… To mitigate the impact of natural disasters, the Provincial Government in close coordination with the GTZ, a German government organization based here established a greenbelt along the coastal areas to highlight the Earth Day celebration on April 22. … the mangroves planting followed along the coastal areas was participated by the Parish Social Action Center, the local government employees, the barangay council members, youths and the coastal communities.

Ms. Abad revealed that the provincial government led by the Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) and the GTZ allocated 4,000 mangrove seedlings for St. Bernard, 4,000 for the town of Libagon, 2,000 for Hinunangan, 2,000 for Silago and 1,000 mangrove seedlings for Maasin City.

While the celebration was focused in the town of St. Bernard, other municipalities identified also conducted their own activities with the Municipal Agricultural Officer and the ENR Officer concerned, as the lead persons, Abad said. (Source)

What the government did is really commendable. However, it contradicts the truth that the provincial government of Southern Leyte is neglecting the supposed to be “mangrove forest reserve” located in Barangay Itchon, Macrohon, Southern Leyte.

You know, I don’t believe that the officials of the province of Southern Leyte did not notice the emergence of the squatters as shown on the photo below:

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I know, they are passing this area every time they travel to the eastern part of the province…. I wonder what really is the reason why they let these squatters ruin our mangroves-reserve.

I was late to implement this new theme because I got the hard time designing our logo. Anyway, I decided to use the logo as shown at our blog’s header, but I’m still designing a better logo for this blog.

By the way, we also changed the title of this blog. From simply “Motoristang Pinoy” to “Honda XRM Rider – Motoristang Pinoy.”

You can visit our Historical Sites and Landmarks, Old Catholic churches, and Museums. You can even attend Southern Leyte’s popular Catholic Festivals and take some Eco-Adventure.

Historical Sites and Landmarks

1. Provincial Capitol Building / Sunken Garden and Mini Forest (Southern Leyte Provincial Capitol, Asuncion, Maasin City
2. First Mass Shrine (Magallanes, Limasawa Island)
3. First Cross (Magallanes, Limasawa Island)
4. Shrine of the Holy Eucharist (Magallanes, Limasawa Island)
5. Our Lady of the Asuumption Shrine (Jalleca Hills, Mantahan, Maasin City)
6. Saint Francis Xavier Pilgrimage Site (Hanginan, Maasin City)
7. Monte Cueva (Rizal Maasin City)
8. Libagon Municipal Hall (Libagon)

Old Catholic Churches

1. Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral (Maasin City)
2. Santo Niño Parish Church (Malitbog)
3. San Juan Church (San Juan)

Museums

1. Abiera Museum of Arts (Tunga-tunga, Maasin City)
2. Ruperto K. Kangleon Memorabillia Center (Saint Joseph College Campus, Maasin City)

Popular Catholic Festivals

1. Sinugdan Festival (Limasawa Island)
2. Pagkamugna Festival (Maasin City)
3. Pabulhon Festival (Maasin City)
4. Karomata Festival (Beunavista, Pintuyan)
5. Tangka-tangka Festival (Tangkaan, Padre Burgos)
6. Manha-on Festival (Macrohon)

Eco-Adventure Places

1. Cambaro Caves (Cambaro, Macrohon)
2. Uwan-uwanan Gorge (Kawayan, Libagon)
3. Lake Danao (San Juan/Anahawan)
4. Bosong-bosong Valley Spring (Mapgap, Tomas Oppus)
5. Cagnituan Cave and Falls (Cagnituan, Maasin City)
6. Twin Islands (San Pedro and San Pablo, Hinunangan)
7. Sogod Bay – A Dive Paradise
   1. Napantao Fish Sanctuary (San Francisco)
   2. Tabugon Fish Sanctuary (Liloan)
   3. Son-ok Fish Sanctuary (Pintuyan)
   4. June’s Wreck (Malitbog)