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Name:   Tonyboy Morales
Address:   Catbalogan City, Samar
Email:
Date:   Nov 15, 2007

What's happening to our country, general?

Former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez uttered those famous words when Gen. Karingal visited him in the hospital after a failed assassination attempt.

What's really happening to our country? ZTE Broadband Deal fiasco, Malacanang payola scam, the unmeritorious and haste granting of pardon to a plunderer, Glorietta bombing, suicide of child named Marrianette Amper of Davao, COMELEC Legal Division head assassination, and most recently the Batasan bombing that killed 3 and seriously wounded several people. What's going on? Is God allowing the devil to wreck havoc in our beloved land?

My questions are more important than the answers. Why do we allow these things to happen? Why?

What's happening to our country, President GMA? You should ultimately answer these questions before the final tribunal in the pearly gates of heaven. Spare our nation from further wrath!

Name:   One Way Bike Club Tacloban
Address:   207 P. Gomez St, Tacloban City, Philippines
Email:   onewaybike@yahoo.com
Date:   11-14-07

Announcing The 1st Gov. Icot Petilla Inter-High school and Inter-Bike club MTB trackfest On Nov. 24, 2007 at the Tacloban City Sports Complex (foremerly Grandstand). Categories: High school events open to schools within Tacloban. Bike Clubs: open to all bike clubs in Leyte and Samar (elite; 30-39; 40-49; 50 upper age group, individual and team events).

Registration starts at 6am on Nov. 24, 2007. Games start at 8am. For details pls. contact one way bike club at onewaybike@yahoo.com or text mobile 09162307231- Dr. Alfred Lim.

Name:   Antonio Morales
Address:   Catbalogan, Samar
Email:
Date:   November 14, 2007

To Mano Mamerto Solis:

Kudos to your crusade to reduce noise pollution in the public market of Catbalogan City. Your recommendation to require the installation of devices that would reduce noise pollution is laudable. I just hope that the good mayor Tekwa is not deaf and dumb to recognize this problem.

I would suggest that your complaint should not only be coursed through the office of the mayor but also to the local Sanggunian because the latter has the rule-making power.

For a quieter market, I support!

Name:   Hero
Address:    Samar
Email:
Date:   11/14/07

Ha Mga Samarino,

Bag-o pala nga bumisita an aton Presidente ha Samar. Bumisita hiya ha Nothern Samar ug Eastern Samar para manhatag hin mga benepisyo hini nga mga provencias labi na an mga kalsada didto. Kay-ano nga waray man hiya bumisita sa Samar (W. Samar)?

Siguro para dire niya makita an guirarauti nga kalsada ha bug-us nga kalibutan, an kalsada tikang ha Calbiga ngadto ha Allen. O bangin guin tatagan niya hin importancia an Eastern Samar kay maupay dumipensa hi Mr. Evardone hit iya mga cash gifts tikang ha Malacanang. Para hit damo nga napaki-ana kon maupay na an aton kalsada sa Samar, an akon asawa kinadto ha Samar via Tacloban dida han 11 Nov., 2007. Siring niya tikang ha Calbiga ngadto ha Allen an grabe nga situwasyon. Kay-ano nga dire pa ini guin aayad. Siring han usa nga Samarino nga an continuous disrepair hiunong han surface movements ngan brittle land surface kay volcanic daw an surroundings han Samar, asya nga an aton kalsada pirme la ruba.

An akon ha iya masisiring, permi gadla ruba kay waray pa man ayda ini nga kalsada tikang han pag-himua han panahon pa ni Pres. Marcos. Ikaduha, waray man ngani volcan ha Samar, mas maupay pa it kalsada ha Bicol nga duha it vulcan, kon surface movement it pagbabasihan.

Hangyo ko hit akon ig-kasi Samarinos nga magmata na kita, ayaw na kita pauwat hit mga buwa-on nga politicos, atohi ta an aton kakuri-an pina-agi hin prinsepyo nga matadong.

Name:   Taga Darahuway Dako
Address:   Catbalogan City, Samar
Email:
Date:   Nov 14/07

Hi onong ini han pagbisita ni PGMA ha Eastern Samar han okasyon han ira 42nd founding anniversary. Nahipapausa man la ako kay ano nga diri natatagan hin atensiyon an Samar hi onong hin mga programa han gobyerno labi na an poverty alleviation tikang hit national leadership.

Maaram ako nga malakas hi Libanan kan PGMA pero kay ano nga hadto nga panahon nga hi Nachura dikit pa kan PGMA han hiya pa ang Presidential Legal Counsel ngan naging Solicitor General waray gamita an iya impluwensiya para matagan hin sadang nga bulig an mga Samarnon sugad hit mga proyekto yana nga guin papatupad ha Eastern Samar.

An problema kay sobra gud hin pulitika labi na ang mga influential nga politician, imbis nga mag burublig kay tapos na man ang election sige la ngahaw an pag inaraway. Sanglit kairo han mga pobre nga Samarnon nag aantos han kakurian. Nalabwan na kita han Borongan in particular ngan Eastern Samar in general hin development. Sano pa dawla kita makakatagtam hin kauswagan. Para han Governor, Mayor, Representative han Samar, ano na an iyo mga plano? Ano an iyo programa para han mga sakop niyo? May ada ba kamo 5 year dev't plan o no dev't plan?

Name:   Mamerto Solis
Address:   Barangay 11, Catbalogan City 6700, Samar
Email:   mamertog@yahoo.com
Date:   Nov. 09, 2007

To the Office of the Mayor
Cabalogan city, Samar

Sir:

Please be informed that our Public Market Meat Section is so very noisy, from everyday life its everyday a place of mute people. From 5:00 am to 7:00 pm we can hear nothing but a noise coming from (MOLINUHAN) grinder of meat, coconut, and etc.,plus the videoke.

Is there any solution to this matter? We’re so tired of this noise specially the other businesses here. My suggestion if you don’t mind, is to compulsory provide a silencer for their machine so that the meat section is not so polluted with noise.

Thank you, and the people of SAMAR NEWS.COM

Name:    Tennie Cruz Jubane Jr.
Address:    Soledad, CA, USA
Email:   VALJUBANE1957@YAHOO.COM
Date:   11/08/2007

Marilou Quilapio,

Ako hi Tennie paryente pa niyo thru han amon Lola Casilda Tuazon Cruz nga mama nira Tio Max and Tio Maning ug akon Mama nga hi Rosario. I asked my mother about ha iyo if she can still remember that name of your Dad or Uncle who recently passed away, named Justo Quilapio. Akon mama nahinumdum pa gud kay sering niya ito hi Mano Justo niya and parents daw hito niya (Justo) mga Tio ug Tia daw niya ito nga Kikoy and Kakay Quilapio of Paranas nga indeed is a cousin han amon Lola Casilda. I still recall when I was a Medical student in Cebu City, MHAM-College of Medicine and of course I still remember the names like TOYTOY QUILAPIO and of course yours too.

Tikang ha Amon Mga JUBANE's CLAN and TUAZON- CRUZ CLAN.....CONDOLENCE Po !!! nga we will include Him, Justo in our prayers for his Reposed Soul that we believed (He) is now in the best care and in good hands of our loving HEAVENLY ALMIGHTY RIGHTIOUS FATHER IN HEAVEN !!!!

Name:   John Rimzart Kean
Address:   Toronto, Ontario M2N 6L9, Canada
Email:   jrkean_p@yahoo.com
Date:   November 8, 2007

Hello everybody! I would like to know some information about Arlando S. Arcebuche. He is a very special man to me and I sincerely long to hear from him. Thank you in advance for all your help. I truly appreciate it. Kindly e-mail me. Have a great day!

Name:   Elma Lim
Address:   DLSU-D
Email:   elma_lim@yahoo.com
Date:   Nov. 7, 2007

Hi Ms. Gina Suello-Sorilo! I chanced upon Samar News.com website and saw your name! so, you are writing for Samar News. How's life? I'm too excited to hear from you. It’s been so long since...I hope you will be able to read this.

Name:    Dudz
Address:   Can-avid, Eastern Samar
Email:   plaqz0179@yahoo.com
Date:   Nov. 07, 2007

Maupay nga ka adlawun ha atun ngatanan, nga mga Samarnon...ngan an atun pag kaurasa atun matagamtaman, biskan kon hegrayo kita nga mga lugar na han Samar...I’m proud na Samarnon ako...magin ma inuswagun la unta an Samar...ma upay nga oras ha atun nga tanan...god bless all...

Name:    Judith de la Cruz
Address:   2 Pickard Place, Durham, NC 27703, USA
Email:    judith@carolinarealtygroup.net
Date:   11/04/2007

Just want to say kumusta to the people of Samar especially to all Guiuananons! Please check our website, www.myguiuan.com and post your messages to all of our kababayans!

Hello to Papa Jose, Mana Wennie Felicen, Mana Naty Caliwan, Mano Didi Abrugar, Mana Delma Dumlao, Mano Boy Chua, Mano Rudy Abrugar, Mano Carling, and Mano Didi Abrugar, Auntie Doling and apos and the rest of the family. We wish Auntie Doling a complete recovery of her health! I love and miss you all!

I also want to say hello to all my relatives in Basey and Tacloban, the nawara Nanay Andring and Tatay Cari de la Cruz families, Tio Hugo, Tio Ponnie, Auntie Baby, Auntie Fe Belizar and families. Hi Ophel, Ate Dolly, Kuya Bell and the rest! I love and miss you all! Bisan na kami hirayo dida, diri kami ha iyo hingangalimot.

Also, I want to thank all my teachers in elementary (Central), high school (Assumption Academy '82) and college (UP-Tacloban '87), especially Ms. Carmen Aniano, the best English teacher in the world! Thank you for everything!

To the town of Guiuan and all its town leaders, esp. to Mayor Annaliz and Vice Mayor Jonas and to the rest of the Guiuananons, more power to you! Keep up the great work! To my classmates and friends I grew up with, thank you for everything! I feel so lucky and blessed that I was born and raised in our beautiful town of Guiuan. I took pictures of our town during my last visit. Visit this website: http://family.webshots.com/photo/2079116720092872149tyPIsI

Last but not the least, I want to say hi to my first love, Tony A. and his family. It’s been a long time. I hope you are doing well. Thank you for the memories. May God bless you wherever you are now.

To Samarnews, thank you for coming up with this wonderful website! What a great service to the community! I have it saved in my favorites now.

Until we meet again!

Judith de la Cruz
Broker-in-Charge/Owner
Carolina Realty Group, Inc
8521 Brier Creek Pkwy Ste 105
Raleigh, NC 27617
www.carolinarealtygroup.net

Name:   Marilou Quilapio
Address:   Ubanon Dist., Catbalogan City, Samar
Email:   
Date:   November 3, 2007

To:  All Relatives and Friends

Please be informed that the former president of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines, Samar Chapter, MR. JUSTO TUAZON QUILAPIO of Ubanon District, Catbalogan City passed away November 1, 2007, Thursday at Samar Provincial Hospital. His remains lie in estate at Samar Memorial Chapel (SMC), Catbalogan City. Funeral will be announced later.

The bereaved family would like to request prayers for the eternal repose of the soul of JUSTO QUILAPIO y TUAZON.

From,
The Quilapio Family
thru Sister Chiara Geronimo (Marilou Quilapio)

Name:   Edwin Farias
Address:   32203 Minturn Court, Union City, CA 94587, U.S.A.
Email:   efelys@pngusa.net
Date:   November 01, 2007

My wife and I are looking for our niece Leslie Acutin, nee, Tesada. She is/was married to Abe Acutin and we have heard that she has four children. We have had no contact with her since she left Dagupan City, Pangasinan, and we are very anxious to hear from her. If anyone knows her whereabouts please email me.

Name:   Denden
Address:   Brookside, Baguio City 2600, Philippines
Email:   dpkm2006@hotmail.com
Date:   October 31, 2007

Hello auntie Susan and everyone! i was surfing the net and i thought of papa Boy, out of curiosity I typed his name and here i am reading the Catbalogan website and his court cases. I’m just happy to read your name on the site and thought of saying hello to all of you.

Take care and God bless you all!

Name:   Sangkaymilo
Address:   Villareal, Samar
Email:
Date:   Oct. 30, 2007

THANK YOU TO SAMAR NEWS... MORE POWER! Ilayon ko inin PANAWAGAN!

With much sadness and sympathy to those left behind forever, I would like to inform our fellow GHS of the recent killing incident in Villareal, Samar. And I am urging every peace-loving Villahanon, Samarenyo and Filipino, to seek justice for the brutal death of Mano Eloy Pecorro who was strafed to death last Oct. 22, 2007.

We just hope na hindi polotika ang dahilan ng kanyang pagkamatay. Condolence sa mga naiwan lalo na sa kanyang anak na gusto makatapos ng kanyang pag-aaral sa UEP CA Pinabacdao. Saan na kaya siya kukuha ng kanyang pantustos sa kanilang pag-aaral? Sana mabigyan ng hustisya ng kanyang pagkamatay. Nanawagin kami sa sino mang may alam doon sa kanyang kamatayan...tulungan natin ang pamilya nila. JUSTICE FOR MANO ELOY AND STOP KILLING OUR FELLOW SAMARENYOS!!!!!!!!!!

Name:   Camilo Burgos
Address:   Canlapwas, Catbologan, Samar
Email:   camilo_burgos@yahoo.com
Date:   10-30-2007

Maupay nga adlaw mga kabaryo human na liwat an Barangay election an mga nagdaog maupay an mga waray ibotos ayaw naman kamo hin kiwa bangin naman sidngon niyo ginlimbungan kamo antos kay nadire haiyo an kadam-an. Pasinsiya di ba

Name:   Mrs. Liwayway Sumang-Lipata
Address:   62 Romana Ext. Blk 3 Magsaysay Village, Tondo, Manila 1013
Email:   lslipata@yahoo.com
Date:   Oct.29, 2007

To: All LIPATA Family, Friends and Relatives,

I’m begging for your help to locate the whereabouts of my father-in-law named PEDRITO GALVAN LIPATA. I am his daughter in-law here in Tondo and his son's name is JESSIE MOLDEZ LIPATA. He left Manila for 36 years ago now. My husband was then a 9 years older only.

He was first married to Juliana Moldez and have kids of 4 namely Joselito, Pedrito jr. Ariel (3 deceased), and my husband JESSIE whose still alive. Pedrito G.Lipata originated at San Jose Samar. His Mother's name was Eulalia Lipata and his father was Alfredo Galvan.

Please......!!!! send some information about my father-in-law if he's still alive or not. Makita man lang namin ang kanyang labi kung siya ay wala na. Maraming Salamat sa inyong lahat!

Name:   John Paul Acilo
Address:   69 P. del Rosario st., Catbalogan City
Email:   rcram9@hotmail.com
Date:   27 October 2007

PGMA PARDONED ERAP.... says the headline!! An reaction han akon sapit? What the f...? After six years of court hearings etc... it took only 5 mins. for PGMA to extinguish all the charges against a convicted plunderer. Waray nagani magbasul ngan mag admitir han iya mga sala.

Waray na man la ikonsidera an yano nga mga filipino. This will set a bad precedent for pending and future graft cases against government officials. Illustration? Mila Tan. Maaram na kita kon ano iton mahitatabo hini nga kaso.

Base hini nga development masisiring ko nga waray gud pag asa na iton aton hustisya> An hustisya para la hiton waray kwarta ngan mga waray koneksyon ha gobyerno. Diri naton mababasol hi PGMA. We can blame the system of transactional politics and Gloria is just exercising them.

Ano man an solusyon hini? Ambot la. Maupay pa lumangyaw na la. Hopeless na talaga dinhi!!

Name:   Eduardo S. Palmiano
Address:   Dubai, P.O. BOX 59, U.A.E.
Email:   epalmiano@yahoo.com
Date:  26/10/07

Salamat nga dako sa Samar News sa Message nga iyo guin himo ine at sa nga bumubuo sa sine nga program…akon lang pinaabot sa akon pagkumusta sa akon mahal na iroy nga taga Catarman nga naway ada permi kamo sin maupay lagi nga panlawas sa araw-araw...God Bless...

Name:    Tonyboy Morales
Address:   Catbalogan, Samar
Email:
Date:   10/26/07

World War 2 & Guiuan, E. Samar

Ken Burns' "The War" documentary series shown on PBS has awakened nostalgic memories of a war that has claimed millions of lives and how the Philippines stood as one of the major battle fields in the Pacific war theatre. The movie captured the difficulties endured by the Filipinos under the Japanese authorities. The movies received outstanding reviews from critics.

On the local front, the mayor of Guiuan claimed something which reads (as narrated by B. Azura, writer): "Logic points out, according to Kwan, that McArthur stayed in Guiuan first before going to Leyte because he already had Filipinos with him when he went offshore Palo beach. Then President of the Philippines Sergio Osmeña and Resident Commissioner Carlos P. Romulo, were with MacArthur upon landing in the gulf of Leyte. “Where would they (Osmeña and Romulo) come from if he (MacArthur) went straight from Australia,” posed Kwan."

The assumption of the mayor is pure and simple ignorance of historical facts and a disgusting failure of our education system to properly instruct our people including the mayor of Guiuan. The mayor is asserting a total ignorance to facts.

Let me emphasize, however, that Guiuan played a pivotal role in the conquest to recover the Philippines from the claws of the Japanese Imperial Forces. Its airstrip aided the recapturing of the Philippine territories and that should be the focus of the celebration and not those insane and incoherent claims of ignorant public servants.

This is another example of the failure of our educational system. History not properly taught is a recipe for disaster.

Name:   Richard Tan
Address:   Toronto, Canada
Email:
Date:   10/26/07

Calbayog ko hinigugma ta ikaw. . . . Pero guintamaktamakan ngan guin talumpigos san amon mga pulitiko na kawatan. Alayon pagmata ngan panimbestigar mga pulitiko naghahadi san diri ira truno, waray malasakit sa iya bungto. Diri kami mga buta ug bungol san haraba san amon mga katawhan. Kuno nagasenso pero an ungod sa papel la iton .. An kamatuoran kairo sa Calbayog. Kasakit pagpinsaron an akon hinigugma na syudad waray kapas umato sini nga mga pulitiko na kawatan...

Name:   Taga Samar Ha Langyaw
Email:
Date: 10/25/07

Maupay gad mag sumat hin kaupayan, bisan dire muna ngani ig sumat mahihikit an iton. Sira mismo an mag eestorya.

Bahin han pamatasan han Filipno Sa abroad. Kadam an ha amon, we keep quite, except san iba nga mga daldalero ngan, showee, guin tatamay an Pinas. Pero majority we protect our country. Sanglet dinayaw kita san majority sa bug os nga kalibutan labi na sa US.

Bahin naman han positivo ha aton lugar, makuri mag promote kon waray kita facilities to accomodate the tourist. Upayon ta an aton bungto ngan an aton opesyales unta open and honest government. Number one iton nga show window, han lugar. And if your people are good, you don't need to explain. The place will tell by itself. Pero kon an imo makikita extra judicial killings, bribery in large proportion, lagayan international. How can we tell them the positive views in our country?

The only thing that I can positively tell them is our natural beuty in our country, And we don't need to tell them especially our hospitality, that is why kon maupay la an aton govierno we will be one of the most progressive country in the world.

Name:   Sophie Daguman Mendiola
Address:   Quezon City
Email:   pearlshake07@gmail.com
Date:   24 Oct 2007

Hi, I would just like to solicit your help to locate my grandfather named DROZO DAGUMAN. Originally, he is from Dagum, Calbayog City according to my mom.

You may email me any contact details leading to my grandfather at pearlshake07@gmail.com any info will be very much appreciated.

Name:    Taga Catbalogan
Email:
Date:   October 23, 2007

This was posted in the Forum of the SSU website:

THE BETTER SIDE OF THE PHILIPPINES

The following was written by INTEL General Manager Robin Martin about the Philippines:

Filipinos (including the press, business people and myself) tend to dwell too much on the negative side, and this affects the perception of foreigners, even the ones who have lived here for a while. The negative perception of the Philippines is way disproportionate to reality when compared to countries like Columbia, Egypt, Middle East, Africa, etc.

Let us all help our country by balancing the negative with the positive especially when we talk to foreigners, whether based here or abroad. Looking back and comparing the Philippines today and 1995 (the year I came back), I was struck by how much our country has progressed physically. Consider the following:

1. The great telecom infrastructure that we have now did not exist in 1995. 1995 was the year the telecom industry was deregulated. Since then billions of dollars have been invested in both fixed line and cellular networks producing a system with over 5,000 kms of fiber optic backbone at a world competitive cost. From a fixed line capacity of about 900,000 in 1995 we now have over 7 million. Cellular phones practically did not exist in 1995; now we have over 11 million line capacity.

2. The MRT, many of the EDSA flyovers (including the Ayala Avenue flyover), the SKYWAY, Rockwell and Glorietta 4, the Fort, NAIA terminal 2 and most of the new skyscrapers were not yet built in 1995.

3. If you drive to the provinces, you will notice that national roads are now of good quality (intern ational quality asphalt roads). I just went to Iba, Zambales last week and I was impressed that even a not so frequently travelled road was of very good quality.

4. Philippine exports have increased by 600% over the past eight years. There are many, many more examples of progress over the last eight years. Philippine mangoes are now exported to the US and Europe.

Additional tidbits to make our people prouder:

1. INTEL has been in the Philippines for 28 years. The Philippines plant is where Intel's most advanced products are launched, including the Pentium IV. By the end of 2002, Philippine operations became Intel's biggest assembly and testing operations worldwide.

2. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS has been operating in Baguio for over 20 years. The Baguio plant is the largest producer of DSP chips in the world. DSP chips are the brains behind cellphones. TI's Baguio plant produces the chip that powers 100% of all NOKIA cellphones and 80% of Erickson cellphones in the world.

3. TOSHIBA laptops are produced in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

4. If you drive a BENZ, BMW, or a VOLVO, there is a good chance that the ABS system in your car was made in the Philippines.

5. TREND-MICRO, makers of one of the top anti virus software PC-Cillin (I may have mispelled this) develops its "cures" for viruses right here in Eastwood Libis, Quezon City. When a virus breaks in any computer system in the world, they try to find a solution within 45 minutes of finding the virus.

6. Today a majority of the top ten U.S. Call Center firms in the U.S. have set up operations in the Philippines. This is one area in which I believe we are the best in the world in terms of value for money.

7. America Online (AOL) has 1,000 people in Clark answering 90% of AOL's global e-mail inquiries.

8. PROCTOR & GAMBLE has over 400 people right here in Makati (average age 23 years) doing back-up office work to their Asian operations including finance, accounting, Human Resources and payments processing.

9. Among many other things it does for its regional operations network in the Asia-Pacific region here in Manila, CITIBANK also does its global ATM programming locally.

10. This is the first year ever that the Philippines will be exporting cars in quantity courtesy of FORD Philippines. (I have an idea this article was written between 2001-2002, so this operation should have been on-going for the last 3 years or so. CYN)

11. The government is shedding off graft and corruption slowly but surely. This is the first time in our history that a former president is in jail and facing charges of plunder. Despite all odds, we are still pursuing the ill-gotten wealth of Marcos now enjoyed by his unrepentant heirs.

Next time you travel abroad and meet business associates tell them the good news. A big part of our problem is perception and one of the biggest battles can be won simply by believing and by making others believe. This message is shared by good citizens of the Philippines who persevere to hope and work for our country.

56,000,000 Filipinos speak, read and write in English even if we have our own national language. Speaking a second language takes a certain kind of unique intelligence.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER FILIPINOS!!!