Jaynes' Poem

I really enjoyed Jaynes' poem. Not having spoken Romblomanon for years, it reminded me of my youth. Alas, my fluency in Romblomanon is gone...but Jaynes warmed my heart with his poem.

Lu Darling Fondevilla Bongolan
Plano, Texas, USA
9 January 2004

CALATRAVA, Home of the Enchanted Hidden Sea

Good day. I just want to give to the world a little glimpse of my hometown, Calatrava, Romblon. Here's the site: http://www.geocities.com/jrom_ph/calatrava.html

Actually I am making some restucturing of it from time to time. I am just learning to make websites.

Hope you like it.

Thanks,
jerome c fetalvero
jrom_ph@yahoo.com
11/18/2003

Sir/Madam:

I got hooked to your website after I found my new poem in your September 15, 2003 issue. Your website is quite interesting and very informative.

I am now at work and to do justice to my office work, I decided to turn off my computer after reading several interesting articles on your website.

I will have to get back to your website after work hours.

Eddie AAA Calderon,Ph.D.
Minneapolis, Mn USA
September 15, 2003

Dear Editor,

Greetings! I am a Simaranhon and happened to view the Sanrokan news of 3s Islas. It is a great site and a very informative one especially for those citizens who are Romblomanons and are now leaving abroad. Mabuhay tayong lahat!

That was a moving mission. I hope most professionals especially the medics could do it again not only to our place but also to the other isles of Romblon. We have so many indigent kababayans who can hardly seek medical help from the hospitals nearby because of financial constraints.

In behalf of all Simaranhons, I thank you and all your staff for making this a success. This site is a great help too! To all the people behind this, thank you!

I thank you in anticipation of your kind heart.

Very truly yours,
Sharon Fallurin Advincula

Not insular
Looks like the site is on track - it is not insular. Even if it is ostensibly focused on Romblon it still includes stuff about other regions of the native land. This editorial policy makes more non-Romblonians aware of Romblon.

Keep it up! I hope somebody will post more pictures of Romblon.

Fred Natividad
frednati@earthlink.net
Dec. 07, 2002

Odiongan too
Dear Editor,
The experience and observation of Mr. Tom Villars were very factual and interesting. I wish he would find time to venture into another business in Romblon especially in the town of Odiongan where business is booming nowadays.

Romy Carrillo
Nov. 27, 2002


Where is Sibale?

I have read with interest your article about Romblon in the Sanrokan wibesite and I found it so amusing the way you presented the interesting facts about the province. However, there are some omissions that I have noticed therein. For example in the map of the province, my birthplace, Mestre de Campo, commonly called SIBALE is not included. Not even a short write up about the place.

It is one of the island municipalities comprising the province of Romblon, But it is nearer Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro than Romblon capital. May I suggest if you have time that you see the www.sibale.com. In there, you will find interesting facts about Sibale that might be worthy for inclusion in the Sanrokan wibesite.

Thank you for your wonderful write-up of the province of Romblon and hope you have more time to visit the different towns with places of interest of the province in the near future.


Truly yours,
Eufronio M. Fallarme
Seattle, Washington


Dear Eufronio:

Kindly take a look at our new updated map on the Romblon page of this website. We certainly made sure Sibale or Maestro de Campo is now included! :-)

Sanrokan Editors
November 18, 2002

Hi, kabayan!

A friend from Europe forwarded your website. She knew I am a Romblonese.

Fantastic!!!

Did I say that my eyes turned moist?

Two years ago, with five other families, Cometa, Fetalvero, Faderon, and Flores we formed Romblon Association in Manitoba (RAM). Eventually, we have plans of organizing "Marble Foundation" to raise funds to assist our talented kababayan pursue complete post secondary education.

I write for the Filipino Journal (senior columnist). Recently, I was appointed as Director for Asia-Pacific Affairs cum Special Advisor to the CEO to a newly minted corporation. I am also the human resource development manager of an immigration law firm here in Canada.

Human resource, business development, and column writing are my passion. I
am a man of one wife (I hear chuckles when I mention this to the "puti"), father of two good looking teenage boys (mana sa tatay...nagyayabang na), and Romblonese by heart.

With your vision, perhaps, we could link all Romblonese in Diaspora. There is a synergy of forces in our midst. Do you know that the current Ambassadors in Belgium and in Australia are Romblomanons?

Best regards to one and all...

RG (Bob) Gabuna - Canada
August 11, 2002

Norma C. Caayao
Philippine Geothermal, Inc.
Tiwi, Albay
July 16, 2002


June 12th Father

Aloha to you all!

I would like to express my gratitude to Rinzi Fadrilan for the article "Long Live America! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!" I am one of the Professor Gabriel Fabella's children who now live in Hawaii. I have lived in the USA since 1968 after my Madrid education. I am a public high school Spanish teacher although my first major was Pilipino in UP Diliman.

Last June 12th, the highlight of the celebration here was the inauguration of the biggest FILCOM center (USA). It is an impressive 14 million- edifice erected near an old sugar plantation.

I thought I would share with you after brother Max pointed it out to us.

I love your website! What an excellent job! I hope to hear from you soon.

Cordially,

Josephine Fabella Miller
July 9, 2002