Happy village kids … Obviously contented with what’s going on with their lives in their serene and breezy village of Gawad Kalinga, a new community of poor families that sits on the mountain slope in baranggay Osmena just outside the poblacion, this group of kids has convinced photo enthusiast Arnel P Hernandez to snap them for possible Facebook posting. They were rowdily playing around that morning while the rest in the village busied themselves with home chores, being a Saturday. Last January, Japan-based Balikbayan Arnel P Hernandez visited the GK village, now known as Ancop village (Ancop for “Answering the cry of the poor”), to snap pictures for MWBuzz. – Text by ALFREDO P HERNANDEZ
A little more patience … This rickety jeepney is about to take off for another torturous drive to one of Mambulao’s far-flung baranggays, heavy with passengers, provisions and foul mood. By its look, this contraption has seen better days but would have to grind its way just the same as in the previous day through the bumpiest roads Mambulaoans have ever seen to render a service vital to the daily lives of hapless rural dwellers. One of these days maybe, the ride to town from the farm, and back, would be a little bit easier and a little more comfortable, thanks to the local government’s effort to rehabilitate impassable roads, build new ones and concretize those crying out for a facelift. It may do good somehow if able Mambulaoans – particularly those with means – help in this road-cementing effort by chipping in a bag or two of cement. It could burn a hole in the pocket but would give our rural roads a new lease on life and our rural people the much-needed push to be more productive. Truly, what they badly need is a genuine inspiration only an honest municipal government could offer. – Text by AP HERNANDEZ/MWBuzzpic by ARNEL P HERNANDEZ
Still unspoilt … This is a portion of the shoreline along the road to Baranggay Osmena on the outskirts of the poblacion of Jose Panganiban town. A scene like this easily pleases the eyes of anyone who happens by this end. Sadly, it is a sharp contrast to what is seen along the beach of Baranggay Parang on the other side of the town – filthy, stinking and thriving with disease-carrying germs populating the tons of community rubbish carpeting the beach. You’re right: An item for the Guinness Book of World Records. - Text by AP HERNANDEZ/MWBuzzpic by ARNEL P HERNANDEZ
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ReplyDeleteI wish the municipal government of JOse Panganiban would bother about the sad plight of the community's beach - the Parang beach -- which is just a kilometer away from the town hall where Mayor Ricarte Padilla stews everyday on the glory of his baranggay cementing effort.
ReplyDeleteI wish the municipal government of JOse Panganiban would bother about the sad plight of the community's beach - the Parang beach -- which is just a kilometer away from the town hall where Mayor Ricarte Padilla stews everyday on the glory of his baranggay cementing effort.
ReplyDeleteRICARTE MAY BE SCORING HIGH MARKS ON HIS ROAD PROJECT BUT HE HAS MISERABLY FAILED IN PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE FILTHY BEACH AND IN PROMOTING THE WELLNESS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG THE SHORE. COME TO THINK ABOUT THAT. THE WORLD NOW IS FAMILIAR WITH PARANG BEACH AND ITS DUMPSITE-LIKE STATUS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT RICARTE COULD JUST TURN A BLIND EYE ON THIS ONE. WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT THE RUBBISH WAS THERE WHEN HE BECAME THE MAYOR BUT THE BONE OF THE MATTER IS THAT HE ALLOWED IT TO MULTIPLY OVER TWO YEARS OF HIS GOVERNANCE. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT?
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