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Posts Tagged ‘Borongan’

Eastern Samar Road Watch (Borongan-Sulat Road Video)

By • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: Commentary, Videos

Below’s a video I recorded on my way to Sulat on April 22, showing areas where the road conditions are still in bad condition. Most of the roads within the vicinity of San Julian have already been repaired, although I noticed that some of the newly-asphalted roads already show signs of damage. I reckon this [...]



Bad Timing…

By • Feb 17th, 2009 • Category: Commentary

I was stranded in Cebu due to the cat and dog weather that was affecting the seas. The whole city at the instance gave me an air of festive mood. It was because of the Sinulog Festival that was brewing on its street. I can still feel the city’s jumping atmosphere until now even it [...]



Desperado…

By • Nov 13th, 2008 • Category: Arts

(this is my first time to write a waray-waray poem or siday. So pls I would appreciate some comments to improve the way I deliver it. I just would like to acknowledge Mr.John Docena Simborios, your poetry triggered me to explore my own dialect. Thanks! Here it goes…)



Beating the Fever…

By • Nov 11th, 2008 • Category: Commentary, Features

Let me call it “D-Day” – November 05 2008 for this day will never be forgotten. The reason is simple it is because it was the day wherein an African-American was elected as the “world’s most powerful man” or simply put as THE President of the United States of America. This victory of a person [...]



Human Rights Group Accuses Military of Torturing and Killing 3 Civilians in Borongan

By • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: News

A human rights group, Katungod-Sinirangan Bisayas, claims that the military tortured and killed 3 civilians in a remote barrio in Borongan last Sept. 3.