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By Rey Anthony Chiu

Putting up the heat on the provincial anti-rabies campaign, which has not gotten off from its shrill bark, Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera appealed to Bohol mayors to actively join in the campaign to totally eradicate rabies threat here.

Speaking as guest during the recent out of town meeting of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) hosted by Catigbian, Herrera said Bohol has risen itself as the top province in the country threatened by dog bites. He said to date, about 7 have died in 2007 while hundreds have been bitten and needs proper attention. This, he said has drained the provincial funds, which may be used for other development purposes.

Herrera stressed that Bohol has already approved the ordinance it still has not gone off because of failure of town executives to execute the law.

Rising to the occasion, he personally appealed to the 27 of Bohol’s 47 town executives present to cooperate with the provincial authorities to tame the rabies threat here.

“Kung mahadlok mo mo-execute, dili mo angayan nga mamayor,” he said as he emphasized the urgency of adopting the provincial program. (If you have apprehensions on executing the law, then you do not deserve to be mayors)

Herrera steered the Sangguniang Panlalawigan into crafting the P16M anti-rabies campaign to once and for all chase the rabies threat from Bohol.

Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz has explored the possibility of putting up a reinvigorated program that not only allocates funds for the purchase of human rabies vaccines, but also goes for the massive rabies vaccination program for the entire province.

The program incorporates crafting of program implementation guidelines, a massive localization approach adoption, dog population control measures and massive vaccination. It also sees reduction of dog-to-dog and dog to man contact as imperative, making sure that strict surveillance and quarantine at ports of entry would become an institution in Bohol.

By Angeline Valencia

The six-year-old elevator at the Capitol building will be functional again by December after having been idle for a little over a year.

But for its sustainable efficiency, Otis E and M Company Philippines , Incorporated, the supplier of the elevator’s spare parts, proposed a contract for maintenance routine for timely monitoring of any defect in the future.

For its repair, Norman Pesudas, Visayas branch coordinator of Otis E and M Company Philippines , Incorporated, informed the Provincial General Services Office (PGSO) through a message sent through fax, that they will deliver the P222,649 worth of spare parts on November 22.

However, in a follow-up last Friday, PGSO learned that earlier than the targeted delivery date of November 22, Otis E and M Company Philippines , Incorporated confirmed that the spare parts from Malaysia will be delivered tomorrow. Then the clearing will be finished by Thursday, so works on the repair of the elevator can start by November 19.

By the first week of December, the elevator will be functional again, Engr. Ariel Dominguez of the PGSO said.

The provincial government had purchased from Otis the spare parts, GBA225JL1 and hall position indicator worth P64,720 for the transformer; a 30VDC relay 6NO 2NC, a 110VAC relay 6NO 2NC, a 30VDC relay 2NO 2NC, and a 110 VAC relay 3NO 1NC worth P68,938; two rectifiers worth P24,284; four aircord pulley and 12 hall door roller worth P64,707.

Otis technicians determined the specifications of the spare parts based on the assessment conducted after the elevator bogged down last year.

Engr. Ariel Dominguez of the Provincial General Services Office (PGSO) explained that it was expected for the elevator to function at maximum efficiency since some accessory spare parts were not installed.

The elevator could function but below efficiency level, in a sense that in case of any power supply failure, users would really be trapped inside, because it has no standby generator or battery.

Dear Friends,

You can only give + to your comrades in Tubag Bohol. All the minus will be forgiven on December 25, 2007.
It appears that the - (toink) was not used appropriately by few of us.

It's better to give + (plus) than to give -, so all - (toink) is now history.

God bless us,
mike

Quote from: junayag on November 13, 2007, 01:40:25 AM

Mike,
ayaw baya ko kalimti pohon sa atong gidevelop... thanks.

Jun, it's one of my priorities.

ang mo-interpret basin makahubo...

Quote from: ms da binsi on November 13, 2007, 02:32:57 AM
unsa bay sakyan???

ms da binsi, have u seen the video here?

Quote from: Ginger on November 13, 2007, 02:23:57 AM
sugot gyud ko para lista kay di gyud ko mo sakay bisan pa suhulan.

Why not, Zel?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/903981/fatass/

Wa tay mahimo ani... Maoy giingon sa xerox machine.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/894669/freefall_from_tower_at_315_feet_high/

palista na... limited seats ra ra ba. ginger and mari ang tiglista...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/896661/tefal/

Ideas You Can't Live Without...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/886079/paramedic_caused_death/

Paramedics can go wrong...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/907432/mentos/

Contest for TB members...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/904705/awesome_pepsi_commercial/

Don't Worry...There's No Sugar

Really?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/845605/renault_ballet/

Renault Ballet tv ad...

Ang ubang mga expressions nawala na Mari. Some were used during my childhood.
Wala na ko kadungog sa "bahalag maligsan basta in-shirt."

I bought some from ICM.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/855825/television_commercial_blooper/

"Did you say tapeless?"

"No, I didn't say that."

https://www.metacafe.com/watch/786303/bathroom_break/

Bathroom break...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/840946/amazing_girl/

World record daw ni...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/915965/effective_antitheft/

Anti-theft daw... Well, commerical ad is commercial ad...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/915896/guinness_tippping_point/

This must be a very expensive TV ad...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/895076/blues_guitar_lesson_freddie_king

Guitar Lessons for you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj4qfCNQB6s

I don't know; I just like this song though I haven't read its entire lyrics. Maybe because I was born in September?

Title: Wake Me Up When September Ends
Band: Greenday

Quote from: RV on November 12, 2007, 09:57:55 PM
Bro, roughly mga Php300,000.00 --tuition and other fees per school year. 

expensive pud diay. thanks RV for the info.

Realist lover ko Mari.

RV, do you have an idea how much is the the school fees (annual or semestral) at Cebu International School?

Quote from: RV on November 12, 2007, 08:18:29 PM
Yup. There is. My cousin plays soccer in CPG Sports Complex every afternoon. There is a group, I suppose, that regularly meets there.

Meanwhile, good soccer summer clinics are aplenty in Cebu. Phil Younghusband of Manchester United used to play in the Cebu International School Team.

The school where I teach, HOME OF THE BEST SOCCER TEAM in CEBU, also conducts Verano Boys Club from April to May. It's a clinic for sports and hobbies, from soccer to painting and is open to everyone.

You may get in touch with the coordinator in April. By then, the programs are nailed already.

My deepest thanks to all of you here who stand by me during our family's dark nights and days...

By Ric V. Obedencio
The Bohol Chronicle

The discrepancies of bidding and awarding of the rental for swimming pool and tennis courts of the province was said to be an "honest mistake," or a typographical error, said the government properties committee of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

Board Member Alfonso R. Damalerio II said in an interview Friday that the "honest mistake" on the part of the secretariat of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) was already rectified.

Damalerio discovered that the awarding of the winner to rent the swimming pool facility was done first prior to competitive bidding.

Damalerio took notice that the provincial BAC awarded the swimming pool to Bohol Institute of Technology (BIT) on June 21, 2007 while the bidding was conducted on July 5, 2007 after the report of the government properties committee chaired by Amalia R, Tirol. He told his colleagues these are conflicting dates that led to a question, which came first the bidding or awarding.

Damalerio said the bidding was held on July 5, 2007 and the awarding followed thereafter on July 21, 2007 and not on June 21, 2007 as earlier reported. He said that it was a clear typographical error but he reminded the BAC to be careful because bidding involves sensitive concerns. This came after the said committee chaired by Board Member Amalia Tirol met for the purpose of verifying the discrepancy.

BAC Resolution No. 1720, furnished to the board members, said that the awarding of the swimming pool to BIT was on June 21, 2007 while the conduct of its bidding was set on July 5, 2007 based on the Contract of Lease (COL) between the province and the awardee under BAC Reference No. 395.

The awarding of the swimming pool was contained in said Resolution, series of 2007, signed by Rosalinda B, Yu, officer-in-charge-chairperson; Laura S. Boloyos, BAC vice-chairperson; Reynard Namocatcat, legal officer and BAC member; Dr. Greg Julius Sodusta, provincial health office-member; Felix Mejorada, administrative officer-member; and a certain PMO end-user, whose name above his signature did not appear.

The said BAC Resolution was approved by provincial administrator Tomas D. Abapo Jr., apparently representing Gov. Erico Aumentado.

Under the Contract of Lease (COL), the rent for the swimming pool is pegged at P30,000 a year and P5,000 for each tennis court. The said contract separately stipulates that the lessees shall rent the swimming pool and tennis courts for a period of three years "renewable at the discretion of the lessor" (province).

It (COL) allows the lessees to introduce improvements of the facilities "upon written notice to and prior approval of the lessor."

By Kit Bagaipo
The Bohol Chronicle

The contractor of the Tagbilaran Business Center (former Agora Public Market) wants to hold negotiations with the city government.

In an interview with the Chronicle, Juan Apostol, the owner of J.L. Apostol Enterprises which is undertaking the rehabilitate-operate-transfer (ROT) contract of the unfinished

building at the former Agora claims he personally ordered the suspension of construction works even before the stoppage order from City Administrator Walter Toston came.

Apostol contends that his company has "completely complied" with all the requirements as set in the ROT contract.

He belied claims by Toston that he did not follow basic requirements for building permit and submit documents prior to the commencement of actual construction works.

According to Apostol, the building design given to him was not the one presented during the negotiations for the ROT.

"I could not agree to a design which I have not seen," Apostol argued.

Alterations to the agreed design, Apostol pointed out, should have been discussed first.

The contractor said he is meeting with City Mayor Dan Lim to settle the project details questioned.

Quote from: Lorenzo on October 27, 2007, 10:09:05 PM
Ya. It was about 4 years ago; my gf at the time and I drove to the Pine Barrens in New Jersey--and this was at around 10pm. We got lost in the Pine Barrens and couldn't find the way out until morning. So we slept in her car that night. It was cold but we had each other.

Well, Bran, this kind of lost is tolerable.

By Kit Bagaipo
The Bohol Chronicle

The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) joint committees looking into lapses in the implementation of the city government's Blue Card program is recommending amendments to the free hospitalization ordinance.

Meanwhile, the Medical Mission Group Hospital and Health Services Cooperative (Coop Hospital) will return P154,593 to the city government representing over-billed claims charged on the Blue Card.

A joint committee report of the SP committee on public accountability and investigations (lead committee) and committee on health and sanitation uncovered that certain provisions of the Blue Card ordinance have not been complied.

Kag. Anne Mariquit Derikito-Oppus, chair of the lead committee, said in an interview that the recommended amendments will be endorsed to the committee on health and sanitation and to City Mayor Dan Lim for inclusion in the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the ordinance.

The committee report cited operational lapses of the Blue Card implementation such as the absence of a comprehensive IRR.

The joint committee recommended that the Blue Card office be institutionalized, staffed by regular employees for purposes of accountability.

Limits on the coverage for Blue Card beneficiaries will also be set to allow more indigents to avail of the program.

Instead of limiting Blue Card recipients to families with a total annual income of P40,000, the joint-committee recommended that families with a total annual income of P60,000 or less can qualify for the program.

The family income will be determined by the barangay captain and the City Social Welfare and Development Office.

Qualified applicants will be issued a Blue Card without any fee required, the committee recommended.

During extreme emergency cases, the beneficiaries shall notify the Blue Card office, within 24 hour of his admission. However, if the admission falls on a holiday, the patient or his representative is required to notify the Blue Card office the day immediately following the holiday.

Ben, I suggest you send your son to Silliman University in Dumaguete. There are active soccer teams there who have been competing in national championships. Soccer is very much part of many students' activities in Negros.

Sa Bohol, wala gyud tay sports nga identified nga active ang mga Bol-anon.

Ben, we don't have a soccer field in Tagbilaran. But your son can use the CPG Complex for his soccer practice. There is a ball field there.

Quote from: Mari on November 12, 2007, 06:58:25 PM
ur heavensent Michael Ligalig thanks!

Let me know Mari if you want a search engine optimization campaign for your website. I'm also developing websites for other Philippine provinces. I have automatic and manual tools for that.

By Kit Bagaipo
The Bohol Chronicle

They want their land titles back and demands from the government to pay them in compensatory damages for loss of income in the past ten years.

More than 100 disgruntled farmers attended the dialogue last Monday held at the Bohol Irrigation Project Stage-1 (BHIP-1) offices in Pilar town with project manager Engr. Olympio Galagala in attendance.

However, Gov. Erico Aumentado, Representatives Edgar Chatto, Roberto Cajes and Adam Relson Jala did not show up in the dialogue.

The farmers from Dagohoy town have filed complaints against the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) and signed a petition seeking for a congressional inquiry into the failure of the Bohol Irrigation Project Stage-1 (BHIP-1) to irrigate their land.

Some 30 farmers are leading the proposal of those demanding back their land titles as they were supposed to benefit from the P1.4-billion BHIP-1 (Malinao Dam).

The irrigation project was commissioned in 1996 and was supposed to irrigate some 4,900 hectares of rice fields.

However, since it started operations in 1996, only 65-percent of the dam's service area has been irrigated, according to a NIA evaluation report.

THE COMPLAINT

According to the farmers, in 1996, representatives from NIA surveyed their lands and told them that these were part of the irrigable area of Malinao Dam.

NIA told the farmers that they have to convert their land into rice paddies to benefit from the irrigation project. They were assured of three cropping seasons per year.

Josephina Flordeliza, 69, resident of barangay Caluasan, Dagohoy, said that at first she refused to allow NIA to convert her piece of land into rice paddies as it had several coconut trees and she used to plant cassava, sweet potatoes and bananas in it.

Flordeliza said NIA representatives told her that they will take over the property and its future harvests if she refuses to level her land.

Felicima Luengas, 71, also of barangay Caluasan, Dagohoy, said she did not agree with NIA's offer. However, she was surprised that sometime in 1997, two bulldozers from NIA started levelling her 1-hectare land that had coconut trees, vegetable crops and corn.

A similar fate befell on Primitivo Araiz, 63, who claimed that NIA representatives told him that even if he refuses to convert his 3-hectare property into rice paddies, NIA will still level it as it was part of Malinao's service area.

LOAN OFFER

According to Araiz, those who could not afford to pay for the levelling were offered loans by NIA.

The loan was payable for a period of ten years of which NIA had to take their land titles as collateral.

NIA and the farmers executed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the loan setting the terms of payment and the forfeiture of the properties in favor of NIA if the landowners fail to pay in ten years.

Some of the farmers who did not have titles yet for their properties were made to guarantee the loan with their declaration of real property.

ABANDONED AND INFERTILE

One of the complainants, Roman Rulida, a resident of barangay Caluasan, Dagohoy, who has a 5-hectare lot converted into rice paddies, said he was then utilizing his land by planting corn and cassava which he regularly sold to Philstarch and a part of the land had coconut trees which was also a source of income.

NIA purportedly assured Rulida that he will harvest 3 times every year with the permanent water supply from Malinao Dam.

However, ten years has passed and the farmers claimed they have never seen water flowing from Malinao Dam to their converted properties.

Rulida said NIA did not even construct lateral canals from Malinao Dam going to his rice paddies.

What made matters worse was that the idle lands also lost its fertility as a result of the leveling where the top soil was scraped. The leveling contractors were supposed to return the top soil where important soil nutrients are found, but this was not done, according to Rulida.

"NIA just left our properties after they bulldozed it," Araiz said.

Hence, for the past ten years, the farmers hardly had any income from the converted lands.

Other landowners suffered the same fate of the farmers. Some of them were dismayed and just abandoned their unproductive land to the care of tenants.

MORE LIABILITY

According to the disgruntled farmers, despite the fact that no water from Malinao Dam has reached their area, NIA still collects from them the agreed irrigation service fee (ISF) of P3,000 per year or P1,500 each cropping season.

Thus, even if the farmland owners have minimal harvests from their other rice lands, they were forced to pay the ISF because non-payment of which would entail a 10-percent penalty.

Eugenio Timon Jr., 66, also of barangay Caluasan, Dagohoy, said that NIA leveled his 3-hectare property where he used to plant corn and cassava.

Presently, Timon still owes NIA P59,000 for the leveling.

Despite his unproductive 3-hectare lot, he is compelled to pay NIA P4,500 each cropping season (P1,500 per hectare).

Timon said he could barely pay the ISF through his meager income from another rice field which he cultivates.

The First Consolidated Bank will open tomorrow its new branch office for its Tagbilaran City downtown branch and at the same time three new branches in Iloilo, Antique and Albay.

FCB Vice President N. Tolentino Gallares said the opening of the new branch premises and new branches is in line with the ongoing program of the bank to upgrade its branch premises and facilities and to strengthen its reach and capabilities in growth centers and the countryside.

The FCB Tagbilaran downtown branch will move from Metro Centre Hotel Bldg. to its new location along M.H. del Pilar Street.

The new FCB branches and their locations: FCB Iloilo Branch, West Diversion Rd., Dungon-A, Jaro, Iloilo City; FCB San Jose Branch, Bantayan St., San Jose, Antique; and FCB Legaspi City Branch, Rizal St., Legaspi City, Albay.

All but two of the new branches of the bank are two-storey building.  FCB Tagbilaran Downtown Branch and FCB Iloilo City Branch are a one-storey and three-storey buildings, respectively.
FCB has opened a total of four new branches this year.  Last May FCB opened its Maramag Branch in Maramag, Bukidnon to serve the vast agricultural areas in Bukidnon and nearby municipalities of South Cotabato and Lanao del Sur.

With the opening of these branches, FCB has now 45 branches and 16 marketing and promotional centers nationwide, making the bank one of the biggest private development banks in the country.

--press release

Quote from: asianfairy on November 12, 2007, 06:36:44 PM
Bitaw..sayon ragyod kay mangutana sila daan kon may chance ba kay kon No ang answer di na sila mag usik usik oras panguyab. So kon yes..gani ang tubag morag lami ipanguyab kay sure gyod magkauyab ha.ha.

I didn't use the word "chance." I prefer: "Naa kaha koy paglaum nimo?" 

Employers from the private and government sectors are advised to release the original copy of the Member Data Record (MDR) issued by PhilHealth to their employees.

This is to hasten the compliance of the employed PhilHealth member in filing claim requirements in hospitals and to avoid instances of delay in the processing of their reimbursements.

The MDR is a document required in hospitals beginning September 1 this year for the purpose of availing PhilHealth benefits based on PhilHealth Circular No. 7, s-2007 (as amended by PhilHealth Circular No. 12, s-2007).  PhilHealth-accredited hospitals require the MDR for counter-checking of the member or his dependent’s information as written in the PhilHealth Claim Form 1.

All PhilHealth members under the Employed Sector, Individually Paying Program, Non-Paying Program, and Overseas Workers Program are advised to keep the original copy of the MDR, together with the PhilHealth number card (PNC) issued to them upon registration.  Employers may keep a photocopy of their employees’’ MDRs for record purposes.

Furthermore, employers are also advised to register their employees with PhilHealth within 30 calendar days from the start of employment.  Employers must let their newly-hired employees fill out the M1a registration form and indicate the names in the duly accomplished Er2 form before they are given the MDR and PNC.

When an MDR gets lost or destroyed, the PhilHealth member or a representative can ask for another copy from the membership counter at the PhilHealth Members Assistance Center.  Those who make a request for more than four people at one time, shall let their representative bring a letter with the complete names and PhilHealth identification numbers (PIN) of the members being represented, requesting such a reprint.

--published by the Bohol Chronicle

Quote from: Mari on November 12, 2007, 06:30:42 PM
Mike naa nya koy coming na website na ipapromote ha...thanks in advance

sure, Mari...

press release
printed by the Bohol Chronicle

Batuan, Bohol - Lawmakers that composed the Sangguniang Bayan led by Vice-Mayor Jojie Leyson in this town have completed the two-day workshop training seminar on Effective Local Legislation.

Vice-Gov. Julius Caesar Herrera, who initiated the said training primarily for barangay officials, expressed gratitude to Vice-Mayor Leyson for inviting his trainers and staff to conduct the activity.

Herrera emphasized that the activity is not solely meant to teach the municipal councilors of the intricacy and nitty-gritty of legislation but to enhance their know-how by way of injecting some trends and updates in legislation.

The councilors painstakingly underwent four modules for basic Resolution/Ordinance drafting, Validity Test of a Valid Ordinance, Legislative Processes/Committee Meetings and Parliamentary Rules and Procedures.
The seminar undertaken by the councilors made this town the first to complete this kind of training which, he hopes, would cascade to other municipalities, said Herrera.

Both Leyson and Mayor Gregoria Pepito expressed gratitude for the holding of the training that benefits the councilors. Pepito also thanked the visitors and resource persons -- Atty. Lahar Ayuban, vgo chief of staff; Dave Mar, head, special project/research unit; Michael Maslog and Ric Obedencio and support staff â€" for the job well done.

Also gracing the affair were Board Members Ester Corazon Galbreath and Josil Trabajo to boost the morale of the training workshop participants.

Next in line to undertake the seminar would be the newly-elect and re-elected barangay officials of this town, said Herrera after conferring with Leyson and Pepito.

Written By Juan Mercado

Maids are seen, not heard, cacique-style households claim.  But then, they never met Ophelia A. Belo. An overseas domestic helper, Mrs. Belo bested 489 other students in a skills training program, at the Filipino Workers' Resource Center, in Malaysia. Here's an abridged version of her valedictory address:

There's joy in my heart because I proved, once again, there's a reward for hard work and excellence. But  I'm  sad  for  my  fellow graduates, myself, our  country and people.

Homeland of brilliant, highly skilled and articulate people, (the Philippines) is now number one supplier of cheap labor. We kid ourselves saying: nothing wrong in being a domestic helper.  Oh come on!  I' m a "DH," and not ashamed to be so.  But then, what? 

Look at the big picture. There's not much hope if we remain in our country.  Over 3,200 Filipinos leave daily, many of them for good. (They seek) jobs that can send children to school, buy medicine, repair our dilapidated shanties, or pay our (debts).     
         
What happened to "Pearl of the Orient Seas?"  In 1961, many Malaysians dreamt to study in UP, La Salle or Ateneo. Today, Malaysians employ Filipino domestic helpers.  They sent an astronaut into space, while we quarrel about government contracts and election rigging. OFWs must begin the renewal process.

Global labor markets are unforgiving. Only those who never stop learning will survive in this mind-boggling competition for skills. Filipino engineers and IT technicians compete with Indian computer wizards.  Our oil and gas engineers are preferred by Malaysian employers. (Their) engineers work in UK and the Middle East - the result of globalization of human capital.   
                      .           
(Filipino) domestic helpers are preferred by Malaysian royalty and top businessmen. But they're only a miniscule 2% of Malaysia's DH market. Indonesia commands more than 90% of the 500,000 household service providers here.   

The Philippine government aims for quality jobs. We frown on quantity of the "5 D's": jobs that are "dirty, difficult, dangerous, demeaning and deceptive". But the few Filipina DHs have higher pay and better terms of employment. Along with other OFWs, they study in FWRC and learn word processing, multiple computer applications to even financial management. Embassy officials arm OFWs with knowledge of labor, family, immigration, contract, even criminal law Migrant workers are more confident when confronted with legal issues. OFWs from Malaysia now venture to UK and Canada with better attitudes and skills.

Commencement is a starting point. After this celebration, we need to create a meaningful difference in our country.                       

First: Let us not remit everything we earn. Let us save at least 50% and keep it until we go home for good.  Second: let's take courses that will help in our reintegration, It is excellence we must bring to a globalizing world.                                 

Third:  Let us write our congressmen, newspapers, e-mail our opinions and denounce abuses of our political leaders.  And fourth: let's rally behind honest hardworking officials.     
           
Fifth: Let us share our knowledge with other OFWs Sixth: Let us discipline our families at home.  They should learn not to squander our remittances. We worked hard for the money and we should not tolerate extravagance.     
                                     
Seventh: let us be aware of economic, social and political developments in our   country.  We should monitor trends and programs for our country's future.  And let us share our thoughts with those who spend our remittances.   
                          .                     
Number eight: Be aware that, in the Philippines, all that was, all that are, and all that will be, are driven by economic realities: high population growth, excess cheap labor, globalization without safety nets, insufficient social services.  These exacerbate our people's pains. Thus, the joy of my success is eclipsed by sadness in our situation as a nation and as a people. We must feel the pain, so we will do something about it.   

According to a social scientist: "The future belongs to the discontented." Filipinos should start to be discontented with our situation and tell our leaders of our discontentment.   
             
A Chinese philosopher said: "It is crazy to expect different results if we continue to repeat the same mistakes." Filipinos must accept there are far too many mistakes. And we have to correct them.
And according to Dr. Jose Rizal, in his novel "Noli Me Tangere": recorded in the history of human sufferings is a cancer of so malignant a character that the least touch irritates it.
             
More than a century after Rizal, the cancer is still here - a social cancer, an economic malady. The only difference is that we can do something about it. And we should. 

By Jes B. Tirol
Columnist
The Bohol Chronicle

Proem

The government tells us that the economy is good. The people are wondering, if the economy is good, why are we still hard up? So the next question is, to whom is the economy good?

Conflicting Theories

The government espouses the Keynesian theory of economics. It is the theory taught in schools because it is the theory used in the United States and written in American textbooks. We study American textbooks and our graduates learn the Keynesian theory. The Monetarist economy is not studied and it is not favored by our laws and legislations.

The Boholanos, even though they do not know it, are espousing the Monetarist theory of economics. The event of a fiesta is a good example of an application of the Monetarist economic theory.

The Keynesian theory favors economic growth. The Monetarist theory favors economic expansion. In the Keynesian theory the economy can grow like a tree but it may not expand. The export processing zones are examples of growth in the economy but it does not cause the economy to expand.

The Monetarist economy, like an adult person, can expand, even if it can no longer grow. The establishment of many sari-sari stores or small repair shops are examples of the application of Monetarist economy.

Inherent Differences

Keynesian economic theory favors controlled inflation, usually 4%, as the fuel of economic growth. Monetarist theory does not want inflation. The growth should be fueled by expanded economic activity or many small businesses.

Keynesian theory favors credit or spending now what is to be earned in the future. Due to the inherent inflation, it is better to spend now while your future deflated earning has still a greater purchasing power. This is the reason why Americans always buy on credit.

Monetarist theory favors spending only what you earn after you earn it. The Boholanos favor the baylo and hulam of money. The Boholanos will say “Pabayloa o pahulama ko og kwarta. = Let me borrow money.” In the Boholano culture the baylo and hulam do not entail money interest. The “borrow (hulam)” in the bank is different because it is a Keynesian theory and it already entails interest. No bank will let you borrow without interest and collateral.

Keynesian theory is measured in terms of wealth and poverty while Monetarist theory is measured in terms of satisfaction and quality of life. The fiesta in Bohol is a Monetarist economy because it is anchored on thanksgiving for God’s blessings. The money is spent to share one’s blessings with his fellow Boholanos. In other words it is measured in terms of satisfaction.

The Consequence

The government tells us that the economy has grown because foreign money is invested in the Philippines. However, this money is invested by foreigners for the purpose of their own profit. Once they earn the profit they brought their profit outside the country. The lower strata of the economic pyramid do not benefit from this investment and therefore they are still hard up.

Add to this the monetary policy that your bank deposit earns only 2% with 20% tax. However, if you borrow from the bank you will pay interest of 20% for the borrowed money. In spite of this situation the Boholanos still continue to deposit in the bank and would not borrow.

There is an oversupply of money in Bohol as shown from the fact that local banks are declaring losses. They pay more interest to the deposits than the earnings from borrowings. That is the reason why our local banks do not pay income taxes because they do not have income.

Since our government and our economists fail to appreciate the Monetarist economics of the Boholanos, the money of the Boholanos is invested in the informal economy. The informal economy does not pay taxes and the government would not earn. Those who have extra money to invest, finance the “swertres.” Where else could they earn from their money? The bettors hope that they will win. Where else could they hope to earn money also?

The economy of mainland China is an example of a Monetarist economy that has survived the stranglehold of the Keynesian economy of the United States. Since 1948 and until the present the salary level of the workers in mainland China is still the same. But the workers have little to worry because education and medical care are free.

In the Keynesian economy of the Philippines the inflation since 1948 is already 6,150%. (Note: In 1948 the daily wage was only P4 compared to today’s P250). So the stable 1948 prices in China become very cheap compared to our own.

When and unless our economists can reconcile the conflicting economic theories, the people will remain hard up.

By Manny Bautista
Bohol Chronicle

With the way he sounded, Mexican boxer Antonio Meza is bent upon further ruining the career of young Filipino prospect Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista.

Interviewed by Mexican website notifight.com, the 25-year-old Meza guaranteed his countrymen that he will bring home the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercon-tinental superbantamweight belt at stake in his 12-round encounter with Bautista.

Meza will conclude his training on Nov. 26 and will immediately fly to Manila. This will be Meza’s first fight outside of Mexico.

Meza has a record of 23-3 with 16 knockouts while Bautista carries a 23-1 record with 17 KOs.
“I’ve been preparing for this kind of opportunity. I know how he fights. But I am a fighter and I do not rely on video tapes alone. What is important is I know what to do inside the ring to win,” said Meza.
“It is a challenge that I can surpass. I’m ready to fight in the Philippines and will bring the title back home with me,” said Meza.

Meza, meanwhile, won a vacant regional title during his last outing, the WBC Fecombox super bantamweight crown by stopping compatriot Romel Aguilar in the third round June of this year at the Palenquel del Fex in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Meza expressed his awareness about the way their bout is being hyped in the Philippines.
“I am going to show them that I have the technical and physical capacity to win in front of his home crowd,” said Meza.

Bautista is hard-pressed to win this bout, hoping that a victory will regain for him the adulation he lost when he bowed to world super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon of Mexico via a crushing first round technical knockout loss.

Bautista’s loss in some ways spoiled what many Filipinos thought was a scintillating 5-1 win scored by Team Philippines over Mexico during the second staging of the fledgling World Cup of Boxing held last Aug. 11 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.

The Meza-Bautista bout will topbill a thrilling year-end boxing extravaganza scheduled on the morning of Dec. 2 at the Araneta Coliseum. The event is presented by Third Force Promotions led by Noli Eala.
Serving as the supporting main event is 18-year-old sensation AJ “Bazooka” Banal (15-0-1, 12 KOs) who will go up against another Mexican fighter Jovanny Soto (25-7-1, 20 KOs) in a 10-round clash.

Also seeing action is reigning Philippine bantamweight champion, Michael Domingo, one of the five World Cup winners last August, who will be challenged this time by Tanzanian Anthony Mathias in another 10-rounder.

Newly-crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia-Pacific minimum weight champion Milan Melindo is also set to strut his wares in the undercard. (Manny B.)

published by the Bohol Chronicle

The registration fee is pegged at P1,000. This includes free lunch; free afternoon snacks; accreditation fee; license fee; and certificate. Participants are advised to go directly to the UB gym on Nov. 16 to register.

In a related vein, the local hierarchy of the BAP does not recognize a certain Romy Delima as its member. Furthermore, authority is not given upon him to canvass and or transact business in behalf of the association.
3rd Graham C. Lim Basketball Challenge.
Games Today (BWS Gym)
1st game: (8 a.m.) GCS mini Eagles v. BIT-IC mini Cruisers â€" Elem.
2nd game: BWS Jaguars vs. HSS mini Cruisers â€" Elem.

3rd game: BWS Golden Dragons v. MHS Blue Marlins â€" Hi-school. The Basketball Association of the Philippines â€" Bohol chapter (BAP) is getting ready for the holding of the upcoming accreditation seminar on basketball officiating set on Nov. 16 to 18 at the UB gym from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The resource speaker from the national capital region (NCR) will tackle on the proper behavior of basketball referees; their endurance; mechanics of the game; and the current international rules on basketball as adopted by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

The members of the municipal chapters of the local BAP have been urged to attend said clinic so they can refresh and update their knowledge on the latest amendments to the rules promulgated by Fiba. New and aspiring basketball referees are expected.

Likewise, it is necessary for all members to renew their licenses in order for them to be qualified to vote in the BAP congress sometime in February next year.

The municipal commissioners have been deputized to disseminate all information relative to the basketball referees accreditation gab and to gather all interested parties within his area of jurisdiction.
The provincial office of the Basketball Association of the Philippines exclusively recognized the following as municipal commissioners:

Jose Barrera, Antequera; Florencio Balazuela, Maribojoc; Kag. Ignacio Castil Jr., Loon; Rodolfo Cubelo, Calape; Christopher Dolera, Tubigon; Allan Arcales, Clarin; Dante Auxtero, Talibon; Gregorio Cirunay, Dauis; Dindo Magalona, Catigbian; Ambrosio Suquillo Jr., Sagbayan; Dominic Capin, Danao; Alnico “Titik” Ancog, Bilar; Kag. Aries Polinar, Batuan; Vice Mayor Jonathan Reyes, San Miguel; Renato Polinar, Ubay; Roel Balonga, Trinidad; Rafael “Ariel” Butcon Jr., Alicia; Rene Sistona, Candijay; Kag. Edgardo Ybañez, Mabini; Donato Lumacang Jr.

Contact persons: Anda; Allen Galolo, Jagna; Feliciano “Pepe” Gallantes, G-Hernandez; Gil Jun “Tatang” Legitimas, Dimiao.

The world’s top woodpushers converge in the 2nd President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup International Open Chess Tournament on Nov. 21 to 28 at the Deputy Free Festival Mall at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila.

Aside from Filipino masters around 100 foreign nationals from 14 different countries are expected to join the tournament, sanctioned by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

Countries that are expected to send delegations are China, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Iran, India, Iraq, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, Chinese Taipe, Singapore, Jordan and Papua New Guinea.

The event will play nine rounds using the Swiss System format with a time control of 90 minutes.
A total of $40,000 is at stake with the top 32 players receiving cash prizes.

The champion will get $6,000 while second and third placers will get $5,000 and $4,000, respectively.

Rodney Morris and Marcus Chamat will spearheaded the international team in the Kabayan World 9-Ball Challenge: Philippines vs. Rest of the World on Nov. 12-13 at the Filipina Hotel in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro.

Morris, a multi-titled player, and Chamat are two of the fancied players in the World Pool Championship, which open last week at the Araneta Coliseum.

“Any five Filipino professional cue artists are hard to beat,” said Morris, a former US Open and World Pool League champion. “But nobody’s unbeatable in this game.”

Chamat, married to a Filipina, is a veteran of several team competitions being a mainstay of Team Europe in the Mosconi Cup.

He won the World Summit of Pool in 2005, a year after stopping the marvelous run of Marlon Manalo in the quarterfinals of the World Pool Championship in Taipei, Taiwan. They will meet again in Calapan City.
Manalo will be the chief mate of reigning world champion Ronnie Alcano in the Team Philippines, which also includes 2006 Asian Games gold medallist Antonio Gabica, 1998 Asian Games gold medallist Gandy Valle and Manny Pacquiao International 9-Ball Open winner Jeffrey De Luna.

The other players in the international team are Darren Appleton of England, Karl Boyes of the United Kingdom and John Higgins of Scotland.

Appleton is the world’s top ranked English 8-Ball Pool player while Boyes is the 2004 World Cup singles champion. Higgins, on the other hand, is a legend in snooker with three world titles on his belt.
The winning team in the event supported by Pagcor, PCSO, Department of Tourism, San Miguel Corporation, Accel, Ncomputing of Benjie Javier, Solar Sports, Business Mirror, Manila Times and the local officials of Oriental Mindoro will receive $20,000 while the losing team will go home with $10,000.

--published by the Bohol Chronicle

The Holy Name University Falcons and the Bohol Institute of Technology Super Cruisers will try to take their luck anew in the coming 2007 Visayas Amateur Athletics Association (VAAA) cagefest.
Both teams were eliminated in the launching of the regionwide tourney last year.

The second season of VAAA was formally launched Thursday at the Yayoy’s Grill and Resto Bar attended by representatives of competing squads.

The opening is set on Nov. 18 with two games on tap at the Cebu Coliseum.

In the first game, the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors will play the Asian College of Technology (ACT) Cyber Knights while facing off in the main game are the defending champions University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars and last year’s losing finalists Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras.
Other competing teams are powerhouse University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers, Salazar Colleges of Science and Institute of Technology (SC-SIT) Skyblazers, Dumaguete’s Silliman University (SU), Asian College of Science and technology (Acsat) and Foundation University (FU), Bohol’s Holy Name University (HNU) and Bohol Institute of Technology (BIT) and Leyte’s Western Leyte College (WLC).
USC, UVA and ACT are league newcomers.

The league is sanctioned by the Basketball Association of the Philippines-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP) which according to Alcoseba, promised to send the VAA champion to the Universiad slated next year in Bangkok.

The champion team will receive P100,000 worth of sports equipment, while the runner-up will get P500,000. Third to fourth placers will receive P30,000 and P20,000, respectively.
League founder Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba assured competing teams that the league will shoulder their travel expenses and P200 meal allowances.

A player who will suffer an injury during the tournament will also get enough support.
“We will donate P30,000 to an injured player who will need surgery. If the injury is minor, the league has its own doctors who will check on the players,” said Alcoseba, who is also the founder of the fledgling Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA).

--published by the Bohol Chronicle

Every now and then I will be posting web address below my avatar. It could be on a daily basis.

If you wish your website to be promoted here in Tubag Bohol, just send me a PM or e-mail me at webmaster@mikeligalig.com and tell me about your website.

Tubag Bohol members who have websites will be given priority in this promotional drive.

The local office of the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) has received reports that a group of individuals based in the eastern part of the province are allegedly soliciting or inviting participants to a basketball officiating licensing seminar to be held sometime in December this year.

The BAP Bohol does not own nor give authority to any person to call or hold any licensing or accreditation clinic or seminar or any similar activity whatsoever.  Furthermore, the source from BAP Bohol said request for accreditation seminar must be channeled through the local representatives of the BAP in order to materialize.

The move to hold the said seminar must have been made by people who want to undermine the BAP Bohol leadership; raise funds for their own personal consumption.
Aspiring and regular members of the BAP throughout the province are warned not to take a grasp on any transactions regarding this matter.

Instead, all neophytes and veteran referees are reminded of the forthcoming accreditation and refreshers’ course in basketball officiating on November 16-18 at the UB gym.

--published by the Bohol Chronicle

Bulky power forward Charles Barkley Dano lifted Ponit Chinelas Dagan (Pochida) past Blue, 80-77 to capture the championship crown of the 3rd Bohol Wisdom School All Alumni Basketball League (BWSAABL) Saturday at the BWS gym.

With a little less than a minute Blue was ahead 77-76 Pochida pressured their opponents as sweet shooting Mark Rabuya bubbled at the mid-court upon a double teaming effort as Dano out of nowhere stole the ball from behind who subsequently drove for the basket to give his team a hairline margin.
In their counter offensive play tall boy Shote Tan has no one to pass to but an opposing Christian Salve who sank a powerful under the basket shot with 3 ticks to go to nail the final count, 80-77.

The game went though evenly as no team led by more than 7 in a quarter as exchanges of arsenals ensued as the Blues’ firepower led by former two time MVP Bj Udtohan, Ralph Molina, and Rabuya was negated by the equally accurate marksmanship of the Pochida in Andrei Jayag, JP Lim, Salve, and Dano.
The BWSAABL is a tournament from which exclusively participated in by all alumni of the Bohol Wisdom School including its current varsity teams, the Vanguards and the Golden Dragons.  It is held every summer and semester breaks.

Pochida 80, Jayag 25, Dano 16, Salve 15, JP Lim 11, Racho 6, Sumaoy 4, Molina 2.  Blue 77 Udtohan 30, Rabuya 23, Molina 10, S. Tan 8, Ampong 2, Bolos 2, Vergara 2.
Referees: G. Cabalit/G. Cirunay.

--published by the Bohol Chronicle

Powerhouse Bohol Wisdom School mini Dragons in a show of firepower superiority downed erstwhile archrival Grace Christian Eagles, 68-53 in the resumption of the mini basketball competition of the ongoing 13th Bohol Schools Amateur Athletic Association (BSAAA) 3rd Graham C Lim Basketball Challenge Saturday at the BWS gym.

A solid attack by the mini Dragons in the second quarter spelled the difference in the game as the duo of Rey Magtahas and most improved Kevin Mascariñas ignited a 10-0 blast to run to put their in the driver’s seat, 31-19 at lemon time.

The red-hot Romy Balonga salvaged San Isidro High School Monkeys to victory against the undermanned Bohol Wisdom School Vanguards, 68-63 to extend their winning streak to maintain a clean slate at 3-0.
Aside from Balonga, the Monkeys banked on the highly spirited plays of team captain Tata Lagao, and Fred Bustamante.  They made more of their offensive plays in the middle as Bigboy Jake Gregorio and tall boy Jules Labisures were nowhere to stop them.
For unknown reason the duo were absent during the game.

Then Kyle Panong held his own against a taller Dong Guday in the fourth in collaboration with Mascariñas and Magtahas.  The all game long brilliance of Van Excel Garrote contributed much to the orchestration of the pattern plays to control the momentum of the game.

The 13th BSAAA 3rd Graham C Lim Basketball Challenge is ably supported by Mayor Dan Lim; Petron Philippines; Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo B. Madanguit; SK Chair Bonefir Baguio; Cebu PJ Stars; Mr. and Mrs. Leo B. Madanguit; STY Marketing; Bohol Wisdom School; First Consolidated Bank; Big Topz; Holy Spirit Schoo; Grandma’s Purified Water; Bohol Chronicle; DYRD AM/FM; Camilo Torralba; and Bohol Times.

--published by the Bohol Chronicle

ben, i was often told during first introduction: "ija-ija, aho-aho diay ka" or "ninja ray mopatay ninjo diay ka." i just smiled. kapoy na mangita ug bikil.

sa mindanao, i was subject to many jokes like "pakisabaw-pakibahog diay ka" or "lamesa ra man konoy patag didto"

daghan pud moingon: "kanindot sa bohol, gusto jud ko moadto didto."

By Bingo P. Dejaresco III
Bohol Chronicle

The Chronicle speaks with one voice with 92% of surveyed Boholanos in calling for the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan. The entity has become as useless as a refrigerator in hell and has led the youth towards the Road of Perdition.

Infamously, the SK's performance in youth or community projects is as dismal as the Philippine sporting record in the Olympics - a few medals and far between. It is as inutile as Projects deemed "white elephants" - expensive to create and maintain but neglectful of the youth concerns like drug addiction, youth gangsterism and violence, premarital sex and unwed mothers and scores of drop-outs roaming the streets armed with bad intentions.

The SK's constituency (youth) are in a state of neglect while the leaders concoct the equivalent of "Inner Circle" social clubs married to the proposition of advancing their narrow self-interests. Meantime, the SK chairmen collect the equivalent salaries of barangay captains and kagawads, the citified ones getting P 7,000 a month and the poorer cousins in the towns at P1,000- P5,000 a month. Collectively, that translates to millions in useless Government Expenditure.

We thought Imee Marcos in her KB (Kabataang Barangay) time was a political opportunist. But at least the elected youth leaders were required to make professional monthly reports and had leadership training programs. Our SK today is a worse one -and decadent,too.

Decadent - because it corrupted the morals of the Youth so early in their life by prostituting the electoral process that we just witnessed so clearly last Monday during the SK Polls. Supposed to be non-partisan, the SK polls instead brought out the worst elements of politics and made the SK candidates the "interns" to perfect the art of corrupting elections.

It was an ageless political Kingmaker who astutely said "In the Philippines, all politics is local." Having confirmed that hypothesis into theory , the SK became the battleground of older politicians who want to retain or wrest the political levers at the barangay level. Thus like their older folks who "corrupt by example" - they drowned the community with money (P300 per voter) plus (leader and entertainment expenses) and completed the sham of elections whose results are determined by money and patronage politics.

They expect these barangay leaders to be the road runners in the next local and national elections -and return the favor of those who had financed their campaign by getting them elected likewise by hook or by crook - usually by crook.

Aside from the politicians, unfortunately, it is also the parents themselves and relatives with dollars abroad who also contribute to the financing scheme to "buy their children into positions of power." Return on investment? Or just the pride to be have kins called as elected officials?

The Chronicle had rightly postulated that expensive elections is one of the glaring reasons why corruption exists in this country (as in the worst in Asia) because recouping time (for election expenses) means corrupting the dispersal of public funds and projects.

This whole corrupt cycle stinks - both the deserving (but penniless) candidates lose elections. Meritorious projects are set aside in favor of less useful ones but which will benefit the financial and political supporters of the winning candidates.

The SK and the mode the officials get elected stink to high heavens. Shame, shame, shame, Our National Hero Dr Jose Rizal who hoped the youth would be the hope of the Motherland is now squirming in his grave â€" wanting to rise from his grave on All Souls Day and lecture us about nationalism and public service.
Let's do ourselves a favor -abolish the SK now. By legislation if possible. Calling our Honorable solons.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/837001/airbus_a380_in_action

Airbus 380, the latest creation of Airbus Company.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6NR2mG7kHA

More than the Usual, a Wow Philippines tourism campaign series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfkX2i1B7Ww

Wow Chocolate Hills. Wow Philippines tourism campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDKnKi7b4VU

Philippine Shopping, a tourism campaign for the Philippines.

http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/903827/grownups_playground.swf

adult playground. pag-amping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X04ZCNQ3DOo

Wow Philippines: English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN6yaYKkLzM

if you don't like this island, we have more of this kind in the Philippines...

a tourism campaign for the Philippines.

okay ra ang video, thyl? im just testing it if it works.

one needs a fast internet connection to have it played uninterrupted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdBANriBrlw

30-second tourism ad campaign for Philippine tourism.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaqYq7XdRRw

Halika Byahe Tayo, still a love song for us though it does not mention Bohol, the number one tourist destination in the Philippines.

Just copy the direct url of the video and there is no need to highlight the url.

But in order to have your video url successfully posted in Tubag Bohol, you must still write a message below your url as your introduction or explanation or comment on the video clip, otherwise you will get an error message telling you that you post / message body is empty.

Many thanks to Karl Benson of youposted.com who is behind this special feature of SMF now available in Tubag Bohol website.

Tubag Bohol Supports the following Video sites:

- YouTube (Standard & Playlists)
> Any sites: Global | Brasil | France | Ireland | Italia | Japan | Nederland | Polska | Espa?a | United Kingdom
- Google Video
> Global(.com) | Australia(.com.au) | United Kingdom(.co.uk) | Deutsch(.de) | Espa?a(.es)
> France(.fr) | Italia(.it) | Nederland(.nl) | Polska(.pl) | Canada(.ca)
- MetaCafe
- MySpaceTv
- Stage6 *(Requires Installation of Dixv Plugin)
- Veoh
- Gametrailers
- LiveLeak
- CellFish
- MyVideo.de
- ClipFish.de
- Liberio.it
- 123video.nl
- VSocial
- IFilm
- Sevenload
- Revver
- BrightCove
- Aniboom
- Vimeo
- Guba
- Glumbert
- Tudou
- dv.ouou
- Biku
- GameVideos

Cocktail with energizing drinks and vodka, can be life threating. It has similar effects to cocaine and heroine, as a recent study realized by the researchers at the Wake Forest University from New Carolina, concluded.

The combination between these 2 drinks can be lethal because of the opposing effects they have on the brain.

The alcohol is a depressant of the nervous system, affecting judgment, the voluntary motor activity generating confusion and can also go into comma, meanwhile the caffeine contained in the energizing drinks is a stimulant of the nervous system.

The researchers discovered the fact that peoples which drink vodka mixed with energizing drinks , drink with 36% more alcohol and have doubled their weekly drunken episodes.

The study also proved that 40% of the people who mix alcohol with energizing drinks frequently, get into specialised clinics for alcohol abuse. The study point out the fact that people which consume this kind of cocktail have their chances of getting into big trouble or even die, doubled.

source: medicalhand.com

Sister Aya, humorous man kaayo to si Papa. Sa balay, magsige man lang mi ug katawa adtong iyang mga jokes. His high school classmates went to the burial and they told me that papa had always been a "joker" among themselves sa ilang batch sa Holy Infant Academy.

kung mouli ta sa Anda, lahi na gyud nga wala na ang atong mga mahal sa kinabuhi.

Quote from: orChidsNroSes on November 12, 2007, 11:59:59 AM
The last time I saw Nong Dodong,..t'was a fiesta in our barrio.He's the person who keeps teasing me wherever we met.Hopss si kuan nangita nimo or nang regards nimo haha bisan naa na koy anak.Sugsugan lang jod...Mamarayeg ug inom sa balay with of course our Uncle Bennie.Bisan layo pa ta,he will call us.Kung muagi ko sa inyo maka motor,he will shout Hoy!..I'm also sad Mike nga nawala sila ni Uncle Bennie.Because when I come home sa ato,I will miss thier faces,ilang pagtagad, pamarayeg...Don't stay always in your room Mike,take a breath outside.If you wanna cry go on...This feeling takes some time but be stronger.

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 12, 2007, 11:52:56 AM
Mike,

Im am sincerely sorry for your deep, painful loss. Please know that we are thinking of you and praying for you and your family. Ayaw lang pa sad sad kalingaw dinha, pre, kai ma sakit imung dughan. You have so much to look forward to, my dear friend, so many beautiful faces who look forward to seeing you. You're Papa will always be with you, pre, even tho you cannot see him or hear him and touch him physically, he is always there with you. Naa man siya sa imung heart, pre. Dili man jud bungol ang ginoo sa luha sa tawo. I know this special poem that i always keep since i lost my Lola Nating back in 1998. And whenever i miss her so dearly, i read it and feel her presence again. Pre, know that we are here for you.

Thank you, Bran. I need to go through this process of grieving for some time. Time heals and I will wait for that time.

And thank you for the beautiful poem. The soul of the poem speaks of what I am feeling for my father.

It seems that I cannot endure listening to any music. I am crying again.

How I wish that I still have a father to see when I visit Bohol one day.

I don't know when my tears would subside.

I may smile and laugh but deep within me there is an unspoken pain, undefined sorrow that only those who have lost a loved one can fathom its deepness: I am longing to hold my father again. Once more.

Who Am I
by Casting Crowns band

Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Bridge:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

I am yours.

Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
'Cause I am yours.
I am yours.

Quote from: C2H4 on November 12, 2007, 04:41:22 AM
Hahaha, dong, you said if GEC were a man, you'd play chess with him...

however, if GEC were a woman...unsa man game imong duwaon with her?

takyan2x or tubig2x?

hahaha! joke

Thyl, if GEC were a lady, she will receive roses from Lorenzo courtesy of FedEx.

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 12, 2007, 02:57:21 AM
Hmm..haha my heart is throbbing just to see GEC. If GEC is a man, then I want to play a game of chess with you, sir, and have a long conversation about politics. If, however, you're a woman, well then. You'll get to see a different side of Mr. Lorenzo.

hahahahahaha!

I have a strong feeling that GEC is a man. He likes Mari's flower.

Quote from: Mari on November 12, 2007, 11:07:37 AM
bellaaaaa...you are so gorgeous! u look like a Hollywood couple. ang imong 'anabay' ruggedly handsome jud...no wonder u are always in 'heaven'. sagdi nang mga 'jungo' og 'wakwak'. Kebs! If they have nothing to do in life but be bitter... manigas sya!

now i know why ms da binsi is sleepless in michigan.

First of the hundreds of things that I wish to thank to my loved ones in Tubag Bohol is your presence.
In the beginning, I was all alone here. Now, I'm no longer alone; I'm no longer alone in reconnecting myself to our beloved province and its lovely people.

This site was built out of loneliness. It was my first time to travel abroad. To live in Thailand was a complete change of environment. They call it culture shock. Then the Lord God gave me an idea to explore into the richness of the Internet so that I can find my way back home.

Had I known that this site would grow this huge, I would have bought a separate domain for tubagbohol without my name. tubagbohol is a subdomain of mikeligalig.com, my personal website. My name should not be here in the first place. I had no idea that an experimental web effort would turn out to be a big network of soulmates.

I was not anticipating of the site's bright future: all I did was just gathering news and facts that appear important to me and useful to those who may visit the site. And suddenly the site was visited by many strangers who are now darling friends of mine - and your sweet friends, too.

This is purely an experimental journey in the web universe, a journey that has led me to many worlds of beautiful friendships.

Resolution 1: To love more and more...

Exercise yourself toward godliness. â€"1 Timothy 4:7

When Dean Karnazes completed the 26.2-mile New York Marathon in November 2006, it marked the end of an almost impossible feat of endurance. Karnazes had run 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. This exceptional athlete’s ultra-endurance feats include: running 350 continuous miles, mountain biking for 24 hours straight, and swimming across San Francisco Bay. That level of fitness requires relentless, dedicated training.

Spiritual fitness, Paul told Timothy, also takes much more than a relaxed approach to live a God-honoring life. In a culture marked by false teaching, along with extreme forms of self-indulgence and self-denial, Paul wrote: “Exercise [train] yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come” (1 Tim. 4:7-8).

Our bodies and our minds are to be dedicated to God and prepared for His service (Rom. 12:1-2). The goal is not spiritual muscle-flexing but godlinessâ€"a life that is pleasing to the Lord. Vigorous study of the Word, focused prayer, and bodily discipline are all part of the process.

How well we train greatly affects how well we run our race of life.
â€"David C. McCasland

Just as the body grows in strength
With exercise each day,
Our spirit grows in godliness
By living life God’s way.  â€"D. De Haan

Godly exercise is the key to godly character.

--from our Daily Bread devotional book

Charges vs. school staff on rape case
By KIT BAGAIPO
The Bohol Chronicle

An administrative complaint will be filed against an employee of Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School (DCPNHS) who is one of the accused in sexually assaulting two female students last September.

Tagbilaran City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Elpidio Jala directed DCPNHS principal Concepcion Bagotchay to initiate administrative charges against one Venancio Lauron, an administrative aide of said school.

Lauron is charged with rape by a 15-year old second year student of DCPNHS at the City Prosecutors Office.

However, Jala wants the administrative case to proceed independently from the criminal charges as he learned that the suspect is still reporting for work.

The suspect, together with a utility worker of DCPNHS identified as Rodel Terec allegedly raped two second year students at the employees' quarters of said school last September 17.

Jala expressed dismay to learn that the two minors stopped attending their classes allegedly after learning that the accused school employees are still reporting for work.

In a memorandum to Bagotchay, the schools superintendent said the rape victims should be given assistance and encouraged to report back to school.

If the students, however, chooses not to attend regular classes both can be enrolled in special classes offered by other public high schools here.

In their affidavits, the two students said that last September 17, around 3 p.m., they entered the employees' quarters of DCPNHS to charge their cellular phones.

The two knew another school employee who allows them to charge their phones at the staff quarters.

According to the victims, Lauron and Terec entered the quarters and raped them.

Two school employees witnessed the incident through the staff quarters' window.

A student also claimed to have seen the incident.

The Bohol Chronicle

The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bohol Branch 4, Tagbilaran City recently issued a decision dismissing Civil Case 5541 for Recovery of Illegally Seized Articles and Damages filed by Cirilo Raotraot against Levi Strauss (Phils.) Inc., Atty. Richard W. Sison, Asteria C. Caberte, Romulo A. Oppus, Angeline C. Briones, and Supt. Hiram Benatiro.

Judge Achilles L. Melicor, RTC-4 presiding judged penned the decision after almost 4 years of handling the case.

In a 12-page decision received by the Department of Trade and Industry-Bohol Provincial Office, Tagbilaran City, Judge Melicor issued the following ruling which we hereby quote in toto.

RULING

Plaintiff's complaint in the above-entitled case has two causes of action: Recovery of Illegally Seized Articles and Damages.

As regards the first cause of action, the plaintiff had opted not to pursue the same as the items seized by virtue of a search warrant had already been returned to him, per his pleading and open-court testimony. Thus, what is brought to focus in the instant complaint is only the plaintiff's second cause of action for damages.

In support of his claim for damages against defendants, plaintiff cited Article 20 of the New Civil Code, which provides: "Every person who, contrary to law, willfully or negligently causes damage to another shall indemnify for the same."

Plaintiff Averred that were it not of the raids conducted by herein defendants, his two business establishments would not have resulted to bankruptcy as he could no longer pay the amortization of his loan with the First Consolidated Bank (FCB) until his accumulated obligations reached P4,266,900 and his mortgaged real properties were foreclosed.

The question is posed - Did defendants commit an actionable wrong thus entitling plaintiff to damages which he now seeks in the case at bench?

It is an undisputed fact that defendant Levi Strauss (Phils), Inc. (LSPI) is the authorized licensee in the Philippines of Levi Strauss and Co. (LS and Co.). As such, LSPI is the only entity authorized to manufacture, distribute, and market, in the entire Philippines, articles of clothing, including denim jeans, bearing the Levi's Trademarks and Devices of manufacture clothing using the same.

The court is of the view and so holds that defendant LSPI's act thru defendant Atty. Sison is sending a cease and desist letter to plaintiff putting him on notice that Levi Strauss and Co. is the exclusive owner of the Levi's Trademarks and Devices and that LSPI is LS and Cos' licensee in the Phils. And in warning plaintiff that administrative, criminal, and civil proceedings would be brought against him if he failed to cease and desist from selling, offering for sale, advertising and distributing counterfeit Levi's garments is not contrary to law as in doing so it acted in good faith as it was just protecting its right over its legitimate products, Levi's garments, including Levi's jeans and therefore such exercise does not fall under the purview of Article 20 of the New Civil Code relied upon by plaintiff.

In participating in the proceedings against plaintiff Raoraot after receiving reports from the paralegal team of the law office of defendant Atty. Sison that plaintiff was found to have been engaged in the manufacture of counterfeit Levi's jeans is just an offshoot of defendant LSPI's valid and lawful exercise of their right to protect its trademark and garments more particularly Levi's jeans. More so, in the light of the admission by the plaintiff himself made in open Court that he was engaged in making counterfeit Levi's jeans upon the order of his customers being the owner of Ferrari Tailoring.

As regards the case against public defendants Asteria Caberte, Romulo A. Oppus, Angeline C. Briones and Supt. Hiram D. Binatero, the court would like to stress that "a public officer shall not be civilly liable for acts done in the performance of his official duties, unless there is a clear showing of bad faith malice and gross negligence (Par. 1, Section 38, Chapter 9, Book 1, 1987 Administrative Code).

It is undisputed that public defendants DTI officers Caberte, Oppus and Briones were just performing their duties under the mandate of Executive Order NO. 913 and DTI Orders No. 22 and 25 and that they have not been shown to have been motivated by bad faith and malice in performing their lawful duties.

On his part, defendant PNP Supt. Binatero was merely implementing the subject search warrant being a peace officer who has jurisdiction over the place to be searched and plaintiff's evidence does not show that Binatero was actuated by malice in implementing the search warrant.

All told, plaintiff's evidence is bereft of any showing that would establish any ulterior motive or personal ill-will on the part of any of the herein defendants that would warrant the granting of the reliefs sought by the plaintiff in his instant complaint for damages.

In their counterclaims against plaintiff, all the defendants failed to prove that plaintiff Raotraot was prompted by a sinister design to vex and humiliate defendants and that the instant complaint was deliberately initiated by the plaintiff knowing that the instant complaint was false and baseless.

It is axiomatic that, a person's right to litigate should not be penalized by holding him liable for damages. This is especially true when the filing of the case is to enforce what he believes to be his rightful claim against another although found to be erroneous. (Japan Ailines vs. Michael Asuncion and Jeanette Asuncion, G.R. No. 161730, (January 28, 2005).

"In the absence of a wrongful act or omission or of fraud or bad faith, moral damages cannot be awarded and that the adverse result of an action does not per se make the action wrongful and subject the actor to the payment of damages for the law could not have meant to impose a penalty on the right to litigate." (Albenson Enterprises Corporation vs. The Court of Appeals and Eugenio Baltao, 217 SCRA 16)

By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter

Could country music be worse for kids than rock music? If you judge by the number of alcohol and drug references in songs, a new study suggests the answer could be yes.

Researchers who looked at the bestselling songs in several genres from 2005 found that 37 percent of top country songs featured references to drugs or alcohol, compared to just 14 percent of rock songs.

"It's not like country music is as wholesome as mom and apple pie," said Ralph DiClemente, a professor of public health at Emory University who's familiar with the study findings.

But country couldn't hold a candle to rap music, whose singers referred to substance use in a whopping 77 percent of songs.

The study, released Wednesday at the American Public Health Association annual meeting, in Washington, D.C., didn't examine whether there's a link between song content and how kids behave. Still, research does suggest that children aged 8 to 18 listen to popular music about two hours a day.

"It's good for us to know that this exposure is there so that we can go the next step," said study author Dr. Brian Primack, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "We can talk to kids about it and say what we think is correct, and what is not."

The study researchers looked at 279 of the bestselling songs in 2005, based on Billboard magazine charts, in five genres they considered popular with kids -- rap, country, R&B/hip-hop, rock, and pop.

In total, one-third of songs referred to substance use. Just 9 percent of pop songs and 20 percent of R&B/hip-hop songs did.

Singers referred to alcohol and marijuana the most and were more likely to refer to what the researchers called "positive" consequences. "What we found is that very often, sexual, social and emotional consequences were positive, but physical and legal consequences were negative," Primack said.

What about veiled references to drugs or alcohol in songs? Primack said there just aren't many of those types of songs today -- compared to, say, The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," thought by some to refer to LSD, although the band said that wasn't the case.

"Today's music is not nearly as subtle as the Beatles were," he said.

And what about country music and the findings that it often refers to alcohol instead of drugs? "I'm not saying that's great, but we don't know if it really makes a difference," Primack said. "Maybe kids listen to songs with alcohol, and it doesn't affect them one way or another. Maybe it affects them a great deal."

source: yahoo.com

That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man.  â€"Ephesians 3:16

Dana and Rich went out for an afternoon bike ride expecting to come home refreshed. Instead, their lives were changed forever. As Rich rode down a hill, he lost control of his bike and crashed. His body was mangled, and he barely made it to the hospital alive.

Dana faithfully kept vigil by her husband’s side. He couldn’t feed himself, and he couldn’t walk. One day, as the two of them sat under a shade tree outside the hospital, Rich turned to his wife and said, “Dana, I don’t know if I’ll ever walk again, but I’m learning to walk closer to Jesus, and that’s what I really want.” Instead of shaking his fist at God, Rich reached out and grabbed His hand.

Sometimes in the midst of our trials, we need to think about someone like Rich to help us adjust our perspectiveâ€"to remind us of the remarkable relationship we have with God through Jesus Christ. This is the relationship we need most when the going gets the toughest.

We are not equipped to handle all the problems we face, but God is. That’s why He told us to give them all to Himâ€"to “cast your burden on the Lord” (Ps. 55:22). As Rich found out, walking with Jesus doesn’t depend on our legs. It depends on our heart.
â€"Dave Branon

I don’t worry o’er the future,
For I know what Jesus said;
And today I’ll walk beside Him,
For He knows what is ahead.  â€"Stanphill
© 1950 by Ira Stanphill

We can walk through the darkest trials when we walk with God in the light.

--from our Daily Bread devotional book

In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me. â€"Psalm 86:7

The headline read: Unanswered Prayers: Letters To God Found Dumped In Ocean.

The letters, 300 in all and sent to a New Jersey minister, had been tossed in the ocean, most of them unopened. The minister was long dead. How the letters came to be floating in the surf off the New Jersey shore is a mystery.

The letters were addressed to the minister because he had promised to pray. Some of the letters asked for frivolous things; others were written by anguished spouses, children, or widows. They poured out their hearts to God, asking for help with relatives who were abusing drugs and alcohol, or spouses who were cheating on them. One asked God for a husband and father to love her child. The reporter concluded that all were “unanswered prayers.”

Not so! If those letter-writers cried out to God, He heard each one of them. Not one honest prayer is lost to His ears. “All my desire is before You,” David wrote in the midst of a deep personal crisis, “and my sighing is not hidden from You” (Ps. 38:9). David understood that we can cast all our cares on the Lord, even if no one else prays for us. He confidently concluded, “In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me” (86:7)
â€"David H. Roper

God has given you His promise
That He hears and answers prayer;
He will heed your supplication
If you cast on Him your care.  â€"Bernstecher

Jesus hears our faintest cry.

--from our Daily Bread devotional book

Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. â€"Matthew 22:21

In a report in USA Today, Rick Hampson wrote: “The young generally don’t have the old-time political religion. They look at voting and see a quaint, irrational act.” One graduate was quoted as saying, “I don’t care enough to care about why I don’t care.” I wonder if this is how we as Jesus-followers sometimes view our civic responsibility!

The insights of Jesus in Matthew 22 helped His followers think clearly about their civic duty in the world. The Jews were required to pay taxes to the Roman government. They hated this taxation because the money went directly into Caesar’s treasury, where some of it supported the pagan temples and decadent lifestyle of the Roman aristocracy. They may have questioned whether they even had a civic responsibility to Caesar. Jesus reminded them, however, that they had dual citizenship. They lived in a world with two kingdomsâ€"Caesar’s kingdom (human authority) and God’s kingdom (spiritual authority). They had responsibilities to both, but their greater responsibility was to God and His kingdom (Acts 5:28-29).

As followers of Christ, we are commanded to cooperate with our rulers, but we are called to give God our ultimate obedience and commitment. â€"Marvin Williams

We live today as citizens of two worlds,
And this demands a duty to fulfill;
But greater far should be our heart’s desire
To honor Christ and always do His will.  â€"Hess

Government has authority, but God has ultimate authority.

Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. â€"Mark 6:31

Fifty miles west of Asheville, North Carolina, I turned off the busy highway and drove the remaining distance to the city on the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. On that late October afternoon I drove slowly, stopping often to savor the mountain vistas and the last of the brilliant autumn leaves. The journey was not efficient in terms of getting to my destination quickly, but it was effective in restoring my soul.

The experience caused me to ask, "How often do I travel the quiet road with Jesus? Do I exit the fast lane of my responsibilities and concerns to focus my attention on Him for a time each day?"

After Jesus’ disciples completed a demanding period of ministry, He said to them, "Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while" (Mark 6:31). Instead of a long vacation, they had only a short boat ride together before being thronged by the crowd. The disciples witnessed the compassion of the Lord and participated with Him in meeting the needs of the multitudes (vv.33-43). When the long day finally ended, Jesus sought renewal in prayer with His heavenly Father (v.46).

Jesus our Lord is always with us whether life is hectic or calm, but there is great value in taking time each day to walk the quiet road with Him. â€"David C. McCasland

There is a place of quiet rest,
Near to the heart of God;
A place where sin cannot molest,
Near to the heart of God.  â€"McAfee

Time spent with the Lord is always time well spent.

--from Our Daily Bread book

Quote from: C2H4 on November 12, 2007, 08:37:55 AM
Hahaha!

Kani jud si Miss Grazie,

daghan mga pangutana...

wala siguro ni kahibaw nga naay don't ask, don't tell policy being enforced right now...

joke!

With regards to Mike's balak, Ms BeLLe and I are doing an extensive analysis of it right now,

It'll probably take us years and years of hard work to decipher the whole poem...

But as with all of Mike's works,

this one is a winner...

thyl, it is always okay to ask, kaso lang dili ko katubag kay most of the time dili ko kasabot ug kahubad sa akong gisulat nga mga poems.

at times i choose not to interpret a poem so that it will remain a secret, private thought of mine hangtud sa kamatayon...

Quote from: ms da binsi on November 12, 2007, 08:35:29 AM
Re: Hangyoon ko ang mga balili nga sapnayon
ang tibuok mong lawas samtang nahitagpilaw


Dili kaha ka ma pandol?

basi bug-at sha???

Ms Belle, ug bug-at sya, gamitan ug crane.

By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer

Women taking the birth control pill have a slightly higher risk of cervical cancer, but that risk disappears a decade after they stop taking it, scientists say.

International researchers reported Friday in the British medical journal The Lancet that women who took the pill for at least five years had nearly double the cervical cancer risk of women who had never taken the pill.

But that risk is small and outweighed by the fact that the pill reduces the threat of other forms of cancer, The Lancet report said.

In developed countries, women up to the age of 50 who have never used oral contraceptives have a 3.8 in 1,000 risk of developing cervical cancer. That rises slightly to 4 in 1,000 for women who use the pill for at least five years, and 4.5 in 1,000 for those who use it for a decade.

In developing countries, taking oral contraceptives raises the risk of cervical cancer from 7.3 in 1,000 to 8.3 in 1,000.

"The bottom line is that this is a very small risk," said Dr. Debbie Saslow, director of breast and gynecological cancer at the American Cancer Society. Saslow was not linked to the study.

Cervical cancer cases typically affect women in their 30s â€" when many may be on the pill.

source: Associated Press and yahoo.com

Quote from: grazie7y on November 12, 2007, 08:23:05 AM
Ug nganong mobukal man ang tubig sa sapa?

Grace, that is poetry. I don't know, Grace.

Indigestion often is caused by eating too much greasy, fatty or spicy food. It can affect adults and children, too.

Here are suggestions to help save your child's tummy from indigestion, courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians:

    * Eat several smaller meals or snacks throughout the day, rather than eating large amounts of food at once.
    * Eat healthy, lighter foods, and avoid greasy products such as cheeseburgers and french fries.
    * If acidic foods like citrus fruits or some sodas upset the stomach, stay away from them.
    * Eat slowly -- don't rush through meals. Relax for a while after eating, rather than immediately exercising or running and playing.
    * Don't eat too much chocolate.

source: Health News: Yahoo.com

Gahom Sa Pagbati
sinulat ni m. ligalig

Hangyoon ko ang mga balili nga sapnayon
ang tibuok mong lawas samtang nahitagpilaw
ka diha sa batiis sa nagdagaydayng sapa
kansang tubod maoy yamog sa bulak
nga atong gipuy-an ug gihimong gingharian.

Tawgon ko ang mga tamsi aron sila makasaksi
sa hubo mong lawas nga gisapnay sa mga balili.

Paawitan ko ikaw sa mga punay ug limokon,
moharana kanimo ang mga dimudlawon ug tokmo.

Bugawon ko ang mga lamok ug manhak
nga may kahidlaw mopang-it sa imong tikod.

Unya, sugoon ko ang mga manatad ug banog
sa pagkuha ug dahong anahaw,
ug paypayan ka sa mga kusi ug maya,
kon ugaling bation ka ug kainit
inig abot sa naglagiting nga udtong tutok.

Paanhion ko ang mga parak-parak ug buta-buta
aron sila ang mobantay sa mga prutas
nga giandam ko alang kanimo sa imong pagmata.

Ug sa imong pagmata, ayaw tug-ani ang mga langgam
sa akong pangalan kay mobukal ang tubig sa sapa.

printed by the Bohol Sunday Post

Maribojoc Mayor Leoncio Evasco gave the town a 97% passing grade in its history-setting campaign to prevent vote-buying in Monday's barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.

The town was recently in the limelight when majority of the candidates aiming for 352 seats at stake in the May 29 elections signed a covenant spurning vote-buying.

The crusade, which was spearheaded by municipal local government operations officer Victor Lapiz, drew nationwide attention because it meant going against the tide.

Evasco gave his commitment to the crusade along with his political rivals in the town, Vice Mayor Gabino Redulla and Board Member Jose Veloso.

The covenant signing, which took place on the first day of the campaign period last Oct. 19, also drew inspiration from Fr. Efren Dolauta, Maribojoc parish priest, who lauded the move of the rival political factions.

Lapiz and Evasco said the contending candidates and their supporters know each other and are in the best position to guard each other against vote-buying.

In an interview with Station DyTR, Evasco admitted that there were complaints of vote-buying in at least two barangays, Poblacion and Dipatlong.

The mayor said he has ordered the police to file appropriate charges against those accused of violating not only the covenant but also the law.

"In filing this case, I want to make a statement," he added.

Evasco said he is hoping that the success of the campaign in the last election would set a precedent to rid the town of vote-buying in future electoral exercises.

Meanwhile, a policeman is in hot water after he was accused of slapping a man he suspected of not voting for his wife.

The suspect was identified as one SPO1 Arturo Moncendo, a member of the Guindulman PNP.
SPO1 Tirso Jayoma told Station DyTR that the incident took place on the evening of Oct. 26.

The complainant identified as one Concordio Maquido alleged that the policeman slapped and kicked him on suspicion that he did not vote for the cop's wife who was a candidate for barangay captain in Barangay Catungawan Norte.

Sr. Supt. Edgardo Ingking, Bohol provincial director, said he was disappointed when he learned of the incident.

Ingking said policemen are not supposed to engage in partisan political activity.

The provincial director said he has ordered an investigation prior to the filing of appropriate legal action against the erring policeman.

Published by the Bohol Sunday Post

A retired first class officer of the then Integrated National (INP) Police of Tubigon seeks to claim due pension based on the rationalized retirement benefits following the May 9, 2007 Supreme Court decision which explains that INP retirees are entitled to the same retirement benefits accorded upon retirees of the Philippine National Police (PNP) under Republic Act 6975, as amended by RA 8551.

The same SC decision also ordered the Department of Budget and Management, PNP, National Police Commission, and Civil Service Commission to implement the proper adjustments on INP retirees' benefits.
A memorandum was issued on September 12 this year to implement the adjustment.

Since his retirement on March 20, 1986, 76-year-old retired police first class officer Zosimo Ricafort Muga of Pooc Occidental, Tubigon had been receiving a pension of almost P3,000 only, while based on RA 6975, Police retirees are entitled to even more or less P10,000.

The last pension that Muga received was in September yet.

The High Tribunal discussed in its decision that on February 25, 1998, RA 8551 or the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998 was issued to amend RA 6975 entitled "An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police under a Reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government, and for other Purposes" or the PNP Law issued on December 13, 1990.

The amendatory law includes the reengineering of the retirement scheme in the police organization, imposing more retirement benefits for PNP personnel than what INP members of equivalent rank, who had retired under the INP Law, received.

Comparing the INP retirees' and PNP retirees' benefits, the difference ranges from P8,000 to P10,000.
It is for this reason that on June 3, 2002, the Manila's Finest Retirees Association, Inc. (MFRAI), representing the INP retirees, filed a petition before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila to seek for a declaratory judgment that INP retirees were equally situated as the PNP and that INP retirees are truly absorbed and equally considered as PNP retirees and eventually for immediate adjustment on their retirement benefits.

The RTC of Manila granted the petition of the INP retirees, which the Court of Appeals affirmed in toto in its decision dated July 7, 2005, declaring that the INP retirees are entitled to the same retirement or identical benefits accorded upon PNP retirees, and ordering the implementation of proper adjustments.

The DBM, PNP, Napolcom, and CSC contested it with a motion for reconsideration but the CA denied it in its resolution dated August 24, 2005.
The SC affirmed the two CA rulings.

The decision became a topic during the reunion of the Pozon clan on October 28 at the Batausa residence in Tubigon.

Muga lives with his 74-year-old wife, Luz, under the care of their daughter, Josephine, who is a tax consultant of Tubigon and Clarin.

With his age, Muga had to ask the assistance of five of his eight children who are in the country, to facilitate his claim.

Three of his children are now abroad. His eldest, Felix, a doctor of Philosophy teaching Mathematics at Ateneo de Manila, is now on a study leave in France. His fifth and eighth children, Salustiano and Zosimo Jr. are working abroad as seafarers.

Left by their parents' side are Josephine, who serves as the immediate caretaker; Architect Teodorico, the second child; the fourth, Imelda, who is working at the President's Office of the University of Southern Philippines in Cebu; the sixth, Mildred Muga-Gicos, a high school teacher also at USP-Cebu; and the seventh child, Marian Muga-Nasio, a nurse at the Community Hospital in Tubigon. (ACLB)

published by the Bohol Sunday Post

By ONAD MUNALEM

Talibon, Bohol - The local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office here had declared last week's synchronized barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections as orderly and generally peaceful, though the election officer here, Lawyer Ranulfo Valmoria, admitted there was a few isolated cases of vote-buying and fetching of SK voters.

In most precincts, casting of votes closed at three in the afternoon, while some had to extend their time to accommodate some voters who just roam around the vicinity of voting centers before they decided to cast their votes.

The canvassing of votes was finished by midnight of the election day.          

At least 16 neophytes were elected barangay chiefs and nine incumbents got re-elected.

The new barangay executives are Marciano Yana of Bagacay, Glicerio Bebiro of Burgos, Elpidio Valmoria of Busalian, Byrnah Paculaba of Calituban, Cipriana Paden of Cataban, Joewie Basalo of Nocnocan, Urcelio Evangelista of Poblacion, Juanito Baay of Rizal, Fortunato Cajes of San Carlos, Bernardino Rosales of San Isidro, Lazaro Artiaga of Santo Niño, Clara Puricallan of San Roque, Rolando Avergonzado of Sikatuna, Eldencio Jao of Suba, Rodolfo Cajes pf Tanghaligue, and Prima Tautjo of Zamora.

The re-elected ones are Indalicio Polestico of Balintawak, Romulo Pendon of Guindacpan, Venerando Aparece of Magsaysay, Nestor Torrefiel of Mahanay, Rodrigo Evardo of Sag, Felimon Buno of San Agustin, Engracia Artiaga of San Francisco, Alejo Balundo of San Jose and Dominador Salmeron of San Pedro.

New SK chairpersons are Vincent Gil Sabior for Bagacay, Joel Autentico for Balintawak, Ramonito Soco for Burgos, Glenford Ramos for Busalian, Malona Taneo for Calituban, Christopher Abellar for Cataban, Harvey Torreon for Guindacpan, Jerry Calipes for Magsaysay, Reynaldo Wamar for Mahanay, Loniel Labrada for Nocnocan, Roselyn Soria for Poblacion, Marvin Turtoga for Rizal, Jonalyn Polancos for Sag, Jocel Aurit for San Agustin, Devar Casquejo for San Carlos, Engela Fatima Auxtero for San Francisco, Christopher Gabutan for San Isidro, Corter Palange for San Jose, Aldrin Escartin for Santo Niño, Francisco Auguis for San Pedro, Marites Autentico for San Roque, Melbert Torremocha for Sikatuna, John Leo Evardo for Suba, Pepsy Flores for Tanghaligue and Michael Fuentes for Zamora.

--published by the Bohol Sunday Post

Talibon, Bohol - Taking pride on the most illustrious son that this town had ever produced, the municipal government had prepared a grand celebration of the late President Carlos Polestico Garcia's 111th birthday anniversary today, to highlight a recollection of his life and works right in the great man's birthplace, sitio Loy-a, barangay San Agustin.

The late President's nephew, Municipal Councilor Tomas Cornelio, will deliver the recollection on Garcia's life and works during a literary-musical program to be held in Sitio Loy-a.          

Second District Representative Roberto Cajes will give a message during the program, while Mayor Juanario Item will give the inspirational message and San Agustin re-elected Barangay Captain Felimon Buno will give the welcome message.

Vice-Mayor Restituto Auxtero will give the closing remarks.

The newly-organized LGU Choir will lead the singing of the national and Bohol hymns to open the literary-musical program.

The day's string of activities will start with Alay-Lakad 2007 dubbed as "Walk for a Cause" at six in the morning, to snake from the junction of the national highway to the CPG Shrine.

Mayor Item will lead the parade that will be participated in by all local, provincial and national officials and employees, relatives of the late president, senior citizens of barangays San Roque and San Agustin.

A holy mass will then be officiated by Rev. Fr. Avelino Plete of the San Agustin Parish. Item and the government officials and employees will lead the offering of flowers and gifts.

In the afternoon, will be the contests on CPG look-alike category, delivery of Balak of the famous Babayeng Pilipinhon of the late president, CPG quiz, and Band Showdown among the four secondary schools here- -the Blessed Trinity College, Bohol Institute of Technology-International College, San Jose National High School, and the Carlos P. Garcia Memorial High School.

The Balak contest and the CPG quiz will be divided into elementary and secondary categories.

The Polestico and the Garcia clans will sponsor the afternoon activities.

A Kuratsa dance contest has also been scheduled as add-on to the day's activities.

Ginger says in her avatar (quoting Mari) nga ang "luha sa baji, tulubagon sa laki."
How about ang luha sa laki? Kinsa man kining tulubagon?

Printed by the Bohol Sunday Post

In search for explanation on what smells like a dam scam in the province, members of the Hugpong sa mga Mag-uumang Bol-anon-Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Humabol-KMP) dared officials of the National Irrigation Administration-Bohol to a dialogue at 9:30 in the morning tomorrow, November 5 at the office of NIA in Pilar.

According to Humabol Chair Ruben Sobior, they had also invited the governor, vice-governor and the three congressmen of Bohol to be present during the dialogue.          

The farmers, supposed beneficiaries of the number of dam projects in the province, had united in raising concerns on the implementation, operation and maintenance of the projects, Sobior said.

Poor services and high rates of irrigation service fee will be among the issues that will be discussed, in addition to the question on the many dam projects implemented in the province that remained futile to serve the farmers.

While dams were constructed in the different areas of the country to improve agricultural produce and increase the farmers' income, it resulted to some problems, inconvenience and questions instead, according to the Humabol leader.

Sobior cited the case of Malinao dam or the Bohol Irrigation Project phase 1 (BHIP1) which he alleged had caused hectares of lands to be unproductive.

He further expressed doubt that the Bayongan Dam or BHIP 2 can really irrigate an even larger area of farmlands as targeted, citing that the dam relies on rainwater and the spills from already insufficient Malinao Dam.

Moreover, Sobior expressed lament that the funds for the construction of the Talibon dam had already been used up while the project remained idle and the investigation had frozen.

Also, there are already a number of mini-dams which could not even operate well, Sobior added.

Inabanga does not live by saguran alone. Well, not anymore.

For today, the loomweavers of raffia or the dried shoots of the palm locally known as buli, or buri in other dialects continue the product development (prodev) process. The development is not only in proper stripping and drying of the raw material or the mastery in weaving but in dyeing to create a whole line of products that personifies "a burst into a kaleidoscope of colors."          

Dyeing is technical: the exact tint or hue can be replicated for the next several batches as ordered by following a formula. But color combination and design are an art - especially the combination of complementary colors and design introduced into the loom.

The continued product development aims to maintain Inabanga's hold to the claim of top quality weaving and creations from the dyed raffia like bags and pillow cases, among others, in addition to the usual table runners, placemats, decorative rolls and wall decors.

As such, local weavers including Dr. Mariel Abisado, One Town One Product (OTOP) Center Manager, underwent a training-workshop conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)'s Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) of General Santos Avenue, Bicutan Taguig City.

Thelma Sipin of DOST-PTRI and Jenice Pagkalinawan demonstrated Natural Dye Extraction and Textile Application Technology, particularly developing bleaches from organic plants like cogon, talisay, atsuete, ginger, coconut husk and tungog.

Colors available so far are blue, yellow, black, orange, brown and others.

On the last day of the workshop, Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy distribute certificates of recognition to the "graduates." Vice Mayor Wenceslao Lao, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member Amormeo Dela Torre and Abisado assisted him.

Jumamoy asked the participants to add to their backyard gardens. With no need to buy dyes because of the availability of the said plants - poverty has been reduced.

--published by the Bohol Sunday Post

Inabanga joined the people worldwide in standing up and speaking up and speaking out against poverty through a forum held at the town cultural center recently.

Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy and the barangay captains rallied the Inabangnons from all walks of life to join the call to move, be confident, and fight poverty.

He led the recitation of the pledge to fight against poverty and explained the law of supply and demand afterwards.          

"We are poor because the demand is greater than the supply," he said.

He used the occasion to again remind parents to limit their number of children and space childbirths in order not to overburden the environment.

A steep rise in population, he explained, can be stressful not only to families itself but to the environment as well as the LGU's resources.

He urged the people to live within their means, to be realistic and to plan the size of their families according to their capability to raise and nurture children, provide them with good education.

For her part, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member Nena Melecio who chairs the Committee on Health explained the relationship between health and poverty.

"Health is wealth. If we have to buy medicines because we took our health for granted, then we did not 'amass' wealth at all," she said.

--published by the Bohol Sunday Post

Emotional eaters -- people who eat when they are lonely or blue -- tend to lose the least amount of weight and have the hardest time keeping it off, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

They said the study may explain why so many people who lose weight gain it all back.

"We found that the more people report eating in response to thoughts and feelings, the less weight they lost," Heather Niemeier, an obesity researcher at The Miriam Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, said in a statement.

"Amongst successful weight losers, those who report emotional eating are more likely to regain," said Niemeier, whose study appears in the journal Obesity.

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