DAY OF MELANCHOLY

From LGU-Bulan PIO-Tonyboy G. Gilana
 
It is November 10. We all listened once more today to the news, hoping perhaps the contents and contexts more complete, perhaps more comprehensive. The air is still melancholic!
Yesterday, November 9, in early afternoon, we received calls of a tragedy, and we all tensely waited for the news. Everywhere, different versions [...]

“SANTINO”

(The November 2009 episode)
By: Tonyboy G. Gilana
 
One of the most beautiful, most educational, most meaningful, most poignant, most timely and most relevant shows in Philippine television today is the award-winning ABS-CBN teleserye “Santino”, a story of a young boy, known in his town of Bagong Pag-asa as an orphan, and was adopted by a wonderful [...]

The Culture of Honesty in Bulan

By: Tonyboy G. Gilana
 
 
This is in response to the thesis put forward by Bulaneno in his article, “The Culture of Corruption in Bulan”
In 2005, the Local Government Unit of Bulan called forward for all our people to see, and emulate, several ordinary Bulanenos, who displayed that wonderful virtue of honesty and fineness of heart.
Mr. Alex [...]

Message of Mayor Helen C. De Castro

Submitted on 2009/10/12 at 3:42am
NOTE: This message was delivered during the Opening Program of the 6th Pista sa Kabubudlan, held on October 9-10, 2009, at the Bulan Ecopark, Barangay Calomagon.
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  “Dios marhay na hapun tabi sa iyo entero.
Dako-dako na onra nan kaugmahan na i-welcome ko na naman kamo entero sa ika-unom na pagselebrar ta san Fiesta sa [...]

SUPERTYPHOON PEPENG SPARES BULAN; BULANENO VOLUNTEERISM SURFACES ONCE MORE

Submitted on 2009/10/04 at 9:41am
PIO- Bulan
Bulan, Sorsogon, October 3, 2009, PIO-BULAN: Bulanenos heaved a very deep sigh of relief, and offered prayers of thanksgiving to God, after the Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council officially declared, in its October 2, 3:00 PM Advisory that the dangers and risks posed by Supertyphoon Pepeng to the town of Bulan [...]

PAWA HOSPITAL ISSUE

Submitted on 2009/09/25 at 8:16am
By Tonyboy Gilana-PIO Bulan
Jun, I think it’s about time that your readers be informed about the PAWA HOSPITAL which has indeed been the source of so many hurt feelings and complaints from our residents.
I myself felt the same especially only a few weeks ago, some of my relatives who were supposed [...]

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 Office (MENRO) are now preparing for the forthcoming Pista sa Kabubudlan 2009 to be held at the [...]

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, I realized that I couldn’t provide myself  the necessary informative captions for each photo.  So I called [...]

BULAN RESCUE TEAM ASSISTS MAGALLANES LANDSLIDE VICTIMS

Bulan, Sorsogon, May 8, 2009-
As a show of solidarity with the People of Magallanes Town, Bulan Town Mayor dispatched on May 6 & 7, the Bulan Rescue Team headed by Councilor Simmy Gerona to assist the residents of the landslide-ravaged barangays of Magallanes Town.
The team headed by Councilor Gerona also included Team Members Darius Razo [...]

BULAN TOWN BEARS BRUNT OF TYPHOON DANTE FLOODING; HEROISM DISPLAYED BY MANY BULANENOS

( LGU-PIO ) Bulan, Sorsogon, May 4, 2009 –
 Once more, the spirit of Bayanihan and volunteerism was displayed by many Bulanenos at the height of the massive rains and flooding brought about by Typhoon Dante on May 1-2, 2009. The Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council headed by Mayor Helen De Castro and Municipal Administrator Luis De [...]

BULAN RESCUE TEAM SAVES FOUR FISHERMEN

Bulan PIO-LGU-Bulan 1
Bulan, Sorsogon, May 5, 2009 —
Four fishermen from Barangay Zone 7, Bulan, Sorsogon were rescued by the Bulan Rescue Team headed by Municipal Councilor Simmy Gerona on May 3, a day after Typhoon Dante hit the Bicol Region. These four fishermen, in an attempt to provide for their livelihood, braved the rough waters [...]

BULAN-MASBATE RORO OPERATION TO START MAY 1

PIO-LGU-Bulan
Bulan, Sorsogon, April 23, 2009.
A big new development in the maritime transportation between Bulan Town and the mainland of Masbate Province was announced today by Sta. Clara Shipping Lines, thru its General Manager Antonio Sugahid, that it will start operations of their roll on roll off ferry on May 1.
In a courtesy audience with Mayor [...]

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 of Bulan leads her community in joining the Earth Hour event on March 28, 2009 from 8:30-9:30 in the evening [...]

2008 REPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF BULAN

Submitted on 2008/12/30 at 5:09am
We are here posting the 2008 Year-end Report of Mayor Helen C. De Castro to the People of Bulan. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all! – From LGU- Bulan PIO…

Mayor Helen C. De Castro
Bulan, Sorsogon
2008 REPORT TO THE PEOPLE OF BULAN
INTRODUCTION:
Sa Entero na mga Taga-Bulan,
Sa Pinapadaba Ko na [...]

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
The Honorable Committee Members
Committee on Natural Resources
House of Representatives
Metro Manila
POSITION PAPER OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF BULAN, SORSOGON ON HOUSE [...]

2008 Year-End Report Coming Soon

Submitted on 2008/12/11 at 9:38am
 
Please watch out for the 2008 Year-end Report to the People of Bulan by Mayor Helen C. De Castro.We shall post the Annual Report thru this site before the end of December.
The report shall cover all the accomplishments of the De Castro Administration for the year 2008.
Merry Christmas and a Happy [...]

LMP CITES DE CASTRO AS AN OUTSTANDING MAYOR

Submitted on 2008/12/11 at 9:34am
Press Release
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
Local Government Unit of Bulan
 
Bulan, Sorsogon, November 21, 2008
 
 The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) cited Mayor Helen C. De Castro of Bulan, Sorsogon as one of the Most Outstanding Mayors in the Philippines in the area of ecological protection during the League’s 2008 General Assembly at [...]

BULAN SENIOR CITIZENS CELEBRATE MONTH FOR ELDERLY

Press Release
By  Tonyboy ( PIO, LGU-Bulan)
Bulan, Sorsogon – October is declared as the Month in honoring the Elderly, and the Bulan Senior Citizens, responding to the call for activeliness in community undertaking, came in big numbers representing various Senior Citizens’ groups.
The Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA), headed by former Councilor Joe Tan, under [...]

Mayor’s 2007 Report to the People of Bulan

Office of the Mayor, Bulan Sorsogon
July 29, 2008 at 8:30 am · Edit

Note to readers:
Published hereunder is the Mayor’s 2007 Report to the People of Bulan. To follow after this will be the Mayor’s First Semestral Report, January to June, 2008. Thank You
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Republic of the Philippines
MUNICIPALITY OF BULAN
SORSOGON
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
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Second Term’s First Year-end [...]

“An Kaayadan niyo, Obligasyon mi”

( Your Welfare Is Our Concern )

By: Office Of The Mayor- Bulan
( Here is a message from the Office Of the Mayor -Bulan for all readers of Bulan Observer, for all Tagabulans in Bulan and abroad and for all Bicolanos alike who care about and are interested in  the developments in Bulan. We are more [...]