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Quote from: grazie7y on May 02, 2009, 06:44:58 AM
So it seems like if you are GEC, you had all these drama planned from way back 2007! whew! pagka patient pod ba?

Grace,

Only someone with the foresight of a creator could hatch so clever a plan. Di ba ug magsugod ka ug forum, kinahanglan mag-plant ka ug dummy accounts just to drum up interest in the exchange of views and opinions. I am aware that my suspect has other accounts, but the rest are distinguishable. I think the other accounts (two that I can distinguish) are his administrative alteregos (for posting of new topics, etc.) But GEC is his artistic or soul account.

Quote from: -<GEC348>- on May 02, 2009, 07:27:54 AM

Hi GEC,

You used to put what I say about you in your signature. It was an undeserved privilege, which I enjoyed nevertheless.

But now you have replaced it with a declaration of yourself as a "Tubag Bohol property." A property is an exclusive privilege of one who has the ownership rights over an object, in this case--over this website.

Now it's your turn to prove that you are NOT who I think you ARE.

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 02, 2009, 06:03:36 AM
Benne dear, tan-awa na akong gi high light nga "Bohol time". Mag analyze na sad ta ani murag CSI-Bohol! Ang mga taga Bohol never said Bohol time unless ning abut sha sa Bohol, di ba? So GEC maybe just arrived from someplace else outside the country kay gi mention man ang time sa Bohol! hahahahha

mabuang jud ko ug analyze ani!

Korek ka Belle. Unless aware ni siya nga ang iyang gipangbitin gikan sa lain-laing time zones.

Quote from: Michael Ligalig on May 01, 2009, 06:48:02 PM
Well, I'm in Brewpoint right now. I am alone. I think GEC is coming over. As expected. Then I won't be alone later.

Catch him if you can.

Mike,

GEC is so well-versed in the intricacies of creating accounts, even engaging us in a striptease by inviting us to log in and out, only to leave us more than ever up in the air. Can't think of anyone else so cyber-literate, and so endowed with privileged access at TB.

I figure that he must have administrative powers higher than the moderators', probably close if not equal to yours.

Is this weave-master also the webmaster?

And you're telling us if we catch you at Brewpoint, we'll also catch him.

This smacks of a grand conspiracy to hide the non-existent, to identify the nameless, to paint a picture of the unseen.

Ate Lee,

Happy, happy birthday! Kalami sa andam!

Front page clip sa Bohol Chronicle:

MORE FROM THE PEACOCK GARDEN. Bohol's premium resort, Peacock Garden, opened yesterday the Fontana Aurelia Spa, the Bacchus Wine Cellar, the Hemingway Cigar Lounge and the Pim's Pub in order to complete their guests satisfaction. Hans & Lani Schoof and their children Christian and Katrina welcome resort guests who graced yesterday's big event capped with a grandiose fireworks display.

Quote from: hofelina on April 27, 2009, 06:02:20 PM
Ang nakakuyaw kay ang petsa, tayming nga ting-bakasyon. Daghang mangaligo ana sa dagat. Pag-amping lang jud kamo.

Manay Tess,

Murag gi-career na jud nimo ang pagka "misfortune-teller."  Nakadawat pud bitaw ko ani sa akong mailbox. Ampo lang ta kay last year, daghan pud nituo sa intensity 8 nga earthquake nga  tagna sa Brazilian nga si Jocelino. Bisag mga Hapon nituo ra ba kay psychic daw, pero ni pisik man ning iyang tagna.

Quote from: buwadsanga on April 27, 2009, 04:22:42 PM
sa amo sa jagna ug bag-ong kita - gi atay kabang koleraha ka. kanus-a manka mi abut? tana mag jugom ta!

Unsa'y "jugom"? Kinder pa ko ulahi naa sa Jagna.

Quote from: Vito Andoline on April 25, 2009, 09:24:24 PM
candijay padung ubay di na mawala ang "colera" na words

Busa diay akong papa nga taga-Candijay naay "kolera" pirmi musulti. Sugod pa lang as in, "Kolerang bataa ni."

Asa man sa Bohol ang masuko "maitok"? Kadungog ko sa mga ig-agaw nga taga-Sierra Bullones.

Naa koy gi-translate nga tapes bag-o ra para sa TV documentary program sa Japan Broadcasting nga gi-shoot sa Talibon ug Jetafe. Cebu side sa Bohol mas duol sa Cebuano ang sinultian, pero naa pud sinultian lisod sabton. 

Bilib ko sa pagka-observant nimo Vits. Pwede ka sa linguistics.

Suicide from bullying among elementary and junior high school kids became almost like epidemic in Japan a few years ago, which really got me worried as well because kids usually target those who look different.

I thought there would be none of this in the Philippines, but I was wrong. I think our mass education system even in private schools just cannot deal with individual concerns such as bullying. My son, who is more interested in soccer than in girls at the moment, has also complained about being teased , "b***t" on top of his inadequacy in English and Filipino, being a returnee.

This year, I decided to put my two teenagers through a special program of individualized instruction with acceleration. From my experience in Japan, parents cannot take lightly the children's report of bullying

IMF forecast for Japan:

The IMF trimmed Japan's growth projection in terms of real gross domestic product to minus 6.2 percent for 2009, down 0.4 percentage point from its prior forecast released in mid-March, and marking the worst projection among major industrialized nations.

"In Japan, the downturn is exceptionally severe, and is being driven largely by trade, which has been hit hard because of the economy's heavy reliance on manufacturing exports, and by spillovers to domestic investment," it said.

"The yen's strength and tighter credit conditions more generally have added to the problems of the export sector. Mild deflation is expected to persist at least through 2010."

GEC,

Pagdali uy, mahimo nang suka tong atong red wine!

Hi PreciousNpolite,

Two weeks ago, when plain Jane Scottish lady named Susan Boyle marched on stage on Britain's Got Talent and introduced herself as a singer who would like to follow the footsteps of Elaine Paige, everyone sneered on her looks. That was definitely an insult.

Yes, it is an insult when someone introduces herself as a singer and people call her "ugly."

However, it is not an insult if you tell a singer he can't tell a flat from a sharp, if he really is off-tune. Simon Cowell says worse things, but people call it at best "professional criticism", and at worst "snarky criticism".

In the same way, I reserve the right to tell someone who hangs an MD sign by his door an "inept doctor" if he can't tell a hypothalamus from a hippopotamus. I am not insulting him, I am calling attention to his professional qualification.

I myself get criticized by my clients sometimes for errors in my translation work. I call myself a translator, so neither do I cry a river over being faulted for a lapse in my work. Criticism is the risk we take for the trade and the title we take for ourselves, whether we are paid or not. But these bitter pills are necessary to better ourselves.

Against the wave of unfavorable reaction, it certainly could have been easier for Susan to scamper backstage and say, "you don't pay my bills, the heck with you!"

But she stood up to the cynical crowd and sang like an angel, to everyone's shame and amazement.

I am sure you would shame me the same way, Precious, when I do get to see you in person, if we do ever get the chance. We are not always what we say. I am not all of what you read. The internet is not the best place to meet real people. But it's a good starting point.

I can see that you are a woman full of passion for the things that you do, so don't let my snarky comments spoil your day.

You deserve a day off. These crimes make all of us tense. Perhaps on another topic, we'll see each other with sunny smiles reflected on our computer screens.

After all, we share the same concern--keep Bohol safe for everyone, foreigners and Boholanos alike.

Peace! 

Quote from: ben on April 23, 2009, 09:55:07 AM
A good tip is to use the firefox browser which has a built in spellchecker (instead of internet explorer).  When you write a post it will underline in red any dubious spelling.  Right click on that underlined word and you will see a few suggested alternatives.
Personally, I find that I need this tool these days - since most of my writing is simple, technical stuff.  It's embarrassing, as a native speaker, to make spelling mistakes!

Hi Ben,

Thanks Ben. I'll try your suggestion. We are not the best critics of what we write, so mechanical or digital check is a big help. Spelling and grammar-wise, your English is so impeccable I am tempted to say you must be a non-native speaker.

As a translator (English, Japanese, Tagalog, Visayan), I myself am surprised that I spend more time writing and checking manuscripts in my mother tongue (Ilonggo,Cebuano, Tagalog) than in English or Japanese. Even my vocabulary is deficient in the Philippine dialects. We don't formally study vernacular grammar, and tend to be more lax in using it. In the same way, I am sometimes surprised that my Japanese clients ask me about the reading of difficult or archaic kanji characters.

Hope to see you around here more often. We need moderate voices and nuggets of wisdom. We also need a regular roll call of our foreign friends. These crimes are indeed alarming, and we are concerned about all of you. But I think hysteria will be counter-productive. I remember you giving practical tips for foreigners living in Bohol that you should post again. Precautions on personal safety, and a generous dose of prayer, should keep us out of harm's way.

I agree with Michelle Obama that the greatest challenge is for Americans, and all of us for that matter, to be delivered foremost from our own evil.

"And, you know, our challenges in this country isn't finding the next person who's gonna deliver us from our own evil. Because our challenges are us. The challenges that this country faces is how are we as individuals in this society gonna change? What are we gonna do differently?"

The lesson from 9/11 is that it pays to be prudent in our response to aggression. Americans lost 2,974 lives in the Twin Towers attack, but the death toll among American troops in Iraq is now hovering towards 4,000 (and we're not even  counting Afghanistan yet).

If looks could kill and eyes can deliver anthrax, this guy is it.

By the way, I don't know if you agree, but he looks and sounds like Scar of the Lion King, and plays the part many times over as well. Obama should have better sense than forcing friendship on anybody, let alone people who swear eternal enmity against us, the so-called infidels.

Quote from: preciousNpolite on April 22, 2009, 01:13:02 PM
Is rhis the  agression of British for the upcoming Paquio VS Hatton Match coming up in Las vegas this May 2?

Win or loss this coming May 2, I'll always love the Britons. For one, Susan Boyle not only gobsmacked me, she also captured both my wife's heart and mine. For another, Precious, it's not about you and me, it's not about Filipinos and Britons or Americans, it's all about fair play.

Quote from: abby on April 22, 2009, 01:41:13 PM
and to u steve stop accusing margie..u were so nice to her..knw the truth first before u accuse people..u said u visit martin in phil why u didnt even advise him to get back his wife and daughter???and if ur really a good frend can i ask u?did u even see martin for the last time in the funeral?dnt tell me u cant spend £600 for flight?ur martins bestfrend right?all u do is putting blog against je her instead of helping her to have decent burial,je evn txt u but u dnt bother...im realy sory to say this but i dont like the way u put ur words..its so nasty to a human being....god bless u steve!

Hi Abby,

Thanks for weighing in with the balanced view of one who knows both parties. I am sure that Martin was a good man with some imperfections, and Margie was an imperfect woman with a lot of goodness. If their marriage broke down, I am sure each had his and her own share of fault, but  that's something between the two of them.

It is simply not fair to accuse one or the other of culpability without proof. I feel sorry for Margie, as much as I am horrified by Martin's untimely death. The culprit is in custody. Almost a month had lapsed, why isn't he confessing that somebody had paid him to do it? Does Margie have millions to keep this hired gun mum? Is Margie so sophisticated as to hide the blood and paper trail, worthy of an Agatha Christie plot? I am sure that if she is that cunning, she could have thought of better ways to get to rid of Martin and her hands into his assets.

I have nothing against people who say Margie or anybody else is guilty as long as they uncloak themselves and step out of their anonymity in this forum into the courtroom and bring on their evidence. We are all for the quick resolution of this case.

Quote from: lindy on April 22, 2009, 09:04:48 AM
Mao kanay giingon sa mga katigulangan Mr. Benelyne nga kon unsay imong itanom mao usab ang imong aanihon.

Pwede nimo usbon bisag kapila ning imong gisulti, Lindy, kay klaro man kaayo sa imong nawong nga maayo imong gitanom, labing maayo pa jud imong giani.

Quote from: glacier_71 on April 22, 2009, 09:58:37 AM
in many respects, we all are grieving.

in your case, being a friend..a close friend at that, it is very understandable

in the case of the wife, i guess, she has felt that too, being with martin for a time. i still believe most boholanos have good conscience. no one can tell the state of the soul of anyone involved here. even to murderers.

and in our case, those who don't know the victim and the suspects, we are grieving as well because the killing has destroyed the trust and mutual respect between the boholano community and the foreigners.  other than that, we're grieving too because it has tarnished the reputation of our province, both local and abroad, AND because some people irresponsibly portray our province as if it were a ghetto of panhandlers begging for their so-called "investments", when in fact we're NOT.

someone's anymous text about your column should be your wake-up call regarding perhaps how the case is being treated and discussed in the media, even if your action is done in memory of the victim. if one is looking for sympathy, this is not gained by endless praises to the dead alone but also by preventing prejudices and being careful to the sensibilities of the public, especially when the murder happened with open speculations as to the reason why. if you think your money (with your thousands of pesos for reward) can solve the case, it may, but it cannot win support and hospitable gestures,which we, boholanos, are famous of. humility can; prayer can; respect can. we may be poor but we're not stupid. if this world likes money, it's persons we love. we will be all right behind you if you ask our allegiance if your faith in our system and values is sincere despite its flaws; but if not, this crusade of yours will be a lonesome journey. but this is where we TB boholanos can assure you: WE PRAY FOR MARTIN and his FAMILY and FRIENDS.

in my humble opinion, let me share you this thing: it would be better if you refrain from repeating all these "infos and grumblings" you keep posting like the ones here, over and over. the more you say similar words, the more you make his case a matter of derision for some and irritating for others. make this a prayerful atmospere instead, not  a marketplace for throwing garbage, when no one is yet absolutely sure as to the guilty. reflect on the sadness of death of your friend. on friendship. on loss and separation. on anything spritual. that would be the best way to remember Martin. any sorts of "revenge" in words or in deed do not make us victors in the end but only monsters, which don't make us look any more different than perpetrators of the murder.

Amen.

Jesus may have sounded cold and indifferent when he said, "Let the dead bury the dead" in response to a man who wanted to go back to bury his father before he gets on with his own spiritual journey.

Jesus was only telling that there is more urgency for the living to get on with living right and living in the light, than for us to be consumed by the deathly affairs of the dead, in this instance even imputing malice on people who have not been proven guilty and making wholesale accusations against the residents, the court and the police and just about everybody else.

Prayers do count, so I'm saying mine as well for the quick resolution of this case and for everybody's peace. Meanwhile, let's continue to share love, good will and neighborly peace.

Quote from: lumine on April 21, 2009, 10:25:04 PM
btaw sir bene no? if one claims to be a journalist or a reporter, he/she must know how to spell the words correctly or use correct grammar para dili ta maglibog ug analyze sa ila gisulat.

Bitaw, Lumine! You are best qualified to tell them that if a foreigner chooses his wife right, treats her well, respects her compatriots, looks after his children responsibly, doesn't strut around as though he can buy every piece of soul in these islands, and uses common sense to look after himself and provide for his personal safety, he can sleep well and live comfortably.

You can't complain of rough, unfair treatment here if you are given valuable newspaper space to write, even if you can't see things objectively nor spell the simplest of words.

Quote from: kiris on April 16, 2009, 03:12:24 AM
how am i being rude, ma'am?  in the first place, you are the one reporting about his live-in partner in bohol and in your recent post, you said he visited his wife in england.  this may be irrelevant to his being unmercifully killed but you reported this here in this thread, i did not.  i just asked clarification.

now i am scared of you because it seem like you are bullying me to make comments.  

Hi Kiris,

Please don't be bullied from asking the right question. This is an open, free forum. Why is it relevant to ask, speculate, and even accuse Martin's Filipino wife, and uncouth to ask about Charles' English wife?

The word is "couth," not "cooth." Common sense in journalism dictates that if you can't report it objectively, don't report it at all, and if you can't spell a word correctly, don't use it at all.

Blossoms from Eternal Springs

Photos by Kathy M. Villalon
The News Today
April 16, 2009

God is the creator of all things.

This is what Lucell Larawan had to say through his first solo exhibit entitled “Blossoms from Eternal Streams” held at the UPV Art Gallery last month.

Larawan is a self-taught painter and sculptor who hails from Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

His oeuvres speak of his love of nature as creation of God and express his faith.

Larawan's “blossoms” show that the blossoming of things simply point to the source of nourishment, either from the streams where the tree of life was located or from the cisterns of one's self-reliance. The first promises a truly lasting garden of blissful joy, peace and delight â€" a life that was originally meant for us. The second referring to the cisterns might bring traces of some splendor but once the sprouts wither in a little while, the law of decay is eminent.

Larawan graduated from UP in the Visayas with the degrees of Bachelor of Science Management and Master of Public Management. He is presently teaching at the Central Philippine University College of Business and Accountancy with the rank of Senior Assistant Professor. He was a semi-finalist in the 2006 and 2008 Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) competition in the sculpture category. He has done research on Ilonggo artists and artistic traditions which was funded by a grant from CPU. He has been a resource person in several art forums in the Visayas. A budding poet, Larawan has published a compilation of his poems titled “Peering through Gem-studded Streets.”

Source: http://www.thenewstoday.info/2009/04/16/blossoms.from.eternal.springs.html

US director shoots two films in RP

By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:01:00 04/20/2009

MANILA, Philippine -- American photographer Tim Fitzharris recently shot a movie in scenic Loboc River in Bohol.

“A Far Away Life,” Fitzharris’ debut film, features Filipino actor Joross Gamboa in the lead, with a cast of Boholanos.

For Fitzharris, whose works have appeared in publications like Life, Audubon and Popular Photography, filmmaking was a natural progression.

“I’ve spent many years (since 1971) capturing images around the world,” Fitzharris, who’s based in New Mexico, related in an e-mail to Inquirer Entertainment. “But my real interest is telling stories... that depict the small dramas of everyday life.”

Fitzharris, whose wife Joy is Filipina, said the film is “based on actual occurrences.”

He said he wanted to make the world aware of the plight of Filipinos overseas. “Few Americans appreciate the sacrifice that Filipinos make when they leave their homeland,” he said.

Shooting in the island-province went smoothly, he reported, thanks to the “excellent, enthusiastic production staff.”

The biggest challenge was the heat, he said. “We must have used 49 umbrellas! We shot early, or late, in the day.”

Fortunately, most of the scenes were set near Loboc River, “where we could often cool off with a swim.”

On the first day of shoot, however, Fitzharris lost a camera to the Bohol sea.

“The boat suddenly tipped and the cameraman, tripod and camera fell into the water,” he recalled.

Fitzharris was also impressed with Gamboa. “He gave his all in each scene. He came up with nice ad-libs that we included in the movie.”

But he said the film’s true star is Bohol. “It’s a beautiful destination,” he said. “So this film would appeal to people in the US and Europe where winters are cold and dark.”

Fitzharris hopes to distribute the film in the US and the Philippines and enter it in a major film festival.

His next film will also feature Filipinos. “It’s a comedy about rural Americans â€" hicks or rednecks â€" who marry Filipinas,” he said, “a light-hearted look at the clash of cultures.”

If you have been following the case of Ted Failon, the lesson we learn from non-natural deaths is that the spouse is always a suspect.

But even as the investigation is still in progress, the more significant lesson we learn is the importance of forensic evidence.

Motive is only secondary. Of course, everybody can testify that Ted has been loving to his wife and wouldn't lift a finger on her. But a person can change when faced with an unexpected situation (discovery of financial problem) or in a moment of insanity. In the same way, Martin's wife may be full of murderous intent because of lingering marital problems. But motive is all in the mind until you actually get your hand in the blood.

Therefore, motive cannot be the basis for establishing the guilt of a person, unless you have something to show for it. Only forensic evidence can tell who really pulled the trigger or sank the knife on the victim.

Was Gulle a hired gun? Were there other accomplices? Your guess is just as good as mine.

You can't force me to conclude one way or the other unless you have the evidence. In the same way, you can't ram your own conclusions down the judge's throat unless you prove your assertion.

It is terrible if a dead man's real killer is never convicted. But it is even more terrible if you convict the wrong person.

Quote from: Melrose on April 21, 2009, 02:15:44 PM
Dear Sir Benny,

ehe! Murag suwat!

Thank you for the greetings! Life's great, sir. Mingaw lang kay my hubby is based in Manila. Galatas-latas lang ko for the past few months. I'm still based here in Bohol. I gave my resignation letter na last week and hopefully next month, out na ko dri.

Kamusta inyong ang mga bata? I hope they're doing well. Regards to your wife.

signed (ehe)

melrose

Pareha lang diay ta ani, si misis is here almost every two to three months, ug ako pud naa sa Tagbilaran every three months. Would you believe, si Paolo two months ra naku wa nakit-i, mas taas na naku ron! Sarah and Paolo are now able to speak Visayan a little. You should stay together so the TB family will have something to celebrate with great expectancy pohon.

Quote from: raldampong on April 21, 2009, 03:01:42 PM
We don't need this small time investor or Beer House is not a form of business that generate  employment  but exploiter of our ladies. Bring chaos to family relationship and attract prostitution. We don't need this kind of people, who belittle us and acting like they own the world. They think we don't have justice system in the country. Beside the corrupt Mayor and his police officers. Who harassed them in their establishment. Without this foreigner our Province will be peaceful. Tourist is nothing to do with our economy. Its the Boholanos who work abroad and sent part of our income to our relatives.

What we need that, Boholanos will invest in our shores.  We got so many Boholano millionaire outside our Province who can provide better investment opportunity and keep our province peaceful.

Just come home every year as local tourist and build livelihood to fellow Boholanos. Help children to pursue higher education. Adapt a Boholano child as working student to pursue college education.

Many Children finished their studies thru working in the house. My Aunt has five student who finished Teacher as working student.

Lets do it, don't beg to foreigner for investment, in the long run we will see that Boholanos are peaceful people. Just enjoy Bohol in our twilight years.

Peace to ALL.

I agree with you, Rald. We don't need red-light districts run by foreigners in Bohol. They are only magnets to crimes. We need real employment-generating investments, not beerhouses run by bigshots who think their pounds and dollars are enough for us to put up or shut up.

crusaderfreedom et al.

We haven't met you, you won't cause a rustle in the air if you go.

It's that very arrogance that get you people in trouble, so you're good riddance in Bohol. There is such a thing as high-risk place and a high-risk lifestyle. Where I presently am in Japan, a very low-risk place, foreigners, among whom are two Britons, also got murdered within years of each other. Wonder why? High-risk lifestyle in a low-risk place.

I don't know anybody personally in this incident. I can only tell from what you write. If your idea of justice is convicting someone of murder even before you have an iota of evidence, you can vanish into thin air.

If your idea of investment is thinking you can buy even a person's dignity with your pound, burn it elsewhere.

For Martin's death to make sense, it should be a wake-up call to those who think they could treat their wives and local women shabbily, fool around with minors, put up a dignified face among friends but deal with shady characters in the dark, or otherwise live so liberated a lifestyle that would shame even their friends back home and in wanton disregard of local culture and sensibilities.

Boholanos can't be responsible for your lack of common sense. Even if I am a Boholano, I wouldn't keep company of the people Martin was last seen with.

Having said that, none of the above justifies Martin's gruesome murder. But let's just keep in mind that even in the safest of places in the world, we can invite trouble by our own lifestyles.

Hi Vida,

How's the birthday girl and the new wife?  Have you both made Bohol your marital abode? Any happy expectancies yet? Hope to see you around pohon. I've made three trips back to Bohol since the last time we met but kiddie matters took up most of my time.

Regards!

Whether suicide or homicide--although I personally believe this is very likely suicide--the cause is money problem.

"Global crisis" used to be just statistics and the tough reality of seeing our own wallets depleted. But with this tragedy, "global crisis" now has a human face in Trina Etong, bathed in bloody red, and in Ted Failon, helplessly hiding in a red cap.

Very likely, Part 2 of this unfolding story will be the "money problem." I can almost smell the blood and paper trail. With Noli in the picture, wa kahay sumpay ang istorya ani sa Legacy? Whatever, it seems a demolition bulldozer will soon ruin political ambitions of those who have their sights set on 2010, including those of Ted himself and buddy Noli.

It seems surreal to see an all-too-familiar face delivering the news all of a sudden becoming the news himself.

Murag gipistahan man sa QC pulis ang trahedya sa pamilya ni Failon, kay sige man maigo sila sa balita sa Channel 2 nga si Ted ang anchor. It's sad to see Ted, who confronts the police with fearlessly hard-hitting questions in other crimes in the news, now crumbling in the midst of a personal tragedy. Dapat di na lang QC police ang ipa-handle sa investigation kay murag kulang sa objectivity ug impartiality, tungod kay bag-o ra sila gitira sa ABS-CBN about the raw footage of gunning incident involving alleged carnappers in Edsa.

Quote from: hofelina on April 15, 2009, 05:37:04 PM
I rather take a shot of Tanduay instead of Bonamin.

Manay Tess,

Tanduay! Murag gahi ra kaayo ni, as in "hard", basig mutikig ko. Pareho ra mig imnon ni padre, kay pareho ra mi kabuutan--red wine.

Quote from: Mari on April 15, 2009, 03:40:02 PM
unpredictable kaayo ang waves Kuya Bene. they might be sea sick

Bitaw uy, ako pa unya'y basulon, mawad-an tag credential pagka-travel consultant. Murag OK jud sa tanan ang Leyte-Cebu, Cebu-Tagbi.

To prevent the use of fake passports, which used to be rampant before, the Philippine government now has issued stringent requirements to foreign consular outposts that require at least five documents confirming one's identity before he or she can be re-issued another passport.

These are: authenticated birth certificate, authenticated baptismal certificate, authenticated Form 137 or diploma, and two old I.D.s with photo. Even if you used your real name, it's hard enough to complete these documents. Unsaon na lang ug peke pa ang imong gigamit? Busa katong mga permanent residents diri sa Japan nga nawad-on ug passport under fake names, mura lang pud ug "overstayer" kay dili makagawas ug hadlok magtuyuk-tuyok kay basig masita.

Ampingan gyud nato atong passports.

Manay Tess,

They came to Japan about 17 years ago, way before our machine-readable passports came into existence and way before Japan realized that some Filipinos would use any name they're given as long as they could get a passage out of the country.

Salig man gud kaayo ang mga Hapon kay diri sa ila, kanang gagamit ug fake names, mao ra nang mga miyembro sa Red Army, now probably extinct, and other extremist and terrorist groups. Di sila katoo nga probably half of the 80,000 Pinay entertainers who came to Japan in the heydey of the Japayukis were using fake passports. In-ani ra diay ka sayon sa ato ang magpagama ug fake passport.

Mind you, some of those Filipinas married Japanese and received permanent residency in their fake names (can you imagine this can get through in a high-tech country?). Naa gani mga b***t nagpasex-change after being deported, unya nisud sa Japan otro with new passports as females married to Japanese. Ang uban natagaan na pud permanent residency.

Ang kaapan ron the other year, nag-install sila ug biometric fingerprinting ug eye photo sa Immigration entry point. Nangabuking ang naay record nga laki sa una unya nabaje na ron. Katong mga na-deport sa una under aliases, now with children with their Japanese husbands, were blocked at the Immigration. Nanghilak intawon ang mga bata kay sila ray gipaagi sa Immigration paingon sa ilang amahan nga Hapon, ang inahan gi-hold ug gi-deport.

In fact, the media attention given to this family is OA. There was the intention of deceit from the start on the part of the parents who made their child believe she was a Japanese. Ambot lang ug wa ba pud ni kamatikod ning bata nga klaro man kaayo sa sinultihan sa amahan nga barok ang Hinapon, ug I'm sure matingala nang bata nganong di sila makabasa sa mga papers gikan sa school.

Hi BNC,

I always look up to people like you who have carved a niche in their profession and adequately provide for their families without leaving home.

The Calderons was a test case on how far the Immigration in Japan will bend back to accommodate illegal immigrants. But their backers and even the UN were pushing the line too far since the family was not only staying illegally, the parents also entered Japan on forged passports. Just imagine if they let them through--they would be swamped by demands from the vast number of illegal immigrants who came in under less "malicious" (to quote the Japan Immigration)  circumstances (e.g. they used their real names and only overstayed, etc.)

BNC, just spread the word around through forums like this that home is still the best place to stay. Despite my own initial apprehensions, I brought my kids home to Tagbilaran last year. They are still adjusting academically, since their main language is Japanese even if they speak Tagalog very well, and are now even starting to learn Visayan. Barely six months later, they're calling Bohol their home. I brought them here to Japan one by one to update some paper requirements as well as see for themselves if they still really want to live in Japan. After just three days, they were pining for Bohol already.

My work is translation. I am still trying to find a way to assure my individual and company clients to just transact and communicate with me by internet, so I could join my kids in Bohol soon.  It may take a little more time, but I will definitely go back home for good.

Quote from: ZecurB on April 15, 2009, 09:53:26 AM
Ang naandan nako sa tig adtoan pako sa Bontoc during summer for a CLan Reunion kay mag via Bato. Pero hasssle lang kay gikan sa Sogod mag bus padulong Bato dayon bangka for Ubay dayon gikan ubay straight na para Tagbilaran. Ambot lang kaha kon barato paba gihapon mag-agi nga ing ana nga viaje.

ZecurB,

Naa man gud mga tiguwang muuban, basig malisdan musakay ug bangka. Di ba kulba mutabok from Leyte to Bohol by banca? Looks like an extreme adventure nga gusto naku suwayan one time. Thanks!

Hi Ginger, Fdaray,

Murag majority opinion ning inyo da, might as well recommend this route kay ang ilang katagbo gikan Japan murag gusto man muhapit Cebu bag-o mupaingon sa Bohol. Thanks for the help.

Mahadlok baja ang gobiyerno ani sa Japan nga tanan nga mga overstayers (known more popularly here as "bilog", Pinoy coded language from the first letter of the word "overstay") mag-anakay na lang sa usag-usa unja di tudluan ug kaugalingon sinultian aron ipasumangil ang bata nga di na lang paulion sa Pilipinas. Daghan baja kaajo ni sila nga bilog (the US equivalent of TNT) dire sa Japan gikan sa lain-laing nasod.

Hi Mari, Aduy,

Daghan kaayo salamat for the quick reply.

Mari, hope your hubby and kids are fine. You look ever gorgeous.

Aduy, salamat kaayo. Nakapuyo ka sa Leyte o taga-Leyte jud ka?

The parent's comments in Japanese are hypocritically self-righteous, "I can't believe they're doing this to us." And both of them entered Japan on fake passports.

I know hundreds of cases of Filipino families who had stayed illegally for years in Japan and bore and raised children here, some of whom like Noriko spoke only Japanese. Being outside the glare of the media lights, the parents were deported in handcuffs and their children were escorted separately to their airplanes. Only those who voluntarily turned themselves in were treated like regular passengers. Not surprisingly, the children settled to life in the Philippines without problem in less than a year.

I see no reason why parents should allow their child to speak only Japanese when they are both Filipinos. The illegals are using this as a leverage for humanitarian consideration, except that in Japan, entering on fake passport is tantamount to illegal entry and is a heavier crime than overstaying.

The family of a friend of mine from Sogod, Leyte would like to come to Tagbilaran. What is the best way to go to Bohol by ship from southern Leyte? Thanks for the help.

Your Dad must be looking on with pride from up there. I am proud of you.

To Friends of Martin,

If you think you have a case to prove, go after it. Go ahead, use your money to go after the real culprit, instead of trying to dazzle us with your investment plans which you threaten to abort, or hurling accusations against Boholanos making a wholesale conspiracy to palm off a dead man we don't even know from Adam, or making off-tangent remarks about our women and minors having no right to cry foul because they have been paid for.

Why don't we have a truce here, and let your reporter friend do her investigative work to prove that the culprit now in custody is hired by your suspect.

Tell you what, here in Japan where the police are known for their efficiency and technology-aided investigation, they are still trying to run after the killer of British Lindsay Ann Hawker, whose body was found decomposing on the porch of the suspect Tetsuya Ichihashi some two years ago.

Earlier in 2000, another celebrated case was the murder by mutilation of another British hostess Lucy Blackman. Despite eyewitness accounts that Japanese playboy-millionaire Joji Obara was the last person she was with and Obara's conviction in similar earlier murder cases, Obara was eventually acquitted for insufficient evidence.

Japan is vaunted to be in the top 5 most peaceful and safest nations in the world. Its police force is also acclaimed as one of the most disciplined and most admired in the world. But two heinous crimes were committed under their nose against British nationals just years apart of each other, and remain unsolved until now.

Now, in Martin's case, the Bohol police has the culprit in custody in a week's time. I'll give Bohol PNP credit for this. If there is overwhelming proof that there is more to this than being a spur-of-the-moment crime--perhaps an excessive reaction to an alleged attempted rape of a minor--then bring out the evidence.

Your friend Precy is an investigative reporter with close access to the police, right? You have the hypothesis that this was pre-meditated, this was planned ahead of time, this was a wide conspiracy of Boholanos after Martin's fortune. Then do your work, follow your leads, and deliver your evidences. When you have your proof, we'll all work together to get to the bottom of this crime and claim justice where it's due.　

As it stands now, unless there is overwhelming reason to pursue the case beyond the person now established as the culprit, the police has done its job.

Don't be too over-eager to get justice for the dead and commit injustice against the living by your sweeping generalizations. Bring out your proof first.

After all, the dead was found with his pants down, literally and figuratively.

Quote from: simplylee on April 06, 2009, 08:32:38 PM
panguli na lang mo

Bitaw Manang Lee uy! Makapuol basag bagutbot, ug musulti kag kalma ug gamit rason, layo ra kaayo ang lagpot sa tubag.

Daghan jud gwapa nga Boholana. She almost bagged the crown. Sayang!

At about this time last year, I was just as absorbed in my TV translation work as I am now. Last year, Aya, along with the rest of TB friends, gave me a lot of input on the local Boholano words which helped me a lot.

Who could ever believe she would be gone so soon. As I looked back to her threads, she promised to tell me her life story so I could write a book about it.

Although we were both in Japan, we were miles apart. We still got in touch mostly through TB. What did she want to tell me? If she went to her final rest without telling it, she probably preferred it that way.

Aya, the cherry blossoms are now blooming in my neighborhood. You would have loved them. But I know that you are now in His mansion, where you could grow flowers and veggies to your heart's content in His garden.

To be fair, sensible people all over the world know that headline-grabbing incidents and accidents are really off the normal rhythm of life in Bohol. The banners quoted here only appeared in Liverpool papers, the general place of origin of the victim.

Elsewhere, they're raving. Here are excerpts of the latest google search hits:

Make Philippines your next travel destination
SF Examiner
Marge Veloso

Bohol is an island province in the Visayas region of the Philippines. The province of Bohol is famous for its beaches and resorts, Chocolate Hills, Philippine Tarsier, to name a few.  Panglao island is known for its world class diving locations and white sand beaches.  Chocolate Hills is another famous tourist attraction in the island for its approximately 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills.  Philippine Tarsier is also found in the islands of Bohol. A tiny nocturnal fauna about the size of a human fist with huge eyes. Consider staying at Bohol Beach Club situated on the island of Panglao.  Loboc river is another tourist attraction famous for its floating restaurants and night cruises.

Bohol: There’s more to discover
By Ino Manalo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Bohol resort on everyone’s lips these days is Eskaya, designed by no less than National Artist for Architecture nominee Francisco Mañosa. He brings to the place his love of things Filipino, as seen in his work for Amanpulo.

Breathtaking Bohol
Fung Yu
Inquirer.net Blogs

Bohol certainly doesn’t run out of attractions. Being one of the early islands colonized under the crown of Spain, its numerous Catholic churches attest to the rich past heritage.

Expats riding out slump in the sun
South Asian Post

For Emmerton, putting his goods in storage for 200 US dollars a month means he can swap executive job hunting for life in a thatched bamboo beach home in Bohol in The Philippines.

Just by living off the rental income from his two London properties, his family can live there indefinitely without touching a dollar of their savings, he calculated.


For Bohol today, here comes the sun... Welcome to Bohol for the summer holidays!

The dead will be honored if we just allow the legal process to take its due course to determine the criminal liability and finally resolve this case.

The living--both those who have fond remembrances of Martin and those who are just genuinely concerned about this case--can speculate however we want to, but the dead is already with the One who sees everything.

So we just have to abide by the facts that the Bohol legal process, however flawed, can uncover about this case and let the truth stand in court.

Please bear with the few comments I have on what Martin's friends have posted here:

1) Naturally, police investigators have to go first and foremost by hard, physical evidence that are found directly at the crime site and provided by direct witnesses. Personal text messages, letters, etc. can also be examined if there are physical evidences that link them to the commission of the act and the motive thereof.

2) I don't find the accusations against the Filipina wife very fair at this point. Whatever their marital problems, I think there are no hard evidences yet that establish her involvement in this particular crime. I cannot say the same about the other attempts on Martin's life, as I am not privy to them. She may have the motive, perhaps an overwhelming one, but implementing that motive into an act is an entirely different story. Hence, it is certainly not fair to say it is odd the alleged culprit who is now in custody does not know nor have met Martin's wife. Don't even claim you're a reporter if you don't know the basic rule that the burden of proof to establish this connection lies in the accuser, not the accused. At least go check his wallet, bank account, mattress, and other possible cash stash before you can start making the connection.

3) "The Filipinos did this to Martin" is about as crude a generalization as saying "Foreigners bring this on themselves because of their loose lifestyle" (not my statement, but Mayor Dan Lim's). The victim is an individual and the culprit, his companion, and others possibly involved are also individuals. Personally, I will caution you against making friends with Filipinos who love to drink, joins you for beer uninvited, has a minor girl in tow, and invites you with the minor for a midnight tryst for whatever reason or price. But I can also recommend a hundred and one places for a foreigner to find decent Filipino friends. In the same way, I sometimes squirm at what a few male foreigners do with minor girls  in public beaches but I am awed by the dedication of many more foreign missionaries serving poor children. In short, there are bad Filipinos and there are bad foreigners, but people of whatever nationality are generally good.

4) I did not know Martin until this tragic incident happened. And I read the papers, exchange information with my Bohol-based friends and relatives everyday. I am sure Martin is well-known by his family, friends and regular clients. But I am not so sure he is so well-known among so many people that the residents of Panglao island and Bohol, the police, the prosecutors, the courts, the hotel and restaurant staff have any stake or vested interest in hiding the truth. I frown on any hotel reception staff revealing the lifestyle pattern of a client, but I don't believe he has a reason or motive to lie about it.

I don't see why there should be a grand conspiracy to whitewash this case, as is being indirectly alleged. It has already unfairly damaged Bohol's reputation as a safe travel destination. If at all, Boholanos shiver at the thought of a murderer roaming freely in their midst. We are all for the search of truth and the swift resolution of this case.

Here's the latest update from Bohol Sunday Post, March 29, 2009:

Bungled sex deal eyed also in brutal Brit slay

A bungled sex tryst may have been one of the reasons why a British national was killed brutally at dawn Tuesday at the so-called Bolok-Bolok Spring in Mansasa district, this city.

Police investigators were zeroing in on this possibility that it was case of a botched sex deal after they pieced together the circumstances that led one of the suspects to kill Martin Williams, 45, a resident of Tawala, Panglao town. He was said to have owned a bar in Tawala's tourist row of bars and restaurant.

The sex angle was pursued by investigators after it was discovered that the victim was already down in his underwear when the crime was discovered.

The same investigators theorized that the "money down" portion of the deal must have triggered the quarrel between one of the suspects, a girl in her teens.

According to police probers, just what led the British and the girl to proceed to the shoreline past midnight if not for something else. Even going to the steep elevation leading to Bolok-Bolok is already a dangerous adventure much more if it is dark, investigators added.

Other motives like revenge were also being looked into by investigators.

RECORD TIME

In record time, two people, a man and the minor girl, were arrested in connection with the killing of the British national.

The victim bore multiple stab wounds in different parts of his body when found by early morning of Tuesday.

Williams is married to a Filipina who is a native of Leyte but the two have been estranged allegedly due to the womanizing of the former. She arrived here Wednesday to attend to the wake of her husband who now lies in state at Funeraria Gomez. The foreigner's relatives in England were already notified of what happened and they are expected to arrive here. Final funeral arrangements are yet to be finalized pending arrival of the victim's relatives.

While managing a bar in Tawala, police records showed that the fatality was the object of two cases of acts of lasciviousness and attempted rape.

Last January, he was also the target of a shooting incident while tending his Tawala bar. The assailant missed his target and fled. Until now, it was not known who was behind the attempted murder.

THE GRUESOME SLAY

In less than 72 hours after the crime, a suspect identified as one Christian Gulle, 20, who gave his address as San Agustin, Buhangin district, Davao City but said to be a native of Dagohoy town was picked up by pursuing policemen.

The other suspect is a 17-year-old girl who is a native of Sierra-Bullones town.

Gulle was arrested by policemen responding to a tip from a concerned citizen about a suspicious character who was armed and sported a fresh wound on his palm.
         

He turned out to be the owner of the ID card which was found in the crime scene.

Initial investigation revealed that Williams checked in at Mangrove KTV along Mansasa seaside. Sources at the bar revealed that he was a familiar face because he checked in at the resort with different female companions in the past.

Gulle admitted that he and the girl engaged in a drinking session at a restaurant along CPG avenue .

At about 2 am, they proceeded to Mangrove KTV but the victim and the girl went to Bolok-Bolok instead.

The suspect said that while the two were alone, he heard the girl shout for help, prompting him to respond.

It happened so fast and when it was over, Williams who was already stripped to his underwear was already dead from the multiple stab wounds.

The two fled from the scene but Gulle dropped his ID which became the first lead for investigators.

Following the arrest of Gulle, the girl was picked up while she was trying to return home.

The suspects were presented to the media Friday morning by authorities to counter allegations that the city was no longer safe.

PEACE & ORDER BREAKDOWN?

Mayor Dan Lim said that contrary to what his critics would like the public to believe, the killing had little to do with a breakdown of peace and order.

"These types of crimes are a consequence of a loose lifestyle. It can happen to any place and should not be an indication of the peace and order situation in the city," he added.

Lim said the swift arrest of the suspects showed the city police force is on top of the situation and that proves that those who commit crimes in the city will eventually be arrested.

The mayor added that there has been a significant break in the investigation on the killing of Victor Taray, the owned of Via Bohol, but declined to elaborate saying this might compromise the follow-up operations.

"The important thing is that we can assure our people that we are doing everything to maintain peace and order in our city," he added.

Lim called on those who might have vital information on the killing saying that all tips will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

"If you want the city to be peaceful, let us all contribute by sharing information that might lead to the arrest of criminals and lawless elements," he added.

Objecting to criticisms this murder demonstrates the breakdown of peace and order in the city, Mayor Dan Lim in the latest issue of Bohol Sunday Post speaks on this case:

Mayor Dan Lim said that contrary to what his critics would like the public to believe, the killing had little to do with a breakdown of peace and order.

"These types of crimes are a consequence of a loose lifestyle. It can happen to any place and should not be an indication of the peace and order situation in the city," he added.

Lim said the swift arrest of the suspects showed the city police force is on top of the situation and that proves that those who commit crimes in the city will eventually be arrested.

The mayor added that there has been a significant break in the investigation on the killing of Victor Taray, the owned of Via Bohol, but declined to elaborate saying this might compromise the follow-up operations.

"The important thing is that we can assure our people that we are doing everything to maintain peace and order in our city," he added.

Lim called on those who might have vital information on the killing saying that all tips will be treated with utmost confidentiality.

"If you want the city to be peaceful, let us all contribute by sharing information that might lead to the arrest of criminals and lawless elements," he added.

Let's restore perspective in this case.

It's too bad people are cancelling reservations and calling off investment plans in Bohol because of this incident. I respect the feelings of those who know Martin personally. But let's give chance for the legal system in the Philippines to run its course before we make conclusions.

Meanwhile, the rest of us who have no personal connection to Martin but are just as shocked--as all peace-loving Boholanos should be--should add our voice in prodding the authorities towards the swift resolution of the case. But please, let us not blow this incident beyond reasonable proportion.

Let me invite those who are considering alternative holiday destinations or investment locations, due to this unfortunate incident, to google under News comparable options. See what percentage of news today in these places are related to crime, conflict, disaster and negative events in general.

Just check out the first page of the google news results today and see if our findings agree:

Chiang Mai--out of 20 news items, 8 are related to crime, conflict, unrest, environmental problem, etc

Bali--out of 21 news items, 9 are related to crime, conflict, unrest, terrorism, environmental problem, etc.

Maldives--out of 24 news items, 5 are related to crime, conflict, unrest, environmental problem, etc

Cebu--out of 21 news items, 10 are related to crime, accident, conflict, unrest, etc.

Bohol--out of 20 news items, 0 are related to crime, accident, conflict, unrest, etc. (By the way, I'm not sure if this is negative news For sterner bite, anti-rabies workers get paralegal training. Anyway, let's just give 1 point away.)

Sorry if I miss the mark by 1 to 5 points, but the internet is constantly updated and numbers can change anytime.

So friends, thanks for considering Bohol and deciding it's not the best place for you. I am sure you'll find your place in the sun.

By the way, just one last piece of unsolicited advice, please don't sink your money in Maldives, because this place is sinking fast into the Indian Ocean. Happy trip, have fun!

Quote from: ZecurB on March 30, 2009, 12:23:47 PM
YES, it wasn't necessary to use expletives but I just can't help it if somebody even implies that not being able to speak Pilipino(Tagalog) is not Filipino enough because as I had mentioned before, it is a form of oppression by fellow Filipinos particularly of or from Luzon who are a "minority" in terms of having a widely used and more understood Bisayan or Bisayan-based dialect/s. Are we "Mga Bis/Daks" going to tolerate the berating of our Tagalog/Tagalog speaking brethren? Naa bitaw tay usa ka post nga mipagawas sa mga na tilawan natong mga bugal-bugal og panginsulto sa atoa rapung igsoong Pinoy pagkangalan nga Bisaya ta, og nila pa "promdi" short for "from the mountains". Ako dili ko mo-tolerate ng biay-biayon tungod sa akoang pagka Bisaya. Ambot lang kaha ninyo kon mosugot ramo. 

Kanang maghinambog nga Tagalog nga biay-biayon ang Bisdak, pangutan-a lang kung naa ba siya'y masulti nga laing Philippine dialect. I always introduce myself as "Bisdak" as though carrying a badge of pride and honor in any Filipino gathering. "Bisaya ko" is the only self-introduction in any party that will put me in a lively, happy crowd fastest. Ma-isolate man gani usahay ng mga Tagalog, ug mga Bisdak na lang mag-accommodate kay awkward kaayo nga dili siya kasakay sa mga kataw-anan nga istorya.

Diri sa Japan, ang pinakabibo nga thread sa forum kay mga Bisdak. Ako, pwede ko sa Cebuano, Ilonggo ug Bol-anon. Murag laay man ang istorya sa mga Tagalog.

Since more than 44% percent of Filipinos speak Cebuano and its local variants, wa na sa lugar ug panahon ang paghinambog sa Tagalog. Relatively speaking, they are a cultural and linguistic minority.

Quote from: windgate on March 29, 2009, 03:55:04 PM
hehehe. di pud siguro mabutang sir oi.
pagkainosente gyud ning mga bata no?  wa gyod tawn malisya.  unsa man pod ning akong miga nga imbis tudluan ang bata gipaobserve naman nuon.  sige lang sir kay ug ma ban ning tb ahong ipadakop tong ahong miga. hehehe

Bitaw, torya ra bitaw, ayaw lang pakapini ug video, audio ug image. Imbis makat-on bahin sa mga buyog ug laggam, the little boy grew to be a voyeur...

Hi wind,

Mabutang baya sa watchlist sa Interpol ang TB ani for child porn. Grabe pud ng nanaya uy, nangutana lang ang bata pilay 1 + 1, gitudluan nag square root. Nangutana lang ang bata unsay pagpangulitawo, gitudluan na unsay paghimog tawo.

Truth is always in the best interest of everyone. Everyone loses if justice is not served.

May those who know Martin and also have direct knowledge of this crime step out of their anonymity in this forum and execute statements that can be used in court.

This case stands a better chance of being solved than the earlier ones. For one, the suspects are in custody. They are minors and cannot be prosecuted as adults. But if they were indeed part of a conspiracy, if this were a premeditated murder, and these minors were just hired hands, their statements would be as valuable in court as any adults'. Corroborating evidence would just be what is needed to pin down whoever is/are indeed responsible.

Precy, we are behind you in your bid to expose the truth. Justice for Martin is justice for all.

Duha ka adlaw di ko katulog, duha naman akong panan-aw. Ug 14 days, kapin na dosena matag tawo, mao siguro maparanoid ug hallucinatory. Di katingalaan nga makabuhat ug dili tarong. Nganong kung salmonella taranta man ang gubyerno nga i-recall sa shelf ang produkto nga apektado, pero kung dangerous drug makalusot pa man gihapon sa mga tambal ug lain produkto nga daghan man maangin nga kinabuhi ana?

Macky, at least, this early, we are already warned of the ill effects of the lopsided promotion of tourism and foreign investment whose economic benefits don't really filter down to the masses.

Tourism should be part of a multi-pronged approach to economic development that benefits all, not only the  beachfront land-owners, resort operators, the traditional rich, and foreign entrepreneurs.

As long as tourists come here to splurge money and expose poor locals to conspicuous lifestyle, while the locals are only marginally employed, or are beggared into sexual servitude, and subjected sometimes to the condescending attitude of foreigners who think they can buy anything here including dignity and honor, the social tension between the haves and the have-nots will only widen, woefully along racial lines.

Boholanos are a peace-loving people. Robbery, murder and other heinous crimes came with the tourism boom, and we are far from the peak of tourist traffic. I even remember Caucasian tourists safely spending their nights on the benches and tents in Plaza Rizal some eight to ten years ago, and nobody harmed them.

We have to make our tourism program fit in an over-all economic plan that will alleviate poverty and income disparities in Bohol. Tourism should not shut out the poor while taunting them with the lifestyle of the haves within the exclusive enclaves for the rich.

The problem of minors committing major crimes is a headache in many countries, including the US and Japan.

Wayward minors should be committed to juvenile correction facilities that will oversee their reform. But it seems our government cannot spare resources for the youth--leaving streetchildren to criminal culture that eventually spawn these crimes.

Perhaps parents should be held accountable for the acts of minor children under their custody? It seems our government just looks elsewhere when everybody sees Badjaos and other poor children who are clearly neglected by their parents.

Quote from: Uding on March 28, 2009, 03:34:17 PM
HI,
Kumusta tanan.

Naunsa naman oy taga Bohol payo lang bulang Bohol concern citizen. Magtinabangay tang tanan protektahan natin ang mga torista kay helpful din sila sa ating pag-unlad. May the love of God dictate your head and heart to protect and to be kind to all people.

Work hard and be patience. Pwede namang kumita ng  pera sa malinis na paraan at huwag kayong pumatay ng tao. Magtinabangay ta na ingatan natin ang mga tourista para maging sikat at paglambu o progreso sa atong lugar. Saan na yong sinasabing Bohol is know as paradise island? We have to prove that in other way by being hospitable and protecting tourist.

God bless you all. I miss you all
Kamusta tanan taga Bohol Tagbilaran City.

Hi Uding,

Maging kami man sa Bohol ay nagulat at nalulungkot sa pangyayaring ito. Hindi dapat hayaan ang krimen na lumaganap, lalo na't nakasalalay ang hanapbuhay ng marami sa turismo. Pampagising na rin ito sa mga kinauukulan sa lokal na pamahalaan upang pag-ibayuhin ang kapayapaan at seguridad ng mga dayuhang maninirahan at turista na malaki ang naitutulong sa paglago ng ekonomiya.

Quote from: raldampong on March 28, 2009, 12:13:50 PM
Mao lagi niy problema usahay sa mga Tourista sa atoa, kay dili motahod sa atong kultura ug atong kapobrehon. Unja panamastasan nila atong mga kababaehan. Tungod sa kapobrehon, modawat ug kuarta o cellphone para gamiton. Unja kay naa diay uyab nisinggit gui rape ko.

Dili mani gud nahitabo sa usa lang kahigayon, kini gatapok-tapok na nga mga panghitabo tungod sa iyang kalihokan sa mga minor nga mga baje. Ug sa klase sa iyang negosyo ug sa pamilya pa nga iyan gibiyaan.

Sa sumahon ang mga panghitabo daghan nang nasuko niya, gustong makapanimalos. Kahibalo na sya nga guipan-an sya para sa iyang kinabuhi. Galikay na unta sya, gamay ra kaayo ang Tagbilaran, halos tanan mga kaila ra. Turista residente gamay ra sad, halos kaila ka sa nawong.

Pareha jud tag huna-huna aning bahina, Ral. Ug dili tingali ing-ana ang iyang lifestyle ug pamatasan sa mga kababaehan, malikayan man ning panghitabo.

Quote from: fdaray on March 28, 2009, 01:32:53 PM
I can write at least correct grammar in  Pilipino, but i can not talk with correct diction
and accent.  Mogawas ang akong pagkaBol-anon.

Bisag unsaon nato diri sa TB basta makasabot ta.

Ok lang calle and benelyenne.

OK lang kaayo ko, Sir. Tanan man nga post diri masabtan naku, kay matud pa ni Calle, we have developed ways of mutually deciphering our ways of murdering the English language. Importante magkasinabtanay ta. Let us make grammar serve us, not us slaving for grammar. Kay kato ganing mga puti nga kauban natu diri, di lang murder naa pay mutilation ilang grammar usahay, sinabtanay man gihapon ta.

Sukol man gihapon ko Tagalog, kay advantage man natu nang mga Bisaya nga wa ang mga Tagalog. Naa untay thread para sa praktis sa Tinagalog para sa mga Bol-anon nga gusto mutuon ani.

Why, oh why? Just days after the herald of peace Tony Blair set foot to volunteer brokering peace in the south, his compatriots residing here have been the target of brutal, indiscriminate crime.

This, while the Abu bandits are threatening to behead the European hostages from the International Red Cross.

And Arroyo has been gearing up to promote tourism as the engine of growth in these dire times.

Unsaon na lang kung in-ani pirmi ang balita?

60-year-old British man shot in Aklan town - report
03/28/2009 | 11:15 AM


MANILA, Philippines - A British man was shot and seriously hurt in New Washington town in Aklan province Friday evening, a radio station reported on Saturday.

Visayas-based Bombo Radyo said the victim, identified as Paul Anthony Roberts, 60, was brought to the intensive care unit of a hospital after he sustained a gunshot wound in the face.

Police are questioning two suspects who were intercepted at a checkpoint in Pudiot village in Tangalan town.

The two were identified as Warlito Andrade and Michael Bastes Jr. reportedly members of the urban guerilla hit squad RPA-ABB or Revolutionary Proletarian Armyâ€"Alex Boncayao Brigade. Both denied involvement in the incident.

Recovered from them were a 9-millimeter and a 45-caliber pistol.

The incident occurred at about 6:35 p.m. at Crossing Banga in New Washington while Roberts was in his Revo-type vehicle. - GMANews.TV

Quote from: ben on March 28, 2009, 08:00:56 AM
Yes, it's prudent to avoid righteous indignation over the indiscretions of others.  There are very few people with a clean record, and that goes for the holiest of men too.

Hi Ben,

If you're alluding to me, it's not my intention to pontificate.

I am not even talking about sexual morality here. I just wanted to add to your list of practical precautions for foreigners to stay out of harm's way and enjoy life in Bohol.

1. Do not drive flashy cars.

2. A man should avoid the company of two or more local women in public places (especially if, to quote Precy, they don't look good enough for decent sex nor for rape).

3. The best and safest place to do it is in a private place, and try to make sure she signed a letter of consent if she is not your wife or girlfriend. (By the way, a dollar in her wallet nor a receipt of a mobile phone bought for her is not a sign of consent, to clarify Precy's earlier remark.)

Hi Precious,

Rape will not justify murder. Murder will not even justify another murder.

I do not condone the rudeness of the locals. Not flushing toilets and cutting in on people are rude anywhere, whether in Bohol, Liverpool or Saudi Arabia.

But try kissing a woman who is not your wife in public in Riyadh. I recall this headline bannered by Telegraph last year

British couple jailed for sex on Dubai beach
A British couple have been jailed for three months for having sex on a beach in Dubai.
By Ben Leach
Last Updated: 1:33PM BST 16 Oct 2008

I do not wish to obfuscate the issue, which is Martin's murder, a truly sad, regrettable incident for which the culprit has to be prosecuted.

I am just pointing out some foreigners' behavior that may predispose them to be victims of such horrendous crime.

As I live in a foreign land, I myself try to be mindful of the local sensibilities. Society's standards for acceptable sexual behavior are widely at variance. Because you bought sex from a poor local woman simply adds insult to the injury. It makes the behavior predatory.

I gather from what you are saying that the 16-year old female teenager claims to have been a victim of sexual assault by Martin, which was in progress at the time the other minor boy heard the commotion. She was a minor. To paraphrase you, she did not look good enough either for decent sex nor for rape. The place where the sexual act was supposed to have happened was a public place, a spring, where other people could come anytime. Martin was supposed to attend a court hearing that day on sex-related charges. The night before, he checked into the inn to be on time for the court hearing. And the hotel staff testified that he habitually brought in women there.

Too many trumped-up charges from too many different people. Buotan, I cannot contest a good friend's testimony. I just really wished Martin stayed out of harm's way. Murder is such a horrible way to die. The road is too wide for anyone not to see it coming.

Hi Precious,

Locals certainly can learn from your input. Everyone wants to make things better, but most people do not want to take the lead to make positive changes happen. You can show the way by example.

It's about time foreigners and locals show joint force against the common threat of criminality. You are not tourists there spending a day or two of fun, basking in the sun within the walled premises of resorts. You are residents, walking the same unprotected streets as we do. Your cares are ours, too.

Do report these unseemly drinking sprees before they become the cause of other tragic incidents. You can perhaps make a greater impact to the local authorities because you represent the concerns of the international community.

It the series of tragic events jolt all of to take concerted action, and elevate the dynamics of interaction between the locals and foreign residents beyond having fun together and into addressing pressing social issues, then they would have happened for a reason.

Quote from: Mari on March 27, 2009, 08:11:40 PM
nah nakabati kog storya nga barato man lang daw ang gun for hire diri sa Bohol 5,000 pesos go na daw...kakuyaw ba

Kuyaw jud. Inflation sa presyo sa palaliton, deflation sa presyo sa kinabuhi.

Quote from: raldampong on March 27, 2009, 10:05:50 PM
Two Rape charges are very serious crime againts our Boholanas, And he still roaming around scatch free, preying on young girls as his next victims. Marten is on billed out, as he can afford to hire a Lawyer. What about those two Boholanas who cannot afford a lawyer. Their families will get even in any ways.

As security guard testified he always check-in with different girls in a hotel. Thats make him a good person. I don't think so, Beside he using a pseudo name Martin Williams or a Martin Thornpe.

I like foreign Tourist to live in Bohol. But I don't like this kind of people preying on our young girls as sex slaves, because of poverty. Marry them and then abandoned later with their young child. And accused the family as leeches.

I like people to come marry our ladies, respect our tradition and culture, or religion. And live happily ever after. Enjoy Bohol as if its your own place.

A person is innocent until proven guilty, so let's leave the sentence to the court. Unfortunately, I think the decision on the raps against Martin will no longer be heard. But the judgment on his murder case will certainly be a test if our justice system is working.

Nothing can justify murder. Still, Rald's reminder to foreigners is cautionary. Foreigners who live long term or permanently in Bohol should pay attention to local sensibilities. I myself sometimes observe the indifferent and even loud attitude of some foreigners in public places such as malls, and squirm at foreign men hanging out with a number of scantily clad and heavily made up local women. Such behavior is acceptable in liberal societies, but grates at the sensibilities of the locals.

What makes things worse is if the male kin of these women witness such scenes. Or if foreigners make gestures or behave towards local women in ways that may be acceptable in their societies, but not to the local community. To the locals, "rape" is not necessarily the consummation of a forcible sexual act, but can consist simply in the forcible or unexpected act of hugging a woman tightly or kissing her.

When the offense is committed against the poor, who have no means to get even in court, they may just take the law into their hands.

With due respect to the deceased, I do not want to pre-judge Martin. But to dismiss the number of local testimonies on his liberal behavior towards women would be to summarily accuse these unrelated, disinterested witnesses of malicious collaboration. Martin just has too many knots in his local relationships--in-laws, women, police, local men--for him to continue to take for granted his personal safety and indifferent behavior.

I believe increased consideration for the local sensibilities will help diminish these fatal flashpoints to our mutual relationship.

More and more English-speaking people are joining our forum. Precy's and Ben's water buffalo is at home with our carabao (English). Murag tabla ra man sa sungagay sa grammar usahay. So yes, why the fuss?

This is supposed to be funny, kay mura man ug, "A preposition is the worst thing you can end a sentence with."

Every rule in the list is a violation of itself. Bisag ang title, ungrammatical kay ug sakto jud, How to Write Well.

In short, ang iyang message is, Who cares about grammar?

Hi Calle,

Dili baya ko English teacher or grammar police. Don't get me wrong, I never pick a fight over English. I also have my own lapses. I agree, our wavelengths here have already converged so that we can "decipher ways of murdering the English language" and get away with it. Dili baya ni phrase nga magama sa usa ka tawo nga galisud tawn ug English. In fact, you are very articulate. Abogado ka no?  I think my mother who is a retired English teacher will give you an A for creative writing.

Diri sa TB, magkasinabtanay jud ta tanan kay lain-lain man tag gigikanan, points of view, backgrounds, and yet keep an open mind. When we are talking on the same wavelength, rules of grammar should serve and not restrict nor oppress us.

The accounts don't add up. They raise more questions than answers.

Initial investigation indicates that this was a random incident, perpetrated by a pair of minors, who are just high school students. An ID card found among the bloody litter led to this important piece of information. A verbal altercation was supposed to have preceded the violence that resulted in 14 stab wounds.

What would provoke minors to such intensity of rage that they would fell a bigger man with vicious stab wounds? My doubt all boils down to the insufficiency of motive.

Was this part of the strategy of the mastermind, given that juveniles cannot be thrown the book in the court of law?

Bohol Chronicle states that the rap against Martin consisted of two rape cases, one of which was due to be heard the day his body was discovered. But his friends say Martin was a good man, and could not have possibly perpertrated the crime.

Our very own Precious here reports two previous attempts to Martin's life, one by gun and the other by poison. Why didn't the police treat these serious attempts to his life seriously by conducting an investigation?

Given the myriad questions, I really pray that this case will not just be filed among the unsolved cases.

Or "mysterious Bohol" will soon owe this name not to its unfathomable beauty, but to unsolved crimes due to inept law enforcement.

So it's not only Bohol Chronicle that's being harassed by the City Hall through its power of taxation. Pati pud diay provincial government, which happens to be led by an opponent in the person of Gov. Aumentado, complains of harrassment.

Naunsa man ning atong katilingban? Even administrative and executive powers are used for political ends.

Hi Precious,

It's sad when people don't give you the credit due you for what you have done. But as far as TB is concerned, you are not only a visible presence but you are also the face of the foreign community in Bohol. Continue with what you're doing. There are more things that you can do to help the expats in Bohol behind the scenes that when you're in the frontline.

Until the police resolves this case, or musters substantial lead to apprehend the culprits, I really wish for you to stay out of the frontline and the headline. We want to keep reading your byline here at TB.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on March 27, 2009, 08:24:49 AM
Ben, is this the case of Marten's? I am puzzled because the report of Pressy is stabbing 14 times and the rummors you got is shot execution style.
Would somebody clarify the matter?

Bohol Chronicle and its police and medico-legal sources indicate that the cause of Martin's death was stabbing.

We really have to filter the information we receive because at this early stage, there are more rumors than facts.

Quote from: calle on March 25, 2009, 04:32:30 PM
huh? im kinda not strict with grammar here in tb as i know that messages are haphazardly posted.

When we take the time to check our grammar, we also have the time to review what we're saying.

Kay tungod kasagara spur-of-the-moment reaction man lagi, kasagara haphazard pud ang pagka-organize sa hunana sa atong gi-post.

Sadly, bad grammar and poorly organized sentences more often than not become the source of misunderstanding.

This principle applies not only when we're using English to communicate our thoughts, but also when we're using Bisaya, Tagalog, Ilonggo or any other language.  Bisan baya Binol-anon, Waray, Japanese naay rules of grammar and punctuation. Following at least the basic rules will convey our thoughts more clearly to others.

What a sterling damage to Bohol's tourist industry!

Liverpool Echo simulataneously in Liverpool Daily Post

Murder probe after Wirral dad found stabbed to death in the Philippines

Mar 26 2009 by Liam Murphy


A MERSEYSIDE man was found stabbed to death in the Philippines.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed the body of Martin Williams, also known as Martin Hawthorne, was found at Boloc-Boloc Spring near the city of Tagbilaran â€" some 650 km from the capital Manila.

According to local reports the former Heswall dad was stabbed several times and also suffered a head injury.

Mr Williams, believed to be in his 40s, was found early on Tuesday morning. He had been dead for several hours when his body was discovered.

Mr Williams was found wearing just shorts, a T-shirt and sandals.

It is understood local police believe he may have been out swimming at a local spring when he was attacked.

According to local newspaper reports Mr Williams moved to the Philippines around a year ago to marry a local woman.

He previously worked at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port before operating his own limousine business while living in Wirral.

According to The Bohol Chronicle it was not the first attempt on Mr Williams’ life. In January he was reportedly fired at while at his bar in Pangalo town.

The paper, which showed a picture of scene-of-crime investigators next to Mr Williams body, said he was shot at twice while sitting in the bar but the bullets missed him and hit a bamboo fence and a table.

The evening prior to his death Mr Williams reportedly booked into a lodging house. His body was found the next morning.

This is the most read news story from Wirral Globe

Heswall man murdered in the Phillipines

10:15am Thursday 26th March 2009
By Justin Dunn »


A FORMER limousine firm boss from Heswall has been found stabbed to death in the Phillipines.

It's thought Martin Williams may have been attacked while taking an evening swim in a spring.

Mr Williams was discovered stripped to his underwear beside the Boloc-boloc spring in the central city of Tagbilaran at around 6am local time on Tuesday.

He had multiple wounds to the chest, abdomen and head.

Police told local newspaper The Bohol Chronicle - which published a picture of Mr Williams' lifeless body - that his T-shirt, shorts and sandals were found at the scene.

They think he was attacked in the spring and then dragged out, the newspaper said.

Detectives found a "personal belonging" they believe they can link to a suspect and are making inquiries.

Mr Williams moved to the Phillipines a year ago to marry a local woman, but it is understood the couple were estranged.

A former Vauxhall worker who later went on to run his own luxury car hire firm, he spent his time in the Phillipines running the Sea Bar Resort in Tawala.

On the night he was killed he had checked in alone to the Bohol Mangrove KTV Bar, where he was a regular guest, and went out for his swim shortly after arriving.

The newspaper said Mr Williams had survived a previous attempt on his life last January when a drive-by gunman on a motorcycle shot at him twice as he drank in his bar, but missed.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman told the Globe: "A British national was found dead on Tuesday, March 24.

"We are providing consular assistance and local police have a launched a full investigation."

1. If you want to change the world, you have to understand it. If you want to understand the world, analyze how it is, not how you want it to be. “The world moves and moves fast. We live in an era of low predictability,” says Blair.

2. In a fast-changing world, companies, countries, and people must change. “Change is one of the toughest things to do. People like change in general but not in particular. Once you make change, it’s always difficult,” he says. Even in business, “we have to adjust, prepare for a state of perpetual revolution.”

3. Stand up and take decisions. “If you want to be popular, don’t take the leadership road,” he advises.

4. Try even if you don’t always succeed. “What is forgivable is to fail. What is unforgivable is not to try. Be prepared in a state of leadership to get knocked back. Sometimes challenges are too big,” he adds. Later on, Blair says, “Every leader has a day when things go wrong. Learn a bit of humility as a leader.”

So when does one become a leader? “When you feel such a compelling motivation to get something done and you’re prepared to put caution aside. Don’t lead for the sake of leading. Lead because you want to get something done,” says Blair.

Katahum! Kaulion na pud ko.

Moral of the story: make sure you lock the door before you do it, whatever the time of day.

When my son Paolo was seven, he told me that one early morning before sunlight, he woke up to go to the toilet but was afraid of the dark. So as he usually did, he sneaked to our room to wake me up and ask me to accompany him.

He said as he was about to enter the room, he suddenly froze. Then he moved backwards and decided to go to the toilet by himself. Later that week, he asked me out of the blue in Japanese, "Daddy, what were you doing on top of Mommy?"

Flustered, I answered with a red face, "Moms and dads sometimes do labing-labing."

He nodded his head as though he was completely satisfied with the answer. I thought that would be the end of the story.

A year later when he turned 8, while I was tending to Baby Sarah as we were watching TV, he suddenly confronted me, "Now I know! You were making Sarah then."

Bantay jud mo kay kujaw ang learning curve sa bata.

breakfast of home-made daing na bangus (left to stand for a day in a marinade of spicy vinegar, white wine, soy sauce, pepper, garlic, etc.)

To Precious and BIWA Members,

We are in solidarity with you in the search for justice for Martin and all other foreigners who have been victims of crimes.

Please don't ever think the locals or Philippine nationals are in cahoots with the perpetrators to deny justice to him. We share your frustration at the slow grind of justice in our country. We also share your overriding concern about safety in Bohol. Our silence does not mean complicity. Boholanos who comment here are mostly based outside Bohol, and have only secondary sources of information about this crime. With the rumors circulating even in the print media, any additional speculation on our part will only befog the truth.

Crime has no nationality. We mourn the tragedies your community has been subjected to by lawless elements. But at the same time we are happy that you have decided to keep Bohol your home. Your concerted action to bring the government's attention to your plight will eventually benefit the community as a whole.

It's 12:40 in the morning here. I'm alone and cold.

I'm munching buwad nga dali-dali from Bohol. I microwaved it for 2.5 minutes and it's crunchy like chicharon. Goes well with a glass of white wine.

I'll hit the sack now. Gud nite!

Quote from: colliers on March 26, 2009, 11:23:42 PM
at least we see a bright side behind all the killings recently

Regrettably,  many tourists have now cancelled or deferred their visit to Bohol because of these incidents. Murag gituyo man jud ang peak season sa summer kay high-profile players sa tourism industry man ang gibiktima.

Naay koy duha ka manghod nga baje nga parehong nurse na ron. Katong second to the youngest, mga 8 pa siya atong tuiga, nangutana sa akong papa, "Pang, giunsa man himo ang baby?"

Ningisi akong Papa ug naghuna-hunag kalit. Nangawot sa iyang upaw ug nagkapuliki, "A, gihimo na siya ni Jesus ug gisud sa tijan sa nanay."

Ang kinamanghuran nga 7-year old pa ato, niundang pagduwa ug nisabat, "Dili uy, gi-i  _ _ t na sa mama ug papa."

Mao siguro gipakuhag nursing sa akong papa kay bright kaajo.

A girlfriend and mother of a 7-year-old going on 13 recently recounted a conversation she and her daughter had when they were showering together the other night, sometime they hadn't done in a while. They've had a few discussions about what's going to change about her body as she gets older and so her daughter looks at her in the shower and says: 'So, three things are going to happen to me,' says daughter. 'Three?' my friend asks, thinking they'd only discussed hair growth and boobies. 'Yeah, I'm going to get hair on my vagina and under my arms, then I'll get bigger boobies, and then a big butt,' she declares. Ah, kids say the darndest things! Especially when it comes to sex.

Like another friend's daughter who watched mommy breastfeed her newborn sister and then went to her new school and promptly asked her new female principal: 'Who drinks milk from your boobies?'

Or the older of a mom's two sons who asked her how babies are made when he was seven.After consulting some books on how to talk to your kids about sex, she explained it to him. He looked at her with a horrified look and said 'You mean you and daddy did that twice?!'

Another mom, pregnant with her fourth child decided to be straight with her 8-year-old when he asked her how she got pregnant in the first place. 'He giggled and squirmed his whole way through it. I handled that pretty well, I thought, patting myself on the back. The next night at dinner, he came to the table, and looked at his older sister, his younger sister, and my huge stomach and said 'Oh Mom! Do you mean to tell me you had sex four times?!'

'When my boys asked why I didn't have a penis I told them it was because I was a girl and girls had vaginas,' retells yet another mom.'The word seemed a bit harsh for a two and a four-year old, but the experts say to use the proper terms.So when Grandma came for dinner later that night, my eldest decided to share his new found knowledge. He told Grandma that he knew she was a girl because she had a 'Gina.' I like the sound of that word a whole lot better, even though it made Grandma blush all the same.'

'My youngest son wanted to know what the 'part' below his penis was,' another mom tells me.'I explained to him that it was his testicles. He quickly replied he didn't like the look of it and could I take them off.I desperately wanted to agree with him about how they looked but instead I managed to explain as best I could without laughing that he might want them one day!'

Another mom whose son was discovering his testicles decided they were his 'pumpers' and they were there to help get the pee out of his 'weenie.' 'I'll certainly tell that one at his wedding!' she laughs.

Do you have any funny stories about talking to your kids about sex?

(Source: anonymously forwarded)

The sad part of it is that peace-loving Bohol is nestled close to urban centers--Cebu and CDO--with high crime incidence.

The sadder part of it is that these hired criminals are striking people connected to the economic lifeblood of Bohol--a hotel owner and a resort entertainment operator who are high-profile tourism industry players.

The saddest part of it is that while prices of commodities basic to life have gone up, the price of life itself has gone down. Anybody can be auctioned at gunpoint now for PHP 15,000!

Pastang paita!

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on March 26, 2009, 10:21:25 PM
Agusan and Sagay to have their own river cruises? I have been to both places and their rivers are very big. Dili kaayo ka maka commune with nature. Well, di pud ka maka ingon nga nature kay daghan mag balay ang both banks of the rivers. Sa Sagay, wala nay mga native vegetation, lunlon na mga exotic (introduced) kay dugay na mang napuril tungod sa katubhan. Sa Agusan, kon kusug ang ulan, malisang ka kay kusug pud kaayo ang su'og.  The Loboc River Cruise has the advantages of also experiencing the rich culture of the people especially its music and built heritage.       

They're floating the idea. I hope they can also float their boats.

Pwede diay ni imbitahan si Beyonce sa Bohol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cg5stnwLAw

Kung commercial sa antioxidant ug uban pang beauty products, mas convincing tan-awon ang result kaysa sa process. Mas klaro siguro ang resulta kung sabligan.

Nakit-an naku ang The Correspondents feature karon ra jud. Check out

http://www.pinoychannel.tv/watc/v-129614?title=D%20CORRESPONDENTS%203.24.09

Kon ikumpara hinuon sa Marilao ug sa Pasig, ang tubig sa Loboc murag mineral water. Kinahanglan lang gyud naay mga basurahan sa mga lugar nga gapundok ang mga turista ug tawo, kay kadtong naa ku didto ning niaging October, ang mga stall walay garbage can.

I am really so blessed by this it actually brought tears to my eyes.

This mas has no limbs, yet he soars in his music, in his life, as though he had wings.

How many of us seek excuses for our failures from imagined infirmities, when we actually just don't have the courage and the will to reach out skyward with what God has given us?

Yes, we all can!

Pangkomersyal sa perla, pwede

Ingon ra ba to si Kris Aquino nga wa kuno siya'y nakit-an nga basura, bisag candy wrapper, nga ipanglabay sa Bohol. Basig sa sud lang sa Eskaya. Kung padayun muuswag ang tourism industry nato sa Bohol kinahanglan ampingan gyud ang blue and green nature sa Bohol.

Natingala baya ko nga wala'y basurahan ng mga vendors duol diha sa tarsier cage sa daplin sa Loboc.

red na ilang passport

Mudaghan samot ang gusto kopyahon ang Loboc River cruise... Sagay's Himogaan River Cruise in Negros Occidental, Agusan River Cruise, etc.

Kinahanglan mas ma-improve ang ecosystem sa Loboc para NO. 1 gihapon. Ang mga basura nga ipanglabay sa turista sa daplin sa dalan ug suba kinahanglan limpyuhon. Nganong wala man mga butanganan basura?