Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Chinese New Year at the Sam Tai Chi Temple
The invitation to the Chinese New Year Celebration at the Sam Tai Chi Temple is something I always look forward to every year. The said temple is located on the top floor of the Lim Guan Kho building along Rosales Boulevard. It is own by Tiboy and Iday Chan. Their kids were my schoolmates at the Calbayog Chinese School.
I forgot to take note of the explanations which Anthony Chan gave me regarding the images and the rituals at the temple. In the meantime, let me give you some pictures which i took during yesterday's celebration.
I forgot to take note of the explanations which Anthony Chan gave me regarding the images and the rituals at the temple. In the meantime, let me give you some pictures which i took during yesterday's celebration.
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| The Lin Guan Kho Building |
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| The "wish candles" which guests lighted and placed at the temple altar |
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| The Prosperity Cakes |
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| And yes, you have to leave your shoes before entering the temple |
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Waterfalls at the Park
This is related to an earlier blogpost (please check this link). And in a way, ini nga blogpost dedicated sadto nga mga tawo nga magyakbot ug magyubit. Dire pa ngani tapos an proyekto, sige na an yaw-yaw mahitungod san "waterfalls project" sa Nijaga Park.
Neway,I have featured a picture which I got courtesy of Mr. Joel Madadong. I think he took this picture days ago when they tested the water pump at the soon-to-be-finished project. The said project will be officially inaugurated on February 14, 2012.
Neway,I have featured a picture which I got courtesy of Mr. Joel Madadong. I think he took this picture days ago when they tested the water pump at the soon-to-be-finished project. The said project will be officially inaugurated on February 14, 2012.
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| (photo courtesy of Mr. Joel Manadong) |
Friday, January 27, 2012
Calbayognon places 3rd in ASEAN National Quiz Bee
3 students from provincial schools win ASEAN quiz bee
MANILA, Jan. 26 — Three students from provincial schools will represent the country to the 5th ASEAN Quiz in Cambodia in August 2012 after they won the 5th ASEAN Quiz National Competition held Wednesday at the People's Television (PTV) in Visayas Ave., Quezon City.
The winners of the competition were Francesca Anne C. Inacay, a student of St. Albert The Great School in Dagupan City, Region 1, first place; Krystianne Paul A. De Pedro of Koronadal National Comprehensive High School, Region 12, 2nd place; and Maria Angela Krizelle T. Rubin of San Joaquin National High School in Calbayog City, Region 8, 3rd place. The three bested students from 16 schools nationwide during the competition.
The winners were given medals and full scholarship certificates in any four-year course at Systems Technology Institute (STI) College.
Fifteen regional winners participated in the National Competition spearheaded by the Department of Education (DepEd) Bureau of Secondary Education.
The contest was organized by PTV along with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and Bureau of Broadcast Services (BBS), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and DepEd as partner agencies.
A project of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information, the ASEAN Quiz regional competition aims to elicit the spirit of healthy competition among ASEAN youth in a friendly quiz game that exposes them to history, social, cultural, political and economic developments in the ASEAN region. (PNA) DCT/FFC/LAM/MPC/mec
(this article was taken from the Bayanihan website)
MANILA, Jan. 26 — Three students from provincial schools will represent the country to the 5th ASEAN Quiz in Cambodia in August 2012 after they won the 5th ASEAN Quiz National Competition held Wednesday at the People's Television (PTV) in Visayas Ave., Quezon City.
The winners of the competition were Francesca Anne C. Inacay, a student of St. Albert The Great School in Dagupan City, Region 1, first place; Krystianne Paul A. De Pedro of Koronadal National Comprehensive High School, Region 12, 2nd place; and Maria Angela Krizelle T. Rubin of San Joaquin National High School in Calbayog City, Region 8, 3rd place. The three bested students from 16 schools nationwide during the competition.
The winners were given medals and full scholarship certificates in any four-year course at Systems Technology Institute (STI) College.
Fifteen regional winners participated in the National Competition spearheaded by the Department of Education (DepEd) Bureau of Secondary Education.
The contest was organized by PTV along with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and Bureau of Broadcast Services (BBS), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and DepEd as partner agencies.
A project of the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information, the ASEAN Quiz regional competition aims to elicit the spirit of healthy competition among ASEAN youth in a friendly quiz game that exposes them to history, social, cultural, political and economic developments in the ASEAN region. (PNA) DCT/FFC/LAM/MPC/mec
(this article was taken from the Bayanihan website)
Thursday, January 26, 2012
SOS Children's Village in Calbayog says 'Salamat po' award is a gift
by Ninfa B Quirante
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, January 25 (PIA)-- SOS Village, Calbayog City Director Emily Torculas said that she feels elated that the SOS Children’s Village has been recognized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
SOS Calbayog City, along with Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) beneficiaries from Calbiga Samar, are two national awardees during the anniversary of the DSWD.
It was DSWD Region 8 Director Leticia Diokno who identified the awardees.
The SOS Children’s Village of Calbayog City was awarded as Best NGO under the Salamat Po Award and LGU Calbiga in the province of Samar for its model SEA-K KABAYAN or the SEA-K Level II livelihood program implementation, under the GAPAS award.
SOS Children’s village in Calbayog City is an NGO committed to a long term family care and education to orphaned, abandoned and neglected children.
“We are happy that our effort in building a loving home for every child has been recognized nationwide though we have eight villages all over the Philippines,” Torculas told PIA in an interview.
“It is indeed a gift as we are preparing to celebrate SOS Children's Village Calbayog 40th Foundation Day Anniversary this year,” she added.
Calbayog SOS Village has presently some 130 children under their Family Based Care program and 814 Children in 239 families under our Family Strengthening Program.
Awarding is scheduled on January 26, Thursday at the DSWD central office in Manila. (PIA 8-Samar)
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, January 25 (PIA)-- SOS Village, Calbayog City Director Emily Torculas said that she feels elated that the SOS Children’s Village has been recognized by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
SOS Calbayog City, along with Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) beneficiaries from Calbiga Samar, are two national awardees during the anniversary of the DSWD.
It was DSWD Region 8 Director Leticia Diokno who identified the awardees.
The SOS Children’s Village of Calbayog City was awarded as Best NGO under the Salamat Po Award and LGU Calbiga in the province of Samar for its model SEA-K KABAYAN or the SEA-K Level II livelihood program implementation, under the GAPAS award.
SOS Children’s village in Calbayog City is an NGO committed to a long term family care and education to orphaned, abandoned and neglected children.
“We are happy that our effort in building a loving home for every child has been recognized nationwide though we have eight villages all over the Philippines,” Torculas told PIA in an interview.
“It is indeed a gift as we are preparing to celebrate SOS Children's Village Calbayog 40th Foundation Day Anniversary this year,” she added.
Calbayog SOS Village has presently some 130 children under their Family Based Care program and 814 Children in 239 families under our Family Strengthening Program.
Awarding is scheduled on January 26, Thursday at the DSWD central office in Manila. (PIA 8-Samar)
Vote for Calbayog City National High School
The Calbayog City National High School is one of the Ekolitrato finalists of the DepEd CSCA
ArtEskwela Ecocampaign. To vote for the entry, please follow the instructions stated in the picture below:
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
It's Tita Cory's Birthday
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| (I got this header from one the links at the abs-cbn website) |
Cory would have been 79 today. The Cory fan in me tells me that once again I have to pay to this great lady. And for this year I have decided to feature an article entitled "In praise of Cory Aquino" which Anwar Ibrahim wrote in August 1, 2009. Please check this link.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
SOS-Calbayog bags National Award
Eastern Visayas bags two 2012 DSWD 'Panata Ko sa Bayan' awards
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, January 23 (PIA) -- Two Eastern Visayas entities are among this year’s “Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan” or “Panata ko sa Bayan” awardees who will be cited during the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) anniversary culmination rites at the said department's central office on January 26.
DSWD Region 8 Director Leticia Diokno identified the awardees as the SOS Children’s Village of Calbayog City as Best NGO under the Salamat Po Award and LGU Calbiga in the province of Samar for its model SEA-K KABAYAN or the Self-Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran Level II livelihood program implementation, under the GAPAS award. (read more ...)
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, January 23 (PIA) -- Two Eastern Visayas entities are among this year’s “Pagkilala sa Natatanging Kontribusyon sa Bayan” or “Panata ko sa Bayan” awardees who will be cited during the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) anniversary culmination rites at the said department's central office on January 26.
DSWD Region 8 Director Leticia Diokno identified the awardees as the SOS Children’s Village of Calbayog City as Best NGO under the Salamat Po Award and LGU Calbiga in the province of Samar for its model SEA-K KABAYAN or the Self-Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran Level II livelihood program implementation, under the GAPAS award. (read more ...)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Samar solon urges the public to support K + 12
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Staunch advocates of the education program K + 12 urged the public to give the program a chance even if it draws criticisms from the very teachers that are supposed to promote the program.
Representative Mel Senen Sarmiento of Samar’s first district said that K +12 is an answer to the low employability of our college graduates. (read more ...)
Representative Mel Senen Sarmiento of Samar’s first district said that K +12 is an answer to the low employability of our college graduates. (read more ...)
selebrasyon sa Baut
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| Images of the Santo Niño of various shapes and sizes were brought in by devotees during the Mass at the activity area of the Mondejares Beach Resort in Barangay Ba-ut. The said mass was presided over by Rev. Fr. Bartolome Dumalag with Rev. Fr. Armando Cagomoc as concelebrant. |
Guinbuhat yana nga adlaw an selebrasyon san kapistahan ni Señor Santo Niño sa Barangay Ba-ut. Ini usa nga tradisyon san mga taga Sabang nga ka-api san Parokya san Santissima Trinidad. An selebrasyon yana nga tu-ig guin pangunahan san mga apo ni Mayor Ronald Aquino.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Pepe and Nene
Peperion "Pepe" Labian Jr. and Teresita "Nene" Balbarona - Labian will celebrate their 25th Wedding Anniversary today.
They will renew their wedding vows during a Mass to be presided over by Rev. Fr. Roland Cajegas at the Poor Clare Monastery. Reception will be held at the Calbayog City Convention Center.
They will renew their wedding vows during a Mass to be presided over by Rev. Fr. Roland Cajegas at the Poor Clare Monastery. Reception will be held at the Calbayog City Convention Center.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The DBM Regional Director calls on Mayor Onald
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| Mayor Ronald Aquino as he received DBM-8 RD Imelda Laceras during her courtesy call last Friday. Also in photo are City Treasurer Federico Resente, Jr., (back to the camera) City General Services Office Isagani Togonon and City Budget Officer Geronides Mancol. |
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Patrun sa Oquendo
Maupay nga Patrun sa mga taga-Oquendo san ira pagsalin-urog yana nga adlaw san kapistahan ni Señor Santo Niño.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Patrun ni Señor Santo Niño
Guin salin-urog yana sa atun Parokya sa Calbayog an kapistahan ni Señor Santo Niño. An mga Hermanos Mayores mao an akun mga umangkon nga sira Cyril Sarmiento Uy, Lloyd Sarmiento Uy, Mark Lawrence Torrijas Sarmiento ug si Micah Tarrayo Sarmiento.
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