Category Archives: Environment
The Missing Bridge Of Inararan
by jun asuncion I grew up in Bulan but I have never been in barangay Inararan yet, and perhaps I’ll never be there since I’m hearing news that its bridge is missing! The Inararan folks are complaining about the missing bridge for a … Continue reading
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The MEAO Heard ‘Round The World
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (jGLi) – The Matnog Environmental Advocates Organization (MEAO) is a very tiny group named after the obscure municipality of my mother in Sorsogon province in the Philippines but its advocacy is getting notice in this part … Continue reading
Stop Mining In Palawan
By GINA LOPEZ Managing Director ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. My dear friends, On January 24 a very dear friend and colleague Gerry Ortega was shot in the head dead. I was just with him that weekend – and a few minutes before he … Continue reading
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Carpetbaggers Back Off My Boyhood Town!
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© Journal Group Link International) C HICAGO (jGLi) – When I was a young boy vacationing in the native town of my mother, Consolacion G. Garra, in Matnog, Sorsogon, Luzon’s gateway to Southern Philippines, I always wondered why its … Continue reading
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A Man Named Omar
by Michelle Dayrit- Soliven* I had never known the joys of the ocean until I came across a man so at ease with the earth’s most awesome sea creatures. His persistence led me to a deeply moving encounter that gave … Continue reading
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BULAN TOWN GIRDS FOR PISTA SA KABUBUDLAN 2009
by Tonyboy-PIO September 1, 2009 at 10:22 am Bulan, Sorsogon – In what appears to be the biggest gathering of participants thus far, the Local Government Unit, through the Office of the Mayor and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources … Continue reading
The Way To Bulan Eco-Park
By: jun asuncion +* LGU- Bulan Mayor Helen De Castro and Tony Boy Gilana We have taken all these photos by ourselves on that sultry summer morning last April 2009. As I was sorting out the photos for this documentary article, … Continue reading
Part II: The MDCC And The Bulan Rescue Team
The Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council or MDCC and the Bulan Rescue Team deserve once again the highest respect for their selfless efforts and efficient performance in saving the lives of many Bulaneños and of coordinating the whole disaster management at the height … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Images, Nature, News, Views and Concern
Be A Responsible Bulan And Earth Citizen
Bulan Observer congratulates the LGU- Bulan under the leadership of Mayor Helen De Castro for joining this year’s Earth Hour campaign! Your post have been read throughout the world and is now one of the most viewed posts. It’s a … Continue reading
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LGU Bulan Joins the Earth Hour Movement
Submitted on 2009/03/26 at 8:37am By: PIO-LGU Bulan Bulan, Sorsogon, March 26, 2009. Bulan Town in the Province of Sorsogon, in the Philippines is joining the Earth Hour movement! Mayor Helen C. De Castro of the Local Government Unit … Continue reading
The Woman Warrior Of The Philippines
by: jun asuncion It’s astonishing that Senator Loren Legarda and Jing Magsaysay still manage to write me personally in spite of their very tight schedules. These are small gestures that tell a lot about the character and professionalism of … Continue reading
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Loren Legarda: Avenue Of Green Trees, Poetry And Dreams
by: jun asuncion Loren Legarda, Joyce Kilmer and The Sniper – What connects them together? It’s their love or need for trees. Loren Legarda, a Filipina senator. Loren’s love for trees is known, a love which manifested itself early in childhood. … Continue reading
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The Margaja Problem And Political Ping-Pong In Bicol
by jun asuncion In keeping with our task to focus on unresolved issues concerning our town Bulan, I gathered here some news articles related with the margaja mining along the coasts of Bulan and in other Sorsogon towns. These … Continue reading
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Position Paper of the Municipal Government Of Bulan Regarding Margaja Mining In Bulan.
Note: from PIO-Bulan to Jun Asuncion Hereunder is a copy of the Position Paper of the Municipal Government of Bulan on the issues you raised regarding Margaja mining in Bulan. November 8, 2008 Honorable Iggy T. Arroyo The Committee Chairman … Continue reading
CNH (Central Nautical Highway) – An Opportunity (And A Challenge…)
by rudy bellen Attached is an excerpt from a news article of Manila Bulletin last April 29, 2008 during the launching of the Central Nautical Highway by no less than Pres. Gloria Arroyo seeing off roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading →
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