Gone Curling

Zoilo will be away from RSG for a few days to participate in the annual Crush curling bonspiel (tournament) in Northern California. Teams from all over US and Canada including curlers from Scotland and Germany will be throwing and sweeping for three days. Here's the website if you want to follow Z's team. You may also watch live at the rink, August 29-30 in Vacaville, California. Admission is free.

UPDATE:
We made it to the semi-final of the third event, eventually finishing 2-2. Complete results here.  Video news  here (Z is on minute 2:08 background, talking with teammate.)

Message from Kon. Dickson San Juan

Sent by Kon. Dickson San Juan to SGES Alumni Mailing List

MENSAHE NG TAOS-PUSONG PASASALAMAT
mula kay Konsehal Dickson A. San Juan- Morong,Rizal

Agosto 27, 2008- Los Angeles, CA

Una po sa lahat ay nais kong pasalamatan ang Panginoong Diyos sa pagbibigay sa akin ng pagkakataon na makatungo at makabisita sa bansang amerika sa unang pagkakataon sa buong buhay ko na minsan kong pinangarap na mapuntahan at ito ay nagkaroon ng katuparan dahil sa isang opisyal na misyon na inatang sa akin ng bansang Pilipinas bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng Sentenaryo ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas at programa ng Multi-Sectoral Anti-Corruption Council ng Office of the Ombudsman upang isakatuparan ang programang USA 2008 for the Philippine Decade of Good Governance, Good Citizenship.

Pangalawa, sa mga taong naging instrumento upang maging makahulugan at makasaysayan , puno ng hindi makakalimutang mga alaala, mga katuwaan, mga kasiyahan at welcome from my kamag-anak and my kababayan from Southern and Northern California taos puso ko po kayong pinasasalamatan dahil sa inyong pag-iintindi sa akin at pagmamahal na ibinigay .

Hindi ko po kayo makakalimutan at tinatanaw ko po ito bilang isang malaking utang na loob at nawa'y pagpalain po kayo ng Panginoong Diyos at sya na po ang bahalang magbalik bilang kapalit sa inyong kabutihan at pagpapahalaga sa akin.

Ilang araw na lang po ang nalalabi at matatapos na ang aking pagbisita at misyon dito po sa California at muli na po akong babalik upang ipagpatuloy ang aking sinumpaang tungkulin bilang isang lingkod ng bayan sa bansang Pilipinas.

Walang hanggang pasasalamat po sa inyong lahat.

Mabuhay po ang bansang Amerika at Pilipinas !
Mabuhay po kayo aking mga kababayan !


SGD. DICKSON ANDAYA-SAN JUAN

Junior wants his share?

It seems that Governor Jun Ynarez was surprised to learn the planned biosphere facility. Here's his response when asked by Manila Times:

....In a text message, Rizal Gov. Jun Ynares 3rd of Rizal said that he had also just been informed of the Memorandum of Agreement signing but revealed that the matter has yet to reach the provincial level where the board will have to deliberate on its merits, advantages and disadvantages of the said project.

Interesting. Diba't sinabi ng CEO na walang papel ang provincial government sa ganitung negotiation. Perhaps the governor should listen to RSG's interview with Spectrum Blue Steel CEO, Atty. Ruth Briones. Here it is:
http://radyosanguilmo.blogspot.com/2008/08/rsg-no81-interview-with-spectrum-blue.html

Complete Manila Times article here.

Morong Museum Opens

(MORONG, RIZAL, August 20, 2008) --

The Likas-Morong (Morong Historical Society) announced today the opening of the TCMC/Morong Museum. The museum offers a permanent and temporary home for various objects lend or donated by local people. One of the exhibits is the images of the town in the 1890s courtesy of Mr. Roberto Matawaran.

Morong citizens are being asked to contribute by lending or donating artifacts, books, pictures and other things related to "way-back-when". Likas-Morong is grateful for Tomas Claudio Memorial College administration for providing needed space.

For further information and to contribute, email Morong Historical Society at moronghistory07@gmail.com

Open Letter from Tandang Sora of Morong

Pagpupugay po.

Mr. Z ng RSG,

What a fantastic and brilliant idea that brought fruition and success to your endeavor to help out and bring to RSG readers, and listeners, and our kababayan the indepth interview of the person/people "responsible" to the Green Project. I personally believed that you excell more than the CNN or Radyo Patrol (RP) in going one-on-one with the head honcho. I am just wondering what the people in our munisipyo are doing all those times when everyone else is clamoring for information about the Green Project....and of course the PhP900M!!

We appreciate your own voluntary effort without the assistance or support of anyone, much less, the SB of Morong, You alone took it without malice, or personal gain attach. Your sense of "maka-Morong" stood out to clear the haze (pardon the pun) over the "garbage" issue. It is still there but the GProject is now making sense. Where the money will go - is another issue.

I am hoping that they appreciate what you have done. I firmly believed that the SB "owes" you one BIG one! Knowing how humble you are you just didd it for your Morong. Baka naman ipakulong ka pa (joke3). Ang isang mamamayan na walang tulak-kabig sa mga issues sa ating bayan ay naka abot sa pinakang puno ng Green Project at nalaman tuloy nating lahat kung ano itong "berde" na ito - na responsibilidad ng SB. Sila ang dapat manguna at magsabi sa ating mamamayan. Kayo po at RSG and nagtaya ng katauhan para lamang makuha ang "puno't dulo" ng project na ito.

Ano man pong repercussions sa inyo sa pagdadala ng magandang balitang ito, ay kami po ay ka-isa ninyo. We are here to support you and RSG.

Rito pa po galing sa ibang bansa ang inpormasyon tungkol sa project na ito. Salamat po ulit RSG at staff (hindi ka nag-iisa - TAYO) sa very timely information. Now, I invite our readers to post comments.

Mabuhay G. Zeta at RSG. You did it again!!

Tandang Sora ng Morong at mga ka-isa.

Morong All Stars vs PBA Legends

Our very own Morong Basketball League (Northern California) All Stars will be playing against former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legends this coming August 23 & 24 in Vallejo, California.

Here's the info sent to RSG about the event:

This very first Fiestahan, show and basketball in the Bay Area will benefit the Yapak Elementary School in Morong. Ex-PBA players from the Philippines will be here for an exhibition game. Other celebrities to grace the occassion are Tuesday Vargas, April Boy Regino and Geoff Eigenmann. Morong Basketball Team will be one of the basketball teams to compete against the celebrities. So please support this benefit event.Kung narito ka sa America, hope to see you on August 23, 2008 at the Jesse Bethel High School in Vallejo. Your support is greatly appreciated.


Jocel Samson De Castro
taga plaza po