Mayor Elect Dominc Valera’s battlecrys “Asenso Bangued”
Mayor Dominic Valera, on his posting in his PUBLIC FaceBook Account “Asenso Abra” said:
“I will inspire the people of Bangued to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. I will instill in you a hope for success and a belief in yourselves. The pessimists complain about the wind. The optimists expect it to change. Being your Mayor, I will adjust the sails.”
The words seems to imply that the good Mayor is still in a campaign mood. Real question is “How is the Mayor going to adjust the sails?”
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We want PEACE. Anusan mi ipangan iti bagoong basta natalna ti iti ti Bangued…awan serbi asenso no adda maawan nga ipatpateg mi iti biag.
Posted by celong | July 14, 2013, 6:19 pmWith all due respect, we have never complained about the wind. The sincere, thinking individuals in Bangued are complaining about real problems – many lives have been lost, offered as a sacrifice at the altar of dirty politics. These are real lives. They were living and breathing individuals before their lives were snuffed out by assassins. Public funds are lost to graft and corruption and people of Bangued know it and feel it. I am sorry to say that the
plunderers have not been discreet. It is not enough for them to have looted government coffers, they have to flaunt their ill-gotten wealth. It is there for all to see. You don’t even have to browse on Facebook because people see them whenever these government officials make public appearances. The law on plunder states that wealth that is grossly disproportionate to your income is deemed ill-gotten and the burden of proof shifts to the accused. The only proof that the wealth is not ill-gotten is the income tax return. I don’t believe any of these government officials will pass the income tax test. The ploy of putting ill-gotten wealth in the names of other relatives will no longer succeed today because the authorities will find out who the beneficial owners are. Besides, if they put it in their relative’s name, that relative will have to explain how the wealth was amassed, again through the income tax return test. The people of Bangued only want honest, competent and resolute leadership, leadership by example. Lip service will not improve the lives of people. Take the simple case of garbage collection, in all honesty, can the leadership of Bangued say they have done a good job? Complaints are not made to destroy anybody’s image. People are paying taxes and they deserve to get something back in the form of service. The citizens have the right to seek redress of their grievances. That is very basic in local governance. The winds of change have come and those who fail to heed it will be left behind.
Posted by pedro abreno | July 14, 2013, 7:04 pmSaan ka kuman nga agrakaw uray adu kuarta mon…. Pabor mo kadagita taga bangueden diay inbayad mo nga 3k… Sapay koma ta osto ta inpost mo
Posted by crimen | July 14, 2013, 7:33 pmamin la masasao na detoy nga nic ket isuna t agtatakaw,agpapapatay,kada amin nga ka demonyuan nga aramid..agindadalus ka loko.paalisem dagita bodyguard mu ta agpinnaltoog ta jay plaza wenno agbinnagkong ta.natured ka loko ta adu t batam.
Posted by papadan123 | July 15, 2013, 1:28 pmdo all your promises..dominic valera so that abra people will trust and believe u..
Posted by nida veelasco | July 14, 2013, 7:49 pmEto lang masasabi ko…. NIKE!!!
Posted by Just do Eat | July 14, 2013, 10:16 pmnic and members of his family would nt abuse their power if the governor has the political will not to allow erring mayors to pushtroug their plans that wld be pahirap to their cnstituents ehthe allies or not.
Posted by eric shawn | July 15, 2013, 12:03 amadu ti mapatang yo kakailian, nagatel unay ti panagdildila yo….nu kuma iyaramid yo dagita ibagbaga yo,,,,awan panagbalbaliw nu saan kayo nga aggaraw…puro kayo duwag, kaya nahihirapan kayong ilapit ang mga concerns niyo…..
Posted by bangued | July 15, 2013, 3:07 amNapintas man daytoy ‘battle-cry nga ASENSO BANGUED’ ni Apo Mayor Nic.
Adda met gayam napintas nga planona para kadatayo nga umili.
Isu’t gapuna nga iyawisko nga ikkan tayo koma ti gundaway ni Apo Mayor
nga mangaramid ti kabaelanna nga mangipatungpal dagita nasayaat nga
gandat na.
Nupay kasta, ammotayo nga saan nga kabaelan ti maymaysa nga tao nga
paasensoen ti maysa nga ili uray pay no sika ti Mayor no awan ti suporta tayo
nga umili.
Ti napintas koma nga maaramid ket adda mabuangay nga Non-Governmental
Organization nga mairepresentaran dagiti madumaduma nga sektor ti comunidad
tapno adda kabinnulig ti Mayor tapno daytoy nga “slogan’ ket agbalin a ‘realidad’.
Ania ti makuna yo Appo nga kakailian?
Posted by philam | July 15, 2013, 6:30 pmPhilam, why don’t you request the name/list of NGOs operating in the province and the name of their officers. Once we know them and their addresses/phones, maybe we could contact them 24/7 for whatever problem arises, especially economic, political, and human rights problems. Napigpigsa or nalalaaw bassit siguro ti boses da (bareng no saan da nga agpabayad a) nga mangilaban kadagiti ania man nga grievances tayo aglalo kadagiti padak nga awan wenno nababa iti adal da, nakurapay ken mabain nga umasideg tapno agpaarayat, wenno dakami nga awan la pulos ti connection na kadagiti makatulong agsipud ta dida kami pagan-ano for various reasons.
Posted by river cross | July 16, 2013, 9:24 amWith all due respect, BANGUED, people posting their comments and observations are not cowards. Wake up and see the real cowards – those who pay assassins to murder people, those who shoot people behind their backs, those who strut around like peacocks with a platoon of bodyguards. Ask them to walk the streets of Bangued, unarmed and with no bodyguards and we’ll find out how courageous and brave they truly are. We are ordinary mortals, armed only with a clear conscience and a love for our people. We have mo wish to hurt, maim or kill people. You must understand that the role of the writer is to write about things that people would like to say but can’t because of fear. We write about the concerns of people who have lost their voices. If some people call us cowards, so be it. There have been numerous imstances in the past when mere mortals like us approach the powers that be to air legitimate concerns only to be rebuffed. Arrogance of power is the order of the day. If our officials want change to happen, it must start with them. They must be held to a higher standard of behavior because of their positions. “The greatest acts of courage are not physical, they are moral. The most dazzling act of bravery is not to leap out of the trenches, rifle in hand to assault the enemy. It is to hold on to one’s beliefs when they are being sorely tested and to walk quietly in one’s path”.
Posted by pedro abreno | July 16, 2013, 4:33 pmBeautiful words, beautiful lines. It will surely inspire us who have been dreaming big dreams. Dreams toward peace n order, love, compassion, rigteousnees and a lift to the miseries of the poor. But our needs are not beautiful words;Our needs is action. ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS.
Adun nga padas ti naglabas, padas mo ti biag kas maysan nga lumakay: kinaimbag, adu nga kinadakes kas kaniak; ta amin a tao adda kinadakes na.(ulitec, Romans 3:10 n Romans 3:23)
History ti bunga ti kinadakes, kinaranggas: tallo laeng nga nagtuturay ti dakamatek 1. Ni Adolf Hitler nga responsible ti ipapatay ti millions nga tattao. Napapatay ti bomba nga narigat pay mailasin ti bang kanya. 2. Ni Mussolini ti Italy, dictador n kriminal, kalpasan nga natatek ti bala agraman baketna, naibitenda nga kenngato ti sakada kas baboy- natuptupraan, napappapispissan,napalpaltoogan uray bangkaydan 3. Ni Saddam, ammo tayo amin nga nagraranggasman ti tattao kalpasan nga napaltoogan. Sapay koma ta saanta nga mapadasan daytoy kabsatko, ta uray siak gapu ti kinatangsit (pride, kinarasi kas Tao) adu met nagbasolak. I trust God is Love and forgiving. I believe without doubt when He said “repent, confess all sins committed, have a new heart n mind, because it is not my pleasure to have anyone to be destroyed, be born again, follow my commandments and I’ll give you life” . Please read also John 3:16, to know how God loves the world and Revelation 21:3-5 the descriptions of life in the new earth waiting for us. Amongst the promised new life ” no more crying, no more suffering, no more sickness but a perfect everlasting life”. I pray that your goal of change and vision for a better Bangued will be realized thru the guidance of the hands of the mighty God above.
Posted by Tags said | July 15, 2013, 7:23 amSorry, aramid ti kiakudrepen ti panagkita, tay Tagamasid nagbalin nga Tags said
Posted by Tagamasid | July 15, 2013, 7:28 amWell, there’s nothing wrong or penalty for a having a dream especially if it’s free, right?
Let them think whatever they want to think, uray pay agbalibaliktad dan iti kai-illek, let them have their good day in laughing inggana’t makaka-uttot dan. Anong malay mo, because of the prayers of Tagamasid and others, people and events will change. Let’s support this dream, we have nothing to lose, anyway…..If still a bad dream or nightmare, well, what’s the use of the majority silent voice or right of suffrage on the next election?
What really bothers me, is, three years had passed, still not even one thief politician in the province went into jail for corruption. Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr. is the man trusted by the President for this corruption eradication campaign but it looks like that GMA is the only sinner and the rest especially Abra politicians are all saints. And now Sen. Lacson was rumored to head this corruption eradication campaign but still under the command of Paquito Ochoa………?????
Don’t get me wrong, but why not just replace the head that could not cut a head?
Posted by diego silang, jr. III | July 15, 2013, 11:09 amMany times that these leaders have said so many promises but it seems that nothing is being done for the people of bangued..lets hope for some changes that will be good for us..
Posted by Tulaleyna | July 15, 2013, 9:40 pmkitkitaem bassit dagita tao’m apo mayor ket mangrugi dan, no ckaun 2 metlang mangiparugi pinnatay awan iti peace and order d2y bangued ta mismo nga dagita taom haan mo pay matinggel or cka iti agibaon dayjay lang. thanks
Posted by asenso takki | July 15, 2013, 10:30 pmxak apo maysa ak umili ti bangued adda payong ko blue adda rupa ni mayor ryan seares luna ammo dagita tao ni dominic ket inbazbas da ti rupak apo…awn respeto da…. namiss mi pay en mayor ryan seares luna…Respeto Serviso ken Love……………………………RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL RSL LATTA …..
Posted by banguedmarket | July 16, 2013, 5:36 amapay ngarud sika bangued market apay madim iisumbong jay investigador,t3 wenno ben tulfo no agpaypayso ta ibabagam mike enriquez..
Posted by disciplined | July 16, 2013, 6:38 amNo anagem daytoy aramid nga agbobodiguard ket maysa met ket nga kinatakrot; kinapangas; kinademonio aglalo ket criminal met dagitoy! Adda koma linteg nga mangiparit daytoy nga Minamaag nga aramid. Apay no aggapu la koman ti AFP/police nga dua ti security ti mayor, 3 met t gov ken cong. Dakdakel sa met ti lateg tayo ta makapasiar tayo uray ania nga uras ken disso nga toy lupot tayo laeng tisecurity tayo.
Padasenyo ‘madaydayaw nga politico ti agbalin nga nalinteg, napakombaba,naasi, naisem, agserbi nga sipupudno, ken kangrunaan makaDios ket maramananyo ti ayat ti padayo nga tao ken ayat ti Dios. Maadaan kayo ti talna ti kaungganyo, maimasyo ti maturog ta daytoy ti supapak ti mangipangag ti pagayatanna. Tuladen dakami nga ordinario nga umili, agpipinnaraman, uray bassit nga manok, agpipinnadigo kami, ket mariknami ti kinasam-it ti isem ken panagyaman ti kaarubami.
Posted by Tagamasid | July 16, 2013, 11:02 am“I will inspire the people of Bangued to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. I will instill in you a hope for success and a belief in yourselves. The pessimists complain about the wind. The optimists expect it to change. Being your Mayor, I will adjust the sails.”
Adjusting the sails is not so impossible for the Mayor. He has the strength, power, and right to do it. The real question emerges on how this sail being capable on itself – “Does this sail perfect?”. The nice thing to focus with is that to find his town folks looking on the Mayor’s concept in one perception. In fact many has still against the will of the Mayor, moving towards the downfall of him, that is. The “sail” still has many holes that is why the town hardly moves forward. All he can do first is to make cover for these holes completely before adjusting and raising the sails. However, antagonist will still be antagonist. We cannot put them out in the scene unless they will be totally mind-vacuumed.
Posted by bangued city | July 16, 2013, 6:00 pmMalalaman,.. Ah,. Team asenso itan, idi, adda Nayon nga Income Cakailyan
Posted by X outlaw | July 16, 2013, 7:39 pm“I will inspire the people of Bangued to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. I will instill in you a hope for success and a belief in yourselves. The pessimists complain about the wind. The optimists expect it to change. Being your Mayor, I will adjust the sails.”
Adjusting the sails is not so impossible for the Mayor. He has the strength, power, and right to do it. The real question emerges on how this sail being capable on itself – “Does this sail perfect?”. The nice thing to focus with is that to find his town folks looking on the Mayor’s concept in one perception. In fact many has still against the will of the Mayor, moving towards the downfall of him, that is. The “sail” still has many holes that is why the town hardly moves forward. All he can do first is to make cover for these holes completely before adjusting and raising the sails. However, antagonist will still be antagonist. We cannot put them out in the scene unless they will be totally mind-vacuumed.
Posted by bangued city | July 17, 2013, 4:15 amannia nga non goverment nga grupo aya nga kungkuna yo nga kakaillian? tapno adda tiempo wenno lugar daguiti umili nga agpatang, mangibaga ti saan da a kayat ken kayat da? ay Apo pakawanen nak …padasen yo dayta ta IPAPATAY NAKAYO DAYTA NGA MAYOR TAYO! pinapispisan nakan a. kapitan la idi adda la idamag mo wenno ibagam agdalan ka pay iti nagadu nga damag ken ni MILA nga asawa na! awan kunada uray adda uneg ti balay da wenno opisina! kanayun nga out of town! buisit!
Posted by mark | July 17, 2013, 8:28 amhusto ta kunam celong. awan serserbi ti biag no pinnatay. uray awan asenso basta natalna ti biag. asenso kunana pumatay met ti tao dayta mayor tayo…agpaparis da amin luna, valera, bersamin, seares, etc agtatakaw da. bumaknang aya met daguita luna no saan politika nasurot da awan met nagadalan da..tayla atty a so adda maysa.
Posted by mark | July 17, 2013, 8:37 amLoko! nagado ti inikkat mo man nga empleyadon ti munisipyon… Urayem ti Karma yo….
Posted by TAGABANTAY | July 17, 2013, 1:11 pmAgtatakaw amin nga politico! No agsasaoda kunam la no santo. No addada simbaan kunam la no angelda aglalo assawada. Puera ken roger luna.
Posted by aridabdab | July 17, 2013, 2:08 pmBANGUED CITY, if Mayor Dominic serves with integrity and competence, if he and members of his family live modest lives, if he heeds constructive suggestions, I have no doubt the majority of people in Bangued will support him. Let him stretch his arms out to all people, be they supporters or members of the opposition. In abundance, let him and members of his family live a simple lifestyle, a life of sharing. Now that most of our people live in abject poverty, let there be dignified living and a constant effort for just structures. Instead of selfish ambition may he offer himself in humble service. Let him heal the wounds of division that has plagued our society because politicking never seems to end even after the elections. May he stop the desire for revenge and retaliation against his perceived political enemies. May he opt to serve rather than be served. May he lead by example. If he can do these, there is no doubt a great majority will support him. He cannot always put the blame on his perceived political foes for failure in governance. It is he who holds the reins of power.
Posted by pedro abreno | July 17, 2013, 4:42 pmTa rupam a t paglaingam mayor,. Paguapo ka latta,.. Dumteng 2 metla t bunong mo,. Ni patay kazla agtatakaw dim ammu nu kaanu nga sumangbay ngem ni politiko agtatakaw ammu na t ub2raen na
Posted by X outlaw | July 18, 2013, 9:49 amHahah just support him! Just accept it he is the mayor now
Posted by Tulaleyna | July 18, 2013, 2:57 pmAnia’t napatpateg, kina rang-ay ti biag nga napnuan riribok wenno simple nga biag ngem napnuan ti kinatalna? Kaaduan kadagiti “madaydayaw nga leaders” ket pilienda ti kina rang-ay, kina adu ti kuarta nga bunga met ngarud ti corruptions, nga nakairuruminan ni napanglaw. Ngem ” no ania ti imulam, isu’t apitiem”. Domteng to aldaw nga panagaapit!
The holy Book does not fail when It says” the mind set of the flesh ( love of money, luxury, etc materials) is death, but the mindset of Spirit (love, sharing, righteousness, justice, dignity,humility) is life and peace”. We are given the absolute freedom of choice, to life with God or to death in burning hell with satan.
Posted by Tagamasif | July 19, 2013, 5:26 amPromises are made to be broken in love and in POLITICS!
Posted by aridabdab | July 19, 2013, 8:49 amIsu isu Amin nga nagtugaw kn maysa People of bangued abra are the ones who voted for him..
Ado la amin
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Posted by Bogart | July 19, 2013, 9:29 pmPiman Andit ti ka kaasi nga biagmo ti maudi nga tawenmo ditoy daga, riribok rebbengna koma nga talna! Pinilim ni satanas,saan nga tiDios nga mangted koma kenca ti talna ken ayat . Lallalo nga ka kaasi ti annakmo ta day toy nariribok nga biag ti impatawidmo. No ni aling Gloria, Ampatuan nga addaan gasut nga PAGS, Halosjos ,nakapopokdan, sikanto la ketdi nga padak nga agkarkaradap ti saan nga mapanen! Ala, bareng agdinna kayo ken Vicsyd ta lidlidenna ta lapayagmo ta impaklaymo diay aramidyo! Agsagana ka metten utro sairo ti Bangued ta agkaddua kayto aminen! No awan kayton ti Abra, naragsak ken natalnanton ti biagmi?
Posted by Amalakay | July 20, 2013, 4:17 amnandito pa ako, si CRISOSTOMO IBARRA! Im hoping for a CHANGE, not JUSTICE!
Posted by danglas mavericks | July 20, 2013, 5:31 amaccept the fact that he is already our bangued mayor. uray agpakamatay kayo 3 a tawen ti mayor isu nga agulimek kay ;lattan tapno haan nga madlaw ti apal yo, dakes nga apal no perperdiem ti kapwa taom.. umapal kayo agkandidato kayton ta baareng mangabak kayo.
Posted by luna oth | July 20, 2013, 6:11 pmwhy is it when we criticize politicians, their supporters automatically accuse us of “apal” and “immon”? This just means that they cannot defend their boss effectively, so they resort to trash talks. Come on give us valid arguments why your Boss should be accorded the benefit of the doubt.
Posted by karruba | July 20, 2013, 8:20 pmAmin nga nagtugaw agpapada da amin haan? Sinno ti agibosbotos people of bangued haan? Inawat da Tay kwarta tapos agkimplain da nga isu ti mayor give it a break
Posted by Tulaleyna | July 20, 2013, 9:02 pmDV made a mistake, he should say “You must ncrease your sales and I, being your greedy mayor, will increase your business tax.”
Posted by Blue Blood Demon | July 21, 2013, 9:31 pmlanggong agsagana ka met ta sika iti sumaruno kadaguiti bernos.
Posted by josef | July 23, 2013, 5:08 amTama, tulad ang kasabihan, panapanahon lang. Uras ti panagapitin ti immulada! Mga kawawang matatanda!
Posted by Amalakay | July 25, 2013, 12:25 pmagpatingganto met la daguitoy nga pamilya no madanonan ti orasda.
Posted by blackie | July 25, 2013, 3:55 pmlet us all stop criticizing our political leaders. do not put all the burdens to our political leaders for the progress of our province, the province of Abra. why not rather ask our own selves, what can we do to help in the progress of Abra? There are SIMPLE ways we can help, like for example proper waste disposal,abiding to the rules and laws in our barangay and municipalities and . Nu arigan tayo ayayatek nga kakailyak nga taga Abra nag simple laeng dagitoy nga paraan, ngem nu maurnong dagita, dakkel a tulong ti may pa ay na ti panag progresso ti probinsya tayo nga Abra. ket nu makita tayo nga ada nag progreswan na ti ili tayo nga Abra, makuna tayunto ti bagbagi tayo nga ada SIMPLE nga nay tulong ko t dayta a progresso. Ket babaen ti dayta a naitulong tayo para ti panag progresso, na ipakita tayo ti panagayat tayo t probinsya tayo nga Abra. Agbiag ti taga ABRA.
Posted by EVOL | August 15, 2013, 1:40 amTi kasimplean nga tulong ken sigurado nga mapasamak ket napudno nga kararag.
Para t “madaydayaw” nga mayor ken amin nga agtuturay, saan mi nga masapul ti napipintas nga balikas ken rupa, ti kasapulanmi ket servicio nga buyogan ti Kinapudno. ” ta no ania ti inaramidmo ti padam nga tao, inaramidmon kaniak” kuna ti Apo. Don’t waste your time by trying to impress others by your beautiful words n material wealth, but impress them by honorable deeds.
Posted by Tagamasid | August 15, 2013, 6:59 amI hardly write responses, however I looked through some remarks here Mayor Valera: I
will. |. I do have 2 questions for you if you do not mind.
Is it simply me or does it seem like some of these comments come across like they are coming from brain dead visitors?
😛 And, if you are posting on additional sites, I’d like to
follow you. Could you post a list of the complete urls of your social community sites like your Facebook page, twitter feed, or linkedin profile?
Posted by Chiquita | December 18, 2013, 6:09 am