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HAHAHAHA.... Jules, if you have nothing much to say but parrot irrelevant and recycled issues that bore people to death...luoy laman...the cat is out, during the presscon which had just been finished,,,nahibaw-an na jud how brutally manipulating are some of our revered leaders...Chatto who has been a whipping dog for a long time has finally come out in the open to answer the accusations and insinuations heaped upon his person...

I'm sure that lies would fly in answer...but he who has the witnesses, and the evidence shall prevail as always..the truth shall set you free... but the truth could be distorted when money moves to pay for your daily wage...a sad reality in Philippine politics...

Let us pray that we would have deserving leaders come May...

HAHAHAHA.... Jules, if you have nothing much to say but parrot irrelevant and recycled issues that bore people to death...luoy laman...the cat is out, during the presscon which had just been finished,,,nahibaw-an na jud how brutally manipulating are some of our revered leaders...Chatto who has been a whipping dog for a long time has finally come out in the open to answer the accusations and insinuations heaped upon his person...

I'm sure that lies would fly in answer...but he who has the witnesses, and the evidence shall prevail as always..the truth shall set you free... but the truth could be distorted when money moves to pay for your daily wage...a sad reality in Philippine politics...

Let us pray that we would have deserving leaders come May...

people, if we nothing much of substance to discuss..kapoy no? If we make unsubstantiated accusations...kinsa may madaut? if balik-balik ato sTOry, what does that make of us?...DI BA LAIN?

Actually ako dili ko chatto, I'm one of those undecided few..so I looked and researched about these personalities..and just found out the lies being perpetuated against chatto...I also learned anomalies ni herrera, things that could hardly be proven as these were cloaked and veiled by GOVERNMENT bureaucracy such as the casual who were hired for the purpose of campaigning, the LTS, the seeds etc...makapungot, if you're like me nga intawon nagbayad sa husto nga buhis...Is this the way they spend my tax money?...mao na from being undecided...I am now siding with chatto... i hope you out there should study the backgrounds and track records of these candidiates...and decide without bias of money as a blindfold or twisted issues in your ears... kanang tininuod lang...I'm not campaigning, I'm asking you to be deligent and find out for yourselves...kanag manaot ug tawo, mangugat ug singgit sa mga walay pulos nga storya...has something to hide... let's get into real issues guiys...mura man gud usa ra kaside ang nanaot...DI BA LAIN?

Actually ako dili ko chatto, I'm one of those undecided few..so I looked and researched about these personalities..and just found out the lies being perpetuated against chatto...I also learned anomalies ni herrera, things that could hardly be proven as these were cloaked and veiled by GOVERNMENT bureaucracy such as the casual who were hired for the purpose of campaigning, the LTS, the seeds etc...makapungot, if you're like me nga intawon nagbayad sa husto nga buhis...Is this the way they spend my tax money?...mao na from being undecided...I am now siding with chatto... i hope you out there should study the backgrounds and track records of these candidiates...and decide without bias of money as a blindfold or twisted issues in your ears... kanang tininuod lang...I'm not campaigning, I'm asking you to be deligent and find out for yourselves...DI BA LAIN?

Actually ako dili ko chatto, I'm one of those undecided few..so I looked and researched about these personalities..and just found out the lies being perpetuated against chatto...I also learned anomalies ni herrera, things that could hardly be proven as these were cloaked and veiled by GOVERNMENT bureaucracy such as the casual who were hired for the purpose of campaigning, the LTS, the seeds etc...makapungot, if you're like me nga intawon nagbayad sa husto nga buhis...Is this the way they spend my tax money?...mao na from being undecided...I am now siding with chatto... i hope you out there should study the backgrounds and track records of these candidiates...and decide without bias of money as a blindfold or twisted issues in your ears... kanang tininuod lang...I'm not campaigning, I'm asking you to be deligent and find out for yourselves...DI BA LAIN?

Actually ako dili ko chatto, I'm one of those undecided few..so I looked and researched about these personalities..and just found out the lies being perpetuated against chatto...I also learned anomalies ni herrera, things that could hardly be proven as these were cloaked and veiled by GOVERNMENT bureaucracy such as the casual who were hired for the purpose of campaigning, the LTS, the seeds etc...makapungot, if you're like me nga intawon nagbayad sa husto nga buhis...Is this the way they spend my tax money?...mao na from being undecided...I am now siding with chatto... i hope you out there should study the backgrounds and track records of these candidiates...and decide without bias of money as a blindfold or twisted issues in your ears... kanang tininuod lang...I'm not campaigning, I asking you to be deligent and find out for yourselves...DI BA LAIN?

Well, ang celfone nakatabang jud ug ang nakabenepisyo ang mga kapitan ug ang iyang mga kabaryo, whichever way it was given, in fact they were made to sign a receipt , meaning this would be liquidated...a transparent deal...ang 300 ka casuals ok ra man tagaan sila ug trabaho...apan kung ang trabaho nila mangampanya..murag lahi ra...kay ang nagpasweldo nila ang mga tawo man sa Bohol...mao nay gitawag ug USURPATION OF AUTHORITY...usa sa mga makauulaw nga buhaton sa usa ka vice governor...usa sa mga gitawag ug CORRUPT PRACTICES...to think nga ato gisaligan sila sa pagdesisyon sa ato mga kwarta pinaagi sa atong buhis, unya ila lang gastohon sa ila kampanya...for what? TO PERPETUATE THEMSELVES IN POWER...and yet the vice governor has the gall to harp about transparency?...DI BA LAIN?

lahi ra bitaw pod...if you say you're giving seeds for backyard gardening...nya angkonon nimo nga imoha when in fact..nigasto ug 1Million ang province to buy these seeds...unsa may tawag ana?..dili na nimo papirmahon for liquidation ang farmers kay lagi ikaw ra pirma sa liquidation aron pwede ka overprice di ba?...I've also heard dinha sa Capitolyo, diha nay nagdagan nga Legislative Tracking System (LTS) it was okay and was well on its way to perfection...nya what did the V-Gov do? nag-order ug 1million worth of computers and whatever for Legislative tracking "daw"...ang resulta it yielded the old working LTS useless...karon..nawala na jud ang LTS.. a useless white elephant....now guess where the money went?   DI BA LAIN?

Well, ang celfone nakatabang jud ug ang nakabenepisyo ang mga kapitan ug ang iyang mga kabaryo, whichever way it was given, in fact they were made to sign a receipt , meaning this would be liquidated...a decidedly transparent deal...ang 300 ka casuals ok ra man tagaan sila ug trabaho...apan kung ang trabaho nila mangampanya..murag lahi ra...kay ang nagpasweldo nila ang mga tawo man sa Bohol...mao nay gitawag ug USURPATION OF AUTHORITY...usa sa mga makauulaw nga buhaton sa usa ka vice governor...usa sa mga gitawag ug CORRUPT PRACTICES...to think nga ato gisaligan sila sa pagdesisyon sa ato mga kwarta pinaagi sa atong buhis, unya ila lang gastohon sa ila kampanya...for what? TO PERPETUATE THEMSELVES IN POWER...and yet the vice governor has the gall to harp about transparency?...DI BA LAIN?

Well, ang celfone nakatabang jud ug ang nakabenepisyo ang mga kapitan ug ang iyang mga kabaryo, whichever way it was given, in fact they were made to sign a receipt , meaning this would be liquidated...transparent deal...ang 300 ka casuals ok ra man tagaan sila ug trabaho...apan kung ang trabaho nila mangampanya..murag lahi ra...kay ang nagpasweldo nila ang mga tawo man sa Bohol...mao nay gitawag ug USURPATION OF AUTHORITY...usa sa mga makauulaw nga buhaton sa usa ka vice governor...usa sa mga gitawag ug CORRUPT PRACTICES...to think nga ato gisaligan sila sa pagdesisyon sa ato mga kwarta pinaagi sa atong buhis, unya ila lang gastohon sa ila kampanya...for what? TO PERPETUATE THEMSELVES IN POWER...and yet the vice governor has the gall to harp about transparency?...DI BA LAIN?

I lived in Manila for more than 20 years, and introduced myself as a Boholano...they look up to me man pod...tungod ni Pres. Carlos Garcia... then when they learn that Bohol is in the Visayas...taken aback sila...coz they think Bohol is somewhere not in the Visayas...pa-ila lang sa ila ka-ignoy bout geography...then when you commit something vaguely wrong the comment would be "'e palibhasa bisaya" hapit jud ko manumbag ani nga comment...but kept my cool...only after they knew nga bisdak ang bos did they change attitudes... I once told a fellow bisaya worker within hearing distance of the tagalogs..."pagluluko-luko kahit sinong tagalog dito, sabihin mo lang sa 'kin at talsik siya sigurado sa pwesto"..and you know what? they started, should I say licking my balls....mga sipsip

Well I simply could not believe it till I met some...
Approximately 300 Capitol Casuals allegedly from the Governor's and the Vice-Governor's Office are going around the baranggays all over the Province campaigning on a house to house basis, convincing people to vote for the "Herrera and Abapo tandem". If they could not convince the barangay folks these casuals would then settle for asking the cell number or contact number of the person...perhaps for the text brigade to follow-up.
This is neat...but the catch is these casuals are campaigning while on the payroll of the province, meaning they are paid by the taxes of the Boholano people for the advancement of the interests of the Herrera-Abapo tandem...DI BA LAIN?
Of course...Lain jud... porbida... that's where our money goes...money we give to the government in the form of taxes...This is CORRUPTION at its height, "WALAY DELIKADEZA" par excellence...and they want to keep it in wraps...pero wala man jud aso nga makumkom...kining mga BAKAKON... buhaton nila tanan para lang magpabilin ang ilang gahom (POWER).
If this concerns you...spread the word...and pity these poor casuals who are being used for the advance,ment of only two LIARS.

bitaw...

I believe that we should not believe all that's been said about candidates, and all that's been written...among the three governatorialbles...we should study hard and in depth the qualities, personalities, achievements and track record...Who has done the most for Bohol, Who is actually a Boholano? Should they win, would they stay and or reside in Bohol?...mao man gud ni ato pilitka...bisan ug taga Cebu registro lang one year before taga Bohol na...bisan tua nagpouyo sa Bulacan...the same thing... weel guess what? asa diay ila dughan?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

Kanang mo-angkon nga daghan ug nahimo sa siyam ka tuig nga panerbisyo, apan diay trabaho sa uban mao nay WAY BATASAN UG BAGAG NAWNG…kana mogamit ug 300 casuals sa capitolyo aron mag-house to house  pangampanya sa mga barangay (gihilom-hilom lang)…”That’s the HEART OF CORRUPTION”…kana pangayoan kag tubig sa usa ka isla…nya imo gam-an ug tangke pero adto ra mosilbi sa imong farm sa isla…mao nay  “WAY DELIKADEZA”… kana sa atubangan sa kadaghanan sa tawo or forum nya manaot sa uban ug mamakak pa jud…mao nay LIAR, kanang mangangkon ug yuta nga dili imoha..”LANG GRABBER” tawag ana, kana pod di mopirma ug job order bisan dako pa pondo tungod kay wala sa iyang kampo…unsa man na? Kung tipo-tipoon na si Vice Govenor na…nga nangAmbisyon mag Governor…DI BA LAIN?

ahhh..mao diay..kana ako nakit-an nga hinabang sa mga congressman sa ubang distrito...insulto diay na? kana gud ako nakit-an kay gikan pa jud sa lain nga probinsya nya dinhi nitabang...pero kana, wala lagi nasuko...si chatto Bol-anon man, mao tabang sad sa Bol-anon, kini diay panerbisyo pilion diay? ang pilipinas lagi tabang sa Haiti, tabang lagi ta sa Leyte, sa Manila ug uban pa...insulto diay to no...sagdi, yaw na lang katabang sa sunod...kay unya ug makainsulto ka...DI BA LAIN?

Unsa diay gipanghatag?..bawal ba diay mohatag outside sa imo distrito?..naa man ko kit-an gud mga project dinhi sa Bohol nga gibutang assisted by Rep...so and so of Davao...bawal diay na? naa pod ko nakit-an nga assisted by Rep___of Bukidnon...ug uban pa...naglibog jud ko...bawal diay motabang? unsa man ato mahimo kun hinabangon si Chatto? ... kana diay sweldo ni Chatto, sa first district taxes ra na?..di ba diay taxes sa katawhan sa Pilipinas? masuko ba diay ta ug tabangan? Kun naay moabot hinabang sa atong lugar...mapungot diay ta sa hintabang?... WELL SIGURO MASUKO TA KUN WALA TA MAAPIL...HEHEHE

During last Saturday's Governatorial Forum sponsored by the Bohol Alliance of Student Councils,  V-Gov Juls lied through his teeth when he said that the SP nod on the Panglao Reclamation passed through the Committee on Environment chaired by BM Damalerio. I saw the Resolution and Damalerio did not sign that resolution together with other Board Members, two of whom were members of that Committee.

Unsatisfied I went to Damalerio's office... since the Board Member was not there, I talked to his staff who unanimously denied that said issue passed their office for deliberation or committee meeting. They however, said that the office did receive a copy of the request. I was one with the Panglao group who went to the SP to request a repeal of the resolution authorizing the governor to sign the MOA between OASIS and the provincial government.

Shall we vote for a liar? Of course not...what about you out there? DI BA LAIN?

You know, adto pag-anhe ni Gibo (b-day ni Chatto)...these mayors went to Cebu to see Villar...just a thought...siguro gisaaran na sila ug funding...mao nilantad na...lain bitaw pod ug modawat ka pikas-pikas..ang tawag ana balimbing...ingon ang akong kigwa..doble kara daw...in fairness migawas sila kay daan na pod nahibal-an gud nga taga pikas jud sila so ngano pa mang itago pa hehehe...sa tinuod lang naa pa jud wala molantad...siguro in the hope nga makadawat pikas-pikas...di ba lain? pero hibal-an na na sila...unsa na lang ang gihimo sa leader nga Defense Secretary...kamenos sila? syempre may intelligence network...nga ila gi-ismol-ismol...pero tan-awa nigawas na jud ang tinuod...naa pa jud molantad ani as the time to campaign locally nears...but that won't come as a surprise to the Chatto camp...karon na jud maila -who the real manipulators are...abangan...

politics ra na... chatto will still prevail...di man gud na dad-on sa maneuverings...ari na daugon sa dughan sa tawo...kay ang bola-anon dili ganahan ug katsilaon nga batasan...samot na ug german ..hehehe You see identified na daan na sila nga feeling lakas but actually tua sa pikas...this in fact make things simpler...since they've come out in the open...believe pod ko nila...kay di na sila ganahan modawat ug party funding from lakas, unya adto lihok sa pikas...bisan medyo bastos, may pagkamaginoo pa gihapon...unlike some crocodile skinned politicians nga willing modawat ug party funding, unya diay adto lihok pikas...di ba lain?

THE PHILIPPINE KAYAKING SERIES 2009, 3RD & FINAL LEG TO BE THE CEBU-BOHOL CROSSING

WHY KAYAK?  The Philippines is one big coastal community,  being  the second largest archipelago on the planet after Indonesia. With 64 out of 79 provinces having coastlines and 7,107 islands, it is a natural playing field for water sports, environment and adventure tourism activities.

Kayaking is one of the most popular  aquasport worldwide belonging to the paddling community, to name some, canoeing, sculling, dragon boating and most recently surf board paddling. This is also because kayaking is an Olympic sport. While it can be considered an extreme sport featured in adventure races, it complements many recreational and environmental activities and causes, such as bird watching, fishing, diving, photography and ecotouring. The market potential of kayaking can be considered wide and diverse, with disciplines on whitewater kayaking, slalom, kayak surfing, river kayaking, sprint, touring, among them.   

Kayaking easily caught on and will continue its popularity, the Philippines being a maritime country.  We identify the kayak as the modern and streamlined version of the “banca.,”  the most popular paddle boat while different canoes have evolved over time in different regions. Go back to 1993 when kayaking was virtually unknown in almost all parts of the country. Sit-in and sit-on kayaks were introduced in the watersports concession of  Sun and Sea Sports Systems,Inc.in then major resorts, Puerto Azul, Punta Baluarte, White Rock. Believing in its potential, Sun and Sea  introduced and promoted kayaks in boat shows, travel marts and media notably in Luzon, Cebu and Davao resorts and clubs.

THE KAYAK FEVER reached its peak with the adventure and competitive challenges presented by the Philippine Kayaking Series and the organization of the Philippine Kayaking Association in 1997.  The objectives were to introduce and promote kayaking as an adventure sport in natural tourist destinations and work with local communities to help conserve the environment.  Since then, different faces of adventure racing and tour packages include kayaking all over the country both as an extreme sport and as a recreational activity,.   

However, the  potentials of  bringing international tourists to capture a sizeable share in the international kayaking market has not been realized.  While almost all resorts offer kayaks and tour packages for that ultimate kayaking experience in the Philippines, we still cannot claim to be a kayaking destination. There is a need to bring these together with a strong promotional bid. The Philippine Kayaking Series 2009 can provide the common venue where all the components of Kayak Philippines can be promoted.       

THE SERIES CAN ALSO MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
It can serve as a cross-training venue for other adventure sports while community and corporate groups use it as a promotional medium, thus creating a pervasive scenario. Adventure, sports, challenge, environment and travel themes among others  may be developed and enhanced to serve different marketing strategies.

As with its success in introducing kayaking as an adventure sport, the Philippine Kayaking Series can prove to launch the country's bid to be a kayaking destination. On November 29, 2008, the Philippine Kayaking Series was relaunched with the Round Taal Volcano Island Kayak Regatta with hobie-cat sailors at the Taal Lake Yacht Club.  Action Asia Magazine, known for covering adventure events, brought out the circumnavigation of Taal Volcano Island and announcing Philippine Kayaking Series' 2009 forthcoming events. It also expressed its interest to cover them in the future.

Being an environment-friendly and user-friendly sport, advocacy is one of the strong points of kayaking. The spirit of social responsibility has become a dominant factor in these times of climate change and global challenges worldwide.  Kayaking can effectively send out  clear messages of the country's commitment to national development.


II    Objectives

The Philippine Kayaking Series 2009 continues to provide adventure races and recreational activities to achieve the following goals:

1.   To promote kayaking as a popular environment-friendly adventure and user-friendly water sport;
2.   To enhance sports tourism promotion and environment conservation.
3.   To develop the spirit of sportsmanship, camaraderie, discipline and good health
among  sports enthusiasts;


III    Major Kayaking Events and Kayak Philippine Archipelago Run

Three major kayaking events in Hundred Islands, Corregidor and Cebu-Bohol will be supported with expeditions and touring activities in different parts of the country.  A long-term plan to kayak the whole Philippines is now made more possible than five years ago with kayaks lined up in the coastal areas. The adventurous spirit of the Filipino can.   

Other smaller and pre-events are being planned to provide entry-level pre-qualifying runs and
touring in other areas.  This is aimed to generate participants and hype up the Philippine Kayaking Series. Resorts, LGUs, media and other clubs are being targeted to help generate
support and sponsorships. It would also accomplish reactivating and organizing Philippine Kayaking Association and kayak camps. The long-term goal is to have the Kayak Philippine Archipelago Run from Pagudpud to Davao .     

The Bohol Experience

In Bohol the first kayaks were seen when in 1997, Dr. Doyet Dumaluan brought home from the States, plans for stitch and glue, sit-ins and started building them. These came to be known as “Bugsai Sea Kayaks”; soon after, paddlers started exploring the islets, mangroves and hitherto unreachable coastal areas within the Bohol Marine Triangle.
In the year 2000, Bugsai teamed up with Bohol Xtreme and started “Moonlight Paddling”; a monthly night paddle adventure that allowed the paddler to enjoy the exciting and surreal view of the islands bathe by the light of the moon.
In 2001, the Bohol Paddlers hatched an ambitious plan of circumnavigating the islands of Central Visayas; starting with the Bohol. After the province it took more than six years before Cebu was taken in 2007, Siquijor followed in 2008 and the island of Negros last June.
The quest by this motley group of paddlers is to popularize kayak paddling. That it is not only a sport and a form of exercise, but as a way to commune with nature, enjoy the waters in and out of various coves, islets, nipa, mangrove forests and rivers; instilling upon anyone who cares to listen about the importance of the preservation and conservation of the environment specially our coastal resource.
The groups general plan next year, is to re-circumnavigate the island of Bohol, establish points for rests and refreshments all around the province and to visit these by kayak as often as possible.
The entry of the Philippine Kayaking Series is therefore a welcome complement to the plan. The “Kayak Explore Cebu-Bohol Crossing” would bring national attention to what is largely a local initiative. It would decidedly boost tourism and the influx would speed up the process of establishing a local kayak trail, an adjunct to the Philippine Kayaking Trail, the final aim of the Philippine Kayaking Series.