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Just imagine, kung si Dr. Lorenzo mag-medical mission pohon sa Bohol courtesy of TB Village, masaypan hinuon tang mga pasyente instead of sponsors...

Whereas kung TuBo Village, ang mga video upload ninyo mahimong usahon ka channel ug nganlan natog YouTuBo...

Actually, someone earlier suggested TuBo Village (was it the elusive GEC or the keen planner Macky) which I seconded kay basi unjag likayan ta sa mga tawo nga masaypan atong village nga usa ka colony sa mga TB-hon...

Quote from: Edelweiss on June 12, 2008, 04:04:26 PM
hala na intrega si Admin hehehe   Mike naay yutang baligya diha dapit sa corella barato ra kaayo tag 30 pesos/sqm kuno. naentresado ming tanang nakabasa hangtud na create ang TB village. mga plano ra ni wa pay klaro ato unyang suhihon didto karon pag uli nato pohon aron ma realize nato ning TB village. actually kang Macky ni nga idea maghimo ug Village for TB members and family.

Naghimo naman mug barangay wa pa kahibawo si kapitan Mike... Bitaw, join ko ani basta murag nature farm-park ang theme...

BDRC casualty's wife denies illicit affair with guard

A different slant in the killing of an inmate during the assault at the Bohol Detention and Rehabilitation Center (BDRC) Tuesday dawn last week hinted the alleged illicit affair of a jailguard and the victim's wife.
The victim, Nilo Corbita, who died from a suspected close-range gunshot on the head, yielded an unregistered .38 revolver during the raid.
As authorities continue the investigation on the presence of prohibited materials inside BDRC, the angle of Corbito's wife, Rosalita's affair with a jailguard floated.
In an interview over dyTR, Rosalita attested that it was impossible for her husband to possess the firearm, one of the contrabands confiscated during the raid.
She said it was impossible for the firearm to slip through the scrutiny of the jailguards.
Rosalita, however, admitted that the jailguard courted her five months after her husband was detained at the BDRC.
But she said she ignored the jailguard's intentions, especially that he is already married.
She also admitted though that she had chances to talk with him on occasions that they accidentally took the same ride in going to BDRC.
Rosalita also said she already informed her husband about this.
She said she wanted to clear her name in the suspicion that her alleged affair with a jailguard was the motive in killing her husband.
She further admitted that she had a misunderstanding with her husband recently, but they had already patched things up.
She even claimed that the victim even sent her a text message a few days before the assault, seeking help as he sensed threat while inside the BDRC.
However, reports had it that it had been a while already that Rosalita stopped showing up at BDRC to visit her husband.

http://www.boholsundaypost.net/2008/jun/8/front4.htm

E. Visayas profits from ‘holiday economics’

By Joey A. Gabieta
Visayas Bureau
First Posted 03:01:00 06/12/2008

TACLOBAN CITY â€" Eastern Visayas benefited from the government’s holiday economics as shown by the increase in local tourist arrivals in 2007.

Department of Tourism (DOT) records showed that local tourists who came to Eastern Visayas rose from 189,645 in 2006 to 211,505 in 2007.

DOT regional director Karina Rosa Tiopes said more domestic tourists visited destinations within the country due to longer rest days instead of just staying home to watch TV.

Tiopes said records showed that tourist arrivals in the region surged during the long holidays.

“So there is really a positive side to the economic holiday being implemented by our government,” Tiopes said on Tuesday.

Tiopes said the region’s tourist attractions included the MacArthur National Park in Palo town, Leyte; the Sto. Niño Museum and the sequestered “summer residence” of the Marcoses, both in Tacloban City; several caves like the Sohoton National Park in Basey, Samar; and beach destinations like the Calicoan Island.

Calicoan Island has been promoted as the region’s version of world-famous Boracay.

Tiopes said the tourism industry in Eastern Visayas still lags behind Central Visayas (Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor) and Western Visayas (Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras and Negros Occidental) but the rising tourist arrivals in the region already indicate that local tourism is getting “very, very vibrant.”

She said DOT hoped that its aggressive campaign would bring in more tourists to the region.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080612-142179/E-Visayas-profits-from-holiday-economics

Other articles refer to Cristina Ponce-Enrile not as the "wife of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile Jr." but as the "estranged wife of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile Jr."

I suppose they are separated but not legally annulled? And this is the crux of the contention as to the lady's fitness for the sacrosanct office?

Editorial

Visayan Daily Star

Among the issues that have added to all the hot ones of the past few days is the one about the reported appointment of the wife of a senator as the new ambassador of the Philippines to the Vatican . The news first came out as a proposal last week, and yesterday, there were reports that the appointment had been signed by the President already.

For a few days now, there have been comments, attributed to Church sources, about the failure of the administration to consult, or refer the recommendation for the naming of Mrs. Cristina Ponce Enrile, the wife of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, to local authorities of the Catholic Church.

In a recent interview, Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, expressed his disappointment over the apparent lapse on the part of the appointing authority in this regard. While he granted that it is the prerogative of the President to appoint those who will represent the country abroad, the matter of appointing the one for the Holy See, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, should have been made with prior consultation from its officials here.

It is probably not the intention of the Cardinal to discourage the elevation of Mrs. Ponce Enrile to this prestigious and sensitive position. Not only has she kept herself from any hint of scandalous or improper behavior, she is even a Papal Awardee, chosen as such because of her contributions to and work for the benefit of the Church in this country.

But perhaps, in its own way, the local officials of the Church would like to assure themselves, as well as the Holy Father himself, that the candidate for the position is one whose life and that of her family, are above reproach, and that she possesses all the required moral and professional qualifications for it.*

CBCP unhappy over Cristina Ponce-Enrile’s Vatican posting

By Margaux Ortiz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:10:00 06/11/2008

MANILA, Philippines -- An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines expressed disappointment Wednesday over the Commission on Appointment's confirmation of the appointment of the wife of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile as the new ambassador to the Vatican.

Tagbilaran Bishop Leonardo Medroso, CBCP Canon Law chairman, said the group was disappointed over Cristina Ponce Enrile's appointment because the bishops had not been consulted.

“We could have given an opinion. But whether or not our opinion will be received is still the prerogative of the President,” Medroso said over Church-run Radio Veritas.

Medroso conceded, however, that both the Vatican and the Philippines had the right to send as ambassadors who they thought were worthy or qualified as representatives.

“We just pointed out what should have been the proper thing to do. But we could never really ask what is right,” the bishop said.

Manila Archbisop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales had earlier pointed out that although the Roman Catholic Church had no authority to appoint diplomats, its voice was still important in choosing the Philippine ambassador to the Holy See.

“Even if the President of the Philippines has the sole right to appoint diplomatic representatives, the Church should also be consulted especially because the diplomat would be dealing with the Pope,” Rosales said in February, when news about Malacañang's appointment of Cristina Enrile first broke out.

Rosales stressed that the appointment of Cristina Enrile was a “sensitive one” that needed the support of Philippine Church officials but he conceded that the Church could only “criticize, praise or make suggestions.”

Several bishops had also declared that the Arroyo administration should consider both moral and professional qualifications for the post following reports that Cristina Enrile would be sent to the Vatican.

While the appointment of an ambassador to the Holy See is a purely political function, there is always a “moral dimension” in the process since the envoy will represent the country in the central government of the Catholic Church, according to the prelates.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080611-142123/CBCP-unhappy-over-Cristina-Ponce-Enriles-Vatican-posting

Just a little comfort for us who seem to have blown-up reactions on occasional crimes in our city. The US and Thailand are in the top 8 countries with most murders committed every year. Japan has only 637 murders in the latest year, but its number of suicides at 32,000 is close to top-ranking India's homicide of 37,000.

Crime Statistics > Murders (most recent) by country

Rank   Countries       Amount  (top to bottom)  
#1      India:             37,170     
#2      Russia:    28,904     
#3      Colombia:    26,539     
#4      South Africa:    21,995     
#5      Mexico:    13,829     
#6      United States:    12,658     
#7      Venezuela:    8,022     
#8      Thailand:    5,140     
#9      Ukraine:    4,418     
#10      Indonesia:    2,204

Source: http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur-crime-murders

Hi Mari,

Having overcome the shock stage, I have now recollected my thoughts and believe that danger exists anywhere. I have also been to Bangkok about 16 years ago when it was already swarming with tourists and people were less money-oriented and friendlier. We, including myself, tend to exaggerate our fears and always think there's greater security elsewhere. But if we read the tourist web posts on Bangkok, they are also teeming with warnings of scams, traps and dangers. Mag-amping lang jud ta sa atong kaugalingon. Bisag diri sa Japan, daghan na gakabuang nga manunggab na lang nga wa'y hinungnan, nawad-an lang daw ug paglaum sa kinabuhi.

OT: By the way, kung kanang imong avatar mao na'y imong ibutang billboard sa gawas sa imong internet cafe, daghan jud manulod. I was actually there at Doy's Grill (?)  beside your cafe the night we saw each other at ICM.

Latest update from Philippine Star...

Ces, TV crew in JI custody
By Roel Pareño
Thursday, June 12, 2008

ZAMBOANGA CITY â€" A Malaysian Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomb expert with a $5-million bounty on his head is holding broadcast journalist Ces Oreña-Drilon and her two cameramen in a remote jungle base of the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu, military sources said yesterday.

Authorities, meanwhile, have begun negotiations with the kidnappers for the release of Drilon, a reporter of ABS-CBN News, and cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama. Police said on Tuesday that the terrorists had released Drilon’s guide, Mindanao State University professor Octavio Dinampo.

In a statement, ABS-CBN finally admitted that the group had been kidnapped. The network ruled out paying ransom.   

“ABS-CBN News is doing everything it can to help the families of its kidnapped journalists through this harrowing ordeal,” it said.

“However, ABS-CBN News will abide by its policy not to pay ransom because this would embolden kidnap-for-ransom groups to abduct other journalists, putting more lives at risk.”

It was earlier reported that the terrorists were demanding a $10-million ransom.

Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan said a crisis management team has been formed to negotiate with the rebels. It was not clear if it was the same group that has begun talks with the extremist group. Tan said no group has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.

Police spokesman Chief Superintendent Nicanor Bartolome said a crisis management committee has designated a negotiator to work for the release of the journalists.

“The negotiator is somebody who has better grasp of the area,” said Bartolome. “The negotiator has started to locate groups or individuals who could help us locate Drilon’s group.”

A military source who declined to be named said Malaysian JI bomb expert Zulkifli Bin Hir alias Marwan and Abu Sayyaf leaders Umbra Jumdail alias Dr. Abu Pula, Albader Parad, and a certain Jimla and Albi were holding the missing journalists

“As of now Ces and her crew are with Abu Pula and Zulkifli Marwan and other Abu Sayyaf militants in the jungle base,” the source said.

A US-trained engineer, Zulkipfli of Muar, Johor in Malaysia is principal suspect in many bombing attacks in the Philippines where he has been in hiding since August 2003 and training Islamic militants in handling explosive devices.

The US government placed a $5-million reward for his capture.

‘Great possibility’ of release

Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao police Chief Superintendent Joel Goltiao said there was a “great possibility” that the journalist would be freed, but would not say who was involved in the negotiations.

“Negotiations are being conducted,” Goltiao said in a radio interview.

“There is a great possibility that we will obtain the release of Ces Drilon... but we cannot give an exact date.”

It is understood, although not confirmed officially, that the kidnappers may have dropped their original ransom demand and are now asking payment for “billeting” the hostages which means the same thing but could be more acceptable.

Military spokesman Col. Ernesto Torres said “there is a lot of information coming in (about Drilon) so we are continuously validating all of this information.”

He reiterated the government’s position against paying ransom to kidnappers.

Drilon is the third local journalist to be kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf since 2000.

Goltiao also appealed to reporters not to come to Jolo to cover the Drilon kidnapping. “We cannot safeguard them all and they may enter unsecured areas without our knowledge and what happened to Ces may happen to them,” he said.

Int’l media groups alarmed

The abduction of Drilon and her crew has been widely criticized by journalism groups both here and abroad.

“We hope that those who have abducted the journalists and their guide will hear the appeals being made on their behalf by many of the country’s leading figures,” said the international press group Reporters Without Borders.

The Paris-based group said the Abu Sayyaf had been responsible for the kidnapping of more than 30 journalists over the years.

“Taking hostages is unacceptable. We call on all those (who) could have any influence over the kidnappers to try to get Drilon and her colleagues released.”

“The fears held for the ABS-CBN crew are a stark reminder that journalism in the Philippines has not ceased to be an incredibly dangerous profession and we honor those journalists who work for press freedom under such difficult circumstances,” said the Asia-Pacific branch of the Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

“Media owners must ensure that adequate preparations and safety measures are provided for all journalists and media workers who report from especially dangerous regions in the Philippines,” it added.

“We are deeply concerned for the safety of these three journalists,” said Bob Dietz, Asia program coordinator of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.

“It is great cause for concern that this volatile southern region of the Philippines remains insecure for the press, and we call on local authorities to work diligently to secure their safe and swift release,” he said.

Palace positive

At Malacañang, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita expressed optimism that the kidnapped journalists would not be harmed by their captors even as he assured that the authorities were doing everything to secure their release.

In his weekly briefing at the Palace, Ermita said the President was deeply concerned about the incident.

While the Abu Sayyaf is generally believed to be behind the kidnapping, Ermita said he is not ruling out the complicity of other armed groups including rogue elements of the Moro National Liberation Front or the bigger Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

“Until we get the safety of the victims, we cannot know for sure who (is behind this),” Ermita said.

He said they have not received any information that may indicate that any of the victims may have been harmed.

Ermita said Drilon and her team should have coordinated their activities in the area with the local authorities.

Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez, for his part, stressed that the kidnapping of Drilon and her crew was not a big blow to the government’s anti-terror efforts.

According to Gonzalez, the government’s drive against terrorism has led to the conviction, imprisonment, death and deportation of 689 terrorists and their sympathizers.

“Not even the United States, with all its modern technology can match our record. We have successfully arrested some terrorists which even the US with all its wealth of surveillance equipment and monitoring devices cannot apprehend,” Gonzalez said. He also ruled out a news blackout on the kidnapping.

“A news blackout is not practical at this point. A news blackout should be instituted when an operation to rescue the hostage is about to be put into action,” Gonzalez said.

Gov’t to blame

Former President Joseph Estrada said the Arroyo administration is to blame for the latest kidnapping because it returned camps captured by the government to the MILF after his ouster.

Estrada said the camps turned over to the MILF provided sanctuaries to secessionist and bandit groups.

“I was right from the very start when I overran the 46 camps of the MILF. Kidnappings would no longer be in Mindanao had this administration did not return the camps to the MILF. Had they not returned the camps to MILF, Mindanao would have been very peaceful and very progressive now,” Estrada said.

“We wiped them out. Hashim Salamat left already for Malaysia. We removed the flag of the MILF in Mindanao. But they returned it,” he said in an interview.

“We must just pray for the victims that nothing bad will happen to them,” Estrada said.

A cascade of prayers

Various religious and civic organizations offered prayers for the immediate release of Drilon and her two cameramen.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news service CBCPNews reported that the Mindanao Peace Caucus offered an ecumenical prayer for the group outside the Alumni Office of the Ateneo de Davao University.

The vicar general of the Prelature of Marawi Fr. Chito Soganub also offered prayers for the victims.

Nuns from the Sisters of Saint Joseph the Worker (SSWJ) have also offered prayers for the kidnap victims.

“We have asked other people to pray for the victims’ immediate relatives, patience and enlightenment for the negotiators and for the spirit of love to prevail in the hearts and minds of the abductors,” Sr. Aida S. Bano, SSJW administrator said

The Carmelites Monastery in Malaubang, Ozamiz City and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Cross have also joined the prayer brigade for the kidnapped journalists.

Meanwhile, the Mindanao PeaceWeavers denounced Goltiao for insinuating that Dinampo might be in cahoots with the kidnappers.

“This statement of the highest ranking police officer in the autonomous region does not only undermine the already precarious security of Prof. Octa but also casts aspersion on the entire peace movement in Mindanao,” the group said. “We condemn this in no uncertain terms.” With Cecille Suerte Felipe, Mike Frialde, Marvin Sy, Rodel Clapano, Jaime Laude, Evelyn Macairan, Jose Katigbak

Quote from: Edelweiss on June 12, 2008, 07:53:25 AM
Mack, na excited na man hinoon kog maayo anang projecka dah. asa na man to si Borototoy nga wa na man motingog, tingalig nahalin na ning yutaa adto na lang sad ta mo concentrate sa Corella. hala kay taw an ra ba ning lugara tingalig maka silingan nya tag di ingon nato. tingalig mao nang ibaligya ug barato kay naay silingan nga not like ours  hehehe...

Hi Edelweiss,

OK lang ng di-ingonato kay di man na manghilabot ug di pud hilabtan daw. Mas hadlok nang mga silingan nga dautan ug tumong. Kadto ra bang last robbery incident sa Tagbilaran duol sa amo, gihimo nilang escape route ning paingon Corella. Basta ug madayon ta diha, magkuha na lang pud ta ug gwardiya sa atong gate.

The incident is now a front page story of Bohol Chronicle, June 12. I stand corrected in the number of perpetrators. There were only two who carried out the crime so efficiently.

Gas station robbed P240T
By KIT BAGAIPO
   
Two armed robbers hit a gasoline station in barangay Dao, this city yesterday fleeing with P240,000 in cash.

The couple Felix and Thelma Ayeng, owners of Dao Caltex Gas Station have just boarded their service vehicle to deposit their collections at a bank here about 8:30 a.m. when the still unidentified robbers who were aboard a motorcycle blocked their path.

According to the couple, one of the suspects disembarked from the motorcycle pointing a gun at Thelma who was holding the bag containing the money to be deposited.

The victims could hardly provide police a description of the suspects as they covered their faces with t-shirts and the incident took only a few seconds, according to Thelma Ayeng.
         
The gun toting suspect approached Thelma without saying a word and went straight to grab the bag which contained the gasoline station's cash collections since Friday.

The lady-victim said she did not attempt to resist the suspect fearing she and her husband will be shot.

Nobody among the gas station employees even noticed the incident, according to the couple. It was only after the suspects fled that the couple called for help.

The 4-day collections were supposed to be deposited last Monday but they were not able to do so since it was a holiday.

Police suspects that the robbers knew the routine of the couple who admitted they usually deposit the preceding day's collection every morning when banks open for business.

The Dao Gas Station does not have a security guard and had been a victim of another robbery several years ago.

The case is now being investigated by the Tagbilaran City PNP Theft and Robbery Section.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 11, 2008, 04:18:33 PM

1. Lot in Panglao Island @ P350/sq.m.: With your P100K, you could buy 285 sq.m. This is big enough for a two storey bungalow with a small front yard or terrace. It is near the resorts and you can turn your house into a town house for rent at lower the price compared to hotels.

Unsa kaha ni kalayo sa Bee Farm? Maayo untag duol ra ni didto aron silingan ra gihapon ta.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 11, 2008, 04:18:33 PM

2. Lot in Corella @ P30/sq.m.: Your P100K could buy 3.33 Hectares (each hectare is 1,000 sq.m.). With this you can have a house, a plantation and an animal barn. Or perhaps a swimming pool since it is away from the sea.

Need more comments on this.

Interesado ko sa farmland, bisag one hectare lang. I'd like to try organic farming. Correction lang gamay, ang one hectare is equivalent to 10,000 sqm.

Quote from: Ginger on June 12, 2008, 04:22:54 AM
Lapad kaayo ilang bicycle lane, Ms Ethyl. Kung weekdays, perteng daghana sa mag bike going to work. Tag 5-6 bikes ang mag tapad...Hadlok kung di ka anad kay ug matumba ka, ma dasmagan gyud kay mo sotoy ra man sila.

Nice jud kung i-promote ang bikes sa Tagbilaran ug tagaan tagad ang safety by providing bicycle lanes. I live in a city which has a network of exclusive pedestrian and bicycle lanes to most parts of the place, aside from those provided for along roadsides. Ang mentality diri the "pedestrian is king of the road" busa priority sila over motorists..

Quote from: C2H4 on June 12, 2008, 12:22:18 AM
This makes me scared. Other people say, "Trust in God, but lock your car". But we can only do so much. There comes a point when we just need to surrender everything to our Lord.

Hi C2,

I'm sorry to bring the rain on your summer parade. My wife still thinks Tagbilaran is a relatively safe place to live in. Di lang jud nato i-take for granted ang personal safety precautions, because the economic crisis and increasing population especially from outside inevitably give rise to these bad elements.

Quote from: kiamoy` on June 11, 2008, 11:35:24 PM
sir benne

you remind me of my dad,. on our younger days, the moment he finds out nga like naa dre storm, dengue outbreak, crimes, diseases.. non-stop ang warnings and reminders..mag cge jud na cya tawag sa balay..mag satellite pa..ako sa una makulitan.. but now nga dako nako i ka sabot nako niya. cause bsag dia ra ko cebu,, kuyawan ghapon ko for my loved ones at tac or unsa pa nga lugar..

Murag in-ani pud reaction sa akong wife, overkill ra kuno akong precautionary reminders. Mao lang lagi ni disadvantage ug layo sa pamilya, sometimes we become worrywarts. I always pray to be more trusting to God...

Quote from: Mari on June 11, 2008, 05:00:42 PM
im just curious why nothing has been done like more visible police around tagbilaran and the like. daghan naman ta reports on cases like this. at least we will feel a little relieved that the government is doing something and not sleeping on the peoples' safety. makaaffect baya sad ni sa mga investors. gamay ra baya unta na community ang tagbilaran

Last I heard on radio, Mayor Dan Lim is making a bank loan (Php 12 million) in behalf of the city to purchase more motorcycles in order to improve the mobility of policemen. Magbutang daw pud ug checkpoints sa exit/entry points of the city. Maayo unta jud kung ma-increase ang visibility sa mga police. Still, with the relentless increase of prices of prime commodities, there will be people driven to desperate means. Busa padayon lang jud ta amping ug ampo.

Quote from: kiamoy` on June 04, 2008, 09:48:54 PM
When its not that HOT dre, i walk, dala na exercise,

Im thinking of riding a bike pud. then again, it's dangerous here. And were will i park my bike without being stolen? there are no bike -whachamacallit?- around here..

Bisag UP, apil na pud sa energy conservation drive using bikes. Hala, kita pud diri sa Tagbilaran. Read this campaign forwarded by my friends from UP...

Padyak Movement (Bicycle Project) at the University of the Philippines

Dear UP Alumni and friends,

The UP Padyak Project was started by the UP Mountaineers members and alumni to give back to the University of the Philippines during its centennial celebration. The project is an environmental advocacy that promotes biking as a means of transportation, which helps reduce air pollution, lessen dependence on fossil fuels, and promotes a healthy lifestyle in the UP Diliman campus.

Since the summer of 2008, through funding support of several UPMountaineers, using the principle of padugo, bikes were purchased and provided to students. These bikes are reconditioned, one-speed, have a step-through frame, and are designed for utility and safety and not for speed. UP alumni from the College of Fine Arts helped in designing creative bike disks and scuptural bike racks that allow all bike commuters to park their bikes and enliven the campus through public art.

Since the first semester opened this June, the list of students requesting for more bikes is growing, and there are limits to the initial set of funds that we have internally generated. We seek your support and the support of UP Alumni in sustaining the Padyak Project. We would like to grow this project. Eventually, we want to go beyond the confines the campus. Cycling, in this era of permanent high oil prices, serious air pollution, and deteriorating public health, makes perfect sense.

A donation of P4000 can purchase one bike, a donation of P5000 can fabricate and install a bike rack. Any form of help will be appreciated, especially those that can assist in the maintenance of bikes and bike advocacy. Old bikes, spare parts, tools, etc. that you want to get rid of will also be of help.

We also appreciate your comments, advice, ideas, and words of encouragement.

For those who are interested in supporting the UP Padyak Project, please contact: padyakbikes@ gmail.com or visit http://www.padyak. org.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely yours,
The UP Mountaineers.
www.padyak.org

Quote from: Mari on June 11, 2008, 02:10:21 PM
Bene san, what you have told us is scary. But its a relief that your family is safe. we have been hearing news like that and we hope that we will be spared...palayo lang tawn. infact some of our customers in the cafe asked us one time kung gikawatan ba mi kay naa daw internet cafe owned by a foreigner na gikawatan og computers...maryusef! Tinuod jud ka Bella, kitang naay mga 'puti' na partner careful lang jud pirmi kay bisan jamu pa tay kwarta magtuo jud ang uban na daghan ta og datung and we are very 'attractive' sa mga bad elements. One time bitaw si Handel man tingali to nag advise namo na maglow profile lang jud kay naa raba mi business. Lisud na kaau, maau lang og kwarta ray kuhaon og hasta atong life

Hi Mari,

Taud-taud na jud ta. I know incidents like these will concern you kay ingon bitaw sa among landlady, most businesses feel themselves targeted.

The scary part of this incident is that the bank passbook was taken along with the cash, and apparently, a sizable amount is stashed in there. Busa akong gikulbaan di ni ang last nga panghitabo. In fact, I was told this was already the second incident, but the first incident involved only P5000.

Mayor interested in overseas partnership again
Posted By Shane Gibson, The Daily Graphic

   
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) held its 71st annual Conference and Municipal Expo last week, and officials from the city of Portage la Prairie were among the more than 1,800 people who attended the national meeting.

The FCM, which was started in 1901, lobbies the federal government on policy and program matters on behalf of municipal governments across Canada. The organization has more than 1,600 municipal members nationwide.

“The City of Portage has belonged to the FCM for quite some time. They are a very strong organization, and every year we try to send representatives from the City of Portage la Prairie,” said Mayor Ken Brennan, who just returned home from the conference. “It’s a great learning experience for councillors, mayors and reeves, where we can meet each other and voice our concerns on issues that are common to municipalities.”

Brennan said he went to the conference, which was held in Quebec City from May 30-June 2, to learn about and discuss a number of different issues, including policing costs, infrastructure and crime and justice.

“It’s such a good opportunity to share ideas,” he said.

Brennan also attended an information meeting about the FCM’s international program, which sends officials from a municipality to other countries to help local governments develop their capacity to deliver services.

Portage was involved in the program from 1996-04, sending city officials to the island province of Bohol in the Philippines, and Brennan said he is interested in doing it again.

Quote from: Bambi on June 11, 2008, 01:17:55 PM
Dear Sir Benelynne,

I feel sorry to know about the incident occured in connection with your landlady. I understand your side being too upset and much in sorrow.
Important that your Family were not involved to that happenings.  Sir, in every corner of this defective World, we couldn't not really control either it is a natural calamities and/or damages induced by crazy criminals. It is a circle of life and sorry to say...a leak of uncontrolled disturbances.  Prayers and more positive thinking will help to relieve your worries.  I feel your side....a quite hard task being away from love ones. You must have to trust to our saviour for he is always there in time you will call him.  God be with you and your Family. take care....

OT: By the way, had seen a report in the TV that in Japan it is more or less 30,000 people committed suicides due to financial problems. This large number of voluntary victims are more than those who died in car accidents in a year. Grabe diay no!

Hi Bambi,

We are used to seeing, hearing, or reading about crimes, calamities and other untoward incidents occurring in faraway places.

Lately, things seem to be happening closer and closer to our comfort zones.

Even here in Japan, more than a month ago, a young man had run amuck slashing innocent passengers at a train station about 5 km from where I live. Then last Sunday, another young man rammed a 2-ton truck onto a pedestrian-filled street in Akihabara and then came out of the truck randomly attacking people with a survival knife, claiming lives of 7 people and seriously wounding 10 others. Akihabara is the station where I get off whenever I go to Tokyo.

Murag exaggerated lang siguro ang atong kulba kung pamilya na, kapin pa mga bata, ang maduol sa crime scene. Ako lang jud i-remind sila nga di na lang mu-resist kung mahitabo man galing kay di man manakit ning mga k******n nga kwarta ra jud tuyo.

You're right, Japan has probably the highest suicide rate among first world countries. Lately, their mode of suicide, which is fuming themselves with a toxic combination of household detergent and other ordinary chemicals, is also endangering the lives of the neighbors.

The world is going crazy. But God reigns. He's on top of the situation. Let's put our trust in Him.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 11, 2008, 11:23:05 AM
Benne dear murag ang imong landlord raman jud ang ilang target. since they know that there were money from that weekend!

Mau jud na ahong makujawan sa atoa kay mahibal-an ka nga naay datung or gikan sa abroad nah!

abi nimo Benne dear, sa akong pagpauli pohon, ginaplano na nako karon, tinuod!

i will never build a big house back home, no car, mag bike ra jud ko tingali..

no nice clothes! ambot what i should do nga kaning akong banana klaro man ni nga Kano!

aho tingali ning ipatina ang buhok ug itom dayun ipa tan ug maajo! (joke)

joke sa ko kay klaro kaajo ka nga gi nerbyos! and i can feel it kay di na gud magkadimao ang number gi dial!

hahahha

everything will be alright Ben.

Hi Belle,

Thanks a lot for sharing your cheery disposition at all times.

Bitaw, gisultian naku akong wife nga di na lang mi palit sakyanan, kay naa na ra ba mi giistorya ron. Akong son nga magpaulahi ug uli kay mag-soccer pa man, palitan na lang nakug bike. Di man pud siguro interesan ning bike no? Akong mga anak liwat man sa misis nga dark-skinned busa di man mu-stand out pero mag-hinapon lagi ug mag-uban silang tulo. Patun-on na jud nakug Binol-anon aron masagul na jud sila completely sa crowd. Tagalog ray hibaw-an nila isulti ron. Lisud lagi ning magpa-visible ka labi na nga puliki na ang katawhan bisag sa bugas ug pamelete.

Quote from: willmerit on June 11, 2008, 10:25:27 AM
Hi Sir Benne, I myself is a victim of this vicious incident.  I just got off work from a drug store (with only a minimum salary per hour) when it happened.  as i was closing the door of the jeep, getting ready to start it, this black man, yanked the door open then started punching me in my face, chest, and stomach.  i was surprised and in panic.  he didn't say anything, he just punched me anywhere he liked.  i fought back because i was thinking he was trying to knock me down and bring me somewhere.  there are lots of incidents here where ladies are being abducted and brought somewhere to be raped and killed afterwards.  that's the main reason why i fought.  the man got mad because i fought back.  he then pulled me from the jeep and dragged me so hard to the pavement.  i got so many scrapes and scratches in my knees.  i called for help but with sheer luck, nobody was there.  we were still fighting on the pavement, i kicked him and punched him back.  he was as tall as me, but quite stocky, so i was in no way can match his strength.  anyway, a couple of minutes later, a customer saw us scuffling on the parking lot, he went around the building (the pharmacy where i worked at); almost hitting the guy's car because when he saw that there was a car pulling up on the store's driveway, that was the time that he ran away with my purse.

until now, i am still traumatised.  i am scared to go to the store alone even in broad daylight.  i am not discriminating, but everytime i see a black person, who is as big as that guy who robbed me, it makes me shiver and feel uncomfortable.  my husband has to go with me all the time to the store now because i am not confident to go alone, even in the daytime. 

if we can meet sometime in july, i will show you my ugly scar in my left knee, my horrible remembrance of that very bad day.

there is no safer place nowadays i guess, be it here in the US or in the Philippines.   we will just yield everything to God.

Hi willmerit,

I feel so sorry to bring back these ugly memories to you. It must have been so traumatic, having physically fought for your dear life.

I just talked to my wife this morning again. She is full of assurances that things are OK. It seems I am the one traumatized. The fact that our landlady was spared of physical violence is something to thank God for. Indeed, we have to entrust to God our daily safety, wherever we are.

Hi Mike,

Thanks a lot. I am deeply comforted by these passages. My wife seems unruffled by this incident, claiming protection from God in Psalm 23. You are right, there is no place in the world that is free from the grip of evil. I find solace in the thought that no physical harm was inflicted on anyone. Still, I advised her to take the precaution of finding a safer neighborhood.

Today, I was shaken by a live report I heard over DYRD on a robbery incident in Dao.

I stopped everything I did when I first heard the place of the incident. I was totally shaken when the lady victim was interviewed. She sounded like our landlady. In fact, she was our landlady.

I immediately grabbed the phone to call my wife. In sheer panic, I had to dial about five times because I couldn't quite get the numbers right. My wife happened to be at the HNU campus then, waiting for the kids. She was completely unaware of the incident.

The holdup happened at 8:45 AM in front of the gasoline stand operated by the couple who owns the place we are renting temporarily which is adjacent to the gasoline stand. The amount taken was P240,000 plus, which was their sales over the 3-day weekend and holiday. The incident took place in front of a number of people, who were apparently unaware of what was going on. The couple was already in the car, ready to go to the bank to deposit their sales, when they were stopped by a motorcycle-riding threesome. One of them, a guy whose face was covered in white shirt, alighted and pointed a gun at our landlady. The guy apparently knew where the money was. Sensing no resistance from the couple, he just casually grabbed the bag containing the sales.

Last week, my wife told me that the landlady had confided to have caught one of his gasoline boys hiding paper bills in his shoes and promptly dismissed him. I had somehow foretold something like this would happen. In fact, I mentioned to my wife such premonition when she first related to me this incident.

Today, DYRD commentators have surmised that this robbery was an inside job, since the operation seemed to have been carried out with the help of someone who knows the movement of the couple.

When the deadly rampage of a knife-wielding Japanese in Akihabara broke the news last Sunday, my family was worried tremendously because this place is where I usually get off when I go to Tokyo. I didn't know I would sooner be shaken by a terrible incident so close to home in what I thought was a safe Tagbilaran City.

I have already told my wife to look for another place. Please help me pray that we find a safe place closer to school. Pray as well that the case will be solved and the perpetrators meted justice. Let's pray that people will not resort to violent means to tide over the economic crisis.

HNU mentor reelected VisMin Philo prexy
Bohol Chronicle
June 8, 2008

The members of the Philosophical Association of the Visayas and Mindanao (PHAVISMINDA) had their 31st Conference at Tubod Flowing Water Resort at Minglanilla in Cebu.

Members are from universities and colleges in the Visayas and Mindanao areas like Cebu Doctor's University, Cebu Normal University, University of San Carlos, University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu Institute of Technology, Holy Name University, Colegio San Agustin - Bacolod, Negros Oriental State University-Bayawan, Rogationist Seminary College-Cebu, Silliman University-Dumaguete City, Southern Leyte State University;

St. Paul's Business School-Palo, Leyte, University of San Agustin-Ilo-ilo, and University of St. La Salle in the Visayas area and Alfonso Tan College-Tangub City, Ateneo de Davao University, Bukidnon State University, Davao Doctors College, La Salle Univesity-Ozamis City, Liceo de Cagayan University, San Pedro College-Davao, and Xavier University of the Mindanao area.

In this intellectual gathering, the active PHAVISMINDA members reelected Dr. Eddie R. Babor of Holy Name University in Tagbilaran City as president. It was in 2006 when Dr. Babor was elected president during the 30th Phavisminda Conference held at Silliman University in Dumaguete City. Babor will serve PHAVISMINDA until 2010.

The 31st PHAVISMINDA Conference was flavored by the talks of prominent speakers in the likes of Fr. Dionisio Miranda, SVD, S.T.D (president, USC-Cebu City), Br. Romualdo Abulad, SVD, Ph.D. (chairman, Philosophy Dep't. USC), Fr. Michael Moga, S.J., Ph.D. (Ateneo de Zamboanga), Romulo Bautista, Ph.D. (Ateneo de Davao University), Rosario Espina, Ph.D.(professor of Philosophy, USC), Reynaldo Rivera, Ph.D. (Chairman, Philosophy Dep't. Silliman University), Prof. Ma. Theresa Quiñones (Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City), Prof. Ruby Suazo, Ph.D. (USC), and Fr. Ramon Echica, S.T.D (Seminario Mayor de San Carlos, Cebu City).

It can be recalled that at HNU, Babor had served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1996-1999), Chairman, Social Sciences Dep't (1994-1996), Director Research Center (1993), and Asst. Director, Student Affairs Office (1989-1992).

Also, Babor has authored three textbooks in Philosophy published by Rex Book Store and C & E Publishing, Inc., respectively and some articles in internationally and locally refereed journals. Congratulations Dr. Ed Babor. (Lubrig Pascual)

Quote from: ytesski on June 09, 2008, 04:10:21 PM
Happy happy birthday Macks!

Happy birthday, migo! Busa diay gusto ka na magpa-outsource kay mingaw man mag-inusara sa special day. Ako pud bitaw, adlaw-adlaw gahandom sa Bohol...

Quote from: orChids on June 08, 2008, 06:14:56 PM
So sad Sir Benne.

Latest update, 7 dead.

Naunsa naman pud ning Japan uy? Gikapoy na siya sa kalibutan pero nang-apil pag lain! Mao gihapon ang gisulti atong usa ka naghurumintado diri duol sa amo nga eki nga nakapatay pud ug pila ka tawo.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 08, 2008, 04:43:35 PM
Moreover, who would love to see an eyesore like this in our tranquil waters?

Macky,

You have to come back to Bohol and share your first-hand experience on the deleterious effects of industrial progress before our political pimps give this paradise over to the economic opportunists.

I share your dreams. I also dream of unperturbed quiet in a native hut in Panglao, and smog-free air of Bohol. We at TB should come out from our comfortable, virtual niches and make a difference...

6 dead in Tokyo stabbing spree

TOKYO - A Japanese man went on a midday stabbing rampage in Tokyo's premier electronics and video game district Sunday, killing six people, wounding 12 and paralyzing thousands of shoppers with fear.
PUBLICIDAD

The deadly lunchtime assault in Akihabara district occurred after the attacker drove a rented 2-ton truck into a crowd of pedestrians, running over three people, public broadcaster NHK quoted an unidentified witness as saying.

"The suspect told police that he came to Akihabara to kill people," said Jiro Akaogi, a spokesman for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. "He said he was tired of life. He said he was sick of everything."

Police said they arrested Tomohiro Kato, 25, at the scene.

Local news reports initially said the man was a self-proclaimed gangster, but NHK later said the suspect was not a gang member.

Reports said the attacker grunted and roared as he slashed and stabbed at his victims on a street crowded with Sunday shoppers.

"He was screaming as he was stabbing people at random," another unidentified witness told NHK.

The six dead included five males and one female, Akaogi said.

Toshiyuki Miyake, a spokesman for the Tokyo Fire Department, said earlier that five victims had gone into cardiac arrest.

At least 17 ambulances rushed to the scene, with TV footage showing rescue workers tending to victims in the street.

Akihabara district, known as Electric Town, is wildly popular with Japan's cyber-wise youth.

Once rare, stabbing attacks have become more frequent in Japan in recent years as violent crime has increased. In one of the worst attacks, a man with a history of mental illness burst into an elementary school in Japan in 2001 and killed eight children. The killer was executed in 2004.

Teacher's pet or jock? School roles influence job choice

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Whether you were a geek, athlete, cheerleader, teacher's pet, class clown or honor student in high school, chances are it influenced your career choice.

Thirty-nine percent of 6,000 full-time workers questioned in a survey said their experiences in high school had an impact on their career.

Geeks gravitated toward engineering and retail jobs. Athletes tended to work in the transportation industry, while former cheerleaders, who were more likely to reach vice president level, were drawn to careers in travel and insurance.

Cheerleaders also had the second highest level of job satisfaction, after teacher's pets, at 76 percent.

"These are enthusiastic individuals, they're strong motivators. They know how to get others excited about projects. You can see how that enthusiasm and motivation can translate into a role where you're in charge of managing a large department or whatever it may be," said Jennifer Grasx, of CareerBuilder.com which conducted the survey.

Former members of student government earned the most money and tended to work as directors or managers. Twelve percent reported making $100,000 or more, and nearly half had a salary of $50,000 or more. But they were also the most dissatisfied with their career progress.

Forty-one percent of teacher's pets held administrative or clerical positions, many in the construction, banking and finance sectors. Although 37 percent earned less than $35,000 a year, the majority were happy with their jobs.

Nearly 60 percent of former honor society members chose professional and technical services jobs, many in the healthcare industry, while many former athletes had careers in the transportation sector.

"I thought it was really interesting when we thought about the traits, and we thought about the industries and professions they were drawn to -- there were some interesting correlations there," Grasx added.

Seven percent of former athletes, geeks and class clowns earned six figures, and 45 percent of athletes earned over $50,000 a year. More than half said they were satisfied with their career progress.

Geeks and class clowns reported the most job dissatisfaction, at 21 and 18 percent respectively. Thirty-one percent of geeks were also unhappy with their career progress.

(Reporting by Solarina Ho; editing by Patricia Reaney)

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 06, 2008, 08:10:49 PM
Probably Ben & Grace, I will not be able to attend the Grand EB. There are unexpected changes in the company where I am in and it needs my presence. We acquired 5 more world renowned brands: Alberto Culver (Tresemme): Hair Care, Brics: Italian Handbags, Cavalli: Sunglasses & Frames from Italy, Sugar Free: Sweetener, Airtec & Carlton: Luggages.

I explained to my boss that it is possible to serve your company without paying emotional toll of being away from home and loved ones through internet & modern communications. I explained to him the concept of outsourcing.

My boss, being a first generation businessman finds it hard to understand this concept. However, he seems absorbs major points. Should I succeed on this, I will go for good this year and serve his company from the comfort of my home under Bohol sun. Furthermore, I will organize a team for this purpose. The nature of the job is mainly office works and correspondence in purchasing, forecasting and logistics. Starting with one company is the single step and soon it will serve two, three until it becomes a big firm.

Moreover, I gave my boss the set up of Bausch&Lomb as a good example, where their head office is in New York, thier distribution and logistics in France, warehouses and shipping in Italy and Netherlands and manufacturing in Brazil. All of their components are functioning with precise coordination. It seems that they are just a room away from each other. This is outsourcing in action and my boss seems to get the concept and all I need is to follow-up with him.

Hi Macky,

I'll pray for your success in this endeavor. I myself am experimenting with how to do my translation and cargo forwarding business electronically so I could spend most of my time home. On my next trip home, I'll try to set up a little and see if things could work. Though my wife is doing a great job, my teenagers need a father.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 05, 2008, 10:43:21 AM
Mr. Bene, how long have you been studying Japanese, sir?

I started studying Japanese after my university course in Manila at age 21. It was a one-year intensive course at the Tokyo University of Foreign Languages. But 80% of my present knowledge and skills in the language were acquired outside the classroom, both in informal and working situations.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 05, 2008, 10:26:58 AM
Unsa may significance anang Room nimo nga  nahimo man jud na nga title?

aber?

Grabe pud ka mag-interrogate, Belle, pildi ang mga senadora. Kana nga title, gihatag ra na sa among Japanese language teacher, dili ako ang nagpili. Wa na naku nahinumduman kung gi-unsa nakug describe ang akong room, nga usa ra gud ka kabus nga dormitory room katong estudyante pa ko, pero naa lay potted plant sa bintana for a breath of fresh air... Matud pa sa akong occasional guests, compared to the other guys they know, mas kahibawo kuno ko magpahaluna sa mga gamit ug manglimpyo... sa una ha...

At first I thought my teacher recognized my effort more than the merit of the work itself. But afterwards, my classmates also complimented me for that composition.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 05, 2008, 09:28:13 AM
Teh gali, Bene san, makahambal pod ka sang Ilonggo?  Kanamit gid nimo oi damo sang languages imong nabal-an!  Bitaw, I have read your Binisaya and if it's almost in the bottom list of your proficiency, you must be so good kay to me, perfect man pod ka mag binisaya.  Some guys have the skill and talent jud! 

Ngaa man kabalo ka mag-Inilongo haw? Daw kanami gid guro mag-inistoryahay ta kon may EB hay pwede ta tikal-tikalan ya mga Bol-anon.

Bitaw Grace, bibo man siguro ka sa personal no? You also seem to be a natural polyglot.

People say I'm also natural at languages.

My Japanese manuscript on the mundane theme "My Room" was once made a model composition in my Japanese class at college, where I was the only foreigner.

If I rate my linguistic ability in descending order of proficiency, it would be: English, Japanese, Tagalog, Ilongo, Binol-anon/Binisaya, Spanish... The last one is close to getting rusty...

Quote from: grazie7y on June 05, 2008, 05:30:04 AM
hahahha that's a nice one, Bene san!

Dugang pod ko, diha toy M nag libog sa English.  Ingon sya, "makalibog jud ning inglis!  Ang inglis sa isda, fis, and inglis pod sa nawong fis. Nag inglis sa tulay brids, ang inglis pod sa daghan pan makaon, brids! hehehehhe

Hala, di man diay ni joke corner giyagaw nko, Bene san.  Sorry sir! 

Samut ka riot ang English ani, Grace... Bitaw, diri sa Japan, three years ago, naay placement agency nagpatabang nako mag-recruit ug Filipino English teachers. Daghan kaayo kug nadawat nga phone inquiries, which was the best way for me to pre-qualify the applicants. Kay naa man gani ni tawag, "Ser, mi I apply as inglis tetcher?" (with Ilongo accent)

For lovers of the English Language

1) The bandage was *wound* around the *wound*.

2) The farm was used to *produce* *produce*.

3) The dump was so full that it had to *refuse* more *refuse*.

4) We must *polish* the *Polish* furniture.

5) He could *lead* if he would get the *lead* out.

6) The soldier decided to *desert* his dessert in the *desert*.

7) Since there is no time like the *present*, he thought it was time to *
present* the *present*

A *bass* was painted on the head of the *bass* drum.

9) When shot at, the *dove* *dove* into the bushes.

10) I did not *object* to the *object.*

11) The insurance was *invalid* for the *invalid*.

12) There was a *row* among the oarsmen about how to *row*

13) They were too *close* to the door to *close* it.

14) The buck *does* funny things when the *does* are present.

15) A
seamstress and a *sewer* fell down into a *sewer* line.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his *sow* to *sow*.

17) The *wind* was too strong to *wind* the sail

18) Upon seeing the *tear* in the painting I shed a *tear*.

19) I had to *subject* the *subject* to a series of tests.

20) How can I *intimate* this to my most *intimate* friend?

Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant,
nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins
weren't invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are
candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for
granted But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work
slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor
is it a pig.

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce

and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural
of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2
indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend?
If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them,
what do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats
vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English
speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what
language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and
send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a
wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a
language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill
in
a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the
creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That
is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are
out, they are invisible.

PS. - Why doesn't "Buick" rhyme with "quick"

You lovers of the English language might enjoy this
There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more meanings than any other
two-letter word, and that is "UP."

It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the
list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting,
why does a topic come UP? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for
election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report?

We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the
silver, we
warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the
house and some guys fix UP the old car. At other times the little word has
real special meaning. People stir UPtrouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an
appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing, but to be
dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped
UP. We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.

We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be knowledgeable about the proper
uses of UP, look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary,
it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty
definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the
many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't
give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain,
we say it is
clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP.

When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP.

When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP.

One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now my time is UP ,
so.......... . it is time to shut UP..

Myra E. Orlina-Villareal
Student
Graduate school of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Tsukuba, Japan

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 10:00:47 PM
Macks, have you ever considered teaching in Business?  Maayo kaayo ka mo explain.

Bitaw, brilliant pud imong business concepts. When are planning to go it alone, Mack? Like Jun.

What's the name of the artist? She really has a great voice as well as vocal range. She actually soared skywards as the key changed towards the finale.

My only comment is that she could have used a little diction coaching, since she will inevitably be measured against Taylor Hicks.

Glaring lang especially sa sinugdanan when the tempo is slower and she has to enunciate the words is, was, raise, because... The correct pronunciation, at least to the global English viewers, for the s's in these words is actually z...

After Charice Pempenco, she could be the next Youtube phenomenon if these flaws are corrected.

Thousands of 'Japinos' seen to benefit from Japan high court ruling

By ISAGANI DE CASTRO JR.
abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak

Thousands of Filipino entertainers or former entertainers who have children abandoned by their Japanese partners stand to benefit from Japan’s Supreme Court ruling Wednesday on rights of children born out of wedlock to foreign mothers.

In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak, Mel Nuqui, executive director of the Development Action for Women Network (DAWN), said the more than 30-year migration of Filipino entertainers to Japan has produced at least 100,000 Japanese-Filipino or "Japino" children.

She said only a small number of these children have been legally acknowledged by their Japanese fathers.

DAWN is a non-government organization assisting Filipino entertainers and Japinos. It helps Japinos locate their fathers in Japan .

Last year, Nuqui said DAWN called for a registration of Japinos. From August to October in 2007, 1,313 Japinos in the Philippines showed up and registered. When they checked with the family registry records in Japan , she said only 60 of the 1,313 children had been registered in Japan .

Court ruling

Japan's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday it was unconstitutional to deny nationality to children born out of wedlock to foreign mothers, saying it was discriminatory to consider the parents' marital status.

The ruling, which ended years of court battles, could lead to citizenship for thousands of illegitimate children in Japan, which is home to many foreign entertainers from the Philippines and elsewhere.

"If we look at the significance of nationality in guaranteeing basic human rights, we cannot afford to ignore discrimination against children," presiding judge Niro Shimada said, overturning a lower court ruling.

Ten children of Filipina mothers had filed suit seeking Japanese nationality because Japanese men -- who were married to other women -- had acknowledged they were their fathers.

But the children, even though they were born in Japan and only speak Japanese, were not granted nationality because the fathers acknowledged them only after they were born.

Previously under Japanese law, the father had to confirm the child as his before an out-of-wedlock birth.

According to official statistics, approximately 2,800 children born out of wedlock from foreign mothers reside in Japan, among whom more than 2,000 have Japanese fathers.

Japan, which largely regards itself as ethnically homogeneous, has strict controls on immigration. The country has rejected the idea of large-scale immigration even though it has one of the world's lowest birthrates.

"This is a welcome development. Now, as long as the father recognizes the child, the child may be able to get Japanese citizenship," Nuqui said.

She said the ruling  advances the rights of children and is consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The majority of entertainers who worked in Japan from the early seventies until 2005 were Filipinos.

In March 2005, Japan imposed stricter rules on entry of foreign entertainers in response  to a US State Department report that placed Japan on a list  of countries not doing enough to fight trafficking. â€" with a report from AFP

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 04:23:40 PM
Bene san, pwede kawaton nko pati ang pictures? 

It's my great pleasure.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 04:04:45 PM
Unsa kaha noh the life after death is worst the their life here on Earth unya di na pwede maka suicide didto!   

Lawom kaayo ka, Graz. They are trading temporary pain for eternal damnation.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 03:27:30 PM
Good for you, Bene san!  I need to reduce weight bya jud.  One time, I saw a promotion about slimming pills but before somebody reacts, I will never resort to taking slimming pills kay for one, delikado kaayo akong tiyan.  Anyway, I checked the website and I learned I didn't classify as overweight.  I was so disappointed because I thought I was so overweight.  For most of my life man gud I could hardly reach 100 pounds tapos karon 130 pounds na and sometimes mo saka pa jud kon sagunsun party!  whew! 

Di man diay ka overweight, ayaw na paniwang, basig ma-anorexic na hinuon ug bulemic ka (simbaku!) Hypochondria na man nang sige tag huna-huna nga naa'y lain sa atong panglawas bisag piskay kaayo. Let's just thank God for the good health. As the saying goes, health is wealth...

Quote from: C2H4 on June 04, 2008, 03:26:04 PM
Mr Benelynne, ok ra man maglakaw lakaw sa Baguio kay bisan udtong tutok, dili man ta panington. Pero other parts sa Pinas, perte man kainit. Kung maglakaw ta from our house to work, naka sanina pang opisina, inig abot nato sa trabaho, baho na kaayo tang pan-os.

I actually tried this in Tagbilaran once or twice. But if this will be one's chosen way of life, I think it needs determination. Kay bitaw, di lang init, abug pa jud. Gusto man ko mainitan kay puti ra ku, pirmi lang ko masaypan nga Japanese o Korean.

Ang summer diri sa Japan init man kaayo, mas init pa sa Pilipinas, pero they never change their habit of walking to work. Kinahanglan jud i-develop nato ang habit. Since we are looking for a long-term solution to the energy crisis, OK lang siguro manimaho tag singot kaysa humot pero buslot ang bulsa.

The city government should also make the streets user-friendly to pedestrians by designating well-defined pedestrian and bicycle lanes and planting trees to serve as shade. Greener Tagbilaran will not only be more beautiful but also healthful.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 03:14:45 PM
That's really good, Bene san!  So, you didn't get into taking medication kadtong taas imong blood pressure?  My sister is only 42 but she was told by her doctor to maintain naman the meds.  I don't know though if she is religiously exercising which is really important kon naa kay ana na abnormality sa blood pressure.  Bisan dili kaayo rigid basta constant lang na exercise, I think makatabang na kana.

I never took any medicines, as I am averse to them. Bisag ang akong pagniwang was very gradual, and when I finally achieved my target weight, I never swang back near my old weight, naa lang pirmi sa plus or minus 1 kg for the last 9 years. I once saw a Japanese TV program that recommended eating at least 1 kg of vegetables a day. I have been following this advice closely--kusog kaayo ko mukaon ug brocolli, lettuce, paprika, cucumber ug carrots. They go well with red wine as well.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 02:47:21 PM
Naa sa lahi ninyo, Aya san ang hypertensive?  Sa amo kay si Mommy grabeh kaayo na iyang bp pero maayo na lang naliwat ko ni Daddy na low ang bp.  Sana di mausab.  Among eldest sister, ga maintain na ug pang high blood. 

Sige lang, walking lang kanunay ug uban pang exercise diha Aya san, you'll be fine.  Plus of course bantay sa food intake.

Yes, I believe when it comes to hypertension, nature is as important as nurture. Kay ako katong overweight pa ko at 80 kg, grabe pud ko ka taas ang blood pressure. But when I started to jog and cycle, and shed 10 kg and decided to eat 80% fish and veggies, OK na akong panglawas... Presently, my weight just hovers around 70 kg bisag dili na kaayo ko regular mag jogging. Bisikleta man ang main mode of transpo naku, light and easy exercise...

In reaction to hard times, the Japanese commit suicide. More than 30,000 kill themselves every year. In the Philippines, economic hardship sometimes drives others to rob and in the process kill others.

In the end, the head count of dead bodies--Japanese suicides and Philippine homicides--may just be the same.

Suicide used to be an honorable act in Japan--a recognized way of sparing others the burden of minding one's personal problems. But the current most common way of committing suicide, as described above, is also harming the lives of others.

Harakiri now seems more honorable, many Japanese think. At least you only hurt yourself.

Dozens evacuated in Japan gas suicide--fire official

Agence France-Presse
First Posted 13:46:00 06/04/2008

TOKYO -- Dozens of people were evacuated Wednesday after poisonous gas fumes escaped from an apartment in what appeared to be the latest in a spate of suicides in Japan using detergent, a fire official said.

Japan has seen at least 182 cases since late March in which people killed themselves by mixing different kinds of detergent to generate hydrogen sulphide gas, following instructions found easily on the Internet.

In what was suspected to be the latest case, the body of a man, reportedly in his 20s, was found in his bathroom with bottles of detergent lying around on the floor, said a fire department spokesman in the central city of Kanazawa.

"Thirty-four neighbors evacuated due to the gas," he said. "One woman complained of sickness and was taken to hospital."

Like many cases in the past, the man posted a warning note on his door, which read, "Danger. Poison gas fuming," the spokesman said.

Authorities have urged Internet providers to voluntarily crack down on the websites and have voiced concern that wide media coverage is leading to more suicides.

The Japan Association of Chain Drug Stores also issued a notice to its 190 member companies last month, urging them to stop selling products believed to have been used in gas suicide attempts.

Japan has one of the world's highest suicide rates. It earlier saw a spate of group suicides by people burning charcoal burners to produce carbon monoxide.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20080604-140706/Dozens-evacuated-in-Japan-gas-suicide--fire-official

Quote from: orChids on June 04, 2008, 02:03:04 PM
mas masakiton pa man ko kay sa akong bana Sir Benne oy,hahaha. Nahimuot ko sa hacienda jod,kung pwede pa lang mouli na ko kay kapoy na ko dari sige ug baktas.Mas kapoy bitaw ning life dire ba bisan unsaon ug pangkamot mahurot man kay hastang mahala na jod mga palitunon.

Agree jud ko nimo, mahal na kaayo tanan. Sa una, taga-Pilipinas ra nimo madungog ni nga reklamo. Karon bisag sa US, diri sa Japan, ug labin pa sa Pilipinas, murag ga-chorus na ang isulti bahin sa palaliton. Asa na paingon intawon ang kalibutan?

Opening na run sa HNU. Didto ang tulo ka tsikiting nag-enroll. Excited sila sa ilang uniform. Naghangyo lang mi sa school nga sugtan mudala ug denshi jisho (electronic dictionary) and duha ka high school nga estudyante kay basig di kaapas... Unyang gabii mangutana ko kung kumusta ilang first day. So far, malipayon kaayo sila sa Tagbilaran, except for Paolo who still does not have a soccer team. Basig makahimo na siya sa HNU kay lider-lider man na sa school diri sa Japan...

Genki man ka tan-awon, unsa man diay imong health concern?

Hi Aya,

Usa pud siguro sa sikreto sa long life sa mga Hapon kaning ilang naandan nga maglakaw lang sa ilang paingnan, bisag tiguwang na. Mga babaye diri on average live up to 85, mga lalaki 79 years... Padayon lang suruy-suroy sa imong hacienda diha and you will live to see your great grandchildren... And besides, since in all likelihood you will live six years longer than your husband, eredera jud ka ani, pwede na mupalit ug baybayon sa Anda.

Illegal OFW in Japan comes home for good after son’s death

By Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:48:00 06/03/2008

MANILA, Philippies -- While languishing in a Japanese detention center for illegal aliens, Marina Contreras begged the heavens to turn her into a bird so she could fly home to Bulacan to bid her dead son goodbye.

"In jail, I felt like I was about to lose my mind...My son was dead and I couldn't come home to see him to his grave," the 46-year-old Marina said in an interview.

Marina finally got her wings on May 15 when she was freed to come home, six months after her 22-year-old son Jeric died in a motorcycle accident.

An article written in 2007 by Jeric, a cum laude graduate from the San Beda College, about the case of his mother, and published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, may have had something to do with her early release. His story attracted the attention of sympathetic officials--among them Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and former senator Rene Saguisag.

Dressed in a simple black blouse and accompanied by her three surviving children, Marina paid a visit to Binay on Tuesday to thank him for following up her case and helping her come home.

After Binay read Jeric's story in the newspaper in 2007, he wrote a letter to Ambassador Domingo Siazon requesting assistance for Marina's case.

Saguisag, a noted defense lawyer, also appealed to the Department of Foreign Affairs to help the jailed Marina get clemency.

"I have a very soft spot for stories like Jeric's, those who are missing their mothers but made it through school even with their mothers in a far away land," Binay told reporters.

He also learned of Jeric's death at the age of 22 last year and wrote the Philippine Embassy in Japan again to ask if the mother could be allowed to come home to attend her son's burial.

"But it wasn't allowed, so in April, Siazon told us that Marina might be freed any time now. We are thankful to the Japanese authorities for granting our request," Binay added.

Marina returned to the country on May 15 after spending two years and two months in a detention center for illegal aliens at Tochigi-ken, some two hours away from Tokyo.

She first entered Japan in 1995 but was arrested in 2003 for using a different name.

After being given parole after two months in prison, Marina came back to the Philippines. But after eight months, she tried her luck once more in Japan -- until her second arrest in January 2006.

Though initially sentenced to three years and four months in jail, Marina was eventually granted a second parole by a Japanese court for her good behavior.

All in all, the mother of four worked 13 years as an illegal alien in Japan after her husband, who worked as a carpenter in Japan, was forced to come home because of an accident.

"It's so hard to be away in a strange land, far away from your loved ones.. But I had to endure everything for their sake, to send them to school. I knew what would happen when I entered Japan ilegally, pero nilakasan ko na lang ang loob ko (but I steeled myself)," Marina told the Inquirer.

She would occasionally get letters from her children, to which she would reply and tell them not to worry about her.

Marina was particularly proud of her eldest son, Jeric, and keeps her son's articles, which were published in the Inquirer, with much pride.

Her other children were also doing well in school -- Jacky 20, completed a nursing degree at the Far Eastern University in 2007, while Jay-R, 16 and Jervee, 12, finished high school and elementary. But she missed attending any of their graduations.

Jeric even ran and won as a municipal councilor in Hagonoy, Bulacan.

Jeric died while on the way to check a reported burglary in their neighborhood.

News of Jeric's death in a motorcycle accident on November 13, 2007, was relayed to her by the Philippine Embassy in Japan on December 6.

"I was very sad.. I could only send letters, but no money to help my family at that time," she recalled.

Marina still finds it hard to accept the fact that her son died while she was away.

"It's hard to come to terms with (his death). I couldn't help but cry when I saw his name on the tombstone," she said.

Marina said she would not go back to Japan.

"I have no plans of going back. Maybe I will reopen a small store I used to have in Hagonoy. I just want to be with my family now," she added.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 09:41:14 AM
Even back in Cagayan de Oro, Bene san, my friends always want to ride and I was the opposite.  From our office which was in front of Coca Cola to go to Limketkai, which was just close, my friends still would take a cab.  I walk and they said, "lahi ra jud ka, Grat!"  Walking is good for your health, maoy akong sige'g tubag.  When I was already in Manila, mas labaw maglakaw kay waiting for a cab take a long time.   

Sa paglakaw-lakaw nimo Graz, lajo ra jud ng imong naabot... Kaysa muapil tag reklamo, apil na lang tag lakaw. I am not preaching the virtues of being a pedestrian from a pedestal. In Japan, I go around by bicyle most of the time. Walking one step at a time will get us far in terms of health, savings and energy conservation.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 04, 2008, 09:21:41 AM
Mao bitaw akong napansin sa ato noh kay kada lihok, sakay ug either pedicab or trisikad.  Sa una, kaya-kayahon ra man tawon na namo lakaw from Manga to Taloto then to Bohol Ice Plant where my grandfather's business was located.  Well, sa una, wala kaayo choice kay way kwarta i pamasahe but karon sobra na jud di na ka adto'g Taloto akong pamilya kon way sakyanan!

Some three years ago, when I joined my then 63-year old mother who was visiting Tagbilaran from the US, we walked the whole distance from Upper Mansasa to Marcela in Cogon in the early morning. From what I remember, I think it took us about 30 minutes of brisk walk, despite my mom's age.

Kung init sa adlaw ang problema, we can generate new business for umbrella makers. Diri sa Japan, kasagaran layo ang distansiya gikan sa train stations ug bus stop paingon sa workplace o balay, pero manglakaw ra man ang mga tawo.

Parliamentary proceedings anywhere in the world are the most boring subject of TV news coverage.

OK ra kaayo nga tagaan ta nilag break usahay pinaagi aning mga malapropism, mispronunciation, wrong grammar and even just plain antics. With the gravity of the legislative agenda as the world reels deeper into crisis, this is a welcome breather.

Compared to this one, tame ra kaayo ang "borjer" ni Abalos katong gi-interrogate siya sa Senate hearing...

Quote from: tohnichi007 on June 04, 2008, 08:37:10 AM
hala dalhon nalang naku akong bisikleta deri pohon ig uli sa bohol...eheheh anyway ur right benelynne

I'm seriously thinking of buying my kids bikes. Kulang lang sa Tagbilaran klaro nga pedestrian ug bicycle lanes, kay bisag sakyanan usahay wala'y klarong dalan.

With two basic commodities constantly rising--rice and gasoline--the gripes are resonating as well.

I thought Bohol is normally staid and unruffled by the scrambling for rice. But rice and gasoline are  increasingly becoming daily woes as well.

An announcer at DYRD suggested that we follow the lead of cooler Baguio, which is urging its residents to walk. I think this makes sense. By inculcating the habit of walking, we hit many birds with one stone--we promote health consciousness, ease the demand for fuel energy, and promote a greener Bohol.

Tagbilaran is not such a sprawling city. I believe half of people's daily destinations (school, market, workplace, government offices) are within walking distance from one's home.

In Japan, walking within a 2-kilometer radius is strictly implemented among schoolchildren, and those who live beyond are allowed to ride bicyles. Don't say this can be done only in a temperate climate, because summers in Japan can really scorch you.

The government should just assure the safety of the streets. As in Japan, PTAs should actively participate in street patrols in times when children go to school and come home, helping children cross the streets especially at busy intersections.

I just remember the good old adage, "Happiness is not having more, but wanting less."

One can never be objective about his level of economic comfort. I've known people who have hefty savings in the bank but live as though they are on their last cent. And I also know people who are on their last cent, but live as though they have bottomless pockets. I think neither one is really happy.

Even before they've set foot on school grounds, Bohol's children seem to have already set their minds on being school dropouts.

Department of Education (DepEd) Bohol superintendent Dr. Elpidio Jala told the Bohol Chronicle that 56% of the children of age six been found out not enrolled for Grade I.

Source:
Bohol Chronicle
June 1, 2008

The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) is intent on adding Tagbilaran City and Tuguegarao to its list of areas being promoted for business process outsourcing (BPO).

Presently, 17 areas in the country have been identified as having existing investments in the BPO industry. Commissioner Monchito Ibrahim is working to expand the list to 22 and identify these areas as information and communications technology hubs.

Although a relatively young industry, the BPO industry is estimated to generate an annual revenue of US$5 billion, which is close to half the annual remittances from overseas Filipino workers.

I think we should not rely on volunteers alone. Since the province is actually earning from the influx of tourists to this site, the government should shell out money for guards who will patrol the place. The businesses who take these tourists to the diving site should be required to give a reminder on environmental conservation before they set out to the sea.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on November 15, 2007, 09:48:58 PM
7,649 sq m clean title.
location: Bingag, Dauis near Panglao Island Nature Resort and Hinagdanan Cave.
Concrete Barangay Road frontage.
Contact: 63928-992-2258 or 6398-799-6873

Hi Mike,

Is this still available? I'd like to have more details of this property. How far is this from the sea? Is there a view of the sea? How much, etc. I'd appreciate it if you could PM me the info or the contact person.

LOSING TWO TOURISM GEMS IN PANGLAO

Bohol Chronicle
June 1, 2008
   

It is only when we lose a thing of true value that we know its worth.

We hope that the state of neglect of authorities and top agencies tasked to protect our marine tourism jewels in Panglao and Baclayon, namely, the Balicasag Diving Area ( One of Top 3 diving spots in the world according to the Japan Travel Inventory) and the Pamilcan seas (dolphin habitat), will not help us come to that realization.

Thanks to the grievous sin of omission, these two precious tour gems will soon slip our hands into figurative extinction.

President GMA dove into the depths of Balicasag last week to figure out what that Japs are raving over - and confirmed with amazement the marine wonders that she saw. Two prominent Manila broadsheets carried the glorious spectacle in colored print on their front pages that brought huge advertising mileage.

But wait a second. The President's escort, a diving enthusiast by the name of Rep. Roberto Antonino (Nueva Ecija) deplored the extent of the damage done to corals and the presence of suffocating, non-biodegradable plastic items in the otherwise wondrous diving spot. He lamented the lack of collection fees for tourists using the area.

And it seems there is no policeman on duty in the area. The protectors of the environment are again sleeping on their job. But who are they?

There was a time when then well-funded Bohol Marine Triangle (BMT) bannered its detailed plan to protect the spectacular marine biodiversity and the natural beauty of the Panglao seawaters. Like a phantom, it has suddenly disappeared in recent times.

Will Dauis town mayor Lulu Bongalos, who heads the BMT stand up and say whether he has the time and vigor to lead this environmental crusade?

What about the much publicized CLEC (Coastal Law Enforcement Council), functioning as one per district for greater effectiveness, composed of the LGUs along the coastlines? Another phantom?

The Capitol announced then to give one pump boat to guard the sea premises off Baclayon and Panglao which are both in the first district and under the constant glare of media and government. The Provincial Tourism Council even made representation with the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) that fuel be provided for the sea patrols of the area.

What about Pamilacan? Well, reports were rife that no dolphins were seen between Monday and Wednesday last week within the normal habitat -marveled at by tourists in the past. According to the island's barrio officials - illegal fishing is again rampant in the area. They were there Saturday which explains the dolphins' scarcity in the days that followed.

The poor hapless mammals scampered for safety - to the other side of the island - off the seawaters fronting the Panglao Island Nature Resort.

The BMT and CLEC, from what we see, are now inutile forms of protection units. Who should replace them?

Shall we just close the chapter and see the end of the fabled dolphins and the world-class diving spot due to neglect?

Already even without the stupendous Panglao airport - and the so-called industrialization and commercialization that will follow and even before the actual oil drilling off Cabilao Island goes full steam, we are already seeing proofs that we can barely handle preserving our very jewels - that attracted these tourists to Bohol in the first place.

Let's stop all this lip-service about promoting tourism if we cannot perform the minimal supervision of our tourist attractions.

In 2006, a concerned Cebuano, named Jojo de la Francia joined the Visayan Fish Squadron that combined efforts of several NGOs to raid the illegal fishers off the Cebu waters - and successfully. It was the citizens, out of sheer nationalism, that got out of their comfort zones to do what government should be doing.

One day, before reaching his house, gunmen peppered Jojo with bullets and died instantly. He is a hero of the environment. His lifeless body - an indictment of those who do not match their devoted words for tourism with action.

Source: http://www.boholchronicle.com/2008/jun/1/editorial.htm

Palawan seen to overtake Boracay as RP’s No. 1 tourists destination
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat

PUERTO PRINCESA â€" Palawan is expected to overtake Boracay in three years as the country’s number one tourist destination with Bohol coming in as close second, a tourism stalwart said.

Samie Lim, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and tourism champion for the private sector, said this as the Palawan province prepares a master plan that put emphasis for sustainable tourism development.

"In three years, Palawan will overtake Boracay if they have a masterplan. Bohol will come in second," Lim told reporters after delivering a speech on tourism at the 17th Southern Luzon Area Business Conference.

"Palawan offers diversity, he said. Its 1,700 islands have better things to offer than Phuket and Bali. Palawan has better sights to offer," Lim said.

Check out http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20080603126301.html for the complete article.


In my opinion, Bohol shouldn't settle for the second best.

With its central accessibility in the nautical highway, proximity to the international gateway of Cebu, an array of exotic natural attractions, we can't take this challenge sitting down.

I think the Loboc night cruise, with an orchestrated publicity blitz in the local and international media, could be the latest darling destination if packaged for couples, honeymooners and just plain nature-trippers. There should be collateral developments in hotel and infrastructure, jibing with the ecotourism motif, in or near the area.

Loboc resembles the jungle cruise in Disneyland, except that ours is natural.

The concerns of those who protested the nighttime lighting should not be doused in the euphoria of those who have hailed this a success. I think we should even be more concerned with environmental protection and preservation of natural habitat of the flora and fauna endemic to the place. In addition, there should be an added attraction of natural sanctuary for tarsier and other insects and animals along the river.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 02, 2008, 11:23:00 PM
Benne San,

Artistahon man ug hitsura imong anak. Puede imong paapilon sa sunod nga PBB International Edition.

Kujaw pud. Drop na lang naku Mosbeau para mag-stage father na lang ku.

Quote from: kiamoy` on June 02, 2008, 11:19:23 PM
hi paolo!!! hehe..

excited nako visit sa loboc river at night.. how deep is the river by the way?

hi kiamoy,

I just remember nga mahilig kaayo ni si Paolo ug kiamoy or plum fruit. In Japan, there is a seaweed-wrapped rice pack called onigiri that has different flavors. Ang pinakagusto niya umeboshi or plum flavor... He also likes plum candies or just plain plum.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 02, 2008, 11:13:30 PM


hala ka gwapo!

gwapoha ana nija oi!

Liwat gamay sa amahan. Bitaw, sa pagkakaron, mas hilig pa na siya sa soccer kaysa girls. Ambot lang inig balik naku.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 02, 2008, 11:05:41 PM
Benne san,

Sigi dayun ang pics ha? ikaw ang mo hatag jud sa insaktong testimony kanang tinuoray! hala murag nindot baja jud oi!

OK, basta taman ra sa prelude...

Hilig diay ka boating? Pwede man siguro kay puede man gani banca.

Quote from: kiamoy` on June 02, 2008, 11:03:49 PM
pagka OT:     uhmm.. kuya benne? kinsa na naa sa imo avatar?

That's my 15-year old son Paolo. Little girl ra kuno pirmi akong iuban sa avatar.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 02, 2008, 10:55:14 PM
hahahaha

ganahan ko sa prelude to the main course Benne san!

Hi Belle,

Unsa'y oras naman diha, kay diri 12 midnight na. Nocturnal kaayo kug habit, murag tarsier, basta in-ani ang topic...

On my next trip in July, I plan to take my wife on a night cruise... Just to test if there will be hormonal reactions, explosions or even pyrotechnics so I can sell Loboc honeymoon packages to Japanese newlyweds from personal testimony...

In Japan, there is a short but pithy saying, tada yori takai mono ha nai, which translates roughly as "nothing is more expensive than something given free."

The equivalent American expression is, "there is no such thing as a free lunch."

I understand that being suspicious of the ulterior motives behind an act of benevolence is part of human nature. I also undersand that Carlos Chan is not only a philantropist but also a patron of music and arts as well.

It is not far-fetched to assume that he's really just giving us a free ride... Neither is it far-fetched to think that the Loboc night cruise may yet be Bohol's tourism centerpiece, as we attract more honeymooners who'll find the night cruise a romantic prelude to the main course...

Wow, Philippines, indeed!

The latest ranking puts four Philippine sites in the top 10, namely Tubbahata Reef at No. 3, Chocolate Hills at No. 4, Palawan's Subterranean River at No. 8 and Mayon Volcano at No. 10.

Seems the Philippines is the very bosom of paradise. So what are we doing in Japan, Saudi, US, Canada, Denmark, etc.?

Here's the night cruise inaugural video. We could see some TB members towards the end of this video, among whom are Melrose and El Mundo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apvzoFVq8ds

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 31, 2008, 06:58:05 PM
Central Visayas, which is being promoted as the tourist hub of the country, posted a 10.17 percent growth rate in visitor arrivals for the first quarter this year over the same period in 2007.

The region recorded 535,396 visitors from January to March this year compared to 485,993 visitors in the same period in 2007, reflecting an increase of 49,403 tourists.

These figures were taken from the Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 whose sources of data are accommodation establishments such as hotels, inns, pension houses, resorts and beach resorts.

Of the four provinces in Central Visayas, Cebu posted the highest number of domestic and foreign visitors in the first quarter with 410,597 tourists, followed by Bohol with 65,617 visitors.

The provinces of Negros Oriental and Siquijor have 53,641 and 5,541 visitors, respectively.

Cebu has 226,753 domestic visitors or 71.12 percent share of domestic arrivals in the region. Bohol has a 14.16 percent share or 45,152 domestic visitors. Negros Oriental and Siquijor have 13.78 percent and 0.94 percent, respectively.

Cebu province also has 183,844 foreign visitors or 84.89 percent share of foreign arrivals in the region, followed by Bohol with 20,465 foreign visitors or 9.45 percent share. Meanwhile, Oriental Negros and Siquijor accounted or 4.49 percent share and 1.17 percent share, respectively.

There is a 9.63 percent growth in domestic arrivals in Central Visayas and another 10.97 percent growth rate in terms of foreign arrivals. - Philippine News Agency

It seems that a traveler is not counted as a "tourist" unless he books himself in a hotel, pension house, or any other accommodation facility, per DOT data source. That is why Bohol, which has less than 3000 hotel rooms, looks like a poor second to Cebu in the tourism statistics. In my last trip to Tagbilaran, when my family and I took the first morning trip from Cebu, there were many tourists who were planning to make a daytime round of Bohol and take the last trip back to Cebu that same day. By all accounts, they were as much a tourist as those who stayed overnight in one of Bohol's accommodation facilities.

Bohol gov’t plans to put up ‘makapuno’ plantation

Melody M. Aguiba

The economic and tourism potential for the uniquely Filipino fruit "makapuno" coconut fruit is being tapped by the provincial government of Bohol.

Bohol Governor Enrico Augmentado has expressed interest to put up a makapuno plantation in Bohol as the province can both richly grow the palm and sell off its produce right to tourists visiting its caves and beaches.

A 2,000-palm makapuno plantation is already standing in a Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) government farm in Ubay, Bohol.

The makapuno palms, all hybrid varieties, can be grown to produce one pure breed makapuno out of five nuts per palm each month.

And a 100 percent makapuno nut can be a source of seedling for a makapuno plantation that can produce 100 percent makapuno since all of the trees will be the ones pollinating each other.

However, the development of the seedling needs one technology that is fortunately already present in the Philippines â€" the embryo culture technology (ECT) â€" and which has not yet been adopted by other coconut-producing countries.

Dr. Erlinda P. Rillo, managing director of Puro Makapuno Inc. (PMI), said that makapuno and its delicacies have big markets abroad. Makapuno is the country’s sixth largest nontraditional export (which includes glycerin, shampoo, virgin coconut oil, nata de coco, and milk powder).

"We can’t import it anywhere. If there’s any country in the world that should export it, it’s the Philippines. We should do it now or others will get ahead of us," said Rillo, also former PCA tissue culture chief, in an interview.

As of August 2007, makapuno export doubled to 68 metric tons (MT) from 32 MT the previous year of which 19 MT went to the United States; 10 MT, United Arab Emirates; and seven MT, Canada. Other markets were Saudi Arabia, England, Qatar, and 18 other countries that bought 18 MT.

But what the Philippines needs are entrepreneurs who would be willing to wait three to four years until the trees begin fruiting after planting them. Characterized by its specially tender fiber, makapuno, an important coconut mutant from the Philippines, has soft endosperm that almost fills the nut cavity.

A 1,000-hectare plantation will be ideal in Bohol which should go with an ECT laboratory and a processing plant which basically involves grating and preserving the coconut meat and packing it.

Filipino companies like Rookie’s Food and Davao Tribu (which supplies halohalo ingredients to a fast food chain) are also beginning to realize the potential of makapuno. Davao Tribu hopes to put up a 50hectare makapuno plantation after inaugurating last June 7 a 200-seedling farm.

But another big prospect may be for giant food company San Miguel Corp. (SMC) to enter into this business to supply its makapuno requirement for ice cream products.

"MR. (SMC Chairman Eduardo) Cojuangco has long been interested in it, but they wanted it in tons (which cannot be delivered)," she said.

PMI, which is running an ECT in Los Banos and a processing plant, hopes to have partners in other potential investors like Dalisay Foods, Kayumanggi, and Pacific Isles which are into fruit preserve export.

Makapuno has high commercial value for pastry, ice cream, food (as thickening and gelling agent) and pharmaceutical, medical, personal care, and cosmetic applications.

It can well be marketed as a health food with its important nutrients. It has 58 milligram (mg) calcium for every 100 gram edible portion, 59 mg phosphorus, 8 mg ascorbic acid, 1.4 mg iron, 0.6 mg niacin, 0.02 mg thiamine, 0.02 mg riboflavin, and eight mg ascorbic acid.

The international market consisting of 1.5 billion nuts involve 831 million gallons of ice cream, 52 million gallons of sherbet and 82 million gallons of yogurt while a 4.061 million-kilo local market is in Nestle-Magnolia, and Selecta.

Red Ribbon needs 3,700 kilos yearly, maybe more since this was an old data, for its cakes; YES ExportImport, 13,840 kilos, and Shimmen Food, 15,386 kilos for bottled makapuno.

The country needs around 2,000 hectares of makapuno plantation with around 100 trees each to supply projected requirements. An estimated 95,000 embryo-cultured seedlings are still needed to meet the demand as there is a gap of four million kilos of meat yearly.

There are only close to 30,000 makapuno trees in the country mostly in Region 4-A (15,045 trees). There are 11 ECT laboratories in the country including those of PCA’s in Tacloban, Zamboanga, Davao, Pangasinan and at the Leyte State University, Philippine Coconut Research Development-Pasig, PhilHybrid Inc., and Cavite State University.

Source:  http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS20080531125665.html

Loboc River is ‘nature by day, boulevard by night’

By Kit Bagaipo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:53:00 05/31/2008

LOBOC, Bohol â€" Scenic Loboc River in Bohol has something new to offer to guests who want to experience the rustic environment that has popularized river cruising in Loboc town, which is fast becoming a tourist destination.

The Bohol provincial government’s aggressive promotion of ecotourism, along with the benevolence of Chinese businessman and Philippine Special Ambassador to China Carlos Chan, have made possible night cruises aboard floating restaurants on the Loboc River.

Aptly dubbed by town Mayor Leon Calipusan as “Nature by day, boulevard by night,” the river lighting project, which costs P13.5 million, is said to be the first of its kind in the country.

As the project’s main feature, some 450 lampposts and floodlights were installed along the lush green riverbank, stretching almost three kilometers from the frontage of the centuries-old Loboc Church toward Busai falls.

The Jesuit-built old stone church itself is beamed with floodlights creating a spectacular reflection on the river’s calm water. The two bailey bridges crossing the river are also lit up.

The play of lights lends a romantic air to the night cruise while one enjoys a dinner buffet of native food aboard the floating restaurant.

Known as the music capital of Bohol, the municipality of Loboc is home to the world-acclaimed Loboc Children’s Choir. If one is lucky, a local band is on board the floating restaurant to render soft music.

This music-loving town started the “river-cruising-aboard-floating-restaurants” business some 13 years ago. It became an occasional side trip for tourists who come to Bohol either for its pristine white sand beaches or its world-renowned Chocolate Hills.

Now, tours would not miss the experience of Loboc River Cruise as the town lies along the path from the popular resorts of Panglao Island going to the Chocolate Hills.

According to Calipusan, the daytime river cruise attracts an average of 800 guests daily. The volume made it hard for the floating restaurant operators and the municipal government to manage the traffic and congestion at the river.

A year ago, a floating restaurant operator introduced a downstream cruise, to get away from the congestion on the regular upstream route.


The municipal government likewise embarked on the construction of a modern 120-meter docking port for all the floating restaurants which is complemented by an eco-tourism center that houses the tourism office, a visitors’ lounge and air-conditioned comfort rooms. The project cost about P10 million, which was in part funded by Chan, who is also special ambassador of the Philippines to China.

To read more, check out http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080531-139911/Loboc-River-is-nature-by-day-boulevard-by-night

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 31, 2008, 07:32:34 AM
Tiya basi ang tag-ija sa closet way kligo kligo kaajo? or ilis ilis ba kaha? kay nganong wa man nija maatiki aber?

hahahaha

net jud si manang kay wa man jud bisan mga crumbs nag tagak-tagak!

OMG kahadlok!

OT: Benne sad ,my banana heard about that home security cameras nga mo transmit sa phone or sa pc. he is planning to get that ug di na daw mahal kaajo...

have you seen that?

belle,

nope, haven't seen it yet nor know how it works. perhaps it works the same way as phone calls. when i am not at my office, i set my phone so that all calls are transmitted to my mobile phone...

ug bahaw ra ang ijang makuha sa akong ref, di na siguro na kinahanglan elaborate security gadgets ... what still perplexes me is how that woman went undetected for a year. di ba siya muhagok, mulihok, mupagawas ug hangin nga wa man jud siya namatikdan?

This piece of news today is even more mind-boggling: a Japanese man has been living with a roommmate he was not aware of for a year! And it had to take some technological sleuth work to find it out...

Japanese woman caught living in man's closet

By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press Writer Fri May 30, 3:21 PM ET

TOKYO - A homeless woman who sneaked into a man's house and lived undetected in his closet for a year was arrested in Japan after he became suspicious when food mysteriously began disappearing.

Police found the 58-year-old woman Thursday hiding in the top compartment of the man's closet and arrested her for trespassing, police spokesman Hiroki Itakura from southern Kasuya town said Friday.

The resident of the home installed security cameras that transmitted images to his mobile phone after becoming puzzled by food disappearing from his kitchen over the past several months.

One of the cameras captured someone moving inside his home Thursday after he had left, and he called police believing it was a burglar. However, when they arrived they found the door locked and all windows closed.

"We searched the house ... checking everywhere someone could possibly hide," Itakura said. "When we slid open the shelf closet, there she was, nervously curled up on her side."

The woman told police she had no place to live and first sneaked into the man's house about a year ago when he left it unlocked.

She had moved a mattress into the small closet space and even took showers, Itakura said, calling the woman "neat and clean."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_re_as/japan_closet_woman

By the way, do you listen to DYRD? Pirting katawa ang akong church-mate nga amiga pag-ingon naku nga gapaminaw kug radyo kay karaang tawo na daw ko... Giklaro naku nga di baya ni old technology kay maminaw man ko over the internet while doing my less mentally taxing jobs.

My relatives in Bohol were amazed that I am abreast with most developments, know a lot of public personalities, and have a lot of personal friends courtesy of TB despite not having been in Tagbilaran until very recently.

Indeed, living alone is not as lonely as it used to be. Technology has given us more ways to cope with our moments of melancholia.

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 31, 2008, 12:48:17 AM
Benne i like that phrase; i am home alone, but I'm not alone.

I am a loner type of a person pero daghan ko ug connection sa gawas. I dont want too much people around me all the time, and yes when i was renting an apartment in LA i dont want anyone stay with me. I thought i was crazy but i learned from your post nga I was not alone too!

Hi Belle,

I am slowly getting used to the sense of freedom of being alone. I have Filipino neighbors who are very good friends, but it is not our habit to make babad in one another's presence. We all have our own lives and routines, and we meet only on appointed times.

The last time I shared a room with somebody not related to me was in college, which was ages ago. Next to being with the family, I also prefer being alone. I don't think I can share a room with somebody just to pay a lower rent. Murag irregular ra kaayo akong working hours and personal habits to be able to live harmoniously with a roommate. Besides, room sizes in Japan are really just for one person. And you can talk boisterously on the phone, laugh aloud at TB, or listen to DYRD full blast without having to worry about inconveniencing the other.

Quote from: Bambi on May 30, 2008, 11:05:53 PM
I understand Sir...your life over there is incomplete coz the 57% of it is out of Japan.    This is a cycle of life! You are always in their mind and heart and that is 100%. TB heals nostalgia and you are a part of our nice thoughts as well. Need not to sing for you this Visayan song?
"Kamingaw sa payag kanhi atong gipuy-an" otherwise you will  , makasip-on ra ba gjod  sayang lang sa panyo (she is not here to wash it).

The Germans and Japanese are not only war confiderates but they have  same 100% way of life. Our greying populations rapidly increasing, the pension budget is empty. The Russians and some other foriegners who settled here might find a solution. Russians and Pinoys have similar mentality. Having kids even they have no job...good that the German government supported this system, increasing children allowances until the age of 18 to save the flattline/dying German generations.

You're right, Bambi. Even if I am physically alone here, my family and I are 100% mentally and spiritually present to one another. We talk everyday. Maayo na lang gani kay negosyo naku ang international phone cards, kung dili purdoy. We are still getting an internet connection in Tagbilaran and I am bringing home a Japanese system computer on my next trip in July kay web cam can cut costs and give us a sense of real presence...

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 30, 2008, 06:31:51 PM
By the Bohol Standard

“This could be another ZTE-NBN deal.”

Such impression, as coined by a new group of oppositors to the Panglao Bohol International Airport Project, reached feverish pitch this week as reports floated that the P4.17-Billion Bohol airport project has been awarded to a winning bidder: Hanjin Heavy Industries Corporation.

Hanjin, a large South Korean firm, had been a permanent fixture here since 1995 when it worked on the Malinao Dam Project (as Hanil), working on allother Bohol’s mega projects like the Capayas, Ubay Dam (P1B), succeeding Bohol Irrigation Project 2, Bayongan Dam (BHIP2 P3.7B), and the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project (BCRIP 1-2, P4.6B).

Hanjin has earned the cold stares of local contractors who complained they are being “sidelined” for obvious lack of financial resources to compete in large-scale government projects.

No particular person, organization, however, has been pointed as the source of the radio reports.

The same unverified report triggered more speculations that the project was indeed railroaded and did not go through the standard government open competitive public bidding process, pushing Bohol concerned sectors on guard against corruption.

Some concerned Boholanos have openly aired desire for a Congressional inquiry to shed light on the issue.

This does not surprise me. If not Hanjin, what can save the face of Arroyo and Aumentado has to be some foreign contractor that has the financial wherewithal or strings to the aid or soft-loan sources of their home governments.

How can Panglao International Airport be built if we expect 70 percent of its funding from Lucio Tan's long-standing arrears in rent to Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)?

Given the slowdown in passenger traffic and PAL's accumulated financial woes, it is simply impossible for Lucio Tan to roll the project in hard cash or muscle his banks, PNB and Allied Bank--now on the verge of a merger--to bankroll this gargantuan project.

Therefore, the contractor has to have other strong sources of fund to keep the construction onstream at every stage until completion in 2010. Small, local contractors simply do not have the financial capacity or network to even start this project, unless they are paid in cash.

The ugly trade of barbs regarding Tagbilaran's gutter problem simply exacerbates the stench.

How the city deals with and resolves this problem is a test of how we can handle the even bigger responsibility of an international airport.

From afar, it seems to me that our local government lacks foresight and forward-looking urban planning. I wonder how we have issued permits to huge commercial and business establishments, and are anticipating more economic expansion, without putting in place such basic infrastructure as drainage and waste purification facilities. These are part of the basic services that the local government should provide.

Quote from: grazie7y on May 30, 2008, 06:55:49 AM
Ginger is known na bya not just to Asian cuisines but also in here.  Bobby Flay, one of the famous chefs of Food Network is fond of using ginger.  He tries to put ginger in everything that he cooks.  Sa atoa kay limited ra man either sa tinolang manok, isda or any other meat soup or sa salabat but here, naa nay ginger ice cream!

I've always wondered how you describe the taste of ginger. Kay ang ampalaya is bitter (in fact it's called bitter melon), pepper is hot, ripe mango is sweet and unripe mango is sour...

Kahibawo hinuon ko si Ginger nato sa TB sweet (and sometimes naughty)...

I'm home alone, and I'm not alone!

According to the Japanese national census in 2005, close to 43% of households in Tokyo contain only one person.

In fact, according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS) , for the first time in 2006, there were more persons living alone than persons living with their spouse and children.

Households with only one person in them comprise 30% of all households in Japan in 2006.

Some of the reasons cited were:

--Fewer Japanese are marrying and more are divorcing.

--Many of those who do marry choose to have fewer children or not have any at all, thus the declining fertility rate. In 2006, the population of Japan dipped for the first time, with more deaths than births.

--The widespread use of e-mail, blogs, forums and mobile phones have enabled people living alone to connect with others anytime without actually being with them.

--Japanese are culturally a closed society, and are not used to sharing a house or an apartment with non-family members.

--Landlords do not want to rent out an apartment to those who wish to share it, because of the guarantor system. If one person moves out, the other may not be able to pay the whole rent.

Maayo na lang naa ko'y TB, TFC ug DYRD. Ug wa pa, mingaw intawon ang kalibutan diri...

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 29, 2008, 10:11:21 PM
naa kuy isugyot:

da Binsi Code - (complete breakfast, over easy eggs, fried rice and tapa my style)

ill tell you my tapa nga maka bu**** jud! pero    ang komisyon nako??? hahahhaha duha na mi ni Benne ani! hahahahah

Hi Belle,

Bisag asa ra man ta ani gatagbo. Di ta magpamiyembro sa Menu Committee, didto ra ta sa Menu Commission, kay mahilig man ta mangomisyon lagi.

Bitaw uy, seryoso baya ni'g compile si Grazie, gasamuk-samok lang ta. Patented ba nang recipe nimo sa tapa, ka'y akong kopyahon.

Gikuyawan ko, abi nakug si Ginger nato sa TB..

This is my first time to read Gamalinda, and I am profoundly intrigued by his existential predicaments.

Though all of us casually go through everyday life sometimes denying what we deny and affirming what we deny at other times, he seems to be allowing himself full indulgence to such whimsical ironies.

Was it Descartes who said, "I think therefore I am"? Our faculties of denial and affirmation are what make us human after all.

I am interested to know what his insights are on the differences between Japanese and Filipino consciousness. Available pa ba ni sa National Bookstore ang Confessions of a Volcano?

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 29, 2008, 10:17:34 AM
korek Ben, bisan gani sa email wa sad kaajo'y feeling di jud preha sa gisuwat sa papel bisan toilet paper! hahahahhaha

Belle,

Grabe pud nang feeling anang gisuwat sa toilet paper, dali mapuknit...

Gagamit pa ba ron ug stationery nga naa'y perfume?

Hi Grazie,

Aron naay incentive ang mga mag-share, hangyuon nato si Asianfairy nga naay free lunch ang mga contributors inig-uli... Pwede man gani ko mangusina aron isilbi ang kaugalingon nga lunch... Naa ba'y website ning resort ni Asianfairy kay mangguyod unja kog mga Hapon, basta naa lang ko'y commission...    By the way, kanang recipe naku sa adobo pirmi na gina-request sa mga banang Hapon sa akong mga amiga nga Pilipina basta naa'y party. Naa bay dried soya bean curds (tokwa) sa Tagbilaran?

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 29, 2008, 08:34:31 AM
wahehehehe!

aha! nakadawat diay ka ana nga code ha? ka sweet!

Belle,

Gikan ra sa akong misis uy! Di lang kaayo ko muangay kay murag walay feeling ug kuwang sa passion, digital ra kaayo ang dating...

Quote from: ms da binsi on May 29, 2008, 12:15:46 AM


Kiams i hated that with passion! just hate that! hahahhahah

i never encouraged anyone to send me that way kay di nako tubagon...

i told them straight to their face nga ug gusto mo sa akong tubag, they should change the way they talk to me.

Hi Belle,

Ha, ha, ha. Abi naku hawod ka mo-decipher ug da Binsi code. Bitaw, makornihan man gani ku anang medyo masabtan pa sama sa "i luv u 2"...

olintaha,

I gather from Graz's reply that you are a lawyer. Busa diay naa jud tumong imong mga opinyon, bearing the legist's wisdom. Di man siguro kaayo ni O.T. kay this inquiry has something to do with the problem of marital discord, which is rampant among Filipina spouses of Japanese nga kasagara marriage of convenience. The trend here is that when these Filipinas acquire their permanent residency, they divorce their Japanese husbands and remarry a Filipino who is supposedly their true love. Naay pud uban nga gusto magminyo ug Hapon pero dili makakuha ug Certificate of legal capacity for marriage kay minjo naman sa ato. Especially for overstayers, who are called "bilog" here from the initial letter "O" (otherwise known as TNT in the US), marriage to a Japanese is the fastest route to legitimize their stay. I have inquiries on annulment from these Filipinas who have previous marriages in the Philippines. Do you handle cases like this? Unya naa pud ko'y mga kliyente nga naay problema sa ilang NSO documents--correction of discrepancies, etc.--hilabina ning mga Japanese descendants. I'm just wondering if you are familiar sa mga pasikut-sikot aning mga kaso. It would be good to help these people with legal options before they wheel themselves off the road into desperate actions such as what happened in this ill-fated case.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 28, 2008, 07:47:58 PM
Kadtong nag-eskwela pa ko sa Dumaguete o bisan adtong nagtrabaho pa ko, mangatawa ang mga nakaila nako kung molitok lang ko ug mga pulong nga binisayang lawon.

Bisag mga Amerkano gani kung makadungog ug lawom nga Iningles naku, mungisi man ug muingon nga, "You're talking like a book."

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 28, 2008, 07:47:58 PM
Ben, patay na sa mga huna-huna sa daghang mga katawhan ilabina na gyud ang mga bag-ong tubo ang Bisaya nga pinulongan. Kadtong nag-eskwela pa ko sa Dumaguete o bisan adtong nagtrabaho pa ko, mangatawa ang mga nakaila nako kung molitok lang ko ug mga pulong nga binisayang lawon.

Ben, let the Bisayan language live again. Just do it whatever vision you have in your heart. You have my support. You can lead us in creating a working group who will build the literary coffee table book.

I am happy that the movement to reconnect to our linguistic heritage is emanating mostly from the vibrant, youthful and prolific segment of TB such as you, RV, Boylawas, Sigbin, probably Yakiyeye, and backed as well by our young-at-heart Macky, Bambi and others...

I believe this wellspring of support, indicated by the constant progress of this thread, will bring about a renaissance of Visayan letters and arts.

Kusog man diay ang interes aning kalihukan kay daghan man musubay aning thread. Busa naay paglaom nga mabuhi ang hunahuna hilabi na sa mga batan-on sa kanindot sa atong pinulongan...

Basta naa lang tay igong matigum nga content nga de-kalidad, naa'y paagi nga mahimo nato ning coffee table book project.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on May 27, 2008, 07:35:52 PM
Sir Bene,

I suggest a simple two to four page brochure shall be distributed after the grand EB as souvenir, which contains the top three balak entries as cover design. Enclosed in the brochure is a DVD or CD containing the footage/video of the EB.

This will make every grand EB a memorable one.

Brilliant suggestion, Mack. Isumpay pud unta ni nimo ning comment sa Grand EB thread kay basig di ni mabasa ni Jun. Naa man daw full video coverage.

Quote from: Scott on May 28, 2008, 04:27:12 PM
coffeetable book nga project, nindut sir

re: bangga sa balak, morag naa nay bias sir kay revealed na man ang writer daan :-)
per tradition, unmark entries jud :-)
unless we break the tradition. hahaha

re: i lurrvvveee the coffeetable book sir~
w00t w00t w00t

sponsors, anyone?

Di man ta Palanca, pwede siguro if we go by looser rules. We pick the top five to ten, then ask the members to vote. The members' vote will weigh 60%, the judges' scores 40%, as the case may be. The judges should be non-TB members and will be given the unmarked entries.

Balak is the only literary form that is accessible to the masses, so it makes sense to involve not only the literati but also the general readers in the selection process.

Kaning coffeetable book, we need a working group. Apil na gyud ka diri Scott sa editorial ug production committee, kay valuable kaayo imong textual and graphic inputs. Si Mike pud, indispensable kaayo. Sa artistic and graphic design si Mari, Orchids, Belle, Bambi... Kinsa pa man intresado?

The funniest translation job request I received was from a Japanese who wanted the text messages between his Boholana wife and a purported male friend translated into Japanese.

Ako'y namula sa messages. Lisod ra ba kaayo i-translate, tagna-tagna lang jud ko sa flow sa ilang conversation kay di ko mahilig ug ignorante pajud ko sa text talk nga pulos abbreviated ang words...

Mao pa jud to ang unang Bol-anon nga daku nakong gikauwaw. Nagsalig siguro nga di masabtan kay text na, Binol-anon pa jud. I think the husband used the translation at the Family Court to get a divorce.

Another thing, I think the text habit is weakening the English proficiency of young Filipinos, especially in spelling. Unsaon man nga mas nauna pa man nakabihawo mag-text kaysa eksaktong spelling sa words. Bisag sinultian usahay, murag transcription na sa text message. In fact daghan internet forum nga murag text talk ang posts. Diri lang sa TB naa'y mga saktong balak ug klarong pagkasuwat nga opinyon ang mga members.

I think it is this intellectual degradation that will cause the Filipinos' poverty in the long run.

Quote from: grazie7y on May 28, 2008, 12:53:11 PM
This is really sad!  Ngano man jud mangita ug complication sa ilang kinabuhi oi!  Kini pod public official, gipatuyangan nya iyang gibati nan karon sya na pod ang mawad-an ug freedom!  Nganong wa man nya disiplinaha iyang asawa kon namatud-an naman kaha na naay affair iyang asawa sa ani na police!  Pastilan kinabuhi simple ra man unta kon dili i complicate.

Graz, para way kumplikasyon ang kinabuhi, we should make sure we bake in our own oven all the time. The kitchen rule "too many cooks spoil the broth" should be applied more strictly in our love life--kanang daghan kaayong gipangitang laing putahe kay makabuak gyud ug plato pag-abot sa takdang adlaw.

Why does this supposedly paradisiacal l island always get into the news for being the setting of some heinous crime?

Tsk, tsk, with public officials as prime suspects to boot--in one celebrated case a mayor and now, a councilor!

If Panglao doesn't clean itself up, its serene blue image will soon be soaked in bloody red.