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George Hoffman used to say that no one person can change the world but that you can change the world for one person. I remember this saying well each time I assess the progress of the many big projects I have long dreamed for our beloved city. Together with Vice-Mayor Santiago Sevilla and the other officials I dream of the New Business District as the epicenter of progress and development in northern Cebu; the Special Economic Zone as another major hub of light to medium industries in the province; the expanded Polambato Port as major gateway to the country’s nautical highway and Bogo’s main portal as logistics distribution center of the Visayas region; the proposed Banakod Eco-Park as the new centerpiece in our quest to make Bogo a major player in the tourism industry;and the construction of agribusiness infrastructures to make our city an important contributor to the country’s effort at food sufficiency. It might be added that the end goal of all these is actually to improve the quality of life of everybody in the city in a grand way.

Sad to say, the mere shaping of these dreams alone into workable concepts and blueprints already takes so much time and money. Anyway, Rome was not built in a day, thus, we can be forgiven if many of our dreams have not yet turned into full reality.

We can honestly say, though, that all of the above dreams are works in progress. But while waiting for the ultimate development dream pie to be baked, government must continue with its humdrum tasks that enable the constituents to live better lives each day. Collecting taxes, sweeping the streets, taking the sludge out of canals, keeping the traffic flowing and safe, keeping the local library newsstand updated, stacking the clinic with much needed gauze or medicines, turning on the faucets or the lights; in other words, keeping the hum of ordinary government machinery alive is also what local governance is all about. Yet, these are tasks that by their very ordinariness too often escape the eye.

Thus, it is along this line that I am happy to report that one small ordinary thing the City Government has done in cooperation with one barangay, has changed the lives of a few hardworking constituents who used to make their living pushing carts and selling barbecue on the streets. Theirs is a success story made possible by their desire to live life well and by the earnest effort of the local government to help them in any small way it can. By selling reasonably priced, clean and delicious grilled stuff at the BBQ Plaza, the vendors have become partners in promoting Bogo as a wholesome place to go

We may never know how much they are earning today compared to those times when they were still pushing carts but we can be sure their income now are much better. The government has been making sure of that by keeping the barbecue garden clean and beautiful and by supporting the vendors with regular activities that would tend to attract more people to the place.

And as final note I would like to thank former San Vicente barangay captain Virginia Rodrigo for having the courage and determination to push through with a difficult project and later allowing its use for the city government so that more people may benefit from it. It is a story of cooperation that hopefully will turn into a tradition. For in our beloved city we have inherited a lot of prideful traditions, and it is never a bad thing to add more good ones to those we already have.

Who knows the next one might just help turn one of our big dreams into reality one fine day.

source: cityofbogocebu.gov.ph

11/06/2013 05:56:00 PM No comments

by Eufrosino Ursal Luna | Bag-ong Suga | November 26, 1965

Ang Oktubre 25 maoy mapulang titik nga adlaw alang sa mga Bogohanon. Ang tanan manag-ambahan pagkuyog sa usa ka parada agig pagyukbo, pagtahod ug paghandom niadtong daku ug inilang tawo nga nagpahimutang sa kabantug sa Bogo diha sa mapa. Adlaw nga maoy kamatayan ni Senador Don Pedro Lazala Rodriguez, ang bayani ug amahan sa lungsod sa Bogo. Ikakatloan nag tolo ka tuig sumad sa iyang pagkapukan. (sa pagsulat niini)

Nyor Indong ang saga itawag kaniya. Natawo niadtong tuig 1869 gikan sa dugo sa mga ginikanang katsila, Don Jose Rodriguez ug Donya Vicente Lazala. Nakatungha sa seminaryo sa San Carlos ug mipadayon didto sa Ateneo de Manila, diin nakahupot sa silid pagka B.S in Agricultural Engineering, A.B ug BSC. Tungod sa gugma sa panguma

Nahimo si Nyor Indong nga Presidente-Munisipal sa Bogo sa panahon ni Hen. Emilio Aguinaldo sulod sa mga tuig 1898 hangtud sa 1903. Ug sa 1905 miadto sa Espanya ug sa ubang dapit sa Uropa ug paghibalik, ginominahna siya isip usa ka delegado alang sa unga Asembliya sa Pilipinas. Unya sa 1907 mirepresentar kumo senador samtang ang iyang igsoon, Celestino Rodriguez - deputado sa unag distrito.

Sulod sa iyang administrasyon dinhay higayon nga nahimo siyang usa ka mamumulong sa pagsaulog kun inawgurasyon sa Independensya sa karaang plasa sa Sugbo, matud pa niya...

"....Dinhi sa ibabaw sa kalibotan, duruha da ka bukid ang labing bantugan, ang bukid sa senai ug ang bukid as sudlong. Apan alang sa mga Pilipino ang bukid sa sudlon maoy labing mahal ug halandumon, kay sa tumoy-tumoy sa iyang sima...diha mahitarok ang unang bandilang Pilipinhon nga gipakayab sa panganod Sugboanon...nga gipaagasan ug daghang dugo sa atong mga kaliwat aron paglaban sa inahan tang yuta...."

Mapuslanon kaayo an giyang pag-alagad sa unang hugna sa Sendaorya, nga maoy nakapaaghat kaniya pag-usab pag-apil sa kombensyon sa pagka Senador batok kang Don Filemon Sotto sa partido Nasyonalista. Kadaghan sa mga delegado habig kang Don Sotto ug gihukman nga modaug sa kombensyon.

Masipang pakpak ang mitapus sa lima ka gutlong pakigpulong sa banggiitang mamumulong nga Sotto. Unya misunod si Don Pedro Rodgriguez ug misugod....

"...Minahal kong mga delegado sa kombensyon: kon tinuod man ugaling nga ang kalibotan tang gipuy-an matapus unya manudya? Sa panahon nga ang tawo mabanhaw... akoy unang mobangon gikan sa akong lubanganan dinala sa akong mga bukton ug ipakayab ko sa kahanginang Pilipinhon ang bandila sa partido Nasyonalista...ug kon walay suwerte ning kombensyona, ako moyukbo og motabang sa maong partido nga minugna...tinukod ug gipangulohan ni Don Sergion Osmeña..."

Makabungog ang gahub nga mibukot sulod sa Sine Ideal diin himoa ang tigom sa kombensiyon. Kadtong mga pulonga nga nanuhotsuhot sa kinailadman sa katawhan maoy nakapadaug kaniya niadtong higayona.

Gisublian si Nyor Indong sa 10th Senatorial District diin mimayoriyag daku labaw kang deputado Vicente Sotto sa partido Demokrata. Sa Senado usa siya sa manggimbuhaton, bantugang mamumulong, nagsilbe sa katarung ug kaligdong. Ug supak sa katungod kun ugaling dili mahiangay sa mga lungsoranon.

Si Don Pedro Rodriguez mao ang "Pahid" sa luha sa mga kabus, kay lagi mahigugmaon man sa mga timawa. Ang magkinahanglan ug yta, gibaligyaan sa kubos nga bili ug pinaagi pa sa data-data. Nagpahulam ug salapi nga walay tanto. Gihalad ang iyang kinabuhi pagtukaw pagtabang niadtong nanagkamang sa kapit-os ug kakabus.

Katoliko Romano si Nyor Indong sanglit gitugahan man ug lote alang sa Simbahan sa Bogo ug Medellin.

Naminyo kang Donya Masay Veloso - gitugahan ug tolo ka mga anak sila sa Jose V. Rodriguez, ang kanhi Deputado ug na-Mayor sa dakbayan sa Sugbo, Anhing Amparo ug Pedring Jr.,

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Victims of the earthquake may receive assistance from Pag-IBIG Fund which set aside P4.5 billion for calamity loans where members can avail of 80 percent of their total savings with only 5.95 percent interest.

Pag-Ibig has installed mobile service desks located in front of the Mandaue City Hall, in Gaisano Capital Danao, at the Bogo Service Office on the second floor of J & N building in Bogo City, at the Gaisano Island Mall in Pusok, Lapu-Lapu City and at the Tagbilaran City Hall and at the Governor’s Mansion in Bohol.

Who are eligible?

A member who has made at least 24 monthly contributions (whether continuous or broken);
An active member [i.e., has made at least 5 contributions in the last 6 months as of month prior to the date of loan application]; and
Resides in an area which is declared by the Office of the President or the Sanggunian concerned as under a state of calamity.

If the member has an existing Housing Loan, Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) and/or Calamity Loan, the account must not be in default as of the date of the loan application.

How much can one loan?

Up to 80% of the eligible member’s total accumulated value (TAV, equivalent to member’s contri. plus employer’s contri. plus earned dividends).

The current interest rate is 5.95% per annum.

What is the payment period?

The loan is amortized over a period of 24 months, with a grace period of 3 months, i.e., the eligible member has a 3-month reprieve and only starts paying on the 4th month.

Can one still loan if he/she has an outstanding MPL/calamity loan?

Yes, but the outstanding MPL balance shall be deducted from the 80% of TAV. For example, if a member has a TAV of P10,000, the maximum loanable amount is P8,000. If the member has an outstanding MPL of P5,000, the member can only avail of calamity loan worth P3,000.

If, in addition to an outstanding MPL, the member also has an outstanding calamity loan in the amount of P2,000, in the example above, the member is still granted a new calamity loan of P3,000 but will only receive P1,000 because the P2,000 will pay off the existing calamity loan balance. This means that at any given time, a member can have both MPL and calamity loan, but only one calamity loan.

Until when can an eligible member avail of the loan?

Within a period of 90 days from the declaration of a state of calamity.

What are the documentary requirements for the loan application?

Completely filled-up application form (please indicate member’s identification number (MID) in the form; if none yet, submit duly accomplished Member’s Data Form with the loan application form)
2 valid IDs

For further inquiries, call 5059759 or 5059761 or email at cebunorth@pagibigfund.gov.ph.

Or visit the Pag-Ibig Fund Official Website

10/18/2013 12:40:00 PM No comments

LGU Relief Operation

TBKK Donation Drive

Who are eligible?

How much can one loan?

What is the payment period?

Can one still loan if he/she has an outstanding MPL/calamity loan?

Until when can an eligible member avail of the loan?

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