Mag-ooling

Bantay Banat

Ni Rics Cañisarez

              Lisod na kaayo ang kahimtang karon sa mga tawo nga mamutol ug kahoy unya olingon ug ibaligya aron lang makapalit ug bugas sa ilang pamilya. Ingon man usab niadtong mga mobaligya ug oling, kay karon kinahanglan na nila nga mokuha una, ug Barangay Certification ug clearance gikan sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources, kay kon dili ka katuman niini, hunong gyud ang pamutol ug ingon man ang imong negosyo.

Kon mao unta ang gibuhat sa atong gobyerno kaniadto, hayan nga dili unta maupaw nang atong kabukiran. Sigon sa akong mga kaila nga manug-oling nga wala na gyud silay mahimo gumikan kay mao na man kini karon ang patakaran sa gobyerno. Ang solusyon niini, mao unta kon dunay livelihood assistance nga mahatag ngadto sa atong mga igsuon nga nag kinahanglan ug panabang sa gobyerno.

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                Naunsa na man intawon ning atong Pangkabuhayan ng Pamilyang Pilipino Program kon 4Ps. Daghan na man kaayo ang reklamo nga matud nila nga kaniadto kompleto pa nga P2,400 ang ilang nadawat, pagkasunod, P2,000 na lang.  Misaligbat usab ang laing beneficiary nga miingon, “Ah! Maayo ka gani kay duna ka pay nadawat. Ako, wala na gyud kay napapas ang akong ngalan.” Sus, naunsa na man ni? Sa mga nagdumala sa 4Ps diri sa atong syudad, esplikahe kuno ninyo ang mga tawo nga nagmulo kon nganong na-ingon na man ang kahimtang karon niining 4Ps.

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Arangkada na sad

Pikpik sa Abaga

Ni Henry Sandoval

                Nanimaho na ang bugnong lugaynon sa Unang Distrito. Sa silinganang lugar ning syudad sa San Carlos may mga ngalan nang mitumaw nga mudagan pagka mayor ug pagka bise-mayor. May holohungihong  nga sa Calatrava mahimo kunong  tulo ka korner ang kombate sa politika. Apan murag sa among tan-aw duha ra gyud. Ang incumbent nga mayor ug ang sa pikas nga grupo.

                Sa tulo ka lugar, Calatrava, Toboso, ug Escalante City, makita dinha ang kompetisyon sa politika. Dinhi sa ato debuynas ang mabindisyunan kay murag nakasakay na sa jet plane. Wala na may kisaw ang mga kanhi midagan niadtong milabay nga eleksyon. Dunay mitumaw nga usa ka engineer nga mudagan kuno kini sa pagka konsehal dinhi sa syudad sa San Carlos. Kinsa kahay palaran nga masulod sa grupo sa administrasyon nga naa may mo-graduate nga konsehal?

                Sa pagka kongresista, murag walay engkwentro si Congressman Jules Ledesma. Apan dimalas ning mga kandidatuha kay ang filing of candidacy karon mang Nobyembre ug dili gyud kini maka-eskapo sa mga bumubuto sa mga pinaskuhan sa mga kandidato unya. Murag di gyud ni ka pahiple sa daplin kay magpa pogi na man ni sila. Kung sa Tagalog pa, KANYA KANYANG GIMIK YAN! Unya ang mga botante basta panahon sa election ang kandidato mahimo na nang DOCTOR. Mapuno na sa resita. PREPARAR SA BULSA.

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Summer kick. Mao kini ang mga miapil sa Inter-Crishar Taek Won Do Tournament nga gipahigayon niadtong Marso 25, sa Gaisano San Carlos. Ang mga misalmot gikan sa Bacolod, Talisay ug San Carlos City. 

                Reklamo sa usa ka trabahante nga natingala sya anang usa ka opisina dinha sa City Hall nga inug abot sa alas kwatro di  na man molihok ang papeles nga ilahang gi-follow up. Mura bag duna silay cut-off time nga inug abot sa alas kwatro di na mudagan ang mga papeles sa maong opisina. Ang empleyado nga mapundo ang ilahang papeles matud pa niya mag sige ug guwa unya magpa bulhot sa sigarilyo. Naa pud kunoy casual nga na assign diha nga opisina kung maka astar mura pud ug regular. Wala na diay nay tracer ang inyohang papeles nga i-process?

                Sa akong nahibaw-an walay cut-off time ang gobyerno.  Sa panahon kanhi sa mipanaw na nga Mayor Roger Debulgado ug malangan ang papeles labi na gyud ug payroll sa casual ang ma-delay tawgon ang in-charge sa maong lamesa nganong nadugay ang maong papeles. Kay matud pa ni kanhi Mayor Debulgado sa pag delayed sa mga payroll sa casual mapugos na lang sa pagdagan sa mga iho nga anaa nagpahulam ug kwarta sa City Hall.

                Para mahunong nang ingon ana usa ipasulod ninyo anang opisinaha pauban ug usa ka security aid sa City Mayor's Office para makita gyud ug di ba gyud ipadagan ang inyong papeles.

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                Sa pipila na ka tuig nga milabay mipaguwa tag isyu dinhi nga adunay usa ka opisina sa gobyerno nga ug mubayad na gani ta ang kambyo dili isukli. Sa kadaghan sa mibayad nga mi-reklamo nasulat nato kato sa NewsRecord.

                Karon na sad duna na say botika nga ug mupalit ta ang senintabos nga kambyo dili iuli. Maayo ra ba unta nga ug inug hatag nila bisan dulse na lang ibalik wala gyud. Ang uban nga botika nga ug alang-alang sa kambyo muhatag man ug dulse. Pero kining botikaha muhatag ra diretso sa kambyo pero kanang senintabos dili na ma-uli nimo. Maayo untag inug cash count ani nila nga ug masubra ang cash ma suspended ni sila. Dili siguro.

                Ako mismo sa kadugay na nakong pinalit diha nga botika gireklamo gyud nako sa nag-duty niadtong gabhi-una kay ang tambal nakong gipalit P 14  gikambyuhan ra man kog singko sa akong P 20. Uy! Usa ka buok bulad na man na mapalit sama namong mga kabos.

Singapore: Heaven on Earth?

Friendly Observer

By Arthur Keefe

                Another trip, another comparison! This time, I was able to spend nearly a week in Singapore, and reflections and comparisons are not self evident.

                Many aspects of Singapore invite envy.  They have one of the best integrated public transport systems in the world, excellent information, electronic through ticketing between bus and MRT, reliable, clean and comfortable.

                The streets are clean, with no potholes, signaled pedestrian crossing and level access everywhere for disabled people.

                Crime is rare; people are very helpful and polite to the tourist.

                The economy continues to boom, and the per capita income is now one of the highest in the world, outstripping both the Americas and the Europe.

                For the tourists, accommodation and entry to visitors, attractions are expensive.  I paid P400 (equivalent) for a cup of coffee on one occasion, the most I have ever paid anywhere!

                This is offset by low cost transport (except taxis) and cheap appetizing food if you "go local."  My favorites are the Indian curries for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a cup of (cheap) tea.

                So, on the face of it, for residents and tourists alike, Singapore has it all.

Guns and more. RPA-ABB members lay down their guns as they fall in line waiting for their turn at the inventory table where a person-specific form will be filled with firearm and ammunition details. Members also submitted themselves to bio-metric data gathering.   

RPA-ABB submit guns, ammo for inventory

By Georgene Rhena P. Quilaton-Tambiga

                Elements of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) submitted their firearms, ammunitions and explosives (FAEs) to the inventory team of the Office of the Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process (OPPAP) and Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office-Crime Laboratory at Barangay Bagonbon Hall, March 21-22.

Just an inventory

                RPA-ABB spokesperson Victorino "Ka Ricky" Sumulong said the inventory does not mean that their group is now turning over their arms to the government but that the latter is accounting FAEs as "a step towards the final disposition of arms and forces" as the peace agreement draws to a close. The inventory is also considered a "confidence building measure" for the closure of the agreement which was signed December 2000.

Inspection. Police personnel from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office-Crime Laboratory inspects the long firearm submitted during the inventory. Some arms are high caliber while some are improvised called in Cebuano as pugakhang or sulpak. RPA-ABB has not yet agreed to surrender their FAEs but the inventory is already a step to settling the issue.       

Armed. RPA-ABB members who have found Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City a peaceful and suitable settlement stand guard at the Barangay Hall where OPPAP teams are gathering bio-metrics data of profiled members. The group has 192 profiled members in District I. They refuse to surrender their firearms yet feeling the threat posed by a rival armed rebel group. 

Security issue

                Sumulong explained that RPA-ABB continues to hold firearms for security reasons. "Ang peace agreement is thrust gid ya sa amon organisasyon. Pero security ang amon concern. Sige pa ang negotiations sa actual nga disposition sang mga armas," he added but maintained that their continued possession of FAEs is not a hindrance to the closure of the negotiation and the reintegration of RPA-ABB members back to mainstream society.

                Thus, the group's arms that include M-16 armalite rifles, M-14 and M-1 garand assault rifles, Uzi and Ingram machine pistols, .45 caliber and 9mm pistols, among others, were returned to them right after the inventory.

                Of the 192 members profiled in District I (Escalante City to Don Salvador Benedicto), Ka Ricky said 185 came to the center of Barangay Bagonbon for the inventory. This process is being conducted since March 21 in Negros Island, Panay, National Capital Region and Bukidnon.

                Based on a close examination by the Crime Laboratory, the arms are all functioning but some are only improvised. It is estimated that one RPA-ABB member possesses one firearm and that they also possess community owned guns. Approximately 90 percent of all the arms of the members in District I had been accounted for.

Peace & development

                OPPAP is now on the process of settling members in peace and development communities (PDCs). In Negros Island, there are three; one each in San Carlos, Negros Oriental and Panay.

                Members in District I chose Sitio Nangka, Barangay Bagonbon as their PDC site. It is a 20-hectare forest area around 10 kilometers away from the barangay center. Ka Ricky said the site suits their community well because most members are agricultural workers and had been engaged in forest protection way before the agreement was inked.

                RPA-ABB has around 700 members nationwide but the bulk of their force is in Negros Occidental.

An open letter

Our Sincerest Appreciation

            No words are enough to express deeply our unending thanks and appreciation for the manifestation of deep love and emotions for the untimely death of Rogelio R. Debulgado, the beloved Former City Mayor, this city. Please accept our sincerest thanks to all who condoled us during our moments of depression and emptiness. [We] also thanks those who gave financial help, sent flowers, attended the nine days Novena Prayers, accompanied us to his final journey to rest, and to all those who whisper to us words of comfort, and who silently prayed for Roger's soul in their hearts. Deep in our hearts, we shall never forget the sincerest appreciation of sympathy to all whom Roger had touched when he was still with us.

            Our family acknowledges all the deepest manifestation of true emotions of love, and regrets for his passing away. Time can never erase these from our memory.

            From our family's deepest corners of our mind and hearts, where words cannot perfectly convey the language we all want to express,

            
To All: Thank You Very Much.

                  Vicky,

                      Roel, Rommel, Yvette, Gina and all Grandchildren

BFP-SCC wins Fire Olympics

PRESS RELEASE

                The San Carlos City Fire Station formed a team to participate the 3rd Provincial Fire Olympic Competition. The team was composed from different members of ORCA, SCRU, Fil-Chinese Fire Brigade, two tanods from Barangays V and six, and two Bureau of Fire Protection personnel. The said competition was hosted by the Office of the Provincial Fire Marshall in line with the celebration of Fire Prevention Month of 2012. Said activity was held at SM Parking Lot, Bacolod City on March 16, 2012 and was participated by different fire stations of Negros Occidental including the two volunteer fire brigades from La Carlota City and Sagay City.                The competition was covered by three different games wherein the San Carlos City contingent won all the games in different levels of prizes and the board of judges of the event has tallied the total points earned by the San Carlos City Team and declared the San Carlos City Fire Station as the Over All Champion of 2012.
                The Hon. Renato Y. Gustilo, Board Member of 1st District and Peace and Order Committee Chairman of the Province of Negros Occidental was the Guest Speaker during the Awarding Ceremony and awarded the trophy and cash incentives to the champion and cash prizes to the deserving participating teams.
                The OIC-City Fire Marshall SFO4 Jonathan P. Badel, Sr. expressed his sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the City Mayor and Chairman of City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council, Hon. Gerardo P. Valmayor, Jr. for the great support (for the foods and snacks from the start of practice until the event is finished) to the team, Hon. Dickson N. Yu, Mr. Marton Cui (athletic uniforms), Mr. Dennis Tan Yu (PPE equipment) and Mr. Raul T. Bulfa, Terminal Manager of  PPA.

Source: San Carlos Bureau of Fire Protection, SFO4 Jonathan Badel