(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…)
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 [...]
Being divorced from my favorite pastime which is news eaves-dropping brings such nostalgia to my searching mind. Hence, I thought of scanning the archives of our bookshelves in our boarding house. It was the 23rd August 2008 issue of the Inquirer that I saw a man in white face down in a tarmac. It was [...]
I’m reposting here the entirety of Elbert B. Cainday’s piece entitled, ‘The Few and the Proud’ (with his explicit permission of course). It was written a little over a month ago, but it still is relevant. Read on.
Borongan City’s Vesper Night Grand Ball was an eye opener of the state of peace and development [...]
Paglalakaton ko ini nga dalan
tipahirayo ha imo
THE 3rd BOB MARLEY MUSIC, SPORTS & ARTS FESTIVAL
April 10-11 5:00 pm @Esadef Borongan City Eastern Samar
(Siday nira Andrea Amoyo Sagaoinit, Marilyn Sagaoinit Alar, ngan Ben Alar.)
Sabang nga baraan, salog nga Borongan
Asay gintikangan bungto nahingadnan
Madakmol nga borong kada kaagahon
Asay an tigaman hadton kadaanan
Diyos nga makagarahum
Nga naghimo han Borabod Hamorawon
He nanay,he tatay,sugad man han akon mga sangkay
kami ngatanan ha ilarum han hamurawon danay natambay
Mga lumalabay man liwat agsub nanmamahuway
Pagtanggal han butlaw ngan pamuhay-puhay.
ako in usa ngan seminarista
mayda ko ig-iistorya
karuyag ko unta magpadi
iyo gad man buligan pangadi