Binalaybay Ni Ambo, Barangay Alicante, Enrique B. Magalona (2025)

03/07/2025

SA BASURA, SI DAPING, DISGRASYA?
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 3, 2025

Sa problema sang Bacolod sa basura
Si Inday Daping, disgrasya?
Ginkakas bilang BENRO chief
Oh, sakit?

Allyn Love Dignadice
Ginbutang nga OIC
Pahigad si Inday Daping
Thus, quite intriguing

Then, kalat ang news
Sa BCGC, may hutik-hutik, iban hipos
Why wagtang si Inday Daping? Ano ang rasun?
Because of Cong. Caraps syndrome?

Oh, my gulay!
She's a galamay?
So, Mayor Greg Gasataya
Di na nagpatumpik-tumpik pa?

Kitsakit
Yes, no doubt, si Inday Daping makuriit
After all what she did for BENRO
Still, wagtang, biglang yumuko

***
* Inday Daping or Ma. Fe Palma-Tresfuentes (real name) was the first "casualty" under Mayor Greg Gasataya administration.

* On July 1, she was removed as head of Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO).

* Assistant City Administrator Allyn Love Dignadice was tasked to be acting chief of BENRO.

* Report said the very reason why Inday Daping was axed not because she's a non-performer, but because she was identified with former Abang Lingkod Partylist representative Joseph Stephen Paduano alias "Cong Caraps".

* Really?

* Cong Caraps is the top most political nemesis of Mayor Gasataya.

***
Caption:

BASURA BROUHAHA. Front lang bala ang problema sa basura sa pagwagtang karun kay Inday Daping bilang BENRO chief? Kasadya!

Foto: ctto

03/07/2025

CUTEST OF ALL
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 2, 2025

Sa tanan nga oathtaking ceremony
May pinasahi sa Talisay City
Ang iya ni Councilor-elect Stephen Siote
Cutest of all to see

Two little girls
In green and pink in their apparels
"Super cutie"
Tuod-tuod nga mga inosente

What a beautiful family
It symbolizes close family ties that should be
Tunay na kahanga-hanga
Gani, publiko, nagdayaw sa ila nakita

The mesage is clear
For Councilor Stephen Siote, family matters
Ang pagbitbit sa mga little girls
Patima-an: he is a good, loving father

Dalayawon
Sa sining higayon
Little girl holding a bible
Tanan, halos, manihol

***
In the know:

* The oathtaking of Councilor-elect Stephen Siote in Talisay City on June 30 was truly beyond politics.

* Rather he showcased the real him - a doting father to his two litte beautiful and adorable girls.

* He sent the message across that family comes first before politics - hailable, hence.

***
Caption:

AGAW-PANSIN. Talisay City Councilor Stephen Siote and family - cutest to see!

Fotos: Ambo Delilan

03/07/2025

SARAMIHAY
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 3, 2025

Indi sarang mabasul ang mga Kanlaon evaucee
Kon nga-a nagdikalas magpa-uli
Wala na nahadluk malukpan ni Kanlaon
Importante, indi saramihay ang sitwasyon

Sa mga tent shelter nga ila ginahamtangan
Lutakon kon mag-ulan
Miserabli nga pagsinalayo
Daw dili na makatawo

Ano ang plano sang gobyerno?
Probinsya, national, ano gid bala ang tuyo?
Mentras naga-alburuto si Kanlaon
Mga evacuee, ang agoniya, padayon?

Nga-a indi mahatagan prayoridad sang probinsya?
Ang magbakal na sang duta
Para sa permanente nga sayluhan
Agud mga evacuee, malipay man

Ang pagbalik sa ila mga poloy-an
Daw ala "su***de" lamang
Apang, wala naman sila sang sarang pa kadtu-an
Kundi ang magpasimpalad sang kapalaran

Ang uyaya nga aksyon sang gobyerno
Naga-palala sang ila pagsinalayo
Mga Kanlaon evacuee sa La Castellana
7 ka bulan sa mga evacuation center, naga-tihaya

May punto si Congressman Dino Yulo
"Pagpasaway" sang mga evacuee, daw husto
Para matalupangdan, ang ila kaso
Sang aton mismo gobyerno

***
In the know:

* The case of Kanlaon evacuees in La Castellana calls for an immediate action of government.

* But the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental seemed to be insensitive to the real situation of the evacuees.

* For 5 months now, the planned purchase of lots in Talaptap and Lalagsan in La Castellana remained to be under negotiation.

* Why?

***
Caption:

LAPUTYAK. Kon mag-amo sini ang sitwasyon sang evacuation center/tent shelter, sin-o nanamian? Sarang bala makadtu-an ni Gobernador B**g Lacson ang ini nga duog sa La Castellana, para mabatyagan ang agoniya sang mg evacuee?

Foto: ctto

02/07/2025

'LOS SABUNGEROS SCANDAL'
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 3, 2025

Isa ka iskandalo, ang karun nagtay-og
Sang bilog nga pungsod
Ang "Los Sabungeros scandal"
Halos tanan, napa-wow

Ini angot sa mga rebelasyon
Sang duha ka mga tinuga, nga may koneksyon
Nanday Julie "Dondon" Patidongan
Kag Alan Bantiles alias "Brown"

Sila ang duha sa mga suspetsado
Sa pagkadula sang 30 ka mga sabungero
Ila gintudlo nga mastermind: si Atong Ang
Ang galamay: Gretchen Barreto, shock ang tanan

What scandal of the week
Atong Ang, Gretchen Barreto, nadalahig
Pero "Dondon" kag "Brown", kampanti
Feeling secured kay PNP Chief Nicolas Torre

Atong Ang, naga-randadi
Gilayon nagpaguwa statement per se
Denying "Dondon" and "Brown" allegations
Sa korte, ang duwa, iya awayon

"Los Sabungeros"
Gin-alegar sa Lake Taal, ginhulog para malumos
Ini pa ang tukibon sang kapulisan
Kon bala matuod o sabi-sabi lang

***
In the know:

* The "Los Sabungeros" refers to a series of disappearances of cockfighting enthusiasts, also known as "sabungeros," in the Philippines, particularly in Luzon, between 2021 and 2022.

* Their disappearances are believed to be linked to illegal activities within the sport, such as match-fixing or cheating.

* In fact, there is already documentary film titled "Lost Sabungeros".

* Such explores this issue, examining the lives of the missing individuals and the impact of these disappearances on their families.

* But just on Wednesday, July 2, two whistleblowers - "Dondon" and "Brown" - came out to the open and revealed that Atong Ang was behind the abduction and killing of the lost sabungeros.

* They further alleged that actress Gretchen Barreto also had knowledge to the crime.

* Atong Ang through his publicist issued an official statement, denying "Dondon" and "Brown" allegations, stressing he will file a case in court against both.

* Gretchen Barreto remains silent yet.

***
Caption:

ARE THEY? Matuod bala nga nanday Atong Ang kag Gretchen Barreto ang sa likod sang pagkadula o pagpatay sa 30 kapin ka mga sabungero sa Luzon apat na katuig ang naka-ligad? Sa pahayag ni Atong Ang sa official statement sini, iya ginasaad nga inosente siya sa kaso, kag binutig lamang ang mga pahayag nanday "Dondon" kag "Brown".

Fotos: Google, GMA 7

01/07/2025

TUNAY NGA PROBLEMA NI ELLA
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 2, 2025

May tunay nga problema si Mayor Ella
Sa ila pinalangga nga Moises Padilla
Kakulangan sang midwife o manugpabata
Gani, scholarship for midwifery course, ginkasa

Tanan - basta midwifery scholar - libre
Libro, allowance, boarding house, tuition fee
Pati bugas, sud-an, pamelete
Basta, serbisyo anay sa banwa, paggraduate sini

Apang, ginklaro ni Mayor Ella
Ang "payback time", may sweldo na
Ang katuyu-an lamang sang programa
Indi mawad-an midwife ang banwa

What a noble mission
Diri si Mayor Ella, dapat dayawon
Bangud sang matahum nga intensyon
Really, for the sake sang taga-Magallon

Ang kakulang sang midwife, seryoso nga problema
At risk ang mga iloy nga manugbata'
Ilabi na nga bawal karun ang paltera
Bangud kon ingkaso, indi marehistro, ang bata'

Gani bilang preparasyon
Sa "krisis" nga palaabuton
Scholarship for midwifery course
Sa Moises Padilla, ginlunsar na sang lubos

***
In the know:

* Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo, after her oathtaking for her third and final term as chief executive on June 30, disclosed the real problem confronting her administration - the lack of midwives in town.

* She said two of their midwives have retired already. But since their services are still badly needed, the local government hired them.as consultants.

* The town has 9 scholars for midwifery that recently graduated from Southland College in Kabankalan City. They're about take the board exam this coming November.

* Then, Mayor Ella said they will offer the same scholarship program right after the results of the November 2025 Midwifery Board Exam.

****
Caption:

TELLING THE TRUTH. Moises Padilla Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo reveals the truth re: lack of midwives problem in their town during her inauguration and oathtaking for her third and final term on June 30.

Foto: Ambo Delilan

01/07/2025

'POROTIKOL'
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 2, 2025

Isa sa dili malimtan
Sa "araw ng sumpa-an"
"Porotikol" is number one
Sa Bacolod City, medyo, nadiparahan

"Porotikol" or stammering
Don't know who's to blame
Si Barangay 18 Kap Madeline Diaz?
Or si Cong. Albee Benitez, nga wala ka kalagas?

May portion sa text sang oath
Nga si Kap Diaz, nagu-ot
Nagburol-burol ang pagbasa
Gani, pati si Cong. Albee, nadalasa'

Ang ending: "porotikol" ang duha
Naka-yumo man ang masa
Kabudlay gali kon wala ka pamilya
Wala may ma-uyat sang oath nga kopya

Pagsala' sang administering officer
Ang opisyal, budlay na maka-rekober
Sa case ni Kap Diaz kag Cong. Albee Benitez
"Porotikol" was "not the best"

***
In the know:

* The oathtaking of Bacolod Congressman Albee Benitez on Saturday, June 28, was a bit awkward after the "porotikol" moment.

* This was after Kap Madeline Diaz, the administering officer, stammered, causing her to as if murmur a certain line that also made difficulf for the solon to catch up what she's saying.

***

Caption:

I SWEAR. Kap Madeline Diaz, of Barangay 18 sworn in Bacolod Congressman Albee Benitez on June 28.

Foto: Ambo Delilan

01/07/2025

PAINO-INO NI DINO
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 1, 2025

Wala na shock si Congressman Dino Yulo
Sa balita, mga evacuee sa La Castellana, nalagyo
From evacuation center
Tubtub karun, gina-ayam sang mga rescuer

Suno sa Kongresista, kapoy na ang tawo
Sa tubtub karun, wala sang klaro
Ano gid bala abg himu-on sa ila sang gobyerno
Kon padayon, mag-alburuto si Kanlaon Volcano

Understandable
Grabe na ang hu-ol
Pero, gobyerno, daw sa wala lang
Para sa mga Kanlaon evacuee, nga kapalaran

Suno sa Kongresista
Ang pagpasaway sang mga evacuee, may tama
Kinahanglan sila madeperahan
Sa ila karun miserabli nga kahimtangan

Gani, pili-on na lang nila ang maglayas
Mangabuhi sang patas
Bisan wala pa suporta sa gobyerno
Basta, kumporyabli sila sa ila pagsinalayo

***
In the know:

* Kanlaon evacuees in La Castellana seemed to be going insane now.

* Around 100 of them abandoned the evacuation center - La Castellana National High School - Senior High Building - without informing the local government.

* Congressman Dino Yulo of the 5th District refused to condemn his constituent evacuees.

* Instead, he cast his paino-ino: "Let's understand them. They are now physically tired,
emotionlly disturbed, mentally distrissed, and sexually deprived."

* The question now is, what is the plan of the national government for these Kanlaon evacuees?

***
Caption:

SUPERB WISDOM. Negros Occidental 5th District Cong. Dino Yulo as he casts his superb wisdom during an ambush interview with the local media on Monday, June 30, on report that some Kanlaon evacuees left the evacuation without the knowledge of the local officials of La Castellana.

Foto: Ambo Delilan

30/06/2025

CODE: WENG!
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hulyo 1 2025

Paghugpong
Naangkon sang mga Talisaynon
Unlocking code: Weng!
Next: She's be leading, shining

Sa pihak sang away pulitika
New mayor, Atty. Weng Lizares, may karisma
Gintipon, ang kontra partido
Gin-upod sa pag-sumpa, pag-isa, ang tinutuyo

Dalayawon nga sahi sang liderato
Mabugnaw sa mata sang tawo
Tunay na may puso
Wala dumot, wala pagtimalos nga plano

Teamwork, ang luyag n'ya ipakita
Sa mga kapwa Talisaynon, nga pinalangga
Trabaho lamang, walang personalan
Sa "Gwapa nga Panghimanwa", mabatyagan

That's Mayor Weng
Tough, firm, but may lambing
She wants a leadreship open for scrutiny
Above all, graft-free

***
In the know:

* The inauguration and oathtaking of Talisay City officials on Monday, June 30, were astonishing.

* Despite of political divisiveness in the May 12 elections, yet, they united - perfect attendance - at a solemn ceremony as they vowed to work not for themselves, but for the people of Talisay, thus, what a sight to behold.

* It only showed that Mayor-elect Weng Lopez-Lizares is not vendictive, rather, she wants teamwork - neither less, nor more.

* Having the opposition with them, led by Vice Mayor-elect Angel Gabriel Villacin, was a manifestation that, indeed, she's a woman and a mayor of substance.

* Meanwhile, Mayor Weng also delivered a succinct speech that centered on four pillars of what kind of leadership she wants to pursue, and these include: integrity, inclusivity, sustainability and good governance.

* Above all, she enunciated: " Before God, I pledge to listen to you (my beloved people of Talisay).

***
Caption:

HISTORIC. Today, July 1, Atty. Weng Lopez-Lizares will cast maiden decisions and orders as the first elected woman mayor of Talisay City. Behind her, she wants Vice Mayor Gab Villacin to be her formidable supporter and team mate in steering Talisay to greater heights.

Fotos: Cttos and Ambo Delilan

29/06/2025

SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT'
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hunyo 30, 2025

"Shape up or ship out"
Dinalan nga may kagat
Ni Bacolod Mayor Greg Gastaya
Tuhoy sa isyu sang basura

Ang ginatumod: IPM
Why? Is Bacolod stinking?
But the mayor said
Ang reklamo kontra basura, daw bukid

May angas nga sahi sang dinalan
IPM, dapat kulbaan
Basi gulpi lang mawad-an
Kon basura, pabay-an

Greg means what he says
IPM, dapat manguros na gulpi
Why? Buot silingon, may problema
Ang performance sa hakot basura

"Shape up or ship out"
IPM, budlayan, magsabat
Sa basura isyu
Basi bala malitruko

***
In the know:

* Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya's warning on basura isyu is stern.

* "Shape up or ship out" is full of meaning.

* IMP, the lone contractor for garbage hauling in Bacolod, must have to discern what really Greg means.

**
*
Caption:

LIKE THIS AND THAT. Ang basura sa Bacolod - eyesore na para sa Ciudad, claiming to be the next "super city".

Fotos: cttos

29/06/2025

PAALAM, ROLLY BAL!
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hunyo 30 2025

Paalam, Rolly Bal!
Masubo ihambal
Pero, ang kamatuuran
Broadcaster Rolly Baliguat, nagtaliwan

Isa sa mga haligi sa media
Sa "Borloloy Gang", nakilala
Programa sa radyo
Wala pugong-pugong, sin-o maigo

Kaupod si Edmund Aspero
Alladin Salas, isa pa sa kabaro
Naga-kalingaw mga Bacolodnon
Kon ang trio na ang paminawon

Apang ang kabuhi, umalagi lamang
Ti-on na ni Roly Bal, para magpaalam
Kabuhi sa media, lubos na gintalikdan
But God knows, isa siya sang ginhanga-an

Pero, antes magtaliwan
Rolly Bal, dapat hanga-an
Mayor Albee, ginkasuhan
Sa Office of the Ombudsman

Ang kaso angot sa P2.1 billion loan
For command system, ang mission
Pero, may duda, pang-eleksyon
Conflict of interest, ang sugpon

That's Rolly Bal
Hangkilan sa radyo, kon maghambal
Gin-idolo sang masa sadto
But, namaalam na sang Sabado

***
In the know:

* Rolando Baliguat, or Rolly Bal to many, has died on Saturday, June 28.

* He was 71.

* Rolly Bal was among the household names during the heydays of "Borloloy Gang" on radio, alongside Alladin Salas and the late Edmund "The King" Aspero.

* Prior to his death, Rolly Bal made the greatest decision in life by filing graft charges against outgoing Mayor Albee Benitez at the Office of the Ombudsman re: P2.1 billion loan of the city intended for a command system.

***
Caption:

RIP. Negros Press Club loses one of its pillars, Rolly Bal, due to kidney trouble. He died on Saturday, June 28.

Foto: CTTO

29/06/2025

JUST A SMILE
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hunyo 30, 2025

No words, just a smile
Question: Is it tunay?
Sa isyu nga House Speakership
Cong. Javi Benitez, quiet?

The battle is
Martin Romualdez v Albee Benitez
Apang Javi, not so loud
To vote or not his beloved dad

Interesting, intriguing
The public will be watching, waiting
Sa Congress, ang focus
Will they become close?

Simple nga yuhom
Kabudlay tungkarun
Kon ano bala ang buot silingon
Yes or no, sarang anay haum-haumon

But Javi is prim and proper
Behaving in a very nice manner
Ilabi na re: family matter
Careful siya to cast a clincher

***
In the know:.

* Congressman-elect Javi Benitez of the 3rd District of Negros Occidental was present during the oathtaking and inauguration of the provincial officials on Saturday, June 28.

* During an ambush interview with the media, Javi answered all questions, except on Speakership, which his dad, Albee, is said to be running against re-electionist Martin Romualdez.

* Asked whom he will vote if ever, Javi's response was just a smile.

***
Caption:

JAVI'S MOMENT. Si Javi Benitez in an ambush interview with the Capitol media on Saturday, June 28. He said on everything, but speechless on the issue of Speakership in the House of Representatives.

Foto: Ambo Delilan

29/06/2025

NO TENGO FAMILIA'
(Binalaybay Ni Ambo)
Hunyo 30, 2025

"No tengo familia"
Isa ka masubo nga istorya
Sa kabuhi pulitika
Nga sang tawo makita

Just three years after
Ang kabuhi sang isa ka billionaire
Nangin bukas sa publiko
Matapos nangin controversial nga politiko

Bacolod mayor to congressman Albee Benitez
Real life and political story "not at its best"
"Bungkag nga familia", ang bida
Sa mata sang tawo, di ka pani-paniwala

Pero, sa iya pagsumpa sang Sabado
Kon ang ano ang matu-od, sarang nabisto
Nag-isahanon sa ibabaw sang entablado
Wala asawa, wala bata, tuman kasubo

"No tengo familia"
Daw teleserye, daw pelikula
Naka-subaybay "in silent mode", ang masa
Dala ang pamangkot: Nga-a?

***
In the know:

* Former Bacolod mayor and now-Congressman-elect Albee Benitez took his oath of office before Barangay 18 village chief Madeline Diaz sans family members behind him.

* The scene was totally in contrast three years ago when he also took oath as mayor of Bacolod. That time, they were complete - Albee, Nikki, Javi, Bettina in one frame.

* Rewind: Albee's three-year administration as mayor was rocked by many controversies, including his alleged romantic relationship with sexy actress Ivana Alawi.

* Worse, was the reported annulment case he filed before a court in Bacolod in August 2024, and the Violation Against Women and Their Children (VWAC) filed by his wife, Nikki, against him in Makati on April 11, 2025.

***
THE MEANING:

* "No tengo familia" is the Spanish translation for "I don't have family.

***
Caption:

THE CONTRAST. (Above) Bacolod City's Congressman-elect Albee Benitez swears in by Barangay Captain Madeline Diaz nga solo lawas - wala asawa, wala kabataan - on Saturday, June 28.

(Below) That was three years ago when he took his oath of office as mayor. They're intact kag ang mga Bacolodnon considered them as a model family worthy of praise and emulation.

Fotos: Ambo Delilan and CTTO

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