By PERCY A OSTONAL
BE IT online or in print media,
I have not seen too many mediocre hometown news outlets anywhere across the
country that survived without advertisement.
As Jeff I Richards, PhD Mass
Comm said: “Advertising is totally unnecessary unless you hope to make money.”
At Mambulaoans Worldwide Buzz
or simply MWBuzz, preparing articles for the next issue, launching them all the
way on the news website each time for the past two years ... (two years?
Gee-whiz ... that long?) and earning no revenue from advertisement was
insane!!.
Well, Mr Fred P Hernandez,
editor-in-chief, founder and administrator and myself as co-founder, are not
here for business proposition or profit.
As true natives of our town
Mambulao, it has always been our heartfelt gesture of "giving back"
to the place we called home and consider what we could do as a patriotic act.
It was in November 11, 2011
when we launched the maiden issue of the first and only Mambulao online news
and since then per record, our readership has grown from zero to 11,000 plus
across the world over today .... bringing news updates from our town and
people, local politics, JP-LGU, human interest stories, obituaries, celebrations,
high school reunions and anything of importance to our readers.
As Mambulaoans Worldwide Buzz celebrates its 2nd year of founding, we
would like to share with you some of the messages, comments, greetings or
simple "hello " from our kababayans and friends from the four corners
of the world:
"In behalf of my family
here in California and in Jose Panganiban, we would like to congratulate MWBuzz
on something more than reporting news, feature articles, community updates and
events. Through the integrity, knowledge and enthusiasm, MWBuzz created a mere
informed audience all over the globe where Mambulenos are based. We are proud
to acknowledge the leadership and vision in the field of journalism.
Congratulations again and more blessings in the coming years of community
service.”
Ms Arlene Grace Suzara
“Sulong Pangkabuhayan” donor
San Jose, California USA
"Congratulations to MWBuzz
on your 2nd founding anniversary -- trailblazing in your mission to connect our
fellow JP kababayans seamlessly all over the world via print medium, you have
successfully made the world border less by bringing in news from our beloved
hometown to every corner of the world from Jose Panganiban to America, Europe,
Middle-East, Canada, Australia and the rest of the globe … and as you move
forward to your third year and onwards, we are likewise looking forward to more
news and your sublime mission to keep everyone of us posted. Again,
congratulations to a job well done ".
Matt E Espana
JPES ‘66, JPHS ‘70; president,
Jose Panganiban National High School Alumni Association International
(JPNHSAAI) 2001-07
Los Angeles, California USA
“Kahanga-hanga ang nagawa at
ginagawa ninyong dalawa diyan sa MWBuzz with your community projects for the
good of our town".
Winefreda " Winnie "
Abad
Rome, Italy
On September 4, 2013,
highlighting the check turnover of Php40,000 (an amount solicited from both
local and overseas Mambulaoans by MWBuzz ) to Mayor Ricarte "Dong "
Padilla in support/partnership to Sulong
Kabuhayan sa Kariton livelihood JP-LGU project, I would like to say: “How
generous of you. Hope it really goes to the less fortunate and deserving
Mambolenos".
Ms. Dolores Soriano Gloria Asedillo
Laguna,
Philippines
"All these through the
effort of MWBuzz editors Mr Fred P Hernandez and Percy A Ostonal. The LGU of Jose Panganiban is very
grateful to your support to local program generating income and
employment"
Ms Kassandra Et Robin
JP-LGU
"Kuya Percy, galling n'yo
po!!! I love your perseverance and follow through. I hope our good intentions
serve the rest of the deserving needy kababayan natin."
Ms Mary Fe Barcoma- Dearth
“Sulong Pangkabuhayan” project
donor
Ohio, USA
" To Mambulaoans Worldwide
Buzzz … happy 2nd year anniversary... Mabuhay!!!!! "
Mr Poloy Dimaunahan
“Sulong Pangkabuhayan” project
donor
Saudi Arabia
"Through your Mambulao
online news, MWBuzz, I was given me the opportunity to be re-connected once
again with my long-lost classmates in high school. These two gentlemen, Mr
Hernandez ( who was my JPHS classmate, batch ‘65 ) and Percy Ostonal have done
tremendous job reuniting us online. MWBuzz is the best bridge ever to all
Mambolenos across the world and for that, please accept my sincerest ‘thank you
… happy 2nd year founding anniversary !!!!".
Noemi-Niebres- Vela
Connecticut, USA
"I am newcomer to your
prestigious webpage and afraid I cannot justify in words the invaluable aid and
pleasure you have been extending to your readers and fans as well as the
benefactors of your charity. No doubt you're doing a great job in linking
Mabulenos from whatever part of the world they are, you're making them feel
connected with their land of nativity and with each other. It is wonderful that
they continue to actively support your various altruistic campaigns ... they
trust MWBuzz. Feeling inadequate to task let me just sincerely congratulate
MWBuzz on its 2nd year founding
anniversary for a job well done. We in JP as well in the province of Camarines
Norte wish you continued success.”
Ms Beatriz Gonzales
Jose Panganiban, Camarines
Norte
"Pareng Percy, ayos na
ayos 'yang tulong na ginagawa ninyo ni Pareng Fred sa Mambulao through MWBuzz … congratulations on your online news
2nd year founding anniversary !!!
Renato "Rene /Ato" B.
Jimeno Sr.
Retired engineer, Las Pinas
city, Philippines
"Ako po ay malugod na
bumabati sa pangalawang taong anniversario ng MWBuzz. Tunay po kayong mga
leader sa walang sawa ninyong pagtulong sa ating bayang Mambulao, kuya Percy at Kuya Fred … mabuhay po kayo !!!!!".
Ms Lourdes " Dondin "
Relos
Pioneer, organizer and officer
- Mambolenos in North America (MINA)
Los Angeles, California USA
"Good day to MINA group.
Congratulations on the 2nd year anniversary of MWBuzz for another year of
helping/ serving the community. You are accomplishing your goal and for that,
we the DIMAUNAHAN FAMILY congratulate you and keep up the good work ."
Mrs Elsie Dimaunahan
Pioneer, organizer and ranking
officer -- Mambulao Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Mambulao on a Roll)
Jose Panganiban, Camarines
Norte
"IT is such a wonderful feeling whenever
I come across with MWBuzz. I am held to focus reading articles that just really
interesting and amazing especially when you see the beautiful transformation of
our JPCN town and how people elsewhere in the world do surprisingly come in the
open expressing their admiration and appreciation for the fast changing beauty
and additional surprising events that we learn first from MWBuzz ... Thank you
to the founders, pillar and contributors of MWBuzz and I am so pleased that a
classmate and dear friend Percy Ostonal is an active part of the continuing
reign of this reading material … more power MWBuzz!!!!!!"
Ms Carmen “Mameng/Cams” Briones-Cagnayo,
San Franscisco, California, USA
"Greetings to 2nd anniversary of MWBuzz!!!!
Congratulations for a job well done. Intellectual and informative topics that
everyone enjoys reading in your online news ... more power and God Bless .
Thanks."
Maria Fe Pica
Los Angeles, California USA
"Pareng Percy, what Fred P
Hernandez and you have done is truly laudable and should be appreciated by
fellow Mambulawenos, be in the Philippines or abroad. Having said that, both of
you captured the imagination of the many for the great community service to our
town and people ".
Eddie "Ed" R Tarog
Jakarta, Indonesia
(JPES 1962 class valedictorian,
JPHS 1966 class valedictorian, American Field Service (AFS) scholar, State of
Pennsylvania, USA 1966-1967; cum laude, College of Business
administration-marketing, University of The Philippines (Diliman, Quezon City)
1971; Harvard Business School-strategic in France (1993); Executive Development
Program at Wharton School of Business, Pennsylvania USA (1998); senior
vice-president and chief marketing officer at San Miguel Corporation (1996-
2000); marketing director, Unilever Philippines (Consumer Goods Industry -
1992-1996); management consultant at Satmarindo Group of Jakarta and currently
the project director of PT Banten Energy, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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