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Name:
Tonyboy Morales
Address: Catbalogan
Email:
Date: 12/2/08
Facts About Calbayog and
Catbalogan, Continuation of "City-os" and Cities
Benoy from Catbalogan has
provided a link that would serve as a very reliable source of
information to compare Calbayog and Catbalogan. The web link will
bring you to the website of the National Statistical Coordination
Board. The specific page is a comparative table of the cities in
Region VIII. I will focus on the more salient items that are
pertinent to a valid classification as to whether Calbayog or
Catbalogan can be truly called "cities."
In terms of land area,
Calbayog is quite big. In fact, it is the biggest city, in terms of
land area, in the whole Eastern Visayan Region. Even bigger than
Tacloban and Ormoc combined. Catbalogan is only 1/3 of Calbayog. You
might ask why? The answer is simple. Catbalogan was and is the same
geographic unit ever since it was recognized as a pueblo during
Spanish times. It has not added nor annexed any other local
government unit for it to become bigger. It has therefore retained
its geographic identity and integrity. Calbayog, on the other hand,
is not the 880.7 Sq. km. that it is today. It is actually a
combination of three distinct geo-political units. When combined by
Sen. J.D. Avelino 60 years ago, Calbayog City has actually combined
the three municipalities of Calbayog, Oquendo, and Tinambacan. To
appease the two municipalities that were dissolved, they tried to
call them districts. Now, you have Oquendo district and the
Tinambacan district. It is like combining Catbalogan, Jiabong, and
Motiong into one city called Catbalogan. As a matter of reference,
try browsing this link to prove that I am not making up what I just
said: http://calbayogko.tripod.com/id1.html . Here's the ranking in
terms of land area: Calbayog (880.7 sq. km.), Ormoc (613.6 sq. km.),
Borongan (475 sq. km.), Baybay (459.3 sq. km.), Catbalogan (274.2
sq. km.), Maasin (211.7 sq. km.), and Tacloban (613.6 sq. km.).
In terms of population,
Calbayog has more people. When three municipalities were combined
together to form a new city then expect that there would be more
people in it, right? But, the 62,000 difference is even laughable
because in terms of population density (Population/sq. km.), there
are more people in Catbalogan per sq. km. than in Calbayog. Here's
the ranking in terms of population using 2007 figures: Tacloban
(217,199), Ormoc (177,524), Calbayog (163,657), Baybay (102,526),
Catbalogan (92,454), Maasin (79,737), and Borongan (59,354).
In terms of
locally-generated income, here are the facts that would spin your
head. Calbayog only has P67 million of income while Catbalogan has
P171 million. That is P104 million of difference folks. Per capita
(per person using 2007 figures), that is P409 per capita income of
Calbayog residents compared to P1,849 per capita income of
Catbalogan residents. Catbalogan is ranked third in the region in
terms of locally or internally-generated income behind the two most
progressive cities in the region Tacloban and Ormoc. How is Calbayog
fairing under this category? Number 6 out of the 7 cities in Region
VIII. Calbayog is even behind Borongan and Maasin. It is funny that
Calbayog is protesting the more progressive municipalities in the
region Borongan and Catbalogan that were converted into cities. Can
Calbayog increase its locally or internally-generated income at
least at par with Borongan at P122 million before it open its mouth?
Makaarawod na it is only earning P67 million from local income
sources when it has been a city for more than 60 years. Here is the
ranking in terms of internally-generated income: Ormoc (P962 M),
Tacloban (P678 M), Catbalogan (P171 M), Maasin (P168 M), Borongan
(P122 M), Calbayog (P67 M), and Baybay (P25 M).
In terms of Internal
Revenue Allotment (IRA), the bone of contention why Mel Sarmiento
wants to bar other municipalities into becoming cities, Calbayog is
the number 1 dependent on IRA. Makaarawod that Calbayog which only
earns P67 million in locally-generated income receives P486 million
in national government dole out. Catbalogan only receives P70
million. That is P416 million more for Calbayog. It means that per
capita, every Calbayog resident is receiving P2,969 from the
national government while a Catbalogan resident only receives P757
from the national government. Kadako nga deperensya. Here's the
ranking in terms of how much these cities are receiving from the
national government: Calbayog (P486 M), Ormoc (P405 M), Tacloban
(P300 M), Maasin (P213 M), Baybay (P85 M), Catbalogan (P70 M), and
Borongan (P64 M).
Now, since we already have
the differences spelled out, let us move on to point out some
indicators why I initially said that 60 years of cityhood has not
improved the lives of our brothers in the city of Calbayog. Here are
the facts. One, poverty incidence in Calbayog is very high. Almost
half of its population is living below the poverty line. Why? 43.70%
of the 163,657 residents of Calbayog or roughly 71,500 are miserably
poor. While only 35.75% of Catbalogan residents are miserably poor.
In Region VIII, Calbayog has the highest poverty incidence index.
Ranking all 7 cities in region VIII, it is number 1 in having the
highest incidence of poverty. That is too embarassing because in
region 8 it is receiving the highest IRA dole out from the national
government. Where did all the government money go? Kamakalolooy man
han aton mga kabugtuan ha Calbayog. Isn't it a big disgrace to be
receiving the highest IRA but also to have the highest incidence of
poverty in the entire region of Eastern Visayas? Remember that
Tacloban only receives P300 million in IRA share but only has 9.85%
of poverty incidence. Here's the ranking of the poorest cities in
region VIII using the poverty incidence index: Calbayog (43.7%),
Baybay (35.83%), Catbalogan (35.75%), Ormoc (34.35%), Maasin
(30.52%), Borongan (27.58%), and Tacloban (9.85%).
Second, let us check the
health indicators like the prevalence of underweight children. It
must be pointed out that Catbalogan and Calbayog are on the top on
this nasty indicator. Here's the deal. Calbayog ranks number 1 as
the city with the most underweight children. Malnutrition in
children is very prevalent in Calbayog at 26%. That more than 1 in
four children are not sufficiently nurished. Ranking the cities for
this indicator, Calbayog is ignominously number 1 followed by
Catbalogan (24.9%), Baybay (17.8%), Ormoc (16.4%), Borongan (14.6%),
Tacloban (13%), and Maasin (7.7%).
Third, crime incidence is
an indicator how many major crimes are happening in a quarter for a
particular city. Crime Rate, however, is incidence divided by
100,000 population so it is more comprehensive because a place with
more people is definitely chaotic than one with a smaller
population. Peace and order situation can be assessed using these
indicators. The higher the indexes the more dangerous a place is. A
sleeping city like Calbayog is again ignominously ranked number 1 as
the most dangerous city in region 8 both in crime incidence and
crime rate. The indicators are too high for a rural city like
Calbayog. In fact, Tacloban and Ormoc are relatively safer than
Calbayog. Here's the ranking on crime rates as to the most dangerous
cities to live in Region 8: Calbayog (34.6), Catbalogan (14.8),
Tacloban (12.6), Ormoc (11.5), Maasin (8.5), Baybay (6.6), and
Borongan (6.4). In terms of crime incidence, Calbayog is still
number 1 at 59 in one quarter of 2007. Annualize it, you will have
236 crimes in a year. And these crimes are not petty I must add.
These are major crimes like murder and homicide and not merely
traffic violations or simple physical injuries. Next to Calbayog,
Tacloban has 34 in a quarter, Ormoc has 23 in a quarter, Catbalogan
has 16 in a quarter, Maasin and Baybay both tie at 7 in a quarter,
and Borongan is the safest at 4 in a quarter.
Now, I have just laid down
the facts and these facts are not coming from Tekwa or from a biased
source. It is from a national government agency tasked at coming up
with standardized measuring yardsticks so comparative studies
between and among government units.
While I do not fully blame
Calbayog for the share it is receiving from the national government
through the scandalous sharing of the Internal Revenue Allotment. I
blame the city government for the ineffective use of government
resources. Calbayog is far behind Tacloban and Ormoc. Maasin is even
better than Calbayog. I must even say that Catbalogan is already
eclipsing Calbayog despite all these unfair distribution of IRA. To
my original question as what had 60 years of cityhood brought to the
city of Calbayog? Honestly, nothing. Despite all the huge amount it
has been receiving from the national government in past 60 years,
the city still is behind in all indicators of economic growth and
development. It is laughable that the city is ranked as the poorest
in terms of poverty incidence, sickest in terms of the prevalence of
underweight children, most dangerous in terms of crime incidence and
crime rate yet receiving the highest in terms of IRA.
IRA-IRA
la, ayaw unta ito mahitabo ha Catbalogan.
What Sharee Ann Tan, our
voice in the House of Representa-"thieves," should do is to propose
amendment to Section 285 of the Local Government Code (Allocation to
Local Government Units). That section tries to distinguish the share
of provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays. This single
provision is the reason why there is an unfair distribution of IRA.
Imagine that the cities will get 23% of the IRA while 34% will go
the municipalities. How many cities are there in the Philippines?
Only 136. How many municipalities are there in the Philippines? More
than 2,000. It is funny that the provinces will get the same (23%)
as the cities. We all know that provinces (there are 81 of them) are
much larger and serve more people. It would have been better if the
cities and municipalities will share the 57% of the IRA and the
barangays and provinces will continue to share what they are already
enjoying. With this, municipalities do not have to ask that they be
converted to cities. Sen. Nene Pimentel should have thought of these
long time ago. What's happening now is a very unfair distribution of
IRA. Cities are supposed to be independent in earning their own
income but the way it looks right now, cities particularly Calbayog
are even more dependent on government dole outs than the
municipalities. To me, cities and municipalities are similar. They
both belong to the second tier of the local government strata after
the barangays. If the IRA distribution is equitable, no one will be
applying for cityhood. The real indicator then of progress are the
hard rules that define who are truly progressive and not merely
those lopsided classification of cities and municipalities.
Name:
Letenyo
Address: Tacloban City
Email:
Date: December 2, 2008
The peaceful ending of the
crisis in Thailand is one that we Filipinos should envy with. The
good people of Thailand decided that corruption should stop and
enough is enough already. The Thailanders seized and took control of
the main airports in a show to pressure the corrupt government to
step down which eventually did stepped down after the Thailand
Supreme Court decided to ban the ruling political party. This is
like the existing law banning and illegalizing the NPA or CPP or NDF
here in the Philippines. Imagine if the Nationalista party of
President Arroyo is banned and illegalized and all of the high
powered officials go down with the party, then we Filipinos would be
feeling the power that we are not push over people.
The peaceful conclusion of
the crisis in Thailand was made possible by the professionalism and
patriotism of the Thailand military commanders. If you look at
Thailand military high level commanders, a few of them are the
product and graduate of the Philippine Military Academy and one of
them was classmate of President Ramos. The peaceful conclusion was
made possible because the Thailand military was absolutely neutral
of politics and was loyal to no one but the Thailand constitution.
Their Thailand constitution was proven stronger when their
professional Supreme Court justices decided to ban the ruling party.
No one was imprisoned but the political party itself was banned for
operating for 5 years. This was the most perfect solution where
almost all of the Thailanders from the rightist to the leftist agree
and will go home happy.
We Filipinos should start
again and do what the good people of Thailand did. We should begin
by legalizing the NPA, CPP, NDF, after a comprehensive peace
process. Then our Philippine military should stay neutral and only
intervene when the peace is threatened just like what Thailanders
did. It is depressing that we Filipinos have not done yet a “first
action” that is totally Filipino. We always copy from other
countries in the world.
Name:
Samarnon
Address: Canada
Email:
samarnonk@yahoo.com
Date: December 2, 2008
Welcome back sangkay Bert
Batica! Maupay kay lumutaw ka na liwat. Inin imo mga siday,
baga-baga ka gud hiton makarit nga poet. Nabasa ko an imo mga
postings ha "Gugma Han Samar" baga maupay ka man liwat han Spanish
language.
Asya gud ada, samtang kita nga aanhi gawas han aton tuna nga guin
tubuan, dugang an pagdako han aton mga gugma hinin aton iroy nga
tuna.
By the way, bisan kon
magka-iba an aton manok for the U.S. President, congratulations ha
imo ngan han imo manok. Let's just hope for the best. Best regards.
Name:
Basilio A. Balasbas
Address: 539 Gen Ricarte Ext., San Antonio, San Pedro,
Laguna
Email:
balasbas.basilio@yahoo.com
Date: December 2, 2008
Sangcay nga Samarnon from
Canada sugad man kan Prof. Cesar Torres.
I have here my 9 point
agenda but anyone can append anything to make it more adequate and
efficient.
1. The creation of jobs
through Eco tourism. Restoration of Maqueda bay and adjacent channel
by installing effective coral reefs all throughout the Samar Seas
subsequently stopping trolls along the shallow waters and dynamite
fishing. To make this effective every barangay will be provided with
a pump boat and a PNP contingent with a barangay police to patrol
the strait. First offenders will be docketed but illegal fishing
materials will be confiscated. 2nd offenders will be charged in
court. Immediate stop of all illegal logging at all cost.
2. The construction of new
buildings, classrooms, provision of desks and chairs and books for
students and scholarships to poor families.
3. The balancing of the
budget.
4. Construction and
maintenance of farm to market roads including the repair of the
existing roads from Tacloban to Catbalogan and from Calbayog to
Catbalogan.
5. The provision of
electricity and water supply to barangays.
6. Eradicating of ghost
employees and the 15 and 30 employees who only reports to their
repective departments every 15th and 30th of the month to get their
salaries.
7. The development of
stagnant government lands/properties into agricultural lands for our
farmers and other entrepreneurial undertaking thereby generating
more income to the province.
8. The automation of the
entire capitol building to check automatically the erarnings of all
generating departments that can be accessed by everyone including
the result of all biddings to make it transparent.
9. Coordination with the
local AFP (Army) and the PNP contingent with respect to the peace
and order situation in the province on a weekly basis. Creation of a
task force that will include the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency,
the PNP, the Army Intel and a provincial coordinator to conduct
operations against drug related cases in the province. (This will
answer the apprehension of Ms. Erlinda Uy of Patag District).
Thank you and God Bless Us
All.
Name:
Samarnon Liwat
Address: Catbalogan Sitio
Email:
Date: Dec 2, 2008
Maiha na gad ako nga
nagbibinasa hini nga message board pero nahadlok la ak pag api hit
mga diskusyon kay bangin la kulangon it ak inglis. Puro magkarit ha
inglis iton mga paragsurat dinhi sugad kanda Samarnon, Balasbas,
Torres, Morales ngan damo pa. Mayda ko gadla mga obserbasyon nga
karuyag ko isamwak ha kadam-an.
Tama an usa nga nagsurat
nga pirahay manla it mayda access ha computer didi ha Samar, pira
dawla it nakakabasa hini nga message board. Kadam-an siguro mga taga
abroad it agsob sumulod ha internet kay hira manla it nakaparok
pagpalit. Baman ha internet café, makuri liwat kay may bayad man.
Kon sugad, gutiay la it nakakabasa hini nga mag upay nga artikulo.
Kanugon balitaw. Kay ano nga diri lugod ipaagi hin newsletters nga
pwede idistribute ha mga bungto o baryo.
Mayda mga nag-uundong kan
Father Labendia nga dumalagan pagka gobernador. Ano dawla kon maaram
na hi padre nga makandidato hiya? Pakianhi anay niyo kon maruruyag
hiya pag resign ha pagkapadi para umentra ha politika. Sige it iyo
paniguro pero di pa kamo sigurado kon amo ito it iya inklinasyon.
Mayda liwat nagsurat nga
diri na gud botosan hira Figueroa, Nacario, Redaja, Arcales,
Torrevillas, etc. Baa daw, diri kamo nakasiguro can Cata kay baga
may plano na liwat pagdalagan. Remember, hiya an comeback kid pira
nga eleksyon an nakalabay – napirdi tapos nagdaog na liwat. Can he
do it again? An mga Nacario, waray man ako nahibatian nga maraot
nira nga binuhatan, kay ano nga diri hira pwede botosan? An lalaki,
president han mayor’s league han Samar, opisyal liwat ha national
level. An iya asawa, incumbent board member ngan maupay liwat an
pakita as town mayor. Arcales ngan Torrevillas, ano man liwat an ira
bagahe? Bangin la ini mga pakaraot kay maaram man kamo hit politika.
An mga interesado
pagkandidato, siguruha anay niyo nga mayda kamo kwarta ngan
makinarya para umato hini nga mga beterano nga politico. Mag upay
iyo mga plano but you have to be realistic about your chances. Kon
ha internet la, sigurado it iyo darag-an.
Name:
Bugsay of Cagaut
Address: Brgy. Cagaut, Salcedo, Eastern Samar
Email:
Date: 1 December, 2008
I-ini man it ak baton ha
imo Abuda (ano ka dawla, Mr ‘O’ Mrs.) pati na kan Mr. B. Balasbas an
aton susunod nga Gobernador.
Maupay pa gad ikaw nga
aada ka ha Amerika kay maru-upay man it im kahimta-ngan kontra hit
kadam-an nga aton nga mga ig-kasi waray nga nagkuku-ri dinhi ha aton
ha Samar.
I-ini it ak plano, hit
maka-kaba-sa hini nga mensahe ko. 1) Pan ngaro kamo hit iyo
kaurup-dan dida ug iyo mga kasang-kayan, ka-trabaho hin ira mga
bina-yaan nga anti-yuhos, Sid-nga na la nga iyo man iton ‘charity
work’ para hit iyo mga kabung-to nga kablas. 2) Tiruka la iton anay,
kun makati-rok na kamo siguro hin mga kinse o beinte (15 -20) nga
pades, ipaki-mensahe na la niyo iton dinhe ha ‘Message Board’ May
mga iba pa ako nga karuyag mai-tambulig hit aton igka-si waray;
1) Mga gamit (used) at
binaya-an (discarded) nga kaliding (wheels) hin bisekleta, kartilya
(wheel barrow) wheels and others for as long as they are in ‘running
condition’ or can be ‘knock-down’ to reduce its size. It ak plano ay
ipanhatag ini hit nga mga magti-rinda that are ‘ambulant’ by using
wooden carts (kariton) with these donated wheels. These ambulant
peddlers can sell their vegetables, etc. (‘fresh produce on wheels‘)
or whatever in this manner to their neighbourhoods, to the next town
and the next … using their legs and arms, the end result of which is
cheap merchandize for sale to the community.
2) Rayos (chains) from
used bicycles, motorbikes and the like can also be collected and put
aside in the meantime. Panels made of tins and light metal materials
from old and used washing machines, hot water service, dryers can
also be solicited and collected for numerous uses one of which I am
proud to say is….for a piece of metal hammered into a ‘rudder’ or
better still into a ‘paddle’ (bugsay) for our local fishermen.
Hopefully, that those who would heed and answer this call for
charity donations have enough spaces in their backyards to store
them for a little while.
You may be wondering where
I am coming from now, how these seemingly heavy things can be sent
from overseas without huge freight costs to worry.
Asya man it ak susunod nga
ig i-istorya ha iyo.
Name:
Adelbert Batica
Address: Calle Buruka, Basay, Samar, Filipinas
Email:
abatica@hotmail.com
Date: 1 December 2008
Ha akon mga kasangkayan
dinhi ha Samarnews, hilabi na gud an "Samarnon ha Canada" nga
minimingaw na kuno han akon panagsa nga mga pagharoy dinhi ha
Samarnews. Aanhi pa gad ako, Sangkay, sige la an hiling-hiling ngan
inaw-inaw han iyo mga karokayakan dinhi. Maupay namanla liwat kay
waray ak niyo himo-a nga sumsuman dinhi, bisan kon pira na nga
patron ngan mga pagsalin-urog an naglabay. Ha kamatuoran, tikang
seguro han bulan Septiembre, waray ko gud aringasa, kay baga libang
ako didto ha iba nga forum, libang liwat ako han kampanya didi ha
Estados Unidos kay labi hin ka kamahinungdanon han pinili-ay. Baga
mapaso gud liwat adto nga kampanya, sanglit hi ako man liwat,
nahilambing hini, subsob hin paningkamot. Kundi yana nga human na an
pinili-ay, ngan an akon "manok" an nagdaog ka presidente, ada,
malipayon gad intawon. Sanglit, bisan kon aada ka ha Canada, duyog
la anay ha amon pagsalin-urog ngan pakitagay, ngan ipasamwak ha bug-os
nga kalibutan: Mabuhi hi Presidente Barack Obama!
Yana naman, baga nalili-aw
liwat ak hini nga iyo hiro-himangraw ngan hi Mano Profesor Torres.
Mano Profesor, ayaw na gad la anay hiton nga mga pangayat o paghagit
nga ini nga aton sangkay hukason an iya maskara. Pabay-i nala anay
iton hiya, an importante manla hini, nga bisan pa kon ano iton iya
isurat dinhi, kamatuoran man ada ngan waray hin mga pagtahap hit
aton igkasi tawo. Ano, sabot baya ini, Mano Profesor. Hiro-himangraw
manla ini it aton dinhi.
Ha akon naman sangkay nga
parabugsay nga taga-Salcedo: oo gad, angay gad liwat nga iton mga
hiro-himangraw pinapadisan hin gi-os, kay bisan ngani it puros la
tagay ngan waray sumsuman, masumo iton. Balitaw, maupay ini nga imo
panuyo, ini nga pag-"recycle" hin mga daan nga balayan o "frame" hin
anteojos. Ha akon la pamilya, damo na ini nga mga daan nga antiparra
ngan diri kami maaram ko aanhon namon ini. Pahibaro-a la ako kon ano
iton maupay nga paagui para intawon makabulig man kami hini nga imo
proyecto. Padad-i nala ak hin private e-mail, kay magsasabot kita.
Hi ako, karuyag ko gad liwat makabulig hit akon igkasi tawo, bisan
namanla hin mga tinalagudti nga pamaagui.
Ano man, mga Kasangkayan -
tikang na liwat kita hin mga magpaso nga hiro-himangraw. Huna-hunaa
ta nala nga diri la haromamay iton kasugad hit Samar ngan hiton
Filipinas yana. Mag-aano man kita? Gawas hiton mga kuru-o, mga
bagutbot, mga kurinit naton dinhi ha Samarnews...ano man an aton
mahihimo basi intawon an Filipinas makakita han lus-ay ug hingpit
nga katalwasan? Labot hit nga mga pagharoy hiunong hin mga kurakot,
kawatanes, tradpols, etc. - ano pa man an angay buhaton han
lomolopyo?
Susugaron ko la anay, mga
kasangkayan. Ngan "Happy Thanksgiving" ngay-an, labi na gud yana,
nga an lomolopyo ha Estados Unidos nakakita gihapon hin paglaum.
Matuman unta an ira mga ungara, ngan ini nga pagbag-o didi nga dapit,
pasundan man unta hin mga mag-upay nga ungara, mga ungara para han
kalinaw ngan kauswagan. Ngan hi kita liwat ha Filipinas...hinaut pa
unta nga makakita hin pagbag-o, hin mas mainuswagon nga kabubuwason
para han nasud nga pilipinhon.
Name:
Samarnon
Address: Canada
Email:
samarnonk@yahoo.com
Date: December 1, 2008
Sangkay Tonyboy,
To quote:
"Since damo na man an napamatuod na it Isog Han Samar Movement diri
la iton usa nga leftist organization ngan at least maaram naman an
publiko na guinpakita na nira it ira tinguha not by merely writing a
message here in Samarnews.com but by filing a case in the proper
forum seguro samwak na iton ha ngatanan."
"You have miscontrued my statement about the movement."
With all due respect to
you sangkay Tonyboy, much more that I am trying to be philosophical,
but I believe that I haven't misconstrued your statement above.
Ambot dawla kon maaram pa
ako han akon winaray or kon maaram liwat ako han english grammar.
Correct me if I am wrong if I may attempt to translate your phrase
into english:
"it Isog Han Samar
Movement diri la iton usa nga leftist organization ngan..."
English: "the Isog Han
Samar IS NOT ONLY one leftist organization and at least the public
knows..."
Using "NOT ONLY" in this
particular phrase or sentence means an admission or acceptance (persuation
in some cases, or it may depend on how it is used in the sentence)
that the subject previously mentioned is true or a fact plus
whatever other truths or attributes that may connect to the subject.
Touching on the Absolutes:
Today's day and age,
peoples tend to abandon certain absolute truths in favor of some
"politically correct" and "socially acceptable" views. But no matter
how popular and eloquently these views were delivered and accepted,
they wouldn't in any way alter established truths.
Here's some absolutes that
I am comfortable to be boxed in with.
1. The Bible is the word
of God and infallable.
2. The God of the Bible is the true and living God.
3. Anything that contradicts the teaching of the Bible is not of
God.
I am anticipating numerous
reactions on this...some could be violent. Reaction with regard to
interpretation, perceprions and etc. As I have said, no matter how
brilliant your views are, they will not change these absolute
truths. Yes, I am closed and narrow minded...but these things I
cannot compromise. Herein, I end my discourse.
We may not agree on some
things and issues Tonyboy, I am still one of your fans. You are
brilliant.
Name:
Basilio A. Balasbas
Address: 539 Gen. Ricarte Extn., San Antonio, San Pedro,
Laguna
Email:
balasbas.basilio@yahoo.com
Date: Dec 1, 2008
Prof Cesar Torres,
Waray sapayan kay an
pustahay baga ha akon para la mahisabotan han kadam-an nga maaram
gud kita hini nga nakapalibot hini nga usa nga bagay nga aton guin
lalantugian pareho hini nga posisyon ni Tonyboy. Natuod liwat ako
nga iba ini hira bisan kon baga ha akon pag inu-ino han style han
ira pagsurat identical gud. Liwat dire ikokompromiso ni Mr. Morales
(an deputy Consul General) an iya posisyon hin paghatag hini nga iya
mga makarit nga pasiday dinhi ha SamarNews kay bisan gud ano nga
topic, Saludo gud ako kan Tonyboy, maaram ako nga dire pa ini hiya
pareho ha aton nga baga may mga arthritis na.
Lets go back to your
question about the action that I am going to undertake on the
abusive military and policemen, actually the AFP and the PNP
hierarchy have installed measures that would discipline their ranks,
the provincial government will just have to ensure that a
corresponding action is undertaken by either organization everytime
there is travesty of justice so that the same will not be repeated.
Eco tourism will have to
be undertaken by the provincial government to create more jobs
ensuring that environment is protected. Reinvigorate the sea by
creating coral reefs. Asya nga waray na mga tuwakang, kabasi,
sagision, bolinaw bisan parangan, osoos, kikiro dire na liwat nimo
makikita bisan ha Maqueda bay, pero hadto nga mga panahon bisan
ipilak la nimo an imo kawil ha kababtoan damo na an masibad ha imo.
These are the things that we will have to undertake inorder to give
back life to the sea especially Maqueda bay, mabubuhi na an aton mga
kabugtuan nga mga nangangawil ug mga magdaragat.
Pero san-o nimo ini himuon
kinahanglan nga baga sementu-on anay naton an aton mga kakalsadan
from farm to market labi na an dalan nga tikang ha Tacloban to
Catbalogan sugad man an kalsada nga tikang ha Calbayog to Catbalogan
grabe gud sugad han kagrabe han akon Nanay nga namatay ha Catbalogan
Provincial Hospital kay utro liwat an Hospital nga waray ngani mga
bulong, waray bed sheet, an iba nga makaluluoy waray gud bed. Han
akon pag-uli hadto nga patron Agosto 2008 may-ada ako guin bisita
dinhi hini nga aton provincial hospital it was a sunday nagsasarang
la an mga basura ha alley, ha sulod mismo han hospital papano ka
mabubuhi hini nga kabutangan han aton hospital. Nasering hira kay
ano man nga waray kuwarta an hospital, kay waray man pondo, nakain
man an pondo guin kawat na, dapat gud mapriso diri la masuspendi.
We have a gigantic work to
perform in order to attain a total change in Samar's political
landscape. We have to move now. Time is of the essence.
God bless us all.
Name:
Taclobanon
Address: United States
Email:
Date: Nov. 30, 2008
As far as I'm concerned, I
would not deal in the war of words like bickering, belittling and
involving some personal comment to make somebody look bad or low.
Well, even if I know that a certain person has some dirt in his past
or I have a knowledge of his past that he is such and such
especially my brother waraynon, I will not push the issue and make
it personal instead I will motivate and encourage him to express or
rectify his past mistakes by himself and not by me. In this message
board it is becoming a place for personal fight of opinion that
sometimes it's not worth reading and makes the reader uncomfortable.
Why can't we think of something good, praising someone of his
achievement rather than exposing the past bad memories. I like Mr.
Morales in the way he presented his own opinion without putting
someone in a bad position. By anyway, there's a sign of calmness
when I read someone expressing the word forgiveness or pasaylo or
pasaylo-a.
It's time to start now the
strategy, planning and above all to finalize who we are going to put
as our number one choice to run as governor in Samar. I don't really
want to focus more on Fr. Labendia for he might not accept this
honor to be our candidate. So far only three of us have endorsed Fr.
Labendia and we are still waiting for the rest to do the same.
We have only a year and we
don't want to speed up with this process before the election comes.
Thank you.
Name:
Samarnon
Email:
samarnonk@yahoo.com
Date: November 30, 2008
To Mr. Basilio Balabas:
Since you already have
declared your intention to join politics this coming election, I
wonder if you already have a platform in your mind?
The issues that Prof.
Cesar Torres had asked you need specific answers rather than
motherhood statements. We would appreciate it if you can come up
with specifics and your priorities - your BHAGs.
To all:
Tama hi Prof. Cesar
Torres. We need a true "movement" nga deri la puros hangin. Kon hi
sangkay Tonyboy han Catbalogan ngan an Deputy Con Gen Morales are
not one and same person (assuming that my guess is wrong - my puzzle
tells me otherwise), maupay gud hiya an mag spearhead hini kay hiya
man an aadto guidaan ha Catbalogan. Hira Prof. Torres ngan sankay
Adelbert Batica are very good "think tank" members and consultants.
Although they also are very much qualified to run and be in the line
up themselves (including you Tonyboy) if they opt to. Medyo dako ini
nga buruhaton but I believe that we have what it takes to make and
initiate one. Waray "trapo" nga masulod to make it pure and genuine.
The name "Gugma ngan Kauswagan han Samar Movement" makes sense to
me.
More power to all true
Samar lovers!
Name:
Erlinda Uy
Address: Patag, Catbalogan
Email:
Date: Nov. 30, 2008
To Basilio Balasbas:
Ako gad an nag comentaryo
bahin han kahugaw han Guinsorongan beach. Ngan na sayod liwat ako
dinhi ha message board nga Guinsoronganon ka man ngayan. Ngan
nasayod liwat ako han imo intensyon hin pag kandidato ha tidara-on
nga eleksyon hasta an imo mga plano paka upay han Samar.
Paki-ana ko? kaya mo ba ma
supil an mga drug lord-adik ha imo barangay? Nga aada mismo ha imo
barangay? kon nag bi-beach kami diri na kami napa kulop kay hadlok
na kami hit nga adik nga nag aagi agi mismo hito nga lugar.
Kay ini nga klase hin mga
tawo (drug lords-adik) mga threat ini hit kauswagan han barangay (brgy
level la anay kita) asay pa ba kon Samar na aton pag storyahon.
An mga drug lords dida
harap-harapan mo nga nakikita ngan imo mga kilala ni hira for sure,
an NPA diri mo nakikilala. Sanglit kon mahihimo unaha anay an pag
sugpo hini nga mga drug lords before you jump to the NPA issue.
An NPA is a national
issue. Diri ito pwede hin mga ordinaryo la nga tawo it ma kapot hito
nga problema. Sayod an ngatanan nga pira na nga presidente an umagi
waray hira may nahimo parti NPA nga problema. Bisan ngani hi
Palparan nga teror na ngani, waray gihapon hiya mag malinampuson an
iya pag ka teror. (in fairness to Mr. Palparan nag mamingaw an
Catbalogan han iya pagkapot han Samar).
Name: Abuda
Address: Roanoke, Virginia U.S.A.
Email:
Date: 11-30-2008
Mr. Ray Gaspay,
Nagin malipayon god ako
hini nga nahiagi-an ko ini nga imo website. Kay baga maiha na liwat
ako nga nag titinuroy hin website nga dinhi god ha aton bungto ha
Samar nga makakapag-istoria god kita hiton aton winaray nga salita.
Ikaduha liwat nga akon
kalipayan an akon pakadungog hini nga mga karantahon nga tican god
han aton native tongue. Nakakapanhinumdum god han mga naglabay. he
he…Kon may-ada pa dida mga kanta nga kanan mga panharana maupay
konta kon imo dudugangon pa, Kay maupay gad la pamati-on. Damo nga
salamat.
Bugsay
of Cagaut,
Maupay god liwat ini nga
paagi kon iton aton mga kababayan makakabasa hini nga mga mensahi
denhi hini nga message board. Urog-urog na god iton mga parag-uma
and mga parupangisda dinhi ha aton bungto."Samar". Kay bisan god
nira hibaruan kon ano iton mga nag aabot dinhi hiton probinsya ha
Samar.
Iton nga pag collecta
liwat hin mga used prescription eye glasses dako god nga makakabulig
hiton aton mga kablas nga mga kababayan. Kay maupay god liwat kon
ira ini makikita nga website. Bangin pangahaw hira makasiring nga
Agi Daw Makarit Nga Mga English...Damo nga salamat haimo Bugsay of
Cagaut for bringing hini nga mensahe...Please keep up the good work.
Name:
Joel Mendoza
Address: Pinabacdao, Samar
Email:
Date: Nov. 30, 2008
Maupay nga oras ha iyo
ngatanan. Pasamalat gad la ako kan Boy Tan nga nag hangyo hiya nga
winarayon la it aton mga pag surat dinhi ha Samar News. Kay ako diri
man liwat masyado ma-aram hin englis sanglit na awod ako pag hatag
hin openyon dinhi. Bisan hit pag type baga gin kukuri-an ako kay usa
la ako nga janitor hin 1 nga swelahan. Pero kon nag babasa hini nga
Samar News an mga maestra naapi liwat ako pag basa. Sanglit
nahibabaro liwat ako han mga isyo dinhi. Salamat Mr. Boy Tan.
Name:
Basilio A. Balasbas
Address: 539 Ricarte Ext., San Antonio, San Pedro,
Laguna
Email: balasbas.basilio@yahoo.com
Date: November 30, 2008
Para kan bugsay cagaut
Maglaum kita nga may ada
guihapon masaliwan kan Mila Tan nga diri maglalabot hiton kwarta
para han katawhan. May ada mga suhestion dinhi nga akon liwat guin
aabuyonan nga diri na gud naton kinahanglan iundong bisan pa ano an
ira dalaganan kon karuyag gud naton nga makab-ot an aton mga guin
uungara nga pag asenso hini nga nagkukuri naton nga probinsiya han
Samar. An sering ni J Marco an mga apelyido nga kinahanglan
mahibaruan gud bisan diin nga lugar ha probinsiya han Samar nga diri
na gud botosan, Figueroa, Tan, Redaja, Nacario, Sarmiento,
Torrevillas ug Arcales. Sumangit an ira mga ngaran han mga proyekto
nga may pinansiyal nga problema kon diri ngani waray mga nahimo han
ira paglingkod o pagkapot han katungdanan.
Maglaum kita nga may ma
lingkod nga magtratrabaho para ha ngaran han aton probinsiya og para
han kaupayan han mga molopiyo nga matatagamtaman naton ngatanan.
Kinahanglan bag-o, maka diyos, maka pamilya, umagi hin kakurian kay
makakasiguro kita nga aada haiya kasing kasing an mga pobrehanon nga
aton mga kabugtuan, amo iton it iya magigin susgaranan para makab-ot
naton an aton mga highyap og ungara nga kauswagan hini nga aton
minayoyo ngan nagkukuri nga probinsiya han Samar. Unta makapili kita
dinhi hini nga aton pagkakaorosa hin makaka balyo hini nga mga waray
pulos nga mga politiko han aton probinsiya.
Maglalaum ako nga aton gud
sisigurohon an una nga mga pitad para matagamtaman naton aton mga
highyap og inop para han kauswagan ngan katalwasan hini nga aton
probinsiya han Samar.
Name:
Letenyo
Address: Tacloban City
Email:
Date: November 29, 2008
For Antonio Morales and
Basilio Balasbas,
I am glad you brought this
issue of falsely labeling Filipinos as communist when in fact they
are not. Labeling is one of many technical trades politicians use to
manipulate the outcome for his or her advantage. This is surprising
for me to hear from a government undertaker like you and especially
the AFP who are the undertakers of GMA policy. I am happy for a
Captain in the AFP reserve component, Basilio Balasbas to even
publicly pronounce his contradiction against his
commander-in-chief’s policy, that he does see leftist as “nation
builders”. I commend his audacity and I fully agree that NPAs can
help rebuild our country and that is a guarantee.
Let me add my humble
comment on this issue. The NPAs and other leftist organizations are
the result of inadequate leadership and to the most extreme the
result of the absence of leadership in our country. When there is
absence of leadership it is natural occurence for someone to fill
the void and surely enough in Samar, NPAs are there and they are for
real. I do not see them as bad people; they have to do what good and
responsible parents like us have to do, which is to ensure survival
of our children.
What powers-that-be have
to understand is that there is a soft spot in the NPAs’ hard stance.
This soft spot is our need to ensure our children’s welfare; the
next generations of Filipinos who must be well taken care of at the
highest priority. If our powers-that-be can negotiate sincerely from
this angle, then I believe we can be one step closer to peace. The
fact that our national resources are stolen, misused and or
corrupted from left and right, then how can we convince the NPAs
that government is sincere in their negotiation.
GMA’s promise to
exterminate the NPA by year 2010 is a failure. Hopefully, the next
leader would be more pragmatic and have a better approach to solving
our political cancer. I always believe that if support from the
United States is cut off, then our leaders would be very motivated
to solve and sincerely negotiate this insurgency problem once and
for all. I say this because our leaders would have to be more
careful spending our meager national resources. Without aid from the
United States, where else can we turn to but to govern wisely where
expenditure does not go to paying dead soldiers, replacing bombed
out infrastructures, and replenishing military assets. Money can be
used better.
Name:
Samarnon
Address: Canada
Email:
samarnonk@yahoo.com
Date: November 29, 2008
To Mr. Cesar Torres:
"Frankly Mr. Samarnon in Canada – how I wish that you would not be
so afraid to tell us your name, mag isog taga Samar di ba?"
I was browsing the Gugma
Han Samar site and I would say with all honesty that I find you to
be a good and genuine person as a whole (based on what I have read).
I am probably not expecting a challenge like that from a person of
your stature. I guess it is not a well-phrased statement to say the
least. Bisan kon nagamit ako hin agnay or kon anonymous an akon
personality denhi ha forum, waray pa gud ada ako guin bastos nga
tawo sugad han imo mga ehemplo nga mga nagsusurat han imo site. I
sometimes give my guesses but lies are not in my vocabulary. Asya
siguro nga waray ako ha politika. Deri ko sinisiring nga an ngatanan
nga mga politicians are liars. May-ada gad liwat guihapon mga
tangkod. Pero bisan pa ngani an tangkod, deri ngatanan natutuman an
iya mga pinansaad.
I would like to give you
an assurance nga ini mga imo sankay maaram han sinisiring nga
ethics...an pirmi ko gudla hinumduman an siniring nga golden rule.
Bisan pa kon nadiri ako han sinisiring naton nga mga "left", I have
always referred it as an organization o deri ngani used it
collectively. Waray ako mamersonal hin tawo. I hope not when I
withdrew my support to endorse Mr. Noel Labendia.
Deri gad liwat nga self-rightteous
ako kay damo man liwat an akon mga blunders. Usa gadla liwat ako nga
depraved sinner who is prone to commit sins, mistakes and wrong
choices.
"3. On
being "Left", the comfortable life you are now enjoying in Canada is
the result of the struggle of peoples and groups who might be
labeled "Leftist", as opposed to "Rightist"."
Adi liwat nga imo guin
sering, I would say that it is very assuming of you. I am what I am
because of the grace of God. Nothing more, nothing less.
Just for the sake of
argument, the "left" that we (or I if you will) are (am)talking
about is the Godless Idiology. It is the root of everything that I
don't like about it - and to add, its ways and deceptions. Communism
is just a sugar coating - an ira banner to justify han ira means.
Asya iton nga damo an ira nagagamit nga mga inosente labi nagud ini
nga mga kablas naton nga mga kabugtuan. An ira struggles ay puros
may-ada hidden agenda.
Kon we are referring to
the struggles that our heroes had staged during the early
revolutions, bangin pa. I would not even dare to compare the
struggles then and the so-called struggles now of the "left". I
believe we all know these...
Anyway, masyado nga halaba
ini nga istoryahon...asya la siguro an akon masesering.
Time will come nga
magkakakirigta guihapon kita ug magkakakiriglala. It will be my
pleasure.
Name: Benoy
Address: Catbalogan City
Email:
Date: Nov 29 2008
Karuyag ko ipakita an
datus kun angayan ba an Calbayog magquestion hit Catbalogan, here
are some facts, follow this webpage, mas dako pa ngayan it
nakokolekta nga buwes kompara hit Calbayog nga 67 million per annum
compared to Catbalogan nga 171 million...kadako hito nga margin...
http://www.nscb.gov.ph/ru8/Statwatch/2008/EV_City_July_2008.pdf
Name:
Basilio A. Balasbas
Address: 539 Ricarte Ext., San Antonio, San Pedro,
Laguna
Email:
balasbas.basilio@yahoo.com
Date: November 29, 2008
Prof Cesar Torres,
On NDF my stand is for
them to pursue the peace process with the end in view of making
certain that peace, progress and prosperity will be attained all
through-out the region, the country, and some parts of the world.
North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Afganistan are also in their uphill
struggle towards attaining peace, progress and development in their
respective countries. In Samar what we need is a sincere reformer
who will make the first move to effect the necessary change. Being a
person of extraordinary talent in politics you knew the real score
that it would take a super human to undo what has been done with
respect to the present landscape of our impoverished and abused
province.
I have to be honest with
you that I announced my intention of throwing my hat into the
political arena, armed with a mission of uplifting the lives of our
indigent and long neglected kabugtuans but I need an organization
that will be supportive of our move for CHANGE. As what you have
said you will be needing an organization and millions of pesos to
make this change possible. We have to come up with candidates from
among ourselves, let us not allow a trapo to invade our organization
and once we have the candidates we have to extend our help to
sustain the campaign from start to finish. We have to start
somewhere. Maybe the movement for change in the past did not
materialize because the situation then, is different from the state
of affairs that we now have.
Tonyboy if you are not the
Antonio Morales who is the Deputy Consul General in San Francisco my
job will be a lot easier come January 2009. With you in the
selection and organizing committee and Ray who is in contact with
almost everyone ‘HINGYAP PARA HAN KAUSWAGAN HAN SAMAR’ will come to
fruition. A small step in attaining peace, progress and development
is a giant step towards the realization of our dreams and aspiration
for our impoverished province.
God Bless Us All…
