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Name:   Sailorjohn
Address:   Seattle, WA, USA
Email:
Date:   25 July 2008

Rex,

In regards to your comments about the American company that is going to build a resort there in Guiuan. I am wondering if your comments where against Americans? You say that the disadvantages to the locals is that the American firms will hire the top positions from the USA, Manila, Cebu, etc. Is this any different then what the companies that are investing in Subic Bay (SBMA) are doing? Do you think that Hanjin (a Korean Comapny) hired top positions to local Filipinos to run their shipyard there? What of other companies like FedEx, companies from the UK, Japan, China, etc.? What do you think they are doing?

As an American, I take your comments as off the wall and in poor judgment towards Americans.

This comment you made, "Samar folks will then remain as gardeners, cleaners, night dancers or other positions that does not need the total use of brains." just shows me you have no idea what you are talking about. If I was a Filipino, I would take offense to your statement here. Filipinos are NOT, repeat NOT stupid as you stated.

I think maybe you need to do some research on the Philippines to have an understanding of the culture, the problems, etc. Most Filipino families, which are very large compared to say a family in the US, are poor. They live off the land or sea and struggle daily to put food on the table. Filipinos from Samar mostly fits into this category. They can not afford to send their children to college or even completing high school. So you see there Rex, there are many factors that come into play.

This statement is very true. "The environmental protection of the island can also be at stake once hundreds of thousands of tourists marches to Calicoan". But I'll ask you this question. How often to you go to Samar to visit? Have you ever seen how much trash, plastic is all over the island? In my last visit last year, I was sadden to see on Sto Niño island for example how much plastic trash is all over the island behind houses, on paths from bagy to bagy. It was also floating all around the island. You say that this new attraction for tourist will create environmental problems. They are all ready there and NO ONE is doing anything about it now.

Again, where are you coming from with this statement? "Is the Samar government prepared to meet such challenges or do they rejoice of the plans as this American firm is a solid milking cow". Of course ANY local Gov't in the Philippines will be happy if a foreign comapny comes in and invests in their town. Wouldn't you? The bottom line is this in case you did not know. Samar is the poorest Province in the Philippines. I for one have seen how much Calbayog City has change since my first visit in 1981. Samar is trying to grow and become a place for investments. But if the Philippine government continues to look else where in the Philippines and NOT invest or spend monies in Samar, then it will NEVER match places like Cebu, Subic Bay, etc. The main road is a great example of how the Gov't is FAILING Samar.

Name:    Tonyboy Morales
Address:   Catbalogan
Email:
Date:   Jul 25, 2008

Troy---the fake waray!

You are indeed an expert in washing your own hand ala Pontius Pilate in public appealing for some sympathy votes with your perfect try to look decent and honorable before this message board. You wanted me to simply just accept you wholeheartedly and give you accolades for your concern of our island.

Calling my comments delusional is delusional in itself. So, who is having delusions now when it was you who was dreaming to be a waray when you are not. Talking down on people who are corrupt and at the same time colluding with them to benefit from the graft and corruption going on in Samar.

Do not lecture me about the original inhabitants of the Philippine archipelago because your presentation though seem believable is bereft of factual and logical sense. When the Spaniards came to the Philippines, the existing barangays especially those along the seashores were of people belonging to the Malayan race. When Magellan declared that the archipelago would now become Las Islas Filipinas, he was referring to those people whom he saw in Limasawa in Samar or Masau in Butuan (wherever the National Historical Institute decides), Homonhon in Southern Leyte, Sugbu or Cebu, and Mactan. He was not referring to the negritos living in the hinterlands of Negros, Panay, Luzon, Palawan, and other islands.

When the Europeans came to America particularly the United States, there were already indian nations thriving like the Cherokees, Apaches, and others. Now, here's the twist---the big twist---look at the Philippines right now, you still could see that the majority of Filipinos have malayan features... the Americans? Do you have the red-skinned features among the majority of your "full-blooded Americans?"

Now, that is the difference and that is a big difference Troy. So trying to use parallelism might not work in your favor because your presentation, as I've said, may be pseudo-believable but it is bereft with merit. And as to your stupid question as to "who makes the decision who can call themselves whatever," please don't beg me to verbally spank you with examples that would seal your coffin. Could I merely call myself a Russian even if I am not of russian origin just because I want to? Could you call chinese people your fellow chinese even if your eyes are bigger and wider than an owl's? Now, delusion is commonly defined as a fixed false belief on something that is either false, fanciful or derived from deception. So, a person calling himself a waray even if he is not is delusional!

And never accuse me of using highfalutin (not "high-falottin" as you earlier spelled, now don't accuse me of being sarcastic again, I am just correcting your spelling because you might use that in a formal letter or document and it will be so embarrassing on your part to be a native american speaker who boasts of knowing the meaning of kakistocracy but could not spell a simple word as highfalutin) for pomp and pageantry because I assume, especially you "full-blooded american," that we all could understand the meaning of words written in English---the lengua franca of the modern world and the language at birth of Troy.

There are times that I need to expound on words especially legal gobbledygook because not all are familiar with legal terms since most are still coded in Latin. And saying that you are not impressed of my "5000 dollars word" is so presumptuous of you to believe that I am trying to impress you. My intent in writing is to express my sentiments and not to impress readers. To me, content is always better than form. If you want to barrage me with a parade of synonymous words to make one point, thank you for opening your thesaurus but that tactic is dinosaurus---old and useless---only good in museums. Let me tell you one thing though that a word must be taken in proper context to be relevant and not merely used to parade your lack of content and imagination.

You should not instruct me to re-read the 1987 Constitution and the Corporation Code of the Philippines. I have not only read the letters of those laws but have understood their spirits at heart. Charging me of using legal and factual arguments for merely showing off is an argument of those who cannot come up with legal and factual arguments of greater weight. Answer my arguments using your own knowledge of Philippine laws instead of showing off that anything is possible in the Philippines because of the corruption being practiced by the government officials.

And speaking of Troy of Homer's Iliad, there is a trojan horse that would eventually mean in disguise of a sinister plot. Are you Troy of USA a trojan horse like your historical and mythical name suggests? Well, I'm sure you are a boiling potato soup again.

I hope that this would be my last piece about Troy from USA because I am already having a sense that I am like arguing with a egotistically-challenged man. I'd rather argue with a drunken labasero and mananguite than to argue with this haughty fellow. But, let me make it clear that I will not allow haughty fellows, especially self-proclaimed "non-filipinos" to bully me and my fellow Samarnons. I will fight to end!

Tagay na bangkero!

Name:    Samarnon
Address:   Canada
Email:
Date:   July 25, 2008

Damo gad udog an mga baltok denhi ha Pilipinas lugaring kay deri kita nagkakaurusa. Sugad hini nga mga batunay ngan mga kuro-kuro. Deri ini matatapos ngan waray hini mabubuligan kundi masaktan la ang mga dughan naton.

Maupay pa magburublig kita hin pagpinsar nga kon aanhon naton makabulig hin aton igkasi Samarnon.

Deri ba damo man an aton mga kalugaringon nga mga resources denhi ha Samar? Sige daw Mr. Tony Morales, iton imo guinssesering nga mga cooperatives nga puwede naton itindog para makabulig kita paghatag hin livelihood denhi ha Samar.

Hino man ha aton denhi an maungod pagbulig? Ako inreterado ako bumulig...if Mr. Morales can come up a viable idea. Deri ako interesado mga kumita an akon igaamot nga capital basta makabulig la kita han aton igkasi waray-waray ngan han bug-os nga Pilipinas.

Let's put our brilliant ideas and noble intentions into action.  LET'S GO!!!

Mr. Troy, I don't intend to hurt you nor anyone who is in your side. I just don't think it was right that it seemed that you have singled out Philippines on corruption.

Name:   Troy
Email:   sweetlander2003@yahoo.com
Date:   7/24/08

Samarnon,

Take offense as much as you want about my comment regarding some corrupt people. In the Philippines. You can even pretend that corruption and corrupt people doesn't exist in the Philippine culture. The truth however can be blatantly seen. Remember Estrada? Marcos? I recognized that corruption and corrupt people is not exclusive to the Philippines, but I did not said that it is.

But I know why you resent my statement, and I cant blame you for your reaction. However don't shot the messenger, shut those corrupt people. And know the distinction between an individual act versus a whole race. I do. I recognized that the majority of people are hard working, honest, and trustworthy. But some are not. I would never call an entire population such an such because I know better that it is not true. I am not a bigot, prejudice nor discriminatory. And by the way, if I am a Filipino, I would be proud to admit to it. Unfortunately, that would not be true. To pacify your insistence, ok sure I am a Filipino. So did my statement stung any less? Or maybe my point is any less truer?

By the way, if I am a Filipino.

Name:   Antonio Morales
Address:   Catbalogan
Email:
Date:   24 Jul 2008

To Hagi and his universe:

Hagi ka-bright gud nimo! Thanks for the parallel universe piece. Samar is not only home to highly opinionated people but astro-physicists in the making. Can you be the first Samarnon on the moon?

Fly us to the moon!!!

Name:   Nancy Abaigar Salentes
Address:   Bagacay, Daram, Samar
Email:   nancysalentes@yahoo.com
Date:   07/24/08

Happy fiesta to Salentes family in Bagacay, Daram!!!

Name:    Goatzee
Address:   Curry Ave. Catbalogan, Samar
Email:
Date:   July 24, 2008

To all readers specially to all those who pretend to be lovers of Samar. Pls stop criticizing opinions of other contributors/writers in this board. You have absolutely no right to criticize other opinions. Just know how to respects other equal rights as your in giving comments to all issues discussed. Some people pretend to love democracy and freedom, freedom from expression that is, but cannot even accept opinion/comments of one certain Troy re Samar state of bad roads. In politics, there is an adage which says, "the enemy of my friend is also my enemy," when you suffer pain because of the comments of Troy, do you tell us that you are a friend of the people task to have good roads? (pls just read between the lines.)

Name:   Tonyboy Morales
Address:   Catbalogan
Email:
Date:   23 Jul 2008

It takes two to tango: The corrupt officials and the corruptor/briber!!!

Troy is slowly showing his true colors in public. From being a saint denouncing corruption in the Philippines to one who is benefiting from the ongoing corrupt practices of government officials.

Here's how he packaged his latest response on a foreigner's right to own lands in the Philippines. He mentioned the corporate sabotage (40-60 corporate scheme, 40% foreign-60% local ownership) to surreptitiously hold Philippine lands. A 40-60 corporation can own lands in the Philippines in furtherance of its corporate mission. However, a corporation in the strictest legal sense has a personality separate and distinct from its owners or shareholders. So in legal fiction, the shareholder does not own a particular title to the property owned by the corporation because of that concept of the corporation having its own juridical personality. So, Troy, in the legal sense your father does not own the land owned by the corporation and in the event that there is dissolution of that corporation, he will have no title to that land. He does not even have an inchoate right to the land because of his citizenship. Of course corruption in the Philippines make it possible for foreigners to have the usufruct (the right to use) of lands because foreigners usually have Filipino dummies to front as the ones owning the 60% to comply with the requirements of the law and this kind of schemes are so prevalent in the tourism industry. If you would notice, beach areas are owned by Filipinas married to their foreigner husbands but true ownership belongs to a group of unscrupulous foreigner capitalist businessmen who avail of the loophole in that law.

While it is the sad reality in the Philippines, I have not expected a crusader like Troy from USA to abuse the system. Troy, you have just lost your moral ascendancy to talk about corruption when you yourself is publicly saying that you could do anything you want in the Philippines in cahoots with the corrupt officials, immoral lawyers, and dumb dummy Filipinos.

I challenge you to first correct your evil desires before you preach about the evils of corruption in Samar. The wanton corruption in the Philippines is the major reason why roads are not properly maintained, basic health and social services not properly given to the people, and so on and so forth. In the law of God and the law of men, the corruptor or the briber is as guilty as the corrupted or the one bribed.

So when you apply some balm to your sore butt, remember that you are being punished for your contributory sin of cahooting with the devils!

Now, can you denounce your own evil, Troy? Ah, well even the devil can quote biblical passages!

Name:   Samarnon
Address:   Canada
Email:
Date:   July 23, 2008

My apologies to all the readers. My typo errors caused me my grammar as well. Pasensiya nala kay baga permi la ako adelantado didi ngan nagmamadali. Deri na nag re-review han guin susurat. Pero bisan la kay iyo pa man ada naiintindihan.

Sankay Addi Batica, kaupay la pagbinasa han imo surat. Kadati mo magsinurat hin winaray. Lalo la ako namimingaw. Maupay konta kon permi ako may kaistorya nga waray didi ha Canada. Ako halo halo na, pasensiya nala kamo.

Well, your insightful thoughts are as valuable as Mr. Tony Morales' mind. Regards

Name:   Waray Waray
Address:   Samar
Email:
Date:    July 23, 2008

To remedy the irrepairable roads of Samar, I strongly recommend building or constructing over-passes or bridges over those spots that persistently become potholes or small ponds especially during the monsoon or rainy seasons. This maybe a very expensive proposition but in the long run, its benefits will surpass its costs, not to mention the relief of the tortured souls and corpus of the traveling public.

The public deserves a civilized highway to travel around Samar, and it's time for all good Warays to come to come up with ideas of building smooth roads. If other provinces of the Philippines can do it, why can't Samar?

Name:    Troy
Email:   sweetlander2003@yahoo.com
Date:   Jul 22, 2008

Mr. Morales,

Your reprehensible ranting has shown the state of your delusional mind, which is full of grandiosity and paranoia. It shows how your mind is playing tricks on you; reading messages in-between lines (when it does not exist), projecting ideas and thoughts (which I am not quilty), and expressing actuations and perceived behavior ( I am totally innocent). You read “in-between lines” and gave meaning as you perceived how it should be read. Not how the author intended for it to be read and comprehended. You are fond of assuming, presuming, presupposing, and guessing. Sadly only to be told, by me, how incorrectly you have interpreted my writing. I am not a good writer as you do, but I know that I wrote to be understood by all. I don't write to show-off what I have learned from school, read from dictionary or online. Any language serves just one purpose, be it written or spoken, it exist for the purpose of communicating. And that’s the reason why I write, to communicate to everyone without being insulting, nor sarcastic. I concede that you write well and is probably intelligent, thus far all I see in your writings are guesses, sarcastic remarks, high-fallotin words (to show off?), and nothing else.

Example from your posting:

Because of your haughtiness, try to distinguish your person and your comments. I don't have to know your name, your age, your address including your ZIP code, your marital status, your vital statistics, and your circumstances just so I could respond to whatever you wrote in the message board of Samarnews.com. Otherwise, it would be better for you to join Friendster, face book, MySpace, and what have you so you be in the company of friends who can say only good things about you. If you take these remarks personally, then it is up to you and my hope is for you to learn your lessons well while reading the remarks of other people.

Your calling me haughty is not only a stretch of the meaning but an abuse, on your part, for frequently looking at the dictionary. I assumed you labeled me “condescendingly proud” because of my posting, to which if have to judge you and your writing is guiltier. I challenge you to try reading my postings, with a clean/clear and unbiased mind, and then tell me if you get a “scornfully and condescendingly proud”, writing or person, as dictionary defines haughty. After which I suggest that you re-read your postings and then judge both of us whom fits that word better or more.

Here is my initial posting which raised your eye brow.

More than a year ago, I went through Catbalogan and Calbayog, on my way to Catarman. I was so disgusted with the road condition, that I promised I would never go down that same horrendous route--ever again, for as long as the so called "road" exists. So to all my dear, fellow waray, can someone tell me if that governmental embarrassment is a thing of the past?

To respond to some of my concerns:

Infuriated---I am not. I responded to your posting with the sole purpose of correcting your perception. My life doesn’t revolve around this website or showing off. Thank you very much but I have a satisfying life far better than what cyber space can offer.

Sore ego---Again here is another one which you conveniently redirected your feelings on me. I don’t see any reason why I should be, but based on your responses it seems like you are.

CVS and Walgreen—you have mentioned these pharmacies several times in the past. FYI: We don’t have CVS pharmacy where I live but we do have Walgreen, Wal-Mart, Rite-aid .Personally I use Kaiser Pharmacy, but my ego is fine so I don’t need any ointment for it. Besides there is no such treatment anyways, however maybe you can use a preparation-H after all you have been a pain in the ass lately.

Ownership of land by foreign entity or individual—I suggest you read up on it again because the information you have spewed is incorrect. Loop holes, corporations, etc.

High-fallotin word: The fact that you use 5000 dollars words doesn’t impress me, it just tell me that you know how to read a dictionary.

Now see if you know what these words means: boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising.

By the way, Mr. Morales, I am aware of what kakistocracy is, without looking at a dictionary. Did you beforehand?

Some more points for you to ponder:

1. How long a person does needs to be away to no longer call them a Filipino? Waray? Cebuano? I read your postings and I strongly disagree with you on your lecture because I still consider myself a waray even if I am not a native Filipino.

By the way you confused me with your answers, again you rambled two contradicting opinion.

“My understanding is that a waray will forever be a waray no matter what and no matter where”.

2. Taken from your own writing again: ”A full-blooded American would be an american indian who can trace his lineage to the the mighty people who originally owned the lands in that hemisphere. But that would be another topic”.

You are right because native Filipino or original Filipino is called negrito. Filipinos today are a mixture of Malay, Chinese, American, European, etc, since that is the case, can you call yourself a Filipino? Waray, Tagalog, etc. Or Asian for that matter? By the way, who makes the decision who can call themselves whatever? you? Me?

Mr. Morales, you knew full well that you did not have anything to disagree nor quarrel with me, after all you don’t have much information to tell nor conclude about me nor if telling you is wrong or right. Instead you commented on my writing, sarcastic, I might add, with the purpose of spinning and redirecting my complaints. Or I could be wrong. Maybe you just wanted to be heard....

I surmise however that name calling, sarcasm, threats, and insults is the only way you know how to fight back.

Name:    ElectroMechanical Engr
Address:   P.O. Box 3488, Riyadh City, Central 11471, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Email:    HE_engr@yahoo.com
Date:    July 21, 2008 3:31 PM Riyadh time

Greetings:

Namimiling ako han akon mga paryente nga mga Ogania (Father side) og Padullon (mother side) ha bug-os nga kalibutan.

My parents came from Hernani Eastern Samar and Guiuan Eastern Samar respectively. Sana may makapagemail sa akin saan man kayo naroroon...

Maraming salamat kay Mr. R. Gaspay. More Power!!!

Name:    Hagi
Address:    Cor. Mascardo & Yague Streets, Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Email:
Date:    21 July, 2008

To the Readers of Samarnews:

What you are now, what you do and possibly what could happen to you in the next hour or even in the days and years to come in your life, there is one that is exactly like you in every respect of you as a being. Your twin or copy that according to an American science magazine does exist about 10 to the 10 28th (power) meters from where you are. This distance is so large that it is beyond astronomical, but this does not nor makes your doppelganger any less real.

It has been believed over the years that by way of accepted astronomical sciences, we live on planet earth which is a small dot in the galaxy called Milky Way. Having said that, this galaxy (Milky Way) is just a speck as well from among the innumerable number of galaxies which make up our universe.

But according to this scientific American special report, our universe is just a part of what they termed as ‘parallel universes’. So in other words, the universe where we are in, is in tandem of a whole called ‘parallel universes’. (mind you, it took me sometime to ‘sort out’ this particular line in this message)... But this does not end here, because according to these scientists, our universe as well as our ‘sister’ universe as I may call it at this point are just a part of a whole of a series of universes called Level 1 Multiverse which again can be treated as one and separate from other Level 1 multiverses. Whew!!!

The farthest that we can observe a parallel universe is currently about 4 x 10 to the 26 power (10 26th) meters, or 42 billion light-years, the distance that light has been able to travel since the ‘big bang’ began. The distance is greater than 14 billion light years because cosmic expansion has lengthened distances according to the magazine. Each of the Level 1 parallel universes is basically the same as ours. All the differences stem from variations in the initial arrangement of matter.

As explained earlier in this message, having an identical twin for each one of us on earth that also exists at the same time in the parallel universes, I can imagine now that people with the likes of Boy Abunda (from Borongan), Kris Aquino, the whistle blower Jun Lozada, Pokwang, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Parish priest Noel Labendia, Nelson Mandela of South Africa, Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, David Beckham and his wife Posh, Ronaldinho, singer Madonna, and actress Demi Moore and all the rest of those who populate Samarnews Chat room which I failed to mention in my earlier message, like otoy, sweetheart, buragtukon, dot, question mark, pawee and some that I cannot remember now are all in this parallel universe.

I can also say that ‘alter egos’ of some of these most prolific writers and regular contributors of this column would be in as well, though they maybe in that parallel universe acting as ‘de factos’ like Press Secretary T.B. Morales, Ethnic and Immigration Minister Troy, Speaker of the column Pro-tempore Samarnon, and statistic analyst Mr. Juan Cruz to name a few. These ‘duplicates’ have spice-up and made their own Samarnews column as livelier and kicking as ever.

In the same breath, we imagine that the likes of Pol-Pot of Kampuchea, Imelda Marcos, Captain Marimon of Don Sulpicio Lines, Gov. Mila Tan of Leyte, Former Commissioner Benjamin Abalos, Joc-Joc Bolante to name a long list, are in a different universe than ours with droughts, earthquakes, and typhoons in their midst. Let us also imagine that they have a couple of dinosaurs and pterodactyls for their company.

Lastly, I must say, that let us not despair ourselves to the deplorable condition of our roads in Samar because somewhere in the multitude of universes in this infinite space, there exists roads similar to ours, crater-like, difficult and exasperating to travel.

Name:    Rex B. Cool
Address:   New Zealand
Email:
Date:    21 Jul 2008

Samar will soon be crafted on the internatinal map of tourist destinations. Thanks to the natural beauty of Calicoan in Guiuan where its nature exceeds what Boracay could offer.

An American firm is now on the go in its development of a huge resort and spa where employment can be generated. The government showed interest in re-openning the Guiuan Airport.

This sounds well and good. But with advantages to the Samar folks, there also exist some disadvantages. Amrerican firms usually hire to the top position their own people either from USA or from Manila, Cebu and other regions. Samar folks will then remain as gardeners, cleaners, night dancers or other positions that does not need the total use of brains.

The environmental protection of the island can also be at stake once hundreds of thousands of tourists marches to Calicoan.

Is the Samar government prepared to meet such challenges or do they rejoice of the plans as this American firm is a solid milking cow?

Name:   Marianito J. Hernandez
Address:   Chicago, ILLINOIS, USA
Email:   nitoy_h@yahoo.com
Date:   July 21, 2008

Prayer Request for Jose R. Hernandez:

Lord, you have been our refuge through all generations.
Before the mountains were born, the earth and the world brought forth, from eternity to eternity you are God.

A thousand years in your eyes are merely a yesterday.
But humans you return to dust, saying, "Return you mortals!"
They disappear like sleep at dawn; they are like grass that dies.

Lord, teach us to count our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Fill us at daybreak with your love, that all our days we may sing for joy.
Make us glad as many days as you humbled us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.

Show your deeds to your servants, your glory to their children.
May the favor of the Lord our God be ours.
Prosper the work of our hands! Prosper the work of our hands!

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The Grace of God the Father, the love of Christ the Son and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be upon you richly!

May I request a prayer for the eternal repose of the soul of Jose Hernanadez. He died in Calbiga, Samar, Philippines, a cousin of my wife (my sweet Virginia).

Let us pray:

Abba Father, our God, creator of the universe; maker of the heaven and the earth, the seas and all that is in them. O God, into your Hand we commend the soul of Jose Hernandez. Let your angels come to his aid; come forth to meet him, angels of the Lord, receiving his soul, presenting it to the Most High. May the LORD, who has called him, now receive him.

For to those who have faith in you, Lord, life does not cease--- it merely changes! And when our earthly dwelling falls to ruin, we find an eternal home in heaven. Eternal rest grant unto Jose Hernandez, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon him. Amen.

Thanks and God bless!

Mar (Nitoy) Hernandez

"Be confident not in whom you are, but in whom the Lord had become within you and the path he has called you to travel"

My Master's Hand

The day shall come and I'll rejoice,
No more pain or suffering.
My strength restored to sing and dance,
For I'll be present with the Lord.

A lifetime of laughter, a moment of pain,
All part of my Father's plan.
This journey filled with sweet memories,
Claims victory in its end.

My humble prayers He has heard,
And my voice and name He knows.
By His salvation of my mere soul,
His precious love for me He shows.

The yokes been lifted by my Master's hand,
I can breath relief once more.
My life has been guided by His command,
A servant's heart he does adore.

I now rest in my Master's hand,
I now rest in my Master's hand,
My day has ended, I've been called home,
I can rest in my Master's hand.

With my last breath life begins,
I now walk in my eternal home.
And to those that precede me and those to come,
I'll meet you at the Throne.

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From: "Cynthia Prothero" hoppy492001@dodo.com.au
To: nitoy_ha@comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:53 PM
Subject: Prayer Request for Jose R. Hernandez

Dear Mr. Marianito Hernandez

Prayer request for Uncle Peping Hernandez who just past away two days ago. Thank you and God Bless!

Unay and Hernandez Family
Jia-an, Jia-bong, Samar

Name:    Samarnon
Address:   Canada
Email:
Date:   July 21, 2008

To Troy:

Mr. Troy, I find your comment on our people, politics and culture as a whole very offensive. Don't tell me about corruption. It is universal. Nice try to malign our people and land - but not good enough. I am not impressed at all. You concern is very shallow and frivolous.

I tried to play "innocent" and give you the benefit of the doubt about your claim of who you really are. But in the back of my mind I have no doubt that you've got some of our blood. You are just one kind of a person who is trying hard to forget his roots for some reasons or another. You are not alone though. I have met quite a few of Filipinos here in Canada who are like you - some just exactly like you! WHAT A SHAME! A chameleons will always be chameleons - they only change color.

Having said that, I am not proud of having you here. I am sure you are not even welcome to visit our land with my felow Waray-Warays.

Enjoy your camouflage.

Name:    Adelbert Batica
Address:    207 W. 31st Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408, USA
Email:    basaynon49@yahoo.com
Date:    July 20, 2008

Friends,

Our discussions here at Samarnews only get better..."As time goes by." Somehow, I had this feeling that someone of Mr. Marcial's caliber would send an excellent feedback on the news of the Samar governor's suspension. If the wheels of justice grind, albeit slowly - let there be prosecution for all offenses, to the fullest extent of the law. That's why we have laws - for them to be implemented. And, of course, if the alleged culprits are found guilty and are meted their just punishment..."merece". "Dura lex, sed lex." "A harsh law, but still the law." This should be the kind of attitude that should prevail, unless we want society to fall apart. Justice has to prevail in the end. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Angay ipakita hit Filipinas nga may pa nahibibilin nga justicia ha aton nasud, bisan nala kon guti-ay. Ini yana nga "suspension" hit gobernadora, unta makapukaw hit iba, bisan namanla alid-aguid hin "panulibangko". Angay la iton Justicia sumering yana, "Sulibangko...diri gadla iton mga gudti nga isda it amon inu-ungayan dinhi ha Filipinas, pati pa gad it mga dagko amon guinlalanat." Pastilan, makuri man ini kon puros nala kuro-o it mahihimo hit taghimungto ha Samar. Justicia nagad man, bisan namanla tinalagudti. Baga pahalipay nala ini hiton lomolopyo nga maiha na gud nga naghaharoy. Angay ba ini iton sirot hit balaud, kon lugaring man matuod nga may nakatalapas han balaud? Ada...sering pa didto ha Este..."pa dama!" Panahon na gad man nga tahuron iton balaud ngan ini diri la paghinumoson didto hit mga libro.

Ngan Mr. Morales...thanks for reminding us, that no matter how far we may be from the hometown or home province...we will always remain Samarenyos, Waray-Warays. Hi ako, diri ko ini ikaaawod nga akon ka Samarenyo ngan ka Waray-Waray, kay kon waray an Samar...waray man ako, diri ak kikilal-on hit kalibutan nga hi ako. Ngan tama ka, may naton kalugaringon yinaknan, cultura, ngan pamatasan. Upod na hini iton ka maki-tuba, ka maki-kinilaw ngan sinugba, kahuman pinapadisan hin sab-a, camote, bilanghoy o palawan. Ngan gaway pa ngay-an nga "marondon" ha Basay!

Diri ko iglilirong it akon ka Filipino ngan ka Waray-Waray, kay ha kamatuoran la...Filipino citizen ako, may ko mga tuna nga iba nga propiedades didto ha may Basay ngan Santa Rita. Unob gud ini nga Samarenyo, nga bisan pa nim ak agdahon pagsumsom hit nga karawasan ha Villa, diri gud ak mabaribad. Kay aton man kalugaringon. Bisan pa kon makuri iton kahimtang ha Filipinas, buhi pa guihapon it ak paglaum nga may guihapon adlaw nga magbabag-o ngan mauswag iton nasud, kon kita ngatanan magkakaurosa ngan maniningkamot. Tungod hini nga akon pagtuo hit Filipinas, asya iton - bisan pa kon aadi ak ha langyaw, na nabotos pa guihapon, "absentee ballot" la lugaring. Kundi, may maupay nala iton ke hiton akon isasalikway ha kadayunan it Filipinas ngan it ak minayuyo nga isla ha Samar.

"There's no place like home!" Asya la, mga kasangkayan. Kon nakuro-o man lugaring kita hiunong hit kahimtang hit aton mga kalsada ngan mga tulay, tungod la iton kay naungara kita hin mas maoro-upay pa para hit taghimungto. Kon nakuro-o hiunong hit mga pangawat ngan pangurakot - tungod la iton kay karuyag naton ibubuyagyag ini ngatanan, aber pa man may manmati ngan maaghat pag-gui-os. Mabuhi an Filipinas! Mabuhi an Samar! Ngan mabuhi an Samarnews!

Addi Batica
(Usa la ako nga tominongnong nga Basaynon)

Name:    Antonio Morales
Address:   Catbalogan
Email:
Date:   07/20/08

To Hagi and his proposed seed trafficking:

Thank you Hagi for your insightful suggestion but let us be cautious with all these seeds coming from other parts of the world. The problem with trafficking plants and animals is the danger that it will compete with the locally endemic flora and fauna. We don't want to eliminate our own species of tropical plants and animals. You see God ordained that some plants grow in the tropics and others in the temperate parts of the world but travel, trade, and trafficking have destroyed that pattern.

If you would notice, you can't bring seeds, plants, or animals to the US without passing through the scrutinizing screening of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to protect their own endemic species. Pati ngani butong pakwan guinkukuha pa labi na kun baga diri luto kit-on. Some species are just so invasive that they destroy the natural balance of the local habitat. Take for instance the ordinary cogon grass. It is so invasive that it will turn forests into prairies.

So, before we advice our kababayans to traffic seeds, especially the genetically modified ones---damo iton ha western hemisphere, to our country to be careful and consult the internet or the local Department of Agriculture for some advice and knowledge.

If you know that Filipina who is advising her kababayans to traffic seeds, please tell her about the possible negative implications of her good intentions.

I have no doubt that her intention was good and that your suggestion Hagi was based on the hope of giving livelihood opportunities to our kababayans in the Philippines but there are locally available plants that command high prices in the international market. Balimbing for instance costs like $1.00 a piece in Chicago when I was there and thought of the many balimbings na guinpapakaon la ha baboy ha amon ha Catbalogan. We have so many local species that could be marketed internationally but the government is not doing well in this department.

I am one with you in your hope that our fellow Filipinos could see the value of planting seeds today so the next generation will reap the rewards in the future.