure. Cohen said he has operated on about 65 diabetic patients who were not obese, producing full remission in 65 percent and partial remission in an additional 12 percent. "This is a paradigm shift in treating leaner diabetic patients," he said.
Surgeons in several other countries, including Japan, Mexico and India, have also been testing the technique. In the United States, Rangraj has operated on five patients, including Turso, and plans at least five more surgeries to evaluate the procedure's effectiveness.
"We're focusing on patients with diabetes that is way out of control," Rangraj said. "So far, all of our patients have been absolutely thrilled."
Rubino is also planning to study the stomach-sparing procedure in leaner diabetics, and surgeons at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston are beginning a trial comparing it with standard medical care. They expressed concern, however, about the operations being done outside careful clinical studies.
"I'm a little nervous that as more people find out about what's being done, that every Tom, Dick and Harry surgeon is going to do this, and every patient will come out of the woodwork asking for it," said Michael E. Tarnoff, an associate professor of surgery at the Tufts University School of Medicine. "I don't think it's ready for prime time. It's ready for cautious, well-controlled trials."
While acknowledging that the procedures show promise, several diabetes experts agreed that much more research is needed to validate the operations. Diabetes can, for example, go into temporary remission when patients sharply reduce their food intake, which frequently occurs after surgery on the digestive system, they noted.
"Clearly, more work needs to be done before everyone rushes to bariatric surgery to get their diabetes fixed," said Myrlene Staten of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, which is soliciting proposals to study how the operations affect diabetes.
It also remains unclear whether the benefits outweigh the risks of short-term complications that come with any surgery, the costs -- about $25,000 -- and the possibility of long-term problems, such as nutritional deficiencies.
"These are potentially dangerous procedures," said David M. Nathan, a professor at Harvard Medical School. "Where do you draw the line? Do you do people who are slightly overweight? Thinking about this as just a way to treat diabetes doesn't make sense. We have lots of ways to treat diabetes. There's always that slippery slope where you start opening the door for one thing and people start using it for another. We live in that kind of culture."
Proponents agreed that the procedures should not become routine until they have been studied further. But several noted that bariatric surgery is now as safe as many other common operations, such as hip surgeries, heart bypasses and hysterectomies. And there is mounting evidence that the benefits are long-lasting, they said.
"The notion that a surgical procedure may be extremely effective and provide a virtual cure for diabetes is very foreign to how diabetes has been treated for 100 years," said Schauer, the Cleveland surgeon. "Diabetes is the quintessential medical disease. It's been treated by shots and pills for 100 years. The idea of surgery sweeping in and rendering 80 percent of patients with a virtual cure is a very radical concept."
Not all diabetes specialists are skeptical.
"We're on the threshold of something big here," said David E. Cummings, an associate director of the Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center at the University of Washington. But Cummings and others hope researchers will figure out how the operations work so they can develop drugs to mimic the effects.
"Understanding what is happening -- what the reworking of the intestinal tract is doing to diabetes -- is the holy grail," said David R. Flum, a professor of surgery and public health at the University of Washington. "Surgery in a pill is where this all needs to be headed."
Turso and other patients who have undergone the procedure say they have no regrets.
"I feel wonderful," said Melba Morales, 54, a social worker from the Bronx who had the operation in November. "Before this, I had a pharmacy in my house. Now I don't have to think about my medication. I never thought that would happen."
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 4, 2008; Page A01
(Photos By Helayne Seidman For The Washington Post)
Rocco Turso, 62, had modified bariatric surgery in March. "It's given me back my life," said the Harrison, N.Y., resident, showing his scars, left, from the minimally invasive procedure. Some experts are cautious about the still-experimental surgery, including Michael E. Tarnoff of Tufts University, who said: "I don't think it's ready for prime time. It's ready for cautious, well-controlled trials."
Rocco Turso, 62, had modified bariatric surgery in March. "It's given me back my life," said the Harrison, N.Y., resident, showing his scars, left, from the minimally invasive procedure. Some experts are cautious about the still-experimental surgery, including Michael E. Tarnoff of Tufts University, who said: "I don't think it's ready for prime time. It's ready for cautious, well-controlled trials." (Helayne Seidman - Helayne Seidman Ftwp)
Rocco Turso was injecting himself with insulin three times a day, swallowing pills twice daily and restricting his diet. But his diabetes was still out of control, blurring his vision, making his feet numb and sapping his energy. So he decided to try an experimental operation. Within days, his blood sugar was normal and he was off all his medications.
"It's been truly amazing," said Turso, 62, a construction superintendent from Harrison, N.Y. "I use the word 'miracle.' The diabetes was killing me. It's given me back my life."
Turso is one of a handful of Americans who have undergone a novel procedure that proponents say appears to offer the most important advance since the discovery of insulin in treating one of the most common chronic diseases.
"It's extremely promising," said Madhu Rangraj, chief of laparoscopic surgery at the Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle, N.Y., who performed the operation bypassing part of Turso's small intestine in March. "It's a surgical solution to diabetes."
While many surgeons share Rangraj's enthusiasm, and some diabetes experts agree that the operation and similar ones may lead to fundamental new insights into the disease, other experts remain cautious. Much more research is needed, they say, to validate the effectiveness of the procedures. They worry that the operations will start to proliferate before their long-term safety and effectiveness have been proven, as often occurs with novel surgeries.
"I'm skeptical," said R. Paul Robertson, president-elect of the American Diabetes Association. "It bothers me to see this message being put out there that we can now cure diabetes through surgery. They have to prove that to me."
Turso's operation is a variation of a procedure developed to treat severe obesity. Known as bariatric surgery or gastric bypass, the standard operations reduce the size of the stomach and bypass part of the intestine. That limits the amount of food a person can eat and the calories that can be absorbed. The procedures have soared in popularity as the obesity epidemic has spread and clinical trials have validated their safety and effectiveness.
Although doctors have long known that losing weight can alleviate Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, they were surprised to discover that many patients saw their blood sugar return to normal remarkably quickly after the operations, often within days -- and before they had lost much weight.
"There's something significant that's happening as a result of this surgery that we haven't yet identified," said Neil E. Hutcher, a Richmond surgeon and senior past president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. "I think it's the most significant advance in the management of this chronic killing disease since the discovery of insulin."
In dozens of studies involving thousands of patients, standard gastric bypass surgery cleared up diabetes in more than 80 percent of obese patients who had the disease, raising the possibility that surgery would help those who weigh less. Currently, the procedures are recommended only for those who are severely or moderately obese and have diabetes or other serious complications. But surgeons have started testing the operations on patients who are less obese, just overweight or even at normal weight.
"By operating on patients with lower body mass, the focus dramatically shifts from being a weight-loss procedure to being a diabetes-specific procedure," said Philip R. Schauer, a bariatric surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic who is comparing a standard procedure with drug treatment for diabetes in patients whose weight puts them below the current criteria for the surgery. "This treatment can essentially put a high percentage of patients into remission. It also improves their cholesterol and blood pressure. Those three things are key for diabetics to avoid complications."
How the operations alleviate diabetes remains mysterious. But researchers suspect that they alter the elixir of hormones secreted by the digestive system to regulate hunger, store energy and influence other physiological functions, helping restore the body's system for controlling blood sugar with insulin. One possibility is that they increase production of an insulin-boosting hormone known as GLP-1.
A key clue came from Francesco Rubino, an Italian surgeon who conducted a series of experiments in diabetic rats. When he bypassed parts of their upper intestines, leaving their stomachs intact, the animals' diabetes disappeared. When he reversed the operation, the disease returned.
"That was seen as the first demonstration that there is an anti-diabetic effect that is intrinsic with the change in anatomy induced by the surgery," said Rubino, who recently moved to New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center to open a diabetes surgery center.
He has launched another study comparing standard bariatric surgery with medical diabetes treatment for those with lower body weights. A similar trial is underway at the University of Minnesota.
"It's one of the most exciting times in medicine," said Rubino, who is organizing an international meeting in New York in September to try to build consensus on the role of the procedures in treating diabetes. "For the first time in diabetes history we have a concrete chance to create a major shift in treatment goals: from improving life with diabetes toward the hope of a life without it."
Rubino's experiments and the intriguing results with standard bariatric surgery have prompted surgeons in several countries to try the modified stomach-sparing operation in people who are not obese and sometimes not even overweight.
"It's fantastic," said Ricardo V. Cohen, director of the Baros Institute for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, who has had the most experience with the laparoscopic procedure. Cohen said he has operated on about 65 diabetic patients who were not obese, producing full remission in 65 percent and partial remission in an additional 12 percent. "This is a paradigm shift in treating leaner diabetic patients," he said.
Surgeons in several other countries, including Japan, Mexico and India, have also been testing the technique. In the United States, Rangraj has operated on five patients, including Turso, and plans at least five more surgeries to evaluate the procedure's effectiveness.
"We're focusing on patients with diabetes that is way out of control," Rangraj said. "So far, all of our patients have been absolutely thrilled."
Rubino is also planning to study the stomach-sparing procedure in leaner diabetics, and surgeons at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston are beginning a trial comparing it with standard medical care. They expressed concern, however, about the operations being done outside careful clinical studies.
"I'm a little nervous that as more people find out about what's being done, that every Tom, Dick and Harry surgeon is going to do this, and every patient will come out of the woodwork asking for it," said Michael E. Tarnoff, an associate professor of surgery at the Tufts University School of Medicine. "I don't think it's ready for prime time. It's ready for cautious, well-controlled trials."
While acknowledging that the procedures show promise, several diabetes experts agreed that much more research is needed to validate the operations. Diabetes can, for example, go into temporary remission when patients sharply reduce their food intake, which frequently occurs after surgery on the digestive system, they noted.
"Clearly, more work needs to be done before everyone rushes to bariatric surgery to get their diabetes fixed," said Myrlene Staten of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, which is soliciting proposals to study how the operations affect diabetes.
It also remains unclear whether the benefits outweigh the risks of short-term complications that come with any surgery, the costs -- about $25,000 -- and the possibility of long-term problems, such as nutritional deficiencies.
"These are potentially dangerous procedures," said David M. Nathan, a professor at Harvard Medical School. "Where do you draw the line? Do you do people who are slightly overweight? Thinking about this as just a way to treat diabetes doesn't make sense. We have lots of ways to treat diabetes. There's always that slippery slope where you start opening the door for one thing and people start using it for another. We live in that kind of culture."
Proponents agreed that the procedures should not become routine until they have been studied further. But several noted that bariatric surgery is now as safe as many other common operations, such as hip surgeries, heart bypasses and hysterectomies. And there is mounting evidence that the benefits are long-lasting, they said.
"The notion that a surgical procedure may be extremely effective and provide a virtual cure for diabetes is very foreign to how diabetes has been treated for 100 years," said Schauer, the Cleveland surgeon. "Diabetes is the quintessential medical disease. It's been treated by shots and pills for 100 years. The idea of surgery sweeping in and rendering 80 percent of patients with a virtual cure is a very radical concept."
Not all diabetes specialists are skeptical.
"We're on the threshold of something big here," said David E. Cummings, an associate director of the Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center at the University of Washington. But Cummings and others hope researchers will figure out how the operations work so they can develop drugs to mimic the effects.
"Understanding what is happening -- what the reworking of the intestinal tract is doing to diabetes -- is the holy grail," said David R. Flum, a professor of surgery and public health at the University of Washington. "Surgery in a pill is where this all needs to be headed."
Turso and other patients who have undergone the procedure say they have no regrets.
"I feel wonderful," said Melba Morales, 54, a social worker from the Bronx who had the operation in November. "Before this, I had a pharmacy in my house. Now I don't have to think about my medication. I never thought that would happen."
By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 4, 2008; Page A01
#14
Alburquerque - Bohol / Maadjong Pyesta!
May 03, 2008, 09:28:44 AM
Happy Fiesta to the good people of Alburquerque, Bohol.
This used to be my fiesta itinerary before:
1. April 27 - Corella, Bohol
2. May 1 - Tagbilaran City
3. May 2 - Dao, Tagbilaran City
3. May 3 - Badiang, Sikatuna, Bohol
4. May 4 - Alburquerque, Bohol
5. May 24 - Loboc, Bohol (Fiesta sa Birhen)
6. June 13 - Sikatuna, Bohol
Between May 4 and 24 and June 13, daghan pang mag fiesta nga mga barangay in Loay and Loboc pero nalimut nako.
Basta lingaw jud ko sauna labi na inig ka gabii kay dunay BAYLI (SWEET MUSIC / GAKUS-GAKUS).
Those were the days!
This used to be my fiesta itinerary before:
1. April 27 - Corella, Bohol
2. May 1 - Tagbilaran City
3. May 2 - Dao, Tagbilaran City
3. May 3 - Badiang, Sikatuna, Bohol
4. May 4 - Alburquerque, Bohol
5. May 24 - Loboc, Bohol (Fiesta sa Birhen)
6. June 13 - Sikatuna, Bohol
Between May 4 and 24 and June 13, daghan pang mag fiesta nga mga barangay in Loay and Loboc pero nalimut nako.
Basta lingaw jud ko sauna labi na inig ka gabii kay dunay BAYLI (SWEET MUSIC / GAKUS-GAKUS).
Those were the days!
#15
Jokes and Humor / ACCOUNTING IN TAGALOG
April 29, 2008, 08:16:39 PM
Accounting in Tagalog
A young, good-looking representative from Laguna sponsored a bill recommending that the Filipino language be used in all accounting firms and banking institutions. The solon claimed it will provide a better understanding of the business transactions for those who are inexperienced and non-English speaking citizens.
The bill received unanimous approval from the House and was presented to the President for signature to become the law of the land. But in spite of the overwhelming pressure from the members of Congress, President Gloria Arroyo vetoed the bill.
Why? President Arroyo found out that when the English "business" words are translated in Tagalog , they sound very malicious and are " nakaka-hiya at nakaka-kilabot! "
Here are a few sample words - English to Tagalog
Asset - Ari
Fixed Asset - Nakatirik na ari
Liquid Asset - Basang ari
Solid Asset - Matigas na ari
Owned Asset - Sariling pag-aari
Other Asset - Ari ng iba
False Asset - Ari-ari-an
Miscellaneous Asset - Iba-ibang klaseng ari
Asset Write off - Pinutol na pag-aari
Depreciation of Asset - Laspag na pag-aari
Fully Depreciated Asset - Laspag na laspag na pag-aari
Earning asset - Tumutubong pag-aari
Working Asset - Ganado pa ang ari
Non-earning Asset - Baldado na ang ari
Erroneous Entry - Mali ang pagkaka-pasok
Double Entry - Dalawang beses ipinasok
Multiple Entry - Labas pasok nang labas pasok
Correcting Entry - Itinama ang pagpasok
Reversing Entry - Baligtad ang pagkakapasok
Dead Asset - Patay na ang ARI
HAVE A GREAT DAY !!!!! ....
A young, good-looking representative from Laguna sponsored a bill recommending that the Filipino language be used in all accounting firms and banking institutions. The solon claimed it will provide a better understanding of the business transactions for those who are inexperienced and non-English speaking citizens.
The bill received unanimous approval from the House and was presented to the President for signature to become the law of the land. But in spite of the overwhelming pressure from the members of Congress, President Gloria Arroyo vetoed the bill.
Why? President Arroyo found out that when the English "business" words are translated in Tagalog , they sound very malicious and are " nakaka-hiya at nakaka-kilabot! "
Here are a few sample words - English to Tagalog
Asset - Ari
Fixed Asset - Nakatirik na ari
Liquid Asset - Basang ari
Solid Asset - Matigas na ari
Owned Asset - Sariling pag-aari
Other Asset - Ari ng iba
False Asset - Ari-ari-an
Miscellaneous Asset - Iba-ibang klaseng ari
Asset Write off - Pinutol na pag-aari
Depreciation of Asset - Laspag na pag-aari
Fully Depreciated Asset - Laspag na laspag na pag-aari
Earning asset - Tumutubong pag-aari
Working Asset - Ganado pa ang ari
Non-earning Asset - Baldado na ang ari
Erroneous Entry - Mali ang pagkaka-pasok
Double Entry - Dalawang beses ipinasok
Multiple Entry - Labas pasok nang labas pasok
Correcting Entry - Itinama ang pagpasok
Reversing Entry - Baligtad ang pagkakapasok
Dead Asset - Patay na ang ARI
HAVE A GREAT DAY !!!!! ....
#16
Tagbilaran City - Bohol / ANOTHER BRIGHT FUTURE FOR TAGBILARAN
April 27, 2008, 08:45:26 AM
CEBU City could lose its position as “center†of Central Visayas if senators pushing to amend the Constitution to establish a federal system of government succeed with their proposal.
Central Visayas, one of 11 states of the proposed Federal Republic of the Philippines, will comprise five provinces instead of four at present.
Its capital will be Toledo City in Cebu. The State Congress seat will be in Tagbilaran City in Bohol, where members will hold office and sessions.
The State of Central Visayas will include the provinces of Masbate, Oriental Negros, Bohol, Cebu and Siquijor and all its cities, municipalities, and barangays.
Autonomy
But Cebu City Reps. Antonio Cuenco (south district) and Raul del Mar (north district) said they will amend Senate Resolution 10 when they craft its Lower House version, and make Cebu City both the capital and the seat of Congress in Central Visayas.
Among other changes in government, a federal system will give more autonomy to the regions or the states, and will allow the states to keep their income within their provinces, Cuenco said.
A federal government patterned after that of the United States is being pushed “to decentralize and speed up the development of the countryside and help dissipate the causes of poverty and insurgency, particularly the Moro rebellions.â€
“This is a very good bill for Cebu because it will give us autonomy. If we can preserve our finances here, we will be better off. We would not have to share our income with the National Government,†Cuenco told Sun.Star Cebu.
Eleven senators filed last Wednesday “A resolution convening the Congress into a Constituent Assembly for the purpose of revising the Constitution to Establish a Federal Form of Government.â€
They proposed to create 11 states, each with their own centers of finance and development, so that the country’s development programs are not centrally determined, planned, funded and implemented by a national government, as it is under a unitary system.
Amendments
“This (centralized system) lopsided arrangement has spawned a host of problems, including massive nationwide poverty to runaway insurgencies and rebellions that feed on the social inequalities in the nation,†the senators said in their explanatory note.
Del Mar said that Sen. Aquilino Pimentel asked him and Cuenco to draft the Lower House version of the Senate resolution.
“We will make the counterpart measure with the amendments that we feel are necessary. I think Cebu City would be the more appropriate capital because we are the premier city in the region, and I don’t think anybody will disagree with that. As for the seat of the State legislature, I feel that it should still be in Cebu City, where the capital is,†del Mar said in a separate interview.
He said he does not know who among the senators proposed to make Toledo City the capital of Central Visayas.
He will also propose to exclude Masbate from the State of Central Visayas and retain it as part of the State of Bicol.
Meeting
Del Mar and Cuenco will meet with other legislators from the five provinces that will supposedly make up the State of Central Visayas.
He will consult them on the contents of their version of the resolution and what amendments they think should be made.
Both Cebu City congressmen also agreed that convening a Constituent Assembly would be the fastest way to amend the Constitution.
If Congress approves, the Senate and the Lower House will be convened into a joint assembly to endorse the shift from presidential to a federal system of government.
Cuenco does not believe the senators filed the bill at this time to promote their own political interests, since most of them are on their last term of office.
“I don’t think so because in this version, there is no extension of terms so the last-term legislators both in the Senate and in the House will not benefit from this,†he said.
Cuenco and del Mar are on their last terms.
The Senate resolution was proposed by Senate President Manuel Villar, and Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Edgardo Angara, Rodolfo Biazon, Pia Cayetano, Juan Ponce Enrile, Francis Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada, Gregorio Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Francis Pangilinan and Ramon Revilla Jr.
They proposed to create the states of Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, Bicol, Minparom, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao and BangsaMoro.
Representation
The 11 states are in addition to Metro Manila, which would be constituted as the Federal Administrative Region.
Each state will be represented by six senators with nine more senators representing Filipinos overseas, so that the Senate would have 75 members instead of the existing 24.
The House of Representatives will have no more than 350 members.
SUNSTAR (April 27, 2008 issue)
Central Visayas, one of 11 states of the proposed Federal Republic of the Philippines, will comprise five provinces instead of four at present.
Its capital will be Toledo City in Cebu. The State Congress seat will be in Tagbilaran City in Bohol, where members will hold office and sessions.
The State of Central Visayas will include the provinces of Masbate, Oriental Negros, Bohol, Cebu and Siquijor and all its cities, municipalities, and barangays.
Autonomy
But Cebu City Reps. Antonio Cuenco (south district) and Raul del Mar (north district) said they will amend Senate Resolution 10 when they craft its Lower House version, and make Cebu City both the capital and the seat of Congress in Central Visayas.
Among other changes in government, a federal system will give more autonomy to the regions or the states, and will allow the states to keep their income within their provinces, Cuenco said.
A federal government patterned after that of the United States is being pushed “to decentralize and speed up the development of the countryside and help dissipate the causes of poverty and insurgency, particularly the Moro rebellions.â€
“This is a very good bill for Cebu because it will give us autonomy. If we can preserve our finances here, we will be better off. We would not have to share our income with the National Government,†Cuenco told Sun.Star Cebu.
Eleven senators filed last Wednesday “A resolution convening the Congress into a Constituent Assembly for the purpose of revising the Constitution to Establish a Federal Form of Government.â€
They proposed to create 11 states, each with their own centers of finance and development, so that the country’s development programs are not centrally determined, planned, funded and implemented by a national government, as it is under a unitary system.
Amendments
“This (centralized system) lopsided arrangement has spawned a host of problems, including massive nationwide poverty to runaway insurgencies and rebellions that feed on the social inequalities in the nation,†the senators said in their explanatory note.
Del Mar said that Sen. Aquilino Pimentel asked him and Cuenco to draft the Lower House version of the Senate resolution.
“We will make the counterpart measure with the amendments that we feel are necessary. I think Cebu City would be the more appropriate capital because we are the premier city in the region, and I don’t think anybody will disagree with that. As for the seat of the State legislature, I feel that it should still be in Cebu City, where the capital is,†del Mar said in a separate interview.
He said he does not know who among the senators proposed to make Toledo City the capital of Central Visayas.
He will also propose to exclude Masbate from the State of Central Visayas and retain it as part of the State of Bicol.
Meeting
Del Mar and Cuenco will meet with other legislators from the five provinces that will supposedly make up the State of Central Visayas.
He will consult them on the contents of their version of the resolution and what amendments they think should be made.
Both Cebu City congressmen also agreed that convening a Constituent Assembly would be the fastest way to amend the Constitution.
If Congress approves, the Senate and the Lower House will be convened into a joint assembly to endorse the shift from presidential to a federal system of government.
Cuenco does not believe the senators filed the bill at this time to promote their own political interests, since most of them are on their last term of office.
“I don’t think so because in this version, there is no extension of terms so the last-term legislators both in the Senate and in the House will not benefit from this,†he said.
Cuenco and del Mar are on their last terms.
The Senate resolution was proposed by Senate President Manuel Villar, and Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Edgardo Angara, Rodolfo Biazon, Pia Cayetano, Juan Ponce Enrile, Francis Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada, Gregorio Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Francis Pangilinan and Ramon Revilla Jr.
They proposed to create the states of Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, Bicol, Minparom, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Southern Mindanao and BangsaMoro.
Representation
The 11 states are in addition to Metro Manila, which would be constituted as the Federal Administrative Region.
Each state will be represented by six senators with nine more senators representing Filipinos overseas, so that the Senate would have 75 members instead of the existing 24.
The House of Representatives will have no more than 350 members.
SUNSTAR (April 27, 2008 issue)
#17
Jokes and Humor / JOKE TIME MUNA
April 20, 2008, 11:30:04 AM
JOKE TIME MUNA!!!
1. Ang kangit-ngit nitiklop na..kikik ug sigbin natulog na...
kahayag sa adlaw ang mipatigbabaw...
busa karon bangon....
aron initon na ang bahaw kay anha ko mamahaw...
2. Usa ka bu**** nagkanta samtang natulog sa kama sa mental hospital.
Human sa kanta, sya mikulob og mikanta pag-usab.
Nurse: Nganong mikulob man ka?
bu****: Side B na man!
3. Pasyente: Magkano magpa facelift sa inyo?
Doktor: Ang complete treatment ay P145,000
Pasyente: Ang mahal! Ano ba pinakamura nyo para magmukha akong bata?
Doktor: Eto tsupon, P20 lang.
4. Magtiayon nag-away...
Bana: Animal ka!
Asawa: Hayop ka!
Bana: Satanas!
Asawa:p***!
Bana: Peste ka!
Asawa: Pisot ka!
Bana: Ayaw ana, gang! Tinud-anay naman nang imo.
5. Pare 1: Pare, bakit ka tulala?
Pare 2: Asawa ko naghire ng driver. Gwapo, bata, macho.
P1: Bakit? Selos ka?
P2: Di naman, nagulat lang ako! Parang type ko sya!
6. Nahuli ni Mr. ang mises niya na kasex ang kapitbahay...
Binaril yung kapitbahay, patay!
Mrs: Susmaryosep ka naman! Pag di mo binago ang ugali mo,
mauubos kapitbahay natin!
7. A guy was setting up his new e-mail account while his girlfriend
sat beside him. Feeling all macho, he keyed in "penis" as his password.
His girlfriend fell off her chair laughing when an error message
registered "PASSWORD NOT LONG ENOUGH"
8. Dodong: Day, papalita kog condom
Salesgirl: Says, sir
Dodong (mihunghung): Ismol, Day
Salesgirl: Kabalo ko sir gamay kag o***. Says ba, six pisos!
9. 7 reasons why coup leader Trillanes should have gone to
Victoria Court (a motel) instead of Manila Pen (a hotel):
a. Pwede "short time". Isang putok suko na.
b. Dami wet towels for use against tear gas
c. Maraming supporters ayaw evacuate kasi mahiya lumabas sa news
d. Ma-confuse yung AFP kasi dami garahe
e. Ma-confuse SWAT kasi dami mirrors sa ceiling
f. Also, what happens in Victoria Court stays in Victoria Court
g. Lastly, it is a good place to get screwed!!!
10. "SIDE EFFECT"
Boy: Can I buy u a drink?
Girl: No, tnx. i discovered that alcohol is bad for my legs.
Boy: Sori to hear that, do they swell?
Girl: No, they tend to spread apart...
11. Isko: Gubot gyud ang kinabuhi
Paeng: Mao, kinagubutan. Tan awa, naminyo kos byuda may anak dalaga.
Gipakaslan pud ni tatay ang anak. Nanay na nuon nako ang dalaga ug
si tatay akong anak. Ang asawa nako, ugangan ni tatay, ug manganak sila,
lolo ko sa akong igsoon. Waahhh..kagubot!
12. Doctor to mental patient: Maayo kay gi save nimo imo kauban nga
nalumos sa pool pero sayang kay naghikog sa cr.
Patient: Wala uy! Ako to sya gibitay para ma uga!
13. Juan: Pre, kada gabii ko kuhiton sa akong misis. Unsa akong buhaton?
Pedro: Ayay, kalami ra! Unsa may problema ana, pre?
Juan:Tulo ka tuig naman sya patay...
1. Ang kangit-ngit nitiklop na..kikik ug sigbin natulog na...
kahayag sa adlaw ang mipatigbabaw...
busa karon bangon....
aron initon na ang bahaw kay anha ko mamahaw...
2. Usa ka bu**** nagkanta samtang natulog sa kama sa mental hospital.
Human sa kanta, sya mikulob og mikanta pag-usab.
Nurse: Nganong mikulob man ka?
bu****: Side B na man!
3. Pasyente: Magkano magpa facelift sa inyo?
Doktor: Ang complete treatment ay P145,000
Pasyente: Ang mahal! Ano ba pinakamura nyo para magmukha akong bata?
Doktor: Eto tsupon, P20 lang.
4. Magtiayon nag-away...
Bana: Animal ka!
Asawa: Hayop ka!
Bana: Satanas!
Asawa:p***!
Bana: Peste ka!
Asawa: Pisot ka!
Bana: Ayaw ana, gang! Tinud-anay naman nang imo.
5. Pare 1: Pare, bakit ka tulala?
Pare 2: Asawa ko naghire ng driver. Gwapo, bata, macho.
P1: Bakit? Selos ka?
P2: Di naman, nagulat lang ako! Parang type ko sya!
6. Nahuli ni Mr. ang mises niya na kasex ang kapitbahay...
Binaril yung kapitbahay, patay!
Mrs: Susmaryosep ka naman! Pag di mo binago ang ugali mo,
mauubos kapitbahay natin!
7. A guy was setting up his new e-mail account while his girlfriend
sat beside him. Feeling all macho, he keyed in "penis" as his password.
His girlfriend fell off her chair laughing when an error message
registered "PASSWORD NOT LONG ENOUGH"
8. Dodong: Day, papalita kog condom
Salesgirl: Says, sir
Dodong (mihunghung): Ismol, Day
Salesgirl: Kabalo ko sir gamay kag o***. Says ba, six pisos!
9. 7 reasons why coup leader Trillanes should have gone to
Victoria Court (a motel) instead of Manila Pen (a hotel):
a. Pwede "short time". Isang putok suko na.
b. Dami wet towels for use against tear gas
c. Maraming supporters ayaw evacuate kasi mahiya lumabas sa news
d. Ma-confuse yung AFP kasi dami garahe
e. Ma-confuse SWAT kasi dami mirrors sa ceiling
f. Also, what happens in Victoria Court stays in Victoria Court
g. Lastly, it is a good place to get screwed!!!
10. "SIDE EFFECT"
Boy: Can I buy u a drink?
Girl: No, tnx. i discovered that alcohol is bad for my legs.
Boy: Sori to hear that, do they swell?
Girl: No, they tend to spread apart...
11. Isko: Gubot gyud ang kinabuhi
Paeng: Mao, kinagubutan. Tan awa, naminyo kos byuda may anak dalaga.
Gipakaslan pud ni tatay ang anak. Nanay na nuon nako ang dalaga ug
si tatay akong anak. Ang asawa nako, ugangan ni tatay, ug manganak sila,
lolo ko sa akong igsoon. Waahhh..kagubot!
12. Doctor to mental patient: Maayo kay gi save nimo imo kauban nga
nalumos sa pool pero sayang kay naghikog sa cr.
Patient: Wala uy! Ako to sya gibitay para ma uga!
13. Juan: Pre, kada gabii ko kuhiton sa akong misis. Unsa akong buhaton?
Pedro: Ayay, kalami ra! Unsa may problema ana, pre?
Juan:Tulo ka tuig naman sya patay...
#19
Learn English Online / BISAYA EXPRESS
March 08, 2008, 04:03:06 PM
1) Contemplate - gamay ra ang plato
2) Punctuation - para bayad sa skuylahan
3) Ice Buko - nindot akong buhok?
4) Tenacious - sapatos pang tennis
5) Calculator - tawagan taka unya
6) Devastation - terminal sa bus
7) Protestant - tindahan ug prutas
Statue - ikaw ba na?
9) Tissue - ikaw gyud diay!
10) Predicate - buhi-e ang iring
11) Dedicate - patya ang iring
12) Aspect - para dugmok sa ice
13) Deduct - ang itik
14) Defeat - ang tiil (sa itik)
15) Detail - ang ikog (sa itik)
16) Deposit - ang gripo (Call DIPLOMA if
DEPOSIT is leaking)
17) City - sunod sa 6
18) Cattle - pina-akan sa lamok
19) Persuading - pinaka una nga kasal
20) Depress - ang nag misa sa kasal
22) Defense - gamit para pirma sa kontrata sa PERSUADING
23) It depends - kaona ang koral
24) Shampoo - sunod sa 9 before sa 11 (klaro ana!)
25) Profit - pakita og ibidensya!
26) Balance Sheet - what comes out after eating a balanced diet
27) Backlog - bacon og itlog
28) Beehive - pag puyo!
29) CD-ROM - tan-awa ang kwarto
30) Debug - ang mananap
31) Defrag - ang baki
32) Defense - ang koral
33) Defer - ang balhibo
34) Deflate - ang plato
35) Detest - ang eksamin
36) Devalue - ang sunod sa leter V
37) Devote - ang boto
38) Dilemma - ngit-ngita oi!
39) Effort - asa mo landing ang airplane
40) Forums - upat ka kwarto
41) July - namakak ka?
42) Thesis - kani ay!
2) Punctuation - para bayad sa skuylahan
3) Ice Buko - nindot akong buhok?
4) Tenacious - sapatos pang tennis
5) Calculator - tawagan taka unya
6) Devastation - terminal sa bus
7) Protestant - tindahan ug prutas
Statue - ikaw ba na?9) Tissue - ikaw gyud diay!
10) Predicate - buhi-e ang iring
11) Dedicate - patya ang iring
12) Aspect - para dugmok sa ice
13) Deduct - ang itik
14) Defeat - ang tiil (sa itik)
15) Detail - ang ikog (sa itik)
16) Deposit - ang gripo (Call DIPLOMA if
DEPOSIT is leaking)
17) City - sunod sa 6
18) Cattle - pina-akan sa lamok
19) Persuading - pinaka una nga kasal
20) Depress - ang nag misa sa kasal
22) Defense - gamit para pirma sa kontrata sa PERSUADING
23) It depends - kaona ang koral
24) Shampoo - sunod sa 9 before sa 11 (klaro ana!)
25) Profit - pakita og ibidensya!
26) Balance Sheet - what comes out after eating a balanced diet
27) Backlog - bacon og itlog
28) Beehive - pag puyo!
29) CD-ROM - tan-awa ang kwarto
30) Debug - ang mananap
31) Defrag - ang baki
32) Defense - ang koral
33) Defer - ang balhibo
34) Deflate - ang plato
35) Detest - ang eksamin
36) Devalue - ang sunod sa leter V
37) Devote - ang boto
38) Dilemma - ngit-ngita oi!
39) Effort - asa mo landing ang airplane
40) Forums - upat ka kwarto
41) July - namakak ka?
42) Thesis - kani ay!
#20
Ubay - Bohol / PSSUPT ARTURO MENDEZ EVANGELISTA: A True Ubayanon
February 07, 2008, 05:57:10 PMPolice Cadet Arturo Mendez Evangelista C-83036
“art or arthur†as fondly called by his friends and “vangie†by his mistahs, was orphaned by his father at the early age of 12. This made him emotionally more mature than his peers since he has to fend not only for himself but also for his widowed unemployed mother and his siblings as well. At this early stage of his life, he already aspired to become the Chief of Police of his hometown Ubay, in the province of Bohol. Armed only with his grit and firm belief in himself, he bravely went to Manila to fulfill his ambition. His tender age and meager status did not prevent him from pursuing his studies. Working as a janitor, errand boy, messenger, collector and later as driver of a security agency where he also sidelined as a shoeshine boy, he supported himself and finished his high school at the Arellano University in Pasay City, Metro Manila. He further pursued his studies and took up Bachelor of Science in Criminology. Upon earning his degree at the PCCr in 1981, he tried his luck and passed the entrance exam of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and thus became the first boholano to join the premier learning institution of the then Integrated National Police (now the PNP). Unfortunately, at the reception (beast barracks period) conducted by his upperclassmen his left knee was severely injured which entailed his hospitalization at Camp Eldridge Hospital in Laguna. Thinking that he was treated unfairly and savagely by his upperclassmen, he tendered his resignation. However, he was immediately persuaded by then PNPA Superintendent, Police Colonel Guillermo P Enriquez to stay, saying “don’t you know that sooner you will be an asset to the government and in return the government will be an asset to you? You stay putâ€. He took up the challenge and stayed. He became a member of the famous Silent Drill Company where he was a Navigator, he was also a Squad Leader of the Alpha Company. He is one of the best singers of the academy aside from being a sharpshooter of Magiting Class ‘83. Regrettably, three months before his graduation, he was caught by his tactical officer driving a car inside camp under the influence of liquor on one weekend. Considered as a class 1 offense, the tactical officer recommended his dismissal. On the other hand, the board members deemed that it would be a significant loss to the INP if he would be booted out of the service on that unfortunate offense. Thus, the board decided to downgrade the penalty to confinement and cancellation of privileges. He finally took his oath as Police Lieutenant on June 16, 1983 at Camp Crame, Quezon City. PSSupt Arturo Mendez Evangelista 0-01075
#21
Who's Who of Bohol / PSSUPT ARTURO MENDEZ EVANGELISTA: The First Boholano PNPAer
February 07, 2008, 05:51:05 PMPolice Cadet ARTURO Mendez EVANGELISTA C-83036
“art or arthur†as fondly called by his friends and “vangie†by his mistahs, was orphaned by his father at the early age of 12. This made him emotionally more mature than his peers since he has to fend not only for himself but also for his widowed unemployed mother and his siblings as well. At this early stage of his life, he already aspired to become the Chief of Police of his hometown Ubay, in the province of Bohol. Armed only with his grit and firm belief in himself, he bravely went to Manila to fulfill his ambition. His tender age and meager status did not prevent him from pursuing his studies. Working as a janitor, errand boy, messenger, collector and later as driver of a security agency where he also sidelined as a shoeshine boy, he supported himself and finished his high school at the Arellano University in Pasay City, Metro Manila. He further pursued his studies and took up Bachelor of Science in Criminology. Upon earning his degree at the PCCr in 1981, he tried his luck and passed the entrance exam of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and thus became the first boholano to join the premier learning institution of the then Integrated National Police (now the PNP). Unfortunately, at the reception (beast barracks period) conducted by his upperclassmen his left knee was severely injured which entailed his hospitalization at Camp Eldridge Hospital in Laguna. Thinking that he was treated unfairly and savagely by his upperclassmen, he tendered his resignation. However, he was immediately persuaded by then PNPA Superintendent, Police Colonel Guillermo P Enriquez to stay, saying “don’t you know that sooner you will be an asset to the government and in return the government will be an asset to you? You stay putâ€. He took up the challenge and stayed. He became a member of the famous Silent Drill Company where he was a Navigator, he was also a Squad Leader of the Alpha Company. He is one of the best singers of the academy aside from being a sharpshooter of Magiting Class ‘83. Regrettably, three months before his graduation, he was caught by his tactical officer driving a car inside camp under the influence of liquor on one weekend. Considered as a class 1 offense, the tactical officer recommended his dismissal. On the other hand, the board members deemed that it would be a significant loss to the INP if he would be booted out of the service on that unfortunate offense. Thus, the board decided to downgrade the penalty to confinement and cancellation of privileges. He finally took his oath as Police Lieutenant on June 16, 1983 at Camp Crame, Quezon City. PSSupt ARTURO Mendez EVANGELISTA 0-01075
The first PNPA graduate to be designated as Chief of ROPD (R3), PRO7 and presently the Chief of Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (R7), Police Regional Office 7. He started his officership at the Southern Police District, Metropolitan Police Force as Chief, Investigation Unit of the District Inspectorate, later as Aide-de-Camp to the District Superintendent (the late Brigadier General Ruben P Escarcha) in 1983 together with PLts Efren Ysulat, Luven Salazar and Ador Nolasco, he voluntered to be assigned at the PNPA to compose the new corps of faculty and tactical officers in February 1985. Being a graduate of Airport Police Management (ATAP/FAA) in Oklahoma, USA in 1987 he was one of those who constituted the PNP Elite Group that took over the mission and functions of the defunct PAFSECOM on July 1991. He was the president of his INP Officer’s Advance Course Class and was likewise the recipient of the class leadership award. He earned his Master’s Degree (MPA) at the University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City. As an outstanding alumnus of the USP, he was taken in as a member of the faculty upon graduation. A graduate of Federal Bureau of Investigation (PTI Class-15), Aviation Security Management Course (United Kingdom), SAS Counter Hijacking Course (British and Australian Army) and possibly the only PNPAer who was vested an Honorary Citizenship by the State of Oklahoma, USA. He is also the first PNPAer to become the Regional Aviation Security Chief of Davao International Airport from 1994 to 1997 and Mactan-Cebu International Airport from 2002 to 2005, the country’s premier airports in Mindanao and Visayas, respectively. In 1994, he garnered the “Aviation District Commander of the Year†award and in the following year he was awarded with the “PNPA Aviation Security Group Senior Officer of the Year†award. He was the first PNPAer to become the Regional Chief of CIDG Regional Offices VI, X and XI. He led the CQB Team that successfully rescued the five (5) teacher-hostages resulting to the neutralization of eight ( "8" ) muslim hostage-takers who were armed with handguns, knives and grenades at the Davao Penal Colony in March 1998. For risking his life beyond the call of duty when he rescued the crew and passengers and retrieving the PhP80.Million worth of gold bullions from the ill-fated Central Bank plane in 1996, he became the first Magiting Class member to be meritoriously promoted to the rank of Police Superintendent in 1997 (all others in 1998). A three-time awardee of the most coveted Lakan Award of his Alma Mater (1995, 1997 & 2007). Although he did not attain his vision of becoming the Chief of Police in his lowly hometown (Ubay, Bohol), he never thought his destiny would far surpass his dream when he was designated to a more prestigious position in his home province on October 5, 2005, as the first Boholano PNPAer to become the Provincial Director of Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO). Under his stewardship, the BPPO Police Mobile Group (701st PMG) was awarded as the PNP’s “PMG of the year 2006†nationwide for the first time. To cap his stint, it was during his helm as the PD-BPPO when PGMA declared in her 2006 State of the Nation Address (SONA), that “bohol is now free from terrorismâ€. #22
Sikatuna - Bohol / "69/75 Club", Sikatuna Central Elementary School
January 08, 2008, 07:45:04 AM
On January 2, 2008, we saw the birth of the “69/75 Clubâ€, the first alumni group in Sikatuna Central Elementary School. At first, we thought of it to be exclusive for our Grade VI batch who graduated in 1975. But then, we realized that a good number of our classmates in Grade I were not able to make it with us, so in order to accommodate them, we decided to open the group to all those who happened to be our classmate during the inclusive period of school years 1969 - 1975. Hence, the name “69/75 Clubâ€.
The initial meeting was done in the palatial residence of our classmate Brgy. Capt. Jose “Pangay†Ellorimo Jr in Poblacion I, where we feasted on a smorgasbord of kaldereta, paklay, kilawin, adobong manok, humba, etc., all of which were duly blessed with grace before meal by another classmate Lay Minister/Municipal Agriculturist Ireneo “Rene†Gabato. In the informal discussion that followed after lunch, the ever lovely Levi Villamor Calimpusan acted as the interim recorder/secretary.
Indeed the thirty-two years that passed since 1975 was quite long enough for us to trace, so we fell short of time for everything that we need to discuss. We agreed to meet again this coming JUNE 14, hoping that many classmates will come home for the town fiesta.
So this page will serve as notice to all classmates who may happen to drop by here in tubagbohol.
Thank you.
#24
Who's Who of Bohol / CIRCULO BOHOLANO DE CEBU, INC. ELECTION 2007
August 14, 2007, 10:14:52 AM
Ang CIRCULO BOHOLANO DE CEBU, INC. nagpahigayon sa ilang regular nga election alang sa termino nga 2007 â€" 2010. Gihimo ang maong kalihukan didto sa Chicken 22 Restaurant, Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City niadtong Domingo, Agosto 12, 2007. Ang mga napiling opisyales, mao kining mosunod:
President Andy Manatad
Exec. VP Ely Mendez
VP-Membership Ely Baquero
VP-Finance Nilo Omolon
VP-Soc. Affairs Kits Amores
Secretary Nel Padilla
Asst. Sec. Vicky Mangubat
Treasurer En-En Bautista
Asst. Treas. Lita Amores-Casul
Auditor Michelle Avanzado-dela Cerna
Asst. Auditor Fely Ladera
Social Manager Roque Amores
Asst. Soc. Mgr Cecilio Zapanta
Business Manager Neomi Tagimacruz-Fajardo
Asst. Bus. Mgr Angelli Marie Clarin-Ahat
Liaison Officer Michael Mendez / Jun Gelaga
PRO Pol Bulilan
Board of Directors: Nilo G. Ahat
Emma Amores
Mike Avanzado
Remegio Boiser
Boy Bolico
Cornelio Cabardo
Celso Dabatos
Frank Japson
John Ligan
Concordia Burden
Fred Amores --- IPP
Advisers: Atty. Silvino Maceren
Judge Fortunato de Gracia
P/SSupt. Arturo Evangelista
P/SSupt. Louie Oppus
P/SSupt. Carmelo Valmoria
Mr. Glicerio Avergonzado
President Andy Manatad
Exec. VP Ely Mendez
VP-Membership Ely Baquero
VP-Finance Nilo Omolon
VP-Soc. Affairs Kits Amores
Secretary Nel Padilla
Asst. Sec. Vicky Mangubat
Treasurer En-En Bautista
Asst. Treas. Lita Amores-Casul
Auditor Michelle Avanzado-dela Cerna
Asst. Auditor Fely Ladera
Social Manager Roque Amores
Asst. Soc. Mgr Cecilio Zapanta
Business Manager Neomi Tagimacruz-Fajardo
Asst. Bus. Mgr Angelli Marie Clarin-Ahat
Liaison Officer Michael Mendez / Jun Gelaga
PRO Pol Bulilan
Board of Directors: Nilo G. Ahat
Emma Amores
Mike Avanzado
Remegio Boiser
Boy Bolico
Cornelio Cabardo
Celso Dabatos
Frank Japson
John Ligan
Concordia Burden
Fred Amores --- IPP
Advisers: Atty. Silvino Maceren
Judge Fortunato de Gracia
P/SSupt. Arturo Evangelista
P/SSupt. Louie Oppus
P/SSupt. Carmelo Valmoria
Mr. Glicerio Avergonzado
#25
Tagbilaran City - Bohol / BAG-ONG KAN-ANAN SA TAGBILARAN!
August 11, 2007, 07:48:04 PM
A new bahog-bahog restaurant has just opened in Burgos - Butalid Sts.
It's named ACACIA DE BUBU, in-front of that big acacia in the corner of Burgos-Butalid St.
You'll love the BBQ there. Timplang lapu-lapu, that's why its different from our usual taste there.
Busa, hala, suwadje ninjo diha!
It's named ACACIA DE BUBU, in-front of that big acacia in the corner of Burgos-Butalid St.
You'll love the BBQ there. Timplang lapu-lapu, that's why its different from our usual taste there.
Busa, hala, suwadje ninjo diha!
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Sikatuna - Bohol / THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIKATUNA. PART II.
August 09, 2007, 12:19:17 AMTHE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIKATUNA
(PART II)
(PART II)
When Tan Enting (CLEMENTE LACEA) won the Municipal Presidency of Albur in 1916, it doesn’t mean that Cornago had more voters than Albur. Just like today, Albur has more numbers at that time. But perhaps, it was the aura and natural charm in Tan Enting that swayed the Albur votes to him. However, his stay at the Albur Presidencia was cut short by the passage of Executive Order No. 88, on December 5, 1917 because he opted to relinquish his seat in consideration of his appointment as Municipal President of the newly created Municipality of Sikatuna, issued by then Governor General Francis Burton Harisson.
So in our history, CLEMENTE LACEA was the FIRST APPOINTED MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT. He served as such during the inclusive period: 1918 - 1919. Hereunder are the mayors who followed him in the subsequent elections with the corresponding period of their incumbency, to wit:
1919 â€" 1922 : AURELIO GASANG
1922 â€" 1925 : PONCIANO TOLEDO
1926 â€" 1928 : PONCIANO TOLEDO
1929 â€" 1931 : PONCIANO TOLEDO
1932 â€" 1934 : FRANCISCO UNGAB
1935 â€" 1937 : EMILIANO BACO
1938 â€" 1940 : PONCIANO TOLEDO
1941 â€" 1942 : LUCIO MAGHUYOP
1943 â€" 1945 : GALICANO JASMIN (GUERILLA)
: PONCIANO TOLEDO (PUPPET GOVT)
1946 â€" 1963 : FIDEL ELLORIMO
1964 â€" 1980 : TROADIO PATENIO
1980 â€" 1986 : CAMILO D. PALGAN
1986 â€" 1998 : CONSTANCIO Q. RULE
1998 â€" 2007 : TRANQUILINA T. MANIWANG
2007 - present: IRENEO CALIMPUSAN
Notably, the Japanese period saw Sikatuna with three (3) mayors. The first was LUCIO MAGHUYOP, who was duly elected in the 1941 election. However, towards the end of 1942, when the Japanese forces were already in Bohol, Lucio Maghuyop was arrested by the Guerillas on suspicion that he was a collaborator. He was detained in a place called Behind The Clouds located in the town of Batuan. In his stead, GALICANO JASMIN being the Vice-mayor then was installed by the guerillas, thereby making the latter as the second mayor. But not long after the installation of Galicano Jasmin, the Japanese forces occupied Sikatuna and established a garrison at the municipal building. And as part of establishing their command in the area, the Japanese also installed their own mayor in the person of PONCIANO TOLEDO who was already a four termer mayor of the town. In other words, Ponciano Toledo became the puppet mayor of the Japanese puppet government.
Despite the presence of Japanese soldiers, Sikatuna was still a haven for evacuees, not just from the neighboring towns, but from the province of Cebu as well. The most famous of them was DON MARIANO JESUS CUENCO who, after the war, became Senator and later, Secretary of Public Works. In sum, the Japanese period in Sikatuna was characterized by order and harmony, thus, peace reigned in this small town, albeit it was war time elsewhere in the country and in the world.
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Sikatuna - Bohol / THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIKATUNA. PART I.
July 25, 2007, 07:23:56 PM
THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIKATUNA
(PART I)
If you think the Great Boholano Chieftain has any political significance in the naming of our town, you are wrong! History is bereft of evidence that would show any relics or traces of his presence in this little piece of territory now called Municipality of Sikatuna. There’s a misconception in the use of our name Sikatuna, but in reality it’s a pure namesake, nothing more, nothing less.
But why did we use the name SIKATUNA anyway? Well, the truth is that, the name SIKATUNA was only adopted as a matter of Idem Sonans (meaning: sounding the same or identically; names pronounced the same but varied in spelling). The proposed name was actually SAIKATONA (pronounced as: SA IKA TO NA), a visayan phrase which means, ON THE THIRD TIME. SAIKATONA was proposed by our forefathers in order to emphasize three (3) things. First is, the fact that we became a town on the third time that we have to adopt a new name. Second is, the fact that as a new town, our municipal territory was re-defined and changed by law for the third time also. Third is, the fact that the newly created town is actually our third mother-town already after having been a part of Baclayon and Albur before.
The story of our political past goes this way. In the very beginning, we were part of Baclayon as Barrio CAMBOJOD. Then later on, when Albur became a town, we were made a part of its new territory, and our name was changed to CORNAGO. It was then after the change of allegiance from Baclayon to Albur that our local political leaders craved for independence. Thus, headed by Clemente Lacea, they sought the advice of Miguel Oppus (“Tan Igueâ€), who was then a prominent political figure in the province, and who was also perceived by many as the political mentor of Clemente Lacea (“Tan Entingâ€). According to the political brilliance of Tan Igue, it would require a sympathetic Municipal President to understand their desire to become a new town. So the only way for Cornago to achieve that dream is to first grab the Municipal Presidency of Albur in the 1916 election, so that by the use of moral ascendancy over the municipal council it can secure the enactment of the required ordinance. Acting on that advice, Clemente Lacea ran for Municipal President of Albur in the 1916 elections. And with the full support of the people of Cornago who rallied behind his cause, Clemente Lacea was duly elected into office as the Municipal President of Albur in the year 1916. During his term of office, everything went well in accordance with the sound advise of Tan Igue, and Clemente Lacea was able to steer the municipal council into enacting the ordinance recommending the creation of Cornago into a separate town. But after that successful feat of Clemente Lacea, came the dilemma of what name to give to our new town. Again, the brilliance of Tan Igue jokingly came up with the idea that the new name should have some connection with the number “three†(“3â€) which has already manifested so much significance in our political journey. As a new town you will adopt a third name; you will also have a third territory; and finally, your new town will become your third mother-town. So why don’t you call your new town as SAIKATONA, quipped Tan Igue! And that witty remark of Tan Igue gave way to the application of the principle of Idem Sonans. SAIKATONA sounds like SIKATUNA, so at the end of the day, we became SIKATUNA.
I know nothing about numerology, but I think the future of Sikatuna indeed lies in whatever there is in the number THREE (3). I would say so because, in the final stretch of our historical account, three (3) people were actually responsible for the birth of the Municipality of Sikatuna. First is, CLEMENTE LACEA (“Tan Entingâ€), who brought us to a new territory like what Moses did to his people in the Old Testament. Second is, MIGUEL OPPUS (“Tan Igueâ€), not only for babying Tan Enting as his political protégée, but for being the Provincial Board Member who authored the provincial ordinance concurring to the creation of the Municipality of Sikatuna. And the third indispensable element of history is the good SENATOR JOSE A. CLARIN --- who was then the District Senator of the 11th Senatorial District comprising the provinces of Bohol, Surigao, Misamis Oriental, and Misamis Occidental --- for his sponsorship of our municipal charter, which is Executive Order No. 88, dated 05 December 1917.
. . . . . . . TO BE CONTINUED.
Note:
I hope this will be of help to anyone who needs to know about our past. But human as we are, this is not a perfect piece of work, so please call my attention in case there may be some imperfections or omissions in my historical facts. Lastly, I would like to give the credit to where it is due. I learned all these facts from Mr. FORTUNATO O. AHAT, Retired School Principal, Sikatuna Central Elementary School, who just turned 85 years old last June 13, 2007.
(PART I)
If you think the Great Boholano Chieftain has any political significance in the naming of our town, you are wrong! History is bereft of evidence that would show any relics or traces of his presence in this little piece of territory now called Municipality of Sikatuna. There’s a misconception in the use of our name Sikatuna, but in reality it’s a pure namesake, nothing more, nothing less.
But why did we use the name SIKATUNA anyway? Well, the truth is that, the name SIKATUNA was only adopted as a matter of Idem Sonans (meaning: sounding the same or identically; names pronounced the same but varied in spelling). The proposed name was actually SAIKATONA (pronounced as: SA IKA TO NA), a visayan phrase which means, ON THE THIRD TIME. SAIKATONA was proposed by our forefathers in order to emphasize three (3) things. First is, the fact that we became a town on the third time that we have to adopt a new name. Second is, the fact that as a new town, our municipal territory was re-defined and changed by law for the third time also. Third is, the fact that the newly created town is actually our third mother-town already after having been a part of Baclayon and Albur before.
The story of our political past goes this way. In the very beginning, we were part of Baclayon as Barrio CAMBOJOD. Then later on, when Albur became a town, we were made a part of its new territory, and our name was changed to CORNAGO. It was then after the change of allegiance from Baclayon to Albur that our local political leaders craved for independence. Thus, headed by Clemente Lacea, they sought the advice of Miguel Oppus (“Tan Igueâ€), who was then a prominent political figure in the province, and who was also perceived by many as the political mentor of Clemente Lacea (“Tan Entingâ€). According to the political brilliance of Tan Igue, it would require a sympathetic Municipal President to understand their desire to become a new town. So the only way for Cornago to achieve that dream is to first grab the Municipal Presidency of Albur in the 1916 election, so that by the use of moral ascendancy over the municipal council it can secure the enactment of the required ordinance. Acting on that advice, Clemente Lacea ran for Municipal President of Albur in the 1916 elections. And with the full support of the people of Cornago who rallied behind his cause, Clemente Lacea was duly elected into office as the Municipal President of Albur in the year 1916. During his term of office, everything went well in accordance with the sound advise of Tan Igue, and Clemente Lacea was able to steer the municipal council into enacting the ordinance recommending the creation of Cornago into a separate town. But after that successful feat of Clemente Lacea, came the dilemma of what name to give to our new town. Again, the brilliance of Tan Igue jokingly came up with the idea that the new name should have some connection with the number “three†(“3â€) which has already manifested so much significance in our political journey. As a new town you will adopt a third name; you will also have a third territory; and finally, your new town will become your third mother-town. So why don’t you call your new town as SAIKATONA, quipped Tan Igue! And that witty remark of Tan Igue gave way to the application of the principle of Idem Sonans. SAIKATONA sounds like SIKATUNA, so at the end of the day, we became SIKATUNA.
I know nothing about numerology, but I think the future of Sikatuna indeed lies in whatever there is in the number THREE (3). I would say so because, in the final stretch of our historical account, three (3) people were actually responsible for the birth of the Municipality of Sikatuna. First is, CLEMENTE LACEA (“Tan Entingâ€), who brought us to a new territory like what Moses did to his people in the Old Testament. Second is, MIGUEL OPPUS (“Tan Igueâ€), not only for babying Tan Enting as his political protégée, but for being the Provincial Board Member who authored the provincial ordinance concurring to the creation of the Municipality of Sikatuna. And the third indispensable element of history is the good SENATOR JOSE A. CLARIN --- who was then the District Senator of the 11th Senatorial District comprising the provinces of Bohol, Surigao, Misamis Oriental, and Misamis Occidental --- for his sponsorship of our municipal charter, which is Executive Order No. 88, dated 05 December 1917.
. . . . . . . TO BE CONTINUED.
Note:
I hope this will be of help to anyone who needs to know about our past. But human as we are, this is not a perfect piece of work, so please call my attention in case there may be some imperfections or omissions in my historical facts. Lastly, I would like to give the credit to where it is due. I learned all these facts from Mr. FORTUNATO O. AHAT, Retired School Principal, Sikatuna Central Elementary School, who just turned 85 years old last June 13, 2007.
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Sikatuna - Bohol / A QUICK LOOK AT THE 2007 LOCAL ELECTION IN SIKATUNA
July 19, 2007, 10:18:40 AMThis piece may be accessed at:
http://www.boholchronicle.com/2007/may/23/sundry.htm
IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Here's a reaction from our companiero Nilo Ahat which is self-explanatory. We are publishing his piece in full here.
"Welcome back Kagawad, and congratulations for making it to the third term. Pardon me for using your column for my reaction to today's (last Sunday) editorial, "if the price is right".
I should say that if the editor wonders what's in Loay and Panglao that deserves the investment in gold, the more he should wonder a thousand times what is there in my small town, Sikatuna, that's worth giving away millions of family contributions just to win a seat in the LGU.
On a per capita basis, Sikatuna with barely 4,000 voters is probably the biggest election spender in the entire province. I have specimens of the "inangayan" for my personal collection, and the "regular rate" was PhP500.00 for Mayor, PhP100.00 for Vice-mayor, and PhP50.00 for Councilor.
So you could just imagine how much money was added to our local circulation by the two (2) mayoralty candidate, two (2) vice-mayoralty candidate, and sixteen (16) candidates for councilor. On top of the regular rate, there was a "special rate" starting Sunday evening which was PhP1,000.00 for the entire slate, thereby bringing a windfall to some voters who were smart enough to use both hands, the left and the right.
Suma total, our two mayoralty candidates spent no less than PhP1.5M each, a gargantuan sum that could never be recovered in salaries for the entire three (3) year term. Understandably, for the Vice-mayor and the kagawads, there will be return of investment (ROI) on the second half of their term, enough to re-capitalize a re-election bid. But whatever it is, I cannot succumb to the idea of spending hard-earned savings as a way to enter public service.
I cannot even empathize their insistence to enter public service because I know their educational handicap is a fact. But what inspires them to enter public service anyway?
Is it because buying the people's vote is easier than going to school and passing eligibility exams? I suppose it is.
So with this caliber of public servants, I doubt if their election to office could improve our immortal classification as 5th class municipality, per DOF Order No. 20-05 issued early this year. I just hope and pray that they will take this as a challenge!"
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Sikatuna - Bohol / Invitation to All Cyber Citizens of Sikatuna, Bohol
July 18, 2007, 09:41:53 AM
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