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Written by Mila Fajiculay Fruelda
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Sunday, 01 February 2009 11:35 |
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SENSE OF HISTORY
by Mila Fajiculay-Fruelda
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 Municipality of Corcuera, also known as or popularly called Simara, has a reservoir of historical inadequacy, legacy, and reality.
On the downside, history has a blank page as to when our island came to be. Just be satisfied with the notion that it came about as a result of natural forces or to the believers, through Divine action. Still the questions as to who the first settlers of our island were, and who gave the name Simara deserve definitive answers. Again, the specifics are beyond our reach because records are silent and solid testimonials inaccessible. However, I am confident that even before Magellan set foot on our soil in 1521, our pagan ancestors were already enjoying the bounty of the island now called Simara. These primitive families feared not "fear itself", but the slaves-seeking Moro pirates from Mindanao. It was clear that the Spaniards came to our soil to conquer and convert. San Jose, the name of our pueblo before it was changed to Corcuera, had religious representation and Spanish influence.
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Written by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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Sunday, 01 February 2009 10:45 |
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TREASURE IN SIMARA
by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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Must have been the naughty wind that tousled my hairdo and with impunity whipped my unhelmeted top. Or must have been my proclivity to enchanting islands. Whatever, it caused a tale to spin in my head as Manong Erwin and I went motorcycling in Simara. Earlier that late April afternoon, we had crossed paths near his house and struck up a conversation. Not long after that, out of the blue, he invited me for a short ride. “The trip would take less than an hour, roundtrip,” he assured me. “And don’t worry about not being able to get back home early.” Me worry? No way holiday, I thought. He need not tell me about time limits. In my island-hometown people enjoy time more than they measure or race against it. There, my days are not structured and I can always take my time.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 09:34 |
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Written by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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Sunday, 01 February 2009 10:32 |
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DREAMIN' OF A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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 In the summer, when the weather’s fine and the Visayan sea is glassy and calm, I dream of going home to a beautiful island called Simara. I imagine trekking up a hilly portion on its south side overlooking the Romblon channel, where stands a one-story building of four or five classrooms, a small library, and a little extension—all lacking the sophistication of a modern educational facility yet overflowing with memories. It’s there that I attended high school. It’s also there that I hope to meet with classmates one weekend come April.
Well, I said I hope. Just hope. I really don’t know what would happen or when it would happen, the next reunion of my high school Class of ’80. Not that me and my classmates don’t care about reunions. We do. Let’s just say we love to have unplanned, spontaneous get-togethers. First Reunion Not very long ago, fresh from college, I went back home.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 March 2009 09:36 |
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Written by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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Sunday, 01 February 2009 10:39 |
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LIFE BEYOND THE SUNSET
by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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The day I took my new job at Health & Home magazine several years ago, a colleague hung a sunset poster on my corner wall. Can’t forget that friendly gesture. And I like the picture. It’s beautiful, refreshingly beautiful. Time and again, I swivel my chair and gaze at the mounted masterpiece captured in 1597 by Anthony Verlag’s lens. And time and again, it stirs the memory of some unclouded past sitting on a seaside bench of my mind, one that thrills me even to this day. But that’s only a still photograph of a sunset. Not the real thing.
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Written by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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Sunday, 01 February 2009 10:29 |
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MY SIMARA OF LONG AGO
by Eleazar Mirasol Famorcan
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Even if my college economics teacher just mentioned it in passing, the matter-of-fact statement stuck to my mind like velcro. More like epoxy, I would now say. She claimed we invent our needs. Yes, invent was the word she used. In other words, she said that we create our own necessities. We ourselves. For instance, we used to get along without refrigerators. Then somebody salestalked us into believing we need them. Now millions of people buy refrigerators so that General Electric, among other manufacturers, can boast that if all the fridge units they are able to sell in a year were placed side by side, they would cover the span that connects Manila to Baguio. Hah!
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Latest Message: 1 week, 3 days ago
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[ems]:
Congrats to the new RNs from ilijan....anna fruelda, jack fajarillo, shella fallurin. MABUHAY KAYO!
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[gilbert]:
Mercy, kamusta. Pwera roto sa nabanggit nimong pasado sa 2010 nursing board, nakita nako sa listahan nak maramong Simaranhon-sounding family names nak waya nimo nabilang. Can anyone else nak mag-confirm sa iba pang Simaranhon nursing passers?
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[anna]:
congratulatio and gudluck to all board passers in nursing..we proud all of you!!
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[anna]:
agree ako ate cha cha..
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[mila]:
Congratulations sa lahat na Simaranhon na nakapasa sa Nursing Board exams...lalo na sa mga unang recipients ng OASIS fo ACE / SINO-PAG-ASA...Anna Marie Fruelda, Leonides Pearl Fajarillo and Kareen Fajutag..Good luck in your chosen careers...
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[gilbert]:
Please lang ulit, paki-post ninyo ang tungkol sa municipal issues at comments doon sa forum na may title na Municipal Discussion. Thanks. Congratulations sa ating bagong RN's. Mabuhay ang Simaranhon.
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[mercy]:
congrats sa mga bagong nurse ang daming tagasimara ah,,matatalino talaga simaranhon,,congrats sa 2 kung pinsan kay karen fajutag at kay elsie fanlo,kay malu fajutag fajarillo,famie faminiano,jack fajarillo,kay pearl fajarillo,jenet fondevilla.. God bless
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[jhek]:
Masipag, matalino, mabait at dedicated sa trabaho din si Engr Jorevin at kung pwede rin talagang i-extend ang kanyang pagiging municipal assessor ay pwede rin talagang gawin hanggang maging permanent na rin appointment nya.
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[cha_cha]:
Mayor, Sana magkaroon na rin ng official receipts ang mga motorboats at macontrol din transportation fare. Kasi sa ibang bayan mas maliit ang binabayaran bakit jan sa simara mataas ang bayad.
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[cha_cha]:
Mayor, sana unahin ninyo sa plano ang kuryente, tubig, palengke, agrikultura at hospital para sa simara. Wag muna ang mga infrastructure. Dapat makabuluhan ang mga proyekto at may impact sa buhay ng taong bayan. Sana mapakinabangan na rin yung pier na matagal nang walang silbi.
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[anna]:
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[gilbert]:
guest_8484 and guest_0123, please identify yourselves. huwag kayong magtago na anonymous identity, kasi useless din at baka walang sumagot sa inyong questions/comments. Tulad ni guest_8484, sino ka ba, anong position o tinapos mo, at ano rin ang iyong lifestyle para mai-compare ka ng readers sa ipinatatanong mong mga kababayan na empleo ng munisipyo.
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[guest_8484]:
Mayor hangad po naming umunlad ang simara. pwd po bng ipalife style check mo ung municipal engr at treasurer jan. god bless
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[guest_0123]:
disagree
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[anna]:
magandang umaga sa inyong lahat..kelan kaya magkkaroon ng kht kunting pamilihang bayan sa ayim//
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[anna]:
this is a good idea to have this kind of website so that some of suggestion and opinionaccording to our municpality can share
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[mila]:
Dapat si Nancy ang pumalit noon pa kay M.Willie. It's the right thing to do....
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[mercy]:
magandang desisyon po yan mayor...God bless
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[gilbert]:
Mayor kamusta. You did the right thing of following CSC rules on appointments. Again, I ask everyone to put all this info sa Forum instead of this Shoutbox. Mayroon na doon na Discussion Topic para sa mga municipal issues. Thanks.
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[Mayor Banares]:
I am trying to encourage our municipal employees to rise from the ranks. Di ba mas maganda po kung lahat binibigyan ng pagkakataon na umangat? I hope I answered guest_666's querry. Thanks always guys.
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[Mayor Banares]:
I asked Joriven to get the vacated position of nancy and I will pull him out from Assessor's Office and designate him as head of office, GSO. He rejected my offer
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[Mayor Banares]:
Joriven, while valedictorian and engineer, did not meet the required minimum qualification. CSC requires at least 3 years in the assessment field.
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[Mayor Banares]:
Nancy has been with the Assessor's office for the last 15 years.
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[Mayor Banares]:
We posted the vacancy for that mandatory position of municipal assessor. Only 2 applied. Joriven Fallarcuna, who graduated valedictorian, and Nancy Fondevilla, who graduated without honors. However, the requirements of the civil service commission are specific.
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[Mayor Banares]:
Hi, guys. I am here again. May i answer guest_666. i believe ang sinasabi nyang rank 1 is Joriven Fallarcuna and Rank 10 is nancy Fondevilla whom i appoint as Municipal Assessor
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[jane]:
korek tama yan! hindi yan sa talino!! hehehemiss you simara...
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[clyde]:
usta xa inyong lhat
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[anna]:
isa ako sa mga ngaaabang ng pagunlad ng ating bayan..at pngmamalaki kong akoy isang simaranhon!!ang hangad ko lng ay magkaisa tayo!!para sa pagunlad ng ating bayan..
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[anna]:
ha[[py fiestA Sa nmga taga colong colong
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[anna]:
gudluck..happy fiesta sa mga taga simara
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[anna]:
happy fiesta sa mga taga colongh colong
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[guest_0123]:
weeew
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[guest_666]:
salamat sa mga ng comment..at sori poh sir at mam..d na poh mauulit
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[gilbert]:
theoritical or class subjects pero hindi marunong i-apply sa practical na buhay. Mayroong good as office employee, pero mayroon ding very adaptable sa outside office occupation.
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[gilbert]:
Bakit kayo nagtatago sa guest__?? eh kung SImaranhon kayo ay magpakilala at magbigay ng pangalan ninyo. Bakit kayo nahihiya o anong ikinahihiya niyo sa inyong names? Also, please bear in mind, na hindi lang sa class rank malalaman ang galing ng isang tao. May mga tao na college dropout ay successful at mas mayaman pa sa maraming tao, kahit genius pa sila. Mayroon talagnag taong magaling sa theorit
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[guest_4383]:
sa klase po mas marami ang walang naiuuwing karangalan kesa sa mapapalad na kalimitan ay may kaya o dinaman kaya ay kamag-anak ng guro, kung pati sa hanap-buhay ay ihuhuli natin ang mga walang rank eh patuloy na di mawawala ang agwat sa antas ng kabuhayan ng sambayanan.
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[guest_4383]:
guest_666. Ang tawag po dyan eh pagkakapantay-pantay sa opurtunidad. Kahit di rank 1 pwede pa ring piliin ayon sa tawag ng pangangailangan. Kung magaling sa klase si rank 1 pero ang kailangan eh magaling sa pangingisda, kahit walang rank basta magaling mangisda dun tayo.
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[sec]:
ano yun guest 666? ayusin mo tanong mo
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[ch-cha]:
sa mga taga simara..hwag po kayong magagalit kung may nagkocomment kasi natural lang po yan..at nakakatulong din yan sa pagbabago ng ating bayan..take it as positive..kung alam mong kulang e di gawing tama..atleast nalalaman kung anong dapat gawin..at nalalaman nyo rin kung ano yung mga hinanaing..diba? kaya okey lang yan..
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[ch-cha]:
satisfied na po ako..thank you po mayor..atleast naliwanagan na po ako..Godbless po sa mga plan nyo para sa simara...
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[guest_3082]:
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[guest_666]:
lider ng byan
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[guest_666]:
kng ikw ang teacher??ppliin mu b c rank 10??kesa ky rank 1??bat c rank 10 ang pnili mu??sgutin mu yan leader
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[gilbert]:
Nag-start ako sa forum et bag-ong topic para sa ato discussion sa Simara municipal affairs. Please enter your ideas and comments sa Municipal Discussion Forum. You can use this Shoutbox for Quick and Short Announcements please.
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[gilbert]:
Can somebody sa municipal govt to please update website administrator Atet Fajarillo of the latest municipal government employee list? Last admin list pa kasi ang nasa website ngayon.
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[gilbert]:
Thanks Mayor Banares for your administration's latest updates. We're also contemplating for the release of the maiden issue of the planned local paper. Aside from the admin's progress report, I hope maraming mga kasimanwa natin ang mag-share din ng kanilang info, ideas, even pro/con commentaries sa paper na ito.
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[gilbert]:
My condolence to the Fojas and Flores families.
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[gilbert]:
Kamusta Mayor Banares & kababayan, siguro mas maganda kunf sa Forum natin gawin itong exchange ng ideas at info. Use the shoutbox to tell others about your new posted comments sa Forum. Thanks and please keep on plugging your ideas and comments and suggestions. Simara need them all the time.
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[sec]:
kuntento na ba sa sagot ni mayor si ch-cha?naliwanagan na rin sya..sa mga simaranhon sana wag na tayo magkomento magisip na lang kung ano maitutulong..sayang lang kasi panahon.ayan si mayor napakasipag,balita ko nga mahigpit daw sa mga empleyado ngmunisipyo lalo n s time...yan ang magnda para yang mga tamad e magtrabaho sa oras na sinsahuran..God bless simara
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[Ambring]:
Paki-paabot ang aming pakikiramay sa Fojas families, lalo ey kang SB Meltzzi ... Mayor, mas maado ngani kung sa forum ka ato kapwa Simaranhon magbay-duhan et nio-mang makapuslanan nak topic para sa kaaduhan/kaanduan et SIMARA ag ato mga kasimanwa .... kamusta sa tanan...
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