I hope n makarating sa ating kagalang-galang na GOV. VILMA S. RECTO ang messages na ito...

Sa parte ng ating KARAGATAN ng BATANGAS at BALAYAN BAY ay marami ng KLASE ng PANGUNAHING ISDA ay NAGLAHO na. Partikular ang isdang TULINGAN(maliit), HIWAS at HASAHASA, GALONG-GUNG, PUSIT, at MACHEREL..na dati ay saganang-sagana sa nasabi kong karagatan kung saan maraming mamamayan ang UMAASA dto.Ang aming dating PANGHANAP-BUHAY na namana pa namin sa aming mga NINUNU ang pamamaraan ay nagsibulok na(PUKOT at BASNIG)kung saan sa mga taga WAWA(batangas) LEMERY at BALAYAN ay ito kinabubuhay,at sa PUKOT naman ay taga BAUAN,LEMERY,TALISAY,CALACA at BALAYAN ang pinagkikitaan..Sa ngayon ang mga nasabi kung mga PAMALAKAYA ay UNTI-UNTI na rin naglalaho.. Resulta pagkawala ng hanapbuhay at pinagkikitaan.. SA KADAHILANANG MARAMI ANG NAG O-OVERFISHING SA MGA PASUKAN NG ISDA PATUNGONG "BATANGAS at BALAYAN BAY. GUMAGAMIT SILA NG SOBRANG LALIM AT LAKI NG LAMBAT, GAMIT AY MAKINARYA SA PANGHILA AT GINAGAMITAN NG MALIWANAG NA ILAW (wala pinagkaiba ito sa malalaking lantsa )ITO AY KUNG TAWAGIN AY "TAKSAY". MORE or LESS 60 PIRASO ANG NAG OOPERATE DYAN SA MGA "BAYBAYING NG MINDORO, LUBANG ISLAND, CALATAGAN, CAVITE to BATAAN.. KYA WALA NG MKAPASOK NA ISDA SA MGA NASABI KUNG LUGAR, KNG SAAN MRAMING MALILIIT NA MANGINGISDA ANG UMAASA.. SANA PO MABASA ITO NG ATING GALANG-GALANG NA "GOBERNADORA" AT BIGYAN NG AKSYON... SALAMAT PO at MABUHAY..

Ohtie L. Magnaye Jr.
ohtie_jr@yahoo.ca
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Id like to address this concern to the Honorable Governor Vilma Santos Recto.

I am from Tanauan City. It is common knowledge that drug addiction is rampant all over Batangas. The stuff sells as fast as the cheapest Mcdonald Burger, and the victims are mostly the youth. What are the measures that the Batangas Government is doing to eradicate this menace. What activities does the Barangay officials do to help eradicate it. I know they are being paid by the government to help make a barangay a nice place to live in. On top of that we also have Sangguniang Kabataaan. I can see everybody is busy with mostly infrastracture projects, but what is supposed to be the priority to make Batangas a nice place to live in? A Modern Highways, a sturdy Waiting Shed, Health Centers, Barangay halls ect....Ten years from now, all those projects will be housed by addicts...You have worthwhile projects...but I think you have not given consideration one of the worst problems...which is Drug Addiction..and if you have projects for that cause is it functional? I am hoping that this will awaken our officials and I will be receiving reply most especially to our Honorable Governor...Happy New Year and God Bless...

Geraldine Redondo
North Carolina, USA
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I am from Brgy. Balagtas of Batangas City, I am just wondering if our brgy. officials are doing the right thing. They are collecting P250 every month from each commercial establishment in our area issuing a non-official govt receipt. They said that it is for the garbage collector and street sweeper. I dont belive they they have to collect such fee because our city govt have garbage trucks the are circling that area almost every other day. P250 is a very large amount, but we are afraid not to pay because they might not release any brgy cleareance to us. Hope you can send me some information and suggestions on what to do. thanks

angelina.angelina04@yahoo.com
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I am trying to contact Governor Santos on behalf of the Ramos family. Leticia Ramos was killed in the polling fire in 2007. Although president Arroyo promised the family financial support, they have so far recieved nothing. The Ramos family, of Pinagbayanan, Taysan, believe that Miss Santos will be sympathetic to their cause. I would appreciate it if you could pass on this message. Thank you

amanda jane chapman
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