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Crossing the Bicol River via Balongay

Crossing the Bicol River via Balongay

The banca operator is so experienced he managed to device a system of not going straight ahead after departing from Balongay but instead maneuvers a sharp curved route to curtail…

Stepping Into the Real Balongay

Stepping Into the Real Balongay

At the edge of the river bank, a waiting shade serves as the landing-terminal point for arriving and departing passengers. One can let time pass just by sitting on the…

The Tale of the Forlorn Couple

The Tale of the Forlorn Couple

In one deserted corner of the city, we saw this couple owning the place around them, all for themselves. If only they were young and all, we will surmise they…

The Wealthiest Families in the Philippines

The Wealthiest Families in the Philippines

Mang Jaime lives at a make-shift nipa shack across our house by the creek. On farmers market days, he would get up early and harvest fresh shoots of kangkong…

State-Run Hospitals Urged to Practice Sanitation

State-Run Hospitals Urged to Practice Sanitation

If only administrators and concerned officials can equate a pastel paint job to good service and health care, then many will change their concept about a government-run hospital. Until…

G20 and the Chasm of Deprivation

G20 and the Chasm of Deprivation

The world has divided into rich and poor as at no time in our history. The richest 2% own more than half the household wealth in the world. The richest…

Residents Receive Medical Assistance

Residents Receive Medical Assistance

Some 350 residents, including children, from five barangays of Calabanga travelled to the off-site location of West Coast high school in Dominorog, were accorded free consultaton and given appropriate medicine,…

A Hero is Coming Home

A Hero is Coming Home

A hero is coming home. Our hero. My brother who works as project engineer in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is coming home before the month ends.…

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