‘Ormoc Upside Down’ Archives
2 ex-city gov’t officials support Cebu Gov. Garcia
Three-termer Provincial Gov. Garcia throws her hat with UNA party for a Senate seat. Former City Administrator Vicente C. Redoña and ex-City Legal Officer Cleto L. Evangelista Jr., support the candidacy of Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia. The announcement of Governor Garcia’s joining the UNA (United Nationalist Alliance) political party created by Vice President Jejomar Binay and former President Joseph Estrada is a welcome development for the Ormocanons. Her move reverberates to the voters [...]
RTC has no jurisdiction upon Ombud’s decision
The complicated Rules of Court results few law practitioners be dubbed ignorant of the law. Even judges are found to have committed gross ignorance of the law. In the April 30 issue of this paper, the banner: “RTC Judge issues TRO vs dismissal of Taft mayor” it stunned me. While it is true that the Regional Trial Court has no jurisdiction over the decisions of the Office of the Ombudsman, I am not in agreement that the Ombudsman is a court. The article stated: “The Ombudsman is a [...]
Tongonan residents approve cutting 651 trees
No one objected on the request of Energy Development Corporation. Even the accused Claudio Tano agreed to clear 20,800 square meters forest land. None among the residents of Brgy. Tongonan, this city, objected the cutting of 651 trees to give way for the well pad. Ormocanons are really peaceful abiding citizens unlike in places where residents opposed the drillings. The residents of Brgy. Tongonan, has agreed for the cutting with the promised of Energy Development Corporation (EDC) That [...]
Two opposing situations
Soldiers are dislike in two barangays of Las Navas and Catubig, both of Northern Samar. Same time in another barangay of Las Navas, the soldiers are the protectors. Soldiers akin to journalists are being loved or hated. Doing well in favor of the oppressed is being loved, while the same good acts against the oppressor are being hated. In the articles published in page 2 of this paper’s April 29 issue, I noticed the opposing situations. The story entitled “2 barangay officials [...]
World Press Freedom
Do we have full press freedom in our country? Several journalist risk their lives for the right of the public to know, but is it worth dying for? Dead man tells no tale. A maxim some journalist never thought they fulfilled. Islamabad’s Umar Cheema is fortunate to have survived the torture done to him. His ordeal in September 2010 may not have entered even in his dreams. The torture did not stop him from telling the people what transpired; he was not bulldozed. He courageously shouted to [...]
Two detainees without sin
How would like to be in jail without committing an offense? Are we now in era of errors? Seventy-seven years old Manuel Abapo Hingco asked me to prepare his affidavit to prove that Edenilo Neri Orbiso and Darin Arabes Orbiso were apprehended by Geronimo Wenceslao for cutting trees inside the farm he has been tilling since 1960s. He was almost to cry, because the family of the two persons detained at Police Station 2 at Brgy. Valencia, this city, has been asking for their subsistence. [...]
Gov. Nicart’s courage may earn contempt
The issue of April 8, headlined: “Governor Nicart implements 2012 prov’l budget despite injunction” manifested the courageous stand of Eastern Samar Governor Conrado Nicart, Jr. For the employees of the provincial governor he may be a hero, but for others he is not. He should have obeyed Provincial Legal Officer, Christopher Coles. It is shrewd for him to use the reenacted 2011 provincial budget than taking the risk of facing contempt of court. The preliminary injunction whether or [...]
BM Tiu a serious loss to environmentalists
He may not be a lone voice in Eastern Visayas Region, but his whisper is loud and clear. He stands for the unborn babies, the future generation. The sudden death of Leyte provincial Board Member Roque Tiu saddened his friends, relatives, and behind them are the environment-loving people. Tiu has been in the forefront of environmental protection and preservation. He is one who contends with the mining within the Province of Leyte. He fought against the use of plastics that he authored [...]
Assistance after disaster
Is it right to wait for disaster to occur before giving assistance? Is there any use of the assistance if the recipient is already dead? North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket for a moment displaced some of our countrymen from their peaceful living. The government forbids the fishermen in the shores facing South Pacific because of threat for falling debris from Unha-3. I took note of a woman interviewed by a TV announcer who alleged she left her children because her husband could not go out [...]
Mistaken belief
Unfortunate to be poor, but worst for government employees working without pay. Chaos result from people with hungry stomach. In the banner article issue of March 26, entitled Gov. Nicart: Eastern Samar prov’l government ‘paralyzed’, the innocent minds are puzzled why paralyzed? Governor Conrado Nicart, Jr., lamented that aside from the delivery of basic services, also affected by the ruling of the court include the salaries of the more than 1,300 provincial employees; releases of [...]
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