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KINYENTOS PISOS NA NOCHE BUENA!
Tigsik ko an ilaw-ilaw kan Pasko An samuyang puso rinanga mo Pano nin ogma an samong pagkatawo Nagrurukyaw sa Paglaom na dara mo! Tigsik ko kamong ninong saka ninang ko Dae po magtago pag-abot kan Pasko Ayos lang dawa mayo pong regalo Saka na, masingil na lang ako! Tigsik ko ining si Santa Claus Dawa na ngani an panahon hard life Dae nanggad naglulupos an tulak Napano nin duros pagparangakngak! Tigsik ko an Tropang Walwal Solve na pirmi Kun Kapaskohan An irinoman mayo ning hu
Dec 20, 20251 min read
Aramon Ta
Ni Ryan Mostar An Simbang Gabi o Misa de Gallo sarong tradisyon nin mga Katolikong Pilipino na siyam na misa puon Disyembre 16 hanggang 24. Nagpuon ini sa panahon kan Kastila na alas kwatrong maagahon tanganing makasimba an mga para-uma bago magtrabaho. May paniniwala na kun makumpleto an siyam na misa, puwedeng magwish nin sarong kahilingan, pero bako ini opisyal na tukdoo kan Simbahan. Si Jose Mari Chan bistado bilang “Ama kan Christmas Music sa Pilipinas” dahil sa mga kant
Dec 20, 20251 min read


Tigsik
Tigsik ko an mga tawong Kristyano na talaga, Kaya kun sa inda may naggibo nin daing data. Dai na nagbabalos ta ipigpapasaDiyos na sana, Ta an sabi kan Diyos “ako an mabalos” ngaya. Tigsik ko ining isyu ta sa pamaskong handog, Dai na daa magpirila ta sa harong ihaharatod. Alagad may mga tawo na nagkurulog an buot , Dai ngani nagpirila pero sa panao dai inarabot. Tigsik ko kun igwa nin okasyon o selebrasyon, Orog ining Pasko an mga aki mga maogmahon. Kadakol na regalo an narere
Dec 20, 20251 min read


EDITORIAL: Wasted Aid
THE recent findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Cebu Provincial Government’s mishandling of welfare goods are more than a routine audit reminder—they reveal a failure of governance with direct consequences for the most vulnerable. According to COA’s 2024 Annual Audit Report, thousands of essential items intended for distribution—9,720 expired bath soaps and 29,120 cans of beef loaf nearing expiration—were left unused in the province’s warehouses. More troubling, i
Dec 13, 20252 min read


Not So Buena Noche Buena
Let’s jump the bandwagon and talk about that P 500 worth of noche Buena for a Filipino family that everyone’s talking about. (Everyone’s also talking about the murder cases in Concepcion Pequena, which may join the list of unsolved mysteries.) Well, everyone’s been slapping, hitting and kicking the noche Buena issue, that it’s black and blue and bruised already. It’s a matter of perspective. At the minimum, a family could mean one parent and one child. That could qualify
Dec 13, 20253 min read


PhilHealth: the people as contributors should have been consulted
Every month, workers like Jose watch a small but significant portion of their salary go to PhilHealth. They do not complain; they understand that these mandatory contributions form the bedrock of the country’s national health insurance system. For the poor and vulnerable, the government pays premiums using taxes and sin-tax revenues — also people’s money. In principle, this shared pool is meant to guarantee that every Filipino can access healthcare when illness strikes. PhilH
Dec 13, 20253 min read


Reflections of a Cruiser
Why do I love cruising? How do I prepare not knowing what awaits me at our destination? Where do I get the patience when, at times, I find myself and my wife running full tilt to catch a connecting flight? What are the benefits of cruising? These questions were foremost in my mind when my wife and I embarked on a 12-day ocean cruise to Greece last October aboard Viking Vela, a new cruise ship from Viking Ocean Cruises launched in 2024. It can accommodate 998 passengers and sh
Dec 13, 20257 min read


Evaluar
Bago matapos ang kada taon, ang mga agencias de gobierno nagkokondusir kan saindang kanya-kanyang “year-end evaluation” o sa Pilipino, taunang pagsusuri. Garo sana ma-exam ano? Ano ang sinusuri o ine-evaluar? Siempre performance o mga nahaman na trabaho segun sa mga targets o obheto kan opisina. Ano ang basehan kan pag-evaluar? Sa gobierno may inaapod kitang PPA’s, ang boot sabihon kan acronym ini iyo ang “Programs, Projects, and Activities” na hale sa AIP o Annual Investment
Dec 13, 20252 min read


Si Bugoy, Para Dakop Kasag
Maogma man nanggad mag taga pasyar sa kostal asin maka atubang ang mga parasisira. Saro na digdi si Bugoy, paradakop nin kasag. Ang kasag iyo ang saiyang buhay ta poon pa sa saiyang mga ninuno na tubong Barangay Castillo, Cabusao, ang pagdakop nin kasag iyo na ikinabuhay kan saindang familya. Digdi naipadara ni Bugoy an saiyang mga aki sa escuelahan asin makapag tapos nin kolehiyo sa Naga City. Nahiling ko si Bugoy kan ang samuyang familya mag attender kan nagtalikod na bul
Dec 13, 20252 min read
Ihapot Ki Attorney
Atty. Paolo Tolentino Nakagat kan ido kan kapitbahay Atty., kung nakagat ako kan nakadulag na ido kan kapitbahay, ano po an sakong legal rights asin ano ang obligasyon kan kapitbahay. Pwde ko po ba sindang pagastuson sa bakuna o darahon sa barangay an kaso? --- Kung nagkaigwa kang danyos dara kan paka-kagat saimo kang ido, pwde pabayadon ang kapitbahay mo na may sadiri o posesyon kan ido na nagkagat saimo. Kaiba sa posibleng danyos na ini ang nagasto mo sa hospital o bayad sa
Dec 13, 20251 min read


GIROK TIGSIK - 4
Tigsik ko an burarang si Cinderella Ruminampa duman sa Patio kan Goa Nawaltak an luma, tagiptipon na bra Pig-iwalan kan duwang askal na boa! Tigsik ko si Tarzan, Hadi kan kadlagan Jane an pangaran kan piday piday An soldados gabos lang kabalang Armas batakwal nagkalaykalay! Tigsik ko po an duwang gurang na bading Nag-iwalan huli sa sarong cute na guwaping Nagpataasan kiray, nagpakindingkinding Nagwilwil an ngabil, nagtabyon an bilbil! Tigsik ko man an duwang cute na guwaping
Dec 13, 20251 min read
Aramon Ta
Ni Ryan Mostar An termino na “crime of passion” dai opisyal sa Philippine law. Sa korte, ginagamit an konsepto na “passion or obfuscation” (Article 13, RPC) para desisyunan kun an sobrang emosyon pwede makapababa nin mas magaan na parusa. Ipinaotob ini kan 1930 sa Revised Penal Code. An passion or obfuscation nagtatao nin konsiderasyon sa sobrang emosyon — anggot, selos, o sobrang kulog — kung lehitimong may rason na probokasyon, tanganing mapababa an parusa. An Korte Suprema
Dec 13, 20251 min read


Tigsik
Tigsik ko kitang nagsasarig sa Kaglalang ta, Enot na biyaya na ipitatao sa tuya pagkaaga. Iyo an magaya -gaya kita sa satong pagmata, Kaya sa sa tuyang Diyos pasalamat pirmi kita. Tigsik ko an mga tawong nakakalingaw na baga, Sa pagtubod, sa pag-arang sa Kagurangnan ta. Kaya sa paggibo nin mga krimen, pasil na sana, Saen man kita magduman, buhay ta delikado na Tigsik ko an dai nin herak na may mga negosyo. An “ photo copy” sa mga ospital na pampubliko Kada pahina abaa nang
Dec 13, 20251 min read


EDITORIAL: Beyond Warrants
THE unfolding developments in the P289.5-million Oriental Mindoro flood control scandal once again underscore a lingering truth in our nation’s justice system: accountability remains uneven, delayed, and often dependent on public pressure. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) revealed that two executives of Sunwest Incorporated — the private firm linked to the questionable road dike project — have sent surrender feelers after police failed to serve arrest war
Dec 6, 20252 min read


Would You Hit Your Own Head?
And the battle rages on. Were you there at the Trillion Peso March? Apparently, this is the sequel to the rally held some weeks ago. Now, other sectors have been invited to join. Non-participants grumble that they couldn’t go out for coffee on a Sunday afternoon because of the closed roads. Warrants have been issued and arrests have been made. At least, we’re getting to something concrete and real. People seem to be satisfied. But, I heard some comments that the Presi
Dec 6, 20253 min read



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