Views and Concern
JAPANESE WW II AIRPORT REVIVED BY CANDIDATE
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA BULAN, Sorsogon, Philippines (JGL) – In 1943, the Japanese Imperial Army started building an airport in a small sitio of Bulan, Sorsogon so their soldiers can easily escape if General MacArthur were to return with his… Read More ›
OVERSEAS VOTERS VOTING IN PERSON MUST DEMAND A RECEIPT
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (JGL) – Overseas Filipino voters, who are interested to find out if their votes match their receipts, should vote in person, not by mail. But if you don’t care or if you trust the Embassy… Read More ›
GOV. LEE MANHANDLES MINING TRESPASSER
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (JGL) – A driver at a mining firm, who was suspected of trespassing in a mining concern in Castilla, Sorsogon in the Philippines, was manhandled by Sorsogon Gov. Raul R. Lee in a video clip… Read More ›
CAN DUTERTE END “REIGN OF ERROR” IN PH?
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) NARITA, Japan (JGL) – I was on my way to Chicago, Illinois when I got a PM (private message) on my Facebook account that my cousin’s husband was gunned down because he… Read More ›
Duterte, the Opium of the People.
We have in Duterte a criminal and a full-pledged psychopath running for presidency. Many dictators in history became mass murderers only after they had seized power. But not with Duterte. He is already one before even elected. He admitted boastfully and… Read More ›
Catholics and women against Duterte
By: Ted Laguatan @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 01:18 AM May 6th, 2016 Archbishop Antonio Ledesma of Cagayan de Oro City, a Jesuit priest, just like Pope Francis, has called for all Catholic voters not to vote for a presidential candidate… Read More ›
Come clean, Duterte
by jun asuncion The Filipinos should vote the presidential candidate who has a platform that is built upon the good works of his predecessor, a candidate who is credible and has a flair for statesmanship and a good international image…. Read More ›
The sins of corruption of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte:
By Maria Luarca-Reyes As it was not declared in his SALN, it can only be assumed that the Php 211 million in the BPI account with his daughter Sara Duterte was illegally accumulated possibly from the City of Davao, where… Read More ›
A minute of silence, long hours of work
by junasun Two weeks after the super typhoon Haiyan, we are faced with the herculean task of recovery and rebuilding. How do we build homes to the hundreds of thousands of homeless people and how do we give medical care to the wounded… Read More ›
PH MILITARY POINTS TO “USUAL SUSPECTS” IN THIS MURDER “WHODUNIT”
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2013 Fil Am Extra Exchange) CHICAGO (FAXX/jGLi) – The .45 caliber pistol was invented by Mr. John Browning to stop cold a raging juramentado, a Muslim armed with a kris, a jagged sword, on… Read More ›
The politics of an executive order
Marginal Note By Felix ‘Boy’ Espineda, Jr., BicolToday.com At this early takers of greening position in local politics here in the province of Sorsogon are throwing stones with their possible opponents by way of couched personal interest, using position held by… Read More ›
GANGSTERS OF CAPITALISM
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2012 Journal Group Link International) CHICAGO (jGLi) – “I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period, I spent most of my time as a high-class muscle man… Read More ›
TRIBUTE TO BIKOL’S TWO FAVORITE SONS
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2012 Journal Group Link International) CHICAGO (jGLi) – In a span of less than a week, my fellow Bikolanos lost their two favorite sons – Congressman Salvador H. Escudero III of Casiguran, Sorsogon and Interior and Local… Read More ›
COMPLAINT- AFFIDAVIT
Posted by VLADIMIR RAMON B. FRIVALDO Republic of the Philippines…..) Quezon City……..………………) S.S. COMPLAINT- AFFIDAVIT I, VLADIMIR RAMON B. FRIVALDO, Filipino, of legal age, single, with residence and postal address at Arellano Street, Poblacion Norte, Barcelona, Sorsogon, and an incumbent Board… Read More ›
ANG MGA EPAL AT KSP NG CAPITOLYO – PART 1
A Privilege Speech of SPM VLADIMIR RAMON B. FRIVALDO February 20, 2012 Thank you fellow colleagues for allowing this representation to avail of this Privilege Hour. Let us discuss anu po ang EPAL (in street slang MAPAPEL) or KSP (KULANG… Read More ›
Happy New Year, Bulan!
Bulan Observer wishes the town of Bulan as well as its readers, authors and contributors a Happy New year! We have unspoiled twelve months before us, hence, this first day of the year is the right time to be optimistic…. Read More ›
OPPOSING THE RATIFICATION OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF SORSOGON AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES
By VLADIMIR RAMON B. FRIVALDO October 19, 2011 THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN Sorsogon City Attention: HON. ANTONIO H. ESCUDERO, JR., MNSA Vice Governor/Presiding Officer Subject: OPPOSING THE RATIFICATION OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF SORSOGON AND LAND BANK OF… Read More ›
PH SENATORS’ PYRRHIC VICTORY
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© Journal Group Link International) CHICAGO (jGLi) – Two weeks ago, 12 Philippine senators, including my friend former President Joseph Estrada, got together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 12-11 vote, rejecting the U.S…. Read More ›
BIGGER CROCODILES STILL ON THE LOOSE
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2011 Journal Group Link International) CHICAGO (jGLi) – I applaud the residents of Agusan del Sur in the Philippines for snaring and trapping alive last week a huge prehistoric crocodile touted as the longest and… Read More ›
The Self-respect of Nations: The Philippines and China
by W. Scott Thompson and Oliver Geronilla Somewhere in the first of Trollope’s 6-volume set Palliser Novels, “the Prime Minister,” the Duke of Omnium, also the premier, tells his usually silly wife that—and we paraphrase—nations are like people: they elicit (the) respect from outside… Read More ›
Brain drain And Minority Leader Danilo Suarez
by jun asuncion House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said in Philstar today : – Aquino has turned the entire government machinery into “one wrecking crew” just to get back at leaders of the previous administration…. Read More ›
THIS BACMAN IS NO HERO
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (jGLi) – In his diary, Philippine national hero Jose Rizal described Missouri River as twice the size of Pasig River in its widest part. Missouri is just the second largest tributary of… Read More ›
THE SECRETS OF POLITICIANS’ STAYING POWER
JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (jGLi) – When I was covering the mayor’s offices of Rizal province in the Philippines in the seventies, I was pleasantly surprised to see a mayor of Antipolo in near tears when I… Read More ›
A Visit To Sta. Remedios Charity Medical Clinic
by jun asuncion Last 2009, 2010 and early this year, we were in the Philippines for various reasons. In some occasions, we went as far as Bulan, visited relatives and nice places in the region and, of course, Sta. Remedios and took some… Read More ›
