R.T.Lim Boulevard,Zamboanga City @Sept 9, 2014

This is R.T.Lim Boulevard (also known as Cawa-Cawa Boulevard) a year after the Zamboanga Siege last September 2013. 

The IDPs or Internal displaced persons are no longer living along the Boulevard, although, we still see their bancas by the shoreline. We do hope they have been placed in a better location. 

This is a very good development since the R.T. Lim Boulevard is one of the places where many of the folks like to just relax and sit, just like a park and also where those who want to exercise like run and jog or just stroll along the strip. 

I look forward to seeing a very beautiful R.T.Lim Boulevard in the near future.

This October 11, 2014, will be the Regatta De Zamboanga for the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival and I know, the race of the colorful vintas will once again be experienced in our Ciudad De Zamboanga. 

P.S.

Here are some of my older links about the R.T.Lim Boulevard and how the Boulevard looks through the years. You might like to go over these blogposts, too!

R.T.Lim Boulevard

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2014/07/idps-in-zamboanga-city-july-2014.html

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/images-of-zamboanga-city-september-2011_26.html

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/rt-lim-cawa-cawa-boulevard-1999-and.html

Vinta Regatta
http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/fiesta-pilar-regatta-de-zamboanga.html

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/fiesta-pilar-regatta-beng-on-vinta.html

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/fiesta-pilar-regatta-celso-on-vinta.html

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/fiesta-pilar-before-regatta-october-2012.html

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/vinta-regatta-zamboanga-hermosa.html

http://inpinaysciudad.blogspot.com/2013/10/zamboanga-vintas-2005-written-2011.html

R.T. LIM BOULEVARD @ SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

It is a year after the Zamboanga Siege and finally, we get to see the R.T. Lim Boulevard without the evacuees, a sight I thought I wouldn't see again! 

25 DAYS OF SEPTEMBER: PHOTO EXHIBIT OF BHONG SIMBAJON

I guess this is the best time that after a year from the Zamboanga Siege, War Correspondent BHONG SIMBAJON is holding his Solo Photo Exhibit on the 25 DAYS OF SEPTEMBER at the Southern City Colleges on September 9 and 10, 2014!

The war correspondent: Did you know that to be "embedded", a media person needs to have additional three month training with the military?

As I watched this Exhibit, I have mixed feelings... reminded of the reality which we were part of, but even more visual since many were scenes we were not part of...

These photos touched me most....

The children and the elderly...

The injured... or the mortalities... 

It is the severely injured military heroes who are brought to the hospital (Ciudad Medical Zamboanga)...

The Sniper Hole:

The scene of peace amidst the Siege:

The aerial view of Total Devastation of the Kasanyangan, Sta. Catalina, Sta. Barbara and Rio Hondo area:

This is a reality in Zamboanga City's recent history. Inasmuch as we don't want to be reminded it happened, we have to if we want to move on.

Let us learn from the lessons of the past for us to move forward to Build Back Better Zamboanga!  

P.S.
The photo exhibit will be moved to the Zamboanga State College of Marine Science and Technology then to other schools and university.

FIRST COMMEMORATION OF THE ZAMBOANGA SIEGE @ SEPT 2014: MASS AT THE SHRINE

September 9, 2014 is a year after the fated Zamboanga Siege.

The City of Zamboanga commemorated this event with a Mass at the Fort Pilar Shrine with main celebrant: Archbishop Romulo Dela Cruz.

Here are photos from the files of Fr. Elmer Sumile taken by Chip Tolentino. 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014: HONORING THE HEROES

Honoring the Heroes!

Credits: from the FB of Mayor Beng Climaco