Practically, I was on the sea and on the road of Negros Island the whole day yesterday. It was a very tiring day for me travelling from Iloilo City by fastcraft to Bacolod City after breakfast and travelling all the way to Tanjay, Negros Oriental, crossing the Mabinay Mountains, and finally reaching the Municipality of Siaton, Negros Oriental where my farthest Battalion in southern Negros is located.
I visited a Brigade Headquarters in Tanjay and had lunch and had a chance to talk to my officers and men, bidding them farewell from the service. In Siaton, I was able to talk to the officers and men of a Battalion for more than 30 minutes, congratulating them for a job well done in dismantling the Guerrilla Front of the insurgents in Bohol Province and encouraging them to do the same for the province of Negros Oriental before the end of this year. Due to their diligence and patience to work with the local government officials, tourism is now thriving and in progress in Bohol surpassing the tourism in Cebu. I can categorically say that tourists are now safe in Bohol. Bohol is one of the best destinations for tourists.
From Siaton back to Bacolod City was a long trip. Departing from Siaton at 3:30PM, and after a dinner-stop at Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, we were able to reach Bacolod City at 11:00PM.
There was no run for the day and it was a tiring one for travelling by land almost the whole day.
I immediately went to bed and planned to have an early morning run tomorrow in Bacolod City.
Bald Runner 
Hi BR,
There are 3 road races on June 18: PCRC’s takbo para sa kalusugan (5K, 10K), Run with Pringles (3 mi) and Market! Market!’s 5 mile run. Will you be joining any of these runs?
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runmd, you mean, May 18. i’ll be running the Market! Market 5-mile run.
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Hi BR, May 17 its your memorable day! Happy happy Birthday!!!
Totoy
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totoy, yup! it’s my retirement day from the active military service & it will be my 56th birthday. thanks for the advance greetings!
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I think your brother Maj Gen Sammie will replace your post sir?
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totoy, i think he going somewhere else which is a bigger command.
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Hi King,
Congratulations on the eve of a new life change!
After you retire, are you planning to travel for a while? It seems like you could become a community or national civic leader in the future, given your established leadership skills.
Thanks for your group’s work in Bohol. Since it’s so close, I was actually thinking of visiting the island in my time there. Nice to know it is now tourist-friendly.
If you don’t mind, please let me know your contact information. Here is my email: quicksilver.runner at gmail dot com. I’d very much like to arrange a long run with you while I’m close by. I also hope I can attend SFM this year to see you and your family run there .
Quicksilver
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quicksilver, thanks! i’ll be transferring my things to laoag city after my retirement and plan to be in california one month before the SFM. Aside from Bohol, we have “cleared” also the whole province of Cebu and tourism is really thriving in those areas. this is my e-mail address—jovie75@hotmail.com. sure, it will be a pleasure running with you while you are here in the country and also hope to see you in the SFM.
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