thanks a lot to junrex and redzar for making this blog available again.
since i consider juan panunuwan as our leader againts corruption, this is his chance to show up again.
unless jp has been exposed by redzar to mayor greg, then maybe the mayor just paid jp to keep his mouth shut.
well and good for oas.
lets just keep our mouth shut. maybe thats good for oas and to all of us.
no wonder, oas will just remain as it is, for a long long time; for many generations to come.

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Unan na raw nagyari idtu sa review kan COA. Someone wrote them recently asking for an update. Pag nagsimbag, we'll try to post their response here.

This corruption allegation is a major stink. It requires an investigation-- anything less would be an outrage and a slap on the face of all Oasnons. Juan Panunuwan or not, this investigation should go on. After all, it's not just Juan's business... it's yours! Unless you guys start standing up for your rights, and start demanding real and transparent leadership, you will never get any respect from your politicians. You'll always have some donkey dressed up and pretending to be a leader.

What a disgrace.

i heard from my source that there's a lot of truth to juan panunuwan's allegation.
i can join any secret crusade if there is any against corruption. this is sickening. count me in. let me know how i can help.

Well, thank you redzar , you opened another blog. I actually believe jp's expose. kaya nagpararunrung na sana su oas ta su mga elected officials even during reario's era mga corrupt. look at reario, he just made himself wealthy. i do not know with greg. once there was a fund missing in oas, the officias involved would just disappear for a while.si greg nagibagobago nin sasabi. uno na katon.next election , uda na barakalan nin boto. kaipuan malinig kan na election. mga oasnon , idi magpabakal nin boto.kan dapat naiboto su talagang tama sa municipio na magleader, maray kan pagkatao, maray kan payo, maray kan moralidad , maray sa ngamin.kun kan moralidad buku tama, unong klaseng model katon?

kayun pa pagasa kan oas na labanan kan corruption. nguanang election 2010, i encourage every oasnon to join abs-cbn election watchdog program. although i see the program as just one of those "pambalubag-loob", i.e., being able to express one's frustration-kind, there's got to be "actions" after the fact.
just like jp's expose, there's got to be follow-ups on these accussations and allegations. a lot of oasnons (involved and trying to be involved in crusade againsta corruption) are scared of those powers-in-place.
the only way to give strength on this crusade is to operate in secret and when a concerted effort is attained, it can launch a massive, effective and sustained action against those powers that be.
if you want to join...let me know...

unan na pagasa?i don't think so. unless there is a total facelift of government in oas.puera pa na kan mga tao uda na faith sa presenteng gobierno katon pa na mayor kayon japayuki. hehehe.uno ninyo masasabi. kamong mga kaparyo ko mga tagaoas , pagsabi na kamo nu kamaturan.

aber, su mga nakaisi pagsabi na kamo. su japayuki tagaoas arani sa sasaran.siisay mas pinagifavoran su japayuki o su tunay niyang familya?hoy, idi nakamo magparabutabuta. kan na dapat na magleaderleader sa oas su maray man kan na maging modelo buku sana sa luas kundi sa laog man basang.kan dapat nikan na mga arug nikan pinagiputulan.aber.

Aw ta idi na palan kamu nga'min!
Salamat kay Bro! Salamat man kay Czar!

Pinagipara inraw ko kamo idtu sa dating lugar. Pinagpara la'wig ako nu mga uda ugaling mga politiko. May mga ahente pang may mga darang promesa ali' kin kisaysisay sana. Pinaidtu ako sa ibang website nu mga taga municipio tanganing idi' ko kamu makita. Byu' na sinrang naranga...Tigbak na kuno si JP!

Pero talagang ka'yun pa kita Dios na malang bu'ut, asin magi-ma'wut sa Oasnon, si "BRO". Ipinadara man gilayun satu' si Czartino o Santino, an mensahe "May Bukas Pa"!

Kaya ako napagmata tulos. Pagbungkaras ko, nasula ako nu anghel na may espada. Sabi saku, padagusun ko kuno su mission ninra idi sa raga'. Sinra na bahala satu' sa langit.

Sa pagkikita ko, byung naingut satu' su satung Patron san Miguel ta pinaba'yan ta sana su Oas na pagpara-abuson nu mga nasa poder. Puro pasipara...puro pasipara.... kina magipara inraw ki JP. Si JP usad man sanang mehsahero. Kita nga'min a apektado nikan korupsyon dapat nang mag-iriwag.

Idi" dapat kita mag'ulat kin kisay pa man. Si JP usad man sanang kapareho ninyo. Regular na para-omang Oasnon na may malasakit sa kapwa. An kapwa natung Oasnon byu' nang pinasakitan por medyo nikan a su mga kwartang dapat pinagi gastos para ipag-asenso nin Oasnon, pinagpara bulsa sana nikan mga politiko na nasa poder iyan sa Oas. Unan ebidensya?

Pagsusumanan ta kina. Mag-babara' nguna tabi kamong mga nakakita, ta may mata....nakarungung, ta may talinga,....nakabisara ta may kimut.

Blessed are you who have mouth, ears, and eyes, for you can transform your dreams for Oas to reality.

Woe to you who pretend not to hear,...pretend not to see...and pretend not to speak of the evil around you, because you will keep all evil you see...you hear....you speak until it transforms you according to your keeps....EVIL.

Kaya' palan byung naingut si Senor Patron San Miguel. Byu siyang nanghinayang sa mga Oasnon. Mga talentado....mga may maray na pagkabuay sa abroad....mga nasa posisyon de poder....outstanding sa sanrang sociedad......mga nagipara-reunion man sana sa Oas, alagad uda' paki-aram sa mga karurwa ninra. Apuera man tabi' idtu da mga nagpun na magdonar sa sanrang simban, eskuela, asin gusto man magdonar sa dakulung kampanya kontra sa ka-pobrehan. Su nabasa kong OMF, amo gayud an pagasa ni Oasnon. Aw ta pati sinra pinag-promesan man nu mga Ugut, idi' man palan kayang magdonar kan Mayor ninyo, maski kan mga consejales, tapos magipara-laki-laki! Kagulping razon an uda man balak i-implementar su sanrang promesa.

Tanga' ta nguan nikan....pwede raw tabi na pagsurusumanan ta kadi nin seryoso. Sabi ngani' nu ambugon na assistant(con-suhul-tant kuno?) ni Meyor Greg, UDA' SANA NGAYA ARAMBUGAN!

Idi' mu'na tabi kamu magpara-tutuyaw sa mga magikomentaryo idi. Maka-tud man tabi kitang mag-rungug ni opinyon nin iba, tanganing makapag-mukna kita nin maray na gigibon para sa Oas. Idi' ta man ma-transformar an Oas nin madali. Alagad kun lambang usad satu' magluay-luay nang mag-iwag, maka-abut man guilayun kita sa paidtunan ta.

An primerong magtutuyaw idi, aram tang sa kampo nu mga kosuptong tao! Amu kan dapat tang pasiparaon, ta an objeto ninra ra'tun su tama', asin ipagmalaki su sala'. Mag-observar tabi kita.

Sabi nu mga consejales asin ni Mayor(sabagay uda' man sasabi si Bise ta nagipara-ngisi-ngisi sana, ga nakaintindi man!), maski kuno magpara-kapag-kapag kita, uda' man kuno mangyayari nikan. This is an upfront challenge to us! We will do our best to face that challenge and see where they will end up!

Gulpi nang nagsurrender....gulpi nang nagran. Pagsalubong sanra nu mga angel, uda' sinra naipakitang ebidensya na may ginibu sinrang tabang tanganing mapakaray an Oas. Lambang usad pinaganap su gira' ninra sa Oas. Uda girang nakita! Kaya' sabi nu mga anghel, " ala, sige na kamu idtu, ta sa paglubong senyu, ilinubong na man su memorya ninyu. Idi' na basang mainraw, ta uda' man ginibu. Lalu na su mga koruptong tao. Ta maski su kalag ninra, dapat kunong ibuntog sa kalayu asin idi na makita maski su abu.

Kaya aku nagbuelta idi sa blog ta. Paidtu na kinta'na ako sa arayu, pero dakulung senyas saku ni SanMiguel. Bumuelta kuno ako ta pinagi-anap ako ninyu. Su byu kunung nagipara "boljack" saku idi magiging amigo ko na kuno. Ponu ta kaway na kuno sinra nu kampo nu mga ngula, buta, bungug. Magkaurusad na kuno kita laban sa mga kampon nin korupsyon. Kagulpi ta kunong mga karanchong magibisara na para sa karayan, kamatu'ran, asin justicia.

Dios man lugod kan mapa-satu' nga'min.

May ipaki-bisara tabi ako. Gusto ko man tabing makita kun sisay kan mga kairiba ko idi. Short message lang nguna tabi, por haber kita magpadagus nu expose ta PART II-SURUSUMANAN.

count me in, jp. i am glad that redzar put this blog back. but as anybody else, anonymity is still the name of the game.
i can work with you ala-c.i.a. style.
i think this is the best approach to tackle corruption.
who needs a dead hero?
we can accomplish many good things for oas under protective cloak of anonymity. btw, redzar - i am also a follower of suntzu, i know the art of war. and one of the principles that sunztu espoused is, "know thyself; know thy enemy".
one of the things the enemy and the friends of the enemy will "ask" of us - is to be "visible" to have credibility.
this i say to your face - "clandestine operations" are the best styles in any warfare. the enemy is strong, having the upper-hand. it is insanely stupid and suicidal to have our faces "visible". thanks redzar for providing this format "of anonymity".

uno man guiguibon idto sa oas ni erap. birds of the same feathers flock together.

sooner than we think, we might see greg conde here, justifying his "repeater syndrome"; justifying kurakot system done by the government (he said that the government is justifed with kurakots so it has funds to give to the poor such as small expenses for burial, weddings, etc.); and the end-justifies-the-means credo for his life.
this time, this crusade against corruption will have a different approach - more on actions rather than just writers and readers. it may take a while, but we will see results.

Welcome back, JP. Tama su sabi ni Redzar "be flexible or perish." Kan a' amurprupiu nin usad ibabaliwala kin nakataya kan karayan nin kangaminan. Amu gayud kadi su namatyan ni Juan Likud nu namuklat su sanyang mata sa kamaturan nu mga sinabi mu manunungud sa kurapsyun ni kabal-balan na gyinibu ni gygybu ni Alkaldi G. Ricarte ni sanyang mga kasapakat sa munisipyu kakuyug na idi su Sangguniang Bayan.

Maski ngani si Javier Biep Romano na talamatam sa mga ilinantad mu nukua, nag'palwas na nu sanyang kulur na sasabayan ika idi sa symung kamawutan. Sya man tuminubwd nu symung mga ibinabara dylan nu kabalastugan ni Alkaldi Ricarte. Su sanyang promisa na tatawan an OMF nin diritsu na pamahalaun nu .5kP para sa 'micro finance' idi man nangyari guanang twn.

Sa BalikBanwa forum nag-sabi si Alkaldi Ricarte na pwiding mangayari kadi kin an SB sumabay sa guan a planu ni bayadan an kwartang ipalwas.

Abu an OMF na'gamitun sinrang pwn sa abut na iliksyun ni kading sinabi ni Alkaldi idi man nya inilantad nu sanyang gybun su prumisa nu Disyimri. Intirung pulitika an nasa kukuti ni Alkaldi Ricarte. Uda 'palabra de honor'. Kin naguibu nya kadi, nagybu nya su mga kurapsyun na symung sinabi.

Gayud, an kadaklan na kayun tultul a isip sa karayan nikan satung banwa, pabur symu. Kaya, abanti na kita, JP!

testing man sana

yo

welcome back JP. tama ika idi mauluy idi na su mga kasapakat nu mga sa munisipyu. pag una ku kan a usad iyan a sipsip maray a taga luyung dagat sa oas para maproteksionan su pagsadiri nya idtu sa bukid ni sa luyung dagat sa oas ni su business nya iyan sa centro ni sa mayao sa mga NPA. kun idi aku nasasala kan usad a prominenteng opisyal iyan sa munisipyu dating NDF and i still believe he is . sagkud nguana kayun pa iyan nakikitang luwas lug sa munisipyu a mga taga 'lwas'. idi aku magingalas kun ang ibang pondo sa health center napauda ta pwedeng adtuyu dadara sa bukid para sa mga taga 'lwas'.kaya maski si gov salceda takot sanya dael nganing taga 'lwas' katun a prominenteng taga munisipyu. kading taga munisipyung kadi nakaisi kadi nu giruran su usad a personalidad iyan sa oas a ipagngud nu dating taga munisipyu man a kayun man ginibu idtu sa kakuyug nikading taga munisipyu nguana. kaya dapat lang n magingat ika JP.

Re Yo's comment. Are you talking about something that happened in 1985, when Oasnons went down to the gutters and killed one of its own?

The people who were responsible for Aying's death are THE LOWEST OF THE LOW-- THEY DON'T WALK THE FACE OF THE EARTH, THEY FREAKING CRAWL ON THEIR SLIMY BELLIES AND HISS. AND THAT INCLUDES THE NPAS, WHO ARE NOTHING MORE THAN STUPID, GOOD FOR NOTHING PARASITES WHO LIVE OUT OF PEOPLE'S FEAR. THEY MAKE ME SICK!

WE ALL KNOW HOW JUSTICE WAS DENIED TO POOR AYING. BUT WE TAKE HEART IN GOD'S OWN JUSTICE- WE LEAVE IT UP TO GOD. HE WILL METE OUT WHAT THOSE MONSTERS DESERVE.

Yo, seems you know something about what happened to Aying. You should have spoken out 25 years ago, though I don't really blame you for not doing so. You live in a barbaric society where the rule of law is trounced on a daily basis. I probably would have shut up too to protect my own feathers.

Poor Filipinos can't get a break anywhere.

hello no shit, we think alike. when i read what yo wrote , i thought about aying. i was not there when it happened , i just heard the news but it is very clear who did it.i know nobody will tell the truth to cover their butt.those parasites and coward people did it i bet you.
do you know why oas does not have a progressive business? it is because of those parasites that send a letter to the poor business owner asking for mulla or else....... so the business will just close and the poor owner will just go somewhere else for protection. THAT IS A BIG BULLSHIT. PARASITES AND CORRUPTION GO TOGETHER ! poverty to oasnon. poor oasnon.oas needs everything to fight those parasites and corrupt people that are in power.
well all of them will go to hell anyway .they are still on earth but they are already living in hell. in one way or another they will be judged when times come.
i understand why jp is using a different name. just be careful . keep on exposing those nuts and just be extra careful.you do not want to be one of their victims.

Cge, sana tabi kamu. Magbisara ngu'na kamu ta nagirungug ako.

Idi' man tabi ako natakot sanra, Uda na man mauda saku, ta kalag man sana ako, uda lawas sa Oas. Idi sana ako nagi-liung-liung. Muklat an mata, nagkikita, nagsisi'rip....Bukas an talinga, nagirungug nu mga ilum-ilum....may kimut idi sa blog na pwedeng marungug.

Kaya kun gusto ninyong mapundu an korapsyon sa Oas, ngamin kita mag-iiwag. Nag-uumapao na tabi kading files ko nin korapsyon iyan sa Oas. Su iba ngani napagipara tu'makan na nu mga ayam ko. Nga'min kadi i-luluas ko senyu. Paki-osip ko sana senyu, magtabang man kamu maski ukay. Mag-imbitar kamung mga kabarkada idi sa blog para magbasa....Pag kumbinsido na kamu nikan expose kong korapsyon, su mga nakabasa may moral na obligasyon sa sanyang kaimanwa asin sa Dios na umaksyon para sa kamatu'ran, karayan, asin justicia. AMU KAN BA'GONG OASNON. MAY PAG MAKULUG SA KAPWA.

Naubos na tabi an oras ta sa mundo. Tibad angalun na kita ni "BRO", ni JESUS, para mag-rendeng kwenta. Su uda kwenta, sa kalayo itatapil. Su ka'yun ginibu para sa kapwa, rurunggun ni Dios. Kun hali'pot an istorya mo, hali'pot man an oras na kakuyog mo si BRO sa aircon room. Pero kon halaba an kwento mo, ma-uluy kamong surusumanan ni BRO. Tibad maging kabarkada pa ika nya, ta'wan pa ika nin pakpak para kun susuguun ika paidi sa mundo madali ikang makabalik para mag report. Arug ni San Miguel (buku su de bote), San Raphael, etc. Tibad ta'wan man ikang ngaran na may "SAN", arug ni SANTINO.

Idi sa mundo, su mga diablo, ka'yun man itinaong "San" sa mga kasapakat ninra.

San Goyo, angal idtu sa nang-gogoyo'. Nagipromesa pero su kabaliktaran gigibo. Very promising politician kan, ta puro promise....Transparency kuno, pero nga'min a pagtatagu gigibo. Nagtatagu sa asawa, ta may kabit. Sasabing napa-manila sya, pero napa-ligaspi man sana, sa ikadwa. Nagtatagu na sya pobre man sana ta mala' ngani uda' man baluy a sadiri. Nagi-renta kunu syang P3K sana. Kun kiki'tun mo may mga de yero nang extension su baluy. Mala' kan ta maski 100 guests pwede nyang i-akomodar sa baluy nya na idi' mauranan. Pobre man sana kunu sya....2-kotse sagkud 2-SUV an service nya, ni 4-5 motorsiklo. Kun nga'min a pobre sa Oas arug sanya, idi na kepwan magfeeding program, etc. Sa sweldong P25,000, kadeficil mag mantenar nikan fleet of vehicles. Sabagay andar na naman an Jueteng. Si whistle blower, Boy Mayor of Daraga, amu na nag-advance nu part I municipal building na sya na nagpa-tugruk.

Bantayan ta tabi kan mga nagi-bisitang politico ke Mayor, maski sinra idi ta man dapat iboto. Sabi ngani ninra "birds of the same feather rock together." Usad a kumpas sinra kung mag "rock and roll".

Marikas magpalusot si San Goyo. Su feeding program nya, "existing" sa budget man sana. Su mga consojoles man, aprub tolos nu budget ta kina na magi-burubaranga.

Malang ri-rikas pag may narungug na may beneficiong abut sa Oas ali' sa luwas. May consejal tulos na mag-asikaso saimo. Halimbawa, may donation sa feeding si "Charito Mio Foundation". Sakay tulos si Mayor, asign tulos nin consehal. Budgetan tulos Y aprobaran kan programa ni Charito Mio. Malang gayun kiki'tun. Pero sisi'ripa raw ninyu kun unan nangyari?

Si Charito Mio nagi-feeding program gastos nu foundation. Kina, i-rereport sa bayan ni Meyor na guminastos nin P900,000 su municipio sa feeding program, aprobado man nu SB. Su beneficiary, amu man su nasa feeding program ni Charito Mio. Unga? Unan nagyari sa kwatang ibinudget nu SB?
The hunting begins. Kagulping matsing iyan a pag-inunga mo, uda sasabi, kundi mag-tuturo' sana sa iba. Malibung ika sa "hide-and-seek" sagkud a makaturog na ika.

Kinabuasan, iba na namang kurakot, pero they use the same "template". They have mastered this scheme. Kaya su SB sagkud si Bise nagi-para-ngisi-ngisi sana. Naka-usad na naman su mga matsing! Su mga tao, uda basang naka-aram. Simpleng "syndicated highway robbery". Kaya pasipara na naman....pasipara na naman.....

Unan palan nangyari nu P900,000 feeding program, syempre...ka'yun.... ta nagbaranga' na sinra. Tanganing malinig an laban, nga'min pipirma. Magpun sa budget Officer, Treasurer, Auditor, etc...etc...kina pipirman man nu Health Oficer(na sister-in-law ni Meyor). Pag pirmado na ni "Mahal"(buku su partner ni Mura sa TV, kundi su asawa ni aLangkawon) maliwanag na su commission ninra.

Consumisyon para sa mga tao. Everybody happy.....except the people. Di' bale, what they don't know won't hurt them. HA ? TALAGA?

Kina makikita nu mga tao na idtu sa feeding program su mga consejales asin si Meyor. Hapi naman si Charito Mio ta ipinakita ni Meyor asin SB na "full support" kuno sinra sa feeding program. Su mga tao man, puro parakpak ning parakpak ke Mayor. Su iba pa, nagibura' a nagpasalamat ke Meyor ta kagulpi kunong nagigibo sa banwa ta. END OF STORY.

Result: The general perception is that the Mayor is doing a lot for Oas.

What is no known to the people: the corruption behind donation projects. You will know a lot more later of this template.

SAMPLE TEMPLATE OF CORRUPTION: SCHEME A.

Su usad pang "San" a itinao nu Diablo, ay si

SanKot - usad sya sa mga nagi cooperar asin nagi suportar ke SanGoyo para "2-in-1 plus 1 Hapi sinra pirmi" (advertisement kan sa Pinas, sori, idi' aram sa abroad kan, paryu man ni BRO sa "May Bukas Pa") An Sankot ang nagiprokurar na madagos an corruption. Sya su nagi peke' nu mga pirma, nagi record, nagi-budget, nagi release nu kwarta, nagi-audit kuno...sa madaling salita, all-around fixer. Ngamin at mga tao na nagitabang sa corruption an angal ni Diablo ay "SANKOT". Kasangkot sinra sa kabalbalan ni Meyor asin SB. Kaya' kun ako senyu, su mga rela-thieves natung nasa municipio, pagsabian na ninyung dumistansya na ke Mayor magpun nguana'. Idi' na sinra magcooperar sa mga kabulastugan nikan SB sagkud ni Mayor. Pagkadi ma-imbistagaran na, sinra kan mamumu'nang makukulong ta sinra ituturo nu mga SB asin ni Mayor. Sabagay, ba'gu na tabi an building nu PJMP. 2 storey building with covered roof-top. Magayun sigurong makulong su mga "Sankot" iyan. For only P2.8 Million natapos su building in 4 months time. Congratulations sa Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Kiki'tun ta kun gaunu matapus su municipiong project ni Mayor. Magbantay tabi' kita!

Sagkud ngu'na kita idi.
Uda' ngu'na tabi mag-tutuyaw. Magrungug nguna! Su magtutyaw, kampon ni SanGoyo! Uda man iba.
Su magi-share iyan sa topic na yan, gusto ta man marungug!

Magirungug ako senyu mantan ukay-ukay akong magi-diskutir nikan anomalya sa Oas.

My ears are wide open, I am listening.

Gusto tabi natu' ma-document ngu'na kun ka'yun ibang kaimanwa ta na nakaaram pa, o makatabang sa pagtao nin detalye asin pag collaborate sa topic na nasa discussion.

Idi' tabi kamo ma-andal nu action a gusto ninyo. Abut kita iyan. Kepwan ta ngu'na su mga ingrediente na kepwan sa prosecution nikan lambang caso de corruption kun matud man kading mga caso. Uda ako duda sa pinagisabi nu source ta sa lug. Alagad kun an diskusyon nasa publiko na, dakulung tabang su mga aram man nu ibang kaimanwa natu na may makulug man sa Oas. Kepwan tang marungug man su ali' sanra.

Lalu na su mga consehal na maray man an pag-isip, alagad nadara man sana nu mga kakuyug nyang mga corrupt. Sabi ngani nu usad iyan: "abu ako nin corruption, pero sinra nagitamasa nu kwarta de corruption nin banwa na sakung lalabanan. Pirmi sinrang gana sa botohan, ako talo. Alagad, sa kontsabahan ninra apektado man gilayon ako por medyo ta maski mag-disagree ako, kaiba ako sa SB body na nag-aprobar."

Mr. Councilor, you start distancing yourself from the rest, if you dont want your name to be tainted. If you cooperate with us, your conscience will be clear. But if you stay silent, you are also condoning their acts and therefore you may be a non-participating, but consenting element of the syndicated crime of looting public funds. Mag-ingat po ika, Mr Councilor. Tatabangan tabi ika namu, kun ika magi tabang man samu tanganing mapundo na kading rampant corruption sa Oas. We know corruption will not exist if the lower echelon officials, and rank and file will refuse to cooperate. You might have had very limited options before knowing that nobody really cares. But now that this crusade against corruption is on, may kakuyog na ika. Di ka na nag-iisa.

Magtarabang na tabi kita! Sobra na an kwartang nauda sa Oas. lalu pang lumalala an corruption.

Ang latest kong aram, nu nagbirthday si Mayor, en grande su tsiribugan...kagulping imbitado. Mala' ka ta su pinalayug na globo y pinaputok na kwitis nu ga'bi sobra pa sa pinalayug a globo nu fiesta. Balak yatang palitan ni SanGoyo si SanMiguel Arcanghel.

Nukua kampana sana nu simban sa Oas, bibo na an fiesta. Nguana paputok nasana, ta uda na su kampana. Inda kun sisay man nagtaban. Uda' na nagi-repique, uda' na nag-agonyas, uda' na su angelus a bagting pag-alas sais,...uda' na nakaaram kun arani na magpun su misa. Kaya' pirmi nang lawat magsimba an nga tao. Nikading nakalis a mga taon, Maray ta pag nagimisa man si Father Maragondon late man magpun (about 30 min late), kaya angal sanya nu mga taga-simban, "the late Fr. Maragondon". Na-assign na sya sa ibang parokya. Kun gusto ninyong manumbalik an sigla sa Oas, mag-fund raising na su mga NGO sa Oas asin tabangan an simbahan makabakal nin ba'gong kampana.

Magpa-ngisi man kita paminsan-minsan pero may katotohanan. Nothing is perfect in this world, but we can do a lot to improve it.

Ta'wan ta man ukay na pahinga si SanGoyo. Domingo man nguana. Maogmang Semana senyu ngamin!

COA has opened up a file on Oas. The case was opened up back in January in response to local and overseas Oasnons' allegations of fiscal abuse posted on the web. JP, has anyone provided back-up docs to support those allegations?

I don't understand why allegations as serious as these are just being relegated to the blogs. Grabe na ba talaga an kalaswaan sa Pinas that things like these are being allowed to slide?

Between the arrogance, greed, ineffectiveness and attitude of entitlement of your politicians and the cancer that is the NPAs and other rogue groups, the Filipino people have nowhere to go. Add to that the people's general attitude of apathy and lack of ownership of its miserable situation, and there you have it... a country that's the everlasting kulelat of Asia, always mired in poverty and corruption, always trying to catch up with the rest of its more progressive, more civilized and more disciplined neighbors.

At threat of bodily injury, it's understandable that people are afraid of the NPAs, especially since the rule of law back there is nothing more than a mere farce. If you're afraid to open your mouth because you may not live to see the next light of day, then surely, you don't have a civilized society. You're stuck in the Dark Ages! And, pity of all pities, that's what Oas seems like.

Here's what I think. If you are an Oasnon, you pretty much have 2 options: one, leave Oas for good and find a better life somewhere else (and call the city of Libon to take over- they might do a better job of running it! ) or stay. If you stay, make sure you mean it. Contribute to the betterment of your town, get involved in running it. It is your business, it is your responsibility and, pushing it a little further, it is personal.

i agree with kikay's concern that the peace and order situation is the stumling block issue of why there are no feasible investors in oas. i have doubts about the korean investors that we saw paying homage to greg ricarte; could that investments "pakitang tao" lang so others will be "enticed" to pour some money to oas.
i have yet to see monied oasnons invest their hard-earned money - but there is always an attached protection payola. isn't it amazing why and how koreans can invest in an NPA-infested area? and how much did this koreans invested? there is always a counterpart from the government, and that counterpart is the one that will greatly suffer - "corrupted". what is the connection of chris flores (ex-mayor guinobatan) at the meeting (korean-mayor greg)? answer: joey salceda!!!
folks, if these investments were intended to benefit the people of 3rd district and oas, well and good. but these so-called economic upliftment plans were devised to uplift those in powers and their leeches-followers.
guess who made a positive comment on the article about this - greg conde!!!
he is one guy who does not understand the real menaing of public service; quick and able to defend corruption so the mayor can have some spending money for the poor's burials, weddings, etc. but he is so blind as not to see the bigger picture of how much is being stolen from oas.
oas is a small town and yet so much "history" is written and erased. i don't care if the whole 3rd district is corrupt or the whole philippines is corrupt beyond remedy - we have to start somewhere, and what a place to start, if not within our backyard.
fellow oasnon - fear not, for God is with us; have the strength, for God will provide; be "visible" (i.e. be heard, speak up and aloud) for the enemy will be blinded. the truth is with us, we will triump.

I find Greg Conde to be a man of charity and goodwill. That must be why he is slow to criticize anyone, and would much rather give them the benefit of the doubt than be quick in judgment. However, he does need to see with more clarity the outrage that's going on in Oas.

greg conde slow to criticize anyone? kikay i suggest you read JP's blog from the start.he and biep are the 'first and second punches' in trying to knockout JP of his expose'.

may hidden agenda si greg conde. dahil sa mga negosyo nya from cementerio to beach resort, he cannot go against whosoever is in power sa gobierno. so, ang pagtulong nya has to be perceived with "caution". kung ikaw ay tutulong sa kapwa mo, kailangan unconditional, hindi yung may hidden agenda ka.
pati yata ang divine mercy nya ay ginagamit nya para sa kanyang kapakanan.

cinabi mu pa st francis de oas. su mga na'granan iyan satu a pagnapaidtu sa simban ke pader sasabyan tulus ika UDA na ngaya noy lote o bakante idtu sa public cemetery para itun sa guran ninyu bad kaya ninyu bumakal na sana kamu iton sa private memorial garden. ungaun pati ika nikan a financial status mu. kariparung maray a iindorsu su private a cementeryo. inda ku kun iyan pa kadtung padi a kadtu a buku man taga oas. sa matud man grabe ng maray sa kampusanto. uda n talaga bubutangan peru tanga ta idi reresolveran nu simban? kesturya ponu si greg conde

Guys, let's not get distracted... the real work at hand is helping lift Oasnons out of poverty. We've got to move away from this very Oasnon habit of dwelling on personalities. Honestly, I look at Greg Conde as a good son of Oas. I think he's done more for Oasnons than any one of us- and he continues to do so. He doesn't need to- he can keep on expanding his maosoleum- after all, people do die and you need to put them somewhere. He doesn't need to make friends with anyone to expand his business. So I wouldn't second guess his intentions, if I were you, because there is good in what he does. At least he's better than some who just talk but don't do, and definitely way up there compared to those who take what's not even theirs and see nothing wrong in it.

I saw this somewhere and I'd like to share with everyone...

LOVE TO ONE
FRIENDSHIP TO MANY
GOODWILL TO ALL

Good words to live by...!

o.k. the corrupt officials has to go.the npa should stop pestering those who are trying to make a living , they should work harder for a living instead.what the npa is doing is helping oas regress.if these two factors evaporate oas will rebuild gradually.those npa are parasites and just depend on others who are working hard.if they want a progressive oas , they should also work their ass.they can help making oas peaceful and better place to live.people should not sell their votes. they have to vote for a person who has a clean record and deserving for a vote not because of money.the idle people who just "tambay" should start getting busy.be productive.those "durugista" needs rehab.stop this nonesense bs.so what do you think?

It'll take lots of work and growing up, but real and positive change in Oas can happen. And it must start with YOU, that is, with every Oasnon.

well..... IT IS VERY TRUE. OAS WILL CHANGE FOR A PROGRESSIVE ONE AND IT SHOULD START WITH EVERY OASNON. NOT ONLY ONE OASNON.....ALL OASNON. START NOW.MAGKAURUSAD NA SA PROGRESSO NI IKAPAKARAY NIN BUONG OAS.UNO BASANG GAMIT NIKATON MGA KUKUTE NINYO NI KAN MGA KUSUG NINYO. TIME FOR ACTION AND SMART, INTELLIGENT THINKING.UDA NA MAGCORRUPT, UDA NA MAGPARAASA SA IBA, UDA NA NA NANGTATAKOT NA NPA...MAGTARABANG NA.KAN MGA UGALI MAGBAKLI NA.IDI PA KAMO NAGKALEKSYON? KITA SA NANGYARI SA OAS.... NAGPARARURU NA SANA. KASALAN KADI NU NGAMIN.KINANO MAGIIWAG SU NGAMIN ?, KUN TIGBAK NA KAN OAS? UNO PA MANGYAYARI......?BANGON NA NGAMIN, PAGMATA NA ....!BUKU SANA KADI SU SA OAS, SU SA NGAMIN NA OASNON SA IBAIBANG PARTE NIN MUNDO.SU MGA KALABIKAINDEFERENTE , MAKISALI NA . IT WILL BE A SLOW PROGRESS BUT IT IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE OAS CHANGING FOR THE BEST. IT IS NOT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WANT CHANGE BUT IT IS FOR THE WHOLE OAS. GET GOING........ CHANGE FOR THE BEST.WANT TO BE PROUD OF YOUR HOMETOWN?

Nagipara ngurub-ngurub su barkada kong balikbayan. Naguli kuno sya ta engrande kuno su welcome sanra nu LGU. May email pa sanra si Don Mape. Mala’ kan ta P500 per table kuno idtu sa Balik-bayan Ball. Kamal man ngaya, pero desididong mag-atender su barkada. Kaya’ man nagpareserbang alabang lamesa su grupo. Mala’ kan ta nagpreparar pa ning “props” su grupo para espesyal sinra. Con todo banner pang ‘CLASS _9 sinra. Pwerte man su tugtog nu Oasis.

Kaya’ sana, nagilawud na. Nagburubaile nguna sinra habang nagulat pa nu iba. Paguna’ ninra may mga abut pang mga tagabanwang maki-baile.

Diosko! Alas onse na, su lamesa sana ninra su puno. May nagkapipira man a idtu, namag-arali man sana. Ka’yun man anuncio na tata’wan sinrang honor ni SMA president Ramona Raneses, alagad buku man ngamin(balikbayan) tina’wan plake. Malang supug nu mga nagpara-imbitar na LGU sagkud si Don Mape. Maski anino idi nakita. Is that the invitation etiquette of the LGU? Not even the Mayor or his representative was there to welcome the balikbayan, after all the hooplas? Idi’ na kuno sinra maniwala sa susunod ninrang magimbitar.

Kaya nu Grand SMA Alumni ball, idi’ na sinra nag-atendir. Dakulung pasalamat nu grupo. Nakita ponu ninrang nagbaileng nakatsinelas y naka T-shirt su ex-Mayor Reario. Buyung-buyung pa. Su mga kakabit sa baile byung naka night gown. Malang supug, o uda supug. Pareho gayud!

Dakulung pasalamat man ni Mayor na uda su balikbayan. Tibad baya maningil su mga balikbayan sanya nu idi nya pagtao nin honor nu presensya nya sa mga imbitasyon para mag-uruli asin mag-atendir ni Balikbayan Ball.

Gusto ni Meyor friendly forces lang mag-atendir pag iyan sya. Nag-uruli su mga balik-bayan, disgusted, disappointed, and insulted. Nagpara-imbitar ngayang mag-uruli, kina su nag-imbitar su uda sa occasion. Ay inda man kuno senyu iyan sa LGU! Mga libung pirmi sa poder sabi nu mga naka-obserbar a maray!

amo na kan nikan. maray sana magparapangsolicit. uno su nagkorona nu miss oas nakamaong?
,malangsupog na nikaton.siguro uda nagiridto dahilan sa weather. tanga man ta uda su mayor ni mga officiales . unong klaseng mga tao katon.mga uda delikadesa.unong klaseng mga leader katon?
masupug man sinra. maray ngani palan idi ako nagatender.
kita .....kaya uda sinra mapaidtunan. uda pauno gayud makukurakot. ha!

amo na kan nikan. maray sana magparapangsolicit. uno su nagkorona nu miss oas nakamaong?
,malangsupog na nikaton.siguro uda nagiridto dahilan sa weather. tanga man ta uda su mayor ni mga officiales . unong klaseng mga tao katon.mga uda delikadesa.unong klaseng mga leader katon?
masupug man sinra. maray ngani palan idi ako nagatender.
kita .....kaya uda sinra mapaidtunan. uda pauno gayud makukurakot. ha!

malang supog na sana nikading gigibu ni ex-meyor reario. uno sya uda decorum na basang. siguro sinabian ni meyor ricarte, ika na nguna mag represent sako sa barelyan.
insultong dakulo sa mga balikbayans!!!
properly invited su mga balikbayans pero buku properly accommodated.
uda su meyor, uda si don mape!!! what is next?
i hope kan isasalida natu na meyor next year idi kokopyiaun si incumbent....otherwise, magi tsenilas man sya next fiesta ball (bakya na lang kaya, pero diamond-studded man...who cares). su tsinelas kuno ni reario, nike kuno ($100.00 baga).
ay, malang papagal ninyo!!!

Tama kamo JP saka Zarathustra.

I attended that Grand Ball on May 7 expecting to see something new in Oas. I don't dance nor am I fond of dancing but my reason for attending was to observe social interaction in Oas, having been away from the town for so long. Remember, this is supposed to be a Grand Ball and I expected to meet and see the cream of Oas society!

What followed next shocked me. A guy, who I learned was the former Mayor Reario (first time to see him), in untucked plain white round-neck t-shirt and wearing a sandal (slipper?) dancing the night blissfully away in total abandon with well-appointed ladies wearing their best. He looked somewhat tipsy to me but the ladies, perhaps out of respect, shock or fear (I guess this one) didn't deign refuse him. This guy showed no respect whatsoever, to himself or to the public, and my impression is that he couldn't care any less. I felt very uneasy and writhing on my seat. 'Uda supog' is to put it mildly.

Well, if he can get away with kabalbalan and corruption during his term then everything else becomes callously easy. How insensitive!

Organizers should have turned away this guy or advised him to come in proper attire. Two years ago, Oasnons still addressed him with the honorific title "Honorable". He's a dreg to society and a disgrace to Oas.

As they say... how low can you go? Apparently, the man is bottomless, and just a tad lost. What a pity.

It looks like the PIO of the mayor has no mouth, though I know that he can hear, he can see and he can talk. He's been all over this website as a PIO since the start, but he is not serving to the plasure of the Mayor since he, too cannot defend a defenseless boss.

My mole informed me that the mayor is fuming mad at the tambayan and this blog, so he had instructed the PIO to copy all the blogs and the tambayan conversations.

They are trying hard to figure it out who among the close allies(specially the consojoles) are double crossing him. He he he. Well, they are the grudging informants, Insiders who no longer want him. Your core group is slowly tearing each other apart. Too much favor is going up the mountains, I guess! Your courrier as well as the Mayor is getting richer. The Outriggers from the hinterlands are also getting richer. Is this the modus vivendi of the Mayor and his "nice people" allies?

Are they the reason for the corruption? What a ploy!
Kaya pala! Imagine, P1M for jatropa project in the hinterlands where no one dares to check if jatropa trees are indeed planted. Even the COA dare not check it, so approve na lang ng approve, tutal kasama naman sya. Wala ring objections and DILG. Tahimik din si Bem(DILG)!

Aba! talagang ganyan kagaling ang sindikato sa Oas. That is why a monument can be set up in front of the municipio for the three monkeys- SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SAY NO EVIL ! ANG GALING! Pero may oras din kayong mga unggoy!

Dahil sa inyo, maraming naghihirap sa Oas habang kayo ay pa-bandying-bandying lang, pa-pasyal-pasyal lang, pa-semi-seminar lang at the expense of the people's money. Good if you really go for training or education. I bet, if COA goes over the records since the Mayor assumed power, they will see almost all employees in the municipio have gone for seminars and trainings complete with honorariums and allowances, all expenses paid and more, according to the records. But did they really undergo such trainings? My informant revealed that those exist only in documentations. The cash is just split among themselves - the Gorilla and the chimpanzees! Aba, pati seminars meron kita sila dyan...they call seminar padding! Kung minsan may isa o dalawa lang na a-attend, ...minsan wala pa!, pero may mga ginastos(hotels and meal expenses) sa record. Dyan ang kita!

Pero welcome ka dito, MR PIO. Just make sure...you really are the Mayor's PIO before answering me. We want direct answers to direct questions....No alibis please.

Are You there? Do I hear you, Mr PIO?

Saka....? sagkud nasana kamo sa bloging....why not come to Oas and rally for the better....seguro mangga uda kamo Luciii....lalo na si JP ni si St francis....

Idi como rurunggun nikan COA or Ombudsman....ta Uda kamo Personalidad.....Labi ka Sayang Basang....

kaya kamo mangga Inutill na Oasnon......sayang mangga madudunong kitana KuNo.....kadtupalan uda Bayag.....kaya Sayang.....kamo.....Labi ka sayang a Maray.....

kin ako sainyo.....maka-urusad kamong pumauli idi sa Oas....kin kamo idi maka uli....ay pumurupundo nasana Ta naka apictar kamo nikan ibang karayan man idi sa Oas....

Uda mansana kamu Paidtunan.....Tabi.....

Labi talaga kamangga Sayang....

Pati su nakatabang a maray pinaka raraut si Goyo....ay kayon ipinakikita sa mangga oasnon....buku sa na sa pagbisara kindi sa trabaho.....su mangga naibutang na niya sa Oas....

Asain manbaya kading ipinagi para budog sainyo ni St. Francis and JP.....Udama....puru sa na Budog.....

Magpakitang guilas kamo....si greg conde....4 na kan sanyang ligasiya Na naginibong karayan sa Oas / Oasnon....kamo Asain....Budong.....mangga Budong mansana....sagkud ngayana....sabi nukua....Nasa COA na kuno....Asain ta Udaman...Aluay Tuy JP.....ida ika Bayan....amin mona Na ika Uda Bayaggggg.....Paryo kamo ni si St francis mangga Oasnon Na uda Bayagggg.....

Ayyyyyy....kaya raw ako nikan.....Amo....matud manraw kading ibabarita mo saku.....tyan idi basang nasala.....kaya raw ako nikan....

UUhhhh....Mangga Oasnon....kaya palan kadi si JP naggi para expose nikan a mangga nagyayari sa administration ni Mayor Greg ta....Binakal palan siya nin usad a Politico kuman....

Kaya palan malankusug nikan sanyang mangga baritang itataw ta...Paid off palan kadi si JP and St. Francis....mala ta PH 150,000 su first payment na itanaw ki JP....just to make an expose ki mayor greg.....and it's not that surprising because...it's just about a year befor the next Election....and gues who is already making an announsment that he is running for Mayor of Oas....ha ha ha....sisay pa si tio Tony Yochongco....and guest who paid JP and St francis....su ipagud iyan sa Customs....

Ayyy kaya raw ako nikan....unanraw kin nabakal man si redzar....ayyyy....

iyan palan sa SB...iyan kan a supplyer ni kan a news....taga SB mansana palan....sisay raw....tulo kuno kan a nagpasurusubli nikan impormacion na itataw ki R_ _ _ _ _... na amo palan kan an JP.....

kaya palan kinkuw....halus exacto kan mangga figures niya...
kayon palan advance planing....for the next election

malang takut ayyhhh.....kading gustong mag mayor ay ex councilman iyan sa Oas SB siya dati.....kin kurap kadi si mayor greg maskurap kading gustong sumalida....mala ta nabakal kuno kan nu kayon gustong lumug a big businesman sa Oas...along with FR SB....and ER also an SB .....

ayhhh Dios minyo Perdon....unana Oasnon.....sagkinano matapos kan satung kapagalan.....

to taong mata:
your style speaks of itself. readers of this blog know exactly who you are. you are the repeater that you said you are, having yourself manifested here (how many times did you repeat your entry here - same message, same stupidity).

you accuse the bloggers here of having no balls and yet it is you who is hiding your identity now.

you still stick to your old belief that anti-corruption crusade has no place in oas; the same old style you espoused in the "old blog". your shit smells - so stop hiding your i.d.

you are bad-mouthing probable mayoral candidates such as tony yuchongco or edong rendor by instilling rumors about payolas to JP and myself. even arousing doubts about redzar's integrity, neutrality and fairness. maski kan si redzar pobre (not like you who is filthy rich), this guy has some self-respect, not compromising his beliefs, unlike you - a pragmatic leech.

i should not have addressed this issue but JP said, magsusuman sana kita - then the action.

to mata: what an irony for chosing "mata" as your cover. either, you deny yourself of the corruption in oas or you just feign ignorance for your own benefits.

he,he ali raw ngaya taong mata A.K.A. greg conde ngarani raw si JP. katun a legacy mung sa'sabi asen? kan a mga tabang a gigibu mu kunu sa oas kun ka'yun man riparung maray a ka'yun personal a interes. uli ako sa oas sa nov 01 2009 magkita kita. dawa aku 70 anyus na sasang sangun ku ikang maray. makita ku kan a bayag bayag mu, kambangan ku ika. kung dadali ika sasabyun ku an tunay kung ngaran idi. unan baga taong mata a idi nakikita su dapat makitao pili sana su gustung kikitun .

Buena’s dias Oasnon,

Correction, su 150k palan kadto kin nakaula na sa puesto si tio Tony. labi ka defensive maray si st. francis, lumuluas na matud su information na pinaluas.

Ha ha ha, maray ta kayon palan ako ka profile, good so my identity is safer.

We are preparing for more about JP and st. francis. Nasa 90% na kan research kin sisay si JP. Sayang JP pa retire napalan ika idi sa Pinas kitana, ulatun mo nasana kin maka ula si tio Tony.

People, this is exactly the kind of attitude that keeps Oas stuck in a rut. I'm sorry, but I don't get this. It's totally stupid and self-defeating. Why don't you guys just grab each other's balls, figure out what you want to do with it, and then move on. Oas needs to advance- Oasnons are not interested on whether you have balls or not. What we know is some of you don't have a heart. And that's far more important than your miserable balls.

to greg conde, jp & st francis, et al:
please spare my name in your discussions. despite unwanted teasers hurled at me, i will not be forced to side with anybody, as my opinions are mine, and mine alone. it has to be that way - to protect the integrity and neutrality of this blog.

i can neither respond nor address whatever allegations, accusations or insinuations referring to me; simply because such action will taint the very principles that i am upholding here. addressing such issues will not be fair to mayor greg, to greg conde, to jp, to st francis - nor to anybody.

even if this blog is freewheeling, lets try to adhere to the issues that we want to address; not being diverted from it, irregardless of dilatory tactics coming from either side.

salamat sana saenyung ngamin.
redzar

I am shocked and disappointed at the backward attitude of some. Instead of pulling together to make good things happen for Oas, they hurl garbage at one another like juveniles. What a big waste of time and energy. The truth is plain and simple...Oas needs you. What does it take to make everyone listen to that? As they say, a house divided is a house that falls. That is exactly why Oas is how it is--- no one gives a shit. I am so, so disappointed.

To Taong Mata, whoever you are, do you realize that you are basically threatening Juan Panunuwan by saying that 'a research' on him is now 90% complete? That is just wrong. Whoever you are, please leave barbarism behind and join the more civilized society of the 21st century. Argue and discuss all you want, but also strive to find a common ground and work together for something good. The Stone Age is over-- we don't live in trees anymore, so let's behave like civilized people worthy of our names.

To Taong Mata, whoever you are.

Sorry, you are just guessing, and it is a poor uneducated guess.... There is no money rolling on my side. I don't believe St. Francis de Oas have it either. Though I don't know him, I still maintain to have high respect of him and so with redzar and the rest of the bunch who are simply advocates of GOOD GOVERNMENT.

Poor Yuchongcos, they dont even know me, nor have I ever met them for the money only you talks about! Be fair Taong Mata. It would be better for you to pluck out your eyes if it is the cause of sin. This is unjust vexation.

It is clear that you are only after your personnal interest. Please try to reconsider your thoughts before expressing your wildest imagination. You are wasting your time and energy as well as ours. We cannot change your perceptions and we cannot change you, because we do not intend to change any good part you have. You can only change yourself for the better and in effect change those around you.

Your inaccuracies and guessing simply distracts us from our mission. We are no longer playing here, Taong Mata. If you are blogging garbage, well...we are not! Your personnality is awfully disturbing. Please behave as anybody else.

We are waiting for the PIO to shout his BOSS's messages.

Talaga bang mahirap mag-blogg dito? Sa tingin ko madali lang!If you can read this blogg, all you need is to know how to type your ideas on the ASCII board. You dont even have to know programming. Yung mga matanda nga dito sa abroad, madaling natuto, si Meyor Greg pa kaya? Ganun ba ka mentally challenged ang Mayor nyo dyan at hindi natutong pumatok ng tiklada sa computer para maka-sagot sa issues dito at kailangan pa ng PIO? Sobrang yaman na ata nya dahil after having 3 secretaries (Buddy, Ariel, and Don Mape), he still hired a PIO who is so active entertaining us with his news, but never communicate as ALTER EGO of the Mayor?

The people's money is uselessly spend paying for 4 Alter Ego's? You think the Mayor has those money in his bag?

You and I know that when many are hired to act for his behalf, the Mayor has more time hiding from public eyes, less time for his family and more time with "queridas -old and new". See how wastefull can he be? This eventually justifies corruption here and there.

Any answer Mr. PIO?

i share d same view with u kikay. but to the quetion as 2 what i can offer or contribute to the problems of oas or the nation as a whole is expiriencing well sadly nothing really.problems that my generation has left unsolved such as poverty, exploitation, corruption, criminality and absence of peace.peace that the former pres f.ramos use to refer simply as not just having a war or quarrel nor the athmosphere of threat as well. i didn't care about these abovementioned problems until i've reached my forties. i was busy being a father and cementing my chosen profession. so it's all job and family to me until i've reached forties when i taught "napunu ku na su baul namu para mabuay kami" that i started looking what was really happening outside of my home. i felt guilty, i felt less patriotic. i thought i contributed nothing. the natural urged was to question everyone about their contriburions or roles and my own verdict-no one is good enough, no one is sharing/contributing enough and i'm not getting the much needed support that i wanted.kikay u sounded like that. know what, your words are just a way of excusing yourself for what you should have accomplished and has not.and you think your generation will have more success in solving oas problems God bless you. if anyone wants to help oas in their own capacity say poverty, you better start with your own family. help your siblings ,your brothers and sisters your parents and if you think they have enough then maybe you can extend your help to your cousins , your own tribe. how ironic and hypocric some people can be by letting the whole town know of their help to others when they are very much aware that a sibling or relative is living in poverty. oasnon who turn blind eye to their relatives' plight. who will only rub their relatives' elbows when these relative becomes rich or within their perceived level in terms of money.Salamabit!! as the late columnist maz soliven would write. if you want to help oas and you can afford financially. help send your relatives to school.pu'nan ninyu sa mga karurwa ninyu.

to the police dept. how's peace and order.i mean setting aside the problem with the terrorists(the NPA's), any further news about the nolasco's store heist. cold murder cases. grabe na naman kunu kan tarabanan iyan. uda pipili. kaya magingat na sana tabi kamu mga oasnon.

Kasta, your situation is not my situation. So don't pretend you know anything about my personal circumstances... because you don't! If you opened your eyes in your forties... well, I think you are a late bloomer. I've been a caring person forever. You don't 'bag' helping people until you're able to-- you help people when they need help, not later.

As far as helping families, well, you probably have a lot of relatives who need help, just like all of us. One thing I can tell you is, it's hard to help people who don't want to help themselves. If I zero in on all our relatives, I'll never be able to help anyone else outside of our clan. Because the truth is, everyone has a chance to better themselves, and if they are not in a good situation now, chances are, it's because of certain choices they've and continue to make in their lives. Not because of lack of support from family members. There are, sadly, people like that. You can support some relatives until your hair turn gray, but nothing will come of it if they don't help themselves. Those are the kind of people I have no patience for.

I want to help those who want to help themselves. Not those who will forever reach out for help without lifting their own brawns.

That is the reason I support the Oas micro-finance- it is not a hand-out, it encourages people to grab the opportunity thrown at them and make the most of it. In a way, you can call that the 'economics' and 'business' of helping out. Throw a fisherman a net and he will fish his own food for years to come.

You are a classic Oasnon. You judge too quickly. I don't know why people like you have a hard time accepting that some really just want to help, with no strings attached. I help a lot of people and I don't announce it to anyone- not even my own husband. And I'm not about to list them down just to cater to you. Helping is best done when no one is looking. That's when it counts the most to God.

to redzar,
is there any SOP to cover the use of names here.
a euphemism in good taste will add a little bit of
'personality' to the individual contributor and to our blog as a whole.
For me, 'No Shit' is 'bugrak mu!'
'Kasta' is the F..k word.
or shall we just leave this matter to the blogger with 'no holds-barred' and let them create any call names under the sun. if this would be so, then much will be dealt more on personalities instead of the problem that we are trying to resolve.

biep:
it is hard to draw a line here much less create an SOP for that matter. although this blog is "freewheeling" and "no-holds-barred", i would leave it to the "visitor" to chose his own "name". the downside of freedom is when it is abused; pushed to its absolute. and with this freedom here, its up to the "visitor" to assess if his "choice of name" is feasible or even palatable to the viewers. does it accomplish anything or just divert from his agenda. lastly, is it worth it?

our readers here are learned and i believe they can discern what is right and wrong, separating the chaff from the grain, the thinker and the entertainer.

in my position to maintain neutrality, "imposing" rules will defeat that purpose; i might be biased in enforcing such rules and i don't want to be like that. thus, just leave it as it is. everybody is forewarned; i manifested the disclaimer.

as the saying goes - when unleashing your own dogs of war: "ca ve canem": it might come back to bite you.

once again redzar you showed how reasonable and independent minded you are and you have the wisdom that some of the dominant bloggers here are found wanting. i'm a man but i admire you as a man. your words should put every bloggers here on their feet.thanks

kikay you got it wrong when i wrote "if anyone wants to help oas in their own capacity". it's not for you and you alone. it's an opinion/suggestion to all oasnon.maybe i did not elaborate it further that not all of us are capable of spearheading a project like you do with your OMF.and when i said '"IF you think they(family) have enough then MAYBE you can extend your help to your relatives".again you overreacted on this. it is not an imposition or anything to that effect.this should have been on another paragraph and is not directed to you.also i do not pretend to know your personal circumstances. i did not made any implied remarks about this. its all in you imagination. lastly when i said "pu'nan ninyu sa mga karurwa ninyu" ang pagtabang , umaray na naman ika! it is not you nor your own relatives i am refering to or directing at, this is but an opinion/suggestion to all oasnon.
to biep nasika na naman ika dapat nirecol mu si ben ricasio nu sinabyan ikang "why sanitize the logging in process when it's serving it's purpose well.si goryong conde AKA taong mata di mu tinuyaw su kabastusan nya, pirang bisis nyang minensionar su bayag a malisyusung maray su i imply. su kikay refers to B_ _ _ Y rin yun ah. kasurug?. you are calling for all oasnon to unite and yet idi pa sana sa blog puru faction na.
I admire you biep, your other writings on this site shows how intelligent you are pero bawas ng maray.

Kasta, talagang uda mo kasta! Magpun nu luminug ika idi sa blog entero nasanang tutuyaw kan na-atman mo, uda na maray saimo kun buku si Redzar (dapat ta baka idi na ika maka-blog) . Pinsar mo kin sisay man ika!

Sain ikang mutyung ali? Kan a usad a tul-tul na Oasnon idi magigamit nikading ngaran na pinagidara mo. Unu ika burayan sa iris? Ta kasta tulus kan a nasa isip mo!

Uy, purupundu raw Kasta. Kan mg kaparyu mu pinaguibaug sa sardinas! Pa uru-inglis pa ika sala ngani katun na dali mo "I did not made an implied remarks about this." Uy tabi, an tama: " I did not make an implied remarks about this." Baka bumalintuk naman ika ni magsabi na 'typoerror'. Mag-Oasnon nasana ika, Kasta tanganing idi ika masaleyt. Masupug.

Kading blog kayun katuyuan na karayan, buku pag-pakararaot. Si Juan Panunuwan balidu kan katuyuan ta kayun siya napaparung na buku tamang padalagan sa municipio. Su OMF kayun man kunu katuyuan para sa mga nagitius na mga Oasnon. Ika Kasta unu man baga kan katuyuan na karayan na gusto mong ibutang idi para sa Oas? Kin puru man sana tutuyaw contra sa kapwa mo, maray pang mag-dildil nasana ikang lasug! Kayun mo pa karayan na mauku!

Anufi!!!

Guys, I am out of this. It's a big waste of time. If Oasnons can't unite on anything, then so be it. I have better things to do with my time and my life. Apparently, none of you want anything better for Oas. You are doing well, so the hell with others. Nice. Now I know why Oas is the way it is. There is infighting, inggits, tsismis, lack of cooperation, lack of brotherly love, lack of caring, lack of everything good! People even pop others if they so much as get on their nerves. Barbaric. People would rather concentrate on personalities and other people's business rather than on issues of importance. It's a very telling thing on the level of intelligence and degree of humanity of Oasnons. I am an Oasnon but I'm glad I grew up with a much different attitude than most. I'm glad I got out of there in time before attitudes like yours got on my head.

I apologize if I annoyed anyone with the above, but honestly, I'm quite disappointed and sick and tired of this. God knows I want to help. Maybe if I won the lottery then I won't have to beg from people who can't hear, who can't see and who can't figure out that there are people in need in Oas.

The future of Oas is in trouble if its people continue to be the way they are. Oasnons need to shed their self-defeating and counter-productive attitudes if they want their town to progress. Unity and acceptance of one another would be a good start.

Hey...hey..hey guys!

Let's put things personal as secondary to our primordial objective of fighting corruption by exposing it.

I feel that everyone is concerned for the good of Oas... That is why you are blogging! With that I welcome you, dear blogger! Certainly, no one among us is perfect, but being intelligent bloggers, we all can reach a concensus to support.

We have seen the corruption as exposed, and we also have seen valid concerns that each blogger aired. There are times when personnal attacks have distracted our objectives.
Let us remember that to uncover more about corruption in Oas, we need to talk sensibly, rather that just make distracting "rubbish" comments.

Each would like to contribute. Yes! but we need your heartwarming, sincere contributions and positive reactions to reach our goals. Garbage talks will never get us any achievement, but instead disappointments and hurts to others. Please refrain from hurting other bloggers that would like to help us in our mission.

Seriously, our mission is to 1.) Uncover all financial corruption in Oas, 2) Substantiate them, 3)Work hard to help prosecute those committing these shenanigans! How?
We'll get there if we move one at a time...first things first!

We need to teach these CROOKS a lesson to learn. JP is not a leader here. He is just the moderator in this blog. Each and everyone contributing to this blog will realize later on, how she/he contributed to find the millions that corrupt officials pocketed and how they(crooks) should pay back the deeply indebted, poor and suffering people of Oas.

We are waiting for the defenders of corruption to speak out before its too late. Rumors that have substantial basis becomes an accepted fact when unrefutted by those involved.

So...come on, Mr. PIO. Are you a lameduck PIO just like your lameduck bossing? If your boss never starts blogging, he will never learn it at all. He will also miss the boat of opportunities to defend himself. The public opinion is being carved out fast in this forum. So please knock that sleepy head. We will condemn in heaviest terms the unjust, demeaning, unfair and inhumane effects of corruption to poor and helpless Oasnons whose roots we eventually trace among us. Oas is just a small community and somehow the oppressor is related to the oppressed. An awakening is needfull on both.

We would like to tell those corrupt officials that their silence on the issues only emboldens us to move heaven and earth to put them behind bars. Thieves cannot ran away with stolen money just like that! Heat-tracing Bullets should find the mark on them where ever they go.

If we can only pause for a while, we will surely be able to assess better if we are moving towards the objective of 1st, uncovering corruption, 2nd, collaborating in substantiating the issue based on what we know(be it a "hearsay"-, or factual data). We all know how to identify facts from opinions, right? Let us learn how to listen intently. As they say: everyone , or even the fools, they too have a story to tell.

Let us shun the pitfalls and "rubbish" mistakes that others commit in this blog. Let us rather build on the good building blocks that others share with us to build a better Oas, no longer mindfull of those who simply want to sway us away from the issue and ever resolutely focused on the solutions presented.

Can I call all of you, seriously, as developmental practitioners? If so, let us move to develop.... and the way to start development (on the negative ground of corruption) is to identify the problems, gather informations and use these informations to devise a solution to the problem and resolutely seeing to it that the solution is vigorously promoted and upheld as industry's best practices.

If you got me right, we are still on problem identification. That needs our eyes, ears, and mouth(thru internet blogging)
Let us not be cowed by threats. We have to defend what is right! Lets keep on talking to arrive at the truth. The truth will set us free.

So, please blog more info about "Corruption in Oas" as you've seen it, as you've heard it, and as you've talked about it. Keep on talking, coz God above is listening! I did my talk, what is yours?

So, please keep your calm and your cool. Share here!

JP, with all the second-guessing that's going on re the fiscal situation of Oas and the handling of the town's finances and the answers that can't be had, is there a precedence in the Philippine judicial system where someone has sued a town to legally require it to open up its records and divulge its financial dealings/financial standing?

i still believe - that in chaos, we find order. akala ko makwa quarantine ako. there was chaos at the ninoy airport. just like everything else - miscommunication, misinterpretation and misunderstanding. i was suspected of being infected of the swine flu virus, including yung nakasabay kong mga congressmen na nanuud ng paquiao fight. but then further tests showed i was ok and everybody else. so here i am - at eto kaagad yung nabalitaan ko tungkol sa tuba-tuba.

to lgu or pio: can you update us on the jatropha (tuba-tuba) project? how much is the koreans' investments; is there any lgu "investment"; what is the former mayor flores (guinobatan) doing (brokering) in the transaction; how much is his (flores') commission; is gov. salceda an investor; and how will oas and the oasnons (close to the plantation area) benefit from this so-called venture?

all i saw about this "venture" was that picture posted on oasnon.org with the koreans and the mayor showing the "map" (cadastral map?). if this venture goes through, how much does oas stand to win or lose? a plan that big, there must be some feasibility study, some economic impact statement for oas or the region itself. or the feasibility study concentrated on how much kan madedelencia by the powers that be, including salceda.

more pictures please mr. pio and update us on the progress and/or retrogress of this jatropha venture.

please quash the rumor that so much amount is already appropriated by salceda and that this budget might just dissipate into someone else pockets.

salamat kay jp for your appeal. sana nagkita tayo wherever you are. everybody wish to meet you someday, including me.

mga pikon.he,he.

tama ika "uy". mga pikon ang iba sa atin.
uda sana pirikonan. pare pareho tayo dito gustong tumulong. "kidlat" at "kasta" - pareho kayo may kanya kanyang lakas at gilas. huwag ninyong sasayangin sa isa't isa.

maliban sa ibang markadong "tsu tsu" sa lgu, tulungan tayo dito - for the good of oas.

larga - ang anti-corruption movement natin. mamaya "makita" na naman tayo ni "taong mata" at magsasabi na, "tara, sinabi ko na!! abut man sana kamo sa pa blogblog. nagaraway pa. uda kauragi katon pinagi awayan; maray basang kin mapag ka kwartan aarug idi sa lgu".

idi tabi kami nagaraway dahil sa kurakot - nag kakapikonan man sana. we are moving on.

to JP, noy kung amu kadi nimu piniling raran para makatabang ika sa oas usad aku sa mga naniwala semu. mapu'nguw a uda aku ikatabang semu gnuana kundi su gasgas ng maray a moral support. minensionar mu idi sa blog mu nu nakalis a su akus mo an taga translate mu, aku amu man akus ku man tagatype saku parangisi ngani nakauku ngaya ikang kaway peru inukasan mu ngaya su mga tunay a ugali. anyway good luck to your crusade.

Just be fair to all. Do not use scandalous terms.We want Oas to be a better place to live, we want the Oasenos to have a better life ...... well, everybody should work together for a better Oas .Malang supug sa iba su makababasa nikadi na mga nagimentionar na nu mga kabastusan.Be civil... pls. choose the right words. yes, this blog is freedom of speech pero magisipisip man basang kan tatamaan na nagiusar na bastos na bibisarun.kan isipon su ikaray nin Oas buku su nangtatakot o basta na sana magimention nin ngaran na uda ngani pagkaisi nguan baga nu ngaran ni tony yuchongco, su tao uda basang pagkaaram basta na sana pagibasangbasangun na pagisasangnan.uno kading iba idi maleducado? pauno magprogresso kan Oas kun kading iba arug nikading pagkatao. kun uda man maitabang na idea , pumundo na.right ideas and intelligent actions kan kaipuan buku burudugan o barastusan.

Ms. Chamorro,

This is exactly the kind of write-ups I am talking about, why you cannot get full support or let OMF move forward. I don’t know why you love to engage in pointless arguments/opinions. You sound like you’re the only one who cares and has the right ideas in solving the poverty problem in Oas. Please stop giving us your one cent lectures because with or without OMF or even your help Oas or Oasnon can survive. Nguana pa, are you trying to be a hero or a Messiah? If you are, since when?

You are talking about attitude, can you please read most of your write-ups that you posted here? You’ll find out that you are the one who’s got the attitude. In fact, you already pestered some contributors in this site. You were also talking about serious business, the problem is only few people take you seriously. Again, this is because of your attitude.

Yes, I have the para nagi-inguto attitude but I speak on a factual basis. Please don’t tell me that one of the reasons why this OMF is not moving forward is because of the economy. It is not. It is because of YOU and YOUR ATTITUDE. I will not glamorize your pointless opinions with another response nor will I stoop down with your level of thinking.

Kintana, I'm not in this world to prove anything to you or to anyone else, and I'm not about to mold myself to fit your expectations. I am comfortable in my own skin. No one's perfect, and that goes for me too. But get this before you go on and disparage me (by the way, you have no right to use my full name on this blog, and attack me the way you are doing now)… I don't step on your toes or anyone's else's, I don't take what is not mine the way your politicians do, I respect others as I want to be respected, and I dare to show love and care and dare to stand up for others who are not even related to me, who don’t even know me. Can you say the same about yourself? (Maybe you’re one of those who step on other people’s toes and take what’s not theirs… that’s why you dislike me and what I write so much…)

But enough talk about Francine, because that is feeding more into your confused state of mind. Clear up the cobwebs from your head… the micro-credit is not about me, it does not bear my name and never will, it bears YOUR TOWN’S NAME, YOUR PEOPLE’S NAME. You are zeroing in on me when you should be minding the more important business of moving your town forward. That is more meaningful, I think, than attacking me because you don’t like how I write, or you feel that you don’t like me. (Why don’t you write your own piece, then, and debate with me?)

I think what’s eating you up is you think someone, more specifically me, is trying to get attention. Well I’m not. I don’t thrive on attention- I actually shrink from it. I’m a very private person, except when my passion is stirred. And helping others happen to be one that is close to my heart.

I am not getting anything out of the micro-credit, except the satisfaction of having done something good for someone else. Believe it or not, my concern for Oasnons, especially the needy residents of town, is true. I ache for them and I feel bad that people like you continue to look everywhere else except where you should look: the suffering of your kababayans. You continue to cloud your judgment on your own- then unfairly blames it away on something else. To say that you don’t support a humanitarian effort because you don’t like the way someone has written about it is baloney. People help because their heart tells them to. It comes from within, my friend. I have nothing to do with that. If you don't have a heart, nothing that I say will help you get it.

If you say I am a distraction to the OMF and its work, well, I can disassociate myself from it. That’s fine with me. I’m not hanging on to the OMF for anything. I am actually sacrificing quite a bit of my time and resources for it. And hero? Hell, no. I have no desire to be a hero to you or to anyone else.

If you still feel like I’m trying to steal the limelight from anyone. Get this. I don't have plans to live in Oas, ever (not after what happened to my father), and deal with confused and nasty individuals like you, and murderers like those who never paid for what they did to my father. The last time I was there was over a decade ago. I flew in in the morning , paid my respects to my father and my relatives and got the hell out in the afternoon. I am as far away from Oas as I can possibly be- and as far away from the circumstances there as I can be. And I am very grateful for that. But I look back because I care.

I stand my ground. The OMF deserves your support. I'm sorry that you and many others continue to fail to understand the message of the micro-credit, and sorrier still that you put issues of personalities ahead of the more meaningful work of helping your town.

Since you appear to have a lot of time on your hands… why don’t you put that time and energy to more positive use by helping the OMF? If you feel that it does not deserve your peso, why don’t you at least give it your time? No time for it, either? Well, at least be nicer when talking about it. Don’t destroy what is yours. Nurture it. Put aside your negativities and look for the positive, for what is good. Believe me, if you look for the good, you will definitely find it. Because it is there.

hoy malangsaprat........ amo ngani kan nakading iba do not want to listen nu pinaguisabi nu iba na ikararay man sana nin oas ni oasnon. kun kayon tatamaan , di magisipisip na sana ni magbago na.kun uda man sana na masabi na ikararay, di itikim kan kimot, kun uda man sana ikokontribuir na maray sa guibo ni sa bibisarun,,, tama na. amo ngani kadi... pauno magprogresso kan oas? su iba dyiong naguikasukasu para maresolveran kan problema o mapakaray kan oas, kadi naman iba dyiong naguicontra. kun kamu tatamaan ... di magbago kamu.si francine uda man maraot na guiguibo , sa karayan ngani kan pinaguisip , tanga ta pinaguicontra nin maray ni kintana? uno man kan... idi man ika kukulkog nikan pagkabuay mo.tama man kan sasabi ni francine.kun abo mung tumabang , di idi. kading omf , sa ikararay man sana nin oas. kadi nganing mga iyan sa omf, sadiri ninrang oras,kusug, ni kuarta , pagisip kan gagamit.buku man mayayaman kading mga nasa omf pero naguimalasakit man maray sa mga naguitios na oasnon.kan sanang oras na gagamit para sa ikaray nin oras , puede nang gamitun na maghanap buay, makapaguiovertime pa sa trabaho pero dahilan sa ikaray nin oas, ipinaguisacrificio kadi ninra.kan oras na gagamit sa omf puede nang gamitin na mangguiboguibo sa baluy o magrelax man basang, pero dahilan sa ikararay nin oas , ipinaguisacrificio kadi ninra.whoever keeps on criticizing omf, masupug man kamo ta uda man ngani kamu icocontribuir maski unan.pasalamat pa ngani kamu ta kayon mga tao na naguimalasakit sa oas maski uda man idi sa oas.satu man sana kading ngamin na oasnon.kadi ngani na iba uda na ngani idi sa oas, karayo na pero iisip man guilayon su oas.kading mga arayo na , idi naman maguiiristar sa oas maski pa pagretire ninra, maguibisita pero permanente, ...? , idi na, pero dahilan ta naguimakulug sinra sa mga oasnon, guiguibo kadi ninra na maray na kaisipan ni maray na kaguiguibuan.gusto ninra na mapakaray kan oas buku man sanra kundi satu na ngamin na oasnon.pasalamat kita ,ni magiingua na na magtarabang.uno pa masabi natu.
si jp , salamat ta saimong ipinaguiexpose katon mga nangyayari idi sa oas.salamat ta makusog katon na bubuton mo mapakaray sana kan oas. naintindian ko si jp kun tanga naguiusar siya nin pen name.
oras na na magbago na kan ngamin.

To Kinta'na,

Please spare OMF. It has done no wrong to you! In fact it is set to do good things to poor Oasnons whom you and your LGU missed to address. If you have anything against anyone in OMF, try to beat their good deeds and not hurl invectives or bad-mouth good-doers. Your evil deeds are getting obvious.

Let us give OMF a chance to prove their worth. They started in November 08 and it is only May 09. Let us not judge them this early. Instead, lets help them succeed. After all, their success is success to the poor people of Oas. Armed with only their convincing power and upright minds, this group is successfully making waves in the town. Many have already joined the OMF bandwagon! I wish I can join them too. But yes....I will, ....no if's and but's.

They have an awfully unbelievable group that has transcended from the past Oasnon attitude of pa-oro'galan, or pa-sirikatan that went pffftt, to a model group of highly motivated mission-oriented members. If there is any group in Oas worth emulating, OMF group must be one of the best. It is amazing to note, how these group (unkown to each other, of distant age-brackets and diverse idiosyncrasies) successfully organized and woven their divergent views from various parts of the world into a united calling: "How to help the poor"

One common denominator, I guess, is that all are Oasnons and all are of the same objective: Helping the poor Oasnons contribute to local economy.

How can the poor help in the economy is a mistery. More of this mistery is their belief that the hardworking poor can better pay loans than the lazy rich. Yes, OMF is attempting to turn Oas 180 degrees to the so-called "paradign shift". Is it impossible? Well the challenge is ours.

If we resist, they fail. If we cooperate, they win! But hey!....who is the real winner? WE, the Oasnons!

Why? Because the benefits does not go to OMF. Just like SAC (Social Action Center of the catholic church), OMF is not a profit oriented organization. The benefits go to poor Oasnons who get out of poverty and positively contribute to local economy...

Unlike the LGU officials who wallow in filthy wealth having cars (3 or more), motorcycles(3 or more), children(3 or more), 1-wife and "queridas"(3 or more), drinking and dining to their stomachs' delight at almost every opportunity, spending money they secretly dig deep into public coffers.

Now tell me, is OMF not worthy of our support?

If you have similar advocacy and can mobilize the same way OMF did it, go ahead compete with them in developmental practice. Garbage competition are for the uneducated and OMF is not about it (as I have read at www.oasmicrofinance.org).

Mr. Kinta’na, Look at yourself in the mirror. If your aim is as clear as the mission of OMF, I am ready to help you too.

Will you accept the challenge? We are out to help Oas rise up from the rubbles of CORRUPTION!

Yes, Kintana, the OMF is a not-for-profit supported by private individuals. For example, by the time all's been said and done, my family would have contributed, in total, about 50,000 pesos to the micro-credit, and that's not counting relatives who have yet to commit their support. And that money is not coming back to us- not a dime of it- except through the joy of knowing that our sacrifice made a difference in someone's life. You could say 50,000 is a small amount, but it really isn't, especially when you worked hard for it (and didn't swipe it from somewhere) and you could use it for other things.

There are many people and families like ours who have supported and intend to support the micro-credit. Every one of their donation is a personal sacrifice of great significance that we recognize and are deeply grateful for.

We hope you will turn around and support the OMF. We all have a dream for Oas, and that dream is inclusive and welcomes each and every individual of goodwill who call Oas their home.

To Everyone,

Let's help Oas in any way we can. The OMF is just one of the projects that Oasnons all over have put in place, like OLAUSA's scholarship program, SMA Alumni's school rehabilitation assistance, CARE4Oas' typhoon relief assistance, church donations, private initiatives to help suffering Oasnons, JP's advocacy on corruption and many others.

I've been to Oas (together with Melvin Romano) during the town fiesta to help generate consciousness among Oasnons (we joined the parade) about the OMF and also meet the people who will run the project. They are the volunteers who are donating their time and talent to make this project move. Like many others, they believe in the cause and it's gratifying to see that they rise to the challenge even without financial reward. I see a glimmer of hope for Oas.

Francine, Biep, Redzar, Melvin, Louella, Chad, Puring, Dr. Ralph and the many supporters who initiated and pushed this project were the movers and shakers and were staunch project stalwarts. And Oas couldn't have been more fortunate for having this website. There were hecklers and non-believers then.

Presently, the OMF fund is nowhere near the amount we consider appropriate to start the project with. Nonetheless, we have initiated moves to start lending with the meager resources we have. Over time, and with the grace of God, we hope to generate the funding mass to run the project large scale. We need Oasnons to help in this endeavor.

We have to see the OMF work; it's the facility that will provide the small loans that small Oas businesses need. I went around the town to interview people engaged in small trades - the 'puto' producers, 'agas' basket weavers, hollow block makers and 'lunga'/ampaw/pili producers to have a look-see at what they have and the problems that beset their business. In San Isidro (near San Juan) I interviewed a family that's into the "bangkwan" basket trade and it warmed my heart to learn that almost all the households in this barangay are into this business (more of this in a separate article). It's part of my immersion and conscientization work; it also convinced me that more than ever we should help Oas.

I wish we could get together and share how we could be of help and take Oas out of the rut it is in. We too have our stories to tell. I believe in man's innate goodness and Oasnon's capacity to work for the good of our town. Let's set aside our differences and look beyond ourselves.

Lulu, Kasta, Kinta'na, Para Meron and others - you have set the tone for me to write this blog. I'm reachable via this website. We can discuss more.

I need to correct myself... turns out, it's not 50,000 (I wish!). It's more like close to 40,000 in cash and commitments at this time.

Apologies. We wouldn't want the OMF treasurer to have to account for money that's not there.

Hey,

Good Guys are showing up!
I didn't know, I was striking the right cord. Little do I realize that so much have already been going on with OMF.

I salute you guys. Keep on going, because somewhere along the way I will meet you guys, because we are definitely going the same directions.

We will also meet the other guys going the opposite direction. It is a sorry fate that they have chosen to go to the wrong side of history. The are too blinded by self-interest and self-engrandizement at the expense of the poor Oasnons. They need to rise up from their selfishness and meet the challenges in our hometown on two areas: STOP CORRUPTION- where millions are stolen yearly from public cofffers, and HELP- where monetary donations can help the time and talent infused by OMF to help the poor extricate themselves from the deepening hardships of poverty and devastation. If you've been poor, you know how it is to be downtrodden and devastated.

If you have a bleeding heart for Oas, now is the chance to help eliminate CORRUPTION AND POVERTY. These two giant monsters is challenging each and every Oasnon living in comforts of their lives abroad or where else.

JP is moving, will you help?
OMF is moving , will you give?

Let your conscience speak up. Believe in the phenomenon that helping the poor in every little way we can and in our concerted efforts through the process provided by OMF or other well-meaning and organized institutions, can turn Oas to that paradign shift of progress.

The people in LGU is now challenged by many. DROP CORRUPTION OR PERISH.

We will continue to pursue our mission to reward those who help us and punish those who promote corruption.

OUR EYES CONTINUE TO SEE...OUR EARS CONTINUE TO HEAR...OUR MINDS CONTINUE TO SPEAK UPRIGHTLY IN THIS BLOG and such is not only ours, but many are already with us. Only a handfull are blinded by corruption and are in the wrong side of history.

its too quiet on the waterfront.

may kasabihan, if its too quite on the waterfront, something is brewing, just like a calm before the storm.

but the thing is, is the silence being observed by both sides? each securing their own positions, re-strenthening each foothold?

we will see!!!

I guess I am coming back from my self-imposed exile from participating in this site which started January of last year. Sorry Redzar for not replying, it did not beat my cut-off date. I also miss Vic, such a treasure of ideas.
To start, some observations, or call it what you may.
1. OMF has started to do something it thinks is good for Oas, pursue it with all vigor. Sana, in the course of doing it and in order to enjoin others to the cause, wag naman yung parang George Bush attitude na if you are not with us, then you are against us, or now that we are reaping credit, you join the bandwagon. People may not join for reasons other than not wanting to help. It is in how OMF and its spokepersons conduct themselves that will gather people to support it.
2. There is too much emphasis on OMF that it shuts out any other day to day bright idea, like as simple as what businesses would thrive in which part of Oas and how we direct the setting up of such businesses that people do not rush to set it up to the point of overcompetition or oversaturation of the market. Or how to prolong the lifespan of and improve those native favorites (Talongog's puto, su ibos, baduya, etc.). Or what can be built on where that will attract investors.
3. Identification of critical infrastructure needs of the town and the advocacy and focus needed to bring it into reality. Like what has been done with respect to the perennial flooding? Dikes? And what has been done to ensure that they will not be breached by the next heavy rains or storms that come? How about the concreting of the road networks to the upland barangays and the proposed pier/wharf in the coastal areas. I heard they have buried stones there and yet the stones are still hard to find.
It is in this respect that the PIO can greatly help us in terms of the specifics of the projects, the expected outcome and date of completion, the budgets, the bidding processes and the awardees, etc. and progress reports. This would certainly be prefreable to press releases on Gloria's or Andaya's visits or Salceda's pet projects or economic forecasts.
4. And heaping praises on government people perceived to be corrupt or you have reason to suspect is corrupt just because he/she gave up some of his or her time to visit or to give some attention is for me, either patronizing or ewan and in any case encourages corruption. In the first place, government officials should be giving their full attention to the public and not make public service their sideline. In the second place, if we indeed disapprove of corruption, we should make know our disapprobation, especially to the corrupt, even by just ignoring them or treating them as non-existent. And if we must engage them, we engage them as bearers of the public's trust -- and it is up to us to define and make known what kind of "trust" that is.
5. Last, for now, do not trust politicians fully, take their word with a grain of doubt, always. Because they would rather promise you the moon without telling you that the technology has not yet been invented to bring it down to earth or that it is too expensive for him to bring you there. That is what happened to the LGU-OMF counterpart funding, and the disappointment that came after it did not materialize was due not only to investing too much in a politician's word (as much as a person's word is worth these days) as it was in ignorance of the process entailed by the budgetting and disbursement of public funds. And as much as we abhor people dipping their hands into the public treasury, public funds is not like some money in one's pocket that one can just take out any time one likes to. It takes discipline to demand observance of the legal processes when it involves disbursement of public funds and especially when one person or one's project is the beneficiary of it.
Well, happy and (I wish) productive blogging!

Hey Guys,

The other side has been silent ever since. They have not responded to anything we blog, but offered only excuses.

They said, this is not the proper forum. Guess who said that?

The official PIO of the Mayor, Mr Jason Quintana himself.

Would you know, Mr. Quintana, which is the proper forum? Or, would you rather prefer to answer it in the proper forum when everything else is moot and academic. The people will eat only what food is on the table. If Garbage is served, they are entitled to complain. To whom and where? Is that what you are referring as "proper forum".

You want to be legalistic? We will get there...don't you worry! Meantime what is in the minds of the people when you guys don't answer the allegations of corruption here?

Wait for the Mayor to learn how to blog? Kung di naman sya "bobo" madaling matuto di ba! Sabi nga "KUNG GUSTO, MARAMING PARAAN. KUNG AYAW, MARAMING DAHILAN."

One big reason you and him cannot blog is that you are representing the "guilty party". Try answering this blog, if you are not guilty. I am challenging you now!

Face the people while it is negotiable, or face the consequences when the legal battle comes to your front. While we both have many options, let us try to explore it. The only one left will be where you will be trying to defend a defenseless front, where all the hidden will be uncovered, all lies will be untied, and the truth will be upheld. At that time, many of you will be gnashing your teeth holding behind bars... and that includes you Mr. PIO who failed to serve the people as Public information Officer. You just kept on hiding informations about the truth on corruption in your boss's administration. Are you getting paid for hiding the truth? Then scram! that is not your work!

We will continue to uncover more corruptions here if you do not answer this blog. Many more will be affected, I don't care. Corruption is very much imbedded already in the municipio that is why even the councilors are silent. they have appointed "rela-thieves" in the municipio, just to make all else safe for them. Maybe they are also our relatives. Yes! but so long as they favor and help corruption to happen, they, too, are on our enemy frontlines!

So, beware! Time will come, we will also unmask them!

The topic: "The mayor and his dream girls" have already been covered in the "tambayan" discussion.

Next topic will be the Mayor and his dream house!

What? Only after 3 years in power, the Mayor is building a new house, the so called DREAM HOUSE! Para kanino? Well.....guys, think about that again, baka maudlot!

What say you Oasnons?

JP si san goyo pag na preso VIP kan dahil kay gen. doris dorigo classmate niya hehehe pero idi siguro mang-yayari.

To: Mayor Greg Ricarte.

Your PIO, Jason Quintana, had made known here at oasnon.org that he was taking notes of all the accusations being hurled against you by some bloggers, particularly, a certain Juan Panunuwan. These are exposes about alleged corruption being perpetrated by you and your administration in the Municipality of Oas.

Accordingly, these issues would be answered at the right forum. Weeks have gone by but this never happened. I was inclined to believe that since the issues were brought out in the Ulat Ng Bayan forum, these should have been answered at this venue.

As a Oasnon committed for the good of Oas, I don’t want to see this ‘dirty laundry’ being washed outside the confines of this forum. So may I enjoin you to please clarify these matters before they are further exposed.

Oasnon.org is linked with the media and this could be easily picked up and be escalated to a more ‘uncontrolled environment’.

Thank You.

Javier Biep Romano.

Salamat Biep for the reminder. Much as I would like to discuss issues among Oasnons alone, the LGU officials are not responding. Either they are deaf or the truth being blogged here can no longer be refutted, hence they accept it.

Well, indeed they will have time in courts if that is the forum they are asking. When we start unwinding and summarizing this case, it will be hard for them to catch up. It will be all over the news.

It is really up to them. We are giving them all the options as of now. But time is running out on them. Maybe they do not want to be re-elected anymore, but still hope to run (just for the money of course)

To Karugtos:

I dont know if Gen Dorigo will still recognize Mayor Greg when he is no longer Mayor and is languishing in Jail for corruption together with the bunch of accomplices (to include the pretending-to-be-innocent PIO.

Anyway, thanks for the info Buddy! Thats a big ten-four!
Any other Forty-four, Buddy?

Almost all the secretaries og the mayor know how to blog, how come the mayor does not know? It is as easy as ABC. Even repeaters can blog better than the mayor? What a misfortune to Oas!

Karugtos,

Buddy, Sabi mo, hindi siguro mangyayari ang makulong ang boss mo?

Ibig mong sabihin, sa katakut-takot na corruption na ginawa nila kasama ang mga consojoles, pwede pa rin silang makawala? Is that the reason why they can boldly fool the people with what they call as performance?

MR. PIO ipaglaban mo naman ang Mayor mo!
Mr. Mayor, where is your honor?

Hey! Look at your corruption performance! You do not deserve to be free! I do not know if Gen. Dorigo can tolerate corruption outside the jail which she can also expect later inside the jail.

Watchout Guys! New and latest corruption:

They have recently obtained a loan again from DBP as usual. The corruption architects must have mastered it with DBP. They recently secured P15Million loan for the municipal hall construction and another P4.5M(?) for the new public market. Total P19.5M loan payable in 10 years!

Please note that the PNP has put up a building worth P2.8M beside the Municipio. Yes! that building came out good, despite of course the what they call :SOP from suppliers and contractor. I do not know how many percent. All I know is some might have been given. Despite it, the building came out good. Some of you who might have digital camera can share us some picture of it. Pasensya na kasi ang camera ko ay "dijaytal" sana (Ilocano ako kasi, makurmut, o kuripot). Yung may ipapadevelop pa ki "Aning".

Now think of this, Fellow Oasnons!

When that loan was secured, there was never a public consultation nor a feasibility study presented to the Sanguniang Bayan for them to call for People's consultation because, once again, they are borrowing money against incoming revenues to be paid for the next ten years...again for the next 10 years!

Yes, Mayor Rellama did this in year 2000 by borrowing P40Million for the Water system where the people paid almost P75Million for the next 10 years ending this 2010. Many developmental projects for Oas were shelved because of that. Result? 10 years of development backlog.

Note: This means that the LGU can no longer engage in any other developmental projects needing Millions for the next 10 years, because its developmental fund of 20% of its IRA(Internal Revenue Allotment) have all been advanced by the present administration. For economists and financial analysts, you know what is the present value of a future income at interests (government banks are conservative, so high interest rate is used for loans) that diminutizes that income value into a small loan such as P20M, which can easily double in ten years when paid.

Right after that loan, the Mayor Rellama acquired a gas station, delivery trucks and a trucking business which he "corrupted" from that loan. Now where did all these assets end up? Where else but the Lagaspi Savings Bank of then Gov. now Cong. Alfrancis Bichara who repossessed it.

Yes, at that time, the councilors were also able to buy their own cars and Vans. Even if you investigate the time of acquisition of most cars being used by councilors now, it will reflect that they bought it during the time of Rellama. Rellama used some money for his re-election and was sure to win (so they say), but sorely lost to Reario.

Reario had his own version of corruption for 6 years. Now he is an accomplished owner of Masaraga Bottled Water, Masaraga Restaurant and Reception Hall, Masaraga Lodge and a proud owner of Hyundai SUV.

All at the expense of the people of Oas. Remember that even the P5Million Emergency Fund supposed to clean up the debris after the typhoon "Reming" was pocketed. Instead of using it for cleaning Oas, he allocated it for his upcoming re-election in 2007.

Mas maray pa ngayang gamitun kan sa elecsyon kaysa re-constuction. Sa re-constuction. idi' man ika siguradong mang-gagana nin boto. Pero sa eleksyon, pag ginamit mong pambakal boto, siguradong gana ika!

Sa Oas, pag may P10M kang pambakal nin boto para sa 10,000 botante(at P1,000 each) out of 12,000 registered voters, siguradong panalo ka na! Pero pagkatapos nu eleksyon, kepwan mag-corrupt ika nin P10M worth para sa bulsa mo, para makabawi. Pano? Dito nyo ito makikita sa dakulung litrato.

Kun si Mayor Greg nagkautang ki Gov. Joey Salceda nin P3M, o P5M dahil nu eleksyon (amu kuno, pero bareta ko P2M man sana su ibinuhos nu last day nu elecsyon), iluego, nguanang magi-eleksyon na naman dapat man syang tumabang ki Gov. para masabing nakabayad man sya. Pero saen, y ponu nya kading pondong mauko nguana?

Solusyon? Mang-utang sa DBP tanganing ka'yun kwartang gamitun sa eleksyon. Yan ang formula.

Nyanga' man ta idi’ aprubar su consejo ta ka'yun man sinra pagibaranga'an.

Unga'-a raw tabi su ama' ni YD ta kabisadu kan. Iyan sinra nag-araway ni Carlos nukua, ta mas dakulu’ su ki Carlos kaysa sanya. Tanga' man ngaya ta dakulu’ su ki Carlos? Kadtu ngaya gulping asawang idinedeclara, ika ngaya usad sana. Ponu ngaya ika man ay, nagpara-aambug sana! Narungug ko man sana kan sa mga "pundits", so tsismis lang pero may laman, di ba? Kung may usok, may sunog!

Balikan ta su utang:
Firstly, dapat may feasibility studies yung projects: 1. Public Market , and 2. Municipal Building. That will spell out how big the market, o municipio to build and at what cost.

Secondly, since utang kadi, dapat may public consultation, if there is a compelling reason to prioritize this project. Compelling reason ba ang beautification. Siguro, su mga uda kwarta, compelling reason yung project na may economic/finance generation and benefit. Su mga ma-kwarta naman, compelling reason na su beautification. Are we clear on this?

NOW, this HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC THRU A PUBLIC HEARING. Since it is a borrowed fund, it should not be mis-used, mis-appropriated, or mis-spent. They should allow NGO’s to participate in guarding the people’s money. Prudence dictates that borrowed money should be invested in income generating ventures so that more money will come in after the investment. Since it is people's money, transparency should be exercised.

TRANSPARENCY KUNO is one of Mayor Greg's performance pillars in his “Ulat ng Bayan.” But did the people ever know about this? The Mayor himself is hiding where he sourced the money to finance the building.

It is clear in his speech before, and even now at the Balik-bayan forum on U-tube that it is one of his commitments that he will finish the construction of the Municipal building because that will be his legacy to Oas. He said, a politician (referring to the Governor Salceda) promised to finance the municipal building after his winning the election, but such did not materialize. So the Sanguiniang Bayan sourced out funds to finance it ( without refering to where and how the money was sourced). The building he was boasting of cost P12M consisting of P2M for Phase I ground floor (Constructed by Daraga Jueteng whistle blower Boy Mayor), so what is left is the P10M Phase II Building. Now the amount borrowed from DBP is P15M. How come? While the P10M building is already a bloated figure, they still added P5M on top of it.

Masyado naming lumobo na ng husto! (Bubukol yan, sabi ni Jun Lozada sa NBN deal ni Arroyo) Ano kayo hilo? By hiding it from peoples’ eyes, you think you can get away with it?

Ha ha ha…..now I have my last laugh, Mr. Karugtos! Sa tingin mo hindi makukulong si Mayor Greg? Ha ha ha….Baka marami syang kasama sa bakal na rajas!

O ano….magsalita na kayo!






That is the corruption in 2000.

Rellama and Reario should be investigated. They took the money of Oas. Why did the Oasenos tolerated these very greedy people? "paguikalayuan man sinra sa impierno". Oas got worse when Rellama and Reario were the mayor.They did not deserve the honor last fiesta, they should have not been honored, instead they should have been stripped of being called ex mayor.Those were big time robbers/criminals.They should have been called "MGA MATABAN " not ex mayor.

Nakita ko su tapus na PNP building saka su pinagitugruk na katakin na municipio. Su municipio saday man sana, nakaula' sa wala sa dating structure (Phase I) na ginibo. Idi' ko ma-imagine kin nga ta abutun kadto nin P15 million ta su PNP building inabut man sana nin P2.8 million magayon pa pagkikitun.

Su merkado man simple open-air semi-concrete structure na poorly done ang workmanship. Idi ko maisip kin nga ta abutun nin P4.5 million.

Kin kukumustahun mo an ordinaryong Oasnon, man-on-the-street interview, kun paunu man an palakad ni Mayor Greg, sasabihun semu na "ok man ngaya dakul kan mga ipinagibu sa Oas, su merkado, municipio" in glowing terms pa. Idi ninra naisyan kadakul kan a korapsyon na nangyayari sa mga proyektong iyan.

Makaherak man an mga Oasnon. Dapat pinagiserbihan nikading mga opisyales ta pero sinra nguna an pinagiserbihan ninra. Nagiging way of life na saka getting better and better pa. Tama si JP, kayun na sinra template kin ponu kading korapsiyon gigibun.

These corruption allegations should not be relegated to blog discussions only. Corruption is a serious crime and should not remain a mere point of discussion between a few Oasnons.

It's amazing how these people do their thing with an attitude of impunity- as though they are a bunch of untouchables who would never be brought to answer before the law. That kind of attitude should end, and the only way to do that, and to usher in a new era of responsibility and decency, is for the people and the legal system to really put their feet down and make these people pay for their crime. If there are no lessons learned, this whole cycle of corruption will go on and on and on, no matter who sits in office in Oas. The problem is, Oasnons and Filipinos in general are either too forgiving or too lame to exercise their rights. Short of saying you get what you deserve, the people should be vigilant about their own town and what goes on in it if they want better things. You don't get things served on a platter- you've got to work for it.

I am so disgusted with this that I personally called the COA's office in Manila asking for a heads-up on the web postings made by concerned Oasnons a few months ago. I've also been sending emails to some COA auditors who have responded to my inquiry before, asking for a follow-up. All they have said so far is that a file has been opened and it's been forwarded to the appropriate office. When I called I asked if the file is, perhaps, gathering dust in some back room. I was told, no, COA is serious about these allegations and are working on it, though it may take some time. How long? Don't know.

We are a whole different generation of Oasnons. We don't like taking shit from anyone. So believe it or not, these allegations of corruption will not remain a tsimis-- we will work hard at having it investigated so that the people of Oas will finally get justice and the leadership that they deserve.

An mga Oasnon nagi para kikita sana. Abu man magtutuyaw sa mga sala na gibo-gibo dael na kung minsan siya pa an iingtan o maluwas na maraot sa kapwa niya Oasnon.

Oasnons have lost the capacity for outrage and accept these things as a given, a fact of life - darn it, even if these people are screwing us blind! We are like a tribe where upsetting the status quo is frowned on and buying the peace is preferred. Meanwhile these officials, dael uda nagtutuyaw sainra, gets even more emboldened.

Ay, siguro we have to look at ourselves also. We deserve the kind of government we have. This corruption issue has to continue and these officials have to be punished and shamed.

Kasalan kan nikan mga Oasnon, ni mga Pilipino kun tanga sinra naguitirios, pauno pinaguiconsente ninra ngamin kan na corruption nikan na mga oficiales. Naguipon man sana sanra kan ngamin, kan na pagpabakal boto.This is really disgusting.... I was listening to the you tube, unong mga servidor? sinra kan na pinaguiservian . sa ngaran man sana katon na sevidor.kambugan!Have a seat at the municipal building and for sure you will be able to get something more than what you expect.........Corruption!

Kikay, keep on with your work , don't leave the coa alone until they take action.

These corrupt officials should be punished ! Wake Up Filipinos and Oasenos.....!

Hi Lulu, actually, I shouldn't be the only one doing the follow-ups with COA. Many more, if not all, Oasnons should do the same. (If anyone wants to email COA let me know and I'll pass on their contact info, though not on this blog...)

IT IS THE DESIRE OF EVERY FILIPINO TO ERADICATE CORRUPTION. INDEED IT A DEEP-SEATED PROBLEM AND HAS BECOME A MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY AND OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE. ONLY A FEW WHICH INCLUDE THE POLITICIANS, DEPT SECRETARIES, DIRECTORS OR THOSE WHO BELONG TO THE TOP ECHELONS ARE BENEFITING FROM THESE CORRUPT PRACTICES WHILE MAJORITY WALLOW IN MISERY.

AS I READ THE WRITE UPS AND COMMENTS ON THE TAMBAYAN AND BLOG IT IS EVIDENT THAT OASNONS ARE PASSIONATELY AND AGGRESSIVELY WANTING TO ELIMINATE GRAFT AND CORRUPTION ESPECIALLY IN OUR VERY OWN BACKYARD – MUNISIPIO. I AM GLAD THAT OASNONS ARE AWARE AND COURAGEOUS TO STAND UP AGAINST THESE PERPETRATORS.

HOWEVER FROM THE BLOGS, OUR KABABAYANS ARE UNABLE TO FILE THE NECESSARY COMPLAINTS/CHARGES OF CORRUPTION BECAUSE OF LACK IN EVIDENCE…SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, WITNESSESS….ETC….ETC… I AM VERY MUCH SURE THAT SUCH WILL ENTAIL MORE TIME, EFFORT AND OTHER RESOURCES. BAKA ABUTUN KITANG SIYAM-SIYAM.

I HAVE SIMPLE SUGGESTION SO THAT THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS CANNOT GO ON WITH THEIR INSATIABLE GREED & DUBIOUS ACTS. LET US ALSO PUT STUMBLING BLOCKS ON THEIR ROAD TO CORRUPTION. LETS MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO COMMIT FRAUDULENT ACTS. THE MAYOR IS AT ALL TIMES ESPOUSING TRANSPARENCY IN HIS ADMINISTRATION. WELL, IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY LET US INSIST FOR THE FOLLOWING:

A.) OPEN BIDDING

B.) PROJECTS OR SUPPLIES UP FOR BIDDING HAVE TO BE PUBLISED AND POSTED IN CONSPICUOUS AREAS OF THE TOWN AND HERE AT OASNON.ORG.

C.) FAVORED CONTRACTORS ESTE WINNING BIDDERS LIKEWISE BE ANNOUNCED/POSTED/PUBLISHED

D.) ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS AND REVISIONSDEVIATIONS FROM THE PROGRAM OF WORK ARE TO BE POSTED TOO.

E.) LOANS ESP IF IT INVOLVE MILLIONS FROM JUAN DE LA CRUZ’ POCKET SHOULD PASS THRU PUBIC HEARING OR CONSULTATIONS.

I URGE ALL GRAFT-BUSTERS OF OAS TO SUGGEST MORE. I URGE JP TO RESPOND ON THIS IDEA OF MINE IF THIS IS POSSIBLE COZ I BELIEVE HE IS PHYSICALLY IN OAS. ITS HARDER FOR THOSE WHO ARE FROM AFAR.

THANK YOU.

rumaraga9,
have you read the blog from last year, all of those allegations?
all of them had been filed at the COA. we are encouraging everybody to do a followup call, email , letters thru post office to the COA until they take actions.
the corruption in Oas and in the Philippines has to stop.

Kikay, Lulu, Rumaraga9

Corruption, corruption, corruption.

It is evident everywhere but nobody moves. I am just one who can start the fire burning, hoping that others can move the cause of further burning the lamp that lights the minds of Oasnons on corruptions happening right in broad daylight.

The evidences can easily be uncovered if we just bring the investigators right on the paper trails that will eventually hit hard on these criminal perpetrators, we all should abhor.

We all should continue knocking at the doors of COA and the Ombudsman relentlessly until the guilty party are brought to justice.

I praise Lulu, Kikay, and Rumaraga9 who are the new breed of Oasnons that believe corruption in Oas can be minimized if not totally eliminated.

JP will do its part, will you do yours?

After the expose, we will move this war against corruption to the press and media....then to the courts. They will have a hard time parrying left and right the accussations hurled at them, specially if they never answer any of the pointing fingers here.

This is common in corruption cases. Guilty parties normally hide and do not bother to answer till the case is in courts. Innocent ones start barking but do not bite.

Yes! Mayor Greg, Mr. PIO and the Consojoles can take their sweet time now and enjoy "their coffee" as Mr. Jason Quintana puts it.

While we do our work, they enjoy corruption. This is exactly what Mr. Conde described as "Uda man mangyayari". That is... if only Lulu, Kikay, Rumaraga, and JP are moving. But if all Oasnons join hands and troop to COA and the OMBUDSMAN, certainly some bigtime crooks in Oas will fall in the new BJMP Bldg. just completed for only P2.8Million.

Will somebody in the media, start calling on Corina Sanchez, or Julius Babao, Frank Chavez, ABS-CBN, and GMA7. LET'S TAKE THIS CAMPAIGN TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND MAKE IT EVEN HOTTER FOR THE CORRUPT OFFICIALS TO ENJOY CORRUPTION. GUSTO NINRA MAS MARANG PA SA LADA' !

CAN WE GET TOGETHER ON THIS?

Whether you are abroad or locally situated.

LETS MOVE, OAS! LET'S CARRY ON THIS ADVOCACY TILL THE RIVERS RUN DRY!

I am not 'bagong tubo" . I'm one of the oldies.I urge everybody to join this crusade, if everybody wants Oas to get better and the people to stop living in poverty. Those people starting from Rellama, Reario and the present regime need to be brought to justice.
I also want the NPA to stop threatening those poor businessmen that is trying to bring business in Oas. Instead of hiding and becoming parasites, they can do something better for Oas and have a life they can be proud of.Be productive in a positive way. What the NPA is doing is making Oas condition worse. STOP THAT NONESENSE.

The people of Oas have to change too.It takes 2 to tango.WAKE UP OAS AND TAKE A POSITIVE ACTION!

Lulu,

Your adrenalin and zest reflects that of a young and energetic Oasnon. How I wish more of your age comes out in the open and start blogging too.

I wish you even longer life. We need your tribe in Oas!

Rumaraga9 and all,

Great points!

We've always maintained that transparency, accountability and active involvement of the citizenry in governance are three of the most effective tools against corruption (see Oas's entry to Panibagong Paraan). This brings us full circle to the constituents of Oas, the very people who have the power to bring the change they hanker for. (Yes, Oasnons, you have the power to bring forth the kind of leadership you want and deserve.)

As far as COA, I hope they do make an effort to launch a review of the financial dealings of Oas. I also think that COA audits should be used more as a pro-active stance rather than a reactive one, that is, do surprise and rotating audits of various localities as a control procedure. Don't wait for reports of anomalies- prevent them through effective oversight! That should give people pause before they think of stealing from the people's money. You announce an audit, and they go on the paper shredder and get rid of documents (if there's any to begin with) or talk to their 'pals' to maybe put a little pressure for the audit not to happen. You never know with rotten people.

It very disgusting and embarrassing to others of what is going on in Oas and the Philippines. We are known for corruption. We can not be trusted.EMBARRASSING to the whole world.There are a lot of literate, college graduate Filipinos and Oasenos but as if the people do not have principles in life. Their vote can be bought, they use other people's money to make them rich , they cheat and what else? The result is poverty .Wake up, It is time to change, show to the world that the Filipinos and Oasenos are trustworthy people.
Corrupt officials get out of the office if you can not be an honest person.Mahiya naman kayo.Buhay pa kayo nasa impyerno na kayo.Mga walang kaluluwa!

Should we decide to take the discussion of corruption up a higher notch, i.e., out in the open and out of the confines of the oasnon.org, I suggest the following:

1. Let’s give Municipio an ultimatum, a specific date within which to answer the allegation of corruption in this forum. It started here and should end here.

2. However, should Municipio decide not to, then, we are left with no option but to expose this in the media.

3. Since oasnon.org is linked with DZGB, Legazpi City, we shall use this radio station as the sounding board. We will request DZGB to conduct an investigative reporting, a fact-finding sortie if you will.

Process:

1. We will set up a platform from which DZB can pick up the complaints and set up a strategy on how to go about it. This should be written on comments section under the DZGB link with the oasnon.org.

2. What to write? It is just logical to have Juan Panunuwan present the alleged corruption in all levels of the municipal government. He has to list them down explaining their existence with the 5Ws as reference (what, when, when, who, why). It’s equally important to include a reality check of the people involved before and after. Where they were before assuming office and where they are now socially and financially.

3. What to write? Kikay to trace back the COA saga. The letters, telephone calls, e-mails, blogs, complaints, etc together with the response she got from COA regarding actions taken.

4. Both comments from Juan Panunuwan and Kikay should include a request for DZGB to air their grievances and to spearhead an investigation.

What now?

1. It is expected that DZGB will respond to the request and will air the complaints and asks an audience with those concerned to answer these allegations. Since Juan Panunuwan is a pseudo and in name only, DZGB will present what’s written on the comments and let them answer them point-by-point.

2. DZGB will make a follow-up with COA Region V (Rawis-Legazpi City) as to the status of the complaints forwarded to them by the main office. DZGB will cite all the circumstances surrounding this and even ask why there was no action taken from the time it was received until now.

3. I will work behind the scene to have this agenda acted upon. Meanwhile, it’s your call. I am listening.

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Juan P, why don't you put together the evidence that supports the allegations on this blog and then the town can start from there. Or if you don't have the paperwork, then write down what you know (or print out what you've already written on the blogs), find someone who can corroborate your allegations and contact COA directly. They already have a file on the complaints posted by Oasnons-- your follow-up will further support those complaints and possibly rev up the audit. Even without paperwork, there's still a way by which your allegations can be proven. There's records somewhere of the budget the town has been given for certain expenditures-- just by looking around Oas any person with a good working eye and a common sense that works would be able to tell if the money did go somewhere. Building funds can be audited versus what's standing and an engineer's, or several engineers', assessment of what's could've been spent on the construction. Accounting-wise, you can always work backwards and fill in the blanks. Auditors have a way of going about a fraud audit, even with limited written documentation. (We're in the 21st century, even decades-old crimes/cold cases can now be solved with advanced methods.) Now if the town really feels that their fiscal situation is out of hand and that there is a risk that leaving things the way they are will further hurt the town's economy and fiscal situation, then there could be a legal way by which the town can impose restrictions on what the administration can do without direct consultation with its constituents. In the meantime that the town is wrapped up in these allegations that awaits COA's actions, the town's coffers might be getting sucked up and emptied up. You mentioned that the town is in the process, or has already negotiated (?) a new loan that could further hurt the economy of the town- this is all the more reason for some legal action now to stop this kind of nonsense. Are there any Oasnon lawyers who could shed some light on what options the town has?

There's always a presumption of innocence in any legal case, so I don't believe doing a radio show of this is appropriate as it has the potential of hurting someone's reputation. What is necessary and what might help is the above. It also elevates the matter to a higher level- it veers away from being an innuendo or something like that.

Again, it's the townspeople's call. You sit on this, you lose. Look at your legal options and make up your mind. Hey, you can't keep on just blogging about this. If you are being robbed blind, waiting too long may mean, well, you've been robbed blind and you've got nothing left to even fight for.

As I have told you, JP has provided the initial kick off on this corruption issues. OASNONS SHOULD MOVE AND DO SOMETHING!

HUWAG NATING ASAHAN, NA SI JP PA ANG GAGAWA NG "DIRTY WORKS" PARA SA OASNON. MY BODY CANNOT BE ANYWHERE AT ALL TIMES, I AM NOT GOD. WE HAVE BUT ONE GOD!

If there is anything that should be done, it should be done by Oasnons themselves. They are the stakeholders. REDEMPTION IS AN ACT OF GOD, NOT OF MAN. IF MAN WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GOD'S REDEMPTION, MAN HAS TO WORK AND LABOR HARD TO WIN IT.

OTHERWISE, MEN ARE BOUND TO SUFFER CONTINUOUSLY IN ABJECT POVERTY BECAUSE OF NEGLECT, FORGETFULLNESS, OMMISSION, LAZINESS, FEAR OF REJECTION, INACTION, AND THE SIMPLE CHOICE OF STAYING ASIDE AS BY STANDERS OR FENCE -SITTERS.

YES,...WE ARE GIVING THEM SOME MORE TIME TO REPENT. ONCE WE START WRAPPING UP OUR BLOG, THEY BETTER START WORKING HARD TO HIDE ALL THE TRACES OF CORRUPTION...AND THAT WILL BE HARD TO DO. Because, by the time that you thought you have done a good deal of cover up, everything points to one person, THE MAYOR.

GOOD LUCK, MAYOR GREG RICARTE! YOU'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY OF OAS AS THE MOST UNPOPULAR, MOST CORRUPT MAYOR OF OAS, JOINING THE RELLAMA AND THE REARIO.

YOU WILL FINALLY SEE, HOW CORRUPT THIS MAYOR IS ! IT IS STINKING, EVEN HERE WHERE I STAND IN MY BARRIO. My Barangay Captain was asked to receive a box full of medicines(expired, maybe), but my Kapitan refused it. It is not worth the value stated in the receipt. PWE ! My Kapitan exclaimed.
Mumurahing gamot na walang epecto, libu-libo ang halaga, mag-e-expire na kaagad kadidiliver lang? Negotiated bidding daw yun ni Dra."MAHAL". Dahil sa kickback naging expensive na, di namin kelangan ang ganyang gamot! So, finally it was returned to the Health CEnter.

Pati ba naman sa health center, infected na ni Mayor? Kaya pala mayroon dyan di na tumatangkad sa ka-kokorap !

Tamaan sana kayo ng kidlat ! ....Mga Corrupt!

WE HAVE A BATTERY OF INTERESTED CRIME BUSTERS READY TO MAKE ALL THINGS PUBLIC..

PROGRESS FOR OAS WILL NOT COME IN A SILVER PLATTER!
OASNONS THEMSELVES SHOULD WORK FOR IT TO DESERVE IT!

You want a progressive life? Move your ass and work for it...LAZY BOY!

I was informed of the reply (NOT BY OASNONS who are still sleeping). The Mayor and his consojoles have advanced the info.

THE HAVE THE PROGRESS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT "IN A SILVER PLATTER!"

OASNONS SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY WORKED FOR IT DURING THE ELECTION AND HAVE SPENT SO MUCH FOR IT
Y LUEGO, THEY THINK, THEY DESERVE IT! Sabi ngani ninra: Kamu man raw dadali idi sa Oas.

NU ELEKSYON, ngaya, KAMI KAMING MGA "SERVIDOR" NAGHIRAP.
NGUANA, ngaya, KAMU NAMAN!

SORRY, Harap-harapan na kayong ninanakawan, harap-harapan pa kayong insultohin ng inyong mga "SERVIDOR!"

WHAT SAY YOU, OASNONS ?

ISN'T IT TIME TO MOVE?

NOW...BLOG WITH ME!
NOW...ACT WITH ME, OR SUFFER HELL IN ETERNITY WHILE ON EARTH.....BECAUSE OF INACTION, NON-PARTICIPATION, OR SHEER UNSYMPHATETIC HEART AND MIND!

QUO VADIS OAS?
IF OASNONS ONLY THINK AND TALK, BUT DONT ACT...TO THE DOGS WE GO!

WHAT SHALL WE DO THEN?

WE WILL GIVE THA MAYOR AND HIS CONSOJOLES THE ULTIMATUM OF ONE WEEK. AFTER THIS WE WILL CALL ON THE MIGHTY HEAVENS TO FALL ON THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS!

YES...TO THE MIGHTY HEAVENS WE WILL PRAY THAT THE MIGHTY HELL WILL BEFALL ALL OF THEM!

ENOUGH TIME HAS BEEN AFFORDED TO THEM (SINCE DECEMBER 2008). NOT A SINGLE WORD HAS BEEN UTTERED TO ANSWER ALL VALID QUESTIONS RAISED HERE.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT! SORRY....SORRY...SORRY.

WE WILL MOVE TO SHAME THESE OFFICIALS AND THEY SHOULD BE READY TO ANSWER FOR IT.

ARE YOU READY TO USE THE POWER OF PRAYERS AGAINST AGGRESSORS?

WE WILL SEE TO IT THAT OUR PRAYERS ARE HEARD. WE WILL USE THE BIG SOUND OF THE BELL IN THE BELLFRY TO CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY!

WE WILL USE ALL THE POWERS WE CAN AND CONNECTIONS WE HAVE TO BRING THEM TO JUSTICE WHERE JUSTICE SHOULD PREVAIL!

ARE YOU WITH ME, OASNONS?
I NEED YOUR COMMITTMENTS.

Maging tapat din sana kayo sa committments nyo! THE ALMIGHTY GOD IS WATCHING US!
WALANG LOKOHAN.

WE WILL OUTLINE WHAT WE WILL DO. WE HAVE A ROADMAP. PLEASE JUST KEEP ON PRAYING THAT WE DO NOT FALTER IN OUR RESOLVE TO REACH THE VICTORY WE ALL ASK FOR.

WE HAVE A JUST AND FAIR GOD. DEFINITELY YOUR SACRIFICES WILL BEAR FRIUT AND WILL BE REWARDED WITH VICTORY.

PLS. KEEP PRAYING THE ROSARY FOR VICTORY!

I respectfully accept Kikay's stand about media coverage, however, as a former broadcaster I disagree in her perception as one of the media's code of ethics is to present both sides of the issue with fairness.

We are not after conviction before the 'court of public opinion'. Damage has already been done; the image of Municipio has already been tarnished by this allegation, and trampled further by their silence either within oasnon.org or beyond (this has reached COA already).

To Juan Panunuwan, we are back to square one. Yes, you initiated the extensive discussion of this 'corruption mania' however blogging alone will not stop corruption as evidenced by the undeterred 'business as usual' conduct of Municipio and the blatant disregard of your plea (and others) for answers from the people engaged in this atrocious act.

Consequent to your recent blogs, Kikay and Juan Panunuwan, I will let this case rest in the hands that you believe could put an end to this social cancer. Caveat: procrastination will further bring irreparable damage to our town.

But I will not just stand by the side and not work on this agenda the way I see fit.

Lest be assured that the main thrust of what we (including Kikay and Juan Panunuwan) want to accomplish is the main focus of my agenda not to score brownie points nor prove anything other than doing what we can for our hometown.
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Biep and all Other Oasnons,

We are not at all on square 1. We have gone far already and are going further.

If you guys believe that corruption in Oas has to stop, each and every one of us will have to do our part.

Seriously guys! Its time to move! No back tracking!

You have given them ample time and space and they have not responded at all. Much as we want to hear their side, none is heard. Much as we have challenged every nook and crany of the municipio, none have come out to answer our inquiries, pleas and challenges. Hence, they themselves have inflicted the damages to themselves, not us. We were asking for answers, yet even when they know the answers, they never bothered to listen and reply.

So where's Oas going? SOMEONE will lead us, all we need is follow what is fair and just. We will not falter and we will not fail. THE PEOPLE OF OAS HAS BEEN ROBBED BY THIEVES. IT IS NOW TIME TO PUT THEM TO SHAME AND JUSTICE, DONT YOU THINK SO? BUT EACH AND EVERY OASNON HAS A PART TO PLAY.

ARE YOU READY TO PLAY YOUR PART? YOU WANT PROGRESS AND YOU GOTTA MOVE YOUR BUTT TO GET IT!

SO, LET'S MOVE!

Don't be affraid! We will move a concerted effort to stamp out CORRUPTION IN OUR TOWN.

MAKE SURE YOU(EVERY OASNON) MOVE, OTHERWISE WE WILL FAIL. DO YOUR PART AND I WILL DO MINE. THAT'S A PROMISE.

NOW, WE ARE ON THE 1 WEEK GRACE PERIOD WE ARE GIVING THE MUNICIPIO. AFTER THAT WE WILL LAUNCH THE ATTACK ON ALL FRONTS. THE EVIL MUST BE DESTROYED! CORRUPTION MUST BE ELIMINATED!

WATCH OUT FOR THE NEXT MOVE.

With the permission of Zarathustra, may I reprint his blog in another thread last Nov.22,2008:

I was thinking of creating a new thread but instead opted to continue what
francine had started.

With Juan Panunuwan's thread on corruption in Oas and
the seeming apathy of many Oasnons (is that "seeming" or real apathy?) -
lets look at ourselves also, and then don't forget what we want for Oas.

Greg
Conde and a few others have quoted the late Eutiquio Nepomuceno saying
"Mag'gulat ika ning mga pa'naun (centuries) bago mag liwat kan ugali nikan
oasnon".
Ta Tiquio, as many fondly calls him was referring not to a Oasnons
personal attitude but to its attitude of unity, cooperation and concern for
fellow Oasnons.

Let me say, without reservation, Ta Tiquio is right - apathy
runs in many Oasnons blood.

He looks in the mirror and see a situation; but
instead of wiping away the stain in his face, he looks the other way, another
angle; hoping that others will wipe it out for him. The next day, he looks at
the same mirror, and the stain is still there - now it is a stigma, a cancer of
sort. He did not like what he saw; but he alone cannot remove or change it. It
will take other Oasnons to effect a needed change.

A few years came by and
he came back and saw in the mirror the same stigma and yet it is getting better.
He hovers his right hand gently to the surface of his face and mutters - " I
hope I am not dreaming; but it is getting better".He felt another hand
touched his face in a healing manner and heard behind him say -"its not a
dream anymore, although, this all started in a dream."

Many Oasnons come
home and look at "the mirror"; then sees himself - "paryo man
guilayon, and grins sarcastically"; looks the other angle and walks away,
leaving the same stigma, his forefathers, fathers and his generation - same
stigma flowing in his blood.But things will be better.

If you are a Oasnon,
do you have that stigma blood? How can you remove that stain? In a dream?


Search yourself. Are you just going to look the other way, knowing and
seeing whats wrong with you? Are you just going to comfort yourself that there
are others who are "doing it anyways" - so why-concern-me-attitude?
There is biep, san antonio, francine, juan panunuwan, juan likud, irakman,
merakman, amukadi, chad, st francis_deoas, greg - and others - so you say
-"they don't need me".

We don't need you...right ...but Oas needs
you.

What is your stand on corruption? Nothing?? Or you just laugh and then
sip a beer or two and then come back to this blog and see how the number in the
thread grow up? And read and then what?

What have you done to help Oas
through its NGOs such as BOOM, Care4Oas, ANKO and others? Do you belong to any
NGO anyways? Even if you don't...have you looked into your mirror lately and
asked yourself - "what can I do to help "myself"?"

There are
many Oasnons around the world, many in the United States and in Manila. I have
yet to see Oasnons rise up in Chicago. Where are the Oasnons in New York? Do
they even have an NGO in NY such as the OLAUSA in Los Angeles? What about in
Florida, having two big major cities - none, nada, nyet -...What about San
Francisco? Yes, what about the Oasnons in San Francisco? Need I say more?

It
appears that only OLAUSA is the more active NGO and the more "resilient"
one. Other Oasnon NGOs just come and go. I heard that SF has an organization and
yet they have not had an election of officers for many years.

This blog-reply
is pretty much addressed to the many Oasnons in the USA. What are you guys doing
out there for the sake of Oas? Have you washed yourself of the stigma of
disunity and apathy?

If you did? Then, its attitude thats holding you to be
concerned about Oas....

If thats the case...I advise you...don't look in the
mirror, at all...you will find yourself in the same situation. But if you have
the courage to ask yourself - what can I do? what should I do? Then, do so...

People do things because they want to do it not because they are told to do it. Too much prodding is not good. Some might look at it with malice instead, thereby losing sight of what has to be accomplished.

Nu iyan pa ako sa Oas, mahilig akong makipagsusuman sa mga Oasnon na kan sanrang personalidad idi masyadung naintindyan maray nu kapwa ninra Oasnon, kin sa English 'misunderstood'. Naka-uku ako sanra nin mga 'insights' na ali sa mang iba-iang experiences na idi mo marungug sa iba.

Naturan ko sa usad a abogadong Oasnon usad a simpleng principio. Tanga si Michaelangelo nakasurat nin straight line maski uda ruler. Sabi niya uru-anruw nagi-practice siyang magkurit nin straight line sagkud na su pulsu niya nagtud na kumurit nin straight line.

Usad a tambay sa Merkado nagsabi saku na kan respeto idi sana bastang itatao. Dapat mo kading maturan, mamatian, ni mapasaimu. Kin uda usad sa tulung M, kan respeto saimu baliwala.

Sa maestrong buyung-buyung naka uku akong principio manunugud sa buway nin tao. life is lived the hard way. sabi niya mas dakul kan problema, mas maray kan buway nin tao. ta idi ika mapaguiistoryan unu man na bagay.

kan Oasnon, amu kadi. kanya-kanyang kalibri.
kwidaw!!!
bubungkaras sinra, kin oras na!!!

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here is something to ponder upon: i read this a long time ago and wanted to share them with you. I forgot the title tho:


You know a dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows.
And a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes.
Trying to learn from what's behind you and never knowing what's in store
makes each day a constant battle just to stay between the shores.
And I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.
Like a bird upon the wind, these waters are my sky.
I'll never reach my destination if I never try,
So I will sail my vessel 'til the river runs dry.
Too many times we stand aside and let the water slip away.
To what we put off 'til tomorrow has now become today.
So don't you sit upon the shore and say you're satisfied.
Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance the tides.

(Sa pagtuturauk ni Rumaraga, ako napagmata
U’sad a rawitdawit, pinirit sa sanyang memoria
Magayon na mga linia, tamang-tama sana
Oasnon na sagkud nguana, nagi urup-urup pa)

Kan pangaturugan paryung sulung, nagi liwat mantang nagpadwng.
Kitang pinagikaturugan usad a sakayan, nagisunud sanang agyan.
Pagtutud sa mga bagay na lumilis, idi naisian kun unu kan idtunan
Nagitao nin aru-anruw na lala-banan, tanganing nasa tamang lugar.

Magi-sakay ako sagkud na umubas kan sulung.
Paryu sa bayung na nagilayug sa angin, tubig sakung panganurun
Idi abutun sakung paidtunan, kin makakaya idi guiguibun
Kaya magisakay ako sagkud na umubas kan sulung.

Dakul a beses satung nakikta, tubig pinalampas sana
Mga bagay-bagay na idi gui-guibu, sa nguana adyu na
Idi’ sana ika mag-ula’ sa pang-pang, magsabing tama na
La’banan mo kan sulug, beylian mo kan pagtwb.
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Mr. Mayor and the Oas LGU,

Time is running out. Please do not pretend that you do not know what we are talking about.

Each and everyone of you is responsible for your own acts. Very soon all of you will be uncovered and the media is just after me. By that time, there will be gnashing of teeth and blaming. Before that comes too late, you still have until Monday June 22 to reply.

Mr. Mayor, please disregard your advicers not to answer this blog right here. You will be at the forefront of all these dilemmas. All others are your cohorts. But you will get the blame and the maximum penalty. Your advisers will have all their time to enjoy and laugh at you. They don’t have anything at stake. You have…if you still value your political ambition and heritage. YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TO LOOSE.

Now think seriously, if you opt to reply in court, we will make sure that this reaches the courts. If you reply here and we are satisfied, surely, we will end it here.

Do we have a deal?

Do not try to challenge the people. JP is nothing but one voice in the wilderness. There is no need for you to meet JP because JP sees you everyday.

Maski pag napaidtu ika sa itas para magkasal sa mga NPA na byu mong pinayaba’ y pinadaran pang kwarta. Nasa payroll na gayud sinra. Usad na razon kaya malang kusug ni Mayor Greg sa korapsyon. Uda takot maski ki-isay a Oasnon!

Nu usad a ga’bi nagi tennis su mga enthusiasts, si Mayor Greg nag-bubuyung! Byung inuragan kaya pinarung su ilaw sa tennis court. Idtu may confrontasyon.

Tanga' kunu ta byu' syang pinagipara isturyan nu mga influence peddlers and influencials manunungud nikan korapsyon. Idi na kuno sya nakakturog, ta pati su “querida” nya, dadali na sa tambayan. Kan may gibu-gibu man sana ngaya nikadi idi sa Oas.

Tamang maray si Mayor Greg, ngamin kami idi sa Oas apektado na nikan korapsyon ninyu iyan sa SB. Maliwanag na kontrolado ni Mayor an corruption idi.

Si Caloy tangal na sa PBAC (Bids and Awards Committee) nukua pa, para idi na makaukung kwarta (A-abutan na sana tanganing silencio na!- Kaukay na sana su sanya!). Si-isay nguana ibinalyu sanya?

Si Engr. Domingo Renales na. Aram mo na si Engineer…kabisado na an SOP! Kaya' nguana' si Engineer nagi-requisition,… si Engineer nagi-specify,…. si Engineer nagi-evaluate,…si Engineer nagi-approve,…si Engineer pa nagi-contrata.SUPER HERO SI ENGINEER SA OAS! Pag-dwa na sana sinra ni Meyor, malinig na an “corruption”. Su “stamping pad” na SB, tuturulan na sana ning suhol para aprubaran. TUD NA MAN BAYA'! Puro baya takot ki Mayor. Kaya mas dakulu an nauku ni Mayor nguana, kesa nukua. Kaya’ palan, nagipara tennis na sana si Engr. Renales. FYI, sya kan president nikan Oas Tennis club. That is the power of money!

Si Meyor kuno su nagpailaw iyan sa tennis court, kaya siya man an magparurum! Labor man sana si Greg Conde, gauno pa man!

Syempre yan kinontrata ni Engineer. Idi aku ma-surpresa kun usad na anruw mas mayaman pa si Engineer kaysa sa mga consejales. Su trabajo sa ba'gong municipio puro man sana laborers ni Engr. Renales, kaya’ sa payroll na nu municipio. Y luego, maliwanag su P15M "kurakot" na municipal building ni Mayor. Masaganang baranga-an, kaiba su nga'min a consejales. Gusto mong sabuin uda' nauko su budget, su COA, su Treasurer, pati su DILG ka'yun man! kaya ngani' maski si-isay ngaya mag-imbistigar pirme nang absuelto. Abe raw kiki'tun ta kan mga orag ninyu!

Grabe na kan, Lakdut nang maray! Kakamlu’ pa!

Susmaryosep, mga Oasnon asen na kamu?

Nag-ulat lumuas si JP ? Kamu kan ma-bebenificiohan nikadi!

Uda man kunu maski usad na Oasnon idi sa Oas na kayang lumantad kontra ki Mayor.

Talaga?

Su mga matatabil iyan, may challenge pa! Maski ngaya unan a kuray-kusay ninyo, tuloy an corruption sa Oas ta amu na ngaya kan kina-ugalian sa municipio!

Mga kabataan! …Dakulung insulto sainyu na ta’wan kamu nin corrupt na gobyerno ta uda’ kamu gigibo!

Mga kagugurangan, …dakulung kasusupgan na uda’ kamu basing mai-ta-taong legacia sa mga akus ninyo na tul-tul na gobyerno.

Amu raw kadi su sa-isip ni Mayor Jose “Peping” Ricarte mantang sya lider nin Banwa ta? Amu raw kadi su gusto ni Mayor Marcial Bustamante na gobyerno para sa Oas?
Idi’ ko na ungaun si Rellama y Reario, aram ninyo man sana kun unan gusto ninra.

Mga ka-aksan, panaon na na ipakita ninyo kun kamo dapat ipagmalaki nin mga gurang ninyu! Orgullo nin usad na banwa kun an ka-aksan nagka-urusad tumabang sa banwa. Orgullo man kamu nikan mga gurang ninyu ta idi kamu nagpabaya para sa ikaka-asenso nin banwaan ta.

Kamo an tunay na nga HERO sa OAS!

Saludo sa inyo kan nga’min, ipakita sana ninyo na kamu man, involved, naki-aram, nagi-participar sa gusto ninyong mangyari sa Oas.

Youth, You also have dreams for Oas! Make it happen!

Seniors, Your dreams for Oas has been trampled upon and trashed by no less than your “pretender” leaders whose ambition is self-engrandizement and riches only for themselves at the expense of the poor and the oppressed.

Kun ka’yun kamu dapat gibun sa mundo, por haber kamu angalun ni LORD, Unan raw kan maski ukay na magigibu mo sa problema nin Oas. Mahalaga na kun magkita kamu ni LORD, masasabi mo na ka'yun ika ginibu nu nakita mong byung nag-agrangay su saimong kaimanwa! Kung wala….sana kunin ka na ni LORD sabi nung kanta ni Pokwang.

WE ARE ON A TEMPORARY HYBERNATION, WAITING FOR LGU TO REPLY! WE HAVE RESERVED 103 BLOG SPACES FOR THEM FOR EQUAL TIME AND SPACE.

You may blog while waiting!

Si meyor naging miemro kan nu CPP-NDF negotiating panel nu transition gov't ni Cory Aquino sa probinsyang Albay. Ang pondo para sa health center bawas na bago pa man makabut sa dapat makinabang por dael a dadara kan sa mga taga itas.

JP and All,

Just a quarter of these allegations is enough to make anyone sick...all together, they are almost overwhelming and point to an unbelievable (in its callousness and air of impunity) case of abuse of office where individuals appear to knowingly and willfully cause economic and social distress to a town and its people.

I'm going to say this again, these allegations are very, very serious and deserve to be addressed not on this blog alone but in the courts of law.

All of us hate to see injustice and abuse, especially when it is done by people in positions of trust. It is counter to the normal order of things, and actually bears down on human rights. If a person is relegated to a life that is sub-human due to economic conditions that can be linked to another person's action or inaction, then that qualifies as a human rights issue.

I don't know why you guys are asking the administration to explain-- will saying yes, and sorry, be enough? I think what's needed here is a COA audit- that would shed light to these allegations, prove or disprove it, and then everyone can just move on from there. Until then, this issue is going to stick out like a sore thumb, like a cancer that would grate at people's sensibilities and slowly but surely mess up some people's reputation.

I keep my stand--- a COA audit is crucial, and a legal process necessary if Oasnons really want to turn a new page.

As someone with an interest in the town's well-being, I will continue to follow-up with COA on the status of the fraud allegations posted to their website, and for which they have indicated a file has been opened.

COA has a responsibility to the town of Oas. It is their mandate to oversee these sorts of things. They are public servants whose salaries are paid by the people- so they need to get off their ass and get to work.

We will simultaneously attack the perpetrators from all fronts. While bringing the case to the proper courts we will likewise shake the institution of corruption by massive parliamentary actions. In parliamentary actions we need to organize a multi-sectoral organization composed of the religious, civic groups, the youth, the farmers, etc, to spearhead and sustain the mass actions. Second thing to do is to launch information drive on the corruption being committed by the present and past dispensation. Am pretty sure if the people of Oas knew of the extent of degradation, immorality and abuse; Oasnon being a Oasnon idi basang magpabaya! Rallies and other forms of mass actions can be launched and these will attract media mileage and create public opinion.

On the other hand elevating the case to the proper court of law is paramount to prosecute these opportunists, greedy, SOP-diggers SOB.

Likewise it is a challenge to the CPP?NDF, the so-called “real” protector, leader, defender of the MASA to take action against their KABABARO.

NGWANA NINRA IPAKITA SA MASANG OASNON ANG SANRANG PAGPROTIHIR NI PAGDEPENSA SA MGA KASARADAYAN!

NGWANA NINRA IPAKITA NA SINRA TUNAY NA ALAGAD NIN DEMOKRASYA AND JUSTISYA.

NGWANA NINRA IPAKITA NA SINRA UDA IBANG SUSURUGUN KUNDI SU AAPI!

NGWANA RAW!

Rumaraga, if more Oasnons are like you, no SOBs would dare step all over Oas!

Thanks for being an enlightened and passionate Oasnon!

Rumaraga & Kikay,

The countdown is almost over. Our next action based on the action plan will be unvailed after 12pm midnight Oas time.

No answer means all systems go: ATTACK on all fronts!
We will let you know step 1 of the Anti Corruption Strategy when the grace period expires.

THANKS PEOPLE OF OAS !
YOU WILL LIBERATE OAS FROM CORRUPTION!

IM KEEPING A VIGIL TO WELCOME THE BREAKING OF DAWN.

Hintay ko ang bukangliwayway
Hudyat ng pagbabagong magaganap
Sa sinisintang bayan, aking tinubuan!

Halika na anak ko
Pag-aalinlangay pawiin
Iwaksi ang kaba sa iyong dibdib!

Malapit na, malapit na
Pinakamimithing pag-asa
Kapit-bising tungo sa Plaza!

Mga mandarambong
Oras nyo’y malapit na.
Masang Oasnon nariyan na!

JP,

I've always believed that the alleged outrage in Oas should be addressed through the proper channels- the courts of law and COA's intervention- and in cooperation with the people of Oas. Openness, communication and shared effort towards a positive outcome would greatly advance the interest of Oasnons. I remain firm in that belief.

I don't appreciate what you just wrote because it sounds so negative, almost threatening. To me, that's not the right way to go. There's usually more than one way to get from point A to point B... it's best to choose the one that is fair to all concerned.

It is important to move away from negativities and actions that will only further divide the town. Oas desires to move forward- not back. And I think Oas desires to move as one.

I do have a big question about COA. Why is the COA not taking actions? Are they scared or they are also involved in the corruption of the entire Philippines?"LAGAY"from those people concerned ?It has been 6 months since COA got complaints fr. concerned citizens but they are just ignoring the very obvious corruption.The whole Philippines is so corrupt. The COA does not need any written complain, what they can do is to do random audit to every government offices , every municipality,every nook of the Philippines.Are they scared to get salvaged?. In the Philippines , they just get rid of somebody they do not like especially if the person is great or does exposure of somebody's evil doings.Life in the Philippines is very cheap.Look at those media people , they got killed because of exposing stuff to the people.The entire Philippines is very sick/ very disgusting/ embarrassing to the world.
I actually do not know or i can not even imagine what kind of solution is needed to take care of Philippine corruption especially Oas.

Is there a lawyer that can take those corrupt people to court just like what happened in one of Albay's town(i just can't remember w/c one)? Where are the lawyers of Oas. Are they blind and deaf?

That's what I think Oasnons should do- sue as a town, try to get their assets back through the courts (if there's any left!) and kick the sorry asses of these thieves all the way to jail. Lessons need to be learned here, you know, otherwise this sort of abuse will keep happening. Just look at the pattern now... the town looks like a battered spouse! Listening to everyone's complaints, seems like every mayor who's walked the halls of the munisipyo within the last 15 years or so came in and beat the shit out of the town-economically, that is. You just keep taking it and sooner or later you'll feel like you don't deserve anything better, or that it's your fault. Well, Oas doesn't deserve this and Oasnons are sick and tired of the status quo.

As far as COA, I don't know what the deal is with them. I wouldn't be suprised if they're as unproductive and inefficient as every public agency there seems to be, but they are paid to oversee how public funds are handled, so they should do their job. Oh, since the town is considering lawsuits, why not include COA in there, too, for negligence, if they ignore this fraud allegations. That should work. We have proof that they received the complaints- they acknowledged it themselves through an email. So there you go. Let's sue everyone while we're at it, how's that?

I don't know, guys, the Philippines is one hell of a place. Nothing works well, thieves and no-gooders are everywhere (yet they go to church every Sunday!), selfishness abound, etc, etc. It's exhausting!

Well, they are nuts, they go to church, have mass and blessings in every occasion or celebration BUT they are corrupt and thieves.You know why they go to church and always have mass or blessings? , they are always praying for their sins and praying to be able to steal more.They do not have souls anymore, it is already burning in hell.
TO THE THIEVES OF OAS AND THE PHILIPPINES,
Your time will come either here on earth or in the other world.You will all be judged one day.

Oas had been sold. Remember this Oasenos, your present and future had been sold by the thieves.You will be paying for all of these including your kids , grandkids and great grandkids. It will be poverty no matter what.You will work your ass off just to pay for all the debts that you did not deserve and enjoy at all.The assholes are the one reaping the fruit.

Idi ‘ tabi’ kamu ma-andal!

Idi’ tabi’ kamu magdua-dua sa pagtabang against CORRUPTION, because by stamping out corruption, we will move a milestone for Oas to progress coming from its own fiscal resources of an average of P15M/year without resorting to borrowing or mortgaging our future income! That is a big leap for Oas.

The P0.5M that OMF is asking, is a peanut that can grow on thorny and barren land, for, I don’t know how long.

Idi’ tabi kamu mag-surusadiri nin iwag. Indikasyon yan na uda kita pagka-urusad. KEPWAN TARABANG-TABANG TABI' KITA, sa usad na kompas nin Baton!

Kin magpun magsolo kan lambang usad satu', wa’ epek yan kay Meyor. Pausad-usad man sana ngaya sabi nu mga strategist nya. Please take the cue from me, and trust me!

Please do not expect PJ to unmask at this moment. If the opponent knows the target, it can easily zero in on him. And the fight becomes personnal. No sense doing this.

It does not achieve our purpose. It surely will fail to stamp out CORRUPTION!

I am not a paid “pseudo advocate” for CORRUPTION, nor I am for hire, like some opine. I have no connection with any politician in Oas, nor do I have any intention to run in any public position.

Neither am I an insane man showing that “heroic complex” that some exhibit here to the extent of using God’s name in defense, or simply to entice others to come by and help.

I am a simple man on the street of Oas. I know where I am moving. I have my own instinct, but that is not normally followed here. An inspiration from among the downtrodden takes me to lead this crusade. Their feelings we normally forego, and that hurts them a lot. Now the time has come and each and every Oasnon is being called upon to act, now!

Again, I repeat: June 22, 12 o’clock midnight is our deadline. Our message to Mayor Greg and the corrupt SB members: COMPLETELY STOP CORRUPTION or PERISH!

WE AWAIT THEIR SINCERE ANSWERS IN THIS BLOG!

Of course, there is another option for any or all of them: HARAKIRI! Just like Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus!

MY GOD, DON’T THEY REALIZE THAT THIS IS BETRAYAL OF PEOPLES’ TRUST? If their minds still run well, Iscariot’s option is open for them.

Many Oasnons are suffering because these officials betrayed the peoples trust. Almost about 78% of Oasnons (based on MPDO files) are living below poverty level. That means most of them earn only a measly P70 a day (or $1.50/day) to feed their families, while these public officials, who call themselves “SERVIDORES DE OAS”, speak their “PONIETAS ” to the poor, and enjoy their lavish lifestyles sporting AUV cars, mercedes, etc..and wearing barong tagalong every Monday session at the SB hall where you see a big logo with “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” insulting ROTARIANS who hold such slogans dearly.

They have continuously dipped their fingers into the public coffers and now went further to mortgage the Oasnons future just to enrich themselves ahead and save some to spend for vote-buying come election time.

Now, why do you guys want me to unmask? I have not gotten a single penny in public coffers?

Let’s unmask those, who with full intent and knowledge, have continuously plunged the town into economic suicide by mortgaging our future. What will be left to Oas if a strong calamity strikes again? We are already beggars in our town, we will again become beggars out of town, or internationally perhaps!

That’s because Mayor Ricarte and the whole Sanguiniang Bayan members have again spent now, the money we intend to get in the next 10 years.

When the infamous Mayor Rellama mortgaged our 10 year income in Yr2000 for P38Million, we lost almost P89.9Million of infra-projects for 10years ending Yr2009. Now Mayor Greg has mortgaged our next 10-year income this Y2009 for almost P20M, guess how much infra-projects is lost in the next 10 years?....about P47M. Now …add this up. That is a gargantuan P136.9M and a backlash of 20 years of poverty and standstill with a problematic water system that cost P2M kickback every year with unpaid workers suing the municipio and mismanaged collections. Now we will have a municipal building and palengke corruption-packed !

Had we just waited for that 20 years and divide that P136.9M among 136 Oasnons, we would have 136 Millionaires in Oas moving our economy suddenly at that year. But sadly, that is only in the dream of Oasnons, because the people we trusted that money with, have raided the public coffers, just to enrich themselves!

Wanna challenge my mathematics? At 9% APR (mababa na kuno kan sabi ni Meyor), compounded yearly (only) for 10yrs, the annuity payment of a P20M loan is P3.12M and the Future Value of that annuity after 10 years is P47M.

Now we stand to have the following ICONS OF CORRUPTION IN OAS:
1. The OAS WATER SYSTEM
2. The Oas Municipal Building
3. The Oas Public Market

So….we shall have a countdown tomorrow night at 12 pm midnight June 22.

INVITE MORE PEOPLE TO BLOG WITH US. WE ARE CHALLENGING THE MAYOR TO BEAT THE TIME!

ASK EVERY OASNONS TO BE READY TO MOVE!

ALSO INFORM OTHERS TO VISIT THIS BLOG!
LET US SEE WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH, IF WE MOVE TOGETHER!

Ulatun ta kan bagting alas 12 kinang gabi (June 22) tanganing maisyan natu kan pinagui sabi-sabi ni JP.

Siguradu ako na i-di' sisimbag si Alkalde Greg Ricaret nikading mga balu-bagi ni JP manunugud sa 'corruption' na kakutsaba an Municipio kakuyug si Alkalde Greg Ricarte ni sanyang pag-iriba sa Sangguniang Bayan. Razon: uda siya oras sa pagsimbag nikadi ta mas importante kan sanyang gui-guibu na mas pa sa pag-simbag nin mga balu-bagi na ali man sana sa usad na nagi'tago sa likudad nin usad a ngaran na Juan Panunuwan ni iba pa. Unu ngaya aku sinisuerte!

Sa dalagan nikan mga blogs: Dakul na kadtung ilinadlad ni JP manunugud sa 'corrpution' sa Oas mala ngani ta ipinadara na sa COA pero sagkud opisina nu COA Region V sana. Uda man guinuibung investigasyon sa Municipio sangkud nguana. Uda man guilayun nangyari ! Sa sakung pag atid-atid, an COA parte nikan administrasyon na markado man an corruption. Paunung malinigan kadi kin kan lumilinig mas mati pa sa lilinigan. Siisay mo ngaya ustikan!!!

Mangyayari kading krusada sa corruption kin kayun mag-iiwag idi mismo sa Oas na Oasnon. Dapat kayun Oasnon (buku sa ngaran sana kindi sa tunay na pagka-tao) na mag sa'ngat nin caso sa Ombudsman - Sandigan Bayan. Pareho idtu sa Tabaco City na kayun graft charges na isinangat contra sa mga namamayo sa ciudad. Kin uda nikadi, maski gaunu pa kitang tuturauk idi sa blogs, uda man mangayayri idi. Atakiun basang kita sa pusu!

Kaya, mag-ulat kita nu bagting na alas 12:00 Midnight ta sabi ngani ni JP "Please take the cue from me and trust me!"
We will wait and see, JP.

Kaya ako nag-blog idi bilang supurta na aayat ni JP sa ngamin na mga Oasnon na mag-blog idi contra sa corruption. Inimigong numero uno naku kan corruption ta kadi kan ilang nikan satung banwa na dapat mapura sa lalong madaling panaun. Nagitius na ngani kita, tatabanan pa!

Blog man kamo tabi idi. . .

sa ngamin na para blog, ni mga anti-corruption crusaders:
kan tabi na anti-corruption crusade is an on-going crusade. it is like a protracted warfare; on-going and sustained action.

kan mga blog natu idi are signs of actions set for sustained fighting against corruption.

although i belive in a concerted effort to fight this existing corruption of the present adminstration, this fight will be carried on in the future and revert back to the past administration.

let us sustain this crusade by keeping that fire burning in your hearts. may mga ups and downs ang protracted warfare. but because Oasnons is a resilient breed of people; this warfare will sustain itself.

lets call on the youth - who are the real recipients of this cause.

this fight must be fought on all fronts - not necesarilly on more than 2 fronts -; but with each sectors of Oasnon society using its resources fighting on a single front. such as the lawyers to take care of the legal side; the students - taking this issue, probably on the streets; the expats - taking charge of logistics; and all others sectors using their line of expertise.

knowing such supports groups, massive as that - "who's afraid of virginia wolfe?"

but the timing is crucial. and time always tells all. just like JP, i cannot come out in the open, but i will work underground, where i believe i am most effective.

As I have always believed, St. Francis de Oas is an ally to count on.

He is a devout ANTI-CORRUPTION ALLY !,...and he knows that to cut the tentacles of corruption and decapitate the head, patience and resolve is a big factor that influence sustainability of the action.

What is important is we are gaining momentum.

Uda' kuno oras si Mayor Greg sa mga tao! lalu' na sa mga agrangay nin mga pobreng na-aguan nin kaka'nun sa oro-anruw. Para 500+ mansana kan benefeciario nu "Feeding program" ni Mayor, tanga' man ta buku importante su ibang kaimanwa na may bilang 72,000 na habitante nin Oas. Asen su economics advises ni Gov Joey ta idi' tatao kading protegee nya!

Salamat daguldul, malang takut a ngaran!

Su mga Santo, sagkud su mga angelic names, asen na kamu, ta oras na! Kepwan na kamu nin Oas.

What a sad plight Oas got itself in! Three administrations perfecting corruption, each one getting better than the last. And don't forget the architects/runners and cohorts who aided these acts - the MPDO, Municipal Engineer, Treasurer, Auditor and especially the Municipal Council who abeted and legalized these misdeeds, rewarding themselves in the process and gorging on the largesse.

I sat on a meeting with Oasnons and invariably the talk wandered into how the town is getting left behind. Ligao has long been a city, Polangui has a new commercial center (LCC) and a bustling commerce, and Libon - a landlocked town - even more progressive than Oas.

Now ask me: what made all the difference? Governance, pure and simple, and simple old-fashioned dedication to duty, with officials' heart in the right place and the interest of the town in mind. The Mayor talks about building the new municipal building as his legacy to the town, conveniently forgeting that he's building a financial legacy to his family and co-officials. He talks through his teeth. As the American Indians would say of the White Men, the early American settlers, "White Man talks with a forked tongue".

I've seen evidences of how corruption left Oas holding the short end of the stick: the Bigasang Bayan declared to have cost P300,000 to build when this structure could be raised at P10,000 (after using recyled materials), the mysterious and missing Botika ng Bayan said to have cost P300,000, the P4.5 million public market, and now the P15 million municipal building - slightly bigger than the new PNP building costing P2.8 million. I won't begrudge Oasnons if they think that this early officials are already lining their pockets for the coming election, never mind that this new loan will put the town in hock for the next 10 years and putting the town's development on hold.

When will Oas learn? The P40 million Water System is a classic case. The town borrowed this amount to put up a self-operated water system, purportedly to improve the service it gets from Ligao. For their ineptitude, Oas suffered greatly. When the new administration took over they alloted P5 million for rehabilitation work, throwing good money after bad. Nobody and nobody in Oas took up the cudgels to sue the past administration for this bungled job. At least for gross negligence these officials can be sued.

Meantime that officials are making hay Oasnons are being treated to superficial appearances of 'good governance' and development - Christmas lights, new public market, municipio.

With the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) serving as the regular gravy train, officials have grown complacent to improving the town's revenue collections. Has there been an honest-to-goodness collection and audit of the real property tax, business tax, public market fees, water revenue, slaughterhouse and miscellaneous fees?

I visited the slaughterhouse in Oas and talked to one of the para buno'. Asked him how much the town charges to slaughter a head of pig and told me that they charge P20 for the service, adding matter-of-factly that they also ask the owner P100 "for the boys". These 'boys' get more than the town and probably draw their inspiration from our officials.

Now, this is Oas from a casual visitor. The locals have more stories to tell - and arguably know better. You share.

While waiting for the count down to midnight, I shall unveil some of my observations as a concern Oasnon trying to piece together the relevance of why corruption is becoming inherent to our town as if though Oas deserves such degradation and the municipal officials can ride on it with impunity.

I duly respect Ex-Mayor Jose Ricarte (the father of Gregorio Ricarte). He was one of the best Mayors of Oas and was given the confidence of the townsfolk through re-elections. But there was one issue that put a dent in his reputation and legacy: the cadastral survey.

As alleged, the general notion of this issue was that the loan entered into by Oas and the DBP was onerous and was done to enrich the people sitting in Municipio headed by then Jose Ricarte and some even thought that the cadastral survey was a useless exercise and a waste of tax money. How true was this, is dependent on the source of information as this was not proved before the court of law one way or another, however, this issue became a hot bed that led to the defeat of Jose Ricarte.

The cloud of doubt that was hovering over this issue some 40 years back is again being re-visited as the son of Ex-Mayor Jose Ricarte is alleged to be deeply involved in corruption. A certain Juan Panunuwan et al alleging that there is rampant corruption in all levels of the municipal government put Gregorio Ricarte and his cohorts under a microscope. Despite repeated requests to air his side on this forum, such requests fell on deaf ears. Countdown: 3 hours to blastoff! ! !

Reality Check.
Gregorio Ricarte et al.

Money is a means to greatness.
You can be the King of the World and enjoy the luxury of it all.
You can be among the elite whose status is measured by how much
your bank account is.
You can be dubbed as the Casanova of the world having ‘bevy of girls’
at the four corners.
You can be popular showing off the wares that you possess.
You can build a castle and call it your dream house.
You can travel with luxury having the high-end cars, the envy of many.

However, you have to earn the money, as others do, the HARD WAY!
Not taking it away from the unfortunate, the lowly and the downtrodden.
Not from the coffers of the town which need it most for the development of its resources
Not from the children who can’t be fed a 3-square-meal-a-day and go to school hungry
Not from the poor who are trying to let both ends meet just to survive
Not from our youths that are trying to build their future but being deprived of the opportunity
Not from the sick and the dying who need the care and medicine to stretch their living.

Please say NO to CORRUPTION. . . NOW!
Mistakes are costly, you can even lose your OWN!
Dot it NOW, if you regard yourself a CHRISTIAN!
Countdown: It's 2 hours to Blastoff! ! !

‘Ultimo Adios’

Unu ba-ya’ kan kaugman na nauku nguana
Kin kan pagkatao mo parang bali wala
Kan su’dung saimo nikan tao, bu-ku’ tama
Ta ika palan mataban, inuku su sanrang yaman.

Kan a usad a tao pinamundag, nagugran
Pagkabuway sa kinaban buku man sagkud sa katapusan
Idi kita tanganing mag-ugma, sa sadiri ni kapwa
Tanganing mapasatu biyaya na satung uma-uma!

Amen.
Kan a-ika-sabi ko sainyo, Gregorio Ricarte et al.
Oas magi-atul sa sainyung pusung bakal
Oas magi-usig nikan sainyung uda tultul na pag-isip
Oas saenyung inukasan tangani kamung yumaman!

Kan a-ika-sabi ko sainyo, Gregorio Ricarte et al.
Pwiding kalangitan kan sainyong namamatean nguana
Dara nikan kayamanan kinta nu banwa na sainyung tinaban
Kadi idi man magidanay, ta sa tunay na langit kamu kakalayuan.

Kan a-ika-sabi ko sainyo, Gregorio Ricarte et al.
Kin kamu kayun pa kalag ni consensya
Buku pa lawat maray na magbakli sa tamang raran
Isikwal na dapat kan sanyong buku tamang padalagan.

Kan a-ika-sabi ko sainyo, Gregorio Ricarte et al.
Corruption sa Oas dapat na alyun
Kadi amu kan sainyung ladawan
Na ilalagak sa banwa ni sa sainyong mga kaaksan!

Countdown: The 11th Hour.

OASNONS!
BELIEVE AND CONQUER!
OAS ADVOCATES AGAINST SYSTEM CORRUPTION ( now refered to as : OA2S Corruption), Rise above yourself and help liberate your beloved hometown!
WE ARE MOVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL! These “SERVIDORES” believe it is hard for us to prove CORRUPTION in Oas, that is why they boldly do it and repeatedly do it!
Well…we will prove them WRONG! It is as easy as A-B-C ! LET US JUST MOVE TOGETHER AS ONE. Let us be patient to follow the faceless “Juans” among us who move unrelentingly to STAMP OUT CORRUPTION IN OAS. “JUAN OR JUANA” it doesn’t matter, so long as we are one in our objective, we will not falter and we will not fail!
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THE CASE: PEOPLE OF OAS VS. MAYOR GREGORIO H. RICARTE
ISSUE:
1. CORRUPTION, 2. ECONOMIC PLUNDER, 3. FALSIFICATION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS



SUMMARY OF CORRUPTION ( 2008-2009):
1. Fresh Fish Section and Carinderia Improvement P2,000,000
2. Dried Fish Section P1,200,000
3. Data Banking Program P667,200
4. Core Shelter program P1,000,000
5. Construction of Day Care Center in Imacoto, Cagmanaba P350,000
6. Construction of Cagmanaba Mini Health Center –P150,000
7. Construction of Barayong Day Care Center P350,000
8. Office of Public Safety P700,000
9. Purchase of MultiCab P150,000
10. Sports Development P150,000
11. Water System Support – P2,000,000x2yrs=P4M
12. Losses in Water revenues due to corruption = Estd P3,000,000/yr
13. Market Operation Income lost to corruption -Estd P500,000/yr
14. Upland Agro-Forestry & Coastal Eco-Tourism Program P3,126,176.44
15. Bigasan ng Bayan- P300,000
16. Botika ng Bayan - P300,000
17. Booking Terminal (for Bus riders) –P1,500,000
18. General Revision-RPT-Assessors Office – P1,000,000
19. Rehabilitaion of Market Dried Fish Section – P300,000
20. Construction of New Slaughter house(2008) - P400,000
21. Construction of New Slaughter house(2009) - P500,000
22. Farm to Market Road -P2,000,000
23. Solid Waste and Management site – P100,000
24. Health and Nutrition Program – P2,258,610.39
25. Streetlighting Beautification & Security with Bus Terminal Kiosk – P400,000
26. Aquatic Resource Development Program P500,000
27. Crop Production Program P500,000
28. Jatropha Project P1,000,000
29. Flat Bed Mechanical Dryer P200,000
30. Establishment of Balogo Watershed & Fruit Tree -P300,000
31. Blitzers Sports Facilities and Equipment –P500,000
32. Core Shelter Labor Counterpart – P200,000
33. Core Shelter- Purchase of Lot - P1,866,640
34. Handheld Radio (Peace & Order) – P300,000
35. Solid Waste management Project (Backfilling and Purchase of Lot) –P600,000
Estimated Total Value Directly Lost to Corruption………………….………. P35,868,626.44
Estimated Losses for the next 10 years due to loans(Interest alone).P27,000,000.00
Total Losses to Oas……………………………………………………………………………P62Million
Just the 2 year term of Mayor Greg H. Ricarte, Oas lost a hefty P62M to the “GREEDY BUNCH” in the Municipio.
NOW LET US SEE AND FOLLOW OUR ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY:
STEP 1.
STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION WITH FELLOW OASNONS!
Action Plan: All Oasnons are urged to take action. To win this battle, let us be committed. Here’s how:
1. All Oasnons abroad and locally in Metro Manila, in the Bikol Region, in Albay and in Oas will download, copy and mass produce this list of corruption issues.
2. Share 10 copies to fellow Oasnons, young and old, in your area.
3. Make sure you ask them to reproduce and share 10 copies each to others too.
This way we can say, we did our part and shared in the liberation of Oas from the bondage of slavery and corruption!
LET US TAKE THE STRATEGIES ONE AT A TIME AND ACT ON IT. WE WILL DO THIS IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS.
YOU MAY DISCUSS AND DO WHAT IS BEST TO TAKE ON STEP 1.
“HAPPY LIBERATION DAY TO EVERYONE!”
NEXT BLOG ON STEP 2.

What an outrage!

If these are legal filings, and since Oasnons have aired allegations against the 2 previous mayors as well, why not include them in as defendants? Some alleged that they plundered the town just as much, if not worse.

Oas should sue to recover as much assets as it can from all concerned.

The corruption list is dizzying and surely this administration has entered the big league. Now think for a moment how much of those money could have funded social development projects if only these officials are enlightened and honest enough.

They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. When the LGU executive branch works in consort with the legislative branch, check and balance flies through the roof. Who checks the Mayor when the Sangguniang Bayan is a party to all these shenanigans? Do they still give a hoot to what the people say? Do they care enough about the poor and suffering Oasnons?

I am an ordinary Oasnon who has seen the best of the town's character. We are a simple people, religious, God-fearing, respectful, and put a premium on one's reputation. We feed our children with money that's a product of honest toil, not thievery. We are a small town and our honor and reputation count. Anything less makes a wrongdoer a pariah.

I would like to see these officials get their comeuppance and pay for their misdeeds. This corruption issue has got to stop.

An attack to one is attack to all. Let us win this war first. The evidences is fresh and the traces of corruption is still intact.

It is a lot easier next time. They will have their day!

ONE LESSON IN MARKSMANSHIP: YOU CAN'T MISS IT, IF YOU FOCUS ON THE TARGET!

suportado ika namu ngamin semu jp...

fight againgst corruption..

gud luck...

kitang mga oasnon should not be disenchanted with JP nor our fight against corruption. as i stated before, corruption is a primordial issue, even before mayor greg ricarte was born.
primordial as it is, JP is preparing us and leading us to this protracted warfare; but to engage in a protracted warfare such as this, lahat ng sectors should be involved.
i can feel that JP is not running out of gas as some insinuate; JP is gaining momentum, kasi we have reached that phase that supports are coming in. these supports, invisible as it seems, will manifest itself as we, as oasnons, gain momentum in our quest for justice for oas.
unbeknownst to many of us, a mysterious movement is secretly being organized.
to those who spends their time seeking who the real JP is will end up frustrated and defeated - for in the end, who knows, we, are all JPs.
if what i wish comes true that we are all JPs, anti-corruption crusaders will be a formidable force to reckon with. and oas officials will not even think - of being corrupt.
if you believe that "God works in some mysterious ways"; then believe that we, as His people will be allowed by God to work the same.

YES, CORRUPTION IS A BIG ISSUE IN OAS!

We will continue to put pressure on Mayor Greg and the Sanguniang Bayan members as well as all the corrupt officials in the municipio.

We have given them enough elbow room to move and reply to us, but to no avail. We have no other recourse but to fight CORRUPTION on all fronts. Sacrifices will have to be made to win this war, so lets move!

We will first ask each sector to move in response to the first STEP in our STRATEGY: COMMUNICATION

1. The General Public- we encourage you to get a copy from your blogging neighbor or student and recopy it. Distribute it to any Oasnon you meet.

2. The Students – you are enjoined to actively participate by getting a copy and sharing it with your seatmate at school. This is your future. We are working for your future. Do your share.

3. The Farmers and Peasants –Nguana sana tabi kita magkaboronyog para mapundu na kan kurakot sa municipio. Si Carlos Torres natanggal na sa kurakot group. Su makukusug na sana mangurakot nawalat. Su mga dapat nakatabang na kwarta sa rice production, nakurakot na! Su budget para sa educasyon nu mga akus ta, nakurakot na! Su dapat nakatabang satu’ kun may helang kita, nakurakot na! Su budget para sa patutubig nakurakot na! Unan pa man ninyu pinag-ulat? Amus na tabi ta maki-aram na kita sa municipio. Magpakopya na tabi kamo nikanBlog issues ta idi. Kina daraun ta tabi idtu sa arayu, tanganing sinra man makaisi na gulpi na kitang abu’ nin Korapsyon! Pirmi nasana tabi kitang nagparakikita sanrang nagi-ranga, nagi-para-baraili, nagi-para-karaunan nu kwartang tinabanan satu, pero kita uda basing ta bale wala kita iyan ke Meyor. Sinra sana nagpasasa’ nin kaogman hale sa kwarta nin Banwa ta. Birdey idto, chichi idi, paputok na sanag paputok. Kita nagpara kikita na sanang nagi-liwuy.

4. The businessmen- It is time to move so that the patronage of Oasnons will be in Oas when buying their goods and wares. To capture this, the economy in Oas has to improve. One indication will be when the marketplace is developed and all rentors are paying their fair dues to the government. As of now, the dues collected goes only to the pockets of few people in the municipio. Unga-a raw tabi ninyu si Treas. Rosario Nepomuceno ta, sanya nagireport su collector.Kaya uda maray a serbisyo senyu ta su collection ibubulsa na sana nu mga nanunungran. Korapsyon an rason kaya ! Mag-iwag na tabi kita! Just get a copy of the blog list of corruption and share it with your neighbor, buyers, or barkada.

5. Those who have access to the internet, you are requested to join the email brigade. Email your Tito, Tita, Dad, Mom, brod, sis, ate, kuya,mga barkada...etc and attach the List of Corruption in the blog. Hi-five to those who have started the email brigade
6. Other sectors in the church- You are requested to move from your prayers to action. God is not only in the church but also in your fellowmen, specially the poor. Start informing them that corruption has to stop.

God never meant that we hurt each other. It is man that continue to oppress his fellow men. OPPRESSION HERE IS IN FORM OF CORRUPTION! PRAY AS IF EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON GOD, and MOVE AS IF EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON YOU! OASNONS DESERVE A BETTER FUTURE THAT CORRUPTION CANNOT GIVE, and which CORRUPTION DENIES US! WE DESERVE A PROGRESSIVE OAS THAT NONE OF THESE ‘SERVIDORES’ CAN EVER GIVE.

So, Lets move! SHARE THOSE INFORMATIONS!

CAN ANY REPRESENTATIVE FROM THOSE SECTORS METIONED SPEAK UP WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR STEP 1? PLEASE BLOG YOUR ACTIVITY AND LET THE MAYOR KNOW YOU ARE MOVING FOR A BETTER OAS.

DON’T MIND IF YOUR MAYOR DOESN’T CARE ABOUT OUR TOWN, HE IS TAKING CARE OF TWO FAMILIES ALREADY. HE CANNOT HANDLE A BIG FAMILY LIKE OAS IS. HANGANG JAPAYUKI LANG SYA. PERO IN FAIRNESS, MAS MAGANDA SYA. MAY BIGOTE KASI ANG TYPE NG MARAMING CHICKS!

Done it. Already distributed copies.The suggestion of daguldol is great ," ipamudbod thru air".

I enjoin Oanons to share their stories about how corruption works in our town. You don't have to publish your name, just stay anonymous. If you're in the vicinity where these supposed projects are tell us if the project exists; if ever there is, provide a physical description, better yet take photos and post it to this website.

Municipal employees who are at the center of the action, decent and who remained silent and can't stomach these goings-on (there are a lot of them and most of them are under duress) are enjoined to cooperate. You are doing this for the good of our town and for our future generation. Be discreet though.

Some notes about JP's corruption list: my bubwit told me that no work is being done on the slaughterhouse in Bagsa (P0.9 million) and the day care center in Cagmanaba (P0.35 million) doesn't exist. He also ventured to guess that our officials must have created and funded projects that ride and piggyback on programs of international/local agencies/donors, skimming off the funds later on. And where's that booking terminal for bus riders in Oas that costs P1.5 million? This administration has a bag full of tricks that will put to shame any magician.

And here is a first-hand account, relayed to me by a recipient: a barangay official received two small boxes of medicines meant for the health needs of his constituent. The Acknowledgment Receipt showed that the medicines cost P10,000; on closer inspection the drugs were of the cheap kind, "mga tig-pipiso" he said costing no more than P2,000. He mentioned about a certain Mahal in the municipio who's notorious for asking commission from drug salesmen.

A tip of the iceberg? Fathom deeper and you'll probably be amazed at the immensity of the corruption at work. And this from an administration that's only 2 years old.

after a few weeks of hiatus, i would like to express my concern about this crusade.
JP laid down all that has to be laid down; st. francis_de oas has laid down what is in store for us at this stage. and at this stage, is where i can be of help.
this stage we are now, legal action is in order. i believe there is a group moving in secret but they have a different agenda to deal with. what is needed now is legal action.

the question is - how would JP do it, such as filing cases to Ombudsman, getting legal counsel to do the filing, and so forth and so on.

this stage can be supported by those who wants to contribute to the legal fund to fight this monster - called corruption.

this legal fund concept is only a suggestion; but if this suggestion is left unanswered, we might as well forget this crusade against corruption.

to cut it short - support this legal fund by giving help to whosoever will handle the legal funds. lets face it folks, there is no Oasnon lawyer who will handle this or any lawyer na makimakulog sa oas. if there is one - let us see his/her face and do the action. but if we have a legal fund, we can pay an independent legal counsel to file it for Oas; someone who will do it and do it well; not someone who might be dissuaded after intimidation.

now, who will handle this money? i suggest someone who is a staunch supporter of this crusade. or how about letting the church handle the funds.

what do you think, mga oasnon. this is one way of doing your share - fight corruption; help a legal fund.

A group of Oasnons are now mapping out plans to bring this case to the proper authorities. We have seen enough.

If this administration thinks we are not serious enough and its avid supporter believes na "uda man sana kan paidtunan" they better think twice. The long arm of the law will catch up with them sooner or later. The cries of the long-suffering Oasnons will be heard and ultimately divine justice will prevail.

I think Mayor Greg should do the right thing and RESIGN. In many Oasnons' eyes, he has pretty much lost his credibility.

SALAMAT TA NANAP KU MAN GILAYON KADING SITE NI KADI MANUNGOD SA CORRUPTION TA SINABYAN BAYA AKO NU BARKADA KU NA KIKITON KUNO TA GRABI KURAPSYON NANGYAYARI SA BANWA TANG OAS..


PAGKABASA KU NUNG SUMMARY OF CORRUPTION SA GOBYERNO NI HONORABLE???AAHAHA GREG RICARTE NA GRABI PALAN KAN KURAPSYON NA PIGI GIBO NIKAN.. HAIIZZZZT..


ISTORYA KU LANG SENYU, NAPANGISI AKO TA NARUNGUG KU SA RADYO KANGINANG BUWAS SA PROGRAMA KAN OAS TAPOS PIG INTERBYU SI MEYOR, MAGIBUTANG KUNU SIYA DAKULUNG BULLETIN BOARD SA AMPANGAN MUNICIPYO NA NAKABUTANG SU MGA KWARTA NA ALI SA TAXES TA KUNG SEN NAPEDTO..TAMA MAN RAW YOR SU MGA NAKABUTANG IDTO TIBAD MAGIC MAGIC SANA.HAHAHA

DI KUNU SIYA MAKASIMBAG IDI SA BLOG NA PARA BATIKOS SIYA TA DI MAN KUNU SIYA TATAW MAG COMPUTER PARA MAKASIMBAG TA POBRE MAN LANG KUNU SIYA.. KAN POBRE NA PALAN WANA DAKOL AWTO, MOTOR TAS CHICKS..HEHEHE DA MAN RASON PARA DI SIYA MAKASIMBAG IDI, TA NAGURUNO KAN MGA CONSULTANT NYA IYAN SA MUNICIPYO.. C DON, ARIEL AND PIO NYANG C JAYSON Q.

TAMA KAMU!

UDA' SI MEYOR ORAS MAG BLOGG. MASKI KA-FACIL IDI' NAKA-TU'TUD, PERO KAGULPING ORAS MAG MAJONG. MAS MADALI' KUNU MAKA-TUD TA MAY KA-TURU-TIKWIL SU USAD NA TIL NA JAPAYUKING PARA MAJONG MAN! KAYA' PALAN DWA NA KAN AKUS IDTU! sabi saku nu mga ka-majong. Kun saen...that is a secret!

Hay! Mga Oasnon! Nguana na kan panahon para mag-ba'go kita!

LET'S CONTINUE THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION!

CONTINUE THE SILENT MOVEMENT UNDERGROUND, YET MAKE KNOWN TO EVERYONE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT OF MAYOR GREG IS CORRUPT.

I CHALLENGE THEM TO PUBLISH IN A BULLETIN BOARD IN FRONT OF THE MUNICIPIO THEIR UNADULTERATED COPY OF ULAT NG BAYAN 2008 AND THEIR 2009 PERFORMANCE.

FACE THE CHALLENGE, MR MAYOR!
FACE THE CHALLENGE, SANGUNIANG BAYAN!
FACE THE CHALLENGE!

SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY!

WHAT SAY YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR EFREN BALTAZAR!
WHAT SAY YOU, MR. EVERTH VICERA OF WAYS & MEANS- Market&Slaughterhouse!
WHAT SAY YOU, ATTY. ARECIO RENDOR, JR, HUMAN RIGHTS & TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION!
WHAT SAY YOU,ATTY.DOMING ESCOTO, GOOD GOVERNANCE, Peace&Order,Transportation&Communication!
WHAT SAY YOU, MR. RAUL SERGIO, Education, Tourism, Culture&Arts!
WHAT SAY YOU, MR. VINCENT FREDERIC REBURIANO, Health, Sanitation, Crisis Management, Public Safety!
WHAT SAY YOU, MR.CELSO B RELLAMA, Infrastructure and Public Works!
WHAT SAY YOU, MR. RHODERICK RIVA, FINANCE, BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS!
WHAT SAY YOU, MR. MANUEL WARDE, AGRICULTURE/LABOR, Environmental Protection!
WHAT SAY YOU, MS DAPHNE JOY BALTAZAR!
WHAT SAY YOU, MR. ANTONIO YUCHONGCO!
WHAT SAY YOU, ENGINEER DOMINGO RENALES! MABILIS KA NAMAN UMAKSYON, ASAN NA ANG BILIS MO NGAYON!

WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY!

aw narugangan pa su akus sa japayuki...

unu na kan..kaya palan cigeng kurakot ta kadakul ng akus...

There is a suggestion on how to distribute the printed information about all the corruption. Can it be done? Can it be printed fr. those computer at the internet cafe in Oas ? Maybe a few copies will do , then have it xeroxed and get them distributed .For those in Manila or other parts of the Philippines, make a few copies and mail them to your relatives and friends in Oas . That way the information will start circulating in Oas.If al the Oasnon make at least 3copies and send them to their friends and relatives , the information will really be known to all in Oas.Simple.I did my part forwarding the the informations to the people I know.

If we are to continue the fight collectively let us:
a) get organized - it is a big plus if all sectors must be represented.
b- create committees - such as legal/paralegal; information/education; logistics, mass action committee, etc The legal committee is in charge of the court battle and other legal proceedings while the information and edu committee will take care of the gathering/dissemination of information. This committee may conduct info drives such as fora, meetings, consultations, and so on.
Logistics committee is in charge of the solicitations and custodian of the finances of the organization. Mass action committee shall be in charge of the mobilization in case the need to launch mass actions arises.
I am suggesting the above (and also enjoin others to suggest more) so that we could act collectively. As i read the blogs and messages in the tambayan, more are enthusiastic to the idea of disseminating the issues of corruption. Let us take this opportunity, the eagerness of some to be of help. I think an official position paper should come out, with parallel thoughts and one call to action. However the dilemma is which and what organization will spearhead, pursue and sustain this fight against CORRUPTION?

With this, I enjoin all concerned Oasnons to please come out and be counted. Since I am incognito and so with other bloggers and tambays, rest assured that I am very much willing to come out once a CALL from Oas is made! Who is going to make that CALL, i dont know! Can you JPs the religious, the civic leaders, the youth, the farmers of Oas?

don't you worry.just keep the lights and vigil burning.

hey guys can u make a bikol version ..para mas maintindihan ng maraming tao..lalo na yung ipapamudbod sa market site.. thanks..

i will support in distributing the papers...

siguro kading mga taga munisipyo guwardiyado kan mga iwag-iwag ninra. puro tikom kan mga kimot saka bantay sa mga pinagisabi. ngwana siguro kayun na pinaluwas na gag order para sa mga empleyado si meyor. parang panahon nu hapon. kayun makapili.

amo na kan mangyayari. kamu-kamo man sana an magiaraway iyan. su uda nauku siguradong magi ngalngal na. si meyor siguro pinagi initan na kan a lubut. di niya maisyan kin unu na kan gigibon. baka umuku pa siyang advice sa padrino niyang korap man. luluwas na ngamin an mga ginibo ninyo. nakakaturug pa raw kamo nguwana?

Kayun ako gustong i-clarify regarding the construction of municipal building ta kan nururmruman ko ga ali sa pork barrel ng isang senador. Nyanga ta nangutang pa sa banko ning 15M. Usad pang uring-uding nag-tao man kunu C Reno Lim jan sa project na kan . Paki-check daw tabi ky Treasurer! A case of double funding! huh! Villar de Second palan ang nangyayari

matod raw kadto na su gigibong sisirungan nu mga para door to door sa kayun ampangan kan basketbol court is worth Php 500,000???

ga labi ka over priced man gaud kadto...

amu plan kayun tino su usad na senador iyan para sa konstruksyon kan municipal building...

napasen na raw su kwarta?? cyempri binulsa naman...

bad mr. mayor!!!!!

kepwan ta ng mag iwag mga kapwa ko oasnon, kung idi labing irak nikan banwa ta.. magpun na kita idistibwir kading mga kalokuhan iyan sa municipyo...

Amo palan kadi su mga pinagsusumanan idto sa Oas Internet Cape .... purmidyo idi ako tatao mag kumputer (paryu kami ni mayor greg) naki basa na sana ako ..... kung matod kading mga pinagbabara ni juan panunuwan sa mga oasnon, ay irakman kitang mga Oasnon.

Kaya ako nagpatuturo kung pauno mag kumputer .... nag myembro ako sa FRIENDSTER. Para makatabang sa pag desiminir nikading CORRUPTION sa mga Oasnon... pinag search ko mgamin a Oasnon sa Friendster... kayon mga 4,200+ na Oasnon na myembro sa frienster. Sa 100 na nabuksan ko, kayon ako na imbitaran na 45 oasnon (puede magriceve nin mensahe), na bisitahon kading www.blogs.oasnon.org para maisyan ninra .... ang sabi ko sanra, "CORRUPTION SA OAS ... DO YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT... Kung naniwala ika UNAN MO MAGINIBU SA BANWA MO" ..... Ugma naman mag-imbitar naman ako sa Friendster.

Amu man kadi ang maitabang ko sa satung banwa na sakod nguana uda asenso pormedyo su kuarenta porcyento nu budget para sa Oas naparangup sana sa bulsa nu satong pinaniwalan na magi sirvi kuno na may kakuyog nin pang-ngurakot (Tres-Musketeros na Mayor)

good, great work. make it a chain and everybody will know. can you print them at the oas internet cafe?if so, pls. start printing and distribute them.

can somebody from OAS or maybe JP furnish this website a listing of all completed and on-going Projects in Oas with the corresponding CONTRACTOR/SUB-CONTRACTOR? Sub-contractors have to be identified because most of the TAKERS are just renting or paying royalty for using a license. The owner of the license in most cases has nothing to do with the Mayor but the sub-con can be a cohort, a financier or a dummy of the mayor. From there we could analyze further the thread of corruption.

I mean ALL COMPLETED AND ON-GOING PROJECTS UNDER GREG'S ADMINISTRATION.
THANKS

Sa kuluyan ko na nag istar sa OAS ...I DO BELIEVE na may corruption o mga kakaibang anomalia maski ngani sa mga barabarrangay kayun man. Di man sana ako nagiparasungug ta dipisil na pero upon may obeservation imbes na magtarabangan kita na mga oasnun nangyayari pa nagirarautan pa so ponu kita magkaurusad masolve kan mga problema di ba?? Nagcollege ako sa Manila Sembreak,Christmas Vacation, At Summer pirmi ako naguli consistent kan....pero mi usad na pagbabago uda ako nakikita na magayon nangyyari sa Oas imbes na naguswag padudu pababa kan ngyayari. Di ba dati problema ta kan tubig sa Oas sa ibang barrangay di nakaabot tultul kan tubig amoo kadi su panon man nu Mayor si Reario pero uda sya naguinibo pero kitun ninyo kayun sya refilling station...pero nagtry kami nagbakal idtu ning tubig lngrut kan namit. Kaya nu naging Gobernador c GONZALES sobra kami ngapasalamt ta dawa ponu naging ok su supply kan tubig dawa paponu di ba. Mi si ibang agayan mga pa ibat ibang barrangay na lukluk naging ok. Di ko aram ngani ta tinabanagan kita ni Gob Gonzales pero natalo sya idi sa Oas tsk tsk nguawana nggana pa si Salceda na puro tuga na mga dapat may Proyekto sa Oas ASEN MAN?? kan masabi ko sana sa politiko kan Oas sana lets learn from our past mistakes sana guibon tang tultol kan dapat para maging mauswag kita napapagitnaan na kita kan polangui mi ligao na ukay ukay nagi uswag...kayun na sinra LCC kayun sinra mga magagayun na pharmacia,gasolinahan,kapulisan,market..etc di ba kung kayun man kita arug nikan di magiging ok man kita kan ekonomiya ta di ba?Narumruman ko nagiiskwila ako sa PGCHS narumruman ko na pinagi parapikon kaming mga taga oas pirmin na kan polangui pag naging CITY kan oas magiging BARRANGAY na sana kunu ninra syempre ami nakikilaban kami ta lang rut man sa buoot namu kadtu. Sana magpursigi kita mga kapwa ko Oasnun and Mayor Greg nanawagan man ako semu kan Oas Mayaman sa mga resources kan pagkaaram ko kita kan pinakadakulu na lupain compared sa ibang town kan Albay sana naman maguibo mung mausbong mi maogma kan Oas tanganing dakul man satu mag invest sa banwa pero sana sa politiko man sa NGAMIN di na kita mag para bulsa o magpara isip na magpara IKIT sa Kuarta kan Oas kasabay man kamu sa mga kasusupgan kan saabing ga su KASTA na kan uwa di Ba? Ako Naniniwala ako na 5x bumabalik ang karma isipun na sana ninyo na su mga susunod pa na magiging pamilya kan mga akus ninyo etc sinra man di mamupuso magistar sa OAs pag nakita ninra na buku basang maogma mi progreso kan banwang istaran ninra.....MAyor Greg please have a heart binoto ka kan mga tao para mapaayos mo kan oas bukung pagparabulsa mi pagparagastusun sa luho kan kuarta kan Banwa...Mi sana buku totootong babae mo maherak ka sa pamilya....Tandaan nio kadi pano nio mapapaogma mi mapapauswag mapapayaba kan Banwa kung sa sadiri mung Pamilya di o kan nagigibo.
I LOVE OAS so much maraming memories ang ngyari at tinetreasure ko nu nasa OAs pa ako...sana kayun ako maguinibo pero the best i can do for now is PRAY lets all PRay for the BEst...till now i still MAUURAG KITANG MGA TAGA OAS... GOD BLESS

Si Grgorio idi nakaton maguibago. Nagdakulu katon na arug nikaton. Sadiri nganing familya malanraot kan tratamiento maski nukua , kadi pa kayang Oas? An pinaguiulian ngani su japayuki buku man su tunay na asawa.Kun ako ki Rose,I will not grace any occassion of Oas being the first lady of Oas.Manigas katon na Gregorio katon.Aside na nangurakot, nangbabaknit pa, bata su nauko na babaknit su uda man katultulan.Birds of the same feather flock together.Kun katon babaknit totoong kayon asawa na hapon, idi ako nikan maniwala......mababang lipad gayud kan idto sa japan kaya nguana querida ni Gregorio.Naisyan na kayon familia si Gregorio , puminatol man . nguana pira na kan akus?Hay Rose , get a separation, ask for support , take your unfaithful husband to court,INFIDELITY and so forth. You do not need a witness, everything is in the open.Get everything you can from Gregorio once you take him to court.Your kids are all grown up and i know your kids do not condone their unfaithful father.UDA NA MARTYR SA MUNDO., NGAMIN NA BINADIL.YOU grew up with a siver spoon in your mouth, you were/ are love by your family and now this is the way your unfaithful husband treat you.To hell with him, he can just go to hell.Why did you tolerate him from the start.You are beautiful, have a degree and your family is so honorable and you tolerated that beast and live with that beast. You deserve more than that, you can find a better man than Gregorio , if you need a man.

maray na gabi sa inyong ngamin:
in reference kadi sa unga ni atiban sa tambayan. idi ko ibareta sa inyo manunungud sa nasagup kong bareta instead na sa tambayan. buku man ngani importanteng maray, kundi ga su baga, tsismis man sana. i hope idi kadi diletun ni redzar or ni junrex.

sa usad na pagtiripun nu mga oasnon sa los angeles (friday night, june 26, 2007) medyo napagsusumanan si juan panunuwan. idtu man ngani si redzar (usad na mga rare visits nya sa mga oasnon occasions; idi man kan nagi para atendir; idi ko maisyan kin nyanga ta nagi para TNT;pero idtu sya).

inunga ko sya king sya si juan panunuwan na pinagi refer ni taong mata sa previous blog. simbag ni redzar, buku man sya si jp. sala man su accusasion ni taong mata na sabi ni redzar si taong mata usad na close friend nya kuno. everybody nag wonder kin nyanga man kan ta gigibo ning usad na amigong maray kan bagay na kan. inakceptar ni redzar na amigo nyang maray si taong mata. sabi nganin nya, baka si taong mata usad sa mga nagi furnish ning information kay juan panunuwan. si taong mata is a man na gustong magtabang sa mga oasnon; so, sa paguna ni redzar, by giving vital information kay jp which are accessible through his friendhip with the mayor is his other way of helping oas.

taong mata admitted daw na even su mga consojoles ni mayor are now helping in giving out information about this corruption allegations.

one thing i tend to agree na napagsusumanan - si JP is not a real person. si JP daw is an "organization" composed of oasnons from all over the globe; from oas, to manila, to los angeles, san francisco, new york to florida & chicago, toronto, calgary, to even saudi arabia and england.

the consensus - they are willing to help. kaya lang discreet lang, kasi mahirap na. also, tanong kay JP: yung mga consojoles ba ay kasama sa corruption case? or si mayor lang? if thats the case, kawawa naman si mayor, hindi lang sya yung nagkurakot.

may nag suggest, how about kung e spare ang isang consojoles to serve as star witness in lieu for a lesser penalty or even plea bargain. sino naman aayaw nyang offer na iyan. so, it appears na somebody will work on that.

kadaklan sa ngirisian, nag consensus na kading corruption crusade na kadi ay usad na "protracted warfare", to quote st. francis_deoas. pero, sabi nu usad na oasnon:"loosee ninra, nguana ninra matanan kan urag nikan oasnon kin nag ka urusad".

i felt that sense of unity and they have plans among themselves. usad nag sabi na nagkataon lang sana kuno na si greg ricarte kan naguiula sa pwesto. kun ibang meyor kuno, nukua pa kuno nag burutwa sinra.

"Nyanga, sisay gustung maging martir, ika?", sabay tuturo ki redzar. "kayus ninyo, ma muna nguna si taong mata", nakapagmudang makusug pati si redzar.

amo kan obserbasion ko, atiban. si JP is not a person but a mysterious organization of resilient oasnons, guided by the Almighty God and basic principles of goodness, oasnons believing and hoping for a better Oas.

thats all, atiban. pauli pa ako sa bukid.

Sa mga kaimanwa kong Oasonn sa abroad man o sa Pilipinas, Maray na anruw/gabi senyu!

Usad ng semana ang nakalis nu pagluwas ni JP nu lista nu mga pigaalegar na corruption-related projects sa adminstration ni Mayor Greg Ricarte. Su pagluwas ni JP nikadtung lista itcreated impact among Oasnons here and abroad. Nakita ang impact sa dakul na nag blog, nag komentaryo sa Tambayan, volutaryong nagdistribwir at magidistribwir nu lista and most importantly it was picked up by a radio station. Su pagluwas nu lista ni JP dakul nagi-mata, napukuw su sanrang spirito bilang Oasnon, nagkakayun realization na sinra palan maski arayu sa oas kayun man gilayun isusugad, kayun man gilayun pagsumrum sa banwang ginikanan!

Now JP, kung ika usad na persona o grupo o organization sa oas man o sa abroad, please lang kin kan agenda mo TO LIBERATE OAS FROM CORRUPTION" do it now! Today is the right and ripe time to move, to take action. Substantiate your list, unan diperensya nikadtung mga projects na pigmensyonar mo sa expose mo.Listahan man sana baga kadtu! Better, usad-usadun mo kadtu kin unan problema. Nagi-urulat kami ta maski sawa kan iyiwag namu, uda man kami kaput na ebidensya, tutulunun na sana namu kan urag-urag namu. Kaya aangal ko tabi ang attention ni JP o kin sisay man na kayun ebidensya UMIWAG NA! Di tabi ninyo pananayakun o paasahain ta dakulu ang pagtubod namu senyu.

JP, kayun na ika mga supporters, usad na ako. C rumaraga9 nagpabwas kakaulat nu expose mo petsa 20 pa sana. C Daguldul amu man, C activan magi arkila pakaray helicopter mamudbud sana. Pero ano ipamudmud nya? mere list of projects? Sayang!!!!

Di ta man mapulinas kan corruption kin kita di mag-kaurusad kung kaya kami nagitiwala ni nagi-ulat semu kin unan na susunod.Ika kan nakikita ming lider ta pinunan mo na man sana.

Kin kadi uyug-uyug o borodogan man sana, lets put a STOP to it. Pero kin kamu disidido talaga then LUWASANA KAN NGANIN, KIN MAGI KASO PLANTSARI NA! IF THERE'S A NEED FOR PEOPLE POWER SO BE IT. ILL BE THERE.

SEIZE THE MOMENT! WE ARE BELIEVING, LETS DO IT JP!

I disagree with Tagabukid. This is NOT a witch hunt. Nagkataon lang na si Greg R ang mayor at a time na napuno na su mga Oasnon. In other words, the allegation of corruption against the past 2 mayors and the current one is so obscene and so outrageous that it's gotten the attention of many Oasnons. Kumbaga, nasobrahan na. What got my attention, in the beginning, was the complaint of many Oasnons, including my sister, who said that there was no potable water in Oas, and that the mayor was thought to have taken the funds for fixing the water system. And outrage of all outrage, he put up a business selling water to the people of Oas who can't have drinking water in their own home. I said, what? And then there was the time when they said electricity was cut off in the munisipyo (?) because the town couldn't pay (?) I thought, what the hell???! That's when things started to get my attention.

You see, you greedy politicians, if you are going to steal (of course, we'd rather that you don't), don't take everything- huwag naman garapal. Because that's when you add insult to injury, and then you get people so pissed they want to haul you to the slammer- and throw away the key!

Let's not forget, Oasnons are fighting corruption, NOT specific politicians. So all three mayors, the 2 previous and the current will have to respond to the legal process.

To all Oasnons,

The fight for the liberation of Oas from the bondage of corruption has started!

You and me are doing our part. Many have responded and many more are moving.

As laid out in the strategy, the first call was to let everyone know that there is too much corruption in Oas. Many copies of the “Corruption Lists” are getting across to Oasnons who dare, locally, nationally, or internationally.

Mayor Greg has become the most corrupt mayor in the history of Oas. He never knew that this awareness will happen and reach this far...no one imagined.

He had always passed on these corruption stories for nothing. He was too callous about his corruption, taking it always as political ploy by people out to destroy him and that he had better things to do, like his feeding program! He thought he can get over with these info campaign and believed nothing will happen, as before. His tukayo, the repeater, believes the same. Let us shame these unbelievers!

His consultants advised him not to answer this blog as he did. My friends, those are old thinking! It belonged to the olden days, when no one dares to act for the common good!

He never knew he would become part of this corruption until he was elected Mayor. He became a Mayor of Oas knowing that corruption already riddled the town and that no one bothers to complain!

His political cry during the election was to get rid of the number 1 corrupt official in town, Mr. Carlos Torres. (Only Mr. Torres publicly accepted he was corrupt. The rest of those benefitting the bigger mullah, like the Mayor, the ViceMayor, the councilors, the budget officer, the treasurer, the engineer, etc. all denies to death that they ever get hold of any grease money.Lord forgive their souls!) Do you believe them? Of course not.

That is why Carlos Torres was fired out before he can even start another year of "corruption". So when Mayor Greg and the Councilors presented their “ULAT NG BAYAN”, it was with the same assumption that no one will ever question or challenge their report. “ Transparency” ….yes, Mayor Greg is transparent, only to a certain point. The rest is still kept secret, kaya' malibung ika!

Now he is at the helm of it. That is right…he is now on top of it! He got hold of the pot of gold in Oas! He has a paranoia that once in power, he will not only be empowered to rule but also empowered to spend the people’s coffers to his benefit to the point of corruption. (Note to Greg Conde: the LORD did not chose Mayor Greg to do this "corruption thing", so stop brandishing that "he is chosen". He accidentally won by the power of the money from his sponsor, Gov. Salceda, to whom he is now heavily indebted, my pundits say.)

The corruption vehicle and the modus operandi had been provided by the past Mayors who personally benefitted from it. He knows, even at the expense of Mr Carlos Torres,that he can get across the corruption mafia.

Ha…ha…ha… The people of Oas may be sleeping or pretend to have their eyes closed.. and mouth mum…and ears numb to hear anything.

But the LORD is not sleeping and can hear even the careless whispers! ...Only HE knows what is best to be done!

Yes! Indeed Juan Panunuwan represents the ordinary man in the streets who would like to voice out and cry for help for Oas. St. Michael with his dazzling sword stands behind every “JP” that is here to help Oas. Now, the “JPs” are starting to come out, faceless as they may be at the moment, but their aim is one: “FIGHT CORRUPTION in the small town of OAS”.

An “ANTI-CORRUPTION FUND” is in order to finance all efforts to support this fight. This fund will help us carry on the fight in the halls of justice. We have the evidences and for this to progress we need the legal lawyers to bring these people to justice. We call on Oasnons in every corner of the globe to act with dispatch.The interest of your relatives and nearest kin are already compromised. Their future have already been mortgaged by the Sanguniang Bayan and Mayor Ricarte in order to raise money for their re-election!

Are you going to take this sitting down comfortably in your couch? Huwag naman please…Our interest is your interests too! Think of a Progressive Oas to stay in the future!

Its time to move and JP can lead. Please stop asking for the evidence if you cannot make use of it favorably. It might reach the wrong hands. The lawyers will definitely have use of it to impact our cause!

The cry of Oasnons in Oas is loud and clear!
RID AND LIBERATE OAS FROM CORRUPTION!

This is an appeal to everyone abroad. Make a difference now! Organize your group into teams that will raise funds to finance the legal actions at home. Then back up the legal team that will be created soon. The Mayor is waiting for this anxiously! Though smelly, he believes he has clean hands!

For the locals, we are encouraging you to email all your complaints and corruption information that can add up to the success of this fight. Email them to mabuhayoas@gmail.com.

To Rumaraga and the rest of the OASNONS,

We are moving to where you wanna go, so stay on-the-by. Keep the vigil light burning! and lets ROCK AND ROLL!

I REST MY CASE. THANK YOU JP. DON'T DARE THINK WE ARE BEHIND YOU BECAUSE WE WITH YOU IN THE FOREFRONT!

WE BELIEVE, SEIZE THE MOMENT, LETS DO IT NOW!

being a native of oas i learned things that manifest each of us oasenos our culture, a product of professionals, and God-centered individuals. we all great in the sense that we believe that there is hope for our beloved OAS but how can we able to achieve this goal:

1. admit it or not crab mentality kills the growth of the every entreprenuer and businessmen. stop crab mentality, each of us are players of survival let us just support each other and spread the spirt of "bayanihan".

2. buy local - self-expalanatory but with deep sense of responsibility.

3. investments- LGU must exert effort in order for the investor to invest in OAS. strenghthen tourism. because in tourism there is work. think of possible "gimmick", recreation, anything that will benefit oas and oasenos. everything is a risk.

4. livelihood program - this serve us protection of our unfortunate "kababayan" to battle of survival. if they earn something and strive to make it big each of oasenos will be productive and it will also contribute to the revenue of the municipality.

5. in every cities and municipalities there is corruption, we can never eliminate it but we can minimize it. plot a program that can monitor corruption inside and outside the municipalities.

6. be proud OASENOS.

NOW, THIS IS ADDITIONAL “Thriller” inspired by MJ . For OASNONS to ponder.

HOUSING PROJECTS:
1. Because of the typhoon that ravaged Oas in Dec.2006, Ayala foundation-USA raised funds and turned over $12,900 (P603,800) to Habitat for Humanity to finance the renovation of 25 homes in Oas Albay. This was to be implemented with the LGU. Nothing is heard about this and Oas LGU is mum about it.

2. 25 Families benefit from the Core shelter Assistance Program (by Carmen Rayel-Bandillo, July-Sept 2008), chosen by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office. Each will receive P70,000. Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gave the cheque amounting to P1,750,000 during her visit to Oas on May 6,2008. 12 beneficiaries in Tobog and 13 in Balogo. “Recipients were victims of typhoon Reming whose homes were totally destroyed. To be a recipient of the program, the beneficiaries should meet the following criteria: own a lot, open a bank account, must have carpentry tools and additional materials for the framework. The shelter assistance program has to be implemented with food and work components, i.e. food packs for 10 days for the 25 beneficiaries. The local government unit’s counterpart are: skilled workers who are the municipal engineer,a foreman and 4 carpenters…..All unit houses are to be completed in 10 days. As of this writing the project is already 80% finished.”

3. ABS-CBN TO DONATE HOUSING UNITS TO 30 INDIGENT FAMILIES By Don Mape(Bandillo, July-Sept 2008) Because of the visit by Ms.Gina Lopes,ABS-CBN Foundation Pres. in January 30,2008 for BAYAN NI JUAN.
Location: 1.5 hectare-lot in Bagsa, Oas Albay to be purchase by LGU thru the initiative of Mayor Ricarte
Beneficiaries:30 families

4. BUDGET ALLOCATED IN 2008 FOR
Core Shelter Development Program(partial) = P1,000,000
BUDGET ALLOCATED IN 2009:
Another Core shelter Labor Counterpart = P 200,000
Purchase of Lot =1,866,640
Total………………………………………………. P3,066,640.00
Items 1-4 are facts as reported in the news and the Bandillo. The writers are responsible for any inaccuracies or falsities in their articles against truth. (Mr.Mape and Mrs. Carmen Rayel are enjoined to blog us on this.)
One by one, lets take this issues.
1. The Habitat for humanity has been emailed about this to check where the fund was given. It was supposedly to help renovate houses ravaged by the typhoon. If so, this has already been done, but where? Let us ask the LGU, they should know. They were contacted about this.

2. We have eyewitnesses that proved the checks were indeed given by Pres. Arroyo(maybe for photo opps only), but after the distribution rites, they collected the checks back and until now nothing is heard about it. Neither did the municipal engineer or his foreman and 4 carpenters work on it. If indeed there were beneficiaries in tobog and balogo, they are supposed to be having lands of their own to qualify. Then, there is no need to budget for Purchase of Lot. Also P70,000 is meant for light material house construction in their own lots.

3. ABS CBN has not started any construction as of this date, despite it being announced in July2008 issue(Bandillo). It is now 2009 or 1 year after the announcement.

4. Meantime, LGU has spent P1M in 2008 and has to spend P2,066,640 for lot purchase and labor. For what project? Another Ghost?

Now, do you know the corruption template, I was talking about?

ANO NA LGU, BLOG NA!

Dear Mr. Joseph B. Recuenco,

First I am so glad you joined the Boggers.
Secondly, I appreciate your belief that there is still HOPE for Oas to becoming better because by hoping you become critical and analytical and striving to make change will follow. A change in the system must first start from each and every one of us. A change in our society can never be realized unless its people do. Your positive outlook is an indication of your willingness to contribute and work for a better society, for a better Oas.

However, let me comment or share my opinion on some matters you stated:

1.) On crab mentality – this is one of the sayings that has long been used and over used (gasgas na) as an excuse, in more ways than one, to cushion our failures, mistakes, weaknesses, etc. It’s tantamount to pointing a finger to someone when ever we fail. We usually tend to look for a scapegoat for our mistakes. It is really very easy to blame our flaws, disappointments, failings and futile actions to crab mentality. Instead learn from our mistakes and use them as guide to our future undertakings.

I find it hard to admit that crab mentality is a factor in the present state of our town. Can’t you see more Oasnons are abroad seeking ‘greener pasture” setting aside homesickness, fear of becoming separated from their growing children, fear of what will become of them in a foreign land, will they succeed or not? What I would like to emphasize here is that most Oasnons are striving to be better by working abroad, by sacrificing lot of things to make his/her family live comfortably and most especially to send their children to school. Oasnons believe that education is the best legacy a parent could give. Oasnons are very resilient just like a bamboo, capable of letting both ends meet come rain or shine with out resorting to “crab mentality”.

2.) On investments – this is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed by the LGU-Oas. Really, why Oas is bereft of investors? Because Oas does not possess a conducive climate for business. Look at its buildings (commercial buildings are converted to residential), look at its peace and order situation, look at its roads and bridges, look at the insurgency problem. It will take me a day or two to list down the reason why. Those in the position ought to know these! I am just an ordinary citizen but by being critical and working for change, I ought to know.

3.) On livelihood – yes it is very vital . When I was growing up, I saw our town BOOM in terms of livelihood/economic programs. This was one of the positive programs of Marcos then, where livelihood programs were given immense importance. The Raypins had handicraft, the Rayalas had several businesses, the Rendors had woodcraft, in Ilawod there was ampaw, in Obaliw and in Talongog puto. Backyard gardening, farming, hog/goat raising were encouraged and supported. What happened to them and to those livelihood projects? I agree to bring back those days when our town was bustling with economic activities no matter how simple or small they were. .

4.) On corruption – Yes. To eliminate corruption is “suntok sa buwan” , it is a gargantuan task indeed but as you said, let us not loose hope. Let us start now, let us liberate our town from the shackles of poverty. Yes, let us support the NGOs, and other organizations (OMF is one) in their aspiration to help our town Yes, let us monitor the corrupt officials of Oas. Join the crusade against corruption.


WE BELIEVE, SEIZE THE MOMENT!

Thanks Mr. Joseph Recuenco for your concern. We are all listening to you intensely.

I am of the opinion that you can no longer stomach the corruption list provided here and that you would like to move forward as everyone want. There are those who would like to cut corners and get to the bottom of the issue right away.

As you have said, we cannot eliminate corruption. Its tolerance, however, has brought us to where we are now where it has become rampant and open to a point of fearless condonation by people tolerating it in more ways than one.

They feel strongly against it because it is immoral but cannot do anything about it. It all started with the thinking: we cannot eliminate corruption, therefore has no option but to tolerate it.

Let me share this with you:

It’s about a frog and its survival instincts. If you throw a frog in a pot of boiling water, it immediately jumps out. But if you put the frog in the pot on a burner with cool tap water, it stays there. Then you slowly turn up the heat. The temperature rises. The frog, which can jump out of the pot at any time, gets so used to the water that it doesn’t feel the gradual changes in temperature. Soon, the water is boiling and the frog dies in the pot, its natural instincts for self-preservation lulled into a fatal complacency. That is what is happening today.

If you look closely, there are many instances like this affecting different groups – which ultimately change our society – and not for the better. The strategy is effective: focus on the details and parse the Truth. When you parse the Truth, details – disconnected from a larger whole – lose their meaning, and it becomes difficult to assess exactly when the line has been crossed … or in the case of the frog, when it’s time to jump out. This is a time that requires vigilance and courage. Yes, vigilance and courage is needed from each and every Oasnon if we want Oas to move forward.

Where we are now is a defining moment for Oasnons. Do we like to go on with the present set up of corruption (which is getting bolder and bigger), or do we need to turn 180 degrees so we can move to a more positive venture, a progressive endeavor if you will.

Many have tried to look your way, (OMF is one)….but hey, while we are gathering our small resources to create a dent in Oas economy and help the poor, these officials are recklessly drying up the coffers supposed to lead and create the much needed facilities and incentives that will prime pump the economy. Para kang naghulog ng barya-baryang pera sa bulsa para makatulong, pero libu-libo naman ang ninanakaw. Ngayon, milyun-milyon na ang ninanakaw, tahimik pa rin tayo?

Corruption should not be tolerated because it is immoral. Let us take that as a starting point. It may sound too idealistic, but we have to take our moral lessons to bear on our future, the youth.

SA KABATAAN, now: Hope for this scandalously colorful country only resides in the young.

So the young say:

“Wag nang mahimbing sa sariling mundo
Wag nang iwaldas ang dekadang bago
Ako ang tutupad sa pangakong ito
AKO ANG SIMULA NG PAGBABAGO.”

The heat is rising. What we choose to do is up to each of us.

The core of our campaign is simple. YOU ARE POWERFUL!

You will make a difference. If we all come together now, we will reach the tipping point when change – real, positive change – becomes inevitable and irreversible.

IF YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH AND WANT BETTER, JOIN US!

Stand up and say AKO ANG SIMULA.

(MARIA A. RESSA Head, ABS-CBN News & Current Affairs; Managing Director, ANC | 06/11/2009)

The bottom line of Oas poverty is corruption , The Oasnon mentality and The NPA.You are all aware of these and they had been discussed and elaborated many times. 180 degrees change is needed , needed , needed, needed now period.

Now that your eyes are open, your ears are open , every orifices of your body is open, everything is in the open,LET US GO FOR A CHANGE NOT ONLY FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS BLOG.THOSE GUILTY POLITICIANS, PLS. ADMIT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, DO NOT BE DEFENSIVE, YOU HAD BEEN EXPOSED. NOT ONLY THE POLITICIANS BUT THE PEOPLE IN THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE ARE ALSO GUILTY ABOUT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS IN OAS. THE OASENOS CONDONED ALL OF THESE NEGATIVE ACTIVITIES UNTIL OAS IS ALREADY UNDER THE WATER , UNABLE TO SWIM ANYMORE.THE NPA , IF YOU WANT A BETTER ENVIRONMENT TO LIVE, HELP WITH OAS CHANGE, DO NOT ADD MORE INSULT TO THE INJURY.YOU CAN HELP IN MANY MANY WAYS.GET A DECENT JOB , DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE INSTEAD OF BOTHERING OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS.

IPALUAS NA NINYO SU MGA URAG NINYO. UNO KATON SASABI
NA KAN OASNON MGA ORAGON ?IDI NA KAMO MAGPARASABI NA ORAGON KUN UDA MAN SANA IURAG.TAPOS. ORAS NA MATUROG TA MAGBUBUAS NA.

PUNTO.

Satung masabi na buku sana guana, ni sa Oas, kading laban natu kontra sa ‘corruption’. Kadi sa enterong runa nikan Pilipinas ta amu kadi kan nangyayari magpun sa i-tas’ sagkud sa ba-ba’ nikan gubyerno natu sa lug nin mas o menos singkuwentang taon.

Kading ‘corruption’ buku sana problema sa economia kindi sa enterong pag-bway-bway nikan mga tao nukua, guana ni sa mga panaun pang a-bwt. Nu pinaglaban natu su satung pagkalibre, an ‘corruption’ uda pa sa bibisarun natu. Kadi buminutwa nu kita magkakayun na nin sadiring gubyerno. Sa usad nganing sasabyun - mas maray pa kan Pilipinas na impierno na pinadalagan nin mga Pilipino kay sa Pilipinas na langit na pinadalagan nin mga buku tagey-di. Kading ‘corruption’ bunga nikan libring Pilipinas.

Amu ngani, pero kadi buku maray ta kontra sa mga tugun nin Diyos ni mga ley. Buku sa karayan nikan enterong nacion o banwa kindi sa karayan nin nagkakpirang poderosong tao na na-gula sa gubyerno. Mientras kayun mga tao na nagi-tubud na kadi salang guibu, kan laban sa ‘corruption’ padagus, ta kayun kita pagtubud na kan a usad a bagay na buku tama kaipwan guibun tama sa tama man na pagui.

Amu ngani, dakul na kadtung luminaban sa ‘corruption’ na uda man nangyari. Su iba suminabay na sana ta sabi ngani – kin idi mo kayang la-banan, kumuyug na sana! Sa mga nakalis na mga taon, dakul nauda sa Pilipinas daylan sa ‘corruption’ mala ngani ta ka-turutriste kan satung kamtangan nguana. Dakul na mga karayan idi napa-idtu sa satung kapwa-Oasnon, kauswagan nu Oas napa-uda deylan ta kinurakut nu mga Rellama-Reario-Ricarte. Unu bayaan ta na sana na mangyari kadi?

Mientras na kayun pereho natung lumalaban sa ‘corruption’ ni tuduk sa puso kan satung pagmakulug, iyan kita ngamin, surug sa tama. Ipadagus ta kan satung kampanya kontra sa ‘corruption’ tanganing idi kita basulun nu satung mga kaaksan kin kita uda na – “you dummies, why did you let this happen?” o “putragis, tanga ta tinugutan ninyung mangyari kadi ?”

Pero mas grabi kan ikasabi nu mga kaaksan sa mga nangurakut: “mga uda-kasta! ‘corruption’ digta nikan pamilya dara-dara sagkud sa lulubngan nu mga akus nikan mga akus ninyu!”

Infairness ha,medyo bonga yun fiesta ngayun sa Oas.Medyo konti lang ang kinukurakot ng Mayor natin kaya cguro ganon.Pero wait lang ha.Bakit pala nagpabayad yun mga chaka na nagbabantay sa gate nung search for Mr.&Ms.Oas?Diba wala naman talaga bayad yun.Well,mukhang lalong dumarami mga mukhang pera sa Oas.Ano bang magagawa ng blog na to para puksain ang ganitong klaseng mga tao.Anyway more power sa mga taga oas.Sana next time,wala nang mga chaka satin.Sana kunin na sila ni lord.

Today, as I twidle-didle my thumbs watching what is unfolding in Oas, I see the Mayor turning 180 degrees Farenheit from cool to hot. I also see that there are those councilors who are willing to give back and return corruption money, which others cannot part from.

The LORD has a message: "Turn to me, those who are heavily laden, and I will give you rest!" Short and concise but full of meaning.

Yes! Only the LORD can give you rest. Forgiveness is not far if you repent. Repentance is not only in spirit but also in deeds. To be totally forgiven (there is no partial or conditional), there is a need to untangle yourself from the webb you have been through and which you created yourself.

The webb of corruption is intricate. So many considerations are involved. But if you choose to disengage, you can. Why not?

This early?....YES! because soon it will be too late!

SERIOUSLY, This is the only saving grace! Your names have been tainted by your acts and deeds. Nobody did it to you, not even Juan Panunuwan. The many silent "Juan Panunuwans" will be after you and your family. It will affect you and the generations behind you.

THE SHAME, THE INSULTS, THE OVER POWERING DEGRADATIONS THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL CARRY THE STIGMA ALL YEARS THROUGH.

Don't take this slightly, you who perpetrated corruption in the municipio! It is better to cooperate now, or lament and be sorry later. YOU STILL HAVE TIME! SEIZE THE MOMENT!

We are on the onset of the second phase of this campaign.

The LORD maintains his DOORS OPEN to those who would like to turn their backs from SIN OF CORRUPTION AND OPPRESSION.

Those of you in the municipio who now would like to appear clean despite the stains you have been through, you may send the CORRUPTION INFORMATION you know to: mabuhayoas@gmail.com. We will hold all classified information discreetly and with utmost secrecy. We will respect your privacy.

THE CORRUPTION MACHINERY IS CRUMBLING! STAY ASIDE OR THE BUILDING BLOCKS WILL BEFALL ON YOU!

Remember. there is also resurrection. Rising up from sinful ness and going back to greatness is a heroic act that only few brave men does.

The many "Juan Panunuwans" are waiting for your heroic deed. We are anxiously waiting!

PLEASE XEROX THIS MESSAGE AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE EMPLOYEES IN THE MUNICIPIO. Put copies at the entrances and special copies to the tables of the Mayor, Vice-Mayor, the councilors and all the officers in the municipal offices.

To the YOUTH

Let us show them that we deserve to maintain our incorruptible minds, and that we abhor corruption in all its forms and all levels! YOU ARE THE HOPE OF OAS! Don't waste this opportunity. Seize it!

By now town officials must be walking in town with their heads bowed. All eyes are on them now. Their ostentatious display of wealth or appearances of well-being will take a backseat meanwhile that the heat is on them. Their mea culpa came too late.

They will drown out their sorrows and pour out their grief in collective shame. Finger pointing is not far off as some of them will seek to absolve themselves of the blame. Wine is their refuge and heaven's door will be shut off temporarily, even though the Annointed One (as Greg C avers) comes knocking. Whoever wrote that the Mayor got drunk and became a little unruly may be seeing the first of his many drinking binges. After all "those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad".

I've never heard of a sitting mayor getting drunk and acting up. Only in the Philippines is that possible- where the rule of law and decency is trounced like nothing at all.

Ka-bakya man, uda basang class!

Kikay,
Usad kan sa uugalan nikan, ang magboyong, magwala, magpaputok. Pirmi bagang badilan. unan nagparapang-agyat naman? Sa kimut naman nikan, "lumwas ngaya kamu ta putkan ko kamu".
Dont you know na yan ang signs nikan taong weak, guilty and coward? Malang saba kin naka-inom. Alway ay!

What is Mayor Greg’s scenario in the meeting of Oasnons in Metromanila?

Surprise…It may indeed surprise everyone in that meeting. He is not in the program. But he insists he has a 5-point agenda to present to Oasnons.

The meeting is sponsored by a group called CARE4OAS. This is an economically high-level group in manila, that can, indeed, make things possible in Oas. By their connections, finances, and influences, this group has the potential to move mountains.

Their objective is to”sell” Oas to Oasnons. Can they influence the Mayor, too? That really doesn’t matter to them. The Mayor is too stubborn for any suggestion from Oasnons outside Oas. He has shown that even at the start of his incumbency. Ako ngaya kan Mayor, ako ninra gustung magsunod sanra? Unan sinra LIBUNG?

Today July4th, the mayor surreptitiously left Oas and is in manila to try to woo Oasnons at that meeting in Celebrity Sports Plaza. He intends to present again his scenario for Oas. Oasnons here and abroad already know what he wants and what he has done. It is up to him to untangle himself from the corruption tied up to his belly.

You want to meet the Mayor? Go! attend the meeting at 2pm today.

How can people believe him, have confidence in him, trust him, if he cannot explain how he can detach himself from corruption? How can the people trust him now, when he had mortgaged their future only to encash those projects to finance his reckless spending having 4 cars, 4 motorcycles, 1 wife and 2 extramarital relationships in his office and out(from Japan)? Sobra talaga ang lujo ni Mayor. May bigote, ala ERAP, ang tawag sa kaya ni JQ “GOLDEN BOY”.

Just like before he will present his “Wish List” for Oas till 2010 in form of Executive Agenda. We will watch him out!

Mga Chong ni Chang na Oasnon, kadi palan na pinagipara-pabubutwa tang JP dipisil man palan pabutwaun ta kadi nagpun kunu sa nagkakapira tao sana man. Pero del ngani sa dara darang adbokasiya ni su sanrang expose nagiparadakulu na. Kaya su gustong palwasun si JP, lintayn magkariribuk na del dakul na palan kan mga tsokaran nikadi.
Kung ako senyu mga Juan di na muna kamu mag-iiskusar maglwas, pakaraya nguna kan diskarte ta maramug kamu. Kan meyor ta paryu ko MAcho! Rug ako sa bigote. Pakariparwa muna katun mga balubagi ninyo. Pakaray baya tibad mabuyun! No offense ky Rumaraga.

Tama ika machoygwapito si JP buku sana usad a persona nagkapipira sinra. Kading sasabyun ku sadiring opinyon sana.Kung ririparun mung maray kan a uras a nagi blog sya makikita mu kun asen sya idi sa kina'ban peru seguradu akung uda sa Oas su JP a nagi entry mismu nu mga blog. Riparun mu man su home page sa "who's online, puru sana guests su makikita mu pag nagblog sya entonses su usad a JP a natotokang magblog rehistrado idi sa website a kadi o mas malamang sinra su core group a nakapagi upload idi a idi nakikita idtu sa "who's online". Base sa mga asbu sa gilid gilid ang source talaga ninra mga taga munisipyu man sana. Matud a ka'yun kurapsyon pero dapat su mga ibidensya i verificar man gilayun.

JP, Yo and Macho

Napara-para baya ako nu Lunes sa Pokangui ta nakipyesta man mamantikaan basang kading kimot ko. Sa usad na pinakipyestan ko ang pinaususrumanan amu kan satung banwa lalo na si Mayor Greg. Putuk palan maray su expose mo Juan. Sabi nu taga=Polangui (close kadi ki Gob) si Gob kunu nagidistansya na ki Greg ta tibad madamay sa rimisa. "Saka gumana pa raw kan a uragun a kan?" amu kunu sasabyun ni Gob na dating among ni Greg.

Pasenysa na mga Oasnon,

Nakipag-celebrar man ako nu 4th of July, pwerte su purutukan nakahabol man sa top building parking. Pagabut ko sa baluy nakita ko su email saku nu Bubwit ko sa lug nu Conference room nu CARE4Oas.

Class kunu su miting, ta sa Celebrity Sports Club Board room. Mala’ kadtu ta may “Welcome CARE4OAS” pa sa entrada, bago umakyat sa upper deck Boardroom. Idto sa room, may waiters na naka coat and tie and girl-servers na naka desenteng black dress. May backdrop na food fondue para priming mainit ang service. Unlimited ang drinks and coffee. Usad-Usad kuno nag-lug su mga participantes. Nag-abut su guests: Jimmy “Boy” Regalario and Atty. Lorna Patajo Kapunan (if you know the celebrated Hyden Kho scandal) they arranged the meeting daw; then Michie Ribaya Zapanta, then came Col. Federico Espiritu, husband of Nancy Penaflor(abroad)and Exec.Director of Quedan Corporation; then Gen. Doris Remedios Dorigo of the Bu.of Jail Mgt. and Penology; then came Abe Riofrio (taga Mayao); then entered Fiscal Cora Romano and Mel Romano, followed by Milde Rayala Tong; then came Tess S. Rances, Director of the Cultural Center of the Philippines; then Glenn Ricafrente(Mayao) arrived followed by Mariles Rayala- Samson. Uda’ na nakitang iba pa su bibwit ko.

There were insinuations that the Mayor was invited and was in manila but failed to come. Calls and txt exchanges were heard between him and his classmate Gen Dorigo. Still, the Mayor shy-ed off. The group was expecting the mayor to brief them of the actual situation in Oas and ask what they can do for it to move forward. Nothing…nothing…nothing. The rest is CARE4Oas business, with a colonel and a general around,.. they were plotting for a grand assembly of Oasnons…. we will ask CARE4OAs for details.

Nakakapanghinayang yung opportunity na ibinigay kay Meyor para mapapag-update ng developments sa Oas. It is also a loss for Oas because these group can move so much resources at this time for Oas to progress. So, di na nakinig yung bubwit ko. Wala naman si Meyor.

So we will wait till his next appearance to this group! News,… care of my Bubwit inside Celebrity Sports Center ta ka’yun pa kuno sports event sa ibaba’ sa may Olympic Pool.

Alas sais na ata' nung nag-hiwa-hiwalay!
Can’t discuss with you their proceedings ‘coz my Bubwit left ahead. Eaves dropping not allowed inside.

Ba'go ako maturug,

Reminder idtu sa may mga ipinagi-babara' sa corruption,

please email your "CORRUPTION" informations to mabuhayoas@gmail.com We will hold your info seriously and data on you secretly. WE WILL TAKE CHARGE. You will never be put on the line.

Good Morning na palan.

Mayor, A Loose Cannon?

Much has been said about the sitting Mayor of Oas, from his very personal circumstance to his political conduct and to his ways of governing the town. It is a public knowledge that Mayor Greg is an ally of the leftist group believed to be fighting for freedom and democracy. They are the very same group proclaiming to be the paragon of justice, equality and truth.

When Mr. Ricarte was a candidate in 2007 he was perceived to be better off than the other candidates because he is known to be carrying pro-people stance and as a former a protégé of then Cong. Joey Salceda, he was again perceived to have the capacity to bring in economic developments to the town courtesy of Salceda. The people of Oas believed in his promise of transparency, good governance and anticipated his poverty-alleviation programs. The people of Oas voted for him.

Mr. Greg H. Ricarte won the 2007 elections as Chief Executive of Oas.

Two years have passed. It is true there were improvements but most of these are just “ pa-pogi points” such as the painting and lighting of the town’s park, cleaning of the canals, the feeding program, etc; other projects are just palliatives. Oas has yet to see concrete and long term projects and programs that will boost the town’s economy. For the most part of his Ulat ng Bayan, Oasnon heard the litany of requests for funding of infrastructure projects. You and I know why this is given prerogative while the solicitation of funds, establishment of network and linkages that can provide and deliver the very basic services needed by the Oasnons are not given parallel consideration.

Recently an expose came out creating a big impact among oasnons in Oas mainland and abroad. The expose brought many to their senses, woke them from their long slumber and stirred the spirit of a true-blooded Oasnon. The sense of belonging, decency, duty and patriotism of the “Oas Banwang Tigas” to borrow Biep’s words, resurfaced as manifested in the numerous and relentless Blogs and Comments in this venue.

Countless Oasnons were appalled by the uncovering of the corruption-riddled projects of the present administrator. The LGU especially the Mayor was given ample chance to clarify the accusations and clear his name including of course, his cohorts.


Nothing was heard from the Mayor, SB nor from the PIO who was before very quick to praise and announce LGU events in this same venue. Their silence is deafening contrary to the out pouring of disgust and denunciation from fellow Oasnons and even currently the center of talks among local politicians.

The question of the day is WHY? Why is Mayor Greg is what he is today despite the previous perceptions of him as a political animal who can bring change to the town.

Mayor Greg’s posturing is an off shoot of his macho- belief that nobody can dictate nor control him now that he is mayor. He prides himself of the notion that he won without the endorsement of the Leftist group and without the enormous support of Salceda. It was common knowledge that Reario was the favored candidate of the Left, not Ricarte. Also, at the later part of the campaign talks came out that Salceda lost his trust and withdrew his support because Greg allegedly did not deliver in-full the 5M pay off money to the NPAs.

Now with confidence he could do anything he wants because he is not beholden to anyone ( binakal man kunu niya su boto nu mga oasnon). The NPAs and Salceda have no “moral authority” to criticize neither reprimand Mayor Greg of his corrupt actions. He is that bold in committing corruption (enriching himself) because he knows come election time he won’t have Padrino and financial backers. Well, maybe the jueteng whistle-blower and the favored contractors will donate to his election funds. So meantime, as election time draws nearer, he is free as a wild bull rampaging the coffers of Oas. He is like a loose cannon ready to fire at anyone who may come his way.

Isidro, if the leftist group you are referring to is the NPAs, then I think you need to make a complete turn-around with your description.

The NPAs are not fighting for a cause. That is a definite bullshit. They are only fighting for themselves- more specifically, for the money, and the power to reign over people through fear and intimidation. They are a bunch of cowards and common criminals who have been milking your society and killing innocent people for a very long time. Don't even give them a shadow of legitimacy because they clearly have no legitimate input in your town's democratic process as they are.

The NPAs have been around for some 30 years (the first NPAs are now probably stooped with age, if not way down under the ground!!)-- and do you think that's gotten them anywhere? Do you think they've advanced or evolved into a positive and contributing force in your society? A flat no. They are still a rogue band of criminals.

It is a fact that the NPAs actually keep progress away from your town. By sowing fear and disorder, the NPAs in effect hold your town captive in poverty by stifling progress and advancement. Ask yourselves why. I think it's simple enough to figure out. They actually like things as they are. The NPAs operate only in an environment of disorder or near disorder, therefore they have no interest in changing the status quo. You throw them into an orderly society, a society of law and order, a progressive society where individuals put in their honest day's work to bring food to their table and those idiots will not thrive in it. They only know intimidation and force, and sadly, nothing else.

So don't ever fool yourselves in believing that the NPAs are working for a cause, or even watching out for anyone other than themselves. They are not! Think of them as terrorists of the lowest kind instead, parasites that you can do without. They cling to society and suck the blood out of it. They are one of the reasons why communities in the Philippines are mired in poverty, disrespect and lack of opportunities. And you guys surely don’t deserve them.

To the NPAs… you're definitely out of fashion. And you, too, corrupt politicians. Shoo!

Makee, I am completely in congruent with your sentiments towards this group. In my article I described the leftist group as “believed to be” and “proclaiming to be” to establish my point on the posturing of Mayor Ricarte. I was motivated to write because from the preceding blogs, the bloggers were questioning and calling for this group to act in response to a corrupt ally if indeed they are what they want us to believe.

Yeah, the NPAs are so OUT of fashion, so OUTdated, so OUT of this age and time, and Oasnons are so done with them. They are con-men, nothing more. So are your corrupt politicians. It's time they learn to be real men and earn an honest day's work like every decent human being. It's sad when you feed your family with money you hustled from someone else.

We just celebrated the 4th of July yesterday. My child was watching Liberty's Kids, a cartoon based on historical facts, and she kept running and re-running the segment where the Declaration of Independence was drafted, then signed by our founding fathers, men of such admirable foresight, strength of character, intelligence and conviction. She was clearly touched by it all, and so was I. I felt such pride in my heart to be a citizen of a country that upholds and protects the rights and liberties of its people and works hard for all.

Oasnons, if you were to draft your own Declaration of Independence, what would it say? I wonder.

Agree, agree. The NPA's ideology is passe and they are a spent force. They only sow chaos by force, fear and intimidation. An alternative ideology?

I find it incongruent that this group claims that they champion the working class when by their very actions they impoverish them more. What business will thrive under an atmosphere of fear or force?

Two centuries ago, this political ideology rang true for the world's working class, given the dire conditions wrought about by the Industrial Revolution. Karl Marx had seen the plight of the working class, oppressed and taken advantage of by the capitalist. So glaring were the conditions then that they can only be described as Dickensian. Karl Marx, writing in Das Kapital, noted these and much of his writings were devoted to the role of labor and its role in wealth creation and the relationship between labor and capital. To him workers owe much of their well-being today.

Russia, Communist Germany, Eastern Europe and even xenophobic China have shown that communism is a thing of the past. Socialism couched under different slogans (like Deng Xiaoping's "I don't care if the cat is white or black as long as it catches mice") only highlights the ambivalence of governments in choosing political ideologies given the changing times, couching their language in political correctness.

Communism a champion of the poor and the working class? I prefer that communists march on Labor Day and shout at the top of their voice: "Workers of the world forgive us!"

Kikay amu kan kulang idi satu sa Pinas, nalipngan na su sakripisyo ni su mga buway na idinusay nu satung mga ninuno sa pakipaglaban para sa libertad nikan satung banwa. Nalipngan na su historya, su honra ni su memorya at mas pa, idi pinangalagahan su mga ginanan ni triumpo nakamit nu satung ninuno. Nalipngan na nu henerasyon ngwana su Death March, Battle of Tirad Pas asin kadakul pang engkwentro na magpa-kusug but. Nalipngan na su mga herwe (heroes) na dapat kinta na magsirbing inspirasyon, giya ni liwanag sa ngwanang henerasyon.

JP: Can we have the details of the graft and corrupt practices done by our Honorables? All I have seen are generalizations, full of allegations, at times outright accusations but nothing on the details. For our education and for an intelligent and informed discussion, I think it best to have the details right at our fingertips. We are not like the present national dispensation that would ask you for the evidence and demand that they be haled before the proper forum (although this too is important), but if you cannot provide the details, if not some of it to give us an idea enough to conclude that there was indeed graft, then this is nothing but propaganda. It would not do for someone like me to confront the mayor about a project you said cost P15 M and demand an explanation from him when the figure cited is in fact erroneous (i.e. comparing the PNP building to the municipal building and finding out that the figures are wrong).
From someone (or some ones) professing to be wanting to stamp out corruption and drumming up support for it from gullible folks like me, I think you owe it to your cause, if not yourself, to be honest about it. The devil, i read somewhere, is in the details.
Unless of course you are relaying to us what was once commonplace during the time of the dictator where, boasting to a foreign government official, was alleged to have showed, a project worth millions, a barren, empty landscape.

Hello to everyone!

Much have been said about the talk of the town, the present Oas LGU corruption. I have been watching the arena from the sideline for sometime already and just want to express my own personal opinion on the subject corruption of Mayor Greg et al. As the main author of the issue JP seems to be having first hand information including the list of the infrastructure projects which he deemed all as corrupted amount, everyone reading this blog must be open-minded as well. While everyone including me is against corruption by any form, it is to the benefit of every Oasnun to study carefully this allegations of corruption.

My first view on the subject corruption with the 1-35 list as JP provided this website, seems that it would be anything depending on the perspective where one is viewing from. Let's take it in the general perspective, the allegation of corruption is one directional that is to the present LGU under Mayor Greg Ricarte. While somebody as well would say the mayor may have already enriched himself with his power as the sitting Chief Executive of Oas, somebody as well can say that the allegations of JP as completely unfounded and mere propaganda.

Let me remind everyone reading or participating in this blog to first of all take into consideration the character or the personality of the accuser in the person of JP. For JP to be more credible I suppose he is apolitical and prove himself that he is not hiding under the shadows of an employer or his mentor who soon is grooming himself to be wanting to replace the mayor. If this is the case the corruption advocacy of JP will be moot and will deem his cause as suspect. Sana hindi sya nagpapagamit for the benefit of somebody.

MY second view is: Why does JP single-out Mayor Greg in his advocacy on corruption. Di ba sabi mo JP si Mayor Rellama ay nagsayang umutang ng 40M(later repaid w/ 80M) para sa Water system na sayang naman at di magamit ng mahusay. Next to Rellama naman si Boy Reario na lalong sinayang ang pera for the maintenance if there's any of the same water system(atbp), yun pala para ipatayo ng sariling wter re-filling station, not to mention other allegations of corruption. So why did you skip this two much bigger undesirable disHonorables??

My third view is, for this CAUSE to prosper and move to the next level which is the Legal way, JP has to present all his proof or evidences and provide us in our fingertips(sabi ni gors) otherwise if he can't then this is nothing but a propaganda of all sorts. For the benefit of debate and argument there should always be two sides of the story, so it will be acceptable.

In fairness sake someone accused is INNOCENT until proven otherwise and that applies to all including Greg et al.

Madam Letty Go, your comments echo the sentiments of many demanding JP to provide us proofs and evidences to substantiate that indeed the 1-35 list is a corrupted infra projects. However, JP has been saying over and over again that he has what we wanted to know but firm on his stand that by doing so may defeat the purpose. Baka ma-entonses as said by Rumaraga in her Tambay comments last night. JP is asking for our patience and more so help gather essential data to fortify the charges.

As you said there is always two sides to a story, well yes, as a matter of fact we have been waiting and wanting for the Mayor, SB, etc and even for the PIO to give their share to the story. Ample time and chance were given to them but what, they continue to be mum. Purportedly the Mayor even said. “Sisay man sinra na tatawan kong panon, buku man sinra mga botante”.

The burden of proof is theirs now, not JP’s. The LGU especially the Mayor, SB, etc and even the PIO were given ample time and chance to give their share to the story. It is their duty to allay the doubts and fears of their constituents.

Do we not deserve even an inch of respect by assuring us that our claims are unfounded and that the town is in good hands?

Are we not decent enough to be answered?

Ours is a very classic case. Actually we have been seeing this kind of scenario, from the time of Jesus, to Mandela and (idi na kita magpara-rayu) now to Jun Losada. Kaliput talaga nikan memorya ta ni di kita nakatutud sa experiensya. Nyanga? Sa Jesus, Mandela, Jun Losada, et al amu nagibandillo nikan mga karatan pero unan ta gigibo? Amu ta tutultug, amu ta kukwestyon ang kredibilidad, amu ta pupugaan. amu pipriso, amu ku-crucify. Aw naponu na kita?

Kaya sana kita ngingisyan nu mga matataban. BIBIDO SANA KITA! SAKA NAMUYA SANA KITANG PAGNGWANUN?

As constituents of Oas, why don't you, Oasnons, ask your administration to voluntarily open the financial records of your town to an audit? Perhaps funds can be raised to have a public accountant from the private sector do a fraud audit and clarify things once and for all. If you can't make them open their books and records, why don't you ask the courts to require them to do so? If your most-reliable and highly-esteemed Commission on Audit does not act on your fraud allegations, why don't you go to the NBI instead and ask them to step in? Someone said that's a legitimate option, considering that the allegations involve fraud.

And what about this thing called Ombudsman. What's the deal with them? Maybe they can help you too.

The point is, Oasnons, you can't just sit on your behinds and expect others to fight this fight for you. It's your town, it's your life, it's your own business to care. You can't just be on the sideline and expect others to serve a resolution on a platter. You've got to work for what you want- it's time you guys get used to that.

I do not live in Oas. I am not an Oasnon voter. I have nothing to gain from all this crap that is taking so much of my time, but I care about what's going on there. Why? Because I am a human being and I care, and I know what is right and what is wrong. You guys deserve better than what you've been dealt with- you've been stepped on, you've been robbed, you've been disrespected, and all you can do is sit, watch and chat- while someone steals away your future from right under your nose? I'd like to know...where's your self-respect?

Who cares what JP can prove or not prove. You've been advised that something stinks in your munisipyo. You've been stinkin' there for a good, what, 15 years (if what people have been saying is to be believed, it goes back 2 previous administrations!) And you yourselves say that you believe that the town has been wronged.

In response to LGo's blog, I don't think it's just the present mayor that's in the hot seat-- the other 2 mayors who have allegedly stolen from the town are, too. If a lawsuit is filed, all three of them will have to answer in court. Group hug!

simbagon na sana nikan iyan sa mga sa municipyo kan allegation about corruption...

naponu na kamo?? kaluy na kaming nagiulat sa simbag nyo.. oh uda sana kamu pakilabot.. magparataraban sana kamu iyan..

di gayod kamo nakasimbag ta guilty sa mga gibo gibo ninyo iyan..hayyyysssss

Gors and the rest of the doubting Thomases,

Excuse me, you are not seeing generalizations.

Since the start of this blog, you have been seeing lists that are detailed in its presentations which are direct and can stand by itself. There is no propaganda here.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The best evidence can neither be found by inquisitive writing nor by using our mouth. So far, we have been using our mouth, ta buku man kita ngula….., our ears, ta buku’ man kita bungug,….

This time, why can’t we use our eyes to see the truth. We are also gifted with the sense of sight, lets use it. If we want to be enlightened, we have our candles to light our path….our intelligence. We all would like to see evidences, yet we don’t want to use our eyes and instead ask others to show it to us with our eyes closed. We always would like to do it the way that is it easiest and convenient for us.

Let us do our part in this fight. Let us practice due diligence. This fight is not only for Juan Panunuwan. This is for all those who want to liberate themselves from the bondage of corruption in Oas.

If you cannot come to Oas to see it, ask your relatives and friends in Oas, perhaps you trust them more than me to tell you whether they can see a “botika ng bayan worth P300,000….a bigasang bayan worth P300,000…a bus booking terminal worth P1.5M, ….a jatropha plantation worth P1M….a water system worth P80M(that is what we paid for), etc..etc…etc. Send them the list for them to check it out!

These are glaring examples of what they reported as completed for 2008 and some in 2009.

If they ask you back: ASEN MAN KUNU KAN?

Tell them to ask the Mayor and the accomplice consojoles. They know best where they brought the money! ……….because frankly, ….. I DON’T!.......I NEVER HAD A HAND ON IT AND I DID NOT POCKET IT!

Have mercy! Do not crucify JP, I do not deserve it. LET’S all START MAKING IT HARD FOR WRONG DOERS, not JP.

As to why I am zeroing on the incumbent, let’s face it! He is the only official of our town who can put to stop all these corruptions. He is the only official who can also perpetrate corruption and allow the "corruption fire" to conflagrate until all funds are consumed without the people knowing it, without the people participating in it, without the people benefitting from it!

The Rellama, the Reario, they are not off the hook! Justice will catch up on them soon.

Meantime, where is our focus if we want this corruption to stop? Isn’t Mayor Ricarte the best target! Again…there is no politics here. Please do not insinuate any money from any sponsor here. There is none...ZERO. If by chance they benefit, they may benefit just by circumstance…! Care of JP. But who will benefit most is the people of Oas.

So I appeal to everyone…..the common Oasnons in the streets, the seniors, those in the church, those in the tennis court, those in the rice fields, those whose stomachs are suffering because of this injustice, the youth whose future is at stake here,...COME JOIN HANDS WITH US TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN OAS.

Because this malady is well entrenched in the municipio, you do not expect to eliminate this with one stroke of your hand. Only God can do that! But as the saying goes: “Nasa Dios ang awa , Nasa tao ang gawa’ ” It is really up to each and everyone of us.

NOW, is the Mayor and the councilors ready for our next move? Or are we ready to move for the next phase of our campaign?

Let us listen to our youth!

We are waiting for each one to say “AKO ANG SIMULA”

“Wag nang mahimbing sa sariling mundo
Wag nang iwaldas ang dekadang bago
Ako ang tutupad sa pangakong ito
AKO ANG SIMULA NG PAGBABAGO.”

What we choose to do is up to each of us.

The core of our campaign is simple. YOU ARE POWERFUL!

You will make a difference. If we all come together now, we will reach the tipping point when change – real, positive change – becomes inevitable and irreversible.

IF YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH AND WANT BETTER, JOIN US!

EMAIL what you know about CORRUPTION IN Oas to : mabuhayoas@gmail.com

Those concerned and involved people in Oas will not answer these allegations. If they were planning to clear up all of what is said and written , they should have done this long time ago. " ga nagulat na kita nin uranun na idi man naguiabot"

Let us continue to be vigilant . At least, they know that the Oasenos are waking up and will not take anymore of these corruptions . Those people that dragged Oas to poverty need to pay .

"Matakot na sinra"

Do not get intimidated by bigote. If he gets drunk and is challenging others in a very embarrassing manner, well, it shows his true color.....coward ! What a model! "takoton niya su kaya niya"


LET US CONTINUE WITH OUR CRUSADE against sa mga MATABAN not only to bigote but to the past administrations and to those who played a role in Oas poverty.

The Anthology of JP and Corruption.

Let’s take a few steps back and rehash what transpired leading up to and including the last blog of JP. This exercise might help us to re-calibrate our bearing so we could zero in and focus on our target, or maybe, re-assess our situation and draw some options for an effective strategy.

It all started with Ulat Ng Bayan blog by Juan Panunuwan challenging the veracity of the Mayor’s Report appearing in the www.oasnon.com. The report included among others: how the forum was conducted, ghost projects, sub-standard and over-priced projects, incomplete projects reported as completed, and Bandillo Oas. In his desire to present both sides of the issue, someone wrote Mayor Ricarte asking him to shed light on what JP had written in his blog.

In his behest, the Mayor responded explaining his side point-by-point and closing with the following quote: “ if this is a political plot, I have no time for it, it’s too early. I want to be focused in my work as a Local Chief Executive. I have many things to do, which I believe is more urgent and needed in our municipality. Please judge me for what I have done to Oas.”

The response was posted in its entirety and to this someone’s dismay, instead of a thank you for giving both sides an equal billing, he got flak from all directions and was accused of ‘sleeping with the enemy’, and so the forum was dropped.

www.oasnon.org came into existence and subsequent blogs from JP followed in chapters enumerating corruption after corruption and finally releasing the Summary of Corruptions for 2008-2009. An appeal was put in place to download and photocopy the summary and mass distribute them to all Oasnon; e-mail and texting were also enjoined. Notwithstanding the information drive, no comment from the Mayor was written or posted at this time. He refused to answer the issues in this website but would do it at an unspecified ‘proper forum’ but, it never happened.

We all know what’s written but we don’t know all the people who wrote them as they appear in pseudonyms and aliases, which for me is a logical excuse – an exceptional circumstance for self-defense as in self-preservation, taking into account how sensitive the allegations are, though it diminishes the strength of the case, but, we had no choice.

As this developed, a call to send letters to COA (Commission on Audit) highlighting the corruptions being perpetrated had been sounded off and several letters were sent. The complaints were acknowledged as received at the COA, Head Office and were transmitted to the Regional Office for proper investigation; this was about six months ago. A follow-up was done with a return message that a File has been opened and awaiting further action at the Regional level. No investigation has been conducted as of yet until now.

Where shall we go from here?

In different directions (I guess) as JP has now branched out to several alter egos. Who knows, I am JP; my brother is a JP and my children are JPs.

On the 4th of July a breath of fresh air came into the fore when the Care4Oas got into the picture. The composite of this group has the needed impetus to pursue this agenda, with a General, a Colonel, a lawyer, a Fiscal and a group of businessmen to boot. If the information I am getting is true, i.e., this agenda is not within the realm and clout that they want to flex upon, then we are treading on muddy waters with no clear vision as where to start and end. We have to swim or sink and swallow muddy water in the process.

As a JP, I will seek the avenue within my means to fight corruption because I believe that the current foreboding malaise of corruption is still bearable but not its consequential damages when our town is totally stripped naked by its perpetrators.

Will the real JP stand up and say it loud that “WE ARE POWERFUL” and that we have a DEFINITE DIRECTION WHERE WE ARE GOING! ! ! Please no more of sweet talks, pep talks, and idealism as “AKO ANG SIMULA NG PAGBABAGO” . . .

kan satung banwa nati-titian
rugu nu sanyang rugu, laman nu sanyang laman
amu man sana kan tumitira
sagkud ma-alyan bway!

idi na kadi makatyus
lawas baldadu, pag-isip namayawas
unan baya kan satung gui-gubun
pabayaan na sana!
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Thanks, 'Dul, for the recap.

Here's the deal. From the blogs and tambayan postings it's apparent that many Oasnons are intimidated by their mayor, and actually fear for their lives. (What a shocker! We're in the 21st century, didn't this sort of thing get left behind in the 80s, when people were a lot less enlightened and a lot more stupid than they are now?) They are afraid to speak out and afraid to openly support the push for a lawsuit. Since that is how things stand, it appears that the onus is on Oasnons abroad to help Oas seek a legal redress.

And so, my friends, to make it short and sweet, you should consider contacting your own kapatids and kaparyentes overseas to support a legal fund, so Oas can go full steam with the lawsuit and hire a lawyer from somewhere else. That's how you can help.

The push for a legal resolution is very much a collective effort of people who believe in what is right, but I will be honored to help oversee it from my end.

Dude, did that answer your question?

Su OMF ngani nag take off pero ababa' su lupad ta' kulang su target a pondu idi pa raw sa krusada ni JP. Amu kadi su sasabing klasikal pinoy istayl na trial by publicity. Magsampa' nguna kamung kaso sa proper court of law tanganing makita na kan urag ninyu. Sa korte uda rason si mayor ricarte a mag ibitar sa unu pa man a itutugal nikan korte.
Ali raw solicitan raw su mga sa abroad a mga tikapu man sa kadaklan a mga babayan a taxes, insurance ni maskyunan unan pang bayaran maski ngani su 15 yrs n, citizen na. Su mga 25 yrs and above na a nakabayad n nu mga mortgage ninya, semi retired na a malangkukuwarta na(pag una ko mga 15% sana nu mga sa abroad) malang kukunat man a maray. Sobra pa sa belekoy.
Idi sa Oas uda' basang ako nauku nu litanya ni JP. kung kayun iyiwang ko basang pag nagkasilyas ako.
puru kamu planu. paguminuli raw kan mga sa abroad kamu raw dumali. lang uurag ninyung magparabisara y magtugal kung unu kan a dapat gibun. cige palwasa raw kan urag ninyu, putnay kan ninyu.

Uy, labi mo ka tama. maray pa gayud ika dakul ng naitabang sa oas paryo kamo ni greg conde.
malang uurag sana sa plano uda man nangyayari. nagi para tugal sana.
asaen kan urag nikan mga oasnon. putnay man sana kan ninra. sabi ngani ni greg conde, uda man kan mangyayari idi maski unan kan palaspagas.
malang kukunat nikan mga oasnon. malang urag sanang mag tangngu, kina kin apuraun mo na, asaen man. kita kadtung amusna oasnon ni greg conde, mala sisay nagi amusna sanya. uda man baga. maray pa si greg, kayun basang naguinibo.
pundo na raw kamong mga paratugal.

Uy and Momo,

You are the voice of Oas.

NOT!

Let's pretend for a second that we're profilers, and try to picture what Uy and Momo are like. Both are men, definitely greying, comfortable in the status quo (possibly because they benefit from it!), of dubious education, stinky moral character and ugly as hell- inside and out.

The reality is, this is no longer the Oas of their generation. The Oasnons of today are positive and hopeful. They dare to dream. They dare to work hard to get what they want. Sitting on the sidelines and gawking is not their deal. They dare to get involved. And they can smell a phoney from miles away. ( Momo and Uy, do yourselves a favor and take a good bath!)

So Uy and Momo, why don't you guys take a hike, and bring your show with you. You've got no audience here.

chan man.. magulat sana katon na mayor greg nyo ta kayun kan paidtonan sa kauragan na pigpara gibo nikan..

tibad mag himas kan rehas...

sooooooooonnnnnnn....

Kun ako kay Greggie, mag-resign na lang ako. I think that's the best thing he could do for himself and Oas. After all, looks like he has lost the respect of his constituents.
Yun nga lang, baka respect doesn't mean anything to him. After all, you can't take it to the bank!

To my new found friends in this website I bid you adieu. Its an honor meeting you guys, you who have the noblest and sincerest intentions for our town. My leaving is not an act of cowardice as others would think but I will be away and I just hope that when I get there a computer would be at hand. Before I leave, let me share with you a poem written by Veronica A. Shoffstall

Comes the Dawn

After awhile you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul.
And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning
And company doesn't mean security.
And you begin to understand that kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head held high and your eyes wide open.
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child.
You learn to build your roads
On today because tomorrow's ground
Is too uncertain for plans, and futures have
A way of falling down in midflight.
After awhile you learn that even sunshine
Burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate
Your own soul, instead of waiting
For someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure,
That you really are strong.
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn...and you learn
With every goodbye you learn.

Bye for now. God speed,
Rumaraga9

Fellow Oasnon:
just recently, i emailed some oasnons for support for our anti-corruption crusade. i asked those that i emailed to spread my support appeal.

i received some responses, one of them is stating a conditio sine quanon - he will only support this crusade if such crusade will not be tainted by any political color.

fellow oasnon - such condtition is already given. if this crusade is supported by any politician, this crusade will be richly funded. but since Us, Panunuwans do not want to have anything to do with politicians, we are asking directly the support of our people - Oasnons.

if there is any one person to claim that he is Juan Panunuwan, i assure you, he is a deceiver - for there is no one Juan Panunuwan.

Juan Panunuwan is an oasnon crusader, a group of Oasnons dedicated to stomp corruption and bring about progress to Oas. We are not associated with OMF, nor ANKO, nor Care4Oas, nor any Oasnon organization. we are a group of principled oasnons - who are sick and tired of corrupt politicians.

please support the Panunuwan Cause. email me, gabrielapanunuwan@gmx.com

Can't fool me ur fooling urself! ika kan a marigus tanganing mali' katun maskara mu ni makita mo kan realidad sa pagkabwuay idi sa Oas. Kamu kan a abung kiki'tun an kamatu'ran sa mga nangyayari idi sa Oas.Katun a mga tirminu ninyo usad man sana nagkapipira man sana kamu a paiba ibang psuedoname. Ang kikita ninyo sa mga Oasnon a idi sa Oas mga mangmang. Tama man kamu to some degree pero kami idi mga humble, nakibisara, nakitabi' idi nagi parabasang basang nagi tarabangan a idi pinagibalangibug ang maray a ginigu.
Labing dali a magbasang basang a kurakut si mayor Ricarte, maski aku naniwala, kaya sa eleksyon idi na namu sya iboboto amu kan samung simbag sa korapsyon. Peru asen kamu tanga' ta idi ninyu dadara sa tamang lugar na amu kan a korte. Idi pa oras? cige lalung nauluy lalu' kamung nakasurang.Kung ka'yun kamu pa idi paryientes sa Oas unga a raw ninyu kan stand ninra ngauana?

To Rumaraga9 and All Oasnon.

abiraw!
bibisarun Oasnon nu sa
banyagang isinurat ni Rumaraga . . .
“Comes Dawn”

Pag-Daliwawa

Symung ma-tuturan, pagkeybang patipyas
sa kaputan kamut, kadena nin kalag.
ma-tuturan man pagkamuya idi nagisarig
uda kasiguruan sa paki-usad.

Symung ma-isyan arukan buku kasunduan
sa regalo idi masabi kan katuyuan
ma-tuturan man, pag-amin’ sa kataluwan
‘taas noo’, mga mata muklat.
(rumaragang tunay buku’ musmus a-kus).

Symung itu-tugruk, raran na agyan nguana
abuwt na panuwn uda kasiguruan
ma-tuturan man, kaisipan uda kamtangan
bumabagsak kadi sa kabutngaan.

Symung ma-matian sa madaling panuwn
subrang sinrang buku maray
ma-tuturan pag-tanum burak, pag-ataman kalag
idi na asa sa iba, na magdarang burak.

Symung ma-kamtan pag-tubud’ sa sadiri
makusug, pusug, kayang guibun kadi
ma-tuturan maray na pagka-tao
sa pag-pakaram sa ibang lugar paidtu.

(Tuturauk! Tuturauk! Rumaraga, pa-seyn ika?
babayaan mo su mga isiw na itu-tuntun pa sana
baka mabarian, baka mailudnan
an pag-basul nasa uryan!

Ipadagus pagmanman sa satung banwa
maski seyn man na runa’ kita
baka idi na natu abutan na bway pa
tubig nagi-kalakaga, ibubuntug na sana!

Tanga baya ibang Oasnon nag-ugma
makita banwang nagityus, banwang tutuldus
idi na kita nasupug sa satung gui-guibu
pag-taban nu karayan, karayan nu ngamin na tao.

Peydi na ngamin, burunyug na kita
sa pag-ali nin ‘corruption’ sa satung Municipio
iba nagi-yaman, kadaklan nagiging pobre
kadi kan bunga’ ta kasi-kasi kita pasipara!)
.
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JP: Thank you for not being responsive. Since you deny spouting generalizations and propaganda, I'll give you an example -- read your post once again.
I like the "bansag" you used -- the "doubting Thomases". Very apt in this instance, applied to the JPs. You know, Jesus' statement to Thomas' doubting the tale of the resurrection was "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believed" which people mistake to mean that on matters of doctrine, we should not question, especially Juses' divinity. Well, I for one do not subscribed to that believing that the import of Jesus' statement is that those who believed after having been told by friends about the resurrection despite not having seen Jesus are blessed because they have friends whose words they can trust.
MY QUESTION TO YOU JPs IS: ARE YOU SUCH FRIENDS THAT CAN BE TRUSTED?
Your anonimity does not inspire confidence; (not a few are thinking that for all you know, you could be Greg Ricarte masquerading as a crusader so that he will know who his "enemies" are)
Your lack of specificity robs the rightness of your cause of ammunition that those of us not in the know could use to deliver us from our blissful ignorance and thereby be prompted to act; (give us even just one project with supporting particulars clearly establishing a case for graft and do not point us to our relatives to supply what you so righteously believe is undeniable)
Righteous anger is never enough.
And there is only one way to start earning trust.
You can start by being honest, starting with your identity.
If you truly believe in the rightness of your cause, then there should be no argument in putting your name to it. I warn you though, given your previous posts here, doing so would be perilous as you may get mired in Mike Arroyo's favorite pastime -- filing libel suits.

Uy, salamat sa pag-to mong panon idi sa website ni sa pagpartisipar mo sa blog. Dakulung bagay kan pagpa-hayag nikan sa-but mo dahil nesyan namu na ika kontra man palan sa gigibo ni Meyor Ricarte alagad nagkakaiba sana kita sa medyos nikan pagkorihir ni pag-resolbar nikan problema nikan Oas. At the very least we could work on our common belief - ang di pagtawan pang tsansa C Meyor na makabalik sa posisyon. I thank you for that.

Gusto ko man ipatatabi semu na magrespetaran kita. Irerespeto ko kan semung opinyon alavis irespeto mo man kan opinion nikan a-ibang Oasnon ta kading mamawot ta buku simpleng gibon. Gulpi pang kontradiksyon ang luluwas pero ang resulta nikan karayan nu ngamin. Ata kin pwede pa sanang pag-yun sa sarangsangan ngani matapos na! Joke lang.

Umpo Uy, di ika ma-andal ta luluwas tabi ang mga JP at gusto ko ipabut na magtarabangan na kita, please.....

I encourage you Uy to continue airing your thoughts and opinions ngani pagsusumanan ta.

Thank you and my warmest regards,
Blackbird

Hi Gabriela. I received your email.
I do not know if you are Juan's wife but my challenge to you is the same as my challenge to Juan.
If you are shy, you can email me at regorleyar@yahoo.com. I expect you to reveal you identity and in order for me to be sure that you are from Oas, please put in you email what we Oasenos call the bridge linking centro to bongoran.
And I can contribute on the legal side though I may not act as counsel.
Thank you and Dios Mabalos.

Gors,

You have just raised a very interesting point. A very common Oasnon attitude. That of not trusting fellow Oasnon. Please turn your head on issues not the personalities of JPs. After all, in the end, we will be asked: He who has not sinned let him cast the first stone.

It looks like many do not trust their own senses very well. As I have pointed out, it is imperative for us to use our eyes to find the truth. Let’s not only use our inquisitive minds, …..or our lashing tongues, …..or our mighty pen, because we will surely get only half truths. Light up a candle if need be.

I know that you come home to Oas once in a while. If you can tour yourself to the supposed projects listed in the Ulat ng Bayan, try rating those projects and put “A” to those you see as valued truthfully and a “C” to those projects that everyone must see, yet cannot see with their own eyes because it is not there.

You have been looking for proof, I invite you to go to Oas and see the proof right there. No need for me to produce any material evidence, because they are “res ipsa” projects, or projects “without a trace”. It only appears in the “Ulat ng Bayan” report but not in the field. By the way, Ulat ng Bayan is not my report but a report of Mayor Greg Ricarte in the presence of all the Sanguniang Bayan, except Atty. Rendor whose absence does not absolve him from liabilities because he is part of the approving body, the SB.

Again, if you are one with our crusade, please help yourself to help carry this cross in Calvary. We will never get to where we want to go if every time a Simon of Cyrene comes to help, he will castigated and ridiculed because he comes with his face covered. I know you belong to the youthful Oasnons who have the best in mind for Oas, just like the rest of us.

Believe in yourself! And believe in your fellow Oasnons, we are out not to mislead you. Yes we hide in pseudonyms to show that it is in our utmost benefit to start fighting corruption where we have an upper hand. Yes we are not perfect. We might have our own weaknesses and frailties, but that is beside the point.

We speak only one voice and against 3 issues: CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION, CORRUPTION!

Veni, Vidi, Vici….Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC - 15 March 44 BC), used the phrase, in 47 BC, to describe winning a battle. Should this be JPs’ terse remark or Mayor Greg Ricarte’s victory slogan? The answer in in you,Oasnons- the “new JPs”.

Under one name “JP”, we can gauge exactly how many Oasnons are really affected and sympathize with us....how many believe they are not affected,.... and still how many pretend they can survive the agony and allow or tolerate it unknowing that this will permeate the core values of their future siblings and mold a society of liars and opportunists.

JPs do not surrender! To borrow Gaius Julius Caesar’s strength of character: "Nihil nobis metuendum est, praeter metum ipsum." (We have nothing to fear but fear itself.)

Rest assured Gors that you will not regret joining our cause! Welcome to our panel of lawyers.

Pls email: gabrielapanunuwan@gmx.com to join our cause, or
Email to: mabuhayoas@gmail.com to give data info on corruption in Oas.
We are receiving valuable informations on this corruption issue direct from sources inside the LGU camp.

We will assure you, that some of you are qualified as state witnesses. If you have knowledge of certain details and you participated directly or indirectly, you are liable for such acts with maximum penalties sans the shame it carries down to your descendants. But if you provide those valuable informations to us, you may be eligible of being used as state witnesses which will exctricate you from "the iron bars" with those called "ACCUSSED". Who knows you are the next "hero" that Oas will carry to history!

Welcome to the singular voice of "Oas JPs"- the voice against corruption!

MABUHAY KA OAS!

gors, I realized just now that you are roger rayel. Don't mistake me as a profiler but the email addy you provided to GP and for everyone in this website to see is the reverse of roger rayel. Now, if really you are Roger Rayel and a close relative to Mrs. Carmen Rayel, please do us a favor. Can you encourage Mam Rayel to shed light on a certain issue exposed by JP? I think if I'm not mistaken it was about a write-up which she penned pertaining to a housing. project.

Come on guys, you are exhausting! You need to focus on the real issue here, not on each other!

I'm Francine, as in Francine de Aying and Des. I support Oasnons' quest for a legal resolution of this corruption allegation. I am not faceless nor am I wearing a mask of any sort. I'm supporting this effort because as a Catholic, my faith requires me to stand up for what is right. There are 2 sides here- the right and the wrong. There's no middle ground, my friends.

I don't know who JP is, but to me that is insignificant. He is not the soul of this effort- Oasnons, you are!!!!

To those who have been hankering for the identity of JP and all other JP'ers, let me ask you a question. If you were there, would you let people know who you are? It's not a question of being scared of anything or anybody, it's a question of not being stupid enough to stand in front of a moving truck (so to speak)! There are no more martyrs in this world.

So I agree with JP. Look around you and make your own conclusions. Do you see corruption, or do you not? Are you affected by it, or are you not? Is your future at stake here, or is it not? Don't ask JP to make the conclusion for you--- surely, you can do it for your own selves!

Maray a anruw or ga’bi man senyu nga’min,

May duwa akong nangilalan sa iba-ibang sitwasyon sa buay.

1. Usad su taga Mayag na 30 anyos nang nag-asawa. Maray su sanrang pagkabuay sagkud sa oras na su awasa palan idi’ basang nagburubirasa sa lalaki na may namamatean sya sa tuyan. Buku man siguro sya buntis ta medyo gurang naman. Nagpun sana nu nalipasan sya ning pangmudto.
Nagsabi sya sa asawa nya pero sabi observaran ta ngu’na Ni’,ta peryo man sana, su doctor observaran man sana kan. Sanyang pinag-para tius su sanit. Su asawa puro pasipara sana.

Pagkalipas nin upat a bulan biglang nangluluya ulpa’ nya pasyente sa ospital. Cancer kuno, pagkatapus tulung anruw, nag-“spread” na kuno sa utak su cancer, kaya uda’ na bulong kundi mag-ulat. Idi’ na nakapag anap ning ibang solusyon su lalake ta kalat na su cancer cells.

Idi’ na ngani naka pagpa “chemo” ta uda’ kwarta. Idi’ na basang naka-rani sa albularyo. Maski ipangadie idi na nauku ta lawat na. Su mga santong ayatan tabang, idi’ na basang na-angalan. Dahi sa pag-para pasi-para sana, dahil pinagpara-tius sana su sanit, su cancer nakalukup na sa lawas. Kaya’ Sa lug nin usad na semana, nagran su pasyente. Pirang bulan pa sanang ilinubung.

2. Su taga Sabang arani na sa Libon, pareho man su nangyari, pero dahil akus-akus pa man, nag reklamo tulus nu sanyang namamatean.

Dahil maestra sya, may insurance sya kaya tulus syang ipinagpa”biopsy”. Cancer man kuno pero 4th stage na. Nu marso pa sana sya nakamati’ tapos nguana 4th stage cancer na tulos? Julyo pa sana. Dahil makusog-kusog pa man su immune-system nya, pina-chemo-theraphy tulos sya.

Tina’wan reseta sagkud pinakaun nin mga prutas arug nin kapayas, buko, guyabano, apples, sagkud mga ibat-ibang gulay. Mala’ kan ta pag-kinanta mo su “bahay kubo, kahit munti” ngamin na pakaun na sanya.

Nakapag-execute pa sya nin papeles para su sanyang mga propriedades mai-pamana nya sa mga dependents nya. Naka-pag consulta pa sya sa ibang mga doctor ba’go sya nagpa-chemo. Nakapagpa-healing mass pa sya ki Fr. Suares sa Manila. Naka-paidtu pa sya ki Fr. Momoy sa Sto. Domingo. Nga’min halos na angel sa kalangitan asin santo, na-ayatan na nya nin tabang sa sanrang novenarios. Nguana…uda’ na su masasanit nyang tuyan….Ok na sya.

Byung nagpasalamat sa nga’min, sa doctor, sa mga padi’, sa mga angeles y santos, pero lalo na sa mahal na Dios na tina’wan pa sya nin ikaduang buay.

An satung banwa, may namamatean man…masasanit buku' sana su tuyan, su payu man asin su bulsa. Maubusan na nin rugo’ ta pinagipara-supsup nu mga lintik na linta’. Su tuyan uda’ na butang, ta su pag-kaon sa lamesa inaguw na nu mga may pwersa. Masanit na su payu, ta idi’ na aram kun saen na maka-ukung hanap buay, ta nga’min a negosyo, na-korner na nu mga nasa municipio. Along-gating man su bulsa.

Ka’yun nagmalasakit na tao, dinara sya sa health center. Su mga nasa health center abung tumabang, ta idi’ man ngilala su nagdara. Siguro kun nagdara su ambugon na opisyal sa Oas, deretso “full-service” attention. Siguro kun nagdara, su may mga “connections”, first class accommodation an i-tatao. Saka ta idi’ man ngilala sa Oas kading nagidara, nga’min a tao nagipara-unga. Sisay man kading JP na pinagi-sabi-sabi.

Unan dapat gibbon nin Oasnon? Buku’ dapat ta’wan ngu’nang importansya su pasyente ta tibad magran na sana sya ning uda’ tabang? Tanga’ ta mas interesado kita idtu sa taong nagdara man sana sa pasyente? Buku dapat su pasyente an satung tabangan ta amu nangangaipu nu satung importanteng tabang?

Kun kristyano kitang priming nasa simban, amu kadi kan primerong leksyon na itinao ni Jesu Kristo sa “the parable of the Good Samaritan”. Unga-an man tabi’ ninyu si Fr. Barques kun unan an relasyon idi sa istorya ko.

The Story goes:

I am the innkeeper. An inn is like a motel. I take care of the rooms that people want to rent for the night.

One night a man came into our motel with someone who was hurt. He had been beaten up and left for dead. He looked horrible!This kind man cared for the man. He bandaged his wounds and even gave me 2 silver coins for a
motel room for him!

Do you want to know the strange thing? Believe it or not, the kind man was a Samaritan. He was from a different culture. Usually the two different cultures stayed away from each other. They never talked to each other. I couldn’t believe that this man was helping the man and even paying for his room!

After the kind man left, the hurt man told me the whole story. Listen to what he said…

The man was traveling down the road when he heard a noise. He was walking along part of the road that was very dangerous. He knew that thieves and robbers hid out to ambush and attack people.

Sure enough, the robbers jumped out from behind a rock and attacked the man. They took all his money and even his clothes!! They hurt him so badly that he could not get up.He lay there unable to call for help.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps. He tried to shout, but nothing came out of his mouth. The man walking by was a priest, so he thought that he would get help. Believe it or not, the priest walked on by. He did NOT help!

The man was shocked. He was hurt so terribly and the priest did not help him. Then, again, he heard footsteps. This time he hoped that someone would stop and help. He saw that the man was a Levite. That means that the man helped in the church. Can you guess what happened? The man walked on by! This man did not help either!!

Neither of the men had compassion on the hurting man. Compassion means that you feel sad for someone that is hurt and try to help them.Well, the man lay there hoping and praying that someone would come by to help him.

Then, the man from another culture came along the road. The hurt man’s hopes were shattered, he thought. He could see that the man was not like him. He knew that the man was different and would probably not stop.

What happened next was amazing! The Samaritan man had compassion on the hurt man. He saw that he was hurt and helped him. He bandaged his sores and took care of him. He put the hurt man on his donkey and walked him to my motel. This man was so kind to the hurt man. He helped him and cared for him.

Jesus wants us to have compassion for others too. We may not have the opportunity to help someone who has been beaten up, but we can help in other ways to show that we care. Jesus cared for us like the Samaritan cared for the man. He loved us so much that He did something for us to help us.
We were like the hurt man. All the bad stuff we have done made our heart dirty inside. The wrongs that we do are called sin. The sin that we have inside us hurts us because it separates us from God. Jesus was like the kind man. He made a way to help us and care for us. He died in our place for all the bad stuff we have done. If we believe in Him, He will wash away all the bad stuff and erase it from our hearts. Then, we are clean and can go to Heaven one day! If you would like Jesus to clean out your heart, talk to me about it today.

Be the Good Samaritan. Whatever wrong, anomalies, corruption, or sickness you know about our hometown “OAS”, send your message to : mabuhayoas@gmail.com

Pls email: gabrielapanunuwan@gmx.com to join our cause,
AND BE A JP, YOURSELF!

To my Fellow Oasnon,

Oas is ailing and is a candidate to the ICU. A certain JP came to town, picked him up and brought him to the nearest hospital for immediate medical intervention. Now according to JP, Oas did not receive the much needed treatment because JP is a stranger, without a degree and like Oas, a pauper. But before JP saw Oas, its townsfolk are aware of the dreaded disease that is consuming Oas as days pass by. Indeed, Oas has doctors, lawyers, Priests, teachers, engineers, youth whom Oas hoped for help. JP wondered why these townsfolk are indifferent, unresponsive and so uncaring to their mother, Oas.

I hope JP finds his answer here:

A carrot, an egg or a cup of coffee?

A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee. . You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners.

She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl.

She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity. Boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

Please spare some LOVE AND CARE for our town.
Lets work together to re-gain the dignity of Oas, our beloved.

Thanks,
Blackbird

Such a great analogy.

Last night, I was mulling over Oas. I care very much about what's going on there, but I have to be honest- I am getting tired of Oasnons and what I see as their indifference, weakness of character, lack of vision, lack energy, lack of cohesion, lack of caring, lack of strength... lack of many things!!!! I said to myself, no wonder people are robbing them blind- they are acting stupid!

I swear I'm very close to saying... who the hell cares!! If Oasnons don't care about themselves, who am I to bust my bottoms and change that?! I don't live there. I am not affected by the nonsense that you yourselves swear is happening right under your noses. It's not my money that's being swiped right before my eyes.

Then I clicked on the Gallery of this website, and saw photos of families struggling to make an honest living. Men and women making puto over a makeshift oven, making hollow blocks in the heat of the sun... a woman proudly showing off the sweets she makes herself-- just a small spattering of packaged sweets, really...perhaps all she could afford to make right now, but something she worked hard for, on her own sweat and tears.

And those photos got me going again.

The outrage in Oas does affect me. Why? Because I share your humanity. Because my faith says you are my brothers and sisters. We are on in our faith. And because we are all responsible for each other in this earth.

And so I will continue to support Oasnons' quest for better things. I can’t do much from where I am, but I can share the gifts that God has given me. But for heaven's sakes, my friends, lest you be called losers, stand straight and proud and be counted. Know where you stand on issues that affect you and yours. And work hard and show care for what you want in life.

Unan mo baya' gustung gibon nikan a mga kasarada'yan sa Oas.

how appropriate sa ngaran mo, "napagi sana'". mala mo ka ignorante and uncaring sa mga kasarada'yan. marasap, arayu ika pirmi.

ika, unan mo na naguinibo?

why are you so worried kun unan kan guiguibong maray nikan na usad na tao?

Napagi- sana,

Sa blog name mo pa sana, uda na ma-expect na maray semu. Napagi-sana. A rolling stone.

So you wanna know what Kikay meant with her blog. If your head is really as empty as your words, then let me help you fill it in a bit.

I think what Kikay meant is that people should be a little bit more assertive and protective of their rights and vigilant of what's going on in their town. They should be active partners in progress and development- economically and socially. Your town equals your life, so you need to show up and be counted. You wouldn't want someone else running your life for you, would you? Same idea. You don't want your politicians running your town without you being a part of it. After all, it's all about you. That's the essence of democracy…by the people, for the people. Participation, shared work, the right to speak up, the right to be recognized as an important part of the equation, the right to question what you see as wrong.

Oas has long way to go in this regard. You may have to wait for an entirely new generation before meaningful advancements can take root. That is why I believe it is necessary to educate the young well- maybe add another subject in high school: ethics. Teach the kids well, and they will carry that well into their adulthood. Just look at your leaders now-- so pitifully-lacking in character.

In the Museum of Natural History in NY, there is a beautiful quote from Theodore Roosevelt addressed to the youth. I am sharing this with you and with all:
Taken at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Youth

I want to see you game, boys, I want to see you brave and manly, and I also want to see you gentle and tender.

Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground.

Courage, hard work, self-mastery, and intelligent effort are all essential to successful life.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

-Theodore Roosevelt

GORAG: You are right, I am Roger Rayel and the son of Mrs. Carmen Rayel. Unlike you, I do not hide my identity. And if you read JP's post making reference to the Bandillo article of my mother and if you read the Bandillo artilce itself, and if you use your head first before writing what you wrote, you would have come to a different conclusion. And if you are familiar with the elementary principles of journalism, when you cover a press conference announcing a seemingly worthy and laudable project, you only cover the basic Ws and not demand where it is, for after all, it was just an announcement. You understand now? If you cannot, then you have problem. Gorag is a fitting name for you then.

Francine: Thank you for your email. I'll answer you soon. I have not done so earlier as I have been having a problem with my broadband connection the past 2 weeks.

JP: I have been approached before about what you are telling us you are doing, maybe the one who approached me and you, or the one who approached you are one andthe same. It was just unfortunate that I have at that time imposed a deadline on my involvment in Oas and the invitation came in late. I guess, it was the same with Vic Ricasio since he ceased participating since December 2007. And please, most of the people who access this site and blog do not just take what you say (or anyone for that matter) as a matter of faith. They would not want to waste their God given gift located between their ears.

In any case, I have a few suggestions, if you would care to listen.

Honestly, viewing your posts, they were just propaganda with no specifics. Unless you can give your readers something to chew on like the appropriation ordinance for the public market, the specific amount appropriated, the date of bidding, the bidders, the winning bid, the duration of the project, etc., then it would be hard to muster support for your undertaking. I think that is the whole point of this blog and not just to demand an explanation from the authorities or eliciting that suggestion about hiring a helicopter to unload leaflets (please leave Martial law behind).
I have been involved in exposing anomalous projects of the national government and it always boils down to the details and there are ways in order to get those details. The BACs are required to take minutes of its proceedings, any project has to have an appropriation ordinance, etc. and these can be requested from the proper agencies in the LGU itself. Have we done that? If so, then good. If not, then we can probably start doing so. If the agencies refuse or ignore our written request, then we can always bring them before the ombudsman for unethical conduct.

And there is something to be said about political choices esp. in the forthcoming elections. I thinek it is time we support an alternative to our traditional policiticians. If there is no alternative, then we will end up with a trapo again because Oasnons cannot vote for anyone they like, only for the candidates they like.
I have to go for now.

Gors, Thank you for airing you side but please excuse me; I went through the archives of the blog and I have yet to see a blogger named Roger Rayel. You too have been hiding your identity.This is just my second blog, you had more! And if you also read what I have written in the blog, I stated there that as a favor, to encourage Ma’am Carmen to clarify that specific news she penned. That news she wrote was mentioned in one of JP’s blogs. Knowing the integrity of your mother, I expected from her the probability of making clarifications and answer JP’s query. Well, that is if she recognizes the benefit of doing so. I have high regards on you and your family, and for that reason I urged you to “persuade” her.

By the way, I also learned from your so called elementary principles of journalism the responsibilities that go with it.

YES, GORAG IS A FITTING NAME FOR ME BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THE MANY WHO ACTIVELY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YES, WE ARE BEING CALLED GORAG BECAUSE WE ARE A DISTURBANCE, A HINDRANCE TO THE STATUS QUO!

Gorag: you can try signing up as Roger for your username and you will know why I did not use that anymore. Anyway, I was called gors by a good friend of mine and it is as good a name as any.
Thank you for the favor you gave my mother but as they say, Thanks but no thanks. Your reaction is precisely the kind of reaction that JP's propaganda generates and you act on the information given without verifying its authenticity and context. And to require an explanation from a "reporter" which in this case can precisely be called a "follow-up"' report, well that is a classic case of shooting the messenger.
And you definitely, entirely, missed the most important point of my response, which is to do your homework first before plunging in the water-- the veru same suggestion I gave JP.
A good propaganda campaign should be founded on some verifiable facts. If you fail to do that, your credibility will in the end suffer and of course, the noble ends you envision. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. My short advice is to learn from the current national political opposition.
Thank you nevertheless, and may God bless and enlighten you. Bye

Antisipadu na su mga simbag ni mayor. Amu n kadi su sasabi, sabi ngani ni Satur Ocampo," nga ta aminun kung NPA ako? It's my enemies call to pove that.

To JP* sa Care4 Oas meeting , nai bring out namu su mga allegations (Millions*) with Mayor Greg ..ngamin kadtung itinatay mo has been denied by the respectable mayor. Lipngan na kunu or kin gusto mo nyanga kunu ta idi ika magpangilala. Uda kunu kamaturan su mga isinurat mo.

mga Oasnon,

ipadagus kan crusade ta nagideny baga si bigote. gusto niyang magcorte, icorte. sige mga Oasnon, fight for our rights.uda man siya ipinaluas na ebidensiya.Let us go to the court.

mga oasnon:
we have to respect the mayor's position on not responding to JP's allegations here, in this blog. mayor ricarte is right in saying that these are allegations. if JP is holding hard evidence, then call the mayor's challenge in a court of law, or hold our peace.

adding more allegations here and attacking mayor ricarte personally here will not resolve these issues of corruption. we all know that...

my question to oasnon crusaders against corruption -- are you/we willing to do accept the mayor's challenge? if not, might as well stop now and help mayor greg as what care4oas is doing.

if JP is able to form a legal team, will oasnons support this effort? if you do, lets hear it here, in this blog. kindly signify your intention to help by blogging here.

. . . and so goes another rebuff to JP's corruption saga and we heard it direct from the horse's mouth - NO Mayor's version to the alleged corruption charges via the Oasnon Website (the forum where it all began).

but, wait a minute, before we take the Mayor's Challenge and spend useless cash to further prove that JP's allegation would hold water and merit a conviction, there is the other option left - COA! COA! COA!

remember, JP shall remain incognito until the time when he is ready to unmask (not to play stupid as to throw himself in front of a running truck) and dance to the music of his masterpiece that we played in different versions in our town's honor. we don't want to jeopardize his existence and not live to see the dawn of a corruption-free Oas. self-preservation comes to mind as the foremost exceptional circumstance in a criminal defense.

the complaints we filed with COA were sent to Region V in Rawis, Legazpi City for further investigation/action. let's maximize the resources we have at our command: conviction, hope and the promise of tomorrow with the 'stroke of a pen'.

let's flood COA, Region V with the litany of corruption and relentlessly ask for an investigation of the alleged erring officials. i know we already have done this in the past, however, our efforts were wishy-washy. we are at liberty not to give our real names and it's free. let's put our hearts and minds into this effort before we respond to the Mayor's R.S.V.P.
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Luay-luay sana pero do’on,

Yan mga kaipagngoran an solusyon ta nguana’.

Si mayor byu’ nang nagidali’. Gusto nyang malimpyaan an ngaran niya tulos, ta arani na su eleksyon.

Kin sya naniwala’ na malinig an konsyensya nya kaiba kan konsyensya nu mga consojoles nya sa lug’ nin corte, Idi ngani sa blog idi’ nya kayang limpyaan an ngaran niya, idtu pa raw sa korte na lalung makikita su mga paper trails ninra?

Mga Ambugon…yan an angal ko sanra! Idi’ na tabi ninra mabilug kan payu ta. Maski unan pang “hocus-focus” , idi’ na ninra ma corrihir su sanrang ginibu, ta recorded na.

Idtu sa ”May Bukas Pa!” ginibo nu Meyor, sinulu’(sinunog) su ebidensya. Amu na sana kan usad na option nu mga nasa municipio. Kaya kin kadi mangyari, uda na kita hearing sa corte na ulatun. Pero tum na ninyo kin sisay nag sulu’ nu ebidensya. Idtu kita ninra gustung daraun sa korte, kun saen sinra pa gilayun su pwedeng manggana, by default ta nasulu’ na su ebidensya.

Binaretaan man sana aku nu amigo ko sa Cadawag na may internet, nu sinabi ni Meyor: na paba’yan na sana si JP ta uda’ man kamatu’ran ngamin a sinabi sa blog. Alagad nu inangkat siya ni Obet Nepo na simbagun sa blog formally ta nganing recorded su sinabi nya, abu’ ni Meyor. Sa korte na sana kuno.

An apela ko ki Meyor: Idi tabi’ sa blog, malang ati’ na nu ngaran mo, kukurarug na, lulumut na. Idi tabi sa blog ika mag-linig nu ngaran mo. Kina, sa korte kun kepwan man ikang maglinig idtu.

Sabi kuno, ma-utak man ika. Tanga’ ta, nu hinoldap su Nolasco Grocery, idtu ika sa Mayon unit, sa bagong Bayan nagpa-dara nu pulis ta siguradong idtu su agian nu mga holdaper. Pinag-initan mo pa su mga pulis asin pinag-“relieve” para sa 30-days “re-training”.

May gusto ikang proteksyonan na elementong may mga badil man: su mga nagi-agi paidtu sa hinterlands. Nu maisyan mo na, narakup na asin nabadil na ngani su holdaper sa Naga City na inuli’ man sana iyan sa parting Obaliw, unan mo ginibu? Kinondena mo sana su aksyon asin abu’ mong ipalubong sa Oas”kuno”, pero idi’ mo ginibu su tamang gibun.

Gusto mo sanang pagpara proteksyonan su manga taong nangolecta nin jueteng? O nangolekta nin “rebolusyonayong buwis”?

Kin tul-tol ikang lider sa Oas, nakita mo na su “source” nu “bad elements” coming from this area (and not the Mayon Unit), you should have ordered a battalion of army to stay in that area and monitor the situation and further neutralize these elements to secure the businessmen in Oas. Instead su businessmen sa Oas an kinasusuman mo. You are not hitting the nail in its head.

Usad na ehemplo kadi, na sala’ an mga solusyon mo Mayor Greg! Maliwanag na palpak an desisyon mo!

Nguana, idi sa blog ika dapat maglimpia nu ngaran mo! Gusto mo idtu pa manlimpia sa korte. Gusto mo pang ma-supgan su ngaran mong maray!

Unan? Talagang seryoso ika nikan?

Oas will rise up to your challenge! NOW YOU HAVE ONE WEEK TO ANSWER AND IT STARTS TODAY. IF NO ANSWER DIRECTLY COMES FROM YOUR CAMP, WE WILL SHAKE ALL OASNONS INTO ACTION. WE ARE SERIOUS AS YOUR CORRUPTION ISSUES ARE SERIOUS. WE HAVE TO STOP THIS FINANCIAL BLEEDING IN OAS AND BRING THE "LEECHES" TO JUSTICE.

Sabi nu mga Oasnon na idi pa naka-aram nu mga corruption issues ninyo iyan: “Tanga’ ta pinaka-raraut ta su mahal na Meyor ta, dapat magka-urusad na kita para sa kauswagan! Pagayunun tana kan Oas!”

That is exactly what all Oasnons wanted including Juan Panunuwan, Pakara'yun an Oas. Matagal na…nu panaon pa ni Rellama, ….nu panaon pa ni Reario, …sagkud nguanang panahon. Pirmi na sanang amu kan su syak ni mga Oasnon.
“Pagayunun ta kan Oas!”

Pero ponu kan mangyari kun: ang Oasnon "nagpapakahirap sa trabajo para may maipadala lang sa Oas, at tuloy tuloy naman ang nakawan sa gobyerno?" This malady won't heal. It will just get worse! Yes...at the expense of the poor, these officials get rich, Ang kakapal talaga! Mga Bwisit!

Binisita ko su primo kong nakabakal baluy na luma sa likud nu alangkaw na pader na puro iskwater sa likod. Pinagayun nya su baluy ta sa lug na nin subdivision kadtu. Su mga ipagngud pag- nagibisita puro sana pagpagayun su sa isip.

Usad na anruw, nagkasulu’ su iskwater “area.” Tamang-tama nag-arabut man su mga akus ali’ sa Saudi asin mga ipagngud nya ali’ sa states. Su mga katabang, nagkariribuk na dahil sa sulo’ sa luyo nu pader.

Su mga akus, tamiling idi’pa nakikita su sulu’, shouted to the househelpers: stop this commotion and lets continue to beautify our house, we don’t see any fire here. It is at the other side of the fence! The father also keeps on brushing off the alarm. Uda man kan kamatu’ran, sibi-sabi man sana. Amu man ponu su advice nu servidor Don.

Unan nguana dapat gibbon kun amu kan sitwasyon sa Oas?

Su sabi nu servidor Don: “ambug man sana su kalayo,… peke’”. Su sabi nu amang Meyor: “Uda man kan kamatu’ran”.

Dapat raw kitang mga Oasnon magturubud na sana, ni’ idi’ na mag-imbistigar maski namamatean tana su init nu kalayu?

Like the proverbial frog on the slowly boiling water…Gusto ta bagang magtubod sana, kina… maluto sa kalayo ni Meyor?

Kun may mata tabi’ kita, imuklat….kun may talinga, idi’ mag-bungug-bungugan,…kin may kimot, mag bisara na…Using these God given senses will give you the evidences you need and the materials you need to liberate Oas from corruption. Do not aspire to get what you cannot see, hear, or talk about. They will not serve you well. The best evidence is what you see!

Kun sa atuba’gnan ni salming nakita no su muta’ mo, sa salming man ika mang-imuta’.

An hamon ki Meyor, Idi sa blog nakita mo kan ati mo, idi ika maglimpya.

Wrong venue na naman ika, Meyor. Paryu nu nagpadara ika nin pulis sa Bagumbayan-Mayon Unit, sa Obaliw palan dapat!

Ay perhuisyong Meyor! Palpak na naman! Sayang basang su
pasweldo semu!

When Ferdinand Marcos was our President, his favorite retort when confronted by an accuser was: "File a case in court". Being the lawyer that he was, concededly cunning and brilliant, his political adversaries took this as no empty challenge. Also with the power of the entire government machinery at his command, his call proceeds from a position of strength. But what's legal is not necessarily moral.

Mayor Greg's "let's see each other in court" stance when confronted with allegations of corruption does not carry any moral, nay, political weight. It's the desperate gasp of a wounded leader clutching at straws. It reeks of insolence, is patently evasive, and arrogantly dismissive.

Given the many opportunities given him for answering the allegations, the Mayor chose to remain silent, perhaps wishing that these issues will die out or eventually Oasnons will tire of them.

When a delegation of town officials begin to circle their wagons around their beleaguered chief, their defensive maneuver may not matter after all. With barbarians knocking at the gates, the Mayor's remorse will come too late.

Selda13, the Mayor needs more than allies and a circle of wagons to protect him. He needs planes, missiles and tanks.

On second thought, this is not conventional war.

"Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. - Harry Truman

JP’s coming out faceless armed with a piece of personal computer and steadfast determination to expose the web of corruption, lies, manipulations immoralities and wanton disregard to the laws by the very people whom we entrusted to hold the reins of our town; and, adhering to the concept of Panibagong Paraan is to me the most potent weapon in today’s E- era. Panibagong Paraan revolutionizes the means to mobilize people, ideas and strength in waging struggles even from afar.

Given the Oasnons audacity to look into the person before appreciating and throwing in their peso’s worth into the issue, Panibanagong Paraan offers a new strategy in pursuing a fight against giants and deeply rooted evils. The doubting Thomases are likewise assured that JP is not a Joker, not a rival to any position nor carrying a vendetta to any one in particular. JP can not be charged of politicking or furthering any political career; nor can he be accused of having economic interest in the town because JP is a voice, an idea, a crusade. Anybody who believes, stands by its advocacies and takes action in pursing this idealism is a JP.

JP took the enemies of the people unaware. They saw JP only as a small voice from the wilderness and a glint from an obscure sleepy town. Now the enemy is faltering, failing and miscalculating the strength and capacity of its opponent. It is wielding loose cannon now. I am urging the JPs to seize this moment. Don’t waver. Don’t let this opportunity slip away and regret later. Let’s make our information, ideas and resources available to the JPs and not the other way around.

Yes, Greg Ricarte, we are accepting your challenge to a court battle. Oasnons already gave you enough time to answer the allegations. If you are a pro-active elected official you could have answered these allegations brought up by Juan Panunuwan . Please be reminded that you owe your position to the people of Oas and yet you decided to evade the accusations thrown at you by using different excuses. Is this the promise that you have made to the people of Oas during the election period to ignore issues regarding Oas? Mr. RIcarte, right now you are fighting a different breed of Oasnons, who speak their minds, with no personal motives or agenda and determined to find resolutions on this corruption issues whatever it takes. Therefore I would like to enjoin all fellow Oasnons all over the globe to be one in pursuing this cause. In the next few days there will be a very important announcement to be made and this will be our opportunity to seize the moment.

kin kamu sa arayung banwa malang gagayaun a mga pangaturugan pirang pangaturugan na napagpamata kamong namumurawmurawan. Nagarangalan, mga nagui aragrangayan mga para kantyaw, mga para tatsar, mga matibay sa bararitaan, sa pula sa puti?/ madawak ta nasa arayu.Pauli kamu! tumumak kamu sa pinagui baklay ko. nyanga ta si Greg Ricarte sana kan aaway ninyo? Pinangisi ninyo si Reario! !

Reario and Rellama are allegedly dirt bags, too. Don't they ever make a mistake of thinking they got off easy because their names will be right alongside Ricarte's in a lawsuit.

So, who's laughing now? Huh?!

I remember that in the 80's Italy launched Operation Clean Hands, an anti-corruption campaign that netted crooks and grafters in the government and the private sector. This campaign was given such a high profile and was so successful that it instilled fear among Italian bureaucrats.

Oas should have a similar campaign.

Rellama and Reario are within sights. Oasnons know that Rellama had his gasoline station upon leaving office while Reario is now a restaurateur, into the water business, and from what I heard a bus operator (Halina Transit?) How they managed to acquire such wealth within a short span of time given their meager pay and modest resources is anybody's guess. All that we know is that they sat as Mayor and held sway over the town's resources.

In the government service, a person is required to file a yearly Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SAL) that provides a breakdown of his assets, liabilities and net worth. Failure to do so subjects one to sanctions and penalties. A dramatic increase in assets (with no corresponding increase in liabilities) immediately raises a red flag. Investigators can sift through these officials' SAL and compare their net worth before leaving office to what they have presently, based on their holdings. The result could be (is) glaring.

Persons who acquire money by illicit means usually launder their fund (by establishing business that serve as front) to make it 'clean', as the term suggests. These officials never did, perhaps in their haste to show off or enjoy their corrupted wealth. In a poor town like Oas where everybody knows everyone else, and where your social status is an open book, a sudden display of wealth raises eyebrows.

Yes, Duyuduyuan, this is all about decency. This is not only about Ricarte, Reario, and Rellama. This is about our town and our future generation.

ABIRAAAWWW!!! okokorte natuh? naguinibo nang magsulo nin kalayu tanganing lumiwanag kan mga malang supug ah pagkabuay nikading mga lider KITUN TA! tibad kamung mga nagui angkat magkorte sagkud sana sa pag pun! kitun ta! kin kamu mga taga arayu nagui angkat ta kayun kamu krudu ako man maski idi sana sa mismong lalapok kayun ko man pangatong a ikarugang tanganing tumibay kan kalayu!! (patunayan natuh a matud kitang mga uragun!) Tibaad sana kamu puru bisara kina pag nasundan na su irinsya TIAN! (partidaryu palan) usad usad na kamung idi magu labut!

i don't know where you stand - duyu. you are a confused mind and a non-conformist jellyfish. sabi mo, "[sic]okokorte natuh?" (including you) and then you turned around saying disparagingly "Tibaad sana kamu puru bisara kina pag nasundan na su irinsya TIAN! (partidaryu palan) usad usad na kamung idi magu labut! ".

where do you stand, duyu? if you are trying to please the meyor, wa epeck ka na, sira na ang credibility mo kay meyor. ngayon, kunyari kasama ka sa crusade, only to say something contrary to that effect.

here's for you, duyu. be firm and define your stand. or you are just a tyro double-agent, working as a double propagandist trying to please each side.

or just work and act as your psuedo suggests - duyuduyu'a na sana maski sisay, even the meyor.

Dear Duyu,

I am very much saddened by your actuations in this website, in blog and tambayan. I deduce you are a man of compassion and good will. However it seemed that you are a bit confused and doesn’t want to rock the boat because most of the alleged perpetrators are either friends or partidaryo.

Duyu, please clean the cob webs in your mind and open your eyes. The JPs are not “aaway” as you describe, Ricarte or any one else. It is being said again and again that the JPs are after the eradication of the decades-old scourge of corruption. It just happened that Ricarte is the sitting Mayor that instead of curbing the problem is aggravating thus throwing our town into the throes of misery

As always, you are wondering why the JPs are zeroing on Ricarte and not including the past administrators, Rellama and Reario. It struck me that by continuously saying this you definitely know something that the JPs may not know.

Now, I am challenging you Duyu, if indeed you are a true Oasnon, that if you truly care for our less fortunate partidaryu / kababayan, that you are a man of compassion, please do your town a favor, EXPOSE THEM! If your sense of justice prevails in your heart and mind please don’t hesitate to contact the numbers and email address provided by Juan Panunuwan and Gabriela Panunuwan and support the CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION.

Thank you.

For Oas,
Blackbird

Idi basang ako kokomporme sa salang guibo! Uda ako paryentes pag abot sa guibong sala! Idi ako nagui dua duang isip! kakuyug ako sa mga uluy nang naguisikwat nu sala ! Sana ngani ngamin a mga nasa likod nikading crusadang kadi di mag biliw. Pasensyahan na sa pagka pakalnas nu kamut ko sa ikokorte* ta ga luya na kaya kan mga kamut ko sa pag taruk!

my dear duyu:
salamat sa pag define ning saemung position. nguana, sigurado na nikan mga oasnon kan tunay na color mo. nagitubod ako, personally, na ika itinakwil na ni mayor greg. as a prodigal son of oas, you are always welcome to the folds of righteousness.

kadakul nag pangadyi saemu, duyu; and now, those prayers were answered. you, being a religious person yourself, your inner being will always bring you back to where you are - a righteous person.

this is your second baptism and as such you showed your renouncing satan by detaching yourself from him. i am glad to see that. who is not, anyways?

your change of heart duyu is a good example that people can change. even those who are at the municipio who were kind of "coerced" by circumstances - these people can change and turn around the history of oas. they can make a difference; and not be part of the status quo for corruption. instead, fight it, as you will now; expose it, to begin with. the "insiders" may as well act as the trojan horses that brought down corruption, in oas, once and for all. we are not after primong mayor greg, we are up to stopping corruption.

many oasnons may not know who duyu is. just like JP who nobody knows who - the thing is, duyu, you are a part of the good side of humanity. oas will be greatful to you.

thank you, duyu.

ST. Francis_deOas
Idi ako nag pa heart transplant ( change of heart) kan puso dati pa ni punukadi nin pagkamuya ko sa banwa, sa tau, sa mga kadaklan na uda ngani maski usad a kandila tanganing kayun ilaw ang baluy ninra,uda ngani asin tanganing kayun namit su linugaw a kakanun ninra, kan puso ko para sa mga tau a nagui pedtu na sana sa mga para rura ni para santigwar tanganing maray su ilang. Putnayun ah meyor aseyn kan sasabing butika ng bayan kayun na kunu! tapos di kunu mabuksan ta uda pharmacist kin kayun butika dificil pa raw mag anap pharmacist? Usad pa sana kan sa mga KAputnayan!

Dear Duyu,

I am glad and welcome to the fold. Your understanding and conviction to support JP’s cause is very timely. You lifted my spirit as I am feeling distraught by the demise of a great and true leader. I thank you Duyu.

Actually I promised my self not to blog or make comments in the Tambayan the whole weekend as my way of honoring Pres. Cory, however when I read you blog I can not help it. I can not pass this opportunity to thank and welcome you. I am sure Madame Cory would understand me. I remember her once said “ I shall carry on my fight for freedom and continuously defend my country even in my grave.” With this, I broke my silence.

Warmest regards,
Blackbird

Mairakan man lugod nin Diyos si Tita Cory. An pasalamat ko ta sya ang nagpatibay saku ni sa mga kangilala kong may prinsipyo na maski purupauno uda na ibang magayon a isipun kundi ang mapagmatang nasa sadiring baluy, nasa sadiring banwa, nasa sadiring pagtarakin. Pirang mga madayang trabahador sa gobyerno ang nasuspindi sa trabaho ta iimbistigaran nu Ombudsman sa panaun ni Tita Cory. Usad na su kangilala kong nasa assesors ofis.Pasalamat ako sa Diyos ta di na napadagus su illigal a trabaho nikadtung taung kadtu!parataruk ako. kayun storya kan raga ko.Nakatultul su paryentes ko (palan!).

narungog ko sa radyo kapun c mayor nagi explikar nung mga allegation senya..

di naman daw totoo yung 62M loss na sabi kunu ni JP..poNU MAN kunu siya makakurakut ta ang IRA kan OAS is 69million, kina kunu 7million nalang daw matura sa oas kung kinurakot nya su 62M, PONU PA RAW NYA MAPASWELDO mga empleyado, tas matawan ki xmas bonus??? naniwala ba kayo???

propaganda lang daw yun sbi nya.. magpangilala kunu daw ika JP ki mayor para maliwanagan daw ika? ta tibad kunu kan source mu sa municipyo su mga sugu sugu sna kunu nya! kung uda kunu ika pamasahe tawan daw ika.."what a generous mayor" mapera....

never daw sya nag influence sa mga auditor, teasurer or etc...may mga certification daw cya na magpatunay??hmmmmmm?? really??

sayang daw oras nya para magcimbag idi sa mga blog.. daron kunu sa korte para cimbagon nya!! "sa blog ngani di pa nya macimbag sa korte pa daw" think mayor??hmmp

cge babye.. nagshare lang ako nung narinig ko kahapon!!

Maurag ika Becky, may ma hmmmmmp pa ika napangisi mo basang ako, kadtong 69m na sasabi ni primong Greg Ricarte IRA pa sana kadto eh su mga u-utang pa? ni su kita pa nu munisipyo taxes,rentals,fee collection kagaya sa mercado,sedula etc, etc asen na kadtu? bibilog pa niya kan na satung pamayo!

Ki Meyor Greg ni sa mga JP,

Ayat muna akong pasesnsya senyu ta ako maluya mag Inglis kaya tyagaan nyo na kading surat ko. Usad man akong Oasnon. Gusto ko senyu ipa-but kading sakong mga rawit-dawit.

Primera ves, nu ika Gregorio H. Ricarte tinawanan mando nikan mga Oasnon bilang mayor, ako na-ogma del dakulu su pagtobod ko semu na mapadalagan mo kan munispiyo sa maray ni malinig na paagi Masarig su pag-lom ko na ika honesto ni kayun pagkatakot sa Kagurangnan. Lalo pa katun a baluy nyo sa ngarabngaraban sana nkan simban. I thought ang bawat bagting serves as a reminder for you not to commit acts detrimental to Oas and to us, your constituents.

Pandwa, umpo naogma ako ni apreciado ko ta nu pagka-ula mo Meyor Greg maray pa raw ta nagbulus su tubig gripo namu. Napapinturan su centro, luminiwanag su centro, lumininig su centro, narepair su mercado, napaba-gwan su munisipyo. Umpo nakikita kan natu na kayun pagbabago sa awung. Ngwan man kan sa usad a Raraga na nagpa-Belo o nag-glutha o nag make-up kaya puminusak o nag-mistisa su dating rapna.

Pantolo, ako nakigkig nu mga pinaluwas nu mga JP na alegasyon kagigibwan mo knu Meyor at mga galamay mo. Naki-aguwan ako sa akus ko sa pag gamit nikading computer ta gusto kong mentindyan kan a sasabi ninrang korupsyon. Pinagpara-antabayanan ko kading mga isyung kadi ta mala ngani di man ako nagi tubud basta-basta. Grabe su antisipasyon ko na magi simbag ika mayor ngani matawan klaripikasyon su mga isisidung. Naka-purut man ako nu polyetos sa Mercado pag-sud ko, idto nakalista su mga questionable projects mo. Idto, sinumada nu mga JP na sa lug ning 2 taon nasa 62M na ang nauda sa banwang Oas. 35M kunu nauda del sa korupsyon, 27M napaidtu sa interes su utang sa banko. Nentindyan ko sa website na sa likod palan nikan na pagpa-gayun mu nikan awung nu oas, guminayun man su bulsa mo. Pati ngani katun pinagi-arkila mong baluy guminayun man! Amu katun su sasabing, for every project addition to the pocket. Hehehehehe.

Upat, pinagpara-obserbaran ko ika Meyor kin unan kan aksyon mo manungud nikadi. Umpo expected na magi nigar ika, sisay man magi-amin (tolos). Nagpedtu ika ni su mga tropang kasurug sa care for oas meeting sa Manila. Mas dakul pa su tropang munisipyo kaysa sa mga myembro nga care for oas (no offense meant), idtu naglitanya ika/kamu nu mga naginibwan, contodo power point. Ngwana naman nesyan ko na sa radio naman nagpara-buladas, nagpara-nigar ika. Sisay mo kampang su micropono? Nyanga kontraaun raw ika nu micropono, simbagun raw ika?

Lima, nqwana ko narerealizar na ika meyor kayun tatago, kayun ika anomaliya. Ngwana ako nagitubod na tama su mga alegasyon nu mga JP. Actions speak louder than words! Idtu ika nagipara-isplikar ni nagiparalinig sa mga venue na most probably uda man su mga JP. You are barking at the wrong tree, Mayor! Malagas basang ika. DITO ka sumimbag sa website ta dito ka pinagi-alegaran. Nag-gastwan basang kamu pagpa-Manila, unan subsidized pa kamu nu munispiyo? Malangtatayo nyo ay!

Pang-unum, ako nananawagan sa mga JP na dagdagan kadtung mga ployetos ngani mentindyan nikan iba pang oasnon kan tunay na isyu ta byung pinagi muddle kan a isyu, lilibung ni bibilog. kan isip namu Sa meeting nu care for oas pinag-challenge baga kamu na bukas ang “libro” nikan munisipyo, pwede kunu kamung magimbestigar kin kayun siya/sinra tatago. Nga ta di nyo tatanggap kan ooprisir ni mayor na mag-imbistigar kamu? Unan nagi-duda kamo na baka pag mag-imbestigar na, idi man iluwas su mga “libro”? Baka man ninggayud pagpara utu-utuun sana kamu, turu idtu, turu idi, hanggang sa tapos na su termino na meyor. .

Mabalos.

Proeba kontra proeba!!..sabi sa report amu kadi kan mga naguinibo na... nu aanap na...kadtu ngaya plano* kaya kin kan care 4oas magui tabang sa mga plano..siguro ngaya mangyayari ! Tara ika nikan? aasahan mo pa su iba ta nagui milagro ika!
Uda Panaun para sa BLOG??!! maski na idi mo na gayud kayang basaun kading mga sasabi namu, Greg Ricarte siguro naman kayun ika katakin sa opisina na naunga nimu kin UNU NA*??
aram mong aatakyun ika ta aram namu na ika Putnayun!!uda kami pasensya sa mga milagro mo.

Tama ika new recruit sisay man baga magi simbag idtu sa radio program ni primong Greg Ricarte su micropone? dagus sa session nikan na SB uda man basang miron na publico del ssu session room uda man extra na ula-an para sa publico kaya sinra-sinra man sana nagi-luto nu mga resolusion, idtu naman sa naging meeting nu C4OAS sa kikita ko su ibang miembro idtu miembro nu palak-pak boyz kaya pangisi-ngisi sana ni siguro they are also blind about the issues o kaya tinuyong idi unga-un si primong Greg ta mala ngani PARTIDARYOS!

su tambayan baga nag oserve gayud ning moratorium in reverence kay Pres. Cory Aquino's passing away.

nagi blog man palan ika, primong mataban. madali man sana baga, pero su primo tang meyor idi palan tata'u, asing abu maka tu'ud!!!

pero, maski idi si primong greg tatau'ung mag blog, very shrewed kan primong tang kan. mala ngani ta nagi ngalangala sa radio station, su microphone su audience nya; nagi expose nu anti-corruption defense nya sa temperature-controlled audience - care4oas.

mga primos/primas - maurag talaga kitang mag pri rimo. tabangan ta na si primong greg sa exposition nya sa corruption kuno. sa kikita ko si duyu ni su barkada nyang maray, (dati sa campo ni primong greg) nagi dwa dwa na nguana. magi expose man kuno.

isipa bayang maray - mag pri rimo baga kita!!!

Primong Mataban ni Primong Scammer, amu nag-observar man kita ning ukay na silensyo ta nagi-mundo kita sa pagka-gran ni Pres. Cory.

However I would like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to re-live the spirit of Edsa that once made us proud and might. Because of Pres. Cory’s sterling leadership, faith in God and courage of the Filipino people, democracy was restored. The tyrannical rule may have been put to end but there still exist rogues in our very own backyard. While the common tao treasures the gains of the historical yet bloodless revolution and exercises the regained freedom, others abuse and exploit them for their own vested interests.

President Cory’s fight for a corrupt-free society is a continuous struggle. Our town known to be inhabited by “mag pararyentes” o ‘magka turugud pusud” is beset with this problem. So I appeal on every Oasnons to restore its resolve and fight for justice and equality. Let us continue to protect our town and our hapless kababayans from the scoundrels which dwell in the halls of power and thrive in the apathy of its people.

May I also urge the global Oasnons to help the Crusade Against Corruption. The well entrenched system of corruption is the root cause of poverty. I am one of those Oasnons who was able to visit the remote barangays of our town. Our conversations ran around the trivial to profound topics. I was amazed by their sound reasoning and critical minds. They did not ask for food, instead they clamor for concrete roads. They did not ask me money for matriculation of their children, instead more classrooms and teachers. They did not ask me for a bottle of Biogesic, instead clinics and medical personnel. They did not ask for rice, instead irrigation and farm implements.

That experience was an eye-opener for me. That experience re-defined my approach to the means of helping them. Our people need programs that bring long term economic impact They need support mechanisms and properly implemented projects which will make them self-reliant, self sustaining, self sufficient and eventually last until the next generation of Oasnons.


I firmly believe the Crusade against Corruption is the cry of the times. The national government down to the local government and even foreign partners fund millions of pesos for infrastructure projects, for prompt delivery of basic services, for ensuring peace and order in every community, but who benefits more from these? Mind you, barely 30-40% of the budget allocated on a project is spent for actual implementation while the large slices of pie go to the pockets of several Primos, Primas, Tukayo, Tukaya. Padi, Madi, Tio and Tia!

Now, how shall we address this? Is it by giving fish or fight corruption? Or never mind, they' are our partidaryos anyway!

Primong Blackbird uda ako masabi sa blog mo puerteng maray! basta nagkaurusad kita idi sa issues na kadi kayon kita laban, Sige sana primo.

Last night I read from the website about a shooting incident in Obaliw, Oas, causing the death of an Indian national from Legazpi City. That Bombay was probably in oas collecting the "pautang". It happened kabwasbwas nin Dyos at dakul na tambay idtu pirmi! It happened on a Monday morning in broad daylight and in full view of the passersby.

Oasnons please analyze fully well the situation you are in. Now is no time to sit, relax and be "miron". These killings/holdups have to be stopped or these will go on again and again.

Below are my thoughts on these killings:

1.) Was it a ploy by the most aggressive mayoralty candidate to discredit the Mayor, riding on the snowballing discontentment towards GHR's administration? And this candidate is said to be bringing in arms in preparation for his candidacy.

2.) Was it GHR's strategy to sow fear among oasnons and sendiing a strong message not to mess up with him thereby stifling JP’s crusade?

3.) Or, these killings/holdups simply indicate the true state of our peace and order situation. That we are unsafe and unsecured in our own homes?

4.) That GHR's peace and security policies are weak and toothless?

These acts are a mockery to our being maka-Diyos and a town of priests.

I am saddened by the turn of events in our hometown.

Imagine, a foreigner who invested his wealth trying to make money in an environment where money is wanting. Usury as it may be categorized, 5-6 is undeniably one of the last recourse of a struggling small scale businessman.

This is because the local government does not care for these micro-entrepeneurs in an environment of macro-corruptreneurs.

The para-sisinaput, the palay planter, the farmer, the carpenter, the welder, the tri-sikad driver, the maritatas vendor, etc…all trying hard to make a living. They contribute to the economic life in Oas one way or another. These are the beneficiaries of microfinancing where OMF is engaging its efforts and resources. Is this a way of scaring off investors in this trade?

Just because the Mayor cannot fulfill his P500,000 donation to Oas Micro Finance, he now wants them out of business? What about the microentrepeneurs who are beneficiaries of this trade? Are those in the municipio running their own “pautang” same as 5-6 already facing a stiff competition with the Bombays, and now the OMF?

If investors like them are driven out of Oas, will it mean that those in the municipio maintaining microfinancing themselves want to Lord it over? Kulang pa ba ang corruption dyan? Is this a case of “corrupted” money invested in 5-6? Masyado nang malala’ ang sitwasyon natin sa Oas.

The Local Police has not solved any of the crimes that killed prominent Oasnons, moreso with the leadership of Mayor Greg Ricarte. Should we continuously entrust to them the peace and order in the town? Or should they be sent back again for re-training as per Mayor Greg's order?

Mr. Mayor, you already had 2 years and one more year to go, but you have not made any positive move to solve the killings in Oas. Instead, during your term, more killings happened. Any news about the killers of Atty. Uriel Rebanal, Atty. Nepomuceno, Dr. Rebueno, Col. Aying Bustamante? How about the holdup cases of the Gas station, the hardware store, the rice trader, the Nolasco Grocery Store? Do we have a dragnet plan to bring those responsible to justice?

Are you sleeping, Mayor Greg Ricarte, or are you wide awake, yet very tolerant of the actions of these criminals so you can reign over Oas thru intimidation, threat, and sowing fear among Oasnons to silence their mouth?

Or, are you too busy raking money from the government coffers, jueteng, lagay, etc... to feed 2 families or more, to build a home for your second family, to send your llegitimate kids to school, acquire more money for more cars and motorcycles, or for the election, follow-up unjustified loans from DBP, and cooking up payments from DPB, the kind that is completed only in papers but the project is left wanting of completeness?

Asan na ba tayo Meyor Greg? ARE WE COMING OR GOING?

NALIBUNG NANG MARAY KAMING MGA TAO SEMU!
NA-SURANG NA KAMI NIKAN PAGPARA-PUPUTNAY MO SAMU. BUKU MAN TABI’ KAMI KAPARYU MUNG BURUD, KAYA IDI’ MO KAMI MAPATUBUD NIKAN SASABI MU!

Talk with sense Mr. Mayor and analyze JP’s list first before making your comments. It only reveals your “pagka-burud” when you talk of one year IRA of P66M and JP’s 2-Year list of Corruption which includes LOSSES in the Water system and Market collection, Interest losses for 10 years because of your bank loans. How can you ever boast of your mathematical prowess when you miserably failed in numbers even during you high school and college years. You should have left this issue with your brightest accountant, so you do not falter!

Better still go back and study your math again. Mag-sama na kayo ni Tu-kayo mong repeater!

Lest we miss the point, again Mr. Mayor, the people of Oas are yet to see your sincere move to secure the peace and serenity Oasnons enjoy, before you came to life.
WE challenge you to put up a battalion of Army in the hinterlands to neutralize the NPA’s. That is one bold step we are expecting you to do, if you really love Oasnons, so that Oasnons will also love you. The NPA factor in you is deterring you to accept the challenge.

Either you face this challenge, or you shut up! The people of Oas already know who you are!

So don’t hide in that meek sheep-skin!

OASNONS, LETS RISE TO THE CHALLENGES OF TIMES IF WE WANT A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUT CHILDREN!

Lets stay united. We can move the heavens against these corrupt officials. We have the plans to make this happen, but the small contribution of each and everyone is needed.
Alone, JP can do nothing, but all JPs together can accomplish a lot!

Mabuhay ika Oas!

This is another blow to GHR’s administration. Mayor don’t tell us this is another “isolated case” or a dirty trick to discredit you. What now? Or you will again order the police to undergo re-training and relieve the Chief of Police?

And you MR. PIO, can you not spare a bit of your precious time to report to us, Oasnons, the development of this incident/case. Or uda man ika irereport ta uda man c Bosing mo gigibo? MR PIO is you job exclusively to praise your high and mighty Mayor? Both of you better resign!

Unan mo man gusting palwasun Jason Quintana? Nga ika ta kasilensyo sa nangyaring pambabadil sa usad na dayo? Si Junrex na adtuyu sa Manila amu pa nagmakulug na magbarita. Pag mga “BIG TIME” na bisita ni Bosing mo maliksi pa ika sa alas-4 magbareta!

Di mo narealizar na grabe ang tama ni Bosing mo ni nikan a munisipyo sa sunud-sunud na baradilan, holdapan, tarabanan iyan satu? You are not doing your homework Mr. PIO! Sayang katun a mga pinagi-sweldo senyu. Pag-resign raw noy! Unless kan susuweldo mo ali sa sadiring bulsa ni Bosing mo, amu payt sana pero salidan mo kan job title mo, PERSONAL INFORMATION OFFICER KUNO in short PIOK!

Oasnons, this is the phone number of the local COA office that's handling your fraud allegation: 4820548. I've been told the file is still with their legal group. You might want to call them and find out what is going on with it. Their inaction after almost 7 months is unacceptable.

I'm beginning to wonder if this is too hot for the Phil. Commission on Audit- maybe they don't have the balls to go after this sort of alleged wrongdoings. What a stinkin' shame- and a great waste of the people's money. You're the one paying their salary after all, isn't it?

It might be a good idea for an Oasnon lawyer to call their legal group. Lawyer to lawyer. That might do some good.

maniwala kamo nikaton. mga corrupt man kan . nabribe man katon.

Lulu, wow... you mean COA is corrupt, too?

Darn it, no one's clean?!

I am flabbergasted, guys. I don't know what to say! Your society truly sucks!

When you think about it, the problem of corruption in the Philippines reflects on the resolve of the Filipino people, or the lack of it. You are as much to blame for the lack of accountability and morals in your society. You tolerated bad behavior, you looked the other way, you enabled it; you looked at it as normal, instead of an aberration. You went with the flow. You let it get worse and in the process, guess what...you let yourselves and your children down.

But things are not quite hopeless. Of course, only you can work to make things better.

Yes Kikay, COA is very much a part of the system of corruption.

Sad. Very, very sad.

Well then, you guys have a problem. Your system is broken.

Good luck!

It is with heavy heart that I am writing this piece to express my opinion on the MOTION being thrown to us. The webmaster himself made clear his stand not to suspend or abolish this website. Unlike Redzar, Jun Rex is putting into motion the question of To Be Or Not To Be, but based on his messages at the Tambayan, he is more inclined to apply drastic action.

However before putting into motion, it is imperative to present both sides of the coin. First, can the WEBMASTERS define once and for all the purpose/s of putting this website?

Is this website intended solely as a venue for socialization or a medium to connect the global Oasnons to their home base and exchange hellos and hi’s? To know the good and the beautiful and to hear what you only wanted to hear? To read what you only wanted to read? If this is the objective of this website then I appeal to the webmasters to delete the slogan that this is a community website, a website for all Oasnons, because it won’t be reflective of the totality and reality of Oas and Oasnons.

We, who are saying what most of you do not want to hear, will respect you. We, who are espousing the ills affecting our less fortunate kababayans, will refrain form using this website.

Let me also say that records or archive show this website was flooded with Bloggs and comments only when the issues of corruption, transparency and good governance came out. Whether they are incognito or using pen names, what matters most are the issues being espoused. Rizal used Laong Laan as a pseudo when he was denouncing the atrocities and feudalistic rule of the Spaniards . Marcelo del Pilar used Plaridel, while Antonio Luna used Taga Ilog and many more Filipinos (Heroes/Martyrs) who fought for the emancipation of our country from the tyrants.

Nevertheless, let us remember again why Jesus Christ was crucified. Why Ninoy was brutally killed and why Mandela was incarcerated for a long time. I know people believe and appreciate the VOICE when its is stifled by bullets and bars.


Yes, you can deny the crusaders space in this website but you can not silence them.

to blackbird & all oasnons concerned:
i my opinion, my fellow webmaster, junrex, was only overwhelmed by the many text messages that he received which prompted him to hand-down to "for all oasnons" the decision -"to be or not to be", about tambayan.

is that really a question that "for all oasnons" must decide, or is it for us, webmasters, to confront?

Or, is the tambayan feature a blessing made evil by abuse, a victim of incivility, or a useless widget which purpose is undefined or misunderstood?

Or, did tambayan do any good to oasnons, exuded about the oasnons in us, or a piece of web estate now getting its real face value?

the above questions is as confusing as the-would-be-answers. again its my opinion.

This I ask you for all oasnon - if tambayan is in a seamless operating application for a moment; in helter-skelter next, can anyone police it for us, webmasters? And what conventions will you apply to any “accepted” parameters, assuming those parameters are accepted at all– and by whom?

That alone could pose a great challenge to anyone of you. Spare us webmasters the grapes of wrath.

Hi Redzar!

Policing Tambayan is, I think, out of the question. It is almost impossible to filter entries being done in real time. In place of policing, would it work if the website add a disclaimer somewhere visible for all that says Oasnon.org is not responsible for any postings made and that these postings do not reflect that of Oasnon.org? Tambayan is the medium, the views expressed are solely those of the writer.

I think Tambayan is a great thing; Oasnons have only begun to realize the potentials of this medium. We can't close it now just because of irresponsible and immature postings. It's a medium for freedom of speech, almost a rarity in the Philippines where individual expression is oftentimes subdued. I doubt if there is anything like it in all of the Philippines. Of course there is a line that people should not cross, and the determination of that, I think, should lie on the individual.

Oasnons, I think, have quite a ways to go in uplifting themselves, both as a society and on the individual level. Over time, a level of maturity and sophistication could be reached. And I think Oasnon.org and Tambayan could very well help make that happen- as the website gives Oasnons the chance to look beyond their small town into the greater community out there.

Not too long ago, this website was not even conceivable. It is, I think, a great achievement that Oas has its own dedicated website that works, and a clear testament to you and your team's dedication and creativity. Instead of looking at this website as a problem, I believe all Oasnons should regard this website with great pride and should nurture it and allow it to grow.

hi francine:
oasnon.org has "Disclaimer" found in the web's page: http://www.oasnon.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=48&Itemid=55

among others, the disclaimer states: "For All Oasnon is not responsible for any of the Articles, Comments, Reviews, or User Names, as the poster of the particular Article, Comment, Review, or User Name on For All Oasnon assumes full responsibility."

"For All Oasnon disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, reliability, operability, or availability of information or material displayed on this site."

"For All Oasnon, Redzar, Redzar USA, Cesar R. Redito, Cesar "redzar" Redito, JunRex, Julian Rex, Jr., Julian "junrex" Rex, Jr. disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, reliability, operability, or availability of information or material displayed on this site; disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material on; disclaims any inadvertent release of information of members, registered members and/or surfers resulting from hacking, web crawlers and/or requests from duly authorized government entity."

such disclaimer has been there since this web's inception.

aside from the posted disclaimer, international jurisprudence stated that bloggers, writers, authors and/or contributors are responsible and accountable for their postings. that is a decided case in an international court of law.

May isang lalaking ambisyoso. Gusto nya, paglaki, magkaroon ng malaking bahay, maraming pera, magandang asawa, maraming kotse, motorsiklo at ibat-iba pang karangyaan sa buhay.

Dahil wala naman syang kayamanang namana sa Tatay nya, nag-isip sya kung anong trabajo ang kanyang papasukan para makamtan nya ang mga karangyaang ito.

Nung bata’ pa sya nakita nya na pag ikaw ay nasa poder, ikaw ang sentro ng kapanyarihan. Lahat ay pwede mong makamtan.

Nagsekyu muna sya sa isang politico. Tiga dala ng bag at tagabigay ng proteksyon sa politico.

Doon, namulat ang kanyang mga mata. Dahil nakita nya lahat na karangyaan sa amo nya. Dun sa bag na pinapahawakan sa kanya, may sari-saring laman, kung minsan mga papel “de contrata”, kung minsan maraming pera, kung minsan baril. Nakukuha ng bosing nya lahat ng gusto nya: maging pera, luho, babaeng pangdisplay o baklang pampasarap.

Nakita nya, na kahit anong propesyon ang tinapos: maging doktor, enhinyero, accountant, pulis, artista, pari’ o kahit walang tinapos; kahit sino sa kanila pwedeng yumaman basta ikaw ay politico at nasa sentro ka ng kapangyarihan. Dun, namulat sya na kahit sekyu sya, pwede rin syang magkamit ng sangdamukal na pera, babae, malalaking bahay, mga kotse, mga motorsiklo at kung ano pa.

Sa madaling sabi, sya ay nagging poltico sa tulong din ng kanyang amo. Naging Meyor sya….

Dahil wala syang bahay, sya an nang-upahan muna ng isang lumang bahay. Dun, nakapag-alaga sya ng isang sisiw, tuta and maliit na kuting. Naging Masaya ang kanyang asawa at pamilya.

Nang sya ay nagging politico, wala syang ginawa, kundi magdala ng kung anu-anong bagay (malinis man o marumi) sa bahay nya, kaya ito ay kinailangan nyang palakihin.

Sa isang saglit lang, maraming kontrata at trabajo ang nag-akyat ng pera sa bahay na ito, may galing sa mga donasyon, may galing sa tresurera ng bayan, may galing municipal engineer, may galing sa health officer, may galling sa MPDO, may galling sa mga negosyante at lahat ay halos regalo lamang. Subalit, ang karamihan dito ay galling sa maruming paraan: sa jueteng, drugs, lagay ng kontratista, taripa sa palengke, kupit sa water system, at iba pa. Dumami ang dumi sa bahay na ito kaya nagpasya sya na imbis na maglinis…..magkaroon pa ng isa pa uling bahay sa malayo, kung saan dun nya dadalhin ang lahat ng illegal na kita at lahat ng illegal na gawain nya.

_______________________________________Dagus kita sa Oas:
Naka-agi su panaon. Su sisiw nag-ging “lalung” na. Su tuta, nagging “ayam” na. Su kuting, nagdakulu’ na nag-ging ikus na sya. Nakita ninra su mga basura asin ati’ ni mayor. Gusto man ninrang makatabang ki mayor, kaya’ usad a anruw, nag-disisyon sinrang mag-linig habang si mayor nasa legaspi(o sa naga) nagpasiram-siram kaiba su sanyang kabit.

Ginibo nu lalung, nag-para kukutat sana mag-apon. Pag may nakitang tutu’sikon, tutu’sik tulos. Tibad basang ngaya makatabang ki mayor.

Ginibu man nu ayam, sige sanang batuk, maski si-isay nya makita o matampurakan mag-apon.Sige, batuk sanang batuk. Idi’ man nangagat ngani pag may ibang taong mag-lug sa baluy. Gusto man nyang matabangan si mayor ta amu kadtu sanya nagi-uru-apulas pag uda si misis. Amu sanya nagi-baog.

Su ikus man, sige sanang meeyaow. Meeyaow nang meeyaow mag-apon. Nga’min a tao, kukugrutan nya ta tibad basang matabangan nya malinigan su malang ati’ na bakuran ni mayor.

Nikadtung anruw a kadtu, malang riribuk sa baluy ni mayor, uda’ nakarani ta mala’….malang saprat nu mga alipores ni mayor : su lalung,…… su ayam,……. su ikus.

Kaya’ palan ninra ginibu kadtu, ta gusto ninrang arugun su nagi-bu’nag nin paruy sa kalsada sa gilid nu baluy ninra. Pag-kepwan angin, nagi-para pito sana kina kumukusug su angin, buku? Gusto ninrang su ati’ ni mayor, tibad basang mapadpad na sana sa kararani pag-angin!

Ay susko,….. napundo sana su tulu nu nag-angin na. Na-puling sinra nu mga batiris sa kalsada. Uda’man nangyari sa mga ati ni mayor, idtu man gilayun.

Samantala, si mayor nagi-para gastus idtu sa byung pinalinig, byung pina-amut, byung pinagayun a ipinagi-baluy nyang maputing “rumaraga.” Idtu, sige sana kan limpia nya.

Nguana ko sana naintindian.

Su lalung,… uda man palan palung.

Su ayam,….. batuk sanang batuk…e barking on the wrong tree and achieving nothing but nuisance.

Su ikus…meeyaow sanang meeyaow.

Sinrang tulu, uda’ man naginibo sa paglimpia nu mga ati’ ni mayor. Kepwan si Meyor man gilayun maglimpia nu mga ati’ nya pag-uli’ nya.

An problema, idi’ man ni mayor nakikita su mga ati’ nya ta priming uda’ sa baluy…ta pirming ga-susumpit pag-ali’ sa opisina pedtu sa sanyang kuta’…ta pag nag-uli nya, ka-arayu pirmi an pag-isip (ga priming nasa japayuki)….ta pag nag-uli, ka-alangkaw kan ku’ku’ nya, idi basing nya makikita su ati’ sa lami’til nya….ta pag-uli, maski su muta nya idi nya nakikita, ta idi’ man nagi-salming.

Uda kunu sya uras maglimpia sa baluy, ta priming pre-occupado sa trabajo bilang “servidor.” Pirmi kuno syang busy sa opisina, pero pag-inanap mo idtu, su secretario magi-sabi: “ ay sa manila si yor”,… “ay sa legaspi si yor, pina-angal ni Gob”…”ay nasa feeding program si yor” ,pero idi’ kayang sabiun kun talagang matud na “nagi-pa-susu si yor nu alaga nya sa Balugo, ….ay nasa Legaspi na palan….ay mali’ ….nasa Naga na palan.”

Malang tali’ ni Yor.

Idtu sa usad na baluy, pirmi syang nasa-salming nagpa-guwapo, priming naka tungro sa ibaba may gusto priming ma-si’rip, kaya priming malang-amut. Gusto priming nasa kwarto nu kabit nya. Idtu sya nagipara linig.

Idi’ ko sya naintindyan.

Nu may holdapan sa centro, ipinadara su pulis sa Bagsa ta tibad idtu basang marakup, kina pina-seminar sa legaspi…sa obaliw man sana palan su holdaper.

Nu binadil su Bombay sa obaliw, sa centro itinalaga su pulis buku man sa Obaliw para anapun su nag-badil.

Kagulping idi’ nagi-kaun iyan sa sulong, idtu sa Cagmanaba nagi-feeding program.

Nakalbu na su mga bundok sa Balogo, guminastos nin P1Million sa jatropa nu mga foreign investors idtu sa “bundok tralala” kunsaen sinra sana nakaisi kun may tinanum, uda’ iba.

May flat bed mechanical dyer na proyekto su Department of Agriculture sa Bagsa, nagastusan kuno sinrang P200,000 maski su DA nag finance nikadtu.

Nguana, su mga ati, idtu man sana sa baluy, pero idtu gusto magpara linig sa uda man ati.

Su corruption issues idtu sa blog, gusto magsimbag sa korte.

Aluay man yor! Aliun mo tabi an mga muta mo sa mata mo, para makita mo kun an kwartang gobyerno gagastos ninyo sa proyekto, o sa mga bulsa ninyo.

Idi' na dapat iboto an usad na opisyal kun salungat pirmi an sanyang solusyon sa problema. Pang-inunga mo kun pasaen? Pa Legaspi kuno, yun pala, pa Naga. Ugaling Oasnon? Ki'ta raw tabi' kun tama' yan!

Oasnons, keep these simple JP lessons in mind:

1.When you are a leader, be sincere. Keep your words. That is a hallmark of a good leader! Dont go to Naga when you say you will go to Legaspi.

2. Keep your surroundings clean. You do not need animals to keep it clean, they just soil it.

3.Stop barking on the wrong tree. If a dog barks without biting, it is a lap-dog. TUTA’ Yan, sigurado! Bayad na yan.

4.The Cat is noisy only when mating (pag nagpa-maru’). Pag may maingay sa bakuran mo, meeyaow-gang yan nag-nanakaw! Silipin agad at bugawin palayo’!

5.When a rooster does not have “palong”, inahin yan. Magsisigay man sana yan dahil “rumaraga kuno” yan, actually ‘gay’ sya, hindi ‘guy’.

Keep on laughing, …..but lets be serious with our tasks ahead. Corruption is no laughing matter!

This is happening in Oas and actually it happened in “tambayan”.

Pakara’ya baya ninyo, mga taga municipio!

Thanks, Redzar.

I don't think the website should bend to pressure from anyone to close Tambayan or any part of this site. Oasnon.org is 'freedom of expression-friendly' and should stay that way. There's a disclaimer- so people have been advised on where the buck stops. (Besides, it's a universal truth that bloggers 'own' their words- not the website. Even the biggest websites on earth can't possibly filter every posting that goes through their space.)

I think we should just move on. As I see it, this is a non-issue.

Hey JP,

In as much as I appreciate your symbolical narration, nonetheless, I would like to signify my dislike to using my pen name RUMARAGA in bad light. You reduced Rumaraga into a spineless immoral money-sucking bitch!

I let you pass this time……..

Rumaraga9

My apologies to Rumaraga9. I am sorry to have mentioned the generic word "rumaraga" the female chicken ripe for motherhood. It is not intended to refer to Rumaraga9. I respect you and do not intend to hurt you at all. I wish to correct the misimpression. Rumaraga9 was never in tambayan when the cat, Meeyaow was so noisy and arrogant while the "lap dog" keep barking at the wrong tree.

That was a noisy night, it disturbed the peace, solitude and silence of the night.

Again my apologies.

Way to go, JP!

Grabe palan kan mga istorya iyan sa Oas, ano? My question is, aram raw an mga gibo-gibong nguan kan big boss ninda sa Manila? Biraw ta ungaon ko su brother-in-law ko na kaparyentes ni madam ta tibad basang makapag-surat ki complaint sa pinakamataas na tao diyan. I think it's just right to let her know how dirty things apparently are back there. Tibad basang basahon an surat ki sarong New Yorker na nabungog na sa karurungog kan mga hinagpit nindo diyan. Masanit man sa payo saka makulog sa buot magpara-basa kan mga hinagpis kan Oasnons. Everytime nagakaon ako ki steak, nabubulunan ako ta naisip ko su mga akos na uda kakaon sa Oas. Maski kading ayam ko na si Oreo nagakaon ki steak man samantalang su mga tao diyan warang kakakan kundi kuko. Grabe ay- it's so wrong, however way you look at it. It makes me sick!

. . . susmaryosep idi basang ika pinang-guirabuan nikan a isinurat mo idi, francine.

ukay a prinu ta buku man sana ika nagi-basa nikading blog idi.
STEAK for Oreo! Steak dog food is not fit for human consumption, tabi. Baka ma-ilu ika!

Maski nagitirius idi man sinra nagi-kaun KUKU. sabi ngani nakaamwamu man sinra sa irak nin Dios. Don't add insult
to injury, they have had enough of this.

The same family name as Macapagal is not a pass to Malacaniang; maybe, only maybe, another ornament added to an extended twig in the family tree! no more no less.

Do yourself a favor, though this may perk your ego so badly, get down from your high-horse. Remember, we are Oasnons and that 'Cheers Principle' applies - I know you and You know me; although you are now a New Yorker as you claim to be.

Juan Likud, Jr.
Magiraba-raba na naman kan kalayu idi sa Ulat. Wanna bet?

Whoa, slow down Juan!

I'm sorry that you misinterpreted what I wrote, but I meant no disrespect to anyone. You obviously don't know me well, so it's easy for you to spin my words out of proportion. I'm not high up on a horse, never have been and never will be. I don't care about pretenses, Juan. I am for real, and I know how to give respect where it’s due.

The point that I was trying to get across, before you twisted my thoughts like a pretzel, is that your society does not respect the dignity of the human person. You seem to give no thoughts to the suffering of the people around you- through corruption and by enabling corruption in your neighborhood- you stifle the life out of the weaker segment of your society, denying them the opportunities, the support system and, more importantly, their God-given and inalienable rights to build a life that befits a human being. That is why, personally, I consider your issues as human rights issues, not just poverty-driven, and I hope other countries in the world will take notice and put you on a list of the worst-countries in the world. (Never mind trying to get one of your tourist spots into the New 7 Wonders of the World.)

Isn’t it true that even the most basic of necessities are often not met by many families there-like food and adequate shelter? What about that woman who jumped off a bridge in Manila and took her two young kids with her because she could not bear the agony of poverty and seeing her children go hungry day after day? My mother told me about that when she came back from a vacation in Manila. I cried over that one. What about that stampede in some TV station because of people’s great eagerness to get, what, some small freebies to fill in their need? That was very sad. What about that woman in Quezon City that rummages through garbage with her husband and kids, while her baby sits on a pile of garbage waiting. I gave my sister a small amount of money for her- but guess what. That money didn’t make it to her. Why? Because my sisters saw another woman who seemed worse off (can you believe that- worse than the family who was going through a garbage pile looking for food or scraps to seel!). The woman had 2 children, all blackened from constant exposure to the sun, living in the streets and seeking shelter in a park bathroom at night. Even in her desperate situation, she was trying to eke out a living, cooking little kakanins or whatever to sell to people, through some kind of portable stove she carries around. Her children sleep on the ground, with a cardboard for mattress. My sister said their small bodies were covered with mosquito bites.

I think you are playing stupid by indicating shock at my words… what’s shocking is seeing people go hungry, homeless and living in streets, and having people look the other way and pretend they see nothing wrong with the vision before them. Like those families that I gave Christmas dinners to last December. One grown man wept, a father, when he got the baked chicken, little toys for kids, pansit and other small items that I gave them and other homeless families like him on New Year’s eve. He said he never thought anyone would care about them. Several families like his lived under a bridge in Manila, and I asked one of my good friends there to seek those who have little children. I am a mother, and I feel for those children. Those children are not mine, but they are children of God. And they deserve love and caring too.

My bringing Oreo into the discussion is to stress that, in other societies, it is quite possible that animals are treated with far more love and care than your society does your own people. Oreo gets to eat on time, he gets a doctor’s visit, and he has a warm place to live, with people who care about him. Many people in your society fare worse. That was what I was trying to stress- the irony of it all.

And as far as your big boss. Well, shouldn’t she know what’s going on in the little towns like yours? Maybe she does not know the outrage that’s being done with public funds when no one is looking? I couldn’t imagine her being uncaring about that.

I know I can be blunt when expressing myself, especially about things that I feel strongly about. I am a human being, after all, and I have feelings and definite opinions about things. I consider it my right and my duty to express those in words. We all live in the same planet-- we need to care about one another.

Just an add-on...

A missionary said the homily at our parish's Sunday mass yesterday. He spent 13 years working for the poor in the Philippines, especially the 'magsasaka', as he called it, and was visiting to raise funds for the mission. (He spoke Tagalog!). He talked about the Christian mission and how things are in the Philippines, and their work in helping the farmers' cause. Something he referred to as CARP. Of course I don't know anything about this CARP (the carp I know is the kind that swims and gets fried for lunch!), but judging from his story and the brochure he brought with him to distribute to our parishioners, some grave injustice was being committed to the farmers and that some people who worked to help them have even lost their lives (his brochure showed their names and photos, I guess to humanize the great injustice)- killed by barbarians.

It was a sobering picture of the Philippines. Despite that, the missionary expressed joy at having served in the Philippines and says he would love to go back and help the people again.

Point is, the many outrage in the Philippines is not going unnoticed. I suppose now no one in my parish will ever consider visiting the Philippines as a tourist, ever. No one likes to see barbarians at the gate.

Francine,

Naïveté is aptly defined by your rhetorical rhapsody. It’s apparent that you are out of touch; idealism relatively is without measure while reality, though sucks, is living life the way it should be.

You speak of human rights violation, hunger, poverty, corruption, and the good-for-nothing zealots of status quo when you refer to our town and country and nothing is good enough for you.

US of A is always your pride, no mention of corporate greed, racial discrimination, the welfare queue, the homeless and ghettos, corruption and sex scandals, the deficit in trillion dollars, drugs and juvenile delinquency, etc.

All nations have their own social ills the only difference is they come in different shapes and forms, US of A is not an exception. Though, this is a common knowledge you have never acknowledged the dark side of America; always pointing an accusing finger to others. Chamorro doesn’t sound a US of A, a South-Central American maybe. They have problems there too, right?

Personality conflict is evident here too. You are always right and the person next to you is always wrong.

You pride yourself as being kind-hearted, caring but deep within is a cry for recognition – your right hand knows what your left hand is doing, all the time. We all know that you were one of the few who initiated OMF and contributed hard-earned $ from you and your clan; supported the parish in some of its parochial projects; etc. . . . These we all know ta pinagui bandilyung mong maray kadi. Though you deserve such accolades the purpose overshadows the noble intent.

Don’t turn the table on me and ask what I have done for Oas. It’s none of your business to know. It’s within me.

I beg the indulgence of others why my blog has been addressed directly to one person instead of sharing something in common for the good of our town. My only purpose is to address an issue - degrading the dignity of Oasnons and our country should not be condoned, no matter what the reason is.

Juan Likud, Jr.