For some reason the “Read More” link which should open the rest of a post is not working. A “Read More” link also appears in very short posts even if it is not supposed to be there.
We’re not sure if this is a problem with Blogger/Blogspot or with the hack which we included in this blog’s template. It’s quite irritating really and we are looking for the solution to this weird problem.
In the meantime, the best way to read a post is to click at the title and not the “Read More” link.
Time for another roundup which we have not been doing for a while.
► Have you ever wondered how the different barangays in Baguio got their names? Bugan of Mountain Breeze has the answers (Part 1 and Part 2). Thankfully, the naming process of these barangays didn’t involve a misunderstanding between a lost foreigner and a local resident. (You know, that stuff about a foreigner asking about the name of the place and the local thinking that the foreigner is asking about what s/he is carrying, yada, yada, yada.)
► So you toiled and toiled and toiled to raise your cabbages and how much are they going to fetch in the market? One peso per kilo! What do you think is the more criminal act — the government’s neglect of struggling farmers who feed the nation or raising opium poppies (whether intentionally or not)?
► Joel Melod, prime suspect of the Diasen murder, confesses to a reporter that he shot and killed the late Kalinga Vice Governor. You can read more information at the Voice of Kalinga.
You got to love Smorgasbord of Random Thoughts. It is the blog of Cheryl Daytec Yangot who, if you remember, caught our attention way back at the time when we were just making our first steps in the blogosphere (being encouraged by more established bloggers like Miskina Ano Naisip which I thought was a blog on tennis player Anastasia Myskina, Kayni’s Meanderings, and Gandang Igorota). Anyway, as we were saying, Cheryl caught our (and certainly the nation’s) attention because of her crucial role in exposing the board exam nursing scandal which you can read in our post here.
I’ve long wanted to share some blogging tips with you but that silly dog above kept destroying my notes. I’ve since disciplined the naughty dog, his name is Bondo by the way, so he’s kinda showing some manners now and is no longer getting in the way. But now, he’s playing the “Look at me, I’m so pitiful. My master is mean. I’m going to call the animal welfare activists” bit so I guess I have to give him some doggy style loving. Not that you silly, silly pervert!
Lots of things have been happening in our section of the blogosphere so it’s about time to do another blog roundup.
LET’S WELCOME OUR NEW BLOGGERS. My good friend Gina Dizon, a columnist and writer for Northern Philippine Times, started a blog version of their weekly newspaper here. If you are looking for news and opinion about Northern Luzon (The Cordilleras, Ilocos, Cagayan, and even Central Luzon), this is the blog to visit. Another new blogger is our kailiyan from Kalinga who studies at UP and who blogs about his school in Peyups Corner. These two blogs are fairly new, let’s send them some traffic and nurture them in the same way that you have nurtured this blog. Belated thanks to everyone 🙂
LET’S THANK THOSE WHO NOTICED US. Our blogging on the Campbell case got some links from other bloggers [quezon.ph; mikeinmanila; and johncutter] and from a news website, lucianne.com [but the article is no longer available]. Thanks very much! To our readers: We will continue to cover the case for as long as necessary so visit this every now and then.
BACK TO THE BLOGOSPHERE. After some hiatus, Jocelyn Noe is once again posting at her blog. Some of you, of course, already know that we are a fan of Jocelyn’s poems so we are thrilled to find out that she reads our blog [see the last paragraph]. Thanks Jocelyn, you are an inspiration to other Igorot poet-wannabes.
BEST SMILE CONTEST. Images of Sagunto is running a best smile contest and “whoever gets the most votes will win two jars of blueberry jam to improve eyesight”. You might want to visit Images of Sagunto to cast your vote. [My pick is #7 hehe.] In case you don’t know yet, Sagunto is an upland barangay in Sison, Pangasinan populated by Bago Igorots. Vic Buaquen has an excellent article about the Bagos here. Thanks Omom for the tip.
WHERE SERVICE BEGINS. Dr. Marcos Ayangwa, the Municipal Health Officer of Paracelis, Mt. Province writes about bringing reproductive health services to the remote barangays of Paracelis. Quote: “Through ‘roadless rivers’ (the cobbled riverbeds as the road itself), ‘slippery-when-wet roads’ ( muddy ruts), riverine highways (silk-smooth banca ride during rainy season only) and rough and rugged roads (bumpy and dusty dirt roads in summer), CHOPP endeavors to deliver enhanced basic health services at the doorsteps of the villages, literally.” Read more at the Philmade Blog.
KAYNI VISITS CORDI. And writes a summary of her visit here. Like most people, she expresses concern about the direction that Sagada appears to be going and has this message to the town’s authorities: “Please keep Sagada pollution free and not let tourism trample the preservation of its culture and people.” Our belated condolence to Kayni, by the way.