Eastern Samar Roads Continue to be a Problem
April 28th, 2008 | by Ced Solidon |More than a year after he has written the Thousand Lakes article, Cyrain Cabuenas of Inquirer Visayas has seen no change in the condition of the roads in Eastern Samar.
In his April 26 article at the Inquirer, Cabuenas talks about the complaints people still have about the bad roads of the province. These roads do not only make traveling literally a pain in the posterior, it is also beginning to hurt the pockets of some transport operators. Cabuenas interviews a bus operator who thought that switching from operating jeepneys to buses would save him money only to be overwhelmed by the high maintenance costs caused by the bad roads. Then there’s a comment by a priest, Dan Gañas, who said that Eastern Samareños are the country’s safest drivers because they, “could not drive fast in the dilapidated highways.”
The problem would have been at least partially solved, according to the report, with as much as 600 million Pesos already allocated for the rehabilitation of Eastern Samar’s roads. However, the bidding and the release order for those funds have been delayed due to, “some technical problems,” according to Pacita Gavan, the former district engineer who is now assigned at the regional district office.
You can read the entire article by going to the Inquirer.net website.
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Ced Solidon started the team blog. He currently works as a freelance writer. Aside from that, he also maintains a writing blog, Write Like a Rock Star! He loves to read books and play music.
12 Responses to “Eastern Samar Roads Continue to be a Problem”
By boboy on May 1, 2008 | Reply
Nakakahiya talaga kalsada natin dyan sa eastern samar pinagtawanan nga ng mga kaibigan ko ng makita nila to nong mag bakasyun kami..damn road …sabi nila ..paanu uunlad turismo ng eastern samar kung ganun ka panget daanan natin?mga bulok na mamahala sa goberno mga korakot na politiko ..walang pagbabago.gov. evardone wala kang nagagawa kundi magpa interview na gagawin na ang kalsada.mag pa interview kana kung nagawa na yan na kalsada.
By Niknok_Cepeda on May 3, 2008 | Reply
well according to my favorite mentor: “thousand lakes!” hehehe… Congressman Nonoy was pissed off by that title of the road.
By sandz on May 13, 2008 | Reply
hay grabe talga it dalan ngada… before from san julian to borongan it would take me 30 minutes ngayon grabe 1 hour na… ureally cant drive fast kay kairo hit sarakyan nakakaiha pa it pag liniko liko kay na escape hit lubak, kairo liwat hit mga studyante nga ngbyabyahe everyday guol guol mandaw pirme…
By poblano on May 14, 2008 | Reply
TO THE WEBHOST:
dunno how to create a topic, so pls help me create one on this regard. SALAMAT!
A FORMER SEMINARIAN DENNIS CABACABA OF SALCEDO, E. SAMAR PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY DUE TO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.
PRAYERS REQUESTED HAN MGA NAKILALA
By Ced Solidon on May 14, 2008 | Reply
blano, yes, another blano told me about it last night. my internet connection’s still intermittent but i hope our comments would suffice for now.
my prayers are with him. three batches lower hiya ha akon.
By butchok on May 20, 2008 | Reply
iton dalan it usa nga pinakadako iton role para hit pag asenso hit usa nga community. para masugad naton nga asensado it usa nga lugar, dapat damo it pinagkakakitaan hit mga tawo. uunan-on pakag asenso ngin makuri maagi-an iton dadlan para hit mga negosyo. magbabaligya ka pala hit imo produkto, lugi ka na dara kay mahal na it gasolina, ruba pa it im sasakyan dara hit ka gurak-gusak hit dalan. uunan-on di masusugad it sitwasyon ngin imbis nga igpapaupay hit mga opisyal hit gobyerno it nga kakalsadahan, puro kurakot nala it ginhuhuna huna. diri ngani agian hin maupay nga panhunahuna it mga opisyal hini nga lugar, bisan san-o diri maasenso it eastern samar.
By Ced Solidon on May 20, 2008 | Reply
i agree butchok. importante man gud iton dalan para pagpadali hiton transportasyon diri la hiton mga tawo kundi pati hiton mga produkto nga ginbabalidya.
unta mahuman na iton ‘technical problems’ nga nagpupugong hiton pag-release hiton funds. hehe.
By p. estehanon on May 21, 2008 | Reply
first, i don’t agree nga di naasenso it eastern samar. butchok should doesn’t see the most obvious - natikag-upay la ngan natikadamo it sarakyan hit mga politiko ha bug-os probinsiya. isn’t that development? second, i also disagree han iya siring nga diri damo it ginkakakitaan hit at mga tawo. buta ka ba,butchok? ada an swertres, holdap, pag-casual, ngan pag-pion ha mga construction. nag-diversify na it income sources hit at mga tawo. diversification is the by-word these days and the secret to prosperity. kun maestra ka dapat magin vendor ka daman. kun parag-uma ka dapat mabaro ka magpataya. kun politiko ka dapat magin contractor ka gihap. gets, butchok?
By eb on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply
just glad to visit this site.
By Ced Solidon on Jun 3, 2008 | Reply
Welcome to the blog, eb!
By mara magnon on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
technical P O C K E T este problems on eastern samar road project should be set aside first by this greedy politicians in our province for all ESTEHANONs welfare. sad to say those who are in office right now are just like their BOSS, the master of all corruption no other than MADAM GMA. not to mention LIBANAN isssue hehehe…. (am i right p. estehanon????) mmm…. sana kunin na sila ni lucio…
maupay nga adlaw ha ngatanan nga mga ESTEHANON!!!
glad to visit this site. eastern samar feels like just a wink of an eye from manila
from: mara magnon
By jm on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply
darn röads!bèsides the hasslè öf delaying ur röutès,it pissès u öff realizing that thè fundings are kept ön höld by thösè black-blóöded göv’t öfficials.well,i knöw-we’re living in a 3rd wörld cöuntry but…duh!ain’t it öbviöus wè’re sinking döwn bcöz öf nònstöp cörruptiön?it’s just sad,knöwing that pövèrty fires up mörè bcöz öf some grèédy parasitès sucking the rest that the cöuntry have. I had my vacay a mönth agö & the röads really freaked mè öut.i wud say bravö tö the göv’t öfficials whö shöuld have döne möre 4 the pèöplè & yèt öpted 2 keep it 4 a brand new car ör a jaw-dropping property.mahiya kayö nöh?kakaawa ang mga taöng lublöb na nga sa kahirapan,nde man lng mkapiyök sa mga mali na nangyayari sa göbyèrnö. the place they live in shöuld at least be their cömfört zöne.sad…really sad:(