Abra Election Supervisor Atty Belmes – photo by Artha Kira Paredes
by Zaldy Comanda
Bangued, Abra — Provincial Election Supervisor Marychelle Belmes is walking on deadly ground.
That is according to Senior Superintendent Albertlito Garcia, officer-in-charge of Abra Police Provincial Office (PPO), who has assigned a police officer to serve as her bodyguard after she received threats to her life.
Belmes personally went to Bangued Municipal Police Station on October 13 to blotter a call she received from a concerned citizen saying that she is in the list of those in the province who will be killed next.
She also said that her mother told her that unidentified persons riding a motorcycle had been circling their house.
She told police that she does not have any grudge with anybody and does not have an idea who may want to harm her, except if it has something to do with an on-going investigation related to the May, 2013 election involving an incident that happened in Barangay Caganayan, Tineg town where it was found that a certain Fatima Yawayaw was able to register twice and voted twice.
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Mgresign pg duwag apply another job that is the solution
Posted by eric shawn | October 16, 2014, 8:56 pmDisnogek to pay ta ngiw ngiw mo motalleng anagem a ti logaren ni Atty Belmes maala aya ti tinoredan toy trabaho na ket tay met adda nonot na deuta muttaleng nga Eric Shawn
Posted by Emporia | October 16, 2014, 10:49 pmSus bka sika d na ammo sawsawem kc confined ka lng ti radio dzpa ti information mo look at the prosrcutor office nglaing da ag inhibit no bigtime ti respondent.
Posted by eric shawn | October 17, 2014, 3:11 amAmmom emporia one of the reasons for the crime surge in abra is the people dnt believe the justice sytem which start of themselves i will not elaborate u have to listen at the radio na lng. Plus our leaders dont want peace at all all of them are crises peddlers so that the graft practices will not be blown to the national level.
Posted by eric shawn | October 17, 2014, 3:22 amHay nagpalokay man ta tornillo mon Eric Shawn hahaha anya aya ti pakaring goram ket adda la ngarud inted ni apo Police nga segoridad nan NI ATTY BELMES sen
ado man unay tay natanawtaw mon
agyan ka kadi toy topiko
ta di la
komporme ti inka maypal palapal idtoyen.Muttaleng..
..adda ta ditoy karayan CALABA wen awan ta diay ATLANTIC ocean..hahaha hay ma mental lak kenka Eric Shawn hahahaha
Posted by EMPORIA | October 17, 2014, 9:41 amEmporia u can argue wd mu by stating a fact u have read ot known d ung attack my style u r lossing men
Posted by eric shawn | October 18, 2014, 1:23 amThe honorable legacy of Gabriela Silang is gone. Cowards are killing good people by order of bloodthirsty
leaders who don’t deserved to be there. We seem to allow these things to happen because some good leaders n laymen alike don’t have the will to fight. Church leaders also failed because they could not effluence their followers to the right path. We claim to be christian but Abreans who are mostly not yet Christians during Gabriela time were better because they were willing to kill and to die to safeguard only their rights. Now evil minded leaders are killing because of money and power. Our only hope for change is to know the Word, learn His loving message, follow His commandments and implore His guidance.
Many things is impossible to man but with God, nothing is impossible in this world.
Posted by Tagamasid | October 17, 2014, 8:34 amI thought this type of intimidation is the thing of the past. I was wrong. Abra is moving backward instead of forward because of these power hungry politicians who live by their own rules.
We are half way through to the next elections in 2016. History has told us that at this time, political forces begins to move and start positioning themselves for the next election. thus all these political killings and intimidations are starting to come up.
Posted by jake | October 17, 2014, 4:43 pmIn the history of man, blood were shed in the fights to evil governance. The Blood of the martyrs allows Christianity and evangelism to spread in all corners of the world. Hence the light of truth shines through the dark ages. We are now savoring a partial peaceful world as exemplified by the cooperation of nations against aggressive intruders. The Social media marks as a threshold of global brotherhood as well. All of these are results of those blood offerings of numerous good individuals. Locally, if you are in the position to change the situation of Abra, bloods might be a requirement as well. But see to it that, you are in the fight for a better Abra or other wise your are just a mere casualty. To our public servants, let God be your Shepperd by living and practicing His word, and God will always be there to protect you. The scripture however said; Be meek as a lamb, but be wise as a serpent (Mathew 10:16).
Posted by naeling | October 17, 2014, 9:46 pmGo file ur candidacy on 2016 n tell to the voters that u have seen god n ask u to lead abra.
Posted by eric shawn | October 18, 2014, 1:21 amhahahaahahahah
niced
Posted by Q | October 20, 2014, 1:49 amPagayam Eric Shawn, you are barking at a wrong tree. While you used to feed words into one’s mouth, you don’t exactly knew my personal relationship to God, my experiences with the God I have known and served for more than half of my life (Not the “god” that you are mentioning often times). However, I won’t dignify your rants but would rather share my piece on the early electioneering not only in Abra but in the national government seat as well. Religious sectors should have a hand in the approval of candidates who would be running for a position. Sir Pedro Abrenio would agree with me if I say that our present election system is a sham. Conscientious people are in the churches. It would be of great help in the solutions of all these problems if this sector will be empowered, at least in screening of candidates.
Posted by naeling | October 18, 2014, 4:11 amSus you people of the church are the one who made our country worst bec there ate policy of the government u r opposing with out giving alternative solutions.
Posted by eric shawn | October 18, 2014, 4:37 amNAELING Who is yuor GOD?
Posted by DGG | November 3, 2014, 5:52 pmThat is your opinion and would always be your way of thinking. Separation of Church and the state would be in the context of responsibility. These two entities never been separated in the truest sense, but have acted as the mind/conscience and the body respectively. The church dictates the moral laws, while the Government like a body that often times wonders in wrong direction needs to be guided. The Churches would speak up when the Government decides on matters that are immoral. And there are numerous laws that our present government wanted to pass that would eventually lead to people increasing secularization. The churches would not just take these things sitting down.
Posted by naeling | October 18, 2014, 5:23 amSus u guide first alk your priest before guiding the government. As i daid u r intervening n influencing our political lraders not to pass law that is detrimental to ur church whete i belong but u had never prrsented a solution wherein the proposed law will tend to adress. Look u the priest while officiating mass cnt even made sermon about killings if there are politicians present worst they accept donation frm them.
Posted by eric shawn | October 18, 2014, 7:18 amThe Separation Of Religion From Politics, resulting in the notion of private religion, is the outcome of the secularism associated with the 18th century European Enlightenment.Before that time, religion was always a matter for the whole community, and never just for the individual. In addition, religion and culture were always inextricably intertwined with each other in such a way that their separation was inconceivable. If politics is broadly defined as the principles or policies by which a community orders its life, then religion obviously cannot be artificially excised from politics. This is true especially for multi-religious societies like our country THE PHILLIPPINES….Christians generally maintain that religion and politics cannot be separated. This is because, according to the Christian faith, there can be no place for any distinction between secular and sacred. The God who created the world must surely be Lord even of the political realm.To maintain that there can be no separation between religion and politics is not to reject the concept of the secular state or to insist that the Church should not be separated from the state. The two issues are quite different and must not be confused with one another.Although the concept of the secular state is in itself in many ways problematic, it is nonetheless useful in identifying the duties of the state. The secular state is one in which the government is limited to the seculum or temporal realm. It is a state that is free from the control of any institutional religion and therefore independent of the latter. The idea of the secular state therefore denies the government the right to use religion for the accomplishment of political ends, and it denies religion the right to use the government for religious ends. In this way, the secular state is arguably better able to ensure what some scholars have called benevolent neutrality, where the interests of the members of all the different communities represented in society are taken seriously.As mentioned earlier, although this model raises a number of difficult and important issues and is far from perfect, for reasons I cannot discuss in this short article, Christians can broadly endorse it without fear of too much compromise. A paradox immediately presents itself: How are we to understand the relationship between the secular state and a religious society? Are the two concepts not contradictory? Here we must further sharpen our understanding of the secular state. A secular state is one that is concerned with the seculum or temporal affairs. However, a secular state is not a state that is committed to secularism. That is to say, the secular state does not deny the reality of the non-physical world and it is not hostile to religious belief and practice. The secular state therefore will not attempt to expunge religious discourse from the public square. It recognises the importance of religion in public life, even as it prohibits religion from using the government for religious ends.This is clearly evident in the fact that the latter has openly invited different faith communities to participate in debates on important societal issues.Christians believe that they can make significant contributions to public life, not least by participating in debates on social and political issues. As I have argued elsewhere, this is an aspect of the Christians responsibility in society. Christians and the Church, therefore, may serve a political purpose by playing a prophetic role in public life.Although some Christians have argued that the separation of Church and state and the acceptance of the concept of the secular state require the privatisation of religion, I maintain that this is not the case at all. In fact, the contrary is true: the separation of Church and state has made possible the genuinely prophetic role of religion because the Church, freed from institutional dependence, is no longer subservient to the state in a way that would mute its prophetic voice. The Church is therefore able to be itself a free and authentic witness for God in society. The separation of Church and state and the concept of the secular state therefore make possible an authentic public religion. They make genuine interaction between Christians and political society a living reality.Christians contribute to the political life of society by advancing justice and promoting the common good. But in order to do so, Christians (and the Church) must sometimes question the established order and refuse to endorse or sanctify policies and traditions that are not in harmony with Gods will. These are all aspects of the prophetic role of Christians in society. Furthermore, prophetic religion must also reach out to the oppressed, the dispossessed, the disinherited and the discriminated. It must reject the temptation to show favour to any particular socio-economic class. It must be free from the fetters of any given culture and the prevailing norms and conventions of society.By speaking rationally, truthfully and compassionately to many shared concerns and issues, and by participating respectfully, calmly and patiently in public discourse, Christians can contribute in small but sometimes surprisingly significant ways to society. In this way, the Christian community can fulfil its public vocation in the world on behalf of freedom, peace, and justice for all.
Posted by EMPORIA | October 18, 2014, 2:54 pmEMPORIA may mayat koma no ILOKANOM ta waawatan ni muttaleng nga Eric Shawn daytoy NO APAY NGA TI CHRISYIAN COMMUNITY CANNOT BE SEPARATED tayla agkalkalap ti kapanonotan ti ammo na deyta..pikaren naka tapno maka ala la ti kapanonotan
Posted by LAPOLAPO | October 18, 2014, 3:11 pmEmporia copy n paste ba yan haha masakit sa mata bkt d mo alam pwede ka mgkakaso jan
Posted by eric shawn | October 18, 2014, 7:11 pmIN forward ko KEN EMPORIA basa-em detroy ERIC SHAWN ta maawatam NO APAY NGA TI CHRYSTIANS SAAN NGA MABALIN NGA MEYSERPERADO TI GOBYERNO NGEM NO MUSLIM KA A KET MABALIN A TA AGBALIN A SECULAR STATE A KUNADA A PAG GAPUAN DAGITAY ADDA BAG BAGTIT NA A KAS KENKA NGATILA MATALTALUNG GATUNG NA DITOYEN NAGBASAAM AYA DITA DIVINE ISO METLA NGA BINA BUAKAW TI OG OGALIM PONYETA
Posted by PADRE INZO | October 18, 2014, 8:17 pmPadre inzo tantananem ti agsasao wd regards to our radical muslim brother bka sika ti umuna a biktima ditoy abra ti terrorism no matrace daka
Posted by eric shawn | October 18, 2014, 10:45 pmSaanak nga tarkok a kas kenka Eric Shawn nakalukat toy simbaan nga kan kanayun kenka umay ka mikimisa kada domingo ditoy Bangued Cathedral third mass ta deng gem tay sarita ni apo ken sermon ko kenka
Posted by PADRE INZO | October 19, 2014, 3:38 pmThe active participation of the churches in these seemingly hopeless situation of Abra is of paramount importance. Evil leaders dominates the entirety of Abra culture. They disregard God and human values. Some calls for a Gabriela revolution, others asked for a Duterte form of discipline. How about a Joan of Arc to lead men in our spiritual battle? Churches should be in unison to call for a “Prayer for Abra”. In this kind of crisis, we can only ask God for intervention. If Christians unites, the walls of darkness will fall at once.
Posted by naeling | October 19, 2014, 4:21 amAnia met dagitoy panag-surat ni erection, daytay kuna da da “encrypted”. “Nagsursuruanna” ngata? Kayatko ti mapan met agsursuro ta maulawak nga mang-decode ti kayat na ibaga, wenno talaga nga awan anag ti sursuratenna? Daytoy ngata ti pagpating-gaan ti panunotna ken panagitugkelna? agsalsaudsodak laeng apo….. .
Posted by Maki | October 20, 2014, 8:43 pmNakakadlaw nga talaga nga tay agdilaw ken minamaag a sarsarita ti rumuar ti kalawakaw nga ulo daytoy Erection. Ur-urayen dagiti CR ti capitolio nga bagayna a trabaho na ta dipay met agbalin nga brgy. Tanod. Something wrong ti utek daytoy nga napintas koma nga pagpractisan ti markmanship dagiti trainees.
The constitution clearly tells the separation of state and religion. Churches may suggest but never have the right to dictate what the government should do.
Posted by Capitan | October 18, 2014, 10:29 pmApo kapitan read my post. Im just saying that the church intervene n make infuence to our political leaders in msking laws wd out presenting alternative solutions.ive never mentioned separtion of church n state bec i cnt explain in this web d ko ugali mg copy n paste
Posted by eric shawn | October 18, 2014, 10:41 pmNo daduma ket diak mababalaw tay naki diablo nga politiko no paiddep da ti anges mo kasla detoy Eric Shawn nga kunam la no kalala ingan
Posted by Dakomo | October 19, 2014, 3:11 amsus ngata ti kunam when time comes il volunteer myself to execute them one by one so be careful of what you wish martial law, duterte style, gabriela revolution joan joan d arc pa all of the above will be granted because u ask for it i dont know of whom did you ask above or below?
Posted by eric shawn | October 20, 2014, 7:27 amBecause of your uncultured attitude, you are inviting unkind words. ‘ you reap what you saw’, you receive what you deserved. Learn the value of love n respect and you ‘ll be blessed with equal love n respect. AGAIN, LEARN N CHANGE, it’s good for you n for your neighbors ( others). Even ape could learn, prove you r better than them Eric Shawn.
Posted by Tagamasid | October 20, 2014, 7:45 amTaga masid i feel better everytime i read your post im enlightening of the words frm god u shared not only me but to all bloggers of this site. I dnt know lng if you really practice all those verses u mentioned if not then u r santong kabayo.
Posted by eric shawn | October 21, 2014, 2:33 amApay crush mo ni Tagamasid Eric Shawn bakla ka ngarud a hehehe
Posted by H&k | October 22, 2014, 2:23 pmU wnt my magazine for u to be updated in the real world
Posted by eric shawn | October 22, 2014, 11:13 pmsaanen nga osso ti magazinen Eric Shawn ta adda met google len iso pay sigoro detoy ta pagma uyongam mon ta awan met gomatang toy magazine mon malaksid no ikabil mo nga headline ni Takki nga naka pogi it kenka hehehehe
Posted by H&K | October 23, 2014, 8:23 amHK it seems u dnt know what magazine im referring with. how old are you u missed half of ur life if u dont have copy of it.
Posted by eric shawn | October 23, 2014, 8:26 amBiblia ti innak bas basa-en Eric Shawn ket kasta koma met kenka
Posted by HK | November 2, 2014, 1:09 amI have my personal bible hk im reading it everytime i have undertakings that my dear life ang nakataya but im not like u n others want the whole world to know that they are the son of god in the web but in reality u are all santong kabayo.
Posted by eric shawn | November 2, 2014, 5:28 amHk do u know the magazine im r3ferring with? If not i can give u one back issue nga lng
Posted by eric shawn | November 2, 2014, 5:30 amHK kabsat, don’t waste your time With Eric. He knows nothing about the bible. Imagine he interchanged books in the New Testament with that in the OT. Maybe his bible is the cursed Tiktik or no where as this cursed Hollowen celebration. Let us pray for his soul…..
Posted by Tagamasid | November 2, 2014, 6:52 pmTagamasid do u believe in toto the old testament? If you do then u r promoting voilence acts maybe you cnt murder people but u want them terminated in mass like in the ot.
Posted by eric shawn | November 2, 2014, 9:52 pmTagamasid do u believe in toto the old testament? If you do then u r promoting voilence acts maybe you cnt murder people but u want them terminated in mass like in the ot.in short kaw sira ulo.
Posted by eric shawn | November 2, 2014, 9:52 pmahihihi parang asong olol itong si Eric Shawn huwag mong pilitin ang iyong pag iisip isipin mo ikaw ay grade 2 at na may busina sa olo na parang ambulansiya ahihihihi
Posted by koliglig | November 3, 2014, 1:44 amMind u tagamasid its not tiktik what i read if i nid to read about sex im sosyal tagamasid i can give u one for you to discover my name.
Posted by eric shawn | November 2, 2014, 9:55 pmBeepbeep ahihihi inka agdigosen ERIC Shawn ibagam man nga swimming poll len ti inka pagdigosanen uray toy metla Calaba hihihi aho hohoho tay busina saan mo a liplipatan ta baka ket saan ka nga makita ket saan nga makalisi toy koligligen hahaha
Posted by koliglig | November 3, 2014, 1:54 amThe House committee on Public Works and Highways will pursue its scrutiny on the 200-million Abra Provincial Hospital, one among the government infrastructures built by controversial Hilmarc’s Construction Corporation (HCC) being investigated for alleged overpricing and possible corruption.
Supposedly completed in 2010, the 170-bed capacity hospital building which stands on a 5,498 square meter land in Calaba, Bangued, went only in operation three years after when the crib wall of the stonemasonry collapsed and structural defects reportedly became evident after a storm hit Abra in 2011.
The Department of Health through it’s universial health insurance system implementing agency PhilHealth, has also ordered the downgrade of APH status earlier this year from Level 2 to Level 1.
ABRA PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL “ONE OF THE WORLD CLASS HOSPITAL” NGA MAKUNKUNA KET AGKIDAR NGA 200 MILLION PESOS. MANO LAENGEN TA KWARTO NA 170 BED CAPACITY, ITI FLOOR AREA NA KET KAKUDWA TAY LAND AREA NA NGA 5,498 SQ METER.TI GANAD TI MAY SA NGA SQUARE METER ITI BUILDING NA KET 75,000 PESOS PER SQUARE METER.SABALI PAY TAY PUNDO NA NGA 10 MILLION PESOS NGA SITE DEVELOPMENT TAY NAGTAKDERAN NA.HAAN MET NGA HILMARC CONsTRUCTION EQUIPMENTS TI INUSAR DA NU DIKET TAY EQUIPMENTS ITI PROVINCIAL MOTORPOL.HAAN KA AGINDADALOS TAKIT BERSAMIN NAKARKAURO KAYO PAY NGA AGKAKABSAT KEN LUCAS NGA JUSTICE TI SUPREME COURT AGPADA KAYO NGA KURAKOT,AGTATAKAW.AYAN DUMAYO MET LANG KEN BINAY TA MAYMAYSA MET LANG CONTRACTOR YO HILMARC”S CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION.WORLD CLASS HOSPITAL NGA AGUBO NU PINAGTUTUDO,AWAN PAY NADALOS NGA DANUM PAKA KITAAN NGA ISU NGA DOWNGRADED TI STATUS TI HOSPITAL BABAEN TI DEPARMENT OF HEALTH.KAASI PAY TI TAGA ABRA NGA LUKLUKWEN YO.SI KAYO NGA BERSAMIN ITI NANGIRURUMEN TI ABRA.DECISION OF THE DOH PROVED THAT BUDGET OF THE HOSPITAL IS CORRUPTED BY YOU TAKIT AND RUBY LIKEWISE YOUR BROTHER JUSTICE LUCAS BERSAMIN.CHECK AT YOUTUBE ABRA PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL 200MILLION BY HILMARC CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Posted by aphpasyente | November 8, 2014, 4:28 amne ne TANANGEM MET A TI AGSARSARITA APHPASYENTE SAAN TO NGA MAKAPODNO NI BOSSING KOLIGLIG KANYAYO URAY PAY PERFECTO TOY PANAKA ARAMID TOY BARO NGA APH ADDA DAN TO LATTA MAKONAYO PATI MET PROBLEMA TOY CONTRAKTOR REN NI PAYLA BOSSING KOLIGLIG TI AKIN BASOL APAY MABANTAYAN NA AYA AMIN DAGITA NGA PROD PROJECTS KET NAGADO TAY NGA PAGWARASAN TI ORAS NA..NO CONSTRUCTION DITA DPWH NO ADDA IPA AUDIT YO DITA COA
O ANYA UMAY NA KAY PAY ILOTUAN TI KANEN YO TA BALBALAY YO KASTA KADI TI KAYAT YO PADAK NGA LAMPANGOG
MAPAN KAYO NGA DIREKTA TAY AKIN AHENSIYA
KAYAT NA SAWEN NO POLICE TI MASAPOL YO SAAN KAYO A NGA UMAY AGPA ARAYAT KEN BOSSING KOLIGLIG POLICE TI PAPANAN YO PAGPATULONGAN SAAN NGA DITA DALISAY
Posted by POPOY | November 10, 2014, 1:08 am