A portion of the Parang-Larap road being cemented. - Photo courtesy of LGU-JP
Emerging
"Bayanihan" spirits way to go
IT IS heart-warming to know that the residents of baranggays Malapayungan and Calero have shown great deal of "bayanihan spirit" towards helping the road cementing project of the current municipal administration. Report reaching Mambulaoans Worldwide Buzz indicates that folks in these communities have offered their labor "free of charge" in partnership with Mayor Dong Padilla's "progress in solidarity". More power to our "kababayans" from Malapayungan and Calero.
IT IS heart-warming to know that the residents of baranggays Malapayungan and Calero have shown great deal of "bayanihan spirit" towards helping the road cementing project of the current municipal administration. Report reaching Mambulaoans Worldwide Buzz indicates that folks in these communities have offered their labor "free of charge" in partnership with Mayor Dong Padilla's "progress in solidarity". More power to our "kababayans" from Malapayungan and Calero.
The “kalamansi” has become a new fixture in the local gold mining operations
Why
"kalamansi" too expensive in J.P
WHO
WOULD ever suspect that "kalamansi or kalamunding " these days would
create an "incredible wonder” and “technological breakthrough” not only as
food flavoring, popular drink, antiseptic, blood purifier as well as great
natural deodorant alternative? (Just apply or rub it into your armpits
after taking a bath and it will do its job wonderfully). A small, flavor-and-acid
packed fruit that has a distinct citrus taste sometimes described as cross
between lemon and mandarin orange, kalamansi has gone much farther from
its traditionally known function. From average P20 to P30 per kilo two weeks
ago, "kalamansi or kalamunding" now commands from P95 to P100 per
kilo and is getting harder to find each day at JP’s vegetable
market. Biggest suppliers from the province of Quezon and Batangas as well
as that from Sipocot, Camarines Sur were
all "scrambling " to get the larger share of the
pie and have been to other neighboring places to meet
customers’ demand for this "humble fruit”. Do you know why?
Well, someone with fabulous and highly innovative mind introduced the
use of its acid to find gold dust with their
"pabirik"(panner). People currently using kalamansi juice
believe that somehow , remarkable moments has finally arrived
with lots of human and environmental advantages to count with. “Asugi"
or mercury has never been a real choice of any "magkakabod"
because it is costly and dangerous to humans’ health.
(Some
information inserts were taken from: Rommel Bangit D315's Website, Market
Manila by marketman website)
Dearth
of carpenters willing to work in JP
IF
EVER you are building a house or any building in Jose Panganiban, it is being
advised to "import" carpenters somewhere else. Otherwise, you won’t simply find any carpenter willing to
work for you. With the current legal daily minimum rate, carpenters or related
skills would rather be gold panners earning P1,000 per day than work
for eight hours under the sun for peanuts. Gold is everywhere in JP
and can you blame them if they refuse to accept your job offer?
Drivers
recognition day (May 5, 2012)
EXCEPT
for the"kolorums" (non- registered) tricycle drivers, everyone
joined the almost 1,000 plus colorful parade highlighting the First
Drivers Recognition Day in Jose Panganiban last may 5, 2012. Mayor Dong Padilla
and his administration acknowledged the great contribution of this
mode of transportation to the people of Jose Panganiban and its economic
well-being. Each route has its own leadership organization and
operates distinctly from others.
Soaring
numbers of administration candidate (applicants for councilors
(2013 elections)
A FLASH
report from reliable source said that some few dozens of candidate
applicants for town councilors for 2013 local election are trying to
"squeeze themselves in" to the remaining three spots under the Padilla administration
ticket. The five same-political party-members re-electionists SB Aristeo
E Arenal, Romeo M Arena, Sarah Marie P Aviado, Carlos R Taboada and Felino M Schneider
IV are almost assured of inclusion. It is apparently not that easy picking up
someone from the pool of qualified candidates as its titular head. Mayor Dong
Padilla seems taking his time to decide and making 100% sure that his
final slate and recommendation from political advisers, allies,
vice-mayor, council's partymates, immediate relatives and community
elders are all but one. It was said that individuals of various
professions, careers, job experiences, ages and gender are among the
many applicants. Transparency, accountability, good governance, honesty, humility
and respectful constituents, social services , infrastructure
projects, resourcefulness, LGU accessibility , concern to everyone
and lastly, ZERO TOLERANCE for graft and corruption summarize
the mindset of the Padilla- Non tandem. "Serbisyo sa Tao Alay sa
Diyos" (Service to our people is our offerings to God) is
their battle cry. Latest highlight: A whole family clan with
more than 30 from Baranggay Bagong Bayan recently pledged their political affiliation
and support to mayor Dong Padilla and his administration. They were once with
the other "political camp".
If
you can, I can do the same
UNKNOWN
to non-residents and overseas "Mambulaoans", our brothers and
sisters from the hinterland, which we had known (during our younger years
in Mambulao) as "kabihog or aetas" are equally into the same
livelihood grind with everyone these days. Remembering those years in the
50s and 60s – for them to survive and feed their families, they came down from
their mountain lairs with wild boars, birds, “bayawaks”, “uways", “kangos”,
“kamotes”, “saging”, “papaya”, "pakos”, “bayabas” and
"limurans" in exchange for Argo laundry bar soap, rice, colorful clothing for women and children, sharp
bolos and spears (for hunting purposes) candles, "calderos", Cortal
tablets (painkiller) and of course "Sioktong” (a wine) or “Marka Demonyo"
(gin). Without doing their native tribal dance (once they got tipsy) their long
journey to the lowland would never be complete. Aside from attending
regular basic education, our brothers and sisters are now engaged in
small-scale mining to earn a living just like any regular "magkakabod”.
They are much aware of the prevailing prices of gold in the marketplace at
any given time.
JP prices for basic foodstuff
IF
YOU been away home as OFW, or has settled in foreign land or live somewhere
in the Philippines, will you not be anxiously enough to know how's your
current earnings, retirement pensions, time deposits, stocks dividends, investment
returns from your company's 401k or just pure savings can cope up with
food prices in Mambulao if your ultimately choices settling back
home ? A relative of mine recently gave me the following information and
here are some of the very latest items and prices:
One
sack of rice, 25 kilos first class "denurado" - P1,150
Fresh,
big size of galunggong-- P100 TO p120 per kilo
Fresh
small size of galunggong- P80 per kilo
Bangkulasi
fish, fresh -- P250 per kilo
Turingan fish,
fresh --P200 per kilo
Tangigi,
fresh -- P250 per kilo
Gulay
na “pako” P8 to 0 to P10 per bundle
Kangkong “puting tangkay” -- P7 to P10 per bundle
Just
like everyone back in JP, it is so critical to discuss the price of
electric power because barely, according
to the information source, price per kilowatt is not feasible to
determine in the DARK -- brownout kadalasan kasi.
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