Ave Maris Stella: Story of a Song by Father Duetao

Ave Maris Stella: Story of a Song

By Fr. Manuel Duetao

The sun had just gone down and the lengthening shadows were now turning into a black mantle of the coming night. The full moon was about to show its beautiful face from behind the mountain range. There was a light drizzle.

Gorio was prodding his horse homeward to what is now a first-class highway towards the north. His destination was what would one day be known popularly as Banga Bante or Jalaud Norte in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. His thoughts were already with his wife, Tina, and their three little children: Francisca, Canuto, and Taciana.

A plague had struck and had been raging for more than two weeks. A hundred or so had died – young and old, men and women, in two neighboring barangays along the Jalaud River. His own sitio would be the next as the plague was spreading upwards along the river bank on their side of Jalaud.

Jalaud Norte - Goes Global

Jalaud Norte aka Bga. Bante a progressive Barangay in Zarraga, Iloilo, Philippines will now capture the world! If you visit the barangay, hi-tech na ang aton makita. Kadamo na ng-open nga internet stations kag kadamo pa guid ang nagatuyo nga magpatindog sining klase sng negosyo. Ex. of internet station: Get-in. With the services that primary communication networks offer in the Philippines, we are fortunate nga taga-Bga. Bante nga may ara kita sng mga cell sites around the Brangay! (globe and smart towers are just sorround us).Internet ang pinakainfluencial medium now! That's why some houses in Jalaud Norte have it's own wireless connection towards it. This is a means of communication knowing nga damo nagaabroad nga halin diri sa aton barangay .. seamen, engineers, ofws.. etc... In terms of wired communication, telephones are just around, Globe Lines for example...

Hopefully tani maextend na asta saaton ang PLDT service nga subong ara palang sa Hacienda Fee. Cable services for television are also visible in some houses. Inyo makita ang nagakabit nga satellite disc sa mga balay nga nagkuha sng cable service.

Indeed we are towards global competitive! With the help of this site, I know that someday we will met again and by this electronic medium we will somehow share what we have and what we know. Mga kasimaryo let's all stand united and continue to grow as we want to reach fruit of our labor. Makisabay sa panahon and hambal gani ni P-noy "pwede ng mangarap!

I l BL:)G YOU!

Timely but Untimely Project sa BLISS

Kadto ka bala subong sa BLISS, Bga. Bante, Jalaud Norte, Zarraga, Iloilo pag-agi mo sa dulhugan hay makita mo guid ang grabe nga alagyan... Malutak guid ya tungod sng guintampok nga lupa para tani sa pagsugod sng bago nga proyekto amo ang pagpataas sng dalan kaso namisklahan sng ulan kunti perwesyo sa pumuluyo labi na guid sa gaopesina, estudyante, kag tanan nga nagagwa sulod sa lugar.

We are not against with the project pero ang buldlay kay tanan guid maapektuhan right now.. Daan na ni nga problema nga ginatinghuwaan nga masolbar subong nga malapit na ang election...Thanks sa effort at last may tugon guid man sng problema... Hopefully next time concrete na guid ang project.  Long term answer to the problem. :) As what our commnter said let's sacirifce kuno for a short span of time. Hopefully short lang. Tani di lang mag-ulan permi.. Sayluhon ta ang "climate"? Joke2...

This is really a timely project for those who instituted this one especially that October election is fast approaching... Is this timely for the a group of people with hidden interest but untimely for a large group of individuals?? God knows what they are doing. Calling DPWH what are you doing! Thanks for the untimely project you instituted. Be wise and be strategic in planning..