What is surprising though is, why are wooden hulled boats still allowed to operate? When the M/V Gretchen sank off Bantayan Island a few years ago, there was a clamor to rid our seas with wooden passenger vessels. But after the news of the disaster died down so did the clamor. Today, wooden hulled passenger vessels ply the Cebu-Jetafe, Bohol route from the Carbon Market. Why does the Coast Guard or the Marina still allow this I have no idea! Ive seen those vessels and many of them dont even have any navigational equipment, much less a radar. Im sure that these micro passenger companies have dubious training programs for their crew, especially when it comes to emergencies. If we need to make our sea-lanes safer, we have to remove these vessels from service for the sake of the safety of our passengers.
SOLFED intends to teach our students through various chapters throughout the Visayas and Mindanao (and eventually in Luzon) that we can truly love our country equally or even better than those so-called "nationalists" even if you dont speak that so-called "National Language" which is actually Tagalog disguised as Pilipino that we can be a great Filipino nation even if the majority of us actually speak Bisaya Ilonggo, Waray or Cebuano.
Yes, its about time we told the government that we are a nation of 160 languages and forcing our people to learn only one language to the detriment of our own indigenous tongue would make us lose our diverse cultures. We saw that in the war of Serbia against Croatia and we should never allow this situation to happen here and we believe that this can only stop if this country shifted to a Federal form of government. Meanwhile, tomorrow on the 27th, the Regional Development Council (RDC-7) will hold its ad-hoc committee meetings on Federalism, which should be a booster for those who believe that the present system of government is no longer relevant to our times.
Indeed, were churning college graduates that cant find work because there arent any jobs available and because most of them are really below par of what a college graduate ought to be. I dare say that it is time for Filipino parents to change attitudes and accept the reality that most of the jobs out there can be available for high school graduates, just like in Western countries were a college degree, although desirable is quite expensive. While a diploma would look nice in the family room, it is meaningless if the person with the diploma is working in a foreign land doing menial jobs.
No doubt, the task facing Bro. Rolly Dizon is daunting, which is why he needs our support! So lets provide him with the data from the various chambers and export processing zones so we can attune our educational system to match the needs for business. The same can be said for the professional sector.
Unfortunately, major parts of the road hasnt been finished yet but what a road it was you can see their Chocolate Hills, although theyre not as many as in Bohol and a wow a mini Rice Terraces. I just visited the Rice Terraces three weeks ago and this one wasnt bad at all. However the best treat was a beautiful waterfall, which can be seen from a lookout point as you enter the town of Salvador Benedicto, which is nestled in the shadows of Mt. Canlaon. With this new road, motorists from Cebu now have many other choices which road to use when they drive to Bacolod City.