All set for the Oath-Talking

We went home at around 9:00 pm tonight after checking on some details for tomorrow's oath-taking ceremonies which will be held at the Calbayog City Sports Center. The activity will start at approximately 8:00 am with a Thanksgiving Mass. 22 officials will be participating in the ceremony.

The Calbayog Concert Chorus (pix above) and the CACO staff (pix below) doing their final rehearsal

LG & Tinette

LG & Tinette with my "wedding group" Rambo, Lemon, me and Bernard.

My cousin Elgar Allan Abesmis got married to Trinity Ortiz last Saturday. Their wedding mass was presided over by Rev. Fr. Iluminado Paulino at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. The Principal Sponsors were Mr. Jovito Lacaba, Ms. Marlissa Matinez, Mr. Jerry Perol, Ms. Zelinda Resano, Mr. Cesar Ortiz, Ms. Myrna Cabreros, Mr. Serafin Mateo and Ms. Elisa Sarmiento.

Reception was held at the Cardinal Rosales Hall of the Centennial Pastoral Center.

Niel Bryan and Amabel

Former City Councilor Niel Bryan Francisco and Amabelle Bacsal will get married today. Their wedding mass will be presided over by Fr. Julio Gaddi at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Concelebrants will include Fr. Rey Palomas and Fr. Rolando Cajegas. Reception will be held at the Calbayog City Sports Center.

LG and Tinette

Elgar Allan Abesamis and Trinity Oritz will get married today. Fr. Iluminado Paulino will preside over their wedding mass at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Reception will be at the Centennial Pastoral Center.

Happy Birthday Msgr. Nonoy!

Msgr. Paulino Singzon will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

Feast Day at Consolatrix

The Mary Consolatrix community in Barangay San Policarpo celebrated their feast day today. The Eucharistic Celebration was presided over by The Most Reverend Angel Hobayan, Bishop Emeritus of Catarman.

As in the previous years, a good number of Calbayognons trooped to the monastery to be part of the celebration. Here are some pix I managed to take earlier today.

The altar of the Mary Consolatrix Chapel

Bishop Hobayan incensing the altar at the start of the mass.

Bishop Hobayan giving communion to the Mary Consoltrix sisters.

images from my old hometown (or something to make you miss home)

Wara la ak nahimo yana. I just remembered the pix I took almost a week ago when we met for my cousin Elgie's forthcoming wedding. Tita Belen served ibus and mangoes. More than the taste, it's how they "artfully" packed the ibus which caught my attention. Surely this is one those stuff which many of us will miss when we go out of Calbayog.

Happy Birthday Tita Belen!

Mrs. Evelina Cañada - Abesamis will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

"Serapio: The Musicale" goes to Tacloban

Onstage tomorrow night at the RTR Plaza in Tacloban City is CACO's latest production, "Serapio: The Musicale".

The musicale which is directed by Jonas Lim will be staged upon the invitation of the Leyte Provincial Government. This is part of the activities lined up for the month-long observance of the Pintados - Kasadyaan Festival.

coffee in a tumbler

Let me give you something to smile about this week. Nakadto kami ni mama sa Tacloban for some personal business. First order of the day (upon arrival) was breakfast. And to be on the safe side, sa (ever-reliable) Jollibee kami namahaw. It would have been the usual breakfast if not for the way they served the coffee. As you can see it in the pix, it came in tumblers! Well, maybe naubusan sira styro cups, or maybe its their new advocacy to help save nature so do away with styro cups. Well, whatever, even if you are a fastfood, you don't serve coffee in tumblers, do you? Wara kami mag complain so I have something to blog about. Smile! It's a new week!

Serapio: The Musicale

Onstage at the Nijaga Park tonight is "Serapio: The Musicale". This presentation is being made by the City Government of Calbayog through the City Arts and Culture Office. This is in celebration of the 112th Philippine Independence Day. The same musical will be presented in Tacloban City on June 28 upon the invitation of the Pintados-Kasadyaan Organizers.

Fr. Mar Tubac to be formally installed as CKC President

Rev. Fr. Marcelo O. Tubac, ofm will be formally installed as the new Christ the King College President. The Turn-Over Ceremonies will be held at 4:00 pm today during the Eucharistic Celebration which will be presided over by Bishop Isabelo Abarquez at the San Damiano Chapel.

An agape and short program will follow at the AVR.

Happy Birthday tita Norma!

Mrs. Norma Magbanua - Cañada will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to . . .

Warren Taperla, Reynaldo "Boknoy" Garcia, Christopher Guades and Dino Chua will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

Bugas para sa mga 4-Ps beneficiaries

Guin tikangan kanina nga aga an pag distribwer san tag-usa ka sako nga bugas para san mga 4-Ps beneficiaries. An pagpalista guin buhat didto sa Joggers covered court sa Barangay West Awang. An panhatag san bugas didto guin himo sa buhatan san CSWD. As expected, a good number of beneficiaries trooped to the distribution area, at some point some CSWDO employees had to use a megaphone to restore order. So far, ngatanan nga nagpalista nga 4-Ps beneficiaries nakakarawat san ira bugas.

The crowd at the registration area

Where there is a gathering of people, expect the PD cab drivers and the vendors to be there.

Happy Birthday Fr. Ted!

Rev. Fr. Ted Perez will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

I'm in Smile magazine

Hi there! I finally landed in a magazine. It's the June 2010 issue of Smile, Cebu Pacific's inflight magazine (nope, that's not me on the cover).

I made it in the last pages of the said publication. I would have wanted to submit an article about Calbayog, but for the meantime, I have to settle for the local flavor section of June - July 2010 issue.

A disclaimer though, the thing about some videoke and nightspots in Calbayog were not part of the answers I provided the editors.

If you can't grab yourself a copy of the mag, try check this link. A warning though, it takes a lifetime to link to that link. (redundant ano?)

in memoriam Julio Cardinal Rosales

Julio Cardinal Rosales y Ras
September 18, 1906 - June 2, 1983

a priest for 54.0 years

a bishop for 36.7 years

a cardinal for 14.1 years

Happy Birthday Rachel!

Mrs. Rachel Basas - Uy will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

pa-birthday ni Mana Puring

An mga anak ug umagad ni Mana Puring Biliran nga sira Salvi ug Bingbing, Frances ug Cris, Ann-Ann ug Nonoy, Aileen ug Edwin, Aimee ug Marty ngan sira Boboy ug Nati nag-host san usa nga luncheon kanina sa The Venue sa Barangay Payahan. Ini para pagsalin-urog san ika-75 nga kaadalwan ni Mana Puring. Damo san ira mga kauropdan ug kasangkayan an umatendir san nasabi nga okasyon.

Adi an pipira nga mga litratu san sasaru kanina nga udto.

Si mana Puring (ika-duha tikang sa wala) kaupod si mama (Vic Ricafort), Nene Tan ug Baby Diaz.

Sira Nati Biliran ur Nomel Pido san Voyztag Band nga nagkanta para san mga bisita ni Mana Puring.

Happy Birthday Mana Puring!

Mrs. Purificacion Pellejera - Biliran will turn 75 years old today. Happy Birthday!