Monday, July 21, 2014

Can we find Binuangan on Google Earth?

"Kaya po kami nagpunta, wala kasi sa Google Earth ang Binuangan..."

Oftentimes, I (partly) give wrong statements.


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I was in Barangay Binuangan, Bagac, Bataan this year in two instances - first, this March and second, just few days ago, for different reasons. In february, I was part of the delegation of the Municipal Government to deliver social services to the barangay. This was not my first time to get there. The very first was when I had to hire a tricycle for P300.00 because the service vehicle (where I suppose to ride) already left by the time I get to the meeting place.





The barangay is a coastal area. We're on a beach, but not what you can compare to Boracay. The place is very nice and the people are generally friendly. There are boats - colorful ones, which were not there to entice visitors but just mere preference of the owners who use them as livelihood.



On our way (given the task to be the leader of the team), I asked in few instances to stop. I was not feeling that well around the time we're towards the barangay. I gave excuses that we need to take pictures of the nature or we obliged to have our male teammate yosi breaks. 



At the barangay itself, we paid a courtesy call to the Barangay Chairman. We were informed that he was in a meeting in another barangay. We then accomplished what need to be done. When we're all geared up to leave including sea shells at stone inside the car, the chairman arrived along with another government vehicle.

"Kaya po kami nagpunta, wala kasi sa Google Earth ang Binuangan," I told him about the purpose of our visit. I'm not sure if he did mind what I said.  He responded with a very friendly gesture "Mamaya na kayo umalis, dito na kayo maglunch. Magpapaluto ako".

It was his other guest who reacted on what I said "Is he referring to the same Google Earth I know?" (in disbelief that the barangay is not included in the web application).

We already left by the time I realized that I partly gave a wrong statement. With such technology, it's quite impossible to think that a barangay (particularly Binuangan) could be missing. The roads and other landmarks are not visible on the web application. There must have been too much clouds on the day the satellite passed by.

It's there.
Technically, I was wrong.