To the aspiring LOCAL LEADERS of BORBON!
Letters from a Borbonanon….
Please note that for the letter sender’s privacy, we omitted the author’s email address. Enjoy!
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Sunday, March 21, 2010 2:40 PM
From: “Concerned Borbonanon” <Borbonanon#2)
To: tagaborbon
CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCENT…
There is an absolutely abundant amount of Latin quotations that are used in literature and even in common everyday English speech. But only a small number of these meaningful phrases and eloquent aphorisms I found significant.
The one that struck the most to my eloquent understanding was reflected in the beauty of collective functioning for favored individuals in a certain organization. Thus, discounting all assumptions of aversion and loathing henceforth. In Latin, it was held as “concordia res parvae crescent” which means “work together to accomplish more”. These lines are the ones taught by the Roman emperor to their generals in their conquest for glory and claim of supremacy over the world in olden times.
Why I intend to pick this phrase is because I crave to deliver the message of “concordia re!” to our aspiring local leaders. On May 10th 2010, faithful Borbonanons will cast their votes for local leaders. Soon after, bunch of “honorables” will be declared to seat for the posts of mayor, vice-mayor and sangguniang bayan members. We, Borbonanons live with convictions that the elected local officials soon will lead us towards progress — hopefully!
The reign of power will be entrusted to them for three years and their official proclamation will therefore oblige them to manage the affairs of the LGU at their full discretion. What we expect from them during their tenure of office, will be an answer worth waiting for.
It is my intention though, to share my opinions to fellow Borbonanons especially that the sweltering matter of election is a diversion worth talking at this very time. Undeniably, we can read election-related headlines over the news nowadays. Even the social networking sites shares the same traffic for election buzz and reports. Blogs this, blogs that… parading the unyielding support of various individuals to certain candidate — we are for Noynoy! we choose Villar! Erap para sa mahirap! Gibo! Jamby!, Gordon! Perlas, Brother Eddie, etc. But better to remain privy over my preference for presidential candidate because the last time I demonstrated my devotion for one presidential candidate, it just caused me a lot of frustrations and disappointment. In short, the president I voted for, only end up to have been involved in several anomalies — ZTE broadband deal, hello Garci scandal and a lot more! And it makes me so obnoxious at the end.
So this time around, I would rather talk about local election than taking my share to the national stratum. Besides, I exhibited more interest on issues concerning local affairs right now— especially if it involves my beloved hometown of Borbon. As I read the article or blog shared by a fellow Borbonanon (re: Borj Macalintal), I’d be inclined to agree to his contentions. The challenges he made to our local politicians are veritable in nature. Though I feel the same emotions about some forgotten barrios in our municipality, I would like to append apprehensions to the recurring spirit of our local politicians. That I believe most of our local politicians have very sharp memories to the problems of their constituents when election period is in progress and then, they will tend to loss their memories when they already find their place in the municipal hall.
Ergo, I pray that St. Sebastian will guide our town folks to elect officials that would live up to their promises for the municipality of Borbon.
ON THE LIGHTER NOTE:
According to wikipedia, our beloved BORBON— is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines with a population of 32,278 people as per 2007 Census. It administratively subdivided into 19 barangays (upland/lowand).
The demographic structures according to income comprise more of farmers in the upland barangays and fishermen in the coastal areas while others have other sources of livelihood known to folks— raising livestocks, engaging in small-scale businesses like sari-sari stores, vending various type of stuffs that generates income, having one or two family member(s) working in the city to support the whole family and/or extended families in most cases, and all sorts of income-generating household jobs available.
ü A First-Class (?) Municipality…lol!
ü Sufficient Livelihood for Everyone (especially in isolated and remote areas)
ü Excellent Tourism Programs that Promotes the Natural Beauty of Borbon
ü Conducive School Facilities (kanang dili magtulo ang mga classrooms kong mag-uwan)
ü Proper Health Care for Everyone (kanang naay doctor nga mobisita sa pinakahilit nga lugar sa atong lungsod)
ü Stable Supply of Electricity (kanang dili ta mangapangos kong maglakaw sa awaaw nga dalan kay walay suga sa mga eskina)
ü Access to Clean Water (kanang naay poso nga masag-uban sa mga pobreng sama namo kay dili maka-afford sa pagpataod sa Borbon Water District)
ü Access to Information Technologies (kanang naay computer literacy program nga makadagdag sa nakat-unan sa atong mga kabatan-onan)
ü Suitable Roads and Bridges (kanang dalan nga dili anapog ug taytayan nga dili kahoy)
Furthermore, Borbonanon are happy and charismatic people, as I may say it. Even how intricate Borbonanons had experienced life, they still can afford to smile and take pleasures in whatever things they do. And I think contentment is a virtue that Borbonanons inimitably possessed. Perhaps a kind of quality and attribute handed down from elders among our elders. Though most of the time, propensity to change is not that common at all to Borbonanons especially if I will associate its fate in politics. Noble there is for Borbonanons who have entrusted their future to some “honest and respectable” local leaders. Unless somebody will dispute with the quoted words honest and respectable, then I’ll leave the rest for you.
Author: Concerned Borbonanon
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A CHALLENGE TO OUR LOCAL POLITICIANS
This article below was sent to our yahoo email address and I am posting this for every Borbonanons to read. I think this is the author’s intention in the first place. Enjoy!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:29 AM
From: “BORJ MACALINTAL – BORBONANON”
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To: tagaborbon
A CHALLENGE TO OUR LOCAL POLITICIANS
Long and forgotten, far barrios and sitios are most often forgotten. Some can even associate the remote sitios in the mountain areas as history. It’s as if, some barrios in our municipality are just nothing but milked cows. Wala koy gipasabot ha!
Battlecry of the poor… WHERE ARE OUR LEADERS!
Now that election is coming, I just want to share my sentiments and I advised every reader not to unravel my expressions as politically motivated — kay dili ra ba gyud! Ganahan lang ko mohatag sa akong opinion diri sa borbon website (free expression) hoping that our future leaders ‘if they happen to read my blog’ will consider and include these in their agendas.
And I want to discuss mainly the forgotten remote barrios of the Municipality of Borbon. This I want to share to our future leaders…“Yet, some of the mountain barrios in our municipality explodes with so much natural beauty, natural resources, it’s been a while that we ignore its potentials which, if we develop, with respect to the environment – it will create enormous local economic activity to help our barrio folks”.
— Borbon Folk—
Looking back to the pictures I saw in this website and to the places I knew… the Nonoc Cave, the Silmugi River, Dao Reforestation, Lunas Mountain View and some unexplored scenery in Bagacay and going as far as Bili, Clavera & San Jose, etc.
Yeah, I do sound like one politician campaigning for my political agenda this coming May, 2010 Election, but nah? I am just an ordinary citizen who wishes to make amend with our future or incumbent local leaders now that the heat of the election is felt…to please consider giving priorities to our barrio folks para mahatagan sad tawn sila ug gamay nga panginabuhian. Pastilan jud!
Anyway, I am not talking about giving them fish… but to lead them in the fishing ground where fishes are abundant, as an old saying goes… mora ug lahi man siguro to nga panultihon!
Sa atong mga umaabot nga haligi sa lungsod, I am appealing in behalf of the barrio folks to allocate some budget for the development and promotion of our natural beauties para mamahimo kining tourist destinations which would somehow generate livelihood (local jobs) in the process.
To give you a tour of my experiences at the barrio, please allow me to take you back down memory lane.
As an initial contribution to this Taga-Borbon website, let me bring you to my beautiful Barrio Kaligdag Bugon – the land of the kamuting-kahoy and home of the takyong (tree snail)…lol. Enjoy!
To go there, you need to ride all types of public transpo available – from bus to jeep to tricycle. The long journey to my barrio will end with this habal-habal ride……traversing the long and winding hagunoyan barangay road.
In fairness ha, the last time I visited my barrio was that I noticed a “putol-putol” nga construction of cemented road but reaching as far as eskina sa lumboy only… but doesn’t even reach half the stetch of lubak-lubak nga dalan padulong sa among plaza.
In my barrio, there’s plenty of bahay kubo (read: poverty). But God has always spared my place from any calamities. His blessing to my barrio is never-ending. Naks… He blessed us with plenty of coconut trees to make copra…hahaha… and overflowing with the bounty of harvest time, kamunggay, agbate, okra ug uban pa.
BARRIO LIVELIHOOD
Gathering of tuba (coconut wine), coming from the coconut trees are typical jobs in my barrio. Farming and the old-school sabong kada Domingo is also classical… hahaha
THE BARRIOTIC LIFESTYLE
I remember our usual gimikan will be at the ‘bungtod ug kakahuyan’ where your voice will reverberate even as you speak with your barkadas. Our playground was at the katubhan and we play all sorts of games during our youth. And the water system stem from the spring… mag sag-ub lang ug tubig para imnon ug ilung-ag… didn’t even know the more conservative consumption of mineral water coming from France (Evian or Volvic) in my old days. And our typical cocina was the classic clay pot — or we used to call ‘kon’ and we’ll gather dry woods to create fire.
LEISURE AND ACTIVITIES
Beach bumming, picnic, stroll sa kabukiran and sleep under the shades of mammoth mahogany trees.
THE PATRON
Patron (fiesta) is the most celebrated event each year. Young and old gather together in the barangay plaza for the disco. Even if we are far from the mainland, we still find time to scout a habal-habal para lang gyud makalugsong. Modern music and classical ballrooms… cha-cha to the tune of GIKUMOT-KUMOT …and watch the annual ms. barangay beauty pageant. Life in the barrio is soo hirap but people there are always happy.
Today, my barrio is still the barrio I used to know 15 years ago. No changes and seem like forgotten by our leaders who had promised for various development in every political campaigns and in every elections ‘to come’.
Each year, there are millions of pesos allocated for municipal projects like road widening, repairs and infrastructures but only to the selected fews. Pastilan jud!
Anyway, I still believe that time will come that our leaders will start to focus their attention sa atong mga taga-barrio. I have reason to believe that Borbon has so much to offer for tourism programs. We’re rich in natural resources… we have unexplored caves, white beaches, subterranean rivers, rock formations, waterfalls and diving sites.
Hellooo DOT (Department of Tourism) where are you? Hellooo local leaders, wake up!
I have high dreams for my barrio (and for every barrio in the Municipality of Borbon too) – conducive school facilities, health care for everyone, stable supply of electricity, access to clean water, computers and access to internet at por Diyos por Santo!!! And a suitable road going to my barrio… para dili na intawon magkalapok akong sapatos pagtungas nako didto sa amoa puhon.
I hope you enjoy a quick trip to my barrio Kaligdag-Bugon, I shall visit the place next summer, if you wish to join, let me know, KKB tayo.
Bottom line: WAKE UP EVERYONE!
Author’s Name: Borj—Barrio Kaligdag-Bugon
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Borbon Fiesta 2010 Pictures now Available
Hello Borbonanons!
Please take a look at our PHOTO GALLERY Section for the latest pics from our Borbon Fiesta 2010.
Thanks to Ms. Alma Mondigo and her friends for sharing these pictures with us.
San Sebastian Martyr, our dear Patron Saint
Borbon Fiesta 2010 Altar decoration
CONGRATULATIONS to our Silmugi Festival Queen 2010; Ms. Earl Daves Rose Garcia, from Tabynglawom, Cadaruhan, student of Cebu Normal University, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. David & Elma Garcia. She represented Borbon National High School.
Ms. Silmugi Coronation
CONGRATULATIONS also to the Silmugi Festival Winners namely:
Don Gregorio Antigua – winner of the elementary division.
Borbon National High School for the highschool division
Silmugi Festival 2010
Click here to go to Silmugi Festival Photo Gallery.
Please check back more often for we will be posting more Borbon Fiesta 2010 photos as soon as we receive copies from our Taga-Borbon BOD; Babes, who is in town for the fiesta.
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