Last Friday, I was with James in Al-Balad District in Jeddah (tambayan san mga Pinoy)... We had inihaw na bangus and beef sinigang... An problema diri ako makakaon kay haranion sa resto na inkakaunan namo, may duwa na inpupugutan ulo sa park... ay baba-adaw kay nagpaparalakpakan pa kada talbo san ulo... haaaayyyy, only in Saudi...
I'm still here in Jeddah, taking my early vacation sabi ni James... paid for by the company pero sige hamok an turog sa hotel, hehehehe...
I learned this morning the bad news regarding the demise of my friend Donna after conceiving a baby girl. But as they say, "death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor as well as the towers of kings." She was a teacher by profession in Bulan North Central School-A.
Our friendship started fifteen years ago when she encouraged and helped me became a barangay official. A born leader, she was my most hard-working Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) official. Many of my important projects like the basketball court and the street lighting of our barangay's main street were her ideas conceived in front of a halo-halo meeting in Tia Ning's Restaurant.
We will miss your contagious smiles and laughters.
I will miss you my friend.
This is an e-mail from my college bestfriend, Ian. His brother 1Lt. Carlo Magno Sureta, also a close friend of mine, was one of the leaders of the Marines to free Italian priest Fr. Bossi. Thanks God, I still saw Carlo on tv, recuperating in a hospital. I saw the documentary -- you're a hero Carlo! Uragon ka noy! Kaiba mo kuta na dapat si Pay Mulo. Get well soon... jing
Militants kill 14 Philippine marines, behead 10: military
07-11-2007, 05h11BASILAN, Philippines (AFP)
Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Caculitan said 14 marines were killed in the eight-hour clash, increasing an earlier death toll after more bodies were recovered. Ten had been discovered beheaded, he said in Manila.
"All 10 marines earlier reported missing have been found dead," Caculitan told reporters, without explaining a discrepancy in earlier numbers.
"All were beheaded," he added.
He said earlier six were still missing after the gunbattle with about 200 militants near Tipo-Tipo town on Tuesday.Some of the beheaded marines had been found by provincial authorities in Basilan and been turned over to the military, other marines said.
Another nine were injured in the clash.
Intelligence reports said Italian priest Giancarlo Bossi, 57, was being kept in an area where MILF forces were known to operate and the troops had been sent in to investigate, said regional marine commander Ramiro Alivio.
About 80 marines clashed heavily with 300 MILF militants backed by Abu Sayyaf fighters, after arriving there early Tuesday, said Colonel Alivio.
"We can confirm 14 were killed and nine were wounded," Alivio told AFP.
"All of our men have (now) been accounted for," he said.
MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu acknowledged the group's fighters clashed with the military, but he denied Abu Sayyaf militants were involved, and accused the troops of violating a ceasefire by entering an MILF area.
The 12,000-strong MILF is the country's main separatist rebel group and is currently engaged in peace talks with the government in Manila.
The Abu Sayyaf is an Al Qaeda-linked group of self-styled Islamic fighters blamed for the country's worst terrorist attacks and many kidnappings.
Bossi, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), was seized by heavily armed men near his parish church in southern Zamboanga peninsula on June 10.
The government had earlier said his kidnappers could either be Abu Sayyaf men or renegade members of the MILF. The MILF has denied any involvement in the abduction and initially helped in the hunt for Bossi's captors.
MILF spokesman Kabalu stressed that his group had long cut links to Abu Sayyaf militants, who are known for mutilating their victims.
"The firefight was touched off because they entered our area without first coordinating with the MILF leadership as agreed upon in the peace talks," Kabalu told AFP by phone from his base in the southern Philippines.
"This is their fault because they intruded into our territory and our forces were alarmed and had to defend their positions," he said.
The provocation, he said, was a clear violation of a 2003 truce and would be brought up at a joint monitoring committee.
"The MILF is not involved in the Bossi kidnapping. This we say loud and clear," Kabalu said.
The Roman Catholic news agency Asianews said Tuesday it doubted that Abu Sayyaf militants were involved in the kidnapping. It said it was more likely he was being held by a criminal gang. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kasama si Carlo sa operation na ito ng Marines for the kidnapped Italian priest..Buti na lang ligtas sya and safe na..nagpapagaling na sa hospital due to sharpnel wounds........Thanks God... Ian
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Wow! It's been 18 years! Mga gurang na palan kita, hehe. I'm just so happy to reconnect with you guys. Thanks to Jing for initiating this blog.
Each time I recall those days, I just can't stop thinking about Mr. Paredes (may he rest in peace). He believed so much in me ( despite me having doubts about myself). I don't have the words to describe how much I appreciate him.
Ri-El , miss you friend. Drop me a line or two if you get a chance.
And to everyone of batch '89, let's all keep in touch!
si sedfrey nan si james, san sira na duwa nagbalagaw-bagaw sa jeddah... sa likod nira an tallest fountain in the world na nasa butnga san dagat... marasa pa, may pier dos man kita, nagdayo pa an duwa...
It's been ages since we graduated from high school. Bihira na man kirita mag-irimudan. Kadaghanan sa ato may kanya-kanya na na pamilya sa iba-iba na na lugar. Many are successful in their chosen career, and some needs our encouragement and our friendship. Be as it may, however, mapagalon naman kay hararayuon na man kirita sa kada saro. Thus, this site - the online home of CIC Batch 89.
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