Putting Baras on the map, literally
Posted on March 13, 2009, 11:44 AM under All About Baras
If you haven’t heard it, Google has Google Map Maker that was launched October year. It is a “service that allows you add or edit features, such as roads, businesses, parks, schools and more.” Yesterday, the search engine company said that because of the hundreds of contributions made to the map, streets in key cities and provinces, including Rizal, have been identified.
Of course, my instinct is to check if they have already indexed our town. Guess what? They did. Here’s a sample:
A larger version can be found here.
So what does this mean to us? Well, it will be easier for visitors and tourists to find our little town. In the future, if trucks delivering balikbayan boxes have GPS using Google Maps, then it will be easier for them to find the streets. The municipality could also utilize the map for development planning.
I just have some apprehensions about the map. The Map Maker used the old names of the streets. As you might know, 11 years ago, the Sangguniang Bayan passed Ordinance Number 98-03 renaming 59 streets except for F Manalo, A. Ferrera, M Golla, San Jose and the main road JP Rizal. Streets were named after officials who led the town a long time ago. That’s what the councilors then, ¬†said, but we know of course that it was done to serve their political ambitions. Imagine a street named after your father or a kin? Renaming the street just caused confusion. Ironically, I’ve seen government documents still using the old names of the streets.
Larger photo here.
Anyway, Google Map (not to be confused with Google Map Maker) is often compared with that of Microsoft’s – the Live Search Map. Live Map’s coverage in the town proper is cloudy, but I have to take note that they’ve got better resolution in areas not covered by Google Map. The Philcomsat area is seen in Live Map, while a bunch of clouds cover them in Google Map.
March 13th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
its nice to see our town visibly with street names on google maps (my favorite map!) what catches my attention is the changing of most street names after past officials of our town. in my opinion, that was a drastic change and it’s not good. obviously, it was not a hit since the ordinance was passed more than a decade ago and still not in effect. hopefully the current officials will get rid of that ordinance. maybe some of those suggested names did some exceptional job for our town who deserves acknowledgement, but still a lot of them on the list doesn’t have any significance to our town or the street itself. most of them are not even part of the history of our town. i don’t wanna sound ungrateful but this is a big thing that should need more reasons to do.
March 14th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Wow, it’s great! But i think, there are a lot of missing places, such as Brgy Pinugay, and the extension of Brgy. San Salvador.
March 14th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
t0iNkz.?! siNu uNg yV0nNe nAh uNn.?? kAneyM kUh pAh aHh.??! aztiG,.! tAga bAras kBah YVONNE.?
March 14th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
WenKz.?! at siNu nmn uNg yV0nNe nAh uNn.?? kAneyM kUh pAh aHh.??! aztiG,.! tAga bAras kBah YVONNE.?
March 17th, 2009 at 12:15 am
It’s great to see our town on the map.
My birth place (the street name is still there- and I’m proud of it). Dell is right regarding street names should not be changed just based on old officials.
We should keep the history of the town and keep the street names that we used to know.
I was out of the country since 1977 and the time I came home for vacation, I was confused on some street names.
With the help of this map I was able to figure out again my way from the airport to Baras and other metro places (I was lost a little bit when I stayed for one night in Makati-used to be my work place)
March 17th, 2009 at 12:43 am
It’s rediculous to see those officials names replacing our old street names that we used to know.
I saw my last name and some of my relatives surnames, pero hindi pa rin magandang pakinggan na mapalitan ang mga pangalan ng kalye na ating kinagisnan.
Ano bang malaking bagay na nagawa ng mga taong iyon sa bayan – heroes ba sila?
Kilala ko ang tiyo ko pero- alam ko wala namang malaking pagkakaiba na nagawa s’ya sa bayan. Pare-pareho lang silang lahat pati sa ngayon. Ang pagiging mayor o konsehal ay isa lang karapatan na itaguyod at ituloy ang panunungkulan na ipanasa sa kanya ng dating opisyal.
If there’s a new street then they can think of a new name pero iyong dati na sa history ay huwag palitan ang pangalan.
Ha-hah-hah, nakakatawa ang mga pangalan ng mga streets ano, baka naman pati ang ating bayan ay palitan din ng pangalan gawing “Shabu City”
March 17th, 2009 at 12:54 am
HUWAG PO NATING SUNDIN ANG “ORDINANCE#98-03.
Mga kabayan, when we had our own Birth Certificates, it’s listed there was the old street names. Hindi dapat mawala ang mga pangalan na iyon dahil lang sa pangalan ng kung sino mang “opisyal ng bayan”.
History is a history to keep.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:56 am
I agree, how rediculous they sound! Me, even though they have changed the name of the streets I still use the old street address ’cause that is what I have been using for all my legal documents eversince.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
then we will not grow if you are all conservative,let’s face the changes and embrace it,even it is a small matter it show changes,at least we know our official are also thingking. even in private sector they are paying high salary to acquire new strategy and ideas which I think you are all belong to.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
it’s not being conservative to keep the real names. there’s no sense of changing your name since you’re birth. (you can have aliases if you want). doing or constructing a town project is one way of growing up. that’s how they get paid and how to use the public budget.
… think of more better ideas and put it in ordinances to keep the town safe, progressive and happy.
March 18th, 2009 at 12:35 am
they make sense,I know some who change their names,were lucky our names sounds good. I even know a guy who are born in makati in 1975 still in his birth certificate was province of Rizal were even calling province mate.
,I agree with you in physical change it needs construction project.everything that are not like before are changes or development in either growing up or going down.
what’s wrong in honoring a person,maybe they have some failure during their time,but not always.they are already part of our town history. and we are all part of our history. the difference is our names also banished as we die,and as for them ,they are always remembered as our previous leaders.
I have also difficulty in my address before,having different names on same street I was living,but I have to change it, my work dictates me to pinpoint my identities,for my personal accreditation and license conversion to every nation our company dealt with. what I’m trying to say it defends on the situation maybe,still it changes my permanent address only not my birth certificate.
March 18th, 2009 at 4:22 am
we are not saying “do not accept changes.” when we can avoid ugly changes, why not do it. this is a kind of change that doesn’t make any makes sense at all.
March 19th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Sana nga mag focus ang mga politiko ng bayan kung paano aasenso ang bayan. Ang pinagtutuunang pagbabago sa mga streets ay masasabing di konkreto o mga kataga lamang na pwedeng ilagay o ipaskil sa isang yerong nakadikit sa poste at itinayo sa gilid ng kalsada me asenso ba dun? Pwede ring palitan ang names ng bawat streets nang ilang ulit kahit sampu o mahigit pa, mabango o mabaho mang pakinggan ang names kung iba na ang nanunungkulan so me nabago parin po ba?Wala po..Katunayan isa sa streets family name ko, oo proud ako subalit me nakakawing na katanungan:Mabuti,magaling,masipag,maayos,tapat at kung anu-ano pang positive na character/traits na nagawa habang nanunungkulan ang hahanapin ng mga tao so, andun yung pagsukat ng kapwa.Well names lang yan..a ewan basta ..bahala na naguluhan na ko..makapagtrabaho na mga po..wala lang magawa…
March 19th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
isa pang nakakatawa, ang mga piniling mga pangalan ay halos magkakapareho at ang layon lang yata ay pasikatin ang mga “names” nila. I know I have my last name there too mentioned more than once but I think the assignment of names to a certain street is not appropriate or justified.
I STILL STICK WITH THE OLD NAMES OF THE STREET THAT I USED TO KNOW FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
-Maraming dapat palitan o paunlarin sa bayan natin tulad ng mga walang magawang opisyal, mga bulok na lansangan, ilog na parang imburnal ang tubig, ordinances para sa maayos na trapiko, paghihigpit sa mga violators, patubig sa palayan, atbp.
- sana magising ang mga konsehal at mga kinaukulan sa bayan ng Baras.
March 20th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
ang mga pangalan ng karsada ay pinalitan noong 1998 pa mula noon ay wala nang pinalitan ng pangalan na kalsada o kahit gusali ng pamahalaan sa ngayon ay pwede na ulit itong palitan kung gusto talaga ng tao na ibalik sa dati dapat magpetisyon sa sanggunian upang ito ay mabigyan ng kaukulang aksyon
March 20th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Noong pinalitan nila ang mga pangalan, hindi kaya dapat na idinaan muna ito sa special elekson ng bayan kung nararapat ang pagpapalit ng mga pangalan ng kalye?
Mukha yatang too late na para ang bayan pa ang magpetisyon nito. Sino naman ang mag-initiate kaya nito.
Ngayon, kung nakikinig ang bagong administration ng munisipyo, pwede po ba na ibalik ninyo ang dating mga pangalan ng kalye since it doesn’t have executive approval yet (per Baras balita news)
March 21st, 2009 at 2:24 am
totoo pong karamihan ng tao sa baras yung dating pangalan ng karsada pa rin ang ginagamit sa pasulat ng kanilang tirahan kahit nga matataas na opisyal ng bayan ganoon din
nasunod naman ang proseso sa pagpalit ng kalye kaso nga lang mas nakapapalito ito kesa nakaganda kahit bata tanungin mo yung dating pangalan pa rin ng kalye ang alam ang gumagamit ng mga bagong pangalan ay yung mga kamag anak ng mga taong ipinangalan sa karsada
kung hindi po ito pangungunahan ng tao hindi ito mababago o maibabalik sa dati dahil may mga natatakot na baka may magalit sa kanila lalu yung mga kamag anak ng mga naipangalan sa karsada
dapat sana ang binigyan na lamang ng pangalan noon ay yung mga may karsadang walang pangalan para hindi nalilito ang tao
sana may magsimula nito tiyak maraming susuporta
March 21st, 2009 at 2:44 am
Dahil malapit na din lang ang eleksyon, Ilagay natin sa special election ballot na hindi dapat ipatupad ang tinawag nilang ordinance 98-03. Tanggalin ang mga name plate na ipinalit nila sa dating kalye at pinturahan ng bago ang mga pangalan ng dating kalye, i.e. Magtanggol St, A. Bonifacio St, P. Burgos St., Trabajo St, Katwiran St., A. Mabini St., A.Ferrera St., Salvador St, San Jose St., Alejo St., atbp. Ito ang mga original na kalye ng Baras at hindi dapat palitan. Kung may bagong constructed na kalye doon sila mag-pilian ng bagong pangalan.
…Suggestion ko lang po ito, para hindi tayo nagkakalituhan at siguro naman iyong mga dating opisyal na ipinangalan ay maiintindihan ito. (It’s just a name)
March 22nd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
pwede po iyan ang tinatawag na people’s initiative dapat lang magkaroon ng magsisimula ibinigay po iyang karapatan na yan ng batas sa mga taong bayan at ito ay dapat isumite sa comelec para sa kaukulang aksyon.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Hi Yam, taga-Baras po me, since birth, nag-cocomment lang po at nagtatanong lang naman po, wala namang pong masama magtanong, di po ba!?
May 31st, 2009 at 6:59 am
ME NANGYARI NA BA SA ISYUNG ITO, HERBERT? BALITAAN MO NAMAN KAMI! ME GINAWA ANG ANG PUBLIC OFFICIALS ABOUT THIS?