Trahedya kan tataramon

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 02:12
SA KAPINONAN iyo an tataramon, asin an tataramon na ini yaon sa sato gabos, tinataram ta sa aroaldaw, ginagamit na dalan pasiring sa pagkakasinarabotan, sa pagbarakalan, sa pag-adal, pagtukdo, pagtabang, pagpahayag. An tataramon bakong sarong bagay na gadan, kundi buháy, naghihiro, nagbabago pasiring sa kun sain orog pang maitataram kan orog pang dakol na mga tao; ini dynamic asin aktibong nakikisumaro sa dalagan kan buhay kan sosyudad na minataram saiya. Asin sa likod kaini, igwang responsibilidad an sarong sosyudad na

Bikolano tops bar exam

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 02:06
Naga City - (March 29) A Bikolano made it to the top ten among the passers of the 2007 Bar Examination held last September at the De la Salle University in Manila. Atty. John Michael Galauran was ranked fifth in the recent Bar Examination given by the Supreme Court with an average grade of 81.09 percent.

Atomic Atom

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 02:03
NAGPOON na an bagong season kan Pinoy Big Brother. Binuksan na naman an pintuan kan harong kan tingog na inaapod kuya. Dai mahaloy an ratings kan ABSCBN sa oras kan PBB maulanto asin ikokonsiderar an nasabing pasali—kun pasali man nanggad ini—bilang iyo an igwang pinakadakol na paradalán sa bilog na nasyon. Biyong kikitikon an mga hirog kan paradalan kun igwang nabibilog na pagkadayupot sa siisay man na duwang housemate. Maaanggot an mauungis an iba kun igwang maluwas na siring ki Wendy Valdez na inaapod ni Kristian na bruha. Masimpatiya an kadaklan kun igwang pag-amin na gigibohon, siring sa nangyari ki Rustom Padilla. Kadakol pang ibang mga bagay an dinadara kan pasaling ini sa satong mga Pilipino, mga bagay na para sa ordinaryong paradalan, mga kangangalasan, na matarakâ sa sato asin matulod tanganing temporaryong makapanlingaw kan satong mga sadiri asin ibabad an sadiri sa inaapod tang mga Bikolano na pag-atom.

Re-presenting Bikol

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 02:01
It began with a plan to stage a night of Bikol songs, growing into a week-long celebration that saw the president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines flying over to attend an exhibit of Suffering Christ, the incense around the figures almost burning down the room in one of the two main wooden buildings of Ateneo de Naga. But this is going ahead of my story.Dr. Mel Regis, a mentor and a friend, was the Dean of Ateneo de Naga, then years away from being a university. Nilma Garchitorena was active with her group of entrepreneurs who were

Macroeconomy versus microeconomy

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 01:58
There has been unrelenting call from Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration for all sectors and political aggrupations to come together, reconcile and support her economic programs, short of saying that we can all forget the 2004 election scandal. She has proudly declared her success in directing the country toward economic progress, setting records never achieved by past administrations.

An Kabikolan sa mata ni Yapan

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 01:53
LATAW sa kulturang Pilipino an pangatorogan na magbalik sa panahon bago pa man makaabot an mga dayong Sulnupanon sa Pilipinas, ini nanggad biyong ikinukurahaw na may makusog na pagnegar—akoon man o dai—sa anuman na pagsakop na nangyari sa satong banwaan. An kongkretong mga ladawan na nagpapahiling nin makuring pagkagutom sa mga pangyayari sa dáan na historya kan ginikanan na lugar asin an paghidaw sa agi-agi kaidto, mga gaweng sa lawog kan mga bagay minapahiling sana nin gibong pag-ako kan epekto kan nakaaging pagsakop alagad sa kairaroman kaini yaon an horop-horop na minapasabong nin makusog na kamawotan na ibalik an sosyudad sa orihinal kaining estado—puro, daing digta nin siisay man na igwang mapansakop na kapangyarihan siring sa Espanya, Britanya, Amerika orog sa gabos, asin iba pa.

Failing languages

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 01:50
Familial and personal concerns have brought me back to Naga two years ago for extended weekends. I started to get to know the city once more. That street called Magsaysay surprised me with its bars and cafes and as well as young men and women who appeared to know their lattes well.

Why Filipinos Believe that GMA Lies

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 01:47
In a survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), 46% of the respondents believed that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lies, 18% pronounced that she does not lie, 32% was undecided. Moreover, 40% declared that GMA cheats in elections, 20% stated that she does not cheat, 35% was unsure (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2007).

Land reform

Submitted by Vox Bikol on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 01:42
After more than 10 years of striving and struggling to be returned to their land, the 166 Higaonon farmers of Sumilao have triumphed. In a settlement that has been dubbed as a “win-win” resolution for the parties involved, the Sumilao farmers have proven that steadfastness, quiet resolve, faith, and the eschewing of violence remain viable means in achieving change and reform.