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    (message board 27)
    
    Name:   Girlie Grimaldi
Address:   
    New York, New York, U.S.A
Date:   
    22 February 2006
    
    Reading the article 
    about Calbayog Mayor Sarmiento's reported blocking of Catbalogan's cityhood 
    made me sad but not surprised at all. Historically, Catbalogan and Calbayog 
    have been competing to be Samar's primary urban centers, but Catbalogan has 
    always been the provincial capital and its political, commercial, 
    educational and financial center. It would have been nice if Mr. Sarmiento, 
    being a Samarnon himself and thru his official powers, facilitated 
    Catbalogan's cityhood and help improve Samar's lot instead of thrashing it. 
    Catbalogan rightfully deserves to be a city. 
        
    
    Name:   Ote  Enguerra Escandor
Address:  71 Sth.tce, 
    Adelaide, Australia
Email:   escjojo@yahoo.com
    Date:  
     20/02/06
    
    I wonder  if you know the 
    father of this person - Pablo M. Enguerra, and He is one of the police 
    officers of Samar. Maaram man ako mag Gubatnon. Kun siya tabi an sa sayo sa 
    mga bata ni Boy Enguerra?
        
    
    Name:   Antonio Morales
Address:  Catbalogan, 
    Samar
Date:    
    Feb. 16, 2006
    
    I agree with you Mr. Cool 
    that staying out of politics is one recourse for us who continues to believe 
    that public office is a public trust. But, I am saddened that you and I, as 
    well as other young Samarnons, are forced to abandon a vision for Samar to 
    rise from abject misery. I could not blame you for staying in New Zealand 
    and wash cars instead of washing the feet and kissing the asses of 
    unscrupulous and callous politicians and businessmen in Samar. I could not 
    blame you abandoning the fight to free 
    Samar from these 
    leeches of our society. I am, however, emploring that you continue to 
    support in your own way spare the unsuspecting poor Samarnons from the wrath 
    of these cancer-causing microbes called politicos. 
    
    I am not interested in 
    public office Mr. Cool. I am happy working in the private sector. I do not 
    believe that public service is only reserved for public officials. I can do 
    more as a private citizen than as a government officer. That's why it is 
    bull --- when those aspiring politicos start their campaign by saying "I 
    will serve you if you elect me." Service to the public should be done by 
    everyone not just by the politicians.
    
    Here's hoping that some 
    Samarnons will read this exchange of ideas which, I believe, is one way of 
    serving the people of Samar to be more knowledgeable about issues concerning 
    them. 
        
    
    Name:   Lamrag SNS 80
Email:  lamragsns80@yahoo.com
    Date:   
    Feb 16, 2006
    
    Batch 1980 is pleased to 
    invite all alumni of Samar High School/Samar National School in its hosting 
    of the Grand Alumni Homecoming 2006 to be held on 24-30 April.
    
    Dubbed as "Lamrag Ngadto ha 
    Kauswagan", this week-long series of socio-cultural activities aims to 
    rekindle our collective pride in our school's glorious past, celebrate its 
    continuing role in nation building and perhaps, find answers to the 
    challenges it faces ahead in its noble task as the trailblazer of progress.
    
    Come and join us in our 
    flamboyant ways to keep the grand old lady's torch alight.
    
    Dagkot Na!
        
    
    Name:   Nerio Clenton R. Areglado
Address:   Blk.43 Lt.8
    Kassel City Subd. 
    Abucay, Tacloban City, Leyte
Email:   clenton_areglado16@yahoo.com
    Date:  feb.15,2006
    
    Hello hiton mga taga Samar 
    dida!!!
    
    Bilib talaga ako ha aton mga 
    pinoy, bisan kita mangain na lugar kaya naton mag survive... kaya naton 
    makisama ha iba na nasyon o ha iba nga tawo. Kaya naton ipantay iton ira 
    kakayahan ha aton. Proud to be pinoy!!! siring pa. Nakit-an na iton naton ug 
    napatunayan na ha iba sugad hiton mga OFW, proud ako ha iyo kay kaya niyo 
    mag suffer para ha pamilya. More power ha mga pinoy!!! 
        
    
    Name:   Rex B. Cool
Address:   New 
    Zealand
Email:  samarxpress@yahoo.com
    Date:  
     February 15, 2006
    
    While washing cars at the 
    gas station where I work, I couldn’t resist thinking how sharply you 
    analyzed my message Mr. Morales.
    
    Unfolding the true values of 
    our politicians with their split-level personality as you may say, is of 
    course a lesson to everyone who cast their solemn votes for those who 
    disguised themselves as a sheep. With this in mind, we might as well empower 
    better leaders of our society the next time around.
    
    I hope that our exchanges 
    here will serve as an eye-opener to all of us so that we will be able to 
    relieve our beloved Samar from the ranks of poverty driven islands of the
    Philippines.
    
    There are always differences 
    on how I look at the achievements of people. More often, I measure their 
    success on the number of rises they make in every fall. But that will not 
    eventually make them good or evil. The aftermath of their success is yet to 
    be seen. 
    
    The people had spoken when 
    Mr. Nachura lost his seat in Congress. But did we get a better replacement? 
    As you say, we never had a good representative in Congress hence a continued 
    deprivation of peoples share in a republic.
    
    Reading through your lines 
    Mr. Morales, is tempting me to endorse you to the highest post of public 
    office in Samar, but of course if only I have such powers. A realist like 
    you will make a difference.
    
    Me, I’ll just keep on 
    washing cars in my adopted country until such time that I have enough for 
    the rest of my years on earth, inhaling the fresh morning breeze from 
    Maqueda Bay (if not yet polluted by then) and apart from the poisons of 
    politics. 
        
    
    Name:   Antonio "Tonyboy" Morales
Address:   Catbalogan, 
    Samar
Date:   
    Feb. 14, 2006
    
    The good thing about freely 
    and responsibly expressing one's self without censorship is vital for a 
    healthy exchange of ideas. Such is guaranteed not only by the Constitution 
    under the bill of rights but is observed here in Samarnews.com. Am I right 
    Mr. Gaspay? Mr. Gaspay is one moderator who allows every possible side to be 
    heard. Kudos for keeping the flame of freedom alive!
    
    Let me congratulate Mr. 
    Rexona Cologne (a.k.a. Rex Cool) from New Zealand for airing his side on the 
    issue at hand. By the way, are you related to Rex Tawi? (Rexona Tawas ba, 
    just kidding). Such comment is much welcome and I encourage Mr. Russo to 
    answer the comment of Mr. Cool on the Eddie Nachura thing.
    
    Let me, however, clarify 
    that I am not endorsing any politician at the expense of Eddie Nachura who 
    by the way was recently appointed by the "outgoing" President of the 
    Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as her Chief Presidential Legal 
    Counsel. According to traditions, that office is either a springboard for a 
    seat in the Supreme Court, the Office of the Ombudsman, or a high-profile 
    cabinet office. Justice Antonio Carpio (Legal Counsel of Ramos), Justice 
    Adolfo Azcuna (Legal Counsel of Aquino), and Justice Renato Corona (Legal 
    Counsel of Arroyo) are now incumbent magistrates of the Supreme Court. 
    Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez is the predecessor of Nachura while the 
    current Secretary of Defense Avelino Cruz was also a Presidential Legal 
    Counsel before his appointment to the Defense Department. Wherever Nachura 
    goes after his stint being legal advisor to the President is an interesting 
    story to watch. He may perform better as Presidential Legal Counsel (like 
    counseling the president to revoke EO 464, among others) than as congressman 
    of the impoverished second district of Samar. Let's wait and see.
    
    On personal achievements 
    versus political achievements (See comment of Mr. Rex B. Cool). Mr. Cool is 
    trying himself to be a skilled surgeon when he tried to dichotomize the 
    person of Mr. Nachura and the politics of Mr. Nachura. Using the split-level 
    personality test, Mr. Nachura the person is good while the Mr. Nachura the 
    politician is bad. Is that what you mean Mr. Cool? Saying that the world of 
    a person is separate and distinct from the world of a politician is one 
    dangerous proposition because that is precisely the problem going on in the 
    Philippines. Politicians are not acting as persons--they are acting as 
    animals or beasts of the wilds. The politicians' world is far removed from 
    the world of the ordinary homo sapiens. They try to have multiple 
    personalities and that's troubling because our politicians should first and 
    foremost be people whose sworn duty is to promote the welfare of the people 
    whom they serve. That's our problem in 
    Samar. Our politicians do not recognize their duty to the people 
    they serve because they think that their behest personal enrichment 
    (sometimes called "achievement") is superior compared to the interest of the 
    public. Nachura is not alone in this totem pole, he is accompanied by 
    Garduce (who bought a yacht), Figueroa (who built a pier 3 as his abode in 
    Catbalogan), Mila Tan (who has allegedly plundered the provincial coffers), 
    Bolastig (who got Mom's Store after serving as Governor), and the list goes 
    on and on.
    
    Now can you blame others 
    when these acts of graft and corruption are identified with the politicians 
    who perpetrared such acts? I guess that's difficult to dissect the person 
    from the politician. What we need are people whose politics is reflective of 
    their beliefs, faith, morality, and personality. We do not need split-level 
    politicians. 
        
    
    Name:   Rex B. Cool
Address:   
    New Zealand
Email:   samarxpress@yahoo.com
    Date:  February 
    13, 2006
    
    Way to go Mr. Tonnyboy 
    Morales. 
    
    You see, the holiness of the 
    freedom of expression is always taken for granted. Those who posts in this 
    forum are sometimes being haunted as mischievous jokers without even 
    understanding the full sense of the posted messages. 
    
    In the case of Prof. Torres, 
    I believe I came across to that article which Mr. Russo refers to as 
    unapologetic, etc. etc.. I say that Mr. Russo's accusation is baseless. If I 
    remember the article right, Prof. Torres was referring to the personal 
    achievements of Eddie Nachura as a person and not as a politician. It’s two 
    different worlds. If there were words of superiority and a lot of 
    superlatives then let it be. That's what Mr. Morales calls as the freedom of 
    expression and that’s the way Prof. Torres expresses the substance of his 
    writings.
    
    However, I am amazed to see 
    the similarities of your desire to free our province Samar from poverty and 
    hunger. We all dream of the total economic upliftment of the province at par 
    with other progressive islands in the country. Sharing the same goal will 
    guide our way to progress. Let us not permit the existence of differences 
    between the old and the new generation to be our divisive factor. 
    
    
    Also, let us not forget that 
    the new generation of today is the old generation by tomorrow and the best 
    way to handle this is to listen to one another and create healthier 
    exchanges of ideas.
    
    Be cool guys. We’re all on 
    the same boat.
        
    
    Name:  UP Economics 198 students
Address:  
    School of Economics, 
    University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1011, Philippines
Email:  ivy_lovelle@yahoo.com
    Date:   February 
    12, 2006
    
    Good Day!
    
    We are senior students from 
    the University of the 
    Philippines 
    in Diliman Quezon City. We are currently conducting a study about the 
    Samar log ban in 1989. For the analysis, we are searching for
    Samar's environmental 
    (particularly in forestry) condition before, during, and after 1989. 
    
    
    With this, we are hoping 
    that you could help us make our study more precise and more informative by 
    telling us the exact log ban ordinance and by telling us how Samar was 
    (environmentally) in 1989.
    
    Thank you very much and we 
    are hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.
    
    Thank you and God Bless us 
    all!
    
    Sincerely yours,
UP SE Economic 198 students
        
    
    Name:    Paul Pruel
Address:   Khs, 
    PO Box 10120, Riyadh, 
    Central 11433, Saudi Arabia
Email:   ppruel@gmail.com
    Date:   Feb 
    12, 2006
    
    
    SUGAL NG BUHAY
    
    Unang linggo ng Pebrero
Umaga ng Sabado
Sa Ultra’y nagkagulo
Mga sigaw umalingawngaw
Mula sa libo-libong tao…
    
    Sila’y nag-uunahan at nagtutulakan
Nagpupumilit na makapasok sa pintuan
Nguni’t sadyang mailap ang kapalaran
Bumulagta ang karamihan
Inapakan, hanggang sila’y bawian ng buhay…
    
    Ang dating masayang umaga
Ay nabalutan ng kalungkutan
Iba’t-ibang damdamin ay nailarawan
Katulad ng pagkamuhi, pagkasuklam at sisihan
Sa nangyaring trahedya na kailan man ‘di inasahan…
    
    Ang Ultra’y naging libingan
Ng mga nasawing mamamayan
Na naghangad ng magandang kinabukasan
Isinugal buhay nila’t kapalaran
Na nagwakas sa kandungan ni kamatayan…
    
    Iyon ay karanasan na ‘di basta makakalimutan
Ng mga naiwang pamilya’t buong sambayanan
Pati ang Santo Papa sa Roma’y natigilan
Nabigla sa nasaksihang pangyayari
At nag-alay ng maikling dasal para sa mga nasawi…
    
    Kailan man ‘di maitatago ang katotohanan
Na ang kawalan at kahirapan ang dahilan
Kaya libo-libong tao’y sa Ultra’y nagdagsaan
Nagbakasali’t isinugal ang kapalaran
Kung sakaling suwertihin gaganda ang kinabukasan…
    
    Noon malimit kong marinig 
    ito: “Heto isang kahig, isang tuka”
Ngayon iba na: “Heto sampung kahig, walang matuka”
Ang trahedyang kumitil ng maraming buhay
Sana magsilbing panawagan sa 
    pamahalaan
Na masolusyunan ang ugat ng lahat ng ito: Ang Kahirapan!
      
    
    
    Name:   Manny Acain
Address:   
    Hudson Valley, NY, USA
Email:   mannyacain@hotmail.com
    Date:  Feb. 
    12, 2006
    
    As an occasional visitor to 
    and reader of SamarNews website, out of curiousity and bit of nostalgia, I 
    find it amusing to read some of the views expressed herein that allude to 
    the ancient and long forgotten spirit of the French revolution. It's 
    understandable to bring forth these sentiments out of desperation by some 
    circles who deeply desire social and political changes to the impoverished 
    and long suffering people of the 
    island of 
    Samar. 
    But I want to remind these self-appointed agents of change to be mindful of 
    the unintended consequencies of the French style of political upheaval.
    
    The cruel and unforgiving 
    reign of terror might be replicated in 
    Samar if and when misguided and irresponsible thoughts and actions 
    are actually put into practice. There are still hope and workable remedies 
    available that are kinder and gentler than the bloody historical event of 
    the 17th century.
    
    First and foremost, a new 
    breed of enlighten leaders must come to the fore and lead a system of govt 
    that encourages respect of law and recognizes the subservient status of 
    elected officials to the needs and decency of the people. The types who 
    resort to empty platitudes have no place in this system of government.
    
    The ubiquitious and uppity 
    professor, who should teach people how to think clearly and how to find the 
    sources of scholarly materials, must be more careful in his disquisitions 
    that maybe harmful to the cause. He must curtail his abusive pronoucements 
    and temper his sintements with respect and civility to all concerns. 
    
    
    And others, including yours 
    truly, must continue to show concern with respect and humility towards a 
    better and brighter tomorrow for the people of 
    Samar. For my part, I'm still very much a Samarnon who's eager to 
    see real and tangible economic changes to the island. 
        
    
    Name:   Tonyboy Morales
Address:   Catbalogan, 
    Samar
Date:   02/11/06
    
    Russo's comment on the 
    raging battle between the old guards and the new guards, in my opinion, is 
    not true. I have no intention of having a head-on collision with the 
    maverick Professor from UP. My comment was pure and simple defense of the 
    freedom to express one's opinion without resorting to argumentum ad hominem 
    by using one's lofty position or circumstance as a major argument. This 
    forum, I believe, is not one den controlled by a lion in the person of Prof. 
    Torres. This forum is for everybody who believes in the freedom of 
    expression and the healthy exchange of ideas.
    
    Also, the comment of Russo 
    on the literary style of Prof. Torres' writings is one I cannot agree upon 
    because freedom of expression covers not just the substance of the message 
    but even the form of its delivery. Substance should, however, be given 
    emphasis than form.
    
    However, Mr. Russo's comment 
    on what Eddie Nachura has accomplished is true. I thought that when he 
    eventually won, after being a perennial candidate for Congressman since 
    1987, with the tag line "Kamo an magbubuot" that he will reform the system 
    he once fought as a freedom fighter in the legal arena against the corrupt 
    conjugal dictatorship of Marcos. He has failed me and many Samarnons. 
    Sometimes the dictum what is legal is not necessarily moral applies to this 
    legal luminary. He fought against corruption but he himself is accused of 
    corruption. He may be popular before the national media by being one of the 
    prosecutors in the Estrada impeachment trial but he has failed to deliver 
    the promise of a new era of politics for Samar. He has not made a 
    difference---he is no better than Garduce, Figueroa, and other Congressmen 
    who served the second district of Samar. When will we have somebody who can 
    make that difference? Your guess is good as mine. 
    
    Let us not put our reliance 
    on these politicians---they are inutile---rather let us believe on our own 
    capacity to rise above the seemingly insurmountable challenges and encourage 
    others to follow our lead. I still believe that Samarnons will one day 
    realize that the fastest exit out of poverty is not through the politician 
    but through his own volition to seek, if not create, opportunities for 
    growth.
    
    There is still hope as long 
    as ideas flow freely and not curtailed by those who disagree. 
        
    
    Name:   J J Russo
Address:   52 rue Lafayette, 
    Paris 75010, 
    France
Email:  lafayette1776@netscape.com
    Date:  Feb. 
    10, 2006
    
    Dear esteemed readers of Samar News, and Samarnons,
    
    I am quite amused that in 
    these insightful pages of Samar News, a raging battle between the old 
    generation, and the new generation is taking place, or I would say, the old 
    school and the new school, of thought.
    
    If you read the rantings of 
    Prof. Torres against Philipp, Morales, and associates, he should look back 
    at the article, Pride, Sadness, and Hopes of a Samarnon in California, and 
    in that article, he would engage in a 20- paragraph unapologetic, 
    unrepentant, sanctimonous praise for a role-model to be, the egregrious and 
    debonaire, Atty. Antonio Eddie Nachura, the very well known politician who 
    climb up the ranks of the Marcos administration, as a Corporate Secretary of 
    GSIS, and with the same valor, climb up the ranks of the GMA administration, 
    now as the Chief Legal Counsel.
    
    Let us look what he did for 
    Samar during his tenure.  Was it exemplary?  Did he made substantial 
    contributions in the upliftment of Samar?  Or was it the other way around? 
    He gained more from his position as Congressman, and the rumors have it, as 
    Secretary of Education?
    
    Given his superior reasoning 
    capabilities earned being a bar topnotcher, and a legendary drinker, does 
    the man's intellect comparable to his achievement as the foremost 
    Congressman of the 2nd district.  That's a big question mark!  His legal 
    mind is only suited in corporate boardrooms as well as the levers of state 
    power (carpet-baggers they call them). Or was he just a grooming lackey of 
    the emerging Ramos-GMA clique involved in toppling another corrupt 
    president, Erap?  Or the worst, a legal eagle with a talent for hire?  But 
    nay, when Cong. Pepe Pimentel engaged him in an interpellation at the 
    session in Congress regarding the GMA-Garcillano tapes, he had to back down. 
    Looking like a whimpering dog, he could not stand Cong. Pimentel's rebuttal 
    on the rules of opening the tapes, as an evidence to be presented. 
    Incidentally, the same attitude he would demonstrate in local campaigns in
    Samar, in a stand out debate with other candidates.
    
    Ladies and Gentlemen, I am 
    not saying that our present congressman stands above the crowd of old, 
    corrupt and backward Trapos!  We the new and young generation of Samarnons 
    cannot stand this old demagoguery, inane, blatant, and whimsical dream of a 
    role model for Samar's dream politician.  There never was a Statesman from 
    Samar who is capable of 
    handling the new and evolving world of power politics.  That Statesman from
    Samar will come from a new breed of leaders who has been fed up 
    with the Trapos, and its cohorts.  So if ever Prof. Torres should write 
    another letter, it should be well-intended, direct, and profuse with facts, 
    not his usual verbose and poetical style in writing. That's old style.  Let 
    us learn from history, friends and compatriots.  Our future does not lie 
    with the old and decrepit politicians.  
    Samar will move on.
    
    Liberte' Fraternite' Eqalite'
JJ Russo
        
    
    Name:   daenthelife
Email:   daenthelife@yahoo.com
    Date:  
    02-07-2006
    
    Please help....I am looking 
    for Jeramay. I only know her first name. She has a young son named Leone. 
    Jeramay owns a small store and has recently married. She has been gravely 
    deceived and should be told so that she may make her decisions based on 
    truth. Thank you.
        
    
    Name:   Hermie A. Sanchez
Address:  Catbalogan, 
    Samar 6700, Philippines
Email:  
    salagtamsi40@hotmail.com 
Date:  
    Feb 5, 2006
    
    TO ALL BATCH 81 of STS/SSAT/SSPC/SSU
    
    
    Akon ginhahangyo an akon mga kabats,
Ha tidaraon nga alumni ayaw paglabyaw,
Kunta mag-gikurukuntak kita ngatanan,
Basi makaattend nga pagkaurusan.
    
    Ha sunod nga tuig nga maabot,
Hi kita na an host hinin alumni naton,
Kunta aton gamiton ini nga higayon,
Pag kontak han tagsa-tagsa ngakabats naton.
    
    
    Just email me at this add:  salagtamsi40@hotmail.com
        
    
    Name:   Renita Paragatos-Klas
Address:  Im Schlinge 57a,
    Paderborn 33106, 
    Germany
Email:   renitak75@yahoo.de
    Date:   03 - Feb – 06
    
    Hi! to my mom "Nenita 
    Dolceras! of Canlapwas and to all my class mates in Samar Natonal High 
    School. Hi! also to Lolita Tambal in Sto Nino, Roselyn Paragatos, Marcial 
    Paragatos. Komusta ha iyo ngatanan... Miss you all.
        
    
    Name:   Cesar Torres
Date:   
    2 February 2006
    
    Dear Mr. Morales ngan Philip:
    
    Even if you want to break my 
    shinbone, and perhaps wishing that someone should cut off my head or stab my 
    sides and dump my headless body on some dilapidated roadside in Canticum in 
    Calbiga or in Santo Niño in Villa, I must confess that I am very happy with 
    your message Mr. Morales. It reminds me of my favorite expression:  “Let a 
    hundred flowers bloom, let a thousand thoughts contend.” Bisan la karuyag mo 
    ako pag-anitan sugad kan San Bartolome nga guin sasalin-urog hiton mga 
    Katbalogan kay paropangisda man kuno!
    
    You even used Catbalogan and 
    Samar as your address!  With a very impressive letter like that! But since I 
    cannot imagine you lugging a laptop or going to Jobal and Tonette Gadin’s 
    BBCS Data Systems to post your message in Ray Gaspay’s SamarNews.com, I 
    suppose that is alright, if you forgot to indicate your e-mail address.  
    Kanugon.  If I want to send an email to you, I will just send it to Ray 
    Gaspay. But of course, I don’t think that you would read an email coming 
    from me. So, let us forget it.
    
    Tinuod, salamat nga dako 
    paghatag hin importansya han akon rejoinder kan Philip. It has been a long 
    time since I have read a message like that — white hot with passion and 
    anger(?), and coming to the defense of a Samarnon nga aadto ha langyaw.  
    Kasabot ko waray na ako iba nga mababasa denhi kan Ray famous website kon 
    diri mga pangusta han akon mga na-utangan dida. An imo mensahe Mr. Morales 
    makarit.
    
    Ngan kan Philip, pasaylo-a 
    la ako kon adto nga akon mensahe nakahatag ha imo hin kabi-du-an. Waray ako 
    tuyo nga pag-insulto ha imo sugad han pagsulsol ni Mr. Morales.  Read my 
    message again. In the first place, diri man ako ingrato nga diri nakilala 
    hadton imo pagdayaw unta ha aton. Nagmamadali la ako pagsurat hadto nga 
    mensahe. Waray panahon mag-review. When writing, I keep on looking at the 
    clock:  “Ano’t oras na? Ano’t oras na?  Malelate na ako.  Kon diri ako 
    masulod ha trabaho yana, para makasurat hin maupay nga surat kan Philip, 
    kanugon han bakasyon. Bangin pa kita tanggalon ha trabaho. Seguro, okay na 
    ini.”  Then “Send”. 
    
    Pero tinama-an han hubag 
    ngan amor propio ni Mr. Morales.  Merese, kay nag-a-apura ngani. Unta, guin 
    pasag-dan ko nala adton nga surat ni Philip. Pero intawon kay baga diri man 
    liwat maupay nga pareho hin guin yuyubit adton “article” nga diri ngani ako 
    segurado kon kanay “article”.  Just assuming nga 
    kan Mr. Armando Ridao ngani, whose publication was due to 
    me, I felt responsible to clarify some misperceptions.  So that message to 
    Philip.
    
    Philip, kon may barang, 
    sigue baranga nala ako.  Pero iton barang nga napaguapo ngan napadamo hin 
    kwarta ha? Nga diri kinakawat hin pa-agui hin mga 5-6 or ghost purchases or 
    plunder? Ngan barang nga napa-upay magkuratsa, para bundle bundle iton gala.
    Para ini nga aton 
    mga kablas nga mga kabataan nga homeless ha Catbalogan pati ini nga 
    kalagasan ha Home for the Aged nga nagpapalimos, matagan naton hin guti-ay 
    nga kalipayan ngan pagla-om.
    
    Balit, pasay-lo, kon baga 
    nag-hambog kita hin mga “Karamasov”.  Actually, an akon panhuna-huna hadto 
    kon may mga “Karas” pa ha pangpang. Kay sobra naman iton environmental 
    destruction kuno dida.
    
    Mr. Morales, when I was 
    pulling my own chair as a “Polly Sigh” “Has Been” ha U.P., baga ibarato na 
    la adto seguro ha akon.  Again, in defense of Mr. Ridao nga sobra hin 
    kabo-otan ngan kadako hiton akon utang nga bu-ot, I had to say something nga 
    diri hiya politiko.
    
    Waray man ako ig-dadasig nga 
    rico ako didi o dida whether kinawat o diri, o Honorablé nga Tongressman or 
    Gobernatong, so asya na la iton mga pampataba ng puso, sering pa han mga 
    “Imperialistang Taga-ilog”. At least diri kinawat nga ka “Has Been”. Guin 
    kuri-an, guin pirawan, guin-gutoman.
    
    Hi Dr. Francisco Nemenzo, 
    Jr., naman was here last October.  We had a forum here. I will request Ray 
    to post the proceedings in his website. After all, as President of the Laban 
    ng Masa, he is not an ordinary UP President.  Of course, we know each 
    other.  Hadto pa han karuyag hiya tirison nira Joma. Han Presidente hiya han 
    UP, he was actually asking me kon karuyag ko nga diri ma “Has Been”, asking 
    me if I could teach again ha UP, preferably ha Tacloban.  Pero you know how 
    it is…
    
    Hi Dr. Jose Abueva naman, we 
    have sort of a “cyberspace” relationship in the Internet.  Kay na respeto 
    ngani kita ha iya, danay ako natatagan hin opportunidad pag-explicar hi-onong 
    hin mga issues hadton mga nakontra ha iya. Right now, we are discussing this 
    Constitutional Amendment nga pareho hiya hin guin ti-opay hin pukyutan. And 
    like Dr. Nemenzo, we both come from the UP College of Public Administration.
    
    In closing, I admire your 
    eloquence Mr. Morales. Nagtitinago ka la dida ha?  Angay na gud nga iton iyo 
    henerasyon na iton kumapot hiton katungdanan ngan responsibilidad ha 
    Samar ngan Pilipinas para diri naman sugad hini iton aton 
    kamotangan ngan ka waray pagla-om. Daw sugad hin madalumdom la an kabubwason.
    
    Ngan kan Philip, pasaylo-a 
    na la ako kon baga nakahatag ako ha imo hin kabi-duan. Diri tinuyo ngan 
    waray malisya.
    
    And to you both Philip ngan 
    Mr. Morales, ngan pati ha akon, nagla-laom ako nga diri kita mapusok firme 
    iton aton mga dughan ngan panhuna-huna. Ngan diri malaksi iton aton pag 
    huwes o pagcondenar hin tawo.
    
    Sorry Ray kon nakakasamok 
    ini ha imo panhuna-huna.
        