SITUATIONER

Some people here express personal opinions that there is a syndicate operating here in Initao. This is so, they say,that criminality has been left not curved and victims lay prostate for lack of action on the part of the authorities, as the police and the local officials given the responsibilities. This syndicate might be protected and who the protectors might be is another problem. Who will tell? These days are days of whistle-blowers, they say, and the hope of getting known personalities involved in criminal activities here might be exposed because of them, their courage to tell the truth. The problem is who will come out first?

CHAIR CANDIDATES MULLING

Aspirants of the Chairs' seats of the 16 barangays are already plotting who might be the people in their line-ups. Without the SK, for there is that move of postponing their elections,for them that would be as usual. The selection of the Chairs are based on what they think personally acceptable to the powers that be or simply Gogoy's choice. And the ones given the approval together with their invested means of running, again this simply means money, they get their go signal.

MRB-NEW CHAIR OF SAN PEDRO

After the elected Chair of San Pedro Karel Carbonilla became SB member of the town and sworn in, first councilor Mercedita Ratunil-Balabat by succession became chair July and since then she is at the helm. On the upcoming elections next month, she said "no" when asked if she would run as Bgy. Captain. Instead she would settle on what she was, only as councilor.

CHAIR HAS CHALLENGER

In a chance talk with Gimangpang Bgy. Captain Richard Go Tuesday at their Barangay hall, he said, Naa man kuno", when asked by the Observer, "Cap, naa bay mokontra? The family names mentioned then and there were Galarroza and Jarales. This will be known when filing of certificates of candidacies comes next month for the barangay elections.

SITUATIONER

Daghan na pod managan karon Octobre sa barangay, kini alang sa mga posisyon gikan sa pagka-kapitan hangtud sa SK. Ug matud sa usa ka tig-tan-aw sa panghitabo dinhi nga dili magpangalan,ubay ubay na pod ang mapilde niini kay mao man gyud na, gamay ra man ang modaug ug makasulod sa posisyon. Apan matud pa pod niya, diha man midagan ug nakadaug pero midagan ra pod human makaingkod. Di madugay,ingon niya, sa mga nakadaug ug naka-ingkod, basin naa na pod managan bisag human na eleksyon.

GAMBE PROJECTION OUT

In a recent talk with the Observer in his home, this was in his colon post operation and recuperation, Ex-SP member Pepito Gambe said that it is most likely, Penny Buhian becomes mayor of Initao. Gambe reasoned that with Dimaporo's arrest that was so unexpected, gave us hint that other local officials having cases filed in the Office of the Ombudsman may follow. This depends on, he pointed out, when those cases were filed and the number of years these stayed there and the time for those to be opened. And with the mayor's case, he continued, one or two years, who knows? And then, the vice mayor's NGO might be one of those involved in the pork barrel scam, who knows too? Then take the first councilor's unexplained wealth, the BIR will be coming after her. These people, Gambe says, might be running away. Penny by succession takes over, he said.

SK MAAYO WALAON

Usa ka lumolopyo nga dili magpa-ila nag-ingon nga maayo nang SK walaon kay matud pa niya, una; nag-usil lang na sa budget; ikaduha, gatudloan ra na sila sa binuang sa politika; ikatulo, gakat-on na noon na sila pagapangurakot. MAayo pa dili na na sila ipaapil ug pangitaan na lang ug laing paagi nga sila adunay representasyon, matud pa niya.

WA NA MOBALIK

Contraktor sa pag-construct sa Barangay Hall sa San Pedro wa pa man mobalik, ingon sa Acting barangay Kapitan Mercedita Balabat. Wala pa matiwas ang proyekto ug wala pa kini ma-turn over. Tumbok niya basin wa pa ma-release ang pundo para sa pag-completo.Kon ma-release and PDAF sa congressman, matiwas ra na, igon sa usa ka konsehal.

SITUATIONER

Usa ka pumupuyo sa lungsod nga dili mag-paila nag-ingon nga wala na gyud mocontra ni Gogoy kay tagak man gyud tanan. Matud pa niya, lisud mapilde si Gogoy kay nakagamot na.Puno pa pod niya, daghan man god siyag makwartahan, magasto sa eleksyon. Di mapilde bisag unsaon. This one opinion of a resident that has some good basis. But other people say, "Moabot ra na, madugay sa madali, mapilde ra na siya". "Kanus-a pa, retorted another. But with the recent pork barrel problem, politicians who depend on this during elections will have difficulty raising votes, says another observer. And for this coming barangay elections, still the moneyed candidates got the upper hand, because they say, "no money no vote".

27M-ROAD PROJECTS EXPECTED

This morning in his office, Initao MPDO Ariel Galarroaza said that a total of 27 million road project is getting implemented here pending pre-evaluation and approval by personnel of regional office of Department of Agriculture. Barangays involved, he pointed out, are Aluna, Gimangpang, Tawantawan, San Pedro, Jampason, and Tubigan. Another road project that is also expected from here on to 2014 is that road from Bansilang to Senalac amounting to 16.5 million, Galarroza said.

SITUATIONER

Last night at 9:00 a commotion in the market took place, and this morning the chief investigator of PNP Initao SPO4 Nilo Dala confirmed this but gave no details what happened there. The Observer left IPO with hazy information about that for the investigator left ahead for probably another investigation. On another development, the new Station Commander of PNP-Initao Polic Inspector Roy Montes is said tolerates gambling on weekends, this is Saturdays and Sundays. This was according to concerned citizen and ex-SB member Belen Saavedra. "This is illegal", she said.

SENIOR CITIZENS INNOVATING

Appointed Senior citizen Liaison Officer Early Magsayo has been rounding Initao for the last two months monitoring elections for officers of senior citizens in the barangays, and so far she recently said that only three remained yet to be conducted. On Wednesday, she will be in the monthly meeting of San Pedro to hopefully conduct the elections there. She expressed her desire that a new set of officers may be elected so that problems of accomplishments may be realized and known that there are. For the last two years and at present, Magsayo pointed out, this is one big problem.

EXCLUSION EXPENSIVE

More or less Php1,500.00 one will spend for every petition for exclusion is submitted for court action, said MCTC Clerk of Court Melody Almeda. In view of Oguis barangay captain Guiles Waslo's information that questionable registrants in his barangay are about 20 and he planned to have them dropped from voters list, the petition for exclusion will be filed the the courts and not in COMELEC, Almeda said. And there will be hearings for that, she continued. And if there will 20 petitions filed, one by one will be going through separate court proceedings, she added.