Catanduanes Forum

Sensibilities, particularly those where Church and State are involved, are easy to offend.

On the one hand, you can't consider a battered Nissan Pathfinder or a Mitsubishi L-300 to be a "luxury car." Compared to the vehicles some of our "public servants" are driving, the vehicles attributed to - and returned by - the embattled monsignors of the CBCP are austere, and not exactly in top condition. Who are we to deny them vehicles like these if their functions in their missions depend on them?

On the other hand, in a religion founded on the humility of charity, bishops don't ask for sports-utility vehicles as birthday gifts in return for unwavering support. Bishop Pueblos' "lapse in judgment" may be well-intentioned, but the road to Hell is paved by precisely those things. What we have here is a case of a lack of discretion that erodes people's faith in their religious organizations.

On the one hand, you would need more than a jeepney to traverse the terrain of far-flung missions. Let's face it: an expensive SUV can get the job done better than an old utility vehicle. It's not even a necessary evil: cars of that build and quality are necessary for transporting medicines and goods and supplies to the poor and indigent.

On the other hand, money made from fund-raising, Church properties, and collection plates all over the country should be more than enough to purchase vehicles for that purpose. One can imagine that the generosity of the faithful, the donations solicited from churchgoers, and the enterprises of the diocese would be enough to meet the ends of a vehicle without having to curry favor from the State, or contradict teachings of taking things from gambling money.

Gusto kong matulungan ang probinsya. Gusto ko rin matulungan ang bayan na pinagmulan. Mas partikular na pagtulong, kumbaga.

Naalala ko ang mga taong nangakong tutulong din sila sa mamamayan. Ginawa na nga nilang propesyon. Sila, na mga opisyal ng local at national government,

I am Ronniel Tubianosa,i am searching for a
girl,actually my childhood friend.
She's almost 20 years of age
she lives in lictin san andres catanduanes.
Her name is Diane O. Sumalde ,I just want to meet her again,matagal ko na syang nd nakikita kaya humihinge ako ng tulong para makita ko na sya ulit....
sana matulungan nyo ako...
SALAMAT....

Does anyone know what has happened to the automated voting machines? Presumably they are to be used again. In the meantime where and how are they being stored?

Kumusta ang election dian sa catanduanes?

The key of becoming an effective leader is not to focus on making other people follow but on making yourself the kind of person they want to follow. You must become someone others can trust to take them where they want to go.

Guidelines on How to Become an Effective Leader
by DR. JOHN C. MAXWELL
Reference: NLTSGO Baguio City Workbook

1. Leaders should not be egoistic.
- The truly great leaders are not in leadership for personal gain, they lead in order to serve
other people.

2. We must become good followers first.

Kadakol Na.

Kadakol na ang catandunganon na nagtukaw sa halangkaw na pwesto sa gobyerno ning pilipinas, na-isipan lamang daw ninda na matuwangan talaga ang mga kababayan ninda?
Sana so mga gatukaw sa ngunyan, maka-isip lamang ning pa-agi na magka-igua na ning tulay ang satuyang isla papunta sa mainland, pareho ning San Juanico. Inda ko sana kung totoo na so San Juanico Bridge,para kutan-a sa Catanduanes, sabi daa ,dai man ning produkto ang catanduanes kaya dai pigdagos.

"A period of time wherein someone occupies a certain official post in the Government."

SA piRang taon kong pagiging tawo, namasdan ko na gabos kita reklamador, kang aki pa ako dai ko nasabutan ang mga gurang ta bagi man sana sindang aki.. aram nyo kung ngata? ta dai sinda batid mag ako ning kadaogan,, sabi daa ngane sa pilang tawong kandidato sa eleksyon,, DAING NADADAOG,NADADAYA SANA DAA< masakit tanggapon na ang ginikanan ko dai man siyempreng pinag bag o, REKLAMO UYA REKLAMO DUMAN, mataram nadaya sinda, na so sarong kandidato nagbakal ning boto etc. etc.

Salamat, natapos man an eleksiyon sa Pilipinas, lalo na sa Catanduanes. Maski daing nangyari sa naresibe kong pilak hare sa nagkakapilang kandidato, at least, nakadagdag man sa pinanghanda ko sa piyesta samo.

An dakula tang ipagpasalamat ta maski rampant ang vote-buying sa Catanduanes, dai man nin na-deskuwido. Sabi kan sarong kamidbid, maray na daa ini kumpara sa ibang lugar kan Pilipinas – dai ngani uso an barakalan, pero uso man an baradilan asin garadanan.

It is a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea.

By Bum D. Tenorio, Jr.
The Philippine Star

Last Monday, I shaded black the circle opposite Sen. Noynoy Aquino’s name. That dark shade was meant to give light to a country whose people are thirsty for change. I gave my vote to Noynoy for no political reasons. Only personal ones. After all, the personal is also political.

Nakadismaya ang nangyayari uya sa satuyang isla. Nahihiling mo ang tawo na ringaw ang gabos basta kwarta ang hulon. Kang nakaaging eleksyon, maski anong sabihon, nagbaha ning kwarta. Mala ngani ta sagkod ngonyan, puno ang saod, ang century, fortune, asin iba pang tindahan. Bago mag bolotohan, grabe pa ang nanaltag ning kwarta sa bilog na Catanduanes. The highest bidder wins. Iguwa pa ning mga ward leaders na pig taw an ning ipanaltag, pero nanghinayang siguro na itao sa iba, kaya pigsadili na sana. Bako man sanang mga kandidato ang buwaya, halos kadaklan alog na kaini ang nangyayari.

I just read this. Question is, Will he be prosecuted?

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100510-269184/C...

maurag ang manggana sa gobernador si Boboy Cua ta kadakor lamang ning ga kaikan ning trabaho...ta kadakor ning negosyo....BUkong parehas ki Jas na maing naitataong trabaho sa mga taho...ta mai man ning ngosyo d2 sa catanduanes....asa ibang lugar pano ang mga negosyo...pati hambogon.......permi man sanang absent sa kongreso sa loog ning siyam na taon sa serbesyo...arin ang yahambog niyo ung pag pagayon sa EBMC..na lalogn nagmahar ung mga burong....pati sa do pa sa kiya daa hari ang pondo ning pag paayos....HOY SA DOH TABI YON HARI..MAI MO PAG AKUON.......yon sana tabi...GO BOBOY GO.......

Britain is holding its General Election today (Thurs 6 May). The following link is a BBC article on Polling Station etiquette.
[The election is manual and not electronic]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8661984.stm