Author: Eli J. Obligacion

Eli is a seasoned writer and regular contributor at MNN. He is the blogger behind Marinduque Rising. He was born and raised in Buenavista, Marinduque.

Marinduque Gov. Presbitero Velasco, Jr. delivers his inaugural address

Eli J. Obligacion

June 30, 2019. It was an unforgettable day for many of the thousands who came to take part in a colorful and historic event. The inaugural ceremonies for the newly-elected and reelected provincial leaders of Marinduque. Newly elected Governor Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. who won by a landslide margin declared: “Today, the 30th of June 2019, will be remembered as the time when our beloved province is on the cusp of remarkable change and transformation from the old to the new.”

Bong Carrion would have said ‘death is nothing at all’

Eli J. Obligacion

Death Is Nothing At All By Henry Scott-Holland Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, And the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear…

Paging DENR Sec. Gina Lopez: Declare Marcopper as abandoned mine site

Eli J. Obligacion

Twenty (20) mining firms have been recommended for suspension following the completion of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) audit of mining operations in the country. Eleven (11) more will continue to be monitored according to the DENR. But nowhere in the news do we find anything about Marcopper Mining Corporation in Marinduque. Marcopper should now be declared an abandoned mine site and from being a source of mineral extraction should be turned into a tourist attraction. Twenty (20) years have passed since the infamous environmental disaster of 1996.…