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“Naniniwala ako sa serbisyong mabilis at diretso sa tao.”
Ramon Naval Guico is the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines and the Mayor of the town of Binalonan in Pangasinan. He recently launched the launched the Ginhawa Mo, Gets (Gamot, Edukasyon, Trabaho, Serbisyo) Ko Agad Campaign which aims to strengthen the local government and provide faster and improved services to the people. He is running for Senator in the 2010 elections.
He is the 3rd child of Ramon and Vicenta, of Pangasinan, and Isabela. A born entrepreneur, Ramon at age 5 and all throughout his elementary and high school was already helping her mother, “Aling Quita” in their store. Notwithstanding this, he was a known student leader and was the President of his high school student council.
Ramon went to Baguio City for college and took up engineering at the University of Baguio. One time, his father asked him to acompany him to the nearby town of Sto. Tomas to become a judge at a beauty contest. There, he met his future wife, Arlyn, a pharmacist.
Career
In the early 1970’s and while newly married, Ramon started with poultry and hog-raising business. During those days, Ramon would wake up in the middle of the night to tend to his business. He then diversified his business into gravel and sand by buying junk Pantranco buses to be used for transport of sand and gravel. This earned him the moniker, “Magbubulok” or Junk Man by his relatives and friends. After some time, Ramon then ventured into the construction business where he built dams and farm-to-market roads. In 1985, Ramon then entered the business of healthcare and education, which by then was the largest business venture e undertook. During those times, Ramona and his wife the couple could not have a good night’s sleep thinking about how they are going to pay off their debts, but due to their constant hard work and faith, their hospital and education business once again flourished.
Politics
In 1987, Ramon Guico was appointed by President Aquino as mayor of Binalonan, Pangasinan. Binalonan was a 5th class municipality when Ramon started office. While at office, Mayor Guico worked hand in hand with the local people, bringing the Binalonan municipality to a 1st class municipality, with its own university contributing to affordable college education not only within the city but also to surrounding cities.
League of Municipalities of the Philippines
Ramon Guico also had the privilege to serve not only Binalonan but also the whole country as the President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines. Early on, Ramon worked to change the image of the LMP long marred by wrong impression that it was nothing but a bastion of traditional local politicians into to become a research-based, result-oriented and primary champions to the interests and development agenda of its member-municipalities and their constituencies.
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well I do understand what that part of your message meant, what I am asking is your message to Kikay about fake absurdity as a blogger. Pasensya na I didn’t quite get that.
@ henry, kikay and monique..
miss ko na kayo!! hahahaha
@ Lizzie,Henry & Kikay, me too miss ko na kayo. How about a get together pag uwi ko. At least it would be nice for us to meet each other di ba? Let me know if you have plans,I’m ok with it.Beach get together would be great hehehe nature lover kasi ako.
I will be on holiday soon.FYI I’m a good chef hehehe. Keep in touch guys!
for a start,a meeting @ Cravings in Shangrila would be good, kaya lang pag uwi ko pa. I love pasta & fresh salad, anything Italian. I just love the mixture of flavor in their food. Magnifico! hahaha
Kakagutom naman hahahaha
wow!!! malapit sa work ko yun….
pwede heheheheheh……
i’m really interested to meet all of you
mwwwwwwaahh
@ Lizzie ok wish granted, eventhough sa website ko lang muna as a writer you may type my name moniquemenorca, that’s w/out space in google or in yahoo.
Once you see my TRIOND profile you may click the link to see my website & all the articles & poems I have written.
God bless. I would definitely keep in touch though election is almost over.
Good luck to us ! You may leave me a message in my website. Thanks.
by : Heremias Javier isang OFW.
HINDI MAYAMAN ANG MGA OFWs
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 12:03am
MGA KABABAYAN PLS READ, LALO SA MGA OFW…
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Sa may asawa, kapatid, anak, kaibigan, at kamag-anak na OFW.
At lalo na sa mga gustong mangibang-bansa…
Nais ko rin ibahagi sa inyo, ang natanggap kong email na ito.
Maaaring makatulong ito upang lalong maintindihan ng bawa’t isa ang tunay na ibig sabihin ng pagiging isang OFW (Isa ako sa milyun-milyong kababayan natin). Tiyak na may mapupulot tayong aral dito.
Hindi mayaman ang OFW - We have this notion na ‘pag OFW o nasa abroad ay mayaman na. Hindi totoo yun. A regular OFW might earn from P20K-P30K per month depende sa lokasyon. Yung mga taga-Saudi or US siguro ay mas malaki ang sweldo, but to say that they’re rich is a fallacy (Amen!).
Malaki ang pangangailangan kaya karamihan sa amin ay nag-a-abroad. Maraming bunganga ang kailangang pakainin kaya umaalis kami sa Pinas. Madalas, 3/4 o kalahati ng sweldo ay napupunta sa tuition ng anak at gastusin ng pamilya.
Mahirap maging OFW - Kailangan namin magtipid hangga’t kaya. Oo, masarap ang pagkain sa abroad pero madalas na paksiw o adobo (hindi kc agad nasisira ito) at itlog lang tinitira para makaipon. Pagdating ng kinsenas o katapusan, ang unang tinitingnan eh ang conversion ng peso sa dollar o rial o euro. Mas okay na kami na lang ang magutom kaysa gutumin ang pamilya.
Kapag umuuwi kami, kailangan may baon/pasalubong kahit konti, kasi maraming kamag-anak ang sumusundo sa airport o naghihintay sa probinsya. Alam nyo naman ‘pag Pinoy, yung tsismis na OFW ka eh surely attracts a lot of kin. Kapag hindi mo nabigyan ng pasalubong eh magtatampo na yun at sisiraan ka na.
Well, hindi naman lahat pero I’m sure sa mga OFW dito eh may mga pangyayaring ganun.
Magtatrabaho ka sa bansang iba ang tingin at trato sa gaya nating mga Pinoy, kahit na masipag at mas may utak tayo kaysa sa kanila. Malamang marami ang naka-experience na nang pang-gugulang o discrimination to their various workplaces. Sige lang, tiis lang, iiiyak na lang namin kasi kawawa naman pamilya ‘pag umuwi kami sa pinas.
Besides, wala ka naman talagang maasahang trabaho sa Philippines ngayon. Mahal ang bigas, ang gatas, ang sardinas, ang upa sa apartment. Tiis lang kahit maraming pasaway sa trabaho, kahit may sakit at walang nag-aalaga, kahit hindi masarap ang tsibog, kahit pangit ang working conditions, kahit delikado, kahit mahirap. Kapag nakapag-padala na kami, okay na yun, tawag lang, “hello! kumusta na kayo?”.
Hindi bato kaming mga OFW - Tao rin ang OFW, hindi kami money o cash machine. Napapagod rin, nalulungkot (madalas), nagkakasakit (na-endoscopy ako), nag-iisip (nakapag-adjust na) at nagugutom (palagi). Kailangan din ang suporta, kundi man physically, emotionally o spiritually (especially ito) man lang.
Tumatanda rin kaming mga OFW - Sa mga nakausap at nakita ko, marami ang panot at kalbo na. Most of them have signs and symptoms of hypertension, coronary artery disease and arthritis. Yet, they continue to work thinking about the family they left behind.
Marami ang nasa abroad, 20-30 years na, pero wala pa ring ipon. Kahit anong pagpapakahirap, sablay pa rin. Masakit pa kung olats rin ang sinusuportahang pamilya sa Pinas - ang anak adik o nabuntis/nakabuntis; ang asawa/gf/bf may kinakasamang iba; ang kapatid nakuntento na lang na umasa at tumambay. Naalala ko tuloy ang sikat na kanta dati, “NAPAKASAKIT KUYA EDDIE!”
Bayani kaming mga OFW - Totoo yun! Ngayon ko lang na-realize na bayani ang OFW sa maraming bagay. Hindi bayani na tulad ni Nora Aunor o Flor Contemplacion. Bayani in the truest sense of the word. Hindi katulad ni Rizal o Bonifacio na kalayaan ang ipinaglaban. Mas higit pa dun, mas maraming giyera at gulo ang pinapasok ng OFW para lang mabuhay.
Mas maraming pulitika ang kailangang suungin para lang tumagal sa trabaho lalo na’t parang mga ahas at parang mga amag ang mga kasama sa trabaho. Mas mahaba ang pasensya namin kaysa sa mga ordinaryong kongresista o senador sa Philippines dahil sa takot namin na mawalan ng trabaho at sweldo.
Matindi kaming mga OFW - Matindi ang pinoy. Matindi pa sa daga, o cockroaches which survived the cataclysmic evolution.
Maraming sakripisyo pero walang makitang tangible solutions or consequences.
Malas naming mga OFW, swerte ng mga buwayang pulitiko - Hindi umuupo ang OFW para magbigay ng autograph o interbyuhin ng media (unless nakidnap o na-maltrato). Madalas nasa sidelines lang ang OFW.
Kapag lilisan ng bansa, malungkot and on the verge of tears; Kapag dumadating, swerte ‘pag may sundo (madalas naman meron); Kapag naubos na ang ipon at wala nang maibigay, wala na rin ang kamag-anak. Sana sikat kaming mga OFW para may boses kami sa Kamara.
Ang swerte ng mga buwayang pulitiko nakaupo lang sila at ginagastusan ng pera ng Filipino. Hindi nga sila naiinitan ng matinding araw o napapaso ng langis; napagagalitan at nasasampal ng amo; kumakain ng paksiw para makatipid; nakatira sa compound with conditions less than favorable; nakikisama sa ibang lahi para mabuhay. Ang swerte ninyong mga buwayang pulitiko kayo, sobrang swerte ninyo.
Matatag kaming mga OFW - Matatag ang OFW, mas matatag pa sa sundalo o kung ano pang grupo na alam nyo. Magaling sa reverse psychology, negotiations at counter-attacks.
Tatagal ba ang OFW? - Tatagal at dadami pa kami hangga’t hindi pa natin alam kung kailan magbabago ang Philippines , kailan nga kaya?… o may tsansa pa ba?
Masarap isipin na kasama mo ang pamilya mo araw-araw. Nakikita mo mga anak mong lumalaki at naaalagaan ng maayos na kasama ka.
Masarap kumain ng sitaw, ng bagoong, lechon, inihaw na isda, taba ng talangka.
Masarap manood ng pelikulang Pinoy, luma man o bago.
Iba pa rin ang pakiramdam kung kilala mo at nakakakuwenttuhan mo ang kapitbahay mo. Iba pa rin sa Philippines; iba pa rin kapag Pinoy ang kasama mo except (’pag hambog at utak-talangka); Iba pa rin ‘pag nagkukwento ka at naiintindihan ng iba ang sinasabi mo; Iba pa rin ang tunog ng “mahal kita!”, “day, ginahigugma tika”,” “Mingaw na ko nimo ba, kalagot!”, ” Inday, diin ka na subong haw? ganahan guid ko simo ba”.
Iba pa rin talaga.
Sige lang, tiis lang, saan ba’t darating din ang pag-asa.
Kung may kamag-anak kang OFW mapalad ka at wala ka d2 sa kinalalagyan namin at anjan ka kasama mo ang mga mahal mo sa buhay.
Kung OFW ka at binabasa mo ito, mabuhay ka dahil ikaw ang tunay na BAYANI ng lahing PILIPINO!!!