Message of Gov. Joseph C. Cua to officers and troops of the 9th Infantry Division

(Message of Gov. Joseph C. Cua to officers and troops of the 9th Infantry Division during full military honors given him at Camp Elias Angeles, Pili, Camarines Sur, last Feb. 2, 2011).


I feel speechless and overwhelmed by this conferral of honor. I have only seen this kind of ceremony during my school days. I never expected that someday, I shall be the object of its magnanimity. This is something my family and I shall cherish, perhaps, even for a lifetime. Because this event today does not only bring prestige but, and I’d like to think of it, as the recognition of my efforts as a provincial executive.
Now, I know that the most profound reward for a public servant is not the plaque or certificates of appreciation which he receives. More than that, the accolade is given to make me feel special. It is so much like the star or garter or any distinction that may be conferred upon me because I deserve it. I is something, I know, that money cannot buy. Its value is priceless.


My labours as a governor is never for the press and the media to blow up and sugarcoat. It is meant for my constituent to see, feel and be proud of. Maybe in a year or two, when you visit my province, you will notice the change in its skyline. You may even experience how our people would change because, by then, they would have embraced progressive thinking. They may even have a new regard for me in steering the way for greater and more beneficial public service. They would have learned by then the nobility of my intentions.

Your brothers at your camp in Lictin, San Andres, and in other municipalities in Catanduanes can never claim that the unwritten covenant between us is a one-way affair. They are there, as of today, living testimonies of common efforts to preserve the peace and harmony among our people and your units. While you protect our shores and safeguard our constituents, we never turn our back from the needs we can share and the cooperation that you extend.


Sa palagay ko po naman ay hindi kami nagkulang sa magandang kapatiran at samahan para na rin sa lahat. Kaunti man o sapat, alam ko, mauunawaan din ninyo ang mga maliit na pagkukulang. Ang nais ko lamang pong iparating sainyo: Sana po lumawig ang magandang pagsasama ng mga sundalo ninyo at mga tao namin sa isla.


What I see as common in the military leadership among you here, and the civilian style of administration in my province is that both are dispensed by men linked by a time-tested tie, one forged by masons who have established empires and nations, and directed to their subordinates without fear or favor because we are all brothers.
It is in this spirit that I extend to you my gratitude for this rare and distinct chance for your accolade.

Thank you.

Sulong Catandungan!
(script from catanduanes tribune... Thanks!)

Two Fired Calolbonganon Employees, gets JOB BACK!!

Two workers of the San Andres municipal government who were fired from their jobs last year have regained their posts when Mayor Antonio Romano recalled the order just six days after the aggrieved personnel filed a civil case in court.

Revenue Collection Clerk I Abraham Chavez and Construction and Maintenance Man Aniceto Gianan were appointed to their posts on March 23, 2010 by then Mayor Leo Mendoza but on Nov. 15 that year, they received an undated Administrative Order from Romano terminating their services alleged for the reason that their appointments were issued prior to the approval of the CY 2010 Annual Budget and that the PS cost in the 2009 budget had already exceeded the ceiling, hence, the LGU could no longer fill up vacant positions or create new ones.

With their motion for reconsideration rebuffed by the mayor, the two men, with the former mayor as counsel; filed the Special Civil Action Case with the Regional Trial Court Jan. 12. Arguing that their termination was illegal, they sought the issuance of a preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order, their reinstatement to their posts and the payment of damages.

Mayor Romano recalled the questioned administrative order on Jan. 18, with Atty. Mendoza subsequently withdrawing the petition as it had become moot and academic. The motion was granted by RTC Branch 42 Presiding Judge Genie G. Gapas-Agbada, who then terminated the civil case.

Thanks to

www.catanduanestribune.com