Monday, March 3, 2008
Cantilan Town Fiesta
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Depending on how you look at things, the recent town fiesta was either a success or another waste of resources. This has always been a problem for me: How do you measure the success of our town fiesta? Is it the number of stores that opened to sell varied items from pirated VCD's to ukay-ukay or is it the success of the different activities lined up by the LGU? Or is it simply the fact that we were able to get thru another fiesta without any serious incident happening? Or are you of that belief that our fiesta is plainly a celebration of our Blessed Mother's Assumption to Heaven?I had the chance of walking around the vicinity of the public market to look at what the temporary stores have to offer to the public for consumption. I saw different items being hawked on temporary tents that can be easily folded up and transferred to the next town fiesta. It is amazing to see the entrepreneurial abilities of our fellow Filipinos to sell whatever the public wants but it also poses a question for me: How far can these people take their entrepreneurial abilities? Is this all they are going to do for the rest of their lives or is this just a temporary station in their lives? I cannot imagine myself doing what these transient businesses do. They are like the gypsies of Europe, nomadic and never in one place. The term gypsy, however, is also associated with crime such as theft, as stereotypical as this may sound. Wherever they go, the incidence of crime goes up. But is it true in their case? Only our police department will know the answer to this. What I saw though in the public market and the town plaza is enough to make you wonder if the LGU is exercising their regulatory powers to control these transient businesses. If they can impose fees for permanent businesses from sanitation fees to fire prevention fees, what do they impose on these temporary businesses that may prevent potential problems from occuring if they are allowed to do business here?The first thing that came to my mind as I was walking thru the areas mentioned was the issue of sanitation. Where did these people dump their waste? With all those tents sprouting in the vicinity of the public market, was this not a public health issue that the LGU needs to seriously look into? I personally saw and smelled waste of different kinds, from the benign to the obscene. I could see plastic and all kinds of trash scattered all over the place and the putrid smell of human waste greeted me as I entered the place where the carnival was. I also saw in the public plaza clothes hanging from the trees surrounding the place. Was this not a public nuisance of the highest order? Have we regressed to being a third-rate town that we allowed this to happen? Why did our local government officials allow this to happen? Are we just content to say that they are there temporarily and that this is part of the celebration of the town fiesta? Can't we do something to change this practice? And who says celebrating the day of the Assumption is an excuse for this type of public spectacle?If this how we measure success of the town fiesta, then we might as well change the meaning of the word success which according to the online version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary means "favorable or desired outcome".I cannot pass judgment on the "success" of the different activities lined up by the LGU except for the event on the 14th of August which I was able to attend, the so-called Live Band Concert. It was lively, with the party-goers going at it until the wee hours of the morning. The gym, however, was a mess after the concert with puke, or as they call it in local parlance "bahug sa iro", all over the place. Overall, the "live-band concert" was a success if you go by the definition of the word in the sense that the desired outcome, which I believe was to have a good time, was achieved. Carnivals and all kinds of different activities form part and parcel of a town fiesta celebration but the activities surrounding the fiesta should be organized around the theme of the fiesta. The judgment of the overall success will have to be gauged against the overall theme of the town fiesta. Did it achieve the desired outcome of the theme? I guess only the organizers will know once they sit down and assess the results, if they ever do that, and your guess is as good as mine.
Cantilan: Surigao Travel Guide
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An old peaceful place in Surigao where sea foods are a plenty.
Make more adventure and experience in your travel to the Philippines by visiting the towns of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, and Lanuza from the province of Surigao del Sur.
A tourist destination in the Philippines uncorrupted by commercialism. Home to beautiful beaches, white sand islands, and great mountain ranges.
Discover our natural wonders. Our ecotourism sites. Rich and colorful traditions. And exciting adventures. Discover CarCanMadCarLan. And discover how easy it is to smile once more.
CarCanMadCarLan Municipalities
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People's War Bulletin at Mindanao
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NPA NEWS DISPATCHES
Bulletin 2007-05-10-aDate Posted: May 16, 2007 Successful Mindoro ambush yields 7 firearms
May 10. Mindoro -- Seven firearms namely an M203 garand, 2 M14 and 4 M16 rifles were confiscated by NPA fighters belonging to the Lucio de Guzman Command who ambushed 407 PMG PNP troops. The ambush took place in Sitio Tugtugin, Brgy. Batasan, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro at around 7:00 in the morning.
Five PMG troopers were killed and six were wounded. The NPA unit successfully retreated although one Red fighter was wounded in this legitimate operation.
Mayo 10. Mindoro -- Pitong armas kabilang ang isang M203 garand, dalawang ripleng M14 at apat na M16 ang nakumpiska ng mga mandirigma ng BHB ng Lucio de Guzman Command na tumambang sa mga tropa ng 407 PMG PNP. Ang ambus ay naganap sa Sitio Tugtugin, Brgy. Batasan, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro bandang 7:00 ng umaga. Limang tropa ng PMG ang napatay at anim ang sugatan. Matagumpay na nakaatras ang BHB bagaman isang mandirigma ang nasugatan sa lehitimong operasyong iyon.
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This is my own contribution to the growing "noise" in the blog world; my own way of saying things, of how or what I feel about certain issues especially those affecting my beautiful town of Cantilan and its neighbors to the north and to the south. Pardon the sometimes inordinate amount of words in the blog, thus the title. Please don't be shy to say whatever you want to say about my blog, nasty or otherwise.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Rubout or accidental death?
Last week, the body of Rommel Miranda was found floating at the Cantilan River near our public market. His body particularly his face was reportedly bruised up and signs that he was mauled were apparent. He was also in handcuffs when his body was found. According to reports, he was supposedly arrested and handcuffed the night previous to when his dead body was found to prevent him from causing a scene at a KTV bar. Previous to this incident, the victim caused a scene at the KTV bar and since the owner did not want a repeat of the incident she called the cops. 3 cops responded to the owners call for help. Two things come to my mind about this incident: firstly, shock that such a crime could happen to our otherwise peaceful town and secondly, that the police has not satisfactorily answered about their role in the incident.There's a big question regarding the role that the cops played in this particular incident. According to reports, the victim ran away after the cuffs were put on him. The cops did not even attempt to pursue the victim considering that he was under police custody. If this is true that the cops did not pursue the victim when he ran away, what was their reason for not going after the victim? Is it fear that they might get into trouble for running after a defenseless man or is it just plain laziness and complacency? Either way, they are in too much trouble for not performing what they were supposed to do.What has happened to the investigation? Up to this point, we still have to hear from the investigation supposedly being conducted by the provincial PNP.One thing I noticed about police investigations here in our town is that there is none. Our cops are not even trained to do basic investigative work or if they are, they do not know how to do it. They wait until somebody complains before they start investigating and usually, nothing comes out of it. If there is no complaint although a crime has been committed, they do not do anything. In other words, our cops are not proactive, they are reactive. And if ever they are proactive, as in the case of this victim, they get careless.Again, is this a case of a rubout or accidental death? Considering the way our police conduct their investigations, I wouldn't even venture a guess. I just hope that they will not try to cover up for their own kind. I also hope that if the cops who arrested the victim will be found out to be negligent in their work, sufficient punishment will be meted out to justify the death of Rommel. I think it is about time that our police will learn a lesson that doing sloppy police work will not be rewarded. There cannot be an excuse for it especially if somebody died in the process
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CAMPUS IMAGE HISTORY (1995-2007, Cantilan)
CAMPUS IMAGE HISTORY (1995-2007, cantilan)
BHM-1995
CAMPUS IMAGE-1996
batch 1
batch 2 - 1997-1999
batch 3 - 2000-2007
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