Happy Birthday mama!

Birthday yana san amon uray nga iroy nga si Mrs. Victoria Ladrero - Ricafort. Happy Birthday!

Happy Anniversary Nick and Darling!

(November 15, 2007. Manila Cathedral) Nick and Pheona with Archbishop Jose Palma and Bishop Isabelo Abarquez and (l-r) Fr. Antonio Mahinay, Fr. Carmelo Pacanza, Fr. Michael Aguilar, Monsignor Bienvenido Chiquillo, Monsignor Roy Rosales and Monsignor Anton Verzosa. (Photo by Dino Lara)

Nicholas Steven Alexander Robinson and Pheona Camille Ladrero - Robinson will celebrate their 3rd wedding anniversary today. Congratulations and Best Wishes!

Ahh Manny

So Manny went up the ring again, earned millions of dollars again after pounding Margarito (such poor unfortunate soul). As with the other Pacquiao bouts I went around the city to take pictures of people gathered in various places and enjoy (is it the correct term?) boxing bloody as it is. And I was not disappointed, I mean I did get to take pix of people gathered in various places to enjoy err, watch Manny on the ring, the fire at Aguit-itan notwithstanding.

Yup, fire was raging in Aguit-itan but life went on for these Manny fans.

The soon-to-open Ciriaco Hotel installed 3 giant screen in their ballroom where patrons enjoyed the fight in air conditioned comfort with a bottle of beer. And yes, add to it the elevator ride from the ground floor to the 4th floor. Tickets were priced at 250 pesos; and all 250 pieces of tickets were sold out.

Sunog sa Aguit-itan

This happened at past 12:00 noon today, minutes before the start of the Pacquiao-Margarito bout.

for more pictures, please check this link

Break anay: Hawaii Five-O

Nahimdum pa kam sini? I remember watching this over our old black and white TV with hazy reception which gets blurred when the rooftop antenna moves. Yup, cable TV was something very futuristic at that time. After 30 years, the show (read one of my happy childhood memories) will be back on TV via AXN at 9:00 tonight.

Let me give you two YouTube vids: the Original and the 2010 opening credits. Compare and you'll be pleased to see quite a few shots that will look oh so familiar!

Soleda sa Matobato

Sugad san nababatasan, pagbubuhatun yana nga adlaw san mga taga Barangay Matobato an ira selebrasyon san Soleda.

images from my old hometown

From a local store somewhere in the city. Everybody loves a "sale" sign. But hhmm, parang gumulo ang store hours.

Opening soon! Ciriaco Hotel

Calbayog City in the Visayan province of Samar, will boast of its grandest offering to local and international tourism come mid 2010.Ciriaco Hotel promises more than the usual expectations for accommodations and services in the region. Forty five (45) deluxe rooms and suites complemented by a classy restaurant and a spacious grand ballroom both with a view of the ocean. Urban taste and convinience in a rural back setting.

For Inquiries, please call:
T. (63 2) 635.5558 or email at sales@ciriacohotel.com


CIRIACO HOTEL
Km. 745 Maharlika Highway, Brgy Bagacay, Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines 6710
T. (63 2) 710.4208

INTRODUCTORY RATE

ROOM CATEGORY	PROMO RATE
Deluxe Room (Php 4,800)	Php 2,400
Superior Deluxe Room (Php 6,500)	Php 3,250
Executive Suite (Php 11,000)	Php 5,500

Inclusions:
Overnight Accommodation based on Single or Twin/Double Occupancy.
Daily Breakfast at the Café Elsa.
Complimentary use of Wi-Fi.

Terms and Conditions:
Rates are inclusive of 10% service charge and applicable government taxes.
Children below 12 years old are free of charge if sharing room & bed with adults. Maximum of 2 children.
Official check-in time is at 2PM and check-out time is at 12NN.
Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Ciriaco Hotel is a Genesis Hotel

lotto

In a few hours, the biggest lotto prize (so far) which is something like 355 (?) million pesos will be drawn. Thus explains the long line in a lotto betting station along Rosales Boulevard. Let me make a "wild" prediction. If one is to base it from the previous lotto results, should a person win the jackpot tonight, that person will not be someone from the Visayas but from Luzon.

LMA Centennial Celebration: The schedule of activities

Here's the list of activities in line with the Centennial Celebration of La Milagrosa Academy:

November 17, 2010

• 8:00 am Opening Ceremonies / Grand parade
• DBC Exhibition
• Cheering and Dance Competitions

November 18, 2010

• 8:00 am 1st day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)

November 19, 2010

• 8:00 am 2nd day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)

November 20, 2010

• 8:00 am 3rd day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)

November 21, 2010

• 4:00 pm 4th day Novena Mass (Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral)

November 22, 2010

• 8:00 am 5th day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)
• 10:00 am Basketball Game: LMA vs Alumni
• 1:30 pm Basketball Game: LMA vs SVPCS

November 23, 2010

• 8:00 am 6th day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)

November 24, 2010:

• 8:00 am 7th day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)
• 3:00 pm Cultural Competitions (LMA Auditorium)

November 25, 2010:

• 8:00 am 8th day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)
• 6:00 pm Search for Mr. & Ms. Centennial

November 26, 2010:

• 8:00 am 9th day Novena Mass (LMA Auditorium)
• 7:00 pm LMA Awards Night

November 27, 2010

• 10:00 am Pontifical Eucharistic Celebration (LMA Auditorium)
• Coronation of the Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Unveiling of the Centennial Marker
• Blessing and Dedication of the LMA Centennial Building
• 12:00 noon Thanksgiving Luncheon (LMA AVR)
• 5:00 pm Procession

November 28, 2010

• 1:00 pm Grand Alumni Homecoming

November 29, 2010

• 8:00 am Academic Contests
• 3:00 pm Literary / Musical Contests

November 30, 2010

• 6:00 pm Search for Little Mr. & Ms. Centennial

December 1, 2010

• 6:00 pm Search for Little Prince and Princess
• Kids' Show

when the lights conked out (again)

The lights conked out earlier tonight. Needless to say, nag serirum an ciudad. I thought I'd like to share with you some pix I managed to take as we drove around the city for some cool air. In a few days time, the NGCP will be issuing an announcement explaining what wrong in which place and thus the brownout. Oops, just curious, why do we pinoys not refer to it as blackout?

The rotonda in Barangay Obrero

Chowking

Jollibee

Magsaysay Boulevard

The Rueda walkway as seen from Mercury area

LMA Centennial Celebration: The official centennial poster

Happy Birthday Risa!

Ms. Teresa Ada Bernardo Suan (one of the 2010 Fiesta hermanas mayores) will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

images from my old hometown

From a barangay somewhere. Let me see, I think they are offering two services. It's not that the lower portion (in tagalog) is a translation of the line in English. Oops, don't take it seriously, just wanna make you smile this week!

Franciscan friar honored for music that touches lives

Here's something which I got from the net. It's about Fr. Marlowe Rosales, ofm. I got this from CathNews Philippines. It's about Fr. Marlowe being accorded the title as "Adopted Son of Calbayog". Fr. Marlowe was one of the personalities honored during the recent Calbayog Charter Day celebration.

Franciscan friar honored for music that touches lives
(Published Date: October 22, 2010)

THE local government of Calbayog in the central Philippines declared Franciscan friar Marlowe Asim Rosales an “adopted son” of the city for his “dedication and zestful service” in using music to touch the lives of people.

The government said it honors the friar, a member of the Franciscan Province of the San Pedro Bautista, for organizing a social program “to encourage the youth to engage in music instead of vices.”

“You changed the world,” a nun told the Franciscan priest who organized an orchestra composed of young people that now performs around the country.

“Words are not enough to contain my thoughts, but I am proud to say ‘Calbayognon na ak (I am already from Calbayog),’” Father Rosales said after learning of the accolade accorded him by the government.

(April 10,010) Fr. Marlowe Rosales, ofm conducting the CKC-Jose Gomez Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Centennial Choir during the Centennial Thanksgiving Mass at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. The said Eucharistic celebration was presided over by the Papal Nuncio Edward Joseph Adams. It was held in celebration of the Centenary of the Diocese of Calbayog. (Photo by Henry Puyat)

The priest organized in 2007 the Jose Gomez Symphony Orchestra, named after the late Jose Cinco Gomez, a musician who helped uplift the spirit of the people through music during World War II.

The local government of Calbayog said Father Rosales “revives the legacy” of Gomez and touched the lives of people “through the expression of music.”

Father Rosales studied his craft at the Conservatory of Music of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas where he finished Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Conducting in 2001.

He also took his Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry and attended Sacred Music Composition in Paul IV Liturgical Institute, in Malaybalay, Bukidnon.

With students who had bare knowledge of music, much more reading musical notes, Father Rosales painstakingly taught the youth of his parish.

Franciscan Father Baltazar Obico, Ministerial Provincial of the Franciscan Province, noted that Father Rosales work with young people is consistent with the mission of the Franciscans in the Philippines.

“During the early years, Franciscan friars involved themselves in educating Filipinos through music,” said Father Obico.

For his students, Father Rosales is an “extraordinary priest.”

“Truly, ‘Music is the language of the heart and soul,’ and teaching it to a group of high school students is a major headache,” said Christopher Robert Rosales, flautist of the orchestra. “He is heaven-sent,” he added.