Tuesday, April 26, 2011

MRDP-IN WB HANDS

Initao Municipal Planning and Development Officer Ariel Galarroza recently said that the town's WORLD BANK funded MRDP (Municipal Road Development Project) is now in the hands of WB people who are now assessing the required papers submitted to them.

After their approval of those, Galarroza said, they will notify the LGU and WB will publish the results for bidding purposes in newspapers as well as in the internet.

Construction companies, he added, will have been notified and after that, whoever wins the bidding gets the contract as used to be.

When asked what was the final amount approved, Galarroza stressed, he is not sure now.

Construction -Next Year

In a short talk in their home Sunday in Bgy. Tawantawan, San Pedro Chair Karel Carbonilla told the observer that the construction of barangay hall is set next year pending things to accomplish for the fund release.

The inquiry went on due to people asking when will the promised new hall be built as known! The answer was that above and this is most likely be known only by people going to the internet.

Other means for the folks is always the traditional way of the tongue, when people pass the information thru short talks at the waysides where they briefly converse and converge.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Libo Ang Labaw

Sa usa ka ambush interview kaganiha buntag didto duol sa munisipyo, si MA Tenyeng Caberte ang bag-ong napili nga Board sa Moresco nag-ingon nga "iyahang boto,libo kapin ako dos mil kapin".

Ang iyang gipasabot nga sa iyaha mas daghang mibotar kay sa kang Jeffrey Go nga mao ang iyang kaatbang sa miaging MORESCO BOARD Election sa Initao.

Sa laing bahin, mao kuno midaug si Tenyeng kay gitabangan ni Mayor Gogoy, ug sa adlaw sa piniliay didto siya ug mga hinanib sa mga voting centers bisan mga empleyado sa munisipyo, didto usab.

KAAMULAN- INITAO A SUCCESS

The Initao municipal chieftain of Higaonon tribe Jake Lundahay yesterday said that the two-day celebration of the tribe last week in Bgy. Sinalac was a success although he said there were some imperfections learned.

It was planned just two days but he had to extend the medical mission Monday, Lundahay said, when they still had more medicines to dispense. At his request of the medical team from the region that they come back, the people were served with free consultations and also free medicines.

The medicines, he said came from NCIP-Manila. And those were distributed fairly to recipients who were in Sinalac to avail the privileges extended to them. He was thankful to all who made the celebration a success. And next year, Lundahay said another one is planned and the preparation will be more detailed and aimed a success as this one.

NEW CHIEF-IN

Initao Police Station has its new station commander in lieu of Police Inspector Elvis Galarroza who is said having his schooling for promotion purposes, this was known by the Observer in IPS yesterday.

Our source here said, the new chief is in the person of Inspector Ramil Amatiaga who assumed office immediately after the former's leave for schooling. Details of Amatiaga's profile is yet to be known as he is still preparing to make things alright in the office he is inheriting from his predecessor.

The source said, the new chief will be available as soon as he is here for routine police business.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Situationer

On condition of anonymity, a crime busters' asset recently said criminals are most likely plying their trade alright here for they find the place just right for it. And with almost no one to touch them, Initao, he says may be going on for a very big problem in crime. And here are reasons he pointed out why this is so:

1. Their good link in the LGU;
2. The police is for him powerless;
3. Huge revenue is the reason that financed some politicians in the last elections;
4. Crime busters under wraps are discouraged.

This has to be solved by the authorities first priority, he recommends that the locality be crime free.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Barangay Assembly Ongoing

As of this writing,the barangay assembly of Tawantawan is still going on with residents there composed of those who came from puroks farther from the barangay hall listening to speakers of various departments of LGU.

When the Observer left the vicinity, Pantawid Pamilya was the topic discussed and those involved were made to raise their hands after getting asked who are those there receiving the benefit.

The previous speaker, MSWDO Susan Dadole talked about VAWC (Violence Against Women and Children). She did some recall on cases about rape,child abuse,etc.
and encouraged victims as well as would-be victims not to be afraid to come out and expose crimes committed against them.

Monday, April 11, 2011

TRAINEES WAITS

The said training on upholstery here is expected by numbers of people from sub-economic strata that they keep on asking when that would be.

The Observer's follow-ups show that the Poblacion Barangay Captain is well prepared to implement that but the budget clearance is still what they expect from the budget office, he said.

What we have to do, Kapitan Yoyong Galarroza said, is to simply wait.

CONGRATULATIONS...

The Initao observer congratulates the Municipal Administrator Vicente Caberte as the new Board member of MORESCO.

He won by a wide margin over 900 votes against the veteran Jeffrey Go who already served three consecutive terms in that office.

Caberte is said to have ran after knowing that the htne incumbent Dodo Go planned to give way to his brother Jeffrey. Had he run instead of his brother, then he would have run unopposed.

Mayor Gogoy would have helped him win again, but now it's his father in law that got it.

Initao Kaamulan 2011 Slated

Yesterday in the mayor's office Municipal Chieftain of Higaonon tribe said that Initao Kaamulan celebration will be held in Bgy. Sinalac this coming Saturday and Sunday, that's 16-17 of April 2011.

The theme, Datu Jake Lundahay said is: "Unity,Strength, Empowerment, the rights and respect to Indigenous Peoples Community". A morning parade is said to go through the selected routes in the poblacion and then on to Sinalac on vehicles.

A program is prepared and contests of sorts are also prepared which correspondingly bear prizes to be won. The guest they have, Lundahay said, is from the provincial office in the person of Atty. Ricardo Mateo, NCIP Provincial Legal Officer.

Local officials are in the program so that they will be there too. And one special feature of the affair is the medical mission in which medicines and free consulations are free, Lundahay said.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

MA-The Victor

The town's Municipal Administrator Tenyeng Caberte won with a wide margin against the former Board Member of MORESCO, says Dandy Maghuyop.

Over 900 votes, so that Jeffrey Go was dismayed he could not get the position which he vacated after his term was completed and passed it to his brother Dodo Go.

Caberte is said to take his oath soon and assume position.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

MORESCO BOARD ELECTION GOING ON

As of this time,people say votes are cast for the two aspirants running for the lone seat of Initao, and they say Tenyeng Caberte who has the support of Vice Mayor Gogoy Acain,the locality's political kingpin, is leading.

An opposition supporter said,"pildi na pod ta",in view of the situation where the voters were brought to convene in places as Hapitanan, Sherdepp and Bliss and then were exposed to political influencing talks , plus 5 kilos of rice, etc.

They say, it's surefire victory for the municipal administrator who also happened the VM's father-in-law.