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Quote from: dine_22 on June 21, 2007, 01:10:01 PM
May i know whose the victim of this... tga crmen bya ko, tga buenos aires, im sure kaila ko sa biktima...

Kung imong igsuon or ikaw ma-rape, ganahan ka ma-mention imong name sa news?

The Washington Post (1877-1954) - Washington, D.C.

Front page in The Washington Post

Published: Dec 25, 1901

Manila, Dec. 24. -- The Filipino general, Samson, and all the other insurgent chiefs on the island of Bohol have surrendered, with twenty-eight cannon and forty-five guns.

Conclusion:

Samson and His Chiefs Submit to American Authority

<a href="https://www.fastcase.com">FastCase</a>

227 F.2d 330

Franklin Santos BOHOL and Henry Torres Dias, Appellants,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

No. 14725.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Nov. 18, 1955.

Page 331

George Y. Kobayashi, Honolulu, Hawaii, for appellants.

Louis B. Blissard, U.S. Atty., Charles B. Dwight, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, Lloyd H. Burke, U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before BONE and LEMMON, Circuit Judges, and HARRISON, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Appellants appeal from convictions for the sale of narcotics in four counts.

Bohol submitted himself as a witness. To sustain him as such his counsel inquired as to whether he had been 'convicted once for possession of marijuana'. He stated that he had on one occasion. Appellants complain of the cross-examination which follows and which is set forth in the footnote. 1 They claim that the prosecutor knew that the conviction in the District Court of the Territory had been appealed to the Territorial Circuit Court where Bohol was entitled to a trial de novo and that in that court a nolle prosequi was entered. There are four ready answers to this: (1) No proper objection was made. Counsel for appellants merely stated 'I object' without stating any grounds for his objection. (2) Defendant opened up the matter of prior conviction and the prosecutor was well within his rights in inquiring further into the matter. (3) Bohol admitted a second conviction and is here in no position to ask for a reversal because of his own failure to bring out the fact of the nolle prosequi. (4) For the purpose of impeachment it was proper to inquire into the prior conviction in the territorial district court. Wignmore on Evidence, 3d ed., volume 4, Sec. 1270, pages 538-539, and cases there cited. As to reversal of judgment, op. cit., volume 2, Sec. 523, page 616. Cf. op. cit., volume 2, Sec. 521, note 2, page 614.

The judgment is affirmed.

facts to ponder...
   
   1.  2 (0.05%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian have Child Mortality.

   2. 2525 (60.73%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian are living below the Food Threshold.

   3. 214 (5.15%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   4. 3109 (74.77%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian are living below the Income Threshold.

   5. 526 (22.4%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Catigbian are Malnourished.

   6. 15 (0.36%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian are living below the Meal Threshold.

   7. 1614 (38.82%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian have Unsanitary Toilet.

   8. 1243 (29.89%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian do Not Own the Lot.

   9. 255 (5.24%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian are School Dropouts.

  10. 2461 (21.26%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Catigbian are Unemployed.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

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<a href="http://keyetv.com">CBS News</a>

Tornado Leaves 15 Homeless In Canada

(CBS) ELIE, CANADA At least three tornadoes destroyed homes in the central Canadian province of Manitoba on Friday, leaving 15 people homeless in one town, officials said.

There were no reports of injuries, but a ground search was under way with dogs to make sure everyone was accounted for.

"There have been sightings all around of tornadoes and funnel clouds, but Elie appears to be the hardest hit at this point," said police.

In Elie, a town of about 1,100, at least four homes were destroyed and several others damaged, leaving 15 people homeless, said Paul White, an official with the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organisation.

Environment Canada meteorologist David Wray said the weather office received three reports of tornadoes touching down on Friday night.

The storm also damaged several vehicles and tossed trucks into the ditch off the Trans-Canada Highway.

"Kon di na mahagkan sa akong panan-aw..."

malamaton nga mga pulong!

it's a beautiful poetry. i love pamilacan so much.

Hi Macky,

Here's a report that would back your comment

Dolphin stranding puzzles scientists
By Alex Pal
<a href="http://www.inquirer.net">The Philippine Daily Inquirer</a>

Dumaguete City â€" For some residents of a fishing community in Barangay Mangnao in Dumaguete City, it was their first time to see a sea creature that big up close.

It was a dead dolphin that they found on Milrose Beach on May 9.

Incidents of dolphin stranding are not unusual in the city and in Negros Oriental. In fact, the latest incident has been the fifth reported in the province since April.

“This is puzzling,” said Julietta Luchavez, manager of the Silliman University Marine Laboratory.

Luchavez said the first stranding in April was reported at the Silliman Beach, just off the Marine Lab. The second was in a beach in Dauin town.

Two dolphins stranded in the town of San Jose were not documented as fishermen divided the dolphin meat among themselves, Luchavez said.

The Silliman Marine Laboratory sent a team to recover the dead dolphin on May 9 and recorded its measurements before burying it. Luchavez said a graduate student, Leslie Callante, was looking into the matter.

Oil exploration

In April, a marine biologist studying dolphins and other marine mammals in the Tañon Strait voiced concern over the ongoing oil exploration off the coast of Pinamungahan, Cebu, which is directly across Guihulngan town in Negros Oriental.

Dr. Lemnuel Aragones, associate professor of the University of the Philippines’ Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, said the seismic surveyâ€"which entails the shooting of loud blasts of air into the seabedâ€"could be heard by cetaceans more than 300 kilometers away.

The exploration activities, done through seismic surveys conducted by Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (Japex) and Forum Exploration Inc., are part of a seven-year contract with the Department of Energy to look for oil in the Philippines.

Hearing sense

“The most delicate sense of these dolphins and whales is their hearing,” Aragones said.

So sensitive are dolphins and whales to sound that people who go on watching tours are even advised to keep quiet when they see the mammals.

“To say that the cetaceans will not be affected by the exploration of petroleum is unacceptable to me as a scientist,” Aragones said.

A government news release has said that based on seismic studies conducted in 2005, the Tañon Strait is believed to yield one billion barrels of oil, which could take care of the country’s oil requirements for at least 10 years.

YouTube has been banned in Thailand for nearly two months...

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 24, 2007, 12:04:31 AM
Thanks Mike,

U R really a Boholano who loves quality and perfection. These are the qualities that makes us distinct from Cebuanos and other visayan tribes.

Compared to central America, we are the Cubans....cheers.

Thanks, Macky.

We are doing this all for the love of Bohol.

May you help us spread the url of this website. We just want to share what we know about Bohol.

God bless you.

<a href="http://www.sunstar.com.ph">SunStar News</a>

An oil and natural gas exploration off Bohol is not allowed under the Bohol Investment Code, which local leaders approved to protect the province’s eco-tourism prospects, a lawyer said.

“I suggest that they (officials) review the provisions of the code. Because as far as I know, the code disallows any investment that involves extraction of resources because we are dependent on our ecotourism,” said lawyer Raul Barbarona of the Environmental Legal Assistance Center (Elac).

But Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado said the prohibition is not broad, and investments banned in certain areas are specifically identified in the code.

“That is not correct (that the exploration is banned under the code) because we have to balance progress and environment. (But) it is true that there are specifications in accordance to what is preferable in each town,” he said.

For example, the governor said, mining and quarrying are not allowed in the towns of Carmen, Sagbayan and Batuan to protect the famous Chocolate Hills.

Through Barbarona, 13 complainants petitioned a Tagbilaran City court for an injunction in the hope that the impending seismic survey in Bohol will not proceed until everything is well explained.

The petition asked that the certificate of non-coverage that the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) issued to NorAsian and the memorandum of agreement on streamlining the environmental impact system process that both parties entered into be declared null and void.

It likewise asked for the prohibition of three-dimension and two-dimension seismic surveys and for EMB 7 Director Alan Arranguez to enforce the environmental impact system law.

10 days

The petition named DOE Secretary Rafael Lotilla, NorAsian Chairman Rufino Bomasang and Arranguez as respondents.

In Cebu, the seismic survey began Monday last week, to be completed in 10 days.

Affected fishermen in the towns of Sibonga and Argao were already paid for their destroyed payaw (fish pens) and income lost during the period.

Barbarona said that although the seismic survey is still in Cebu, its adverse effect on fishing is already being felt in the Cabilao islet of Loon town.

Cabilao is around 14 kilometers from Argao, Cebu.

He said five barangays sit in Cabilao and the fishermen there have complained of a decline in their catch since the Cebu seismic survey began.

“Cabilao is a passageway of hammerhead sharks, but fishermen there claimed a decline in their sightings of the creature,” he said.

Aumentado, however, said he demanded transparency and accountability from DOE before acceding to the project.

What is needed, he said, is more effort at providing information for Bohol fishermen to understand the project’s benefits.

“Naa pay balita sa newspaper namo diri nga nag tsunami kuno mo diha sa Cebu tungod sa seismic survey. Ambot naunsa na ni (A newspaper here in Bohol reported that the seismic survey caused a tsunami there in Cebu. Disinformation has gone out of hand),” he said. (AIV)

Nah, nagkita ra gyud mo, Barbaro. Na-add na nimo si Rose?

Let Leo Udtohan post pictures of Boholanos. hahahahah

facts to ponder...

   1.  7 (0.19%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin have Child Mortality.

   2. 85 (2.36%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin have Crime Incidence.

   3. 2060 (57.25%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 178 (4.95%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 2496 (69.37%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 430 (18.6%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Clarin are Malnourished.

   7. 7 (0.19%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 1125 (31.27%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 1461 (40.61%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 379 (8.78%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Clarin are School Dropouts.

  11. 956 (9.1%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Clarin are Unemployed.

  12. 271 (7.53%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Clarin have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

I don't know them. The photo is just a product of my endless research.

Note: Anytime I will re-post Thailand's Rose with her feisty buddies.

But I will never tell when.

<a href="http://http://news.monstersandcritics.com">MonstersandCritics</a>

Philippine government scientists have expressed concern over the construction of a resort spa by a South Korean firm on a volcano island just outside the capital, which has been showing signs of unrest.

Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said increased activity has been monitored at Taal Volcano since September 2006.

On Sunday, two earthquakes rocked the volcano just before dawn, Solidum said.

'The two quakes were felt by residents at intensities three and two,' he said. 'Aside from the earthquakes, the volcano is also continously inflating, meaning pressure is building up.'

Taal Volcano is one of the 22 active volcanoes in the Philippines. It is located on an island lying in the middle of a scenic lake in Batangas province, 50 kilometres south of Manila.

Thousands of people live on the island and hundreds of tourists visit everyday even though it has been declared a danger zone.

A South Korean firm has also began preparations for the construction of a resort spa along the volcano's crater lake.

While there were no signs of an imminent eruption, Solidum said people 'should always be prepared in case the volcano shows more activity.'

He added that Phivolcs has told the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which has reportedly given a go-signal to the project, that it was not advisable to have permanent structures on the island.

'The whole island is a permanent danger zone and the crater and the rim are the most dangerous parts,' he said. 'This would put people at risk because they will be staying there permanently.'

DENR Secretary Angelo Reyes said he has ordered a review of the permit given to the South Korean company that plans to build the resort spa on the island.

'We have to review the advisability of having a resort spa in the mouth of the volcano because if there's any danger there, we have to advise them to take the necessary steps,' he said. 'We will examine it and see if the project is feasible.'

Phivolcs has already raised the first of a five-level alert system on Taal. The volcano last erupted in October 1977 and its deadliest eruption was in 1911, when it killed 1,334 people and its ashes reached Manila.

facts to think about...

   1.  414 (0.21%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol have Child Mortality.

   2. 4702 (2.36%) Household(s) have Crime Incidence.

   3. 94673 (47.50%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 8091 (4.06%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 123852 (62.14%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 14730 (11.45%) Child/Children in the Province of Bohol are Malnourished.

   7. 2493 (1.25%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 42376 (21.26%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 44841 (22.50%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 25846 (10.98%) Person(s) in the Province of Bohol are School Dropouts.

  11. 83595 (14.52%) Person(s) in the Province of Bohol are Unemployed.

  12. 23829 (11.96%) Household(s) in the Province of Bohol have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

Coming up next: five Boholana models tonight = only in Tubag Bohol.

Naa pa Rose: Taxi = tangkad nga sexy.

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk">BBC News</a>

A longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body's capacity to fight infection is wrong, scientists say.

HIV attacks human immune cells, called T helper cells. Loss of these cells is gradual, often taking many years.

It was thought infected cells produced more HIV particles and that this caused the body to activate more T cells which in turn were infected and died.

Imperial College London modelling suggests that, if that was true, cells would die out in months not years.

The Imperial findings have been published in journal PLoS Medicine.

The imperial team used a mathematical model of the processes by which T cells are produced and eliminated.

Using this they showed that the current theory of an uncontrolled cycle of T cell activation, infection, HIV production and cell destruction - dubbed the "runaway" hypothesis - was flawed.

They concluded that it could not explain the very slow pace of depletion that occurs in HIV infection.

They showed that if the theory was correct, then T helper cell numbers would fall to very low levels over a number of months, not years.

Lack of certainty

Researcher Professor Jaroslav Stark said: "Scientists have never had a full understanding of the processes by which T helper cells are depleted in HIV, and therefore they've been unable to fully explain why HIV destroys the body's supply of these cells at such a slow rate.

"Our new interdisciplinary research has thrown serious doubt on one popular theory of how HIV affects these cells, and means that further studies are required to understand the mechanism behind HIV's distinctive slow process of cellular destruction."

The Imperial team thinks one possible explanation could be that the virus slowly adapts itself over the course of the infection.

But they stress that further analysis is needed to verify this alternative theory.

Professor Stark said: "If the specific process by which HIV depletes this kind of white blood cell can be identified, it could pave the way for potential new approaches to treatment."

Roger Pebody, a treatment advisor at HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust, said: "HIV is an incredibly complex virus and research is ongoing to try and establish exactly how it works.

"We need more studies in this area before we can draw any clear conclusions."

<a href="http://english.people.com.cn">People's Daily Online</a>

The Philippine delegation to this year's Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Thailand will include not only athletes, coaches, training staff and officials but cooks as well, local media reported on Sunday.

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is making sure that the national athletes do not complain about the food they will eat when they compete in the 24th SEAG with concrete plans to hire culinary experts who will prepare native dishes, Manila Bulletin daily reported.

"I am seriously thinking of bringing along a cook to Thailand because not all of our athletes may like the spicy Thai food that will be served there," said POC President Jose Cojuangco.

"Even when I dine at restaurants there, I don't like the taste of some of the dishes," said Cojuangco, whose plan to bring cooks to Thailand already has the blessings of the Thai organizers.

"I was given an assurance that there'll be no problem if we decide to bring our own cook," said Cojuangco.

Quote from: GEC348 on June 25, 2007, 06:10:58 AM
Wow! Good looking lovely lucious women! 24 hours would be too short, mike. 

GEC,

But Rose became hysterical when she saw the picture last night - a weekend surprise. She said Tubag Bohol is unjust and unfair because the above picture does not represent her true form today. true form: a.k.a. 8 kgs weight loss.

<a href="http://www.cnn.com">CNN News</a>

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Is city water better than bottled water? Mayor Gavin Newsom thinks so.

Newsom has issued an executive order banning city departments from buying bottled water, even for water coolers. The ban goes into effect July 1, and will extend to water coolers by December 1.

The move was billed as a way to help stem global warming and save taxpayer money.

"We're hoping to set the example for the private sector and other cities in getting off the bottle," said Tony Winnicker, spokesman for the San Francisco public utilities commission.

In a press release announcing the decision, the mayor cited the environmental impact of making, transporting and disposing of the bottles. More than a billion of them end up in the state's landfills each year, the release said.

When the ban goes into effect, city and county offices will dispense municipal tap water from a reservoir. Winnicker said exceptions will be made in cases where potable water is not easily available or poses health concerns.

<a href="http://japantimes.co.jp">The Japan Times</a>

A Japanese man on an international wanted list for allegedly brokering the illegal employment of hundreds of Filipino women at Japanese bars is being held by Philippine immigration authorities, Japanese police sources said.

Police intend to have 56-year-old Teruaki Nasu, a native of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, who heads a nonprofit organization called Apple Tree, transferred to Japan and arrest him in violation of immigration law, they said.

Set up in the Sea of Japan coastal city in 1999, the group claimed to support Filipino women seeking to sue Japanese men who reneged on promises to marry them. Nasu allegedly abused this cause to get women jobs at bars.

Police alleged Nasu had between 200 and 300 Filipino women enter Japan on short-term visas, but few filed for court mediation over their disputes with Japanese men.

Nasu is believed to have referred most of the others to bar owners registered with his organization. The women's visas do not qualify them to work in Japan.

Nasu is suspected of starting his job-brokering around 2002, receiving about 600,000 yen per woman as "referral fees."

It is said to be easier for foreigners to obtain short-term visas to enter Japan for the purpose of filing lawsuits than to obtain work visas.

from <a href="http://www.saipantribune.com">Saipan Tribune</a>

By Marconi Calindas

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Madrid successfully secured high-end and better-paying jobs for overseas Filipino workers from the largest Spanish engineering and construction company in Spain.

Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo D. Brion reported yesterday that the Tecnicas Reunicas, S.A has asked the POLO’s approval for the recruitment of 45 Filipino engineers from the Philippines.

TRSA is reported to be the largest Spanish engineering and construction company in the oil and gas sector with existing and forthcoming projects in various countries worldwide.

“The company was recently awarded by the Saudi Basic Industries Corp. the construction of the phenolics facilities project which will be implemented by Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co. in Al-Jubail,” said DOLE.

Aside from constructing the facilities, TRSA will also carry out the engineering design, procurement, and the management of the project, said Brion.

Brion said the POLO in Madrid, through labor Attache Ramon T. Tionloc Jr., negotiated with the TRSA to get the jobs for highly skilled Filipino engineers.

"High-end jobs ensure better pay and other employment conditions that promote the welfare of OFWs. This has been the main consideration of the labor attachés during a web conference they conducted recently as a group," he said.

The labor attachés manning the 34 POLOs situated in locations with high concentration of OFWs worldwide have already been alerted during the conference to pay closer attention to labor markets that can offer high-end employment opportunities for OFWs.

POLO Madrid found the TRSA’s employment terms and conditions acceptable and favorable for OFWs and subsequently approved the request of TRSA to recruit 45 engineers from the Philippines.

The POLO in Madrid is continuously networking with various Spanish firms, especially in the engineering and heavy industries sector with projects in the Middle East, in a bid to corner more high-end jobs for OFWs.

Quote from: !!! on June 24, 2007, 09:54:32 PM
I couldn't find where I posted the topic about photos so I'm starting a new one here.

Tubag Bohol's Administrator is as shocking as its members. I logged out for a few hours and look what I've got? My photo with my best buddies in Bangkok, Janet and Diane, is invading the Tarsier and Chocolate Hills spot right here on top of Tubag Bohol's homepage. Good thing, it was clearly said that it'll disappear in 24 hours.

Mike, it's not  that I don't want my photo flashed everywhere in Tubag Bohol because I'd gladly enjoy the ad. Haha! It's just that the photo doesn't give justice to Thailand's Rose. I was so 8 kilos over when the shot was taken. Huhuhu.

Ang mga kababayenhan nga mag-apil-apil anang diet-diet imantala sa headline image sa Tubag Bohol.

Tinuod ka Rose, ang katam-is sa atong kaugalingong pinulongan hitupngan apan dili hilabwan.

Ug kadtong modimdim sa pungango sa dugam-is nga Bisaya ibayaw ngadto sa kapanganoran.

Hi Nitz,

Welcome to Tubag Bohol. We're glad you're here.

We can post pictures, but not videos.

Kindly proceed to "Remembering Bohol" section of this website for image-viewing.

God bless,

tubag bohol team

Rose, it's 9:40 in the evening (Bangkok Time). Don't wake them up. They need to rest now.

It's yampungad, not yampugad.

Tubag Bohol believes that people perish for lack of knowledge - as the Bible says.

We are sharing knowledge here.

Rose, don't tell Diane and Janet.

And don't be hysterical. Don't complain that life is unfair.

"All are equal, but some are more equal." - George Orwell (The Animal Farm)

Rose, my apology to Diane and Janet.

The headline image may stay there for seven days if there is an unstoppable public clamor to have it retained in our website.

I speak only when I cannot improve the silence.

I explain only when I run out of new ideas.

My deep apologies to Close-up and Colgate...

By Salven L. Lagumbay
<a href="http://www.philboxing.com">Philboxing</a>

While ALA Boy Czar Amonsot plans to leave for the US next week as he continues his training for his world title crack, a multitude of Boholanos led by Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Neri Lim have expressed their elation over Amonsot's career break.

"Am happy for him. It's a break of his lifetime," said Lim in an interview today, a statement which captures the joy of the Boholanos following the news which was first announced by Philboxing.com yesterday in a world exclusive.

Amonsot will challenge WBO lightweight king Michael Katsidis in a 12-round brawl on July 21 underneath the Bernard Hopkins-Winky Wright superbout dubbed 'Coming to Fight' promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Winky Promotions.

Amonsot will be accompanied in the trip next week by ALA Gym chief trainer Edito Villamor.

The Katsidis-Amonsot showdown will further strengthen an already solid card, which will also feature the WBC featherweight interim tiff between Oscar Larios and Venezuelan Jorge Linares.

"This card is about the best fighting the best," said Golden CEO Richard Schaefer at the May 5 press conference for the show held at Hollywood Theater of the MGM Grand.

press release...

So how do you convince me to taste, nay, buy this?

Marketing professional Ted Ramasola emphatically asked his audience while brandishing a plateful of ordinary-looking sandwich. Needless to say, the answer brings to the fore the key function of marketing.

However, he emphasized that the product must come first before the marketing component. One has to strive for quality of one's product, for no amount of great advertising could offer its redeeming value. He cautioned that "advertising will only make a bad product fail faster."

Those were pieces of professional advice Ted-whose loyal clients include the Ayala Land, Aboitiz Group of Companies, Producer Feeds, Department of Tourism (DOT), and a host of other corporate and public entities-gave to the Focused Community Assistance Scheme Management Committee (FMC) who attended the Social Marketing and Promotions Training on 17-18 May 2007 in Water Paradise Resort in Tagbilaran City.

When asked about how does one stay on top of the business, his quick reply: innovate, search for information, and educate yourself constantly! Contrary to popular market instinct, he swore he doesn't fight off competition. He just made it irrelevant by creating his own niche market.

Social development consultant and trainer Ms. Ellen Grace Zosa-Gallares enlightened the FMC on the essence of social marketing, which is basically value, attitude or behavioral change. She explained conventional marketing concepts and elements as applied to specific social agenda. She also guided training participants in doing industry/enterprise assessment and in formulating action plan.

With over P 26 million grant from the Australian Agency for International Development-Philippines Australia Community Assistance Program (AusAID-PACAP), the Focused Community Assistance Scheme 1 (FOCAS 1) implements community-based enterprise projects geared toward poverty reduction in 6 municipalities, namely: raffia fiber and bamboo handicraft production (Catigbian), integrated coconut processing (Clarin), raffia loom weaving and coconut coir production (Inabanga), integrated coconut processing and romblon weaving (Loon), pandan-based handicrafts (Maribojoc), raffia loom weaving (Tubigon), livestock industry development (Catigbian), mariculture and ecotourism enterprise (Clarin). In line with this, the Bohol Food Safety and Packaging Center will soon be established in Tagbilaran City to serve the packaging needs of the province's small and medium-scale food processors.

FOCAS 1 is governed by a 17-member Management Committee (MC), composed of local chief executives of the 6 partner-municipalities, representatives from the 6 non-government organizations (FCB Foundation, Inc., PROCESS-Bohol, Farmers Development Center, Visayas Cooperative Training Organization, UCPB Foundation, Inc, and Feed the Children Philippines), 1 people's organization (PEGAMMALO), 3 government agencies (Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine Coconut Authority, Bohol Investment Promotions Center) and 1 academe (Central Visayas State College for Agriculture, Forestry and Technology). Mr. Blair Panong of DTI chairs the FMC while Feed The Children Philippines serves as the secretariat. (Sol Virtudazo/FTCP)

press release...

Sandugo revelry continues even after sundown as Nightly Presentations, sponsored by public and private institutions/firms in the city, are geared up for Sandugo Festival in July.

These free-of-charge cultural presentations, musical concerts, and variety shows will be staged at the City Tourist Port, starting 8:00 pm.

The City Government of Tagbilaran, to commemorate its 41st Charter Day celebration, switches on the series of nightly events with its Variety Show on July 1. DepEd-City Division's Variety Show and PMI Colleges' The Singing Priests follow on July 2 and 3 respectively.

The Battle of the Bands, sponsored by San Miguel Beer Corporation, takes center stage on July 4, 5, 20, & 21. The grand finals is on July 22 immediately after the Streetdancing Extravaganza.

Colleges are next in line. CVSCAFT's Variety Show, Holy Name University's Night of Diamonds, and Bohol Institute of Technology's The Episode of Rizal present on July 6, 7, 8.

Slated from July 9 to 11 are the renditions from Dep-Ed-Province, Cellmart with Bohol Tropics, JJ's Seafood Village and Bohol Federation of Disabled Persons. Holy Spirit School performs on the next day.

'Cruisin' at the Port' of Cruztelco with City Tires Supply, 'Jam with Angelstreet' of BQ Mall, 'Musical Extravaganza' of Save and Earn, and 'Singapore, the Milking Pot' of Singaporean Claypot are set on July 14, 15, 16 & 17.

The Alturas Group of Companies has its turn to entertain on July 18 while the Bohol Gay Association with its Miss Bohol Gay Sandugo is on July 20. GSM's Tondeña sponsors a series of parlor games with fabulous prizes, participated in by 8 barangays of the city.

Music at the Food Fair thru SMB-sponsored acoustics is at 6:00 pm until the regular nightly shows at 8:00 pm..

Co-chairmen of the Committee on Nightly Shows are Albert Yap and Rocky Jimenez coordinated by Hedz Paredes.

PUNCH-FEST

Added attraction to the festivity is a boxing event dubbed as "Sandugo Punch-Fest" at Island City Mall Carpark on July 10, 2007. A total of 8 bouts will be featured; (10 rounds) Mark Jason Melligon vs. Jury Noda, and Leon Maratas against an unnamed boxer, (8 rounds) Carlo Magale vs. Noel Tunacao, Federico Catubay vs. Arnel Austria, Nic Banal vs. Tiny Tyson, Ricky Sismundo vs. Ronald Econas, Joseph Omana vs. an unnamed boxer and (6 rounds) Mari Gil Melligan vs. Romano Gelig.

This slugfest is in line with Mayor Dan Neri Lim's thrust to produce Boholano ring champions, starting with Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista and AJ "Bazooka" Banal.

press release...

Wedding bells will peal as Jonathan Lim and Eillane Guevarra exchange marital vows today at the St. Joseph Cathedral, this city.

To administer the Sacrament of Matrimony at 1 p.m. are Rev. Frs. Alberto Uy, Deosdado Ranara, Nazario Tiempo Jr., Gerardo Saco, Chito Lozada and Cecil Lobregas.

The groom is the son of George and Fely Lim while the bride is the daughter of Ernie and Dori Guevarra.

Principal sponsors: Vice Mayor Michael Rama, Vice Mayor Alfred Chan, Marlito Uy, Lucio Lim Jr., John Michael Tan, Felix Taguiam, Engr. Leovigildo Lim, Engr. Cipriano T. Sia, Engr. Joven Uy, Samson Sia, Jesus U. Dy Jr., Albert M. Uy, Dra. Charlene M. Lim, Dra. Julieta R. Melicor, Brgy. Capt. Soledad R. Yap, Dativa H. Ong, Eugenia L. Zarsona, Erlinda C. Pek, Melinda C. Uy, Julie P. Parba, Teresita M. Chua, Catalina Y. Uy, Bernadette L. Qua, Elizabeth A. Floresca.

Best man, Michael U. Lim; maid of honor, Mariannette A. Lim; little groom: Eithan G. Lim.

Groomsmen: Russell S. Lim, Theodore Richard Vergara, Cong. Atty. Adam Relson Jala, Ben Gerard Yap, Greggy Gatal, Gibyrlu Lumayag, Christopher Marcojos, Oliver Glovasa.

Bridesmaids: Annabell T. Lim, Christine L. Sia, Christine Vertucio, Karen Betsy Lugod, Karen B. Lim, Rachel O. Lim, Francis Sevilla, Mylyn Ligones.

Candle, Alexander Lim, Catherine S. Lim; veil, Albert Christian Pueblas, Cheryl S. Lim; cord, Francis Lim, Nikki Mae L. Zarsona.

Ring bearer, Keith Andre S. Denila; coin bearer, Jude Miguel Baldivino; Bible bearer, Jose Louie Lim.

Flower girls: Jenny Lou R. Lim, Albert Donna Uy, Veana Mei Lim, Niña Neria Revilles.

Reception will follow at 6 p.m. at the New Coralandia Resort and Restaurant, Graham Avenue, Tagbilaran City.

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The Bohol International Learning Center (BILC) laid its final foundations through the formation of its Parents-Teachers Association on June 16, 2007 in De la Paz, Cortes.

Elected officers were Pamela Gallardo, president; Carol Racho, vice president; Violeta Dano, secretary; Asuncion Maraga, treasurer; Samuel Mendez, auditor; Junin Caberte and Rodrigo Jamisola, PROs; and Ofelia Tesorio, business manager.

The officers promised to make the PTA an efficient channel of communication between parents and the school. Various issues and concerns raised by the parents were discussed in an open forum in its first meeting.

One of the results on these discussions is an on-going project that targets to create an efficient link of communication between the school administration and the students' families.

When this project finishes, a single school announcement can be sent by creating one message that is simultaneously sent to each parent's cellphone making it the first in the country. This will be a fast and efficient means of communication between the parents and the school at least cost.

On its maiden year, BILC opened its doors to students last June 12 with around 300 students from nursery through high school.

Its campus space, over seven hectares, promises a fresh molding ground for the youth of Bohol. (Rodrigo Jamisola/PPO)

June 24, 2007 Editorial of the Bohol Chronicle
By Bingo P. Dejaresco III

Bohol stands tall today because of the Giants among us.

It was not too many years ago, we cringed that strangers could not locate Bohol in the Philippine map. For good reason, some asked if hotels exist or roads passable, telephones working or how many decades we had passed since age of the Island of the Apes.

We passed through the insults and made them instead as challenges to be hurdled.

Our vision-oriented, hospitable LGU officers and men, through the years, instead nurtured both home-grown Boholano entrepreneurs and interested neighbor-businessmen to plant the seeds of development in native Bohol.

Verily, through the years, this amazing cooperation between the private sector and public governance, is one overlooked key that propelled Bohol's destiny faster than our detractors can invent new tales to disparage Boholanos and their humble ways.

On Tuesday, one such Giant (the Alturas Group) celebrates its flagship project, the Island City Mall and her third anniversary as a world-class retail and restaurant mall sprawled over 5.8 hectares of prime land. Many did not place their bet that this small island province can support the business targets of signature shops and restos in ICM - forgetting the thousands of Boholanos OFWs abroad who regularly send dollars to their Boholano families.

Metropolitan retailing Goliaths like Shoemart of Henry Sy and the Robinson Group of John Gokongwei were smart sleuths in concluding Bohol was ripe for a "retailing revolution." They were even smarter in not attempting to match the local "feel of the market" of the Bohol marketing superstars: the Alturases and the Ong Huats.

Nineteen years ago, the Alturases Marlito, Mano , Loklok and Daday Uy took a gamble in pursuing retailing in a province where some roads were close to impassable. It is akin to a story of a sales agent sent to a province in China to look for business prospects.

The agent cabled his Boss: poor market prospects, here, most are even walking barefoot. The astute Boss answered: sending a million shoes and sandals there - sell them. The rest is history.

We doff our hats to the Alturas family, for starting from scratch - literally peddling wares town to town - to bring the store to the buyer - until it grew the Genie it had rubbed off the magic lamp. Today, it has three thriving outlets: the Alturas (in the heart of downtown city), Plaza Marcela (in Cogon area) and the stupendous Island City Mall.

Success, they say, breeds competition. And it was probably the hard-earned success of the hard-working and industrious Mr. Ong Huat and family who pioneered the Bohol Quality Store (department store) back in the 1960s alongside CPG Avenue (then Libertad Street) that attracted the Alturas family into retailing Bohol.

The grit and determination of the old man Ong Huat was suddenly matched by the aggressive liberality and studied approach of eldest son Fred Ong as they lurched in a marketing forays into the Boholano buying consciousness. The Ateneo/AIM (Asian Institute of Management) - trained Fred was at the forefront of parlaying his academic dissertations in buyer psychology and creative finance into retail success of tectonic magnitude.

That the Alturases followed his steps, must have been to Fred the highest form of flattery. Both families now lord it over the Boholano retail business like they had a franchise on it.

A third player, the Shoppers Mart, (originating from humble beginnings) manned by the Huan children is now also sniping at the periphery of the huge Bohol consumer market, with market-friendly prices sold province-wide . "The more, the merrier" is what the delirious Boholano shopper says in euphoria these days, as the three Retailers compete for his wallet by providing quality goods at reasonable prices.

This is just as well for government, since Bohol's disposable money is kept within the province instead of leaking into nearby metropolitan Cebu and imperial Manila. And well, too, for the three Retailers since their profits will enable them to expand their outlets here eventually.

In our flagship industry Tourism, Boholanos must pay our eternal debt of gratitude and unending tribute to the "Father of Bohol Tourism" Anos Fonacier who years back, risked breaking ground in virgin land in Panglao, where now stands the pioneering Bohol Beach Club. This Ilocano is now more Boholano than many of us and stays more time in the province than perhaps his other concerns in Cebu and Manila.

Anos Fonacier has left a Big Foot imprint on the sands of Panglao forever.

Too, let us also recall the Horas family who owned the first resort along Alona Beach called "Playa Blanca." Today, dozens of resorts owned solely by Boholanos or with some support from foreign nationals now line the pretty coastlines of Panglao. Soon, huge dollar investments from Manila and overseas will give rise to enterprises in the island.

When Big Names like Lucio Tan and the Ayalas start rumbling through town with accountants in tow, you can be sure business will be good in Bohol.

Let us not forget though - the provincial and city leaders starting with Governors Rolando Butalid, David Tirol, Rene Relampagos and Rico Aumentado. If they were hostile or even neutral to Private Business - all these would not have come to pass in Bohol. Tourism, particularly, took a gigantic leap forward under the Relampagos and especially the Aumentado administrations.

Not only businesses but medical and civic missions were attracted to the kind of responsive and responsible attitudes of the LGU leaders in Bohol. May they not falter.

The Boholanos' gratitude goes to the Bohol Business Trail Blazers and the supportive Local Government Units. Mabuhay ang Bohol!

Higalang Erico,

Ang demokrasya mapalig-on lamang kung ang mga katawhan ug ang pangagamhanan mag-inambitay sa mga kasayoran ug programa nga nahilambigit ang kaugmaon sa atong katilingban.

Higalang Erico,

Salamat ning maong kasayoran. Batid ka diay sa pamalaod sa atong nasud ug nalipay mi nga ania ka maglamdag kanamo niining mga butanga.

All for the love of Bohol...

The strings of robberies in the province has alarmed PNP Prov'l Director, P/SSupt. Edgardo Ingking prompting him to call for a special conference among his staff to review and intensify anti-robbery measures and countermeasures embodied in the OPLAN Sumpo Krimen.

Consequently, a Special Operations Group (SOG) is formed to specifically conduct special anti-robbery operations province-wide. Composing the SOG are those who passed the initial screening for the proposed Special Warfare and Tactics (SWAT) unit in Bohol. While waiting for the SWAT training, they are temporarily utilized to conduct the special operations in coordination with the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) and the police stations.

In addition, all chiefs of police (COP) are directed to intensify the conduct of police visibility patrol; establishment of random checkpoints; and intelligence gathering with maximum utilization of Barangay Information Network (BIN) members and citizen partners.

They are also tasked to review the relevance of pre-designated choke points used in the province- wide crime response in relation to OPLAN Sumpo Krimen and make necessary adjustments if found necessary. Likewise, they are directed to ensure full compliance to OPLAN Sumpo Krimen, particularly in the prompt reporting of robbery incidents in their respective areas of responsibility to the Provincial Tactical Operations Center (PTOC). At the PTOC, on the other hand, an initiative is now underway to enhance and upgrade cellular communication capability to ensure simultaneous dissemination of SMS/Text Messages not only to the police stations but also to all police personnel in the province.

As incentives to the police stations, the Provincial Director will be giving monetary reward of P1,000 for every robbery suspect lawfully arrested without warrant to concerned police station.

This involves the arrest of the suspects prior, during or immediately after a robbery is committed. The incentive will be given during the flag-raising ceremony at Camp Dagohoy and such rite will be given media publicity.

In addition, concerned police personnel will be recognized through the giving of commendation or any appropriate award from the PNP.

Primary recipients of the incentive will be the Getafe and Buenavista Police Station for successfully arresting a robbery suspect identified as Dindo Balaganzo during pursuit operation at Sitio Cabagnawan, San Jose, Getafe Bohol last Monday.

Recovered from the suspect was one homemade Cal .38 revolver with four live ammunitions.

The arrested suspect, and a sidekick still at-large, were responsible for the robbery of passengers aboard a v-hire while traveling towards Talibon. The suspects successfully divested the v-hire driver of his earning amounting to P1,650 and personal belongings of the four passengers.

On the other hand, the provincial director will be imposing demerits to cops who fail to meet certain standards in the campaign against robbery.

For a robbery case solved within 60 days, the concerned cop will automatically receive a maximum rating of "satisfactory" in his Individual Performance Evaluation Rating.

A rating gets lower for every additional robbery case unsolved. A rating below "satisfactory" would mean that concerned cop is not eligible to receive a P2,000 annual productivity bonus.

In addition, the occurrence of at least two unsolved robbery cases beyond 60 days in the respective area of responsibility would subject the concerned cop for investigation for possible administrative liability for "Neglect of Duty."

With this measures and counter measures in place, the Bohol PNP expects that the rising trend in crime against person, particularly, robbery will be minimized if not totally stopped.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

By Kit Bagaipo

A court order sought by oppositors of the seismic oil exploration at the Bohol-Cebu Strait is still pending at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) as fishermen opposing the survey junked negotiations to compensate for their loss of income offered by the Department of Energy (DoE) and NorAsian Energy Ltd.

The petition for injunction and temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by City Mayor Dan Lim and 30 representatives of non-government organizations and fisherfolks was filed Tuesday but was raffled off to RTC Branch 4 only last Thursday after Executive Judge Fernando Fuentes was in Manila for a conference last week.

The fishermen's group has threatened to hold a fluvial blockade between Maribojoc Bay and Loon starting tomorrow to obstruct the vessel M/V Pacific Sword from gathering data in the survey area.

According to Conservation-Watch (C-Watch is an alliance of NGOs and fisherfolks) spokesman Ira Pamat, some 2,236 fishermen, fishing workers and lab-aseras (fish vendors) from the towns of Panglao, Dauis, Tagbilaran City, Cortes, Maribojoc and Loon have signed a manifesto opposing the oil seismic survey.

In fact, copies of the signature campaign were endorsed to Gov. Erico Aumentado and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) yesterday.

Copies were also mailed to the Department of Energy (DoE).

"Fishermen would not go into negotiations for compensation," Pamat stresed.

According to fishermen, who comprise majority of the alliance, "compensation is not the main point of [our] opposition, it is the negative livelihood and environmental impact over the vague economic benefits."

Last Wednesday, while the seismic survey started at the Cebu waters, a group of fishermen in Loon reported that their payaos (fish pens) disappeared from their fishing areas.

The Loon municipal waters is just a few kilometers away from the seismic exploration in the waters of Sibonga and Argao towns in Cebu.

Moreover, there have been reports from fishermen in the province that fish catch since the start of the oil seismic survey last Monday have gone down.

According to lawyer Raul Barbarona, chair of the Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC), the fishermen reported the loss of their payaos to him and to the Loon PNP station.

Barbarona likewise informed the RTC regarding the disappearance of fish pens since NorAsia have issued an advisory last week of a clearing operation before the start of the seismic survey.

The project, which has cordoned off an area with a 15-km radius, prevents access to fishing grounds.

The petition of Mayor Lim et al, named respondents Allan Arranguez, Department of Environment and Natural Resources acting regional director; Energy Secretary Rafael Lotilla; and Rufino Bomasang, chair of NorAsian Energy Ltd., the firm that is conducting the exploration.

The complainants said conducting seismic surveys in the strait will bring "irreparable harm" to marine life, citing previous studies.

They said documents explaining the project failed to mention its effects on fishing grounds in the area.

The process requires the use of machines that send out loud noise under the sea. The complainants said some fish species in the area could be harmed by noise of less than 100 decibels.

They said the project proponents also failed to secure first an environmental impact statement that was needed before such an exploration could begin.

NorAsian and DoE, the complainants said, also failed to hold consultations with fishermen and other groups near the project site.

Barbarona said a court order would stop the exploration even in the Cebu side.

Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado has formed a group to study the effects of the seismic survey on marine life and compute compensation for the fishermen, but Barbarona said the process would take too long.

Barbarona said 4,000 to 5,000 fishermen from the towns of Loon, Maribojoc, Cortes, Dauis, Panglao and Tagbilaran City have to be compensated for loss of income.

In Cebu, some fishermen have received compensation of P7,000 (for those from Argao) and P8,000 (for those from Sibonga town).

Fishermen from the towns of Dalaguete, Alcoy and Bolhoon have yet to receive any compensation.

The militant fishermen's group, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya (Pamalakaya), warned that a shortage in fish could occur as a result of the seismic survey in the Bohol-Cebu Strait.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

By BINGO P. DEJARESCO III

The controversial P 3.6-billion NIA-proposed BHIP-2, which houses the Bayongan Dam (considered to be potentially the country's third largest dam), could be a "test case" for the other on-going irrigation projects.

This is the opinion of NEDA Director and Project Monitoring Manager Roderick Planta who disclosed that three other similar projects (with over-runs) in Ilocos, Central Luzon and Cebu, have been stalled pending resolution of controversies over financial cost over-runs.

The Bohol Irri Project had first approval under the Japanese bank JBIC back in 1999 with an original approved budget of P 2.4-B before the other huge IRRI projects.

Socio-Economic Planning secretary NEDA Head and ICC (Investment Commission) Co-Chairman Romulo Neri had stopped fund releases for the BHIP-2 (Irrigation Project) due to "excessive" (cost per hectare computation based on 2007 adjusted NIA proposed figures) and "illegal" (project continuance despite non-approval of reappraisal and cost over-runs) in violation of law under the ODA (Overseas Development Act).

Although the Government Corporate Counsel reportedly opined that NIA could "go ahead with the project", NEDA is not taking chances with the recent ruling of the Court that the NAIA (airport terminal) declaring the contract with PIATCO being "null and void" when it was ruled as "disadvantageous to the government".

The judgment of NEDA-ICC is that the over P 600,000 cost per hectare of BHIP-2 was no longer of "economic sense" for the government interest.

BENEFICIAL TO FARMERS/ FISCAL DEFICIT

Clearly, the BHIP-2 Irrigation Project will be beneficial to the farmers in the 5,300 hectares (covering three towns) and perhaps even transform the province into a Rice Granary.

The NAIA Project would have similarly buttressed the business and tourism agenda of the country but the Court rescinded the Contract nonetheless. The Government counsels had ruled the BHIP-2 Project is governed, allegedly unlike PITACO, by the Loan Agreement between the borrower and the international financial institution.

But even granting that, the virtual ignoring by NIA and the contractors of the approval /disapproval of ICC (a body all ODA funders had designated in the Philippines as an "oversight" for their development projects) could seriously jeopardize future funding arrangements from low-interest, long term bi-lateral or multi-lateral lenders to the country.

Likewise, the cost-over-run proposal of NIA of P 1.2-B , could not have come at a worst time today when the entire Economic Team is on the carpet for exceeding the fiscal deficit target of P 31-B to P42-B. The BIR Chief had just been given his walking papers for failure to meet collections.

The P 1.2-B over-run would therefore exacerbate the fiscal deficit, according to sources at the Department of Finance. The JBIC Loan would be payable over 20 years.

Regardless if the over-runs will be funded by the Philippine government or additional JBIC loan, it will be the Filipino tax payers who will still pay for the cost since the revenues of the NIA cannot totally support even the loan amortization.

GOV'T NOT ESTOPED TO PAY

The BHIP-2 Project Manager Modesto Membreve brought Bohol media to view the BHIP-Project last week and declared that Bayongan Dam is 100% complete and the canals 80% complete. Obviously, they were completed by the contractor Hanjin Industries of Korea. But that does not estop the Government to reimburse the latter since the over-runs were not pre-approved by the ICC. Without the ICC imprimatur and NEDA endorsement, funding cannot be provided by the DBM (department of Budget and Management).

This could possibly turn out into an ugly "collection case" of the contractor against the Government which is bad since the Korean contractor has numerous contracts all over the country.

The news story published (not the Chronicle) stating that the NEDA gave go signal to the project could mislead since the first letter request for NEDA for approval of new over-runs was dated December 2004 according to Planta. That is more than a full year after NEDA's so-called endorsement.

DEP'T OF AGRICULTURE CONCERNED

The Department of Agriculture (headed by Arthur Yap) which is the umbrella department of the NIA, is careful in treading over controversial grounds. In recent front pages has been the controversial jail term in the United States of Philippine DOA undersecretary Jocjoc Bolante who could not account for P 700-M in Fertilizer Funds distributed before the May 2004 presidential elections.

It is believed that Bolante who had immigration problems could not be given political "asylum for alleged harassment in RP" because of the active communication between the Senate Committee on Agriculture Jun Magsaysay and the US authorities alleging that Bolante was facing investigation by the Senate for the Fertilizer Scam, believed to have been part of PGMA's political war chest in 2004.

Many GMA allies were in that list of Fertilizer Fund recipients including a surprised Teddy Boy Locsin of Makati who was perplexed as to where he will use the fertilizer in an asphalt jungle like Makati where he is a congressman.

Just between the Bohol and Cebu Irrigation projects stand over P 2-B in reported over-runs, not counting those in Ilocos and Central Luzon.

Such huge controversial over-runs could certainly again invite the attention of
The Senate Committee on Agriculture and the Blue Ribbon Committee which is expected to be chaired by opposition stalwart senator Panfilo Lacson. The "small controversy" on the Talibon Dam already found its way into the Philippine Daily Inquirer and GMA 7 "Imbestigador". Certainly, this "bigger" multi-billion issue can explode in national media as well and invite the prying noses of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.

LEGACY OF DEVELOPMENT

President GMA , in her pursuit of her last three years of "legacy gifts" to the nation had appealed to media for cooperation. It will be the president's finest moment if she can leave behind all development projects worthy to be tagged as her "legacy with honor".

The stand-off on the funding of the BHIP-2 project is caused by "legal" and "economic" reasons per NEDA. The "legal" side will perhaps be enlightened by the "opinion" of the Secretary of Justice, which however, does not preclude the issue from reaching the courts of law.

The economic issue of whether the over-runs are "excessive", unfortunately, does not rest on the opinion of media, the provincial agriculturist, the BHIP Project Manager, the Governor or even PGMA. It is the ICC in coordination with NEDA (out of respect of the project funders JBIC) who will determine that.

We do not pretend to be DBM experts, but perhaps if the proposed NIA BHIP-2 proposal is trimmed, out of "fat" and "oil", it may yet have the nod of ICC/NEDA.

Then instead of a "white elephant" that will haunt our conscience through the ages, we will have a running irrigation project to enrich the farmers and prosper Bohol.

What kind of Boholano would not want that to happen?(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

By Jes Tirol

Proem

My analogy to the proposed oil exploration at the Bohol Strait is the Boholano joke about a man traveling on a road at night. He lost his money in the dark portion of the road. Farther away was a lamp post where the street light was shining. There he began to search for his lost money. A passerby asked him what he was doing and where he lost his money. He replied, I lost my money there at the dark but it is dangerous to search there that is why I am searching here at the lighted portion of the road.

Why would the Department of Energy (DOE) search for oil and natural gas at the Bohol Strait and not at the known oil deposit location at Clarin, Bohol? The only reason I can think of is that, they hired a ship and not a land-based exploration equipment. Why the DOE hired a ship and search at the wrong place is a question only the DOE can answer.

Natural Gas

At depths of about 2 to 3 kilometers, the temperature is already very hot. The temperature can already convert the liquid oil into natural gas. These gases can be stored in place if the covering rock formation is of the suitable type. The explorer ship would try to determine the rock formation and type by using seismic waves.

Procedure

We are told that the exploration will use a blast of compressed air that would produce a sound of about 200 decibels. Humans can only tolerate 120 decibels. Many kinds of fishes could not tolerate this sound level.

Most explorations use explosives to generate a vibration. Explosives as large as a hand grenade will be buried into the ground and exploded. The resulting seismic waves are recorded. However, the Bohol Strait has waters of about 300 meters deep. The conduct of explosive type of exploration is difficult to perform. The use of compressed air blast is easier to perform even if most of the sound will travel throughout the surrounding waters endangering the marine population.

Natural Gas Is Doubtful

It is well known knowledge in oil and natural gas exploration that natural gas will not be stored if the fault lines are active. The gases will just escape when the fault lines move.

The Zulu-Cebu fault line is active. It has caused earthquakes in the last 10 years. The Bohol fault line is very active. On February 8, 1990 it caused a magnitude 6.9 earthquake with epicenter off the Anda Peninsula. Its movement caused the recent landslide at Mayana, Jagna, Bohol. In 2001 it caused an earthquake that damaged the Catholic Church of Clarin, Bohol. In 2006 it also produced an earthquake with epicenter near the confluence of the Zulu-Cebu and Bohol fault lines between Argao, Cebu and Loon, Bohol.

So if there were natural gases produced by the underground oil deposits in Bohol, it has already escaped during the fault line movements.

Value of the Exploration

As a man of science, I am not against the exploration per se. The data to be gathered can enhance the knowledge of science like locating the actual fault lines. It is good if the exploration is not paid by the Philippines Government. If the exploration is paid by the Philippines Government, the $4 million is too expensive for a doubtful objective.

Nonetheless, I am in favor that the concerns of the affected fisher folks should be taken into account. There are many methods of natural gas explorations. The proponents should use the procedure that is less troublesome.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

Gov. Erico Aumentado Wednesday laid down his 10-point legacy agenda for implementation during his last term as governor that ends in 2010.

In his inspirational message during the Provincial Level Development Agenda Setting Workshop for provincial government department heads and chiefs of national government agencies at the Ladaga Inn and Restaurant in Dauis town, the governor enumerated
them as giving agriculture a boost, increased tourist arrivals,

environmental management, increased influx of business investments, sustainable livelihood and employment generation, increased LGU revenue generation, partnership and alliance building, water and sanitation, effective delivery of social services and strengthening the bureaucracy.

Rosalinda Paredes, partnership adviser of the Local Government Development Project (LGDP), an Australian Government and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) initiative that packaged a grant for capacity building for the department heads and chiefs of offices who facilitated the workshop said the activity answers the call for harmonization of local planning, investment programming, revenue administration, budgeting and expenditure management.

The call comes in the form of Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 Series of 2007 issued by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Finance (DOF).

Paredes said through previous workshops, Bohol created integrated area development clusters that outlined financial, learning and growth, internal process and customer strategies, among others, aligned with objectives, measures and targets to accomplish the vision and mission of each cluster.

These and other development plans, however, would only be a waste of resources and time if not harmonized, hence the joint circular, she explained.

To ensure that Wednesday's and Thursday's live-in workshop outputs also harmonized with Aumentado's own vision and mission for the province, he enumerated his ten-point agenda.

For his part, lawyer Juanito Cambangay, provincial planning officer set the tone for the workshop through inputs on Planning and Budgeting in Philippine Local Government Units.

TEN-POINT AGENDA

"The task ahead is very challenging. But I cannot do this alone. We need each other to make a big difference to Bohol in the next three years through this ten=point agenda for governance and development which I call as '10 in 2010'," Aumentado told the participants.

Agriculture being one of Bohol's economic drivers should be given a boost to match and parallel tourism development - the other economic driver, he said. Among doables to attain this is developing an agriculture value chain to ensure clear domestic and international markets.

"We should not just let our farmers plant, but we must find markets for their produce," he said.

LGDP is supporting the province in conducting such value chain study.

Support agricultural infrastructures should also be put in place, like farm to market roads, post harvest facilities, the Bohol Irrigation Project Stage 3 (BHIP 3) and others all contained in the Bohol Agricultural Master Plan (BAMP)

The province commissioned the Pacific Consultants International (PCI) in preparing the Bohol Tourism Master Plan set for presentation on July 11. The plan aims to increase tourist arrivals, improve tourism activities and diversify tourism activities, destinations and sites.

Because Bohol has emphasized eco-cultural heritage and agricultural tourism as its attractions, the environment must be kept at its pristine condition such that the Bohol Environment Code - the first crafted in the country - should be reviewed to keep up with the times.

"We are not mere spectators in the protection and conservation of the environment, hence there should be increased stakeholder participation where these are concerned in partnership with non-government organizations like the Bohol alliance of NGOs [BANGON]. Environmental resources, we all know, are sources of livelihood and food for our families," he said.

"We will continue to promote investments to spur local economy," he added, strongly urging the participation of the private sector like the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).

He also pressed the importance of sustainable livelihood and employment generation because "long term poverty reduction can not be achieved if our people do not have livelihood as sources on income." Jobs need to be generated to ensure both livelihood and income security, he said.

Taxes are the lifeblood of government hence increased LGU revenue generation is in his agenda. To accomplish this, he has been urging the municipalities to computerize their real property tax assessment and business licensing, as well as increase collection efficiency,

"When people have jobs brought about by a vibrant local economy, this can translate to increase in revenues through payment of local taxes.

Government does not have a monopoly of good governance. The challenges are great, hence the need for more allies and partners like BANGON and BCCI, among others - not political enemies and foes.

"Building bridges works better than building walls that alienate and set us apart from pursuing one goal and one vision," he said.

"Water remains to be a rare and elusive commodity in the province. With water comes sanitation. With the assistance of AusAID, GDP and GTZ, we will put in place a water supply system master plan that we can market to investors and donor programs as well," he added.

Along with the agriculture value chain study, LGDP is assisting the province in developing a water supply system master plan.

Meanwhile, Aumentado emphasized his bias toward effective delivery of social services. He wants further increase in enrolment of indigents into the coverage of the PhilHealth system, upgrade hospitals now being done with the donation of around P6 million by Jiangxi = Bohol's sister province in China, the Hospital Equipment Assistance Program (HEAP) with a grant from the Spanish government and local initiatives.

Also in his agenda is strengthening the local bureaucracy.

"People - human resource - must be developed to make our provincial government a strong organization," he said.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

By Kit Bagaipo

A series of daring highway robberies and burglaries has alarmed police last week. The latest victim of highway hold-uppers was a manager of Lhuillier Pawnshop where 4 still unidentified armed robbers took off with P200,000 of collection money from the victim last Thursday around 3:30 p.m.

The victim, one Rizalde Autida, a resident of barangay Camambugan, Ubay town, manager of Lhuillier Pawnshop, was on his way to Trinidad town aboard a passenger jeepney with 3 other commuters and driven by one Junkie Quizon, a resident of barangay Balintawak, Talibon town, when three of the four suspects flagged down the jeepney along the highway in barangay San Agustin, Trinidad.

Unknown to the victims, one of the suspects already boarded the passenger vehicle from Talibon en route to Trinidad and Ubay town.

According to police, the suspect already on board held the passengers at gunpoint, took the collection money while the three others blocked the passenger jeepney aboard a SYM motorcycle.

The four hold-uppers, not wearing anything to hide their identities, were allegedly armed with a .38 caliber pistol, a .45 revolver and an Ingram assault rifle, the victims said.

The driver's P200 was also taken by the robbers.

Yesterday, after a hot pursuit operation and investigations that was personally supervised by Bohol PNP Director SSupt. Edgardo Ingking, cartographic sketches of two suspects was released.

The sketches were based on description given by the victims.

GETAFE

In another incident, two armed hold-uppers victimized a van-for-hire driver and his four passengers taking away a total of P9,700, a gold necklace and a cellular phone.

A quick police response, however, netted one of the suspects who were waiting for a passenger vehicle right after the robbery.

The van driver was identified as one Panfilo Dumadag, 34, resident of barangay Pook Oriental, Carmen town, was transporting his four passengers towards Tubigon when the two suspects boarded the v-hire in barangay San Jose, Getafe and later pointed their .38 caliber handguns declaring a hold-up.

The incident took place around 3:30 pm along the national highway in barangay San Jose, Getafe, but when the two robbers got off the van, the victims immediately called for police help.

The two robbers were identified as one Dindo Betagansu y Tradio, 18, of barangay Nueva Montaña, Buenavista town and his cohort identified as on Roel Ceniza, a resident of barangay Lubang, also of Buenavista.

Betagansu was nabbed by Getafe police while Ceniza was able to elude arrest.

Betagansu is now detained at the Getafe PNP lock-up jail while police are still looking for Ceniza.

BALILIHAN

A collector of Golden Dust Marketing identified as one Kevin Rosales y Bonsay, 23, resident of San Roque, Balilihan, was aboard his Honda XRM motorcycle when a tandem of armed motor-riding robbers accosted him along the national highway of Balilihan last Monday.

One of the suspects reportedly aimed a gun at Rosales and took his collection money in the amount of P28,000 with the victim's cellular phone.

The Balilihan PNP is still investigating the incident.

CARMEN

In Carmen town, two separate incidents of highway robbery victimized a habal-habal driver and another motorist.

Last Monday, a motorist identified as one Marcial Villasquina, 23, resident of Poblacion Sur, Carmen town, was on his way to barangay Malinao of the same town when another motorcycle rider armed with .38 caliber pistol blocked his path along the highway declaring a hold-up.

The victim's P600 and cellular phone was taken by the still unidentified suspect.
In another incident, habal-habal driver Nonito Lumod y Tahod, 22, resident of barangay Monte Swerte of said town together with his backrider, one Roberto Jumawid y Maligmat, 47, resident of barangay Cansumbol, Bilar town were on their way to Bilar last June 17 around 3 a.m. when they were felled by a rope tied-up across the highway.

When both driver and passenger were down on the pavement, three unidentified armed men approached them and declared a hold-up.

The robbers took off a total of P5,700 and a cellular phone owned by the two victims.

BUENAVISTA

Meanwhile, two instructors of Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT) Buenavista Campus were also victimized by two still unidentified robbers while attending a disco party during the town fiesta of Buenavista.

The victims were identified Lucas Degamo, 38 and Arnel Bautista, 30, both residents of Dait Norte, of said town.

According to police, the two instructors were "texting" in a dark portion of the disco area when the two hold-uppers pointed a knife them and asked for their cellular phones.

The two suspects left with the victims' three cellular phones using a Yamaha RS100 motorcycle as their getaway vehicle.

These series of street crimes has prompted SSupt. Ingking to create a special response team.

In fact, the PNP Bohol is now recruiting policemen who qualify to train with a new Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team organized by SSupt. Ingking.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

   

By Kit Bagaipo

More city residents favor the retention of habal-habal operating in the city despite City Mayor Dan Lim's plan to abolish it.

This was gathered during a radio survey conducted over dyRD's top-rated Inyong Alagad last Thursday.

Since Monday last week, the City PNP has started apprehending habal-habal drivers upon the mayor's order.

Although habal-habal is permitted in some towns, Mayor Lim has ordered for its elimination claiming that motorcycle drivers are involved in the resurgence of street hold-ups and robberies in the city.

Habal-habal has been a major transportation to and from rural barangays here in the city.

During the radio survey, city residents, however, have different opinions on the positive and negative aspects of allowing habal-habal to serve commuters.

Of the survey respondents, majority wanted to retain habal-habal operations saying that these motorcycles provide an alternative mode of transportation especially for distant trips, while the rest of the respondents were concerned following police reports that habal-habals are being used as getaway vehicles of robbers.

While some of the respondents said that habal-habal has become a source of livelihood for many residents, city police and traffic consultant Jess Acullador disagreed as many of these motorcycle drivers come from the neighboring towns, making it difficult for the police to identify them.

There were survey respondents who said habal-habal can be allowed as long as they will be regulated by the PNP and the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

It was suggested that habal-habal drivers be registered, issued identification cards and their motorbikes assigned numbers to easily recognize them.

Respondents who want habal-habal to be abolished said there are enough tricycle units to serve city commuters. There were instances that nighttime habal-habal drivers have victimized some of their passengers, according to one respondent.

Habal-habal is also blamed by some survey respondents, causing traffic and parking problems, especially with the limited parking spaces in the city's business centers, habal-habal are depriving private vehicle owners much-needed parking spaces.

One caller opined that if the city government should eliminate habal-habal, an alternative livelihood should be provided to drivers who will lose their daily income.

Acullador admitted that they are having difficulties apprehending and monitoring habal-habal drivers since they could not easily identify them from private motor riders. He said the police are responsible for rounding up operators during nighttime.

Some workers doing night shifts, however, are asking that habal-habal be allowed suggesting they be assigned specific parking areas.

A respondent likewise said that it is useless regulating habal-habal since there are many motorcycle units privately owned. It is not a safe mode of transport as there are many undisciplined reckless drivers in the city, he said.

The respondent suggested that the city should start shifting to four-wheel public transport vehicles. Although he agrees allowing habal-habal in the towns.

Another respondent said the city should instead abolish tricycles whose drivers refuse to convey passengers. He said habal-habal is useful as an emergency transportation.
A habal-habal driver protested on the allegation implicating them in crime, saying it was unfair to the honest, law-abiding drivers.

The driver said that anybody may use a single motorcycle and commit a crime.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. The countdown is on. After a long preparation and planning, the great expectations will soon come.

The 2007 Biennial Convention of Boholanos in USA and Canada (CONBUSAC), chronologically considered the 11th of its kind, is set July 26 to 29, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway in San Francisco, California.

Hosting the event is the Tagbilaran Association of Northern California (TANOCAL). Ted Apalisok, TANOCAL and concurrently CONBUSAC president, and Eve Calceta, chair of the steering committee with the full support of the TANOCAL and CONBUSAC officers, committee chairs and members are wrapping up every aspect of the convention plans to every detail to insure a smooth, orderly, successfully US Boholano gathering to remember at all times.

To recall, the notion of having a unified organizational convention was first brought out during a group meeting in the area where the coming event will take place. Holding this year's assembly in its place of origin is certainly a sweet thing to happen.

Set in the historic, financial, and cultural complex of the West, the City of the Golden Gate as historians call it, unique for its cable cars, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf and many other famous landmarks, San Francisco is ideally a special place to convene, savor and explore while the opportunity is still there.

Highlighting the assembly are the time-honored convention activities that give face to CONBUSAC. The four-day event will begin Friday, July 26. Preliminary activities which include assembly of TANOCAL officers, briefing of all convention committees, pre-registration of early arriving delegates and Miss CONBUSAC briefing and practice sessions will be the day's business. Early arrivals will get their first taste of the City's super landlocked harbor through the evening "Moonlight Bay Cruise" in San Francisco Bay.

Friday, July 27, the start of Convention proper, will be a time for fellowship and entertainment. Registration of delegates and council of leaders meeting will occupy the morning agenda.

Presentation of Miss CONBUSAC candidates will be the afternoon main event.

Vying for the coveted title as Miss CONBUSAC 2007 will be the cream of young, brainy beauties from the different member organizations in a rigid and stiff talent and swimsuit competitions. Lynnete Sumodobila and Carl Vengco, co-chairs of Miss CONBUSAC 2007 Pageant prepared the guidelines for the contest. Welcome-Family Night will be a family showtime when delegates and their families in International Costumes will come together in camaraderie and share fund during the presentations by organizations, dinner and dance.

Areas of general interest and concerns of the Confederation will be addressed and discussed during the general assembly and plenary session in the morning of Saturday, July 28. General elections of CONBUSAC officers for the 2007-2009 term will follow.

Gala Night in the evening of Saturday will be an evening of beauty and elegance. It is the defining moment of the event when conventioneers, their families and guests in formal attire will get together again to be a part and witnesses to the wondrous, exciting and significant events that feature the Miss CONBUSAC final judging, pageant and coronation, induction of newly elected officers, presentation and recognition certificates and awards, dinner and dance to the tune of a live band.

As a gesture of thanksgiving, a concelebrated holy mass will be celebrated in the morning of Sunday, July 29, the last day of the convention after which, there will be a whole-day San Francisco City Tour of sightseeing to the city's famous landmarks of relaxation and pleasure of those who have the time for it.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

By Kit Bagaipo

For the third year in a row, school children enrolled in the city's 16 public elementary schools will get free uniforms, shoes, bags, notebooks, paper, pencils and crayons as promised by City Mayor Dan Lim.

This school year, however, the mayor has added umbrellas and raincoats in the freebies list to some 9,000 grade school pupils in all 15 barangays of Tagbilaran City.

The city mayor announced during his weekly "Mayor's Report" over station dyRD yesterday that distribution of school supplies will start next week.

Mayor Lim said, this is the city government's commitment to ease the burden ofparents who are hard-pressed of sending their kids to school.

"Many kids, of school age, have not received such consideration nor have the benefit of feeling what it is like to wear a new pair of shoes or new school uniform," he said, "but the city government has ensured that support is provided to the city's basic education."

Providing a strong foundation, in basic education, has been "a matter of priority" of the mayor even during his first three years in office.

Proof of this is the adoption of the multiple intelligence system in the city's day care centers as a starting point of improving the quality of instruction in the city's public schools.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

By Ric V. Obedencio

Reelected Gov. Erico B. Aumentado and Vice-Gov. Julius Caesar F. Herrera will lead the oath-taking of provincial officials-elect during the ceremonies to be held at the Bohol Cultural Center (BCC) on Friday starting at 7:30 in the morning.

Also to take their vow to serve the people are re-elected Congressmen Edgar M. Chatto, Roberto C. Cajes of first and second districts, respectively, and 3rd district Congressman-elect neophyte Adam Relson Jala, son of outgoing Rep. Eladio M. Jala of Loboc town.

All ceremonies, including saying of holy mass will be done at the BCC, unlike previous oath-taking rites wherein a mass was said at the St. Joseph Cathedral, Capitol organizers said.

The holy mass, which will start at 8:30 a.m., will be mainly officiated by Rev. Fr. Jeffrey Malanog, judicial vicar general of Tagbilaran diocese; Rev. Fr. Ernesto Lagura, SVD, president, Holy Name University; Msgr. Margarito Gonzaga; and Rev. Fr. Ilogon.

Bishop Medroso won't be available during the occasion, organizers said.

During the holy mass, Aumentado and Herrera will do the first and second readings, respectively, and the congressmen and provincial board members-elect will say the prayer of the faithful.

After the mass, swearing in of the officials-elect will follow.

Aumentado is to take his oath of office before RTC Judge Baudilio Dosdos; Herrera before RTC Judge Flux Baluma; Congressman Chatto before RTC Judge Fernando Fuentes; Congressman Cajes before RTC Judge Achilles Melicor; and Congressman Adam Jala before Judge Venancio Amila.

First district neophyte provincial board member (BM) Yul Lopez will be sworn in by Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Handel Lagunay; also newcomer BM Alfonso Damalerio II before Judge Fernando Fuentes; and reelected BM Jose E. Veloso before RTC Judge Pablo Magdoza.

Second district reelected BM Amalia R. Tirol will take her oath before Judge Daniel Garces; BM Josephine Socorro C. Jumamoy before Provincial Prosecutor Macario Delusa; and BM Ma. Fe Camacho-Lejos before Judge Baudilio Dosdos.

Outgoing Alicia mayor and neophyte BM Dr. Bienvenido Molina of 3rd district will be sworn in by Judge Suceso Arcamo; reelected BM Ester Corazon J. Galbreath before Judge Migrino; outgoing Carmen vice-mayor and neophyte BM Josil Trabajo before Judge Samuel Biliran; and also neophyte BM Atty. Aster Piollo before Judge Magdoza.

Immediately after the oath-taking, the governor, vice-governor and the three congressmen will deliver their respective inaugural speeches.

Lunch will be served to all and visitors and victory ball will follow in the afternoon.(The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

BY RIC V. OBEDENCIO

No one was injured in the wake of a tornado that hit two barangays in Sandingan Island, Loon town Saturday last week, however, it devastated at least 47 houses and destroyed 4 fishing boats.

In an interview with the Chronicle, out-going Mayor and board member-elect Yul Lopez bared that the windstorm was the first of its kind that hit barangays Calayugan Sur and Calayugan Norte.

Provincial Social Welfare and Development chief Constancia Tuñacao said, in a separate interview, that the composite team of the provincial government was dispatched to the scene after receiving reports of the tornado.

She confirmed that four of the affected houses are totally damaged and two other pump boats destroyed.

She said that the team distributed food with at least 30 kilos of rice per affected household. The rice assistance, 15 sacks of rice, came from the provincial government with additional 10 sacks courtesy of the Department of Social Welfare and Development national office headed by Papiasa Bustrillos, Tuñacao said.

The Bohol Red Cross led by administrator Rita Requeron also brought and distributed canned goods to the victims, she said.

The Sanggguniang Bayan of Loon approved immediately an initial fund assistance to the tune of P30,000, according to Lopez.

He said the local government procured some 100 G.I. sheets and 2,000 nipa shingles for repairs. The mayor directed his workers to immediately distribute the materials to the victims.

Sandingan Island, connected by a causeway from mainland Loon, has eight barangays.

Tornado occurrence in the province was not the first and may not be the last. Years back, an island of Calituban off Talibon town and the causeway that connects barangay Bo-ol and Dauis town were smacked by a tornado.

Tuñacao said that the team will conduct an assessment next week on the extent of the damage caused by the tornado as the islanders' source of livelihood, such as banana plantation and fishing are adversely affected.(The Bohol Chronicle, 6/24/2007)

BY KIT BAGAIPO

A complaint has been filed Friday against the lone suspect in the killing of Bayan Muna Bohol secretary general Mario Auxillo who remains at large while police are still searching for motives behind the latest murder case involving activist leaders.

The complaint was filed by the Bohol PNP at the Provincial Prosecutor's Office and is set for preliminary investigation this week.

The suspect, one Hilaraio Diola, was pinpointed by at least five witnesses as the one who shot Auxillo last June 15, about 10:30 p.m. at the Public Market of Bien Unido town.

Bohol police director SSupt. Edgardo Inking said in an interview with the Chronicle that the Provincial Investigation and Intelligence Bureau is making sure all angles are weighed to pursue the case.

Meanwhile, Bayan Muna regional coordinator Armand Perez and Provincial chairman John Ruiz III have called on the provincial government and the PNP to speed up the investigations even as they hinted of a military hand in the murder.

The progressive group openly criticized the way police are conducting the investigation of the incident, as the lone suspect has remained scot-free.

Bayan Muna has claimed they know at least seven witnesses willing to testify against the suspect.

According to Ruiz, they received reports from Bien Unido that the suspect was spotted at least twice going to his residence in barangay Poblacion of said town even after the shooting incident.

Bayan Muna alleged that Diola has connections with the Philippine Army's 15th Infantry Battalion through his membership in a group called Alimaong (Holy Warriors), of which many of its members are retired members of the military.

SSupt. Ingking and Army 302nd Infantry Brigade commander Col. Jess Dellosa have issued separate statements dis-owning the alleged police and military connection to the murder.

SSupt. Ingking said during a press conference conducted by the fact finding team of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) said cause oriented groups should instead assist the police in the investigations.

He said, so far, the militants have been issuing conflicting claims from purported witnesses that has muddled the investigations.

SHOT BY A FRIEND AND ASSOCIATE

Auxilio was shot three times using a caliber .38 revolver at close range, while about to board his motorcycle.

The witnesses have been consistent in their statements identifying Diola as the assailant, a known friend of the victim.

Auxilio sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to the nearby Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Memorial Hospital in Talibon and then to Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital in Tagbilaran where he expired Sunday at about 10:00 am.

According to a medico legal report signed by Dr. Maria April Lumuthang, the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the jaw, elbow and thigh.

Human rights advocate Karapatan Bohol Chapter, which conducted its own fact finding mission admitted to the media during a press conference Monday that the suspect offered a drink to the victim at a videoke bar at the town public market prior to the incident.

Witnesses also said the two had a serious talk for about 20 minutes before they parted ways, Auxilio to another videoke bar while Diola went back to his companions who were drinking in a videoke bar about 30 meters away.

It was an hour later, while the victim was about to go home, that the suspect shot him in front of at least five witnesses, said Bayan Muna regional coordinator Perez.

Karapatan also claimed Auxillo's death was a result of a purging carried out by the military against activist leaders. After their fact-finding mission, the group could not present any motive why Diola would shoot a friend.

NO POLICE RESPONSE?

In an unsigned affidavit distributed by Bayan Muna, Bien Unido policeman SPO1 Francipieto Garcia Sr. said he learned of the shooting incident around 11:30 when SPO3 Franciso Pagalan and barangay tanod Fernando Nacua reported the incident.

They immediately proceeded to the crime scene to investigate, the affidavit stated.

Witness Evelyn Sayson, a friend of both Auxillo and Diola, however, belied the claims saying that there was no police responding to the crime scene. The victim's relatives likewise made this allegation.

In fact, without any ambulance or policecar to help them, they had to transport the victim by motorcycle to the nearest hospital.

Bien Unido police however disputed Sayson's claims, according to Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO) Investigator Insp. John Gilbert Basalo.

The Bien Unido PNP told Insp. Basalo that they could have been already in the crime scene when the witnesses went to the police station located about a kilometer away from the crime scene.

MILITARY ASSET AND ANTI-COMMUNIST WARRIOR

The group Alimaong, is allegedly an anti-communist group, acting as a military asset, according to Ruiz, during Monday's press conference.

The Supreme Council of Datus of Alimaong, however, said the suspect has already ceased to be a member of the group, which was proven in a certification showed to the media at the PPOC-fact finding press conference.

Col. Jess Dellosa has likewise strongly denied claims that Diola is a military asset.

Investigations by independent groups reveal that Bien Unido police may have a trust agreement with Diola as local cops usually ask the suspect to watch over impounded illegal fishing boats which are tied behind his house. The suspect is also a market laborer and tax collector, Provincial Peace and Order Council Fact finding team leader Romeo Teruel said at the PPOC press conference.

Sources also leaked to the media bared that Diola was a former member of the New People's Army (NPA) but has laid low, a reason comrades intimidated him that resulted to a strafing of his house that wounded his wife in 2004.

The same reports revealed that the victim is also a member of Alimaong, although Ruiz denied the allegations.

MAYONG MAG-UUMA

Before his death, Auxilio was popularly working with the different peasant organizations and fisher folks in Dagohoy, San Miguel, Trinidad, Talibon and Bien Unido where the Danajon double barrier reef marine conservation project is on-going.

His group, Capitol sources said has been opposing the anti-illegal fishing campaigns.

He ran for the provincial board during the last elections under PDP-Laban but lost.

Advocating for land occupation, he was among the key leaders of farmers' organizations including Humabol (Hugpong sa Mag-uumang Bol-anon).

Auxillo is credited for the organization of the Trinidad-Talibon Integrated Farmers Association, a farmer community now settling at the Mitra-Villareal estates of the Bohol Cattle Ranch.

He was also one of the founding members of the Central Visayas Farmers' Development Center (FARDEC).

OPLAN BANTAY LAYA

In a press release, Bayan Muna said Auxilio's work has pushed him to lead protest marches demanding for land reforms. Due to this he earned a reputation as a communist agent of the NPA.

Local police and military authorities have laughed off Bayan Muna insinuations that the killing of Auxillo was part of "Oplan Bantay Laya."

BAYAN MUNA'S KA SATUR HERE TOMORROW

Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo will be arriving tomorrow at 9 am to pay respects to Auxillo in Trinidad and join the "Parangal para kay Mayong Mag-uuma" or "Tribute to Mayong" after the nightly novena, according to Ruiz.

He is set to pay a courtesy visit to the governor, the city mayor and the Tagbilaran Bishop where the issue on political killings will be raised.

He will fly back to Manila on Tuesday.(The Bohol Chronicle, 6/24/2007)

By KIT BAGAIPO

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is optimistic that fund releases of the soon-to-be-completed Bohol Irrigation Project Stage 2 (BHIP-2) that has been questioned by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) will be given a "green light" by Pres. Gloria Arroyo.

BHIP-2 project manager Modesto Membreve said the government must fulfill its commitment to some 3,605 farmers in the towns of San Miguel, Ubay and Trinidad who are awaiting the completion of the irrigation project.

"The president should think twice because this is a social project to uplift the living condition of our poor farmers," Membreve stressed.

"Through the help of Gov. Erico Aumentado and by our farmer-beneficiaries," he said, funding for final stages of the BHIP-2 will be released.

BHIP-2 fund releases was blocked by Socio-economic and Planning Sec. Romulo Neri due to its cost over-runs, calling it the most expensive irrigation project of the country.

Membreve and local NIA officials invited members of the local media to the BHIP-2 (Bayongan Dam system) in San Miguel and Ubay last Wednesday to discuss the project's construction, budget and operation details.

The BHIP-2 project manager explained that although the Office of the Corporate Government Counsel, which is tasked to review and represent the NIA as a government owned and controlled corporation, is convinced that the project should be pursued, the opinion of the Department of Justice (DOJ) is still being sought by NEDA.

Pres. Arroyo, according to Membreve, has assured to inaugurate the project once it has achieved the required water level in its reservoir.

During the media visit, NIA officials showed that the Bayongan Dam itself is 100% completed.

An ongoing construction of the dam's canals going to its service areas and farmlands is already over 80% completed. This includes the leveling of lands that will be converted into ricefields.

A canal going to the existing Capayas Dam in Ubay is also near completion.

The BHIP-2 will be serving 5,300 hectares of ricefields including 750 hectares being served by the Capayas Dam.

BHIP-2 has an economic internal rate of return (EIRR) of 15.58%.

Despite its very small catchment area, BHIP-2 has only 11.2 sq. km., most of its reservoir supply will come from excess water coming from the Malinao reservoir, BHIP-Stage I, with a catchment area of 138.8 sq. km.

It is estimated that about 63.5 MCM of water per year will be transferred from Malinao to the Bayongan Dam with more excess water released into the river systems in the area. (The Bohol Chronicle, June 24, 2007)

By Rey Anthony Chiu

NEW hope sprouts among landless farmers, whose hopes of owning a piece of land, dims over the impending end of the country’s comprehensive reform program (CARP).

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday certified as urgent a bill seeking a 10-year extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) to 2018.

The CARL, or Republic Act (RA) 6657 which took effect in 1988, mandates the government to set aside funds for the implementation of the project until 2008. By the same law, the program, while still continuing as program would be out of funds by the time the program expires next year.

But with the President’s move, the ball is now at the hands of the new congress who shall decide to pass an appropriation budget to keep the government flagship social justice program steaming with new vitality, hints Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Johnson Sinco.

Over this, Sinco, who is also a lawyer, expressed elation over the development, considering that the local Department of Agrarian Reform office here has to go more to implement its mandate of leading the implementation of land tenure improvement and beneficiary improvement.

“Not until the vision of a nation where there is equitable land ownership and empowered agrarian reform beneficiaries effectively managing their own economic and social development will DAR attain its full success,” Sinco stated in a DAR report recently.

In Bohol, DAR still has a working balance of 4,842 hectares for distribution, with 6,671 potential agrarian reform beneficiaries.

According to DAR, while they have prepared for the term end for CARP, looking at a shift from land tenure improvement to project beneficiaries development in the more than 23 thousand farmer beneficiaries.

Now, on the part of the employees, their would now be certainty and therefore boosting of morale their morale. The mental anguish of losing their job would now be at least reduced with that pronouncement, Sinco said.

Meanwhile, Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman said the 10-year extension would allow the government to fully cover the remaining two million hectares still to be placed under the CARP that will benefit an additional two million farmers.

Seven million hectares have already been placed under CARP since 1988, benefiting about four million farmers.

Thus far, the CARP support services have created 500,000 jobs in infrastructure, Pangandaman said.

CARP envisions "to make the countryside economically viable for the Filipino family by building opportunities toward lasting peace and sustainable rural development."

The President has time and again said that land ownership can end poverty in developing countries like the Philippines.-- <a href="http://pia.gov.ph">PIA</a>

By Loy Palapos

Poverty is not a hindrance to success. Gov. Erico B. Aumentado epitomizes the aforequoted adage and conventional wisdom. He rose from a very humble beginning and worked his way from the primary grades. When he was orphaned at eight years old by his father’s death, through college he was always at the top of his class, to become a scholar, journalist, lawyer, civic and religious leader, senior provincial board member, Vice Governor and Congressman for three terms and the first Boholano deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, chairman of the 52-member Visayas Bloc of Congressmen, and today, second-term Governor of the Province of Bohol; ready to serve for a third term.

Governor Aumentado was born on May, 1940 in Ubay, Bohol. He is happily married to former Grenie Adlaon Aumentado, with whom he has eight children who are all professionals now working in the United States and the Philippines, and ten grandchildren.

As an outstanding student and scholar, he was elected Chairman of the Student Council Association of the Philippines National Convention in 1961, the College Editors’ Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) Vice President in 1961 to 1963. He was also the most bemedalled guilder during his time, winning the Mitra Medal in campus journalism as then editor of the Rafael Palma Collegian, and champion orator and debater.

He started his professional journalism career as a staff member of the Bohol Chronicle in 1959 and then as columnist of the Bohol Chronicle hard hitting column, “Between Extremes”. Later, he was hired as provincial correspondent of the leading national newspaper before Martial Law, The Manila Times, which was published by the legendary Don Chino Reyes, and the People’s Journal.



As a lawyer, he was chosen as “Outstanding Lawyer of 1974” for bringing justice within the reach of the poor by the Citizens Legal Aid Society of the Philippines (CLASP) headed by then Senator Salvador Laurel.

Aumentado is an acknowledged outstanding civic leader, having been president of the Tagbilaran City Host Lions Club, Cabinet secretary, deputy governor and vice governor of Lions District 301-B. He is a member of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) and Couples for Christ, and acknowledged as a builder of Roman Catholic Churches or their appurtenances.

As a senior provincial board member, he negotiated with the NPAs headed by Kumander Vargas for the recall of their demands for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to pay the insurgents P7.1 million as access fee for JICA’s multi-billion pesos supported projects in Bohol sometime in 1990. The recall paved way for the fast-tracked implementations of the Capayas Irrigation Project, Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project, Bohol Irrigation Project and the Leyte-Bohol Interconnection Project.

As a Congressman, he is best remembered by his peers for two unprecedented events. First, he stood for 12 hours to defend the General Appropriations Act of 1999 as Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations sometime on October 1998. It was the longest budget defense registered in Congress. Second, he stood alone as Chairman of the Committee on Ethics to foil the House resolution asking the Supreme Court to allow Zamboanga del Norte Congressman Romeo Jalosjos, an alleged rape convict of a minor, to attend the sessions and public committee hearings of the House of Representatives pending the final resolution of his case by the Highest Tribunal. His valiant effort triggered the withdrawal by about 40 congressmen of their signatures out of 119 resolution signatories, which led to the defeat of the measure on the floor during the marathon debate on the issue in 1999 and for which he was cited by the Philippine Daily Inquirer Columnist Belinda Olivarez-Cunanan in a rare public commendation for a solon.

He was one of the keynote speakers in the 102nd IPU Conference held in Berlin, Germany from October 10-16, 1999 and the only member of the House of Representatives invited to speak on “Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and International Drug Control” before the United Nations General Assembly, New York, USA on December 17-24, 1999.

He led the Philippine Delegation composed of Senators and Congressmen to the 2001 Asian Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) in Singapore where he delivered the Philippine Position on various concerns in Asia including the Spratly Islands flash points.

He was chosen by the Philippine News Agency as One of the Top Ten Performers in the 10th Congress for filling 133 bills on national and local applications, including the Limited Portability Scheme (RA 7699), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Act of 1995 (RA 7875), Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1998 (RA 8555), GSIS Act of 1997 (RA 8291), Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1998 (RA 8178), Home Guaranty Corporation Act of 2000 (RA 8763) and the Fair Election Act (RA 9006), among others.

He was also cited by then Pres. Fidel V. Ramos as the “Philippine 2000 Advocate for Bohol’s Development” for securing flagship projects such as the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project Phase I (BCRIP I), Leyte-Bohol Interconnection Project Phase I (LBIP I) and the Bohol Irrigation Project Stage I (BHIP I) and other vital projects amounting to P6.9 billion and other strategic projects mostly for the Second District of Bohol during his first two terms as congressman.

Moreover, he was elected unopposed by his peers as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on July 24, 2000 and then as Chairman of the 5-man Visayas Bloc of Congressmen which sponsored the multi-billion pesos Trans-Visayas Intermodal Transport Network System (TRANS-VIS LINK) approved by Congress and designated to establish Ro-Ro Ports, fast-crafts services and access highways in the Visayas provinces, cities and municipalities. The feat earned him distinction as the First Boholano solon to be elected to the position of Deputy Speaker and leader of the Visayas Bloc.

He was elected Provincial Governor of Bohol winning by a landslide victory on May 14, 2001. He duplicated the feat in 2004, and is expected to make another overwhelming victory in the incoming May polls.

Governor Aumentado was elected Chairman of the Central Visayas Regional Development council when 42 out of 49 members voted for him overwhelmingly, and was then appointed by Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the post, and likewise elected as chairman of the Central Visayas League of Provinces of the Philippines. Another recognition of his competence was shown with his winning the Presidency of the League of Provinces of the Philippines, and ULAP (Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines), two positions which earned him a seat in the President’s Cabinet. His poverty reduction and conveyance program has paid off, with Bohol now taken out from the list as one of the poorest provinces in the Country. This triggered the Galing Pook Foundation to give the Province the Award for Continuing Excellence. The Provincial Peace and Order Council was awarded Most Outstanding PPOC by the National Police Commission.

As Provincial Governor, he is now working for the civil works implementation of the aforecited JBIC mega projects. He is also directly supervising the implementation of the provincial flagship projects of agriculture, eco-tourism and livelihood. For the past 6 years, as Governor of the Province of Bohol, he has duplicated his title as Mr. Performance and Mr. Achiever during his 3 terms in Congress. The next 3 years the total development of Bohol is his priority and commitment.-- <a href="http://theboholstandard.com">The Bohol Standard</a>

facts to think about...

   1. 1. 2 (0.14%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella have Child Mortality.

   2. 55 (3.79%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella have Crime Incidence.

   3. 473 (32.55%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 32 (2.2%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 680 (46.8%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 80 (10.22%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Corella are Malnourished.

   7. 3 (0.21%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 96 (6.61%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 205 (14.11%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 72 (5.3%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Corella are School Dropouts.

  11. 446 (10.82%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Corella are Unemployed.

  12. 7 (0.48%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Corella have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

facts to ponder...

   1.  6 (0.21%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes have Child Mortality.

   2. 7 (0.25%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes have Crime Incidence.

   3. 760 (26.86%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 29 (1.03%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 1250 (44.19%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 191 (11.32%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Cortes are Malnourished.

   7. 359 (12.69%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes have Unsanitary Toilet.

   8. 413 (14.6%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes do Not Own the Lot.

   9. 234 (8.2%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Cortes are School Dropouts.

  10. 1051 (12.69%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Cortes are Unemployed.

  11. 147 (5.2%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Cortes have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

BY LOY PALAPOS

Teaching is one of the world’s noblest professions. In the Philippines setting, the teachers goes beyond his classroom and the school premises. He becomes a Jack-of-the-trades in community affairs, whether it be for livelihood, religious activities, or manning election precincts that, more often than not, put into office a number of power-hungry misfits. It is widely accepted that here the right of suffrage cannot be practiced without the teachers. Which makes them vital components of progress, being looked up to as precursors of goodness in local society.

Manuel del Rosario Molina is a product of a teaching couple. His father, Eustaquio Molina, hailed from Loay, and was a public school teacher in Carmen before he retired. His mother, Carmen del Rosario, was born and grew up in Lapu-Lapu City, until she left her birthplace and, because she was also teaching, joined her husband as a public school teacher in Bohol. Until both decided that she concentrate her time raising their ten children. A wise decision, for the couple knew their primordial responsibility is the family.



Manuel, nicknamed Boy since his youth, is the eldest in the family. The sister next to him, Fe M. Go, is in shell-craft business in Cebu. Esperanza M. Jumamoy, Caridad M. Reambonanza, and Nenita M. Macalolot are based in Calatrava, Carmen. Rosario M. Andoy is the incumbent Punong Barangay of Calatrava. Oscar, the seventh among the children, is now settled as a farmer in Clarin. Wilfredo works in Cebu. Belen M. Cempron and Teresita M. Lapez inherited the inclination of their parents. The former is a public school teacher in Carmen, and the latter teaches in the Victoriano D. Tirol, Sr. Advanced Learning Center Boy was born in Carmen on February 8, 1944. He finished his first six years of education at the Carmen Central Elementary School. He enrolled at St. Anthony Academy, but finished the four-year secondary course at the Holy Cross Academy in Tubigon. Right after, he went to Cebu City and studied at the University of the Visayas, where he finished a degree in Bachelor of Arts, Major in Pilipino.

It was while engrossed with his work at the Mactan International Airport that the dashing Boholano met a beautiful student at the University of San Carlos. The persistent suitor pursued the lady from Banilad, who was then taking up Bachelor of Science in Nutrition. His persistence paid off. They got married; and even if she obtained a diploma for her course, she was persuaded by her husband to be a full-time housewife, to care for their children and their home. It was a decision both did not regret making. While Grace had all her time attending to the needs of their children and her husband, Boy was able to concentrate on his career. His business grew, primarily because of his hands-on policy.

Right after graduation from college, he seek employment in the private sector. The management of Pilipinas Orient Airways saw in him a bright prospect. He was taken in, and from 1967 to 1972 became a Station Supervisor. In 1973 he transferred to Philippine Air Lines as a Station Agent. In 1974, another more lucrative offer came. He worked with Bahaghari Forwarder as a Delivery Agent manning the Cebu Branch until 1977.

By this time, his mettle in the forwarding business began to be widely acknowledged. American Express Forwarders offered him its Manila Branch. He became its Manager from 1977 to 1979. Still more lucrative job openings came his way. He accepted the job as OIC Sales Supervisor of the San Fernando Plant of Cosmos Bottling Company, a position he held from 1979 to 1984.

Asia Brewery Bottling Corporation beckoned him for his managerial style. The offer was too tempting to refuse. He became its Sales District Manager of its Pasig-Manila Plant from 1984 to 1986. Boy Molina was at his prime in productivity. Even his circle of friends and associates increased considerably, while his responsibilities peaked.

It was during this time when he looked back to his years of employment and accomplishments. He became aware of some limits to his professional growth. While the pay and benefits were sky-high, there was no complete freedom especially in the aspect of decision-making. After consulting with his family, relatives, and friends he opted to free himself from the encumbrance of heeding to the decision of his superiors. He formed his own company.

He conceptualized and registered Gram’s Freight Services, Inc., a VISMIN Commission Agent, of Em’s Freight Services and Various Forwarders. That was in the year 1986. His acumen as a forwarder paid off. The company grew tremendously, and it is still doing brisk business until today. He is presently the CEO, President, and General Manager of Gram’s Freight Services, Inc.

Boy and Grace are blessed with 5 children. May Gracel M. Sawyer, the eldest, finished MIS (Management Information System) at Assumption College. She helps manage the Gram’s Freight Services, Inc. August Manuel, Jr. graduated from San Beda College-Alabang with a degree in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship. He also works at Gram’s. Grace Ann also graduated from SBC with a degree of Business Administration and Marketing. She handled Gram’s marketing. Angela Grace has a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications, major in Media Productions, from Assumption College-Makati. Her line of specialization is put to good use at the family-owned enterprise. The youngest, Julthis Manuel, finished Computer Animation at Asia Pacific College, and is also a second courser in Nursing, while working at Gram’s.

With all of their five children directly involved on a hands-on policy at Gram’s, Boy and Grace have now all the time in their own hands. They would have lived comfortable lives, sans worries; but Boy sensed that he could still be more productive. Not for the sake of his family, but for the sake of his hometown, Carmen.

He realized the vast potentials of Carmen, especially in agriculture and eco-tourism. His visits to his hometown convinced him that his birthplace has been bypassed by progress. He would be happiest serving Carmen as it grows. He possesses all that a real leader needs: his management skill, administrative expertise, his guts, and his compassion for his townfolks. Now, he knows… it’s payback time and he is ready for the challenge.-- <a href="http://www.theboholstandard.com>The Bohol Standard</a>

facts to ponder...

   1.  9 (0.3%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Child Mortality.

   2. 1 (0.03%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Crime Incidence.

   3. 2403 (80.1%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 170 (5.67%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 2624 (87.47%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 625 (28.91%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Dagohoy are Malnourished.

   7. 23 (0.77%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 782 (26.07%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 637 (21.23%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 54 (1.33%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are School Dropouts.

  11. 385 (4.45%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are Unemployed.

  12. 497 (16.57%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

In Thailand, we also serve "Breakfast with Sandwish"

By Loy Palapos

“When you want something done, give it to a busy man.” This is a dictum that has withstood centuries of changes and upheavals. Even in this age of IT, busy-ness is still the predominant criterion that measures man’s success or failure. He who occupies his time with productive pursuits comes out ahead of the lazy bone. The man who dreams and labor hard to make his dreams come true, eventually ends up the victor.

Even in organizations, the leader who has several concerns ends up fulfilling the demands of the association. This is very true to BAMMI (Bohol Association of Metro Manila, Inc.), an aggrupation of Boholanos coming from Tagbilaran City and the 47 towns of Bohol, who ventured in the urban jungle for better prospects in life. The organization has changed names since it was founded many years ago, but it has flourished despite setbacks that could have scared less tenacious individuals. Notable is the consistency of leaders, holding positions of responsibility, becoming its Presidents. Maybe there’s the clout that is attached to the leader, but most important is the assurance that he gets things done. Atty. Bernardo Rocha Calibo, Director of NAPOLCOM (National Police Commission) has been President of BAMMI for the past five years. And if the other members of the group have their say, for the next many years to come.



It was an eye opener to attend the last BAMMI Annual gathering. It was held in Campshell 2, Intramuros, Manila. The unique clam-shaped tents were put up during the time of Richard Gordon as Secretary of the Department of Tourism. Fully air-conditioned, Campshell 2 can seat comfortably 600 people, but in the BAMMI affair it was SRO, as Boholanos in formal attire (coat-and-tie, Barong, cocktail dresses and gowns) in impressive sartorial elegance dined, wined and exchanged pleasantries from 6:30 PM to 2:00 AM. The who’s-who of Boholanos in Metro Manila were all there. In full control of the proceedings were the officers of BAMMI, led by Bernie Calibo and Joseph Rañola, the Executive Director. It was an extraordinary affair of extraordinary people.

Who is Bernie? Even his birth date is not run-of-the-mill. He was born on December 8, the day of the Immaculate Concepcion, a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. His father is Judge Dionisio Calibo, Sr., who used to be a Municipal and City Judge before retirement. His mother was Encarnacion Caseñas Rocha, an English teacher. Atty. Calibo has a brother and two sisters. The eldest in the family is Ma. Josefa Carolina, a gradute of BS Nutrition at Centro Escolar University, married to Virgenio Madriñan, Vice Mayor, who would soon be Mayor of Alicia. Ma. Rosario Regina, the second sister, is AB-Mathematics graduate, who once taught at Divine Word College. Atty. Dionisio Calibo, Jr. is a RTC Judge whose comments on pungent issues concerning public welfare is always sought after.

Bernie enrolled at the St. Joseph College (College of the Holy Spirit) for his elementary education. It was at this early stage that, inspired by his parents and relatives, he thought of becoming a priest; thus, he enrolled at the University of San Carlos Boys High School. Upon entering third year he transferred to Christ the King Seminary in Quezon City, where he finished his secondary course. The next two years found him in the said Seminary, in pursuit of the religious vocation. After his sophomore year in college he entered the novitiate. A couple of years later, he went to the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City. He came back to Christ the King Seminary where he was a regent for two semesters.

Simultaneously, he studied English and History, also for two semesters. Usually, in the SVD, it takes 11 years before ordination, more than 3 years in the secular order. It was during this time that he decided to turn over a new leaf. He went back home to Tagbilaran City, and decided to take up law at the Divine Word College (Holy Name University). He finished the 4-year course in 1973, two years after the declaration of the Martial Law.

That same year, he took and passed the BAR exams. After taking his Oath as a lawyer, he stayed in Manila, instead of flying back home. He got a job as a Lawyer with the Office of the Chairman of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM). NAPOLCOM is not made up of policemen, nor is it a part of PNP. It is not also under DILG, but it is attached to DILG for coordination purposes. The Secretary of DILG has authority of NAPOLCOM, not in his capacity as DILG secretary, but as Member of the collegial body manning NAPOLCOM, which is made up of civilians who police the police.

NAPOLCOM was established in 1966, a body originally created not only to control abuses of policemen but also to look after their welfare. It was a welcome change, because even those in the higher ranks did not like going against their subordinates. The agency, at the same time, takes care of good policemen, including those who are victims of harassment, who are given free legal service. Through the years NAPOLCOM has dismissed hundreds of policemen, including 40 Colonels and 20 Generals. The latter were given option: early retirement or prosecution.

Atty. Calibo has been serving NAPOLCOM for the past 33 years. Aside from various investigative jobs, he has been abroad several times (Japan, Beijing, China, Seoul, Kuwait, USA, etc.) to give lectures on jurisprudence and police concerns for the United Nations. He even experienced working with the FBI. The NAPOLCOM Journal is also his concern. It is a quarterly with international circulation, catering to lawyers and general justice practitioners.

Director Calibo does not confine himself to the NAPOLCOM shell; he is active in activities outside of his main functions. Lately, he was elected President of the Philippine Aoica Codya Association.

As Director he has authored a 7-point program for NAPOLCOM, which was approved but has not yet been implemented. For instance, he has proposed the Police Fund, the Marriage Fund, the termination from service (after one year) of policemen who do not live up to the standards of the profession. The last proposal intends to cleanse the police system from scalawags without need of a long trial, like the famous Scotland Yard which dismisses one-third of its force every year.

He also proposes to touch base with the Bishops Business Conference (BBC) to send a delegate to the NAPOLCOM procurement board. His religiosity is very much a part of his life; and he knows the good influences it has for any profession.

Bernie Calibo started as a lawyer in the Office of the Chairman. His capabilities soon became known, without him mindful about it, and he was promoted Executive Assistant. Later, he got another promotion as Board Secretary, until he was appointed Director, a position he has been handling for 8 years. All of these promotions were well-deserved.

NAPOLCOM Director Bernardo Rocha Calibo has the respect of his subordinates not only because of his capabilities, but also because he leads by example. With BAMMI admiration is added to that respect. For him, service knows no boundaries, but policing the police is one great deed he pursues with untarnished dedication. -- <a href="http://www.theboholstandard.com">The Bohol Standard</a>

facts to ponder...

   1.  9 (0.3%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Child Mortality.

   2. 1 (0.03%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Crime Incidence.

   3. 2403 (80.1%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 170 (5.67%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 2624 (87.47%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 625 (28.91%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Dagohoy are Malnourished.

   7. 23 (0.77%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 782 (26.07%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 637 (21.23%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 54 (1.33%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are School Dropouts.

  11. 385 (4.45%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy are Unemployed.

  12. 497 (16.57%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dagohoy have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

By Loy Palapos

The medical profession is looked up to as a noble calling; and the Doctor is perceived nobler, if he is not limited to the confines of his clinic. There is a big difference between him who goes beyond the call of duty, compared to one who counts the tick of the clock in the comfort of his office, when the rest of mankind cry for his helping hand. Although no blame could be heaped on the eight-to-five professional who performs his responsibilities with efficiency, there is more admiration and affection to him who walks the extra mile to serve his fellowmen.

Dr. Tony Daquipa, just like many who seek economic progress, searched for the greener pasture, and in the process felt the pangs of homesickness and alienation. It was no song being uprooted from one’s native land, and developing links in a foreign soil, but Dr. Tony Daquipa persevered for long continuous years of alienation, until he learned to adjust to his new milieu, and got accepted as a brother in the midst of progressive-minded people. That he has gained acceptance in his community of choice is manifested by his success as a leader. This leadership acceptance is more profound in his involvement with the Lions Club International, whose varied projects transcend the customary organizational humdrum chores usually highlighted by a lavish induction ceremony. True to his profession, and in consonance with the tenets of Lionism in community involvement, he was a prime-mover in some surgical missions from 1996 to 2001. Those outreach programs were made through the auspice of Maharlika Lions Club, thrice in Bohol, once in Lucena and La Union. There are still plans being hatched in some depressed areas in the Philippines. Compassion and service dovetail with Dr. Daquipo’s desire to serve, especially on tasks associated with his profession.

He has been with Lions Club International from 1980 to the present. In 2002 he served as Club President of Sacramento Lions Club, was a Poppy Zone Chairman in 2003, the Sacramento Regional Chairman in 2004 and the Hearing Conservation Chair in 2005. From 2005 until 2009 Dr. Daquipa is a Director of the Northern California Lions Sight Association. Since 1996 he has been a Director of Home Reach Foundation. At the same time he has been designated Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Army Reserve.

Dr. Daquipa saw the light of day at the Bohol Provincial Hospital on May 5, 1940 to parents Benito Daquipa and Nicolasa Salang of Corella, Bohol. He is blissfully married to Nenita C. Bongoyan, also a well-respected physician. He finished his Associate in Arts in Pre-Medicine at Letran College in 1959, and graduated from his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Santo Thomas in 1964. That same year he passed the Philippine Medical Board Exam.

He then affiliated with the Bohol Provincial Hospital as Resident Physician, a position he held until 1966. Dr. Daquipa resigned from the BPH in 1966 and went into private practice in Davao. He opted to fly to the USA and was a Rotating Intern at the McKeesport Hospital in Pennsylvania. A year later he held an Anatomic Pathology Residency at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. From 1968 to 1972 he held the position of General Surgery Residency at Fairview General Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. This was made possible when he was awarded a General Surgery Board Certificate (November 23357).

In 1973 he was taken in as Surgery House Physician at Deaconess Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Simultaneously he was an Emergency Room Physician at Fairview Medical Hospital (also at Cleveland) and Southwest General Hospital in Berea, Ohio, a job he held with utmost prestige until 1975.

From 1974 to 1977 he put up a clinic for a private practice in Loraine Road, Fairview Park, Ohio, while enjoying Hospital privileges at Fairview General Hospital, Southwest General Hospital and St. John’s Hospital.

More demands for his expertise came in handy. In 1978 he was offered the job of Medical Director of Galt Cocilio Medical Clinic in Galt, California. A year after he went to Fair Oaks, California as Medical Director of Minor Emergency Group. From 1980 to 1983 Dr. Daquipa became an Emergency Room Physician at the Community Hospital of Sacramento, California. At the same time and until 2004, because of heightened demand for excellence in his craft, he put up the Daquipa Medical, Inc. in Carmichael, California.

Aside from being a licensee by the Philippine Medical Board, he holds the distinction of passing the Medical Board exams of Ohio (1972) and California (1977). He is an active member of the American Society of Abdominal Surgeons, California Medical Association, Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society, and the Philippine Medical Association of Sacramento.

Despite his success abroad as a surgeon, and with it the concomitant material capacity and comfort, he never forgets Bohol. In 1994 he participated in the Medical/Surgical Mission to the Philippines. The first-hand experience of being able to serve his country triggered a deeper concern for the plight of the underprivileged back home. In 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2003 he organized Surgical Missions to the Philippines. He is also an active Director of Home Reach Foundation, which twice performed heart surgeries to more than 70 Boholano patients.

He joined Lions Club International whose motto “We serve” mirrors his values. He has held various leadership positions in Lions District 4-C5 and through this organization he has given back to his native Philippines 5 surgical missions, wherein American specialists, without any ties or reasons to come to the Philippines, joined him to perform major surgeries to save and change lives of complete strangers. His surgical missions were recognized by Lions Club International as the “Most Significant Project of the Year,” beating four other finalists from four countries. His “Oscar” was presented at the First International Awards of Lionism Gala in Denver, Colorado in July 2003.

His surgical missions involve four major issues. The primary purpose is to provide free surgeries to local indigents who do not have access to surgical care. Four hundred indigent lives have been touched. Secondly, he and his team assist the local surgeons with books and advice on current surgical techniques, to help them gain confidence in their surgical skills. Dr. Tony and his team will never forget the joy and exhilaration they experienced watching the progress of a junior surgical resident in San Fernando who assisted on a thyroid operation on Wednesday and managed to perform his first thyroid surgery by Friday, assisted only by a first-year surgical resident.

The third purpose is to upgrade the equipment of the venue-hospital. Four forty-foot containers with hospital beds and various appliances have been conveniently donated to venue-hospitals and local community centers. During TBTK 1999 he and his wife, Dr. Nenita Cloma Bongoyan Daquipa, a native of Panglao, conducted the first cardio-pulmonary resuscitation session to municipal health officers. They donated an adult, child, and infant resusciAnnies for use by the Bohol Department of Health and 480 Ambubags and a defibrillator to augment the newly organized Bohol Emergency System.

Dr. Daquipa is one of the prime-movers in linking the local Lions Clubs in Tagbilaran and San Fernando in what is called “Twinning,” a process that establishes partners in providing services to their local community, forming networks of caring individuals, creating what Dr. Tony believes is “one world, one heart.”



His children are now all grown up and have chosen the life they want to live. Dr. Daquipa is already a success in this sphere and could have drawn the line to rest on his laurels with nary anybody accusing him of any task left half-done. But his sense of compassion transcends boundaries. He will keep on spreading his wings in whatever capacity he could serve. The mark of a true Christian. In the third TBTK (Tigum Bol-anon sa Tibuok Kalibutan) held in Tagbilaran City, he received the TOBAW (Ten Outstanding Boholanos Around the World) award in the field of Medicine.

published by <a href="http://www.theboholstandard.com">the Bohol Standard</a>

<a href="http://www.zenhabits.net">Financial Stability and Success</a>   

   1. Make savings automagical. This should be your top priority, especially if you don’t have a solid emergency fund yet. Make it the first bill you pay each payday, by having a set amount automatically transferred from your checking account to your savings (try an online savings account). Don’t even think about this transaction â€" just make sure it happens, each and every payday.

   2. Control your impulse spending. The biggest problem for many of us. Impulse spending, on eating out and shopping and online purchases, is a big drain on our finances, the biggest budget breaker for many, and a sure way to be in dire financial straits. See Monitor Your Impulse Spending for more tips.

   3. Evaluate your expenses, and live frugally. If you’ve never tracked your expenses, try the One Month Challenge. Then evaluate how you’re spending your money, and see what you can cut out or reduce. Decide if each expense is absolutely necessary, then eliminate the unnecessary. See How I Save Money for more. Also read 30 ways to save $1 a day.

   4. Invest in your future. If you’re young, you probably don’t think about retirement much. But it’s important. Even if you think you can always plan for retirement later, do it now. The growth of your investments over time will be amazing if you start in your 20s. Start by increasing your 401(k) to the maximum of your company’s match, if that’s available to you. After that, the best bet is probably a Roth IRA. Do a little research, but whatever you do, start now!

   5. Keep your family secure. The first step is to save for an emergency fund, so that if anything happens, you’ve got the money. If you have a spouse and/or dependents, you should definitely get life insurance and make a will â€" as soon as possible! Also research other insurance, such as homeowner’s or renter’s insurance.

   6. Eliminate and avoid debt. If you’ve got credit cards, personal loans, or other such debt, you need to start a debt elimination plan. List out your debts and arrange them in order from smallest balance at the top to largest at the bottom. Then focus on the debt at the top, putting as much as you can into it, even if it’s just $40-50 extra (more would be better). When that amount is paid off, celebrate! Then take the total amount you were paying (say $70 minimum payment plus the $50 extra for a total of $120) and add that to the minimum payment of the next largest debt. Continue this process, with your extra amount snowballing as you go along, until you pay off all your debts. This could take several years, but it’s a very rewarding process, and very necessary.

   7. Use the envelope system. This is a simple system to keep track of how much money you have for spending. Let’s say you set aside three amounts in your budget each payday â€" one for gas, one for groceries, one for eating out. Withdraw those amounts on payday, and put them in three separate envelopes. That way, you can easily track how much you have left for each of these expenses, and when you run out of money, you know it immediately. You don’t overspend in these categories. If you regularly run out too fast, you may need to rethink your budget.

   8. Pay bills immediately, or automagically. One good habit is to pay bills as soon as they come in. Also, as much as possible, try to get your bills to be paid through automatic deduction. For those that can’t, use your bank’s online check system to make regular automatic payments. This way, all of your regular expenses in your budget are taken care of.

   9. Read about personal finances. The more you educate yourself, the better your finances will be.

  10. Look to grow your net worth. Do whatever you can to improve your net worth, either by reducing your debt, increasing your savings, or increasing your income, or all of the above. Look for new ways to make money, or to get paid more for what you do. Over the course of months, if you calculate your net worth each month, you’ll see it grow. And that feels great.

facts to think about...
   
   1.  3 (0.15%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao have Child Mortality.

   2. 39 (1.89%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao have Crime Incidence.

   3. 1328 (64.47%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 76 (3.69%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 1576 (76.5%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 133 (8.09%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Danao are Malnourished.

   7. 12 (0.58%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 398 (19.32%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 406 (19.71%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 261 (8.55%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Danao are School Dropouts.

  11. 602 (9.38%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Danao are Unemployed.

  12. 416 (20.19%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Danao have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. â€"Mark 10:21

Personal downsizing usually occurs when someone moves to a smaller home. Furniture and other possessions are sacrificed because there is no longer room for them. But when psychologist Jane Adams moved to a larger home, she still went through the difficult process of parting with many treasured items from her worldwide travels. Instead of downsizing, she was ridding herself of unnecessary things that bound her to the past.

“Downsizing,” she said, “is about pinching, restricting, and cutting back while keeping yesterday’s dreams alive; divesting is about freedom, expansion, . . . and dreaming new [dreams].”

Instead of searching for meaning in possessions, we are called to find life and freedom in Jesus. To a religious young man whose possessions gripped him, Christ said: “‘One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.’ But he was sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions” (Mark 10:21-22).

It’s hard to imagine Jesus needing a storage unit for His extra stuff. If anything I own keeps me from obeying Him wholeheartedly, am I ready to open my hand, release it, and freely follow Him? â€"David C. McCasland

No longer do I ask for things,
For Christ is my desire;
He walks with me and talks with me;
He is my satisfier. â€"Bang

A faith that costs nothing and demands nothing is worth nothing.

Soure: <a href="http://www.rbc.org">Our Daily Bread</a>

You, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled. â€"Colossians 1:21

For those of us who don’t have the spiritual gift of evangelism, the word witness can stir up some unpleasant memories or paralyzing anxieties. In fact, I’ve sometimes felt like a complete failure when I tried to follow methods that were designed to make witnessing easier.

Jim Henderson, author of Evangelism Without Additives: What if Sharing Your Faith Meant Just Being Yourself? has made the subject less threatening for me by suggesting another way of thinking about the subject. Instead of using someone else’s words or story, he suggests “just being yourself.”

In courtrooms, second-hand testimony is not allowed because anything other than a first-hand account is unreliable. The same is true spiritually. The authentic story of the work Christ has done in our lives is the best testimony we have. We don’t need to doctor it or dramatize it. When we tell the truth about Christ’s power to save us and keep us from sin, our testimony will be credible.

If the thought of taking classes or memorizing plans has kept you from witnessing, try a different approach: be yourself! Like the blind man Jesus healed, simply say, “Though I was blind, now I see” (John 9:25). â€"Julie Ackerman Link

Thinking It Through
Write out your personal testimony of when you received
Jesus as your Savior. Try including what your life was
like before, and what it’s like now.

If you want others to know what Christ can do for them, tell them what He has done for you.

from <a href="http://www.rbc.org">Our Daily Bread</a>

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All for the love of Bohol and the Philippines!

By Julie M. Aurelio

Television actor Bing Davao and his wife Fatima were arrested by police Friday night after the couple were caught engaging in a shabu session with two others in an apartment in Maharlika Village, Taguig City.

Nabbed along with the couple were PO1 Abdulpatta Tula, 28, who is assigned to PCP-2 of the Taguig City police, and Hasbi Muco, 39, a former policeman.

Insp. Ariel Bait, intelligence chief of the Taguig City police, said the four suspects were caught at around 9:20 p.m. Friday when operatives raided Davao’s residence at Room 202, Building 4, Medium Rise in Maharlika Village.

But the cops or the 47-year-old actor were not the targets of the operation, but a certain Macmond Ibrahim, who has a pending arrest warrant for illegal drug possession issued by the Pasig City Regional Trial Court.

“We received reports that Ibrahim was at Building 4, but we saw Davao during a drug session instead. The arrest was incidental,” Bait said.

The operatives were unable to find their target, Ibrahim, whose arrest warrant was issued by Judge Pablito Roxas of the Pasig City RTC Branch 70.

Davao, Muco and Tula were taking turns taking shabu when caught by police. Davao’s wife, who was also inside the apartment, allegedly yielded three plastic sachets of suspected shabu.

Bait said they had been conducting a surveillance of Fatima, whom they had long suspected of selling illegal drugs.

“Verified talaga yang si Fatima na humahawak ng shabu (It was verified that Fatima was handling shabu),” Bait said in a text message sent to the Inquirer, adding that she had been under watch for six months.

Davao, the older brother of actor Ricky Davao and son of actor Charlie Davao, refused to comment on his arrest.

“I am sorry. I have not had any decent sleep. I don’t want to talk about this incident yet,” a haggard-looking Davao told the Inquirer from his jail cell.

The actor and his wife are detained at the Taguig City police station.

The actor had starred in the 2002 TV series “Basta’t Kasama Kita” and in the 2000 drama “Pangako Sa’yo.”

--- <a href="http://www.inquirer.net">Philippine Daily Inquirer</a>

Press Release

     Governor Erico B. Aumentado vowed to provide the seed money for the Panglao Bohol International Airport Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PBIAMPC), upon the start of the construction works for the international airport.

      Aumentado issued the statement Sunday last week during the oath-taking of the new officials of the cooperative led by its president, Saturnina Hernando.

      The governor was the guest speaker during the oath-taking ceremony, together with Provincial Board Member-elect Alfonso Damalerio II, who represented first district Representative Edgar Chatto, Provincial Legal Officer Handel Lagunay, Bohol Poverty Reduction and Management Office and Provincial Government Media Affairs Head Antonieto "Boy" Pernia, and Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala.

      Aumentado pointed out that the international airport development project must not only benefit the resort owners, but also the ordinary residents of Panglao.

      PBIAMPC has coordinated with TESDA to come up with a training program for its members, who are the residents affected by the international airport project, to be prepared for employment once development in the area starts.

      The whole international airport project is expected to provide employment to not less than 2,000 people, giving priority to the affected residents in the hiring of construction workers, janitors and other positions needed in the construction and operation of the airport project.(Provincial Government Media Affairs Office)

from <a href="http://www.secretsofstudying.com">Secrets of Studying</a>   

   1. Have enough sleep the night before. The average sleep for an adolescent is 8 hours daily. Of course, we can’t avoid those late nights or early mornings that we have to stay awake, but make sure that the reason is academics, and not those booty calls. You know what I mean.

   2. Exercise. Make your muscles and bones happy by giving them stretches first thing in the morning. Some of us might have classes in the sixth floor, then the sixth floor of another building. Engaging in morning exercise prepares your body for that tedious stair-climbing and helps blood circulate to your brain.

   3. Caffeine. Coffee, cola, chocolates, and the like stimulate the Central Nervous System. This means that taking generous amounts of caffeine keeps your brain working. However, too much is never good; excessive caffeine can cause insomnia, anxiety, and the like. So, if you don’t want to end up being a lifeless vegetable, be careful with your intake.

   4. Eat. Never come to class hungry, because an empty stomach won’t help your brain and body fully work. Add to that the embarrassment of hearing your tummy grumble, crying for food. In simple words, an empty stomach distracts your concentration. You can just have some simple finger food, but don’t get caught by the teacher.

   5. Take down notes. You may be the best in memorizing things but we only use 10% of our brain. It’s good to take down notes to keep you busy and to remember things the teacher gave emphasis on. You can use acronyms or any other shortcuts; the good thing here is you can rewrite or edit your notes after class.

   6. Say something. Be participative. Join a debate, ask questions, and clarify things you don’t understand. Formulate questions in your mind, construct them into sentences, and speak up.

   7. Read in advance. It’s good to have an idea on what the subject or the topic is about. Besides, who knows when your teacher will give you a surprise quiz? Surely a surprise quiz will keep you awake.

   8. Sit with a “comfortable” classmate. Sit with someone who knows your problem and could help you stay attentive. Sit with someone whom you can ask questions regarding class matters. Do not, however, sit with someone who will tempt you to chat whole period; or else, your concentration will fly away.

   9. Concentrate. Keep your brain busy by following the teachers’ discussions, not by daydreaming. Daydreaming may lead you to narcolepsy or cataplexy- states of muscular weakness that makes you lose mentally asleep even though you’re physically awake.

First, know your priorities. Make a list of your life’s priorities from the most important  to the least important â€" both in the personal and professional facets of your life.

Second, from your list of priorities, make a long term plan, say, what you want to achieve for one year. 

Third, make a shorter plan of, say, six months or a third of a year â€" based on your long-term plan.

Fourth, make a daily planner â€" where you will make a daily commitment towards the achievement of your medium and long-term goals.

Additional guides in making your effort effective:

1)    Never lose sight of your goal- or your long-term plans. If possible, have a visual aid of those plans pinned on your board or pasted on your desk.

2)    Focus on your efforts to realize your plans. Overcome procrastination. It is like an acid that slowly eats up your resolve to do what you need to do, if you give in to procrastination little by little.

3)    Make a matrix of your plans and your developments, and remember to refer to it from time to time.

4)    Evaluate / assess after every short-term plan and see where you have gone so far. And make another short-term plan for the next short-term goal.

5)    Be flexible yet firm in setting and working out your plans. For sure, there are people and circumstances which will force you to make adjustments on your list of priorities for the month or for the day. If somebody makes a request which you think you cannot accommodate and which is not that important anyway, learn to say ‘no’, and stand by your decision.

6)    Reward yourself for every success that you’ve done in the process of implementing your plans. Say, a visit to the hairdresser or a foot spa or an ice cream if you think you have done something in the pursuit of your plans and you deserve a little ‘pat in the back’.

7)    Think positive! Great men have said that nothing is ever achieved with negative thoughts and ideas.   

from <a href="http://www.secretsofstudying.com">Secrets of Studying</a>

PRESS RELEASE

The provincial government, under the leadership of Governor Erico B. Aumentado, gave recognition to ten towns which topped the efficiency rating in real property tax collection during a simple ceremony Monday morning last week after the flag raising ceremony at the Acacia Garden in the Capitol Compound.

      Among the ten towns cited for efficient real property tax collection for the year 2006 are Panglao which achieved an efficiency rating of 140.72%, Catigbian with 135.35%, Corella-131.85%, Clarin-127.82%, Getafe-116.12%, Carmen-110.15%, Bilar-103.5%, Batuan-99.34%, Baclayon-99.13% and Alicia which achieved 96.96% efficiency rating.

      Provincial Treasurer Eustaquio Socorin, Provincial Assessor Edgardo Orig, Provincial Board Member Amalia Tirol and Acting HRMDO Romeo Teruel gave the plaques of recognition to the respective municipal treasurers and mayors of the top ten towns who represented their local government units.

      PB Member Tirol expressed optimism that the practice of recognizing efficient LGUs will inspire the top ten towns to sustain their efficiency in tax collection and possibly receive the same awards next year.(Provincial Government Media Affairs)

BY MANUEL FERDINAND RAMIREZ DE ERIO

Death threats for Trinidad town mayor-elect Judith “Babie” del Rosario â€" Cajes remained high and danger is feared to reach its peak as PNP provincial director Edgardo C. Inking remained numb over the incoming mayor’s request for immediate transfer, retention and replacement of certain police personnel in the said town.

Cajes who shall assume office as municipal mayor by noon of June 30, 2007, feared for her safety after series of death threats that begun to flood in from the camp of the political contenders during the campaign period which continued to prevail at present.

Cajes also said that the specific police personnel whom she requested to be transferred, must be immediately relieved from their assignment in Trinidad town since these personnel have blatantly and explicitly participated in the local elections supporting the then mayor Osias Flor who was recently seeking for reelection but have failed to win.

She issued the statement as administrative and possible criminal cases are being prepared and are to be filed against the said policemen. The said policemen can easily threaten the witnesses while the said policemen are still assigned in the town. Hence, the delay in the execution of their respective affidavits and the difficulty in securing police detail order and other documents in police files.

In the letter response of Ingking dated June 21, 2007, he said that such request could not be acted upon prior to the concurrence of the concerned local chief executives. This has been taken by the concerned camp as an irresponsible response to a very dangerous situation.

Ingking’s position was rebutted by Cajes saying that Ingking limited his position to the process of swapping which is not the sole and the only process to get the said policemen out from the town. She further said that Ingking can temporarily or permanently assign the said policemen to the provincial police office.

Cajes emphasized that the position of Ingking is not supported by the provisions of Republic Act 8551, which amended RA 6975 wherein the whole of Title VIII, does not require the concurrence of the mayors concerned in the process of relief of personnel.

On the part of her husband, re-elected second district congressman Roberto Cajes said that he does not agree with the position of the Ingking on the matter. He further said that if those policemen remained in Trinidad, then the safety of his wife is remains uncertain.

He added that witnesses and evidence can attest that the said policemen whom his wife requested to be transferred were publicly known in the town to be die-hard supporters of the out-going mayor as. Hence, their continued presence is by itself a grave danger.

It can be recalled that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) of the province had included the town of Trinidad among the “hot spot” or special areas of concern. Hence, this established the existence of real and eminent danger to the life of the mayor-elect her party-mates who all won against the candidates of the ejected Jun Flor.

Observers and supporters of the town’s incoming administration also expressed their doubts as to Ingking’s commitment for security of the leaders duly chosen by the people and for the peace and order situation in the town tf their request remains unattended on or before their assumption to office on June 30, 2007.

Some 132 day care pupils from the town of Corella were the recent beneficiaries of the “Alay sa mga Bata” outreach program of the Bohol Sandugo Jaycees and Island City Mall held last Thursday.

The day care children, coming from Corella’s 8 barangays, were treated to a free movie at the Screenville Cinemas, snacks and lunch courtesy of Jollibee, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Lucky Me and Nido, free rides at the ICM Worlds of Fun and a chance to meet Jollibee mascots during an entertainment show at the ICM Activity Center.

A joint undertaking of the Sandugo Jaycees and Island City Mall, in the occasion of its 3rd Anniversary.

Featured in the free movie was the all-time children’s favorite cartoon animation, Ice Age.

A live entertainment showcasing winners of the ICM Talent Search for the Voice delighted the kids, Corella day care workers and parents while lunch and snacks were served by Jaycee members and ICM staff.

Gift packs were given as prizes to the kids during games and contests at the ICM Activity Center.

The kids were likewise given tokens for free rides at the Worlds of Fun after the games.

Bohol Sandugo Jaycees President and Board Member-elect Alfonso ‘Ae’ Damalerio II thanked Corella Mayor Vito Rapal and the day care workers from the 8 barangays who assisted in making the outreach program a success.

Damalerio likewise congratulated the Alturas Group of Companies and the Island City Mall management and staff for their 3rd Anniversary.

He also expressed his gratitude to ICM for co-sponsoring the activity and vowed to undertake more community outreach projects, which is the core commitment of the Bohol Sandugo Jaycees.(Kit Bagaipo)

By A.M.B. Apalisok
Dubai, UAE
Boholana

Our 109th Independence Day observance is nigh and the birth anniversary of our national hero follows a week after.  Filipinos the world over will celebrate the occasion in different ways, probably with programs and parties, surely with a flag-raising ceremony.  Yes, that flag, whose sight reassures when one is in another country, be it flying from a nondescript building or affixed as a sticker in a car.

At this time and place away from my home country, my thoughts are of a couple, Drs. Antonio ‘Nonong’ and Resurreccion ‘Rexit’ Repotente, two of those rare practicing Filipino doctors in Germany.  Both graduated from UP Dilliman.  He is a pulmonologist from Bicol.  She is a neurologist from the Ilocos.  They’re musicians to boot, such that when they once obliged with a performance in a Cebu café, the crowd screamed in delight.

They’ve been to Bohol as our guests in ‘03, visiting the usual tourist sights and enjoying the Loboc River ride.  This beats any river in Europe, she had said.                       

Rexit and I first met as pioneering members of the Ladies for Rizal, Inc., Hamburg Chapter.  She was our first president, serving for two two-year terms.  (Bohol has a Knights of Rizal chapter whose members, I surmise, address each other as ‘Sir’ as the ladies’ address is ‘Lady’, something that I initially squirmed at as it needs getting used to.)   

Anyway, Nonong and Rexit are our friends in the real sense.  It was Rexit that I sent an SMS message to when I reeled with grief over my eldest brother’s impending demise.  ‘Only 5% of his liver is functioning now, and we’re all crying!’  She’s a good enough doctor to know that within my message was a plea for her to tell me there’s a speck of a chance that my brother will survive.  Her answer: ‘We’re praying.’  I got it.

Yes, we’re real friends, such that I named the first of our 15 indoor cats after her, in keeping with my father who always had a dog named after me.  ‘Rexit’ as a unique name inspired my kid sister thus to name her dog ‘Rentrance’, unwittingly underscoring life’s ins and outs.

And if there’s anyone I know who can articulate best life’s ins and outs, it is Lady Rexit, she who’s been in the speaking circuit outside of her usual medical paper presentations and lectures since she became Ladies for Rizal president. 

Thus I share one of her most affecting speeches on what it is to be a Filipino away from his home country.  This speech, straightforward and focused, has seen print from Germany to Canada, with permission.  It is relevant to our times as it is relevant to the parent or sibling or child that we’re missing because they’re earning their keep far away.     

   The speech is better understood, nay, felt, when one considers the words of Sir Peter P. Plueckebaum of the Knights of Rizal, Bonn Chapter.  He was deeply touched, he writes, and in the crowd’s silence he saw tears flow from some eyes.  “I’m proud to know a Filipina like Lady Dr. Resurreccion Repotente,” Sir Peter, a German, ends his note.   

The lady has spoken.  She could have spoken for us all.

The Lady’s Words

  A few years back, in a discourse on idealism of the youth, a former activist lamented the exodus of Filipinos.  He said, “Nineteen percent of our population has given up on this country and wants to live abroad. This is a startling statistic.  Fully one fifth of our population wanting to abandon their land of birth, which owes to many things, not least of them is the way we keep bungling even our most glorious achievements.”

Nineteen percent must have been correct. You don’t tell an inaccurate statistic and get away with it. And it doesn’t require much insight to admit that we do bungle even our most glorious achievements. Look at “People Power”.  But to say that we who left have given up on our country, to conclude that we have abandoned our land of birth, is ignorant and unfair.  By leaving, we have, in fact, become closer to our country.

We love the Philippines, and oh, how we miss her!  We miss her resplendent countryside; her crowded cities, even her monsoon rains. We miss the busy Sunday mornings; the jeepney rides on rugged streets.  We miss the children.  We miss the music.  We miss our families, our neighbors, our friends.  We miss the way a sister’s face closes, the way a brother’s eyes watch, the way, when a son’s face opens, a light seems to go on everywhere.  We miss our connections.  In short, we miss the life that had produced us, and nourished us, and paid for us.

We left our country for reasons that were valid then.  Many of us will go back, but many can’t go back, and others won’t go back for reasons that are valid now.

   â€œHow does one show patriotism at a distance (from one’s own country)?” and “What does Dr. Jose P. Rizal mean to you?”  These are two of ten questions that a friend of mine, Lady Alma Maria Bandillo (the naming of this friend was the condition given by Lady Rexit for permission to have her speech published here in its entirety. â€" A.M.B.), a charter and life member of our chapter, wanted me to answer in an interview of sorts about five years ago.  To the second question, I had a ready reply, for I had asked myself the same question many times before.  Without hesitation I said, “Dr. Jose P. Rizal means more to me than his own assessment of himself.  He was guilty.  He was guilty of the crime he was accused of: sparking the Filipino revolution of 1896.  But, more importantly, he is guilty. He is guilty of making me dream of a Philippines? not a country brought down to her knees and willing to sell her body and soul for a fistful of rice but a country who takes her rightful place among the League of Nations with her head and her honor unblemished and held high.”

I was not prepared for the first question… “How does one show patriotism at a distance from one’s own country?”  The first thing that came to my mind was revolution.  And like any contemporary Filipino, I thought of the “People Power” of 1986.  I felt extremely guilty then for my absence.  What gave me the right to be lying on a soft bed, in a heated room, in a comfortable dwelling, in a rich foreign land, when my people back home were defying the tanks with nothing but their worn-out bodies?  Everybody else was paying their dues; I felt it was time I went home and paid mine.

   But, if I knew my friend, this was not the answer she wanted.  It was too predictable.  Before I could stop myself, I started recounting an incident that until that moment I had not perceived as having to do with patriotism.  It was too personal and intimate to be patriotic.  In fact, I had labeled it “trivial” and banished it to the subconscious.  But, if it was really that unimportant, why did it continue to haunt me?

It was in the autumn of 1999.  My husband and I were invited to a cruise on the Mexican Riviera.  On the penultimate evening, a Filipino steward requested me to join the glittering ladies in a queue, awaiting their turn to be photographed pouring champagne over a giant pyramid of glasses, a ceremony that always followed the final captain’s dinner.  Of course, I refused to oblige because I found the affair too pompous.  He did not give up and I started getting annoyed.  I turned to snap at him with all the arrogance I could muster. Then I realized that he was begging me to do it, as though his life depended on it.  I understood.  I felt a lump in my throat, my heart went out to him, and my eyes stung from the tears that threatened to flow, but I managed to smile.  I gave him my hand and he led me up there, with his head held high.  His eyes, gleaming with pride, swept the suddenly curious throng below and told them silently: “Behold, you brightly painted, overdressed and bejewelled rich country nationals? this GUEST is a Filipina.”  There were murmurs of approval from the periphery.  Then happy Filipino faces stepped from behind the shadows.  Applauding, cheering!  More than half of the crew were Filipinos.

This story happens everyday to Filipinos everywhere. The plot is so simple, yet so poignant. The crew are lucky. They are relatively well-paid. Still they feel inferior… rather, they are treated like inferiors.

Perhaps we can’t help it.  We are poor.  It takes a Filipino one whole year of hard labor to earn what a Swiss or an American earns in a few days doing the same labor.  Therefore, we export ourselves to the Swiss, or Americans, or other rich country nationals, and if we are unskilled, end up cleaning their toilets or minding their children while they are out earning their opulent lifestyles.  Perhaps we can’t help it.  We are a people who are used to being told what to do.  We are pliable, subjugated and used to fighting for meager hand-outs, suffering natural and man-made calamities.

But aren’t these the Filipinos that Dr. Jose P. Rizal wrote about in his novels?  Aren’t these the Filipino traits and conditions he urged our forefathers to get rid of?  Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.  Don’t we know our history?

On that cruise ship, that evening, in the autumn of 1999, even if only for a few fleeting moments, the Filipinos were at par with the rest of the world. That mundane task of removing myself from the crowd, walking proudly to join the glittering ladies in the queue, mounting that makeshift stairs and pouring champagne over a giant pyramid of glasses became a patriotic act. The Filipino crew were not watching me; they were watching a dream come true. They were watching their beloved Philippines take her rightful place among the League of Nations, with her head and her honor unblemished and held high.

The good thing about dreams is that they are unlimited.  And the only thing between a dream and reality is will.

   My dear Ladies for Rizal and Knights of Rizal, our HERO lives in us.  Let us not just dream; let us help make the dream a reality.  Let us continue to acquire knowledge and expertise.  Let us look around and comprehend.  Let us do noble deeds.  Let us bear ourselves nobly.  Let us remind our fellow expatriates that we can and should have the best of two worlds… by keeping our Filipino gems and polishing them, by ridding ourselves of our undesirable Filipino attributes, and by identifying the virtues of our host countries and making them our own.

Let us persuade our fellow expatriates to want this change in themselves, to strive for it and to welcome it.  Because this is the Filipino that Dr. Jose Rizal envisioned: the able and respectable human being who is at par with the rest of the world, not just a commodity that ranks with the banana, copra, sugar and fish, that is the most desired export material of our country.  For only when this Filipino emerges, can our beloved Philippines take her rightful place among the League of Nations with her head and her honor unblemished and held high.

This is what Dr. Jose Rizal lived and died for. This is what he meant when he said, “Non omnis moriar,” not everything in me shall die.

(Copyright: Resurreccion O. Repotente 2007)

THE Technical Working Group (TWG) that Gov. Erico Aumentado formed to conduct
before, during and after surveys in the wake of the seismic survey of the
Bohol-Cebu Strait conducted by NorAsian Energy Ltd. Friday completed tasking to
determine the effects of the sound pulses to fishes and marine mammals.

  Chaired and co-chaired by Engr. Renato Villaber, deputy head of the Bohol
Environment Management Office (BEMO) and Executive Director Emilia Roslinda of
PROCESS Foundation, the TWG formed sub-groups to focus on surveying fish
resources, that is, conduct visual census that involve diving complete with
videography; fisheries that involve looking into marine protected areas and
recording fishermen’s catch; and marine mammals.

  The before, during and after surveys continue even as a group opposed to the
seismic survey for fear of adversely affecting the environment led by City Mayor
Dan Lim, fishermen’s organizations chairmen, members of environment-oriented
non-government organizations (NGOs) and others, assisted by Executive Director
Raul Barbarona of the Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC), City Legal
Officer Doni Piquero, lawyer Florendo Columnas and Tagbilaran City Councilor
Danilo Bantugan as counsels for the petitioners filed a petition for certiorari,
prohibition, injunction with prayer for preliminary injunction, temporary
restraining order and ex parte temporary restraining order.

  A special raffle landed the case in the sala of Judge Achilles Melicor of Branch 4
of the Regional Trial Court of Bohol. Melicor did not issue a 72-hour TRO but a
hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.

  The study  Secretary Raphael Lotilla, as announced by Assistant Sec. Francisco
Delfin Jr. of the Department of Energy (DOE) has committed P100,000 for the study
even as Roslinda said she will tap other institutions, the Foundation for the
Philippine Environment (FPE) included for additional funds.

  The DOE commitment, it turned out, will be barely enough for the drastically
slashed budget prepared by Amida Diwata Macansantos, researcher of the Silliman
University (SU) for the ‘before’ survey.

  Although funding the baseline study, DOE Region 7 Director Antonio Labios assured
the TWG that DOE will not in any way interfere with the survey to make it
independent.

  Macansantos represented Dr. Nida Calumpong, SU professor and expert. She could not
come because she had to attend to her father who underwent surgery in a hospital
in Cebu although Roslinda said she has agreed to take on the task. Macansantos
said she still needs to apprise Calumpong on what transpired during Friday’s
meeting.

  As early as yesterday, however, the fisheries subgroup already started
inventorying the kind and volume of fish catch as well as the type of fishing gear
used in as many landing areas that they can cover. Top on the list are Cabilao
Island in Loon town, Punta Cruz in Maribojoc, Mabaw Reef off Tagbilaran City,
Bingag in Dauis town and Doljo in Panglao town.

  The Holy Name University (HNU) represented by Assistant Professor Joeppette
Hermosilla leads this subgroup, with the assistance of the local Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and includes Victor Rondez, Juanito Obispo
and Servando Toledo, chair of people’s or fishermen’s organizations in their
respective towns, representatives from SU, BEMO, municipal agrocultural officers
or fisheries technicians, Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management
Council (MFARMC) chairmen.

  The fish resources and marine mammals subgroups will meet on June 25 and start
they respective surveys the day after.

  SU leads this subgroup, with Jose Garcia of BEMO, Mary Jane Lazarte of PROCESS,
Neil Antoque of the Maribojoc Bay Executive Management Office (MBEMO), Giovanni
Famor of BFAR, Holger Horn of the Alona Beach Community Foundation, Inc. (ABCFI),
Alvin Nacu of consultant Seastems as members. Horn who represents dive shop owners
and operators in Panglao and Nonit Ranay of BFAR are the videographers.

  SU still leads the marine mammals subgroup, with Remedios Regacho of BEMO, Liza
Flores of PROCESS, an expert spotter from Pamilacan Island in Baclayon and Bruna
of BFAR as members.

  Rondez, Obispo, Roslinda, Flores, Lazarte and Antoque are among the petitioners in
the TRO case.(June Blanco, Office of the Governor)

facts to think about...

   1.  1 (0.04%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao have Child Mortality.

   2. 9 (0.32%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao have Crime Incidence.

   3. 1216 (43.4%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 37 (1.32%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 1668 (59.53%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 268 (16.48%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Dimiao are Malnourished.

   7. 15 (0.54%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 155 (5.53%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 322 (11.49%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 196 (6.74%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao are School Dropouts.

  11. 1183 (14.5%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao are Unemployed.

  12. 55 (1.96%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Dimiao have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

I am speechless. 

How shall we thank Rose for her wit and wisdom?

Ladies and gentlemen, here's Roseth Ranara, hero and peacekeeper.

Rose and Prinsesa, talk to the ad writer of Cotto, that toilet stuff. www.iamaperfectionist.com

Hi Macky,

The history was culled from Provincial Government files.

I think you're right. The term is preposterous.

I will research more on this issue.

Thanks for joining us.

Mike

welcome to a new kind of beautiful addiction.

Thank you for all your patrioritic comments.

Thanks, Barbaro. I will also expose the Manila Immigration's corruption perpetrated at the airport where the officials hijack Filipinos' pockets, Filipinos who go to Thailand. Thousands of victims already, but no exposes about this evil deed has ever been done by the press.

By Cher Sern Lim

Grow Taller Tip 1 Eat at regular hours.

Grow Taller Tip 2 Don't skip any meal

Grow Taller Tip 3 Don't forget to eat breakfast. Always start the day with a well-rounded meal.

Grow Taller Tip 4 Take the time to taste and to chew your food well.

Grow Taller Tip 5 Vary your menu.

Grow Taller Tip 6 Avoid pastries, sweets, crisps, soda drinks -anything that has little or no nutritious value.

Grow Taller Tip 7 Beware of salt consumption. It can cause hypertension.

Grow Taller Tip 8 Eat a lot of raw vegetables and fresh juice. Choose whole wheat bread.

Grow Taller Tip 9 Drink six to eight glasses of water or vegetable juice or sugar-free juice per day.

Grow Taller Tip 10 You should also drink milk.

Grow Taller Tip 11 Eat good quality food supplements every day.

Grow Taller Tip 12 After each meal you should rest. Don't start to work or exercise right after.

from <a href="http://www.growtallernow.com">GrowTallerNow</a>

FOR MEN

*Shut up already. Stop talking about yourself. You've heard a thousand times that women love a good listener - it's true. Ask open-ended questions that can't be answered in one world like "yes", "no", "maybe". Ask deep questions to find out what she's about. Limit meaningless/superficial questions like "what is your favorite color?

*ALWAYS PAY FOR HER. At least at the beginning stage of the relationship. This is part of taking charge. Oh and don't skimp on the tip!

*You can bring flowers 1st date, but no roses please. Roses on 1st date = creepy.

FOR WOMEN

*Appearance counts. What do you expect guys to treat you when you're dressed like a $2 streetwalker? We're gonna treat you like a $2 streetwalker! No greasy hair and over-kill on Aquanet. No combat boots. No fishnet stockings.

*Know your laugh. This could be tough because most people are unaware of their laughs and it's hard to change. But I've met women who literally laugh like a hyena and a cross between a pig and a horse.

*No dark lip liners please! It's equally offensive as guys wearing white socks and sandles.

from <a href="http://dating4point0.blogspot.com">Dating4point0</a>

1.      Create deadlines for yourself. Deadlines are great because they can help keep you focused and organized. Deadlines keep you from getting distracted but can also work against you if they cause you to stress out. Remember not to stress about deadlines you have created for yourself. A great post on deadlines was posted on Wednesday at Scott H. Young’s blog.

2.      Don’t sleep away the day! By getting up early you are able to begin attacking the day’s to-do list sooner. But make sure you have gotten enough sleep, otherwise you’ll be tired all day. I try to get around 7 hours each night to keep me going at full speed. Here’s a link to post on getting up early from this week.  

3.      Minimize distractions. It’s the little distractions throughout the day that really do us in when it comes to being productive. If you can, turn off your cell phone, set your landline to go straight to voice mail, disconnect the internet so you won’t be tempted to check your email every 2 minutes and keep the television off. And if music distracts you as well, keep the radio off also. Here are some additional tips on curbing your internet addiction.

4.      Have an organized workspace. Nothing kills productivity like having to look high and low for something due to a messy workspace. Sometimes having a lot of paper around is unavoidable, so what do you do? I have a drawer by my desk at home that I put all these papers in. Then, I go through it once a month and throw out anything I can. This keeps my desk from being cluttered with paper and I know right where to look for papers when I need them. Want a zen-like working environment?

5.      Avoid procrastination like the plague. Easier said than done, right? Productivity501 offered up the best tip I’ve seen for procrastination â€" tell yourself you only have to do something you don’t want to do for 15 minutes and then you can quit. And once you start, you’ll probably keep going with it since getting starting is the problem. For more from on procrastination

from <a href="http://www.chicawithissues.com">ChicawithIssues</a>

Militant groups are eyeing a letter-writing campaign to the government to register their outrage over the fatal shooting of a militant farmer in Bohol province last week.

Human rights group Karapatan also batted for the immediate formation of an independent fact-finding team to look into the killing of Mario Auxilio.

In a statement on the Stop the Killings website, it also reminded the government that it is a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Auxilio, 50, was gunned down after meeting with fishermen in Bien Unido town in Bohol province shortly before midnight of June 15. He succumbed to his wounds Sunday.

He was also secretary general of Bayan Muna in Bohol and a former regional coordinator of Bayan Muna in the Central Visayas region. He was also former secretary general of Hugpong sa mga Mag-uumang Bol-anon (HUMABOL), or the Association of Farmers in Bohol.

Karapatan, citing reports reaching it, identified the suspect as as Hilario Diola, a known military asset of the Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion.

Diola is a member of Alimaong “Holy Warriors," a vigilante group believed organized and supervised by the 15th IB.

In 2003, Auxilio was abducted and tortured by alleged agents of the Regional Intelligence and Investigation Division (RIID) of the PNP Regional Office in Cebu City.

Karapatan urged letter-senders to send their mail to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza, defense secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., justice secretary Raul Gonzalez, and Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairwoman Purificacion Quisumbing.

from <a href="http://www.gmanews.tv">GMA7 News</a>

facts to think about...  

   1.  2 (0.06%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero have Child Mortality.

   2. 35 (1%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero have Crime Incidence.

   3. 2211 (63.03%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 171 (4.87%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 2593 (73.92%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 7 (0.36%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Duero are Malnourished.

   7. 13 (0.37%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 304 (8.67%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 653 (18.61%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 570 (14.91%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Duero are School Dropouts.

  11. 2291 (23.77%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Duero are Unemployed.

  12. 247 (7.04%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Duero have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO)

An advertisement in the Bangkok Post

here's the text:

I am a perfectionist. Are you?

Every drop of water is precious.

The bathroom must be germ-free.

Each life must have its own personal design.

Only one-stop service will do. I don’t want to waste time.

Anything that conserves is what I like.

I only buy what’s environmentally friendly.

Just OK is not OK for me.

I feel proud when I own a limited edition.

I prepare my clothes for the next day before I go to bed.

Since it’s my choice, even my sanitaryware has to be perfect.

One must be on the New Arrivals Collection invitation list.

Research for a week before buying anything.

I must live in a salubrious environment.

Buying things in sets, or packages, is a better value.

I love art exhibitions.

Take etiquette classes.

Life seems a little better when I conserve resources.

I can’t sleep unless I’ve exercised.

I have already reserved an iPhone.

I always brush my teeth to brilliant whiteness.

I choose to drive a fuel-saving city car.

I read good books everyday to keep my brain healthy.

I eat dinner at a trendy restaurant at least once a month.

I keep up with current events.

I belong to at least one nice spa.

I want to own a condo near a train station.

Shopping on eBay saves a lot of effort.

I divide my time appropriately between home and work.

I have my own Internet blog.

I never miss a day of work.

I am a Greenpeace member.

I keep up with the latest trends on style.com

I like taking hours and hours when I bathe.

I eat foods that cleanse poisons from body once a week.

I know who Philippe Starck and Jil Sanders are.

I follow key world events closely.

I use MSN to chat with friends around the world, instead of the telephone.

I give as much importance to EQ and IQ.

I always arrive ahead of time for appointments.

Whatever I give a client must be error-free.

I never miss taking vitamins and fish oil.

Going out on my own, catching a movie. Great stuff.

I must play at least one musical instrument.

Vegetables should be three-fourths of every meal.

I collect biographies of famous people around the world.

May I climb Mount Everest once in this lifetime.

I collect all my bills and calculate my expenses accurately every month.

Not a speck of dust on my shoes.

I get an annual health checkup.

I never forget important family days.

I buy good shares and hold them.

I can distinguish the music of Chopin, Mozart, or Beethoven.

I have a new group of friends in hi5.

I don’t smoke and I don’t drink.

Bill Gates is my hero.

I can dance either the waltz or the hip-hop.

These are the things for you.

<a href="http://www.iamaperfectionist.com">Perfectionist</a>

You're right, GEC. Its sliced bread is so delicious you can taste the milk running on your tongue.

facts to ponder...   

   1.  1 (0.03%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe have Child Mortality.

   2. 13 (0.32%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe have Crime Incidence.

   3. 2846 (71.1%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe are living below the Food Threshold.

   4. 187 (4.67%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   5. 3285 (82.06%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe are living below the Income Threshold.

   6. 248 (8.84%) Child/Children in the Municipality of Getafe are Malnourished.

   7. 6 (0.15%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe are living below the Meal Threshold.

   8. 1554 (38.82%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe have Unsanitary Toilet.

   9. 1287 (32.15%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe do Not Own the Lot.

  10. 2415 (43.09%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Getafe are School Dropouts.

  11. 1114 (9.43%) Person(s) in the Municipality of Getafe are Unemployed.

  12. 843 (21.06%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Getafe have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

Quote from: Edgardo on June 23, 2007, 12:34:41 AM
Bago pa nga nahuman ang milabay nga piniliay niadto Marso 14 2007. Wala pa gani mi makahural alang sa termino 2007-2010. Sayo pa nga maghisgot sa eleksiyon sa 2010. Ato una nga buhaton ug tumanon ang atong gisaad sa mga katawhan ug padayonon nato ang atong mga paningkamot ug kakugi alang sa kalamboan sa atong probinsiya ug nasod.

Daghang salamat.

Higalang Edgardo,

Bisan asa ta liko mosangko ra man gihapon ta ning mga butanga. Ang importante, bisan sayo o dili, nga matinud-anon sa katawhanan ang mahimong amahan sa probinsya pag-abot sa 2010.

facts to ponder...  
   
   1.  74 (59.68%) Household(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman are living below the Food Threshold.

   2. 4 (3.23%) Household(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman have Makeshift Housing Materials.

   3. 96 (77.42%) Household(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman are living below the Income Threshold.

   4. 20 (16.13%) Household(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman have Unsanitary Toilet.

   5. 42 (33.87%) Household(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman do Not Own the Lot.

   6. 10 (6.33%) Person(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman are School Dropouts.

   7. 42 (10.85%) Person(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman are Unemployed.

   8. 23 (18.55%) Household(s) in the Municipality (of) Guindulman have Non Potable Water.

data culled from the Provincial Planning and Development Office

By Loy Palapos

The current estimated population of Tagbilaran City is 85,000. The ideal Police-to-Population Ratio is 1:500 for an urban area and 1:1,000 for a rural one. For not being able to attain this figure, the TCPS (Tagbilaran City Police Station) has no other choice but to enlist the services and participation of “Force Multipliers” which includes the Barangay Tanods, in order to carry out the mandated tasks. The result was “Project Panaghiusa”, a Barangay-based Anti-Crime Strategy. The main proponent of this project was Police Senior Superintendent Edgardo Casiguran Ingking, once the Chief of Police of Tagbilaran City. Police Senior Superintendent Edgardo Casiguran Ingking is back, where he belongs, after a brief stint as Chief of Police of Mandaue City and police adviser at the United Nations Mission in Liberia, West Africa for almost two years. It was a three-year distance from his home-province that enhanced his skills and deepened his perceptions in a job that requires the best in a real man. Heading PNP-Bohol is another big challenge he accepts unflinchingly. All for the Boholano people he loves to serve.



Edgardo Ingking was born in Fort San Felipe Naval Base, Cavite City on August 20, 1959. His father, Gorgonio Ingking, was with the Philippine Navy then, and later worked with the Coast Guard, until his retirement in 1979. His mother was Alicia Brown Casiguran. She was a faculty member of Bohol National High School before she retired. Colonel Ingking has five other brothers and sisters. Renato was a BSC-Accounting graduate of the University of Bohol and worked at the City Prosecutor’s Office. Vilma Uayan is a Civil Engineer, also from UB, and is now employed at the National Irrigation Authority. Gorgonio, Jr. finished BSMT at PMI, and is presently a Third Mate in a Norwegian Company carship traversing Europe and Asia. Lenie Zaheer graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in BS Psychology. She married a Singaporian and she is presently the Personal Assistant to the managing director St. Andrew’s Center, an international logo designer based in Singapore. Haydee finished BS-Fine Arts from UP and La Salle College of the Arts in Singapore. She worked at ASATSU-DK SINGAPORE PTE LTO, an advertising agency in Singapore.

Police Senior Superintendent Ingking is married to Marlene Garcia from Cortes. She graduated in 1980 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Magna Cum Laude) from Divine Word College. They are blessed with three children, all boys: Jed, a Computer Engineer and DOST Scholar with Lexmark, an American Computer Company. Don is a special child at Sunshine Learning Center, Cebu City. Dan Mikael, is a second year high school student at the University of San Carlos Boys School, Cebu City.

He first studied at the Holy Spirit School (1966-1970), then transferred to Cogon Elementary School (1970-1972). He finished his secondary education at the Bohol National High School (1976). The same year, right after graduation, he enrolled at the Philippine Maritime Institute-Bohol as a working student. He took the PMA examination, passed, and was a full government scholar at the Philippine Military Academy, Fort Del Pilar, Baguio City from 1978 to 1982.

Not the type who leaves any endeavor or job unfinished, he went back to PMI and finished Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation (BSMT) in 1991 and passed the third mate licensure examination in 1992. Convinced that he needed to enhance his administrative skills he enrolled at Southwestern University, Cebu City in 1998 where he finished Masters in Public Administration in 2001.

Originally commissioned in the Philippine Navy, AFP, he accumulated five years Sea Duty on board 4 Navy and 2 Cost Guard ships. Among the important persons he had with the shore-based units of the Philippine Coast Guard were: Assistant Station Commander, Coast Guard Station, Cebu (1986-87); and Station Commander, Coast Guard Station, Ormoc (1987-89).

He was later absorbed by the Philippine National Police and was designated: Chief, Organization and Training Section, Directorate for Operations, PNP Maritime Group, Camp Crame (1991-92); Chief, Operations and Investigation, Maritime District 7, PNP Maritime Group, Cebu (1992-96); Station Commander, 703rd Maritime Police Station, Bohol (1996-98); Regional Officer, Regional Maritime Office 7, PNP Maritime Group (1999-2001); Assistant Director for Intelligence, Headquarters, PNP Maritime Group, Camp Crame (2001); Regional Plans and Operations Division, Police Regional Office 7, Cebu City (2002); and Assistant Provincial Director, Bohol Police Provincial Office (2002-03). From July 14, 2003 to August 15, 2004 he has been designated Chief of Police of Tagbilaran City Police Station; Chief of Police Community Relations, PR07 (August 16, 2004 to September 31, 2004; City Director, Mandaue City Police Office (October 1, 2004 to February 20, 2005); UN Police Adviser in Liberia, West Africa (February 20, 2005 to November 20, 2006).

These varied assignments where he exhibited exemplary performances have further developed his capabilities. Even while performing his duties he immersed in many Military/Police Trainings. Among them were: Coast Guard Station Commander’s Course, Naval Base, Sangley Point, Cavite City (1985); Naval Officer’s Qualification Course, Naval Base, Fort San Felipe, Cavite City (1982); Maritime Law Enforcement Manila (1982); International Anti-Terrorist Small Craft Enforcement, Federal Law Enforcement Course, Camp Crame, Quezon City (1991); Scuba Diving Course, Farola Compound, Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia USA (2002); Patrol Planners Course, United States Coast Guard Mobile Training Team (2000); and Public Safety Senior Executive Course, NPC, Philippine Public Safety College, Fort Bonifacio, Makati City (2002). He was promoted to the rank of Police Senior Superintendent (Full Colonel) on January 5, 2005.

His accomplishments are manifestations of his worth in public service, for which he has been a recipient of commendations and awards. Among the numerous awards he received include one Medalya ng Kagalingan, Medalya ng Kasanayan, 3 Medalya ng Papuri, 3 Military Merit Medals, and 15 Letters of Commendation. He won First place and was handed the Academic Excellence Award for the Public Safety Officer Senior Executive Course, Class 43-02 on April 30, 2002. In 1986 he garnered second place in the Coast Guard Station Commander Course and was given an Academic Excellence Award. In 1999 the PNP Maritime Group gave him the Senior Field Officer of the Year National Award. As Regional Officer, he was given by the same group the Best Regional Maritime Officer of the Year National Award in the year 2000. All these distinctions are only some icing-to-the-cake which he does not consider an end-all to his illustrious career. Even without these trimmings his dedication to his duties and responsibilities will never falter.

In some briefings he has conducted for some organizations in the City he sounded alarmed by the problems on the use of prohibited drugs among most of the Barangays, aside from crimes against persons. In these briefings he has to emphasize that the meager police resources is not enough to address all problems. He needs the cooperation of everybody. His efforts have slowly paid off. The Rotary Club of Tagbilaran donated two cellphones to hasten reaction to complaints. The Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is presently printing a pamphlet on Crime Prevention for public awareness. FCB and Bohol Bankers’ Association have also pledged their donations.

P/SSupt. Ingking is convinced that the true meaning of public service is not personal interest. He also respects the human rights of individuals, for which reason he always insists on the observance of due process. He continuously instills in the minds of his subordinates never to put emotion in the performance of their job; that a law-enforcer should not be a law-breaker; and that unnecessary violence is not a solution; nor can one correct a mistake by committing another mistake. He wants to enhance the image of the police and establish a truly effective partnership with the community.

P/SSupt. Edgardo Casiguran Ingking does not rest on his laurels. On June 3, 2003 he took the Civil Service Executive Eligibility Examination (CSEE) and successfully hurdled it. Among the many who took it only three from the three regions of the Visayas PNP passed. He was one of the three who made it during that year. Throughout his varied assignments and designations he has vehemently emphasized that honesty, quality service, dedication, and commitment to one’s service duty are distinctive marks of an officer of the law.

published by the <a href="http://www.theboholstandard.com">The Bohol Standard</a>   

By Loy Palapos

A Boholano trait that markedly distinguishes himself from the rest of his Filipino compatriots is his tenacity to cling to his roots even if he is safely ensconced in comfort with all the amenities in a foreign land. For him, he is never complete unless he has fulfilled pay-back time. It is only when he has served his “paisanos” that he can proudly declare he is a real Boholano.


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Victor Mirafuentes Migriño raised his family and built his fortune in the fabled land of milk and honey. After these twin tasks are commendably accomplished, he could have retired and live a life of leisure; but he has decided to come home to fulfill a dream of serving Dauis and its people, a noble dream that encapsulates his Christian faith.

He was born in Biking, Dauis, Bohol on April 24, 1945. His father, Florentino Migriño, Sr. was an ordinary farmer. His mother, Rosario Mirafuentes, was from Barilis, Cebu. The couple raised five boys and three girls. Crispulo used to be a clerk in an architectural firm, and is now based with his family in Pasig City after retirement. Juanito and Perfecto are both deceased; the former was connected with the Manila Doctors Hospital, and the latter was a Lieutenant in the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines). Milagros Labad married an officer from the Air Force and is now based in Zamboanga City. Maria Flores Labuni also married an Air Force officer. Florentino, Jr. worked in Manila before his demise. Angelita passed away at age ten. Victorio is the youngest in the family.

Vic studied at the Biking Elementary School in his first grade and transferred to Tinago Elementary School in his second grade, prodded by his father who had a transient job there. He enrolled at Holy Name College, then Bohol National High School, but finished his secondary course at Southeastern College in Pasay City. Because his parents cannot afford his college education, he decided to be a working student and was an accounting clerk of Medical Center, Manila while he took up a course in Business Administration, major in accounting, at FEATI University. After graduation he worked with Gotty Oil Company for a year, and PCI Bank for another year. Until it dawned on him that the best way to test his talents and his resolve for upliftment was to put up his own business. It was a decision that was not born overnight, but which he broaded over for months, after consulting some entrepreneurs and friends.

He opened “Mama’s Favorite”, at the Manila Shopping Center, along Claro M. Recto Avenue, vending, perfumes, cosmetics, stockings, lingeries, and “anything that makes a woman beautiful.” The business venture progressed from 1970 to 1981. It was also during this time that he met, through some business deals, a beautiful lass form Calbaryo, Loay, Bohol. Perlita Baguio Pabatao was a Boholana with big dreams. She was a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Banking and Finance. The intense courtship ended in a wedding ceremony on January 9, 1970, the Feast of the Black Nazarene of Quiapo. Two minds again proved better than one. Their knowledge about business entrepreneurship dovetailed. It was not an easy climb, but they persevered, propelled by their belief that some good things are always in store for those who labor and make things happen, not just wait. They opened “White Gold” a beer house along Harrison Boulevard, Pasig City, complete with singers and dancers. Simultaneously, they started a manufacturing company in Quezon City, specializing in cosmetics and perfumes, with distribution outlets from Aparri to Julo.

Unfortunately, fire razed the Manila Shopping Center in 1978, not sparing their first original store. This did not deter them from pursuing new business ventures. They branched out to mass production of RTW, with 2 outlets in Divisoria, 2 in Central Market, 2 in Pasig, and 3 in Baclaran, employing more than a thousand in his main office, warehouses, and stores. Their hands were full. The responsibilities kept on pilling up. At the same time they started to raise a family. It compounded the problems, but they proved equal to the tasks. The business kept growing, and with it came more demands for their time. The course they had in college paved the way for them to know time management.

Needing a respite from the problem in entrepreneurship, the family decided to have a vacation as tourists in USA. They stayed with a sister-in-law in New Jersey. It was a vacation that changed their outlook in life. Their friends and relatives advised them to stay in the States for good and do business there. It was an opportunity they took advantage of. They decided to try their luck in a foreign land. Besides, a cousin was already managing their business in the Philippines.

Vic’s first employment was a Sales Assistant at “Bambi”, a Japanese firm that imported watch items and assembled them in Ridgefield, New Jersey. Later, transferred to EAF (Executive Air Flight), a private aircraft management firm in Totorboro, NJ. Until the entrepreneur in him took hold of his resolve in 1983, and they decided to put up their own business, a retail and wholesale distributorship of perfumes and cosmetics. A luck, would have it coupled with their business acumen. Their new venture grew. They had 5 outlets in New Jersey and Jersey City, and 2 in New York, employing more than 30 workers in varied capacities.

Vic and Perlita have four children, all of them now living their own lives. Pamela married Miguel Franco from the Dominican Republic. She graduated from New York University, and is now a successful real estate broker. Voltaire has a degree in Business and Finance from Arizona State University, and is now the Vice President of Chase Bank in Tampa, Florida. Varon, a Computer Science graduate, is married to Edgar Balatbat, and is now connected with Quest Laboratories. The youngest, Pecchy, is married to Arnold Buquirin, and is a much in-demand mall showcase contractor. With seven grandchildren, and all the blessings the Divine Providence has bestowed unto him and his family, Vic is grateful and cannot ask for more.

Except, perhaps, being given a chance to serve the people of Dauis. He always nurtures in his mind pay-back time to his roots in Dauis. Even before, he already served his compatriots in various capacities. In 1973, he organized “Dauis Tinabangay Association” in Manila to help and to ease spiritual and basic needs in the community. In 1994, he became the founding President of Dauis Bohol Society International which was a non-government organization based in New York, U.S.A, and whose memberships were from different countries all over the world. In 1996, he became the President of the Bohol Circle of Eastern U.S.A, which was based in New Jersey, U.S.A. Equipped with management skills, he is now ready to lead a Municipality to progress. This is his dream, not for himself, but for the Dauisanon.

The gateway to his house in Biking beckons with a sign “Victory Hill”. To the right, upon entrance, is a chapel he built for his barrio-folks. The winding road to his house is bedecked with mango trees on both sides. The house itself speaks well of his accomplishments, as it welcomes anybody who wishes to exchange pleasantries with him. His doors are always open to all who come. As open as his desire to serve the community.

Soft-spoken and very reachable by both the masses and the upper crust, Vic Migriño has long proven his worth as an entrepreneur both here and abroad. He is a successful family man. Humble in his accomplishments, he has but one wish in his life; to show to the people in Dauis how he loves them, by allowing him to serve them.

What is Micropenis?

Current studies suggest that a man with micro penis has a penis size of about 2 cm at birth, and 4 cm in adulthood.

Experts argue about these numbers but they give a good idea of what micro penis is all about. Micro penis is discovered soon after birth when all parts of the genitals have had a chance to fully formed. Micropenis is very rare and only shows up in about 0.6 percent of the entire male population.

What causes Micro Penis?

Micro penis is thought to be caused by a low amount of the needed hormones to allow full development of the genitals, namely the penis. The male infant did not get enough androgen and this stops the penis from growing to its normal size.

Other hormones that in low amount can cause micropenis are testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. These hormones present a hormone deficiency in the genitals and can result in micro penis syndrome. Also a problem with the pituitary gland can result in a good height but a very short penis.

Whatever the cause, Micro Penis can cause a big problem for a man’s self esteem and social life. A man with micro penis can still make babies but he can really only have sex in order to father children and who wants that? Sex is meant to be enjoyed but sex as well as urinating while standing is really difficult when you have a micro penis.

Can Micro Penis be treated to make the penis bigger?

Yes there are treatments for micro penis. At birth the baby can be supplemented with the right hormones to allow the penis to fully form.

There are also penis enlargement surgeries but these are avoided because the result usually won’t be good enough to even bother. These operations can only add an inch or two at most.

Another way to make the micro penis bigger is through use of a traction device. The traction device has no limit to how much it can increase penis size. Today many thousands of men use the traction device to enlarge their penises as I have.

You can see 3 of the top penis enlargement devices reviewed here on my site. Using a traction device is a much better idea than the painful and artificial solution of penile augmentation surgery.

But sometimes, since micro penis is so small, exercises are the only way to make any difference. The traction device might not fit yet without another inch or two. So another option is to use exercises for 6-8 months until you gain the right size to start using an all day penis stretcher.

Men with micro penis and with just small penises have benefitted greatly from enlarging their penis with SizeGenetics traction device and exercise program. SizeGenetics even has some clinical studies they did on men with micro penis and they show great success for these men.

A word of caution: men with micro penis shouldn't try to solve the problem on their own. Before you try any treatment, talk to your doctor, a Urologist if possible and discuss the possible treatment options.

Quote from: !!! on June 21, 2007, 08:14:09 PM
Haha! I remember when I was pregnant with our first baby, nakakatkat intawn ug ahat akong bana ug lubi kay mokaon jud ko ug butong. Dili pa jud mosugot ug lain ang pakatkaton. Maayo nalang kay naa lagi dwarf nga lubi.

Kung nahagbong si Paul pagkatkat sa lubi, unsaon nalang. Nganong mangala man ang babae?