I RECENTLY discovered that it is doubly difficult for the public to use/borrow the coaster of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) even for the purpose of conducting Tree Planting activities.
Daghan kaayo mga questions, details about the place, etc… plus they need firm assurance that the user will take charge of the fuel and take note, oil, for the coaster.
The fuel, we can understand, because this is not official trip.
But the oil, susmariosep, wa diay sud nga oil ang coaster nga need pa man gyod gastohan sa mogamit?
But the difficulty does not end there.
Need pa nila og endorsement ni Ta Polano o Ta Polana kay private trip man kuno by a private person.
Double susmariosep.
Ingon ana kalisod o ka-istrikto ang NIA Regional Irrigation Manager on the use of government property para tree-planting activity, bisan kon duna nay formal letter?
Well, I hope he is consistent on the “prudent” use of NIA resources and not one, yes, not one, nga “magpasagad” o magpa-badlong siya on the use of NIA resources.
Because from now on, we will keep him on our crosshairs.
Bason laman og ingon ana gyod siya ka “straight,” ingon ana siya ka “limpiyo” unya wa gyoy bisan gamay nga hokus-pukos.
Otherwise…
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The Roxas park in Calma, Garcia Hernandez is worth a visit, especially for those who wish to enjoy cold, clean fresh-water sourced from a nearby spring and abundantly channelled in concrete and colorful slides down to a colorful pool.
Certainly, the park is well-maintained and very evident is the effort of the municipal government under Mayor Jess Baja to promote and enhance the natural beauty of the park to local and foreign tourists.
There are numerous guests even during weekdays and the park is always, yes, always, beckoning guests and visitors to its cool, clean and fresh water.
Kudos to Mayor Jess Baja and the members of the sanggunian, including the barangay officials of Calma for enhancing the natural beauty of Roxas Park.
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While traversing the heavily trafficked Roxas Boulevard, the taxi driver, apparently bored and needed distraction, ventured with his political observation.
He theorized that he believes that practically everybody in the House of Representatives are guilty of the multo projects.
Why do you think so, I asked him.
Well, simple, he said. The Members of the House probably think that part of their job is to bring home some infra projects to their respective districts. They believe, he added, that if they fail to bring home some projects, they are a failure, and they cannot face their constituents with a straight face.
They feel that even if they can present dozens and dozens of bills filed, the constituents would not be impressed, only by projects will they be impressed, he added.
So to make it appear that they are really doing their job, that they are effective legislators, they must always mention the projects that they are bringing to the district.
Apart from this, he continued, I’ve been told that during budget deliberations, the discussion on the sidelines would always be projects, projects and more projects for the district. And more often, possible opposition to the proposed budget is always used as leverage to wrestle more infra projects from DPWH officials.
No wonder, there is always that “phenomenon” called budget insertion or as Riza Hontiveros said, budget amendment.
Husto ba ang driver?
