December 2017 Editorial

Many months have passed and yes, it’s Christmas time again!

Looking back, we might have had a rollercoaster ride in 2017; we might have been happy, sad, nervous, hopeful, hopeless, stressed, depressed or we might have been so blessed!

2017 is indeed a year of change in Manito and these changes might have been both good or not, which have had positive and/or negative impact on our people.

May mga pagbabago sa Manito na pwedeng ikinarahay o dai buda nagkaigwa ki positibo o negatibong epekto sa mga tawo kan taong 2017.

There were the organization of different TODAs (Tricycle Operators and Drivers Assoc.), Coastal Rangers and Forest Protection Officers, the successful Mayor’s Cup and BiDa Cup, the lively, colourful and meaningful celebration of fiesta, the honourable services of our cops headed by PSI Ronaldo Guiriba, the peaceful conduct of Oplan Tokhang, the checkpoints and caravan conducted by LTO-Legazpi, etc.

Yaon an pag-organisa kan man-iba-ibang TODA, pagkakaigwa ki bantay dagat buda bantay gubat, an matrayumpong Mayor’s Cup buda BiDa Cup, an marhay na serbisyo kan mga kapulisan sa pamamayo ni PSI Ronaldo V. Guiriba, an matuninong na pag-Oplan Tokhang, an mga checkpoint buda serbisyo kan LTO-Legazpi arog kan caravan...

Despite these positive changes, there are still a lot of issues, problems and cases raised that remain unsolved. The issue of improper waste management, the continuing water supply shortage in some areas in the municipality, the low power supply distribution to the majority of the barangays, noise pollution at night, over loading, illegal fishing and logging and a lot more! And to name some pending projects and proposals such as the UV Express Service proposal, diversion road project and plans of relocating the market etc. These urgently need to be solved and be taken action!

Sa ibong kaining mga positibong pagbabago dakol pa man an mga problema buda mga isyung kaipuhan ki tulos na atensyon buda aksyon. Ang isyu kan basura, tubig, kuryente, ribok pag banggi, overloading, iligal na pagsisira buda pangangahoy… yaon man an planong pagkakaigwa ki UV Express Service, an planong diversion road buda an paglipat kan saudan.

We commend hardworking officials, the Local Government Unit of Manito headed by Mayor Joshua Mari Daep, the Manito Municipal Police Station headed by PSI Ronaldo V. Guiriba, and all other agencies and organizations.

We should continue to aim higher for ourselves and for our town. Many years had passed but there are still a lot of years to come so we better do whatever we can to take part in the progress and change that most of us have been waiting for.

Dai ta ipag-asa an gabos sa mga pulitiko, dapat magmawot kita mismo na magkaigwang parte sa pagbabago buda progresong aloy ta nang pighahalat na mangyari sa Manito.

Let us not only depend on our political leaders but let us also become more responsible citizens of our country and faithful servants of our Almighty God.

A blessed Christmas and a meaningful new year to everyone!