Free Consultation at OLPHI Eye Center

The Our Lady of Porziuncula Hospital (OLPHI) Eye Center will be offering free eye consultation on March 7, 2009. This is exclusively for those aged 60 years and above. For details call 209-37-21.

Happy Birthday Christopher

Dr. Christopher Corsiga will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Elky!

My cousin Elky Cañada Abesamis will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

break anay: 23rd National Migrants' Sunday

Today we celebrate the First Sunday of Lent. We also observe of the 23rd National Migrants' Sunday. Let me share what I got from today's issue of Sambuhay of the Society of St. Paul.

"When we want to achieve something, we prepare deligently and discipline our bodies to reach our goal. On this First Sunday of Lent, we see Jesus fasting and praying in the desert before starting His mission of reconciling us with the Father. Lent is a time when we, the followers of Jesus, renew our lives through repentance and conversion. In a sense, we go to the desert with Jesus.

Today, we also celebrate the 23rd National Migrants' Sunday, with the theme: 'The sacrifices of the Filipino Migrants mirror the journey of St. Paul.' The Church in the Philippines relates Jesus' story with the journey of millions of Filipino migrants in many parts of the world. Let us pray that Filipinos may become bearers of the Gospel wherever they may go."

Happy Birthday Fr. Romy and Ma'am Baby

Fr. Romy Manzanero and Ms. Baby Sabenicio will both turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

Break anay: on that veterans' compensation

Break na liwat. It's national news this time. Yup, it's all over the place: news about Filipino World War II veterans rushing in to apply for their compensation. Should we rejoice about this development? As far as Mareng Winnie is concerned, the answer is NO. Please check this link.

kwaresma na!

Today is Ash Wednesday. The masses at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral followed the regular Sunday schedule, meaning seven masses were held at the cathedral and all of these were filled with the Catholic faithful of Calbayog. Is the big crowd a sign of the times? Or simply a manifestation of the Catholic faith that is Calbayog? I prefer the latter. If I may once again mention a line said by the late Bishop Pablo Singzon when asked why Calbayog as the seat of the diocese, ". . . the faith of the Calbayognon is second to none . . . "

Here are some pictures which I managed to take during the 6th mass which was presided over by Bishop Isabelo Abarquez.

LMA Class 1969 Reunion

Calling all members of La Milagrosa Academy Class of 1969. You are going to have a reunion this year.

Some members of the class recently meet for the details of the event. They are Ruby Remegio - Morallos, Amancia Parido - Mancol, Bebiana Bernadit - Ulrich, Salome Panoy - Aandem Toorn, Ronnie Mancol and Sofring Delabajan. Also in the meeting were Erlinda Palermo - Calesa and Erlinda Diaz.

For details of the event, please get in touch with Ronnie Mancol or Sofring Delabajan.

Happy Birthday Arnol

Engr. Arnol Trani will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

The CKC-Jose Gomez Orchestra goes to Catbalogan

The CKC - Jose Gomez Orchestra will have a concert in Catbalogan.

This will be held at the St. Mary's Academy Auditorium on March 4, 2009 at 2:30 pm.

Tickets will be available at the gate.

Break anay: Angels & Demons

Break na liwat. Meaning, I'd like to share something which has nothing to do with Calbayog. It's something which I (personally) look forward to, something I can't wait to happen - the movie Angels & Demons hitting Philippine theater in twelve weeks' time. I thought I'd like to share what I got about the movie.

Here's the movie trailer which I got from filmonic.com

YouTube URL
The Official Site

New Pastors for Calbayog parish

The three new Pastors of the Parish of Our Lady’s Nativity will be installed today.

The mass and installation ceremonies will be held at the Sts. Peter and Pauld Cathedral at 5:00 pm. Reception will follow at the Centennial Pastoral Center.

The new pastors will be taking the place of Msgr. Leonardo Guadalquiver who has been assigned to Catbalogan and Rev. Fr. Rolando Vivas who will take his post in Osmeña Marabut.

Congrats Dr. Roy-roy!

Calbayog has a new doctor. Roy Pallones Maribojoc son of Ireneo & Teresita Maribojoc of Brgy. Payahan passed the 2009 Physician Licensure Examination. Congratulations!

Check this link.

Happy Birthday Rene!

City Treasurer Federico "Rene" Resente will turn a year older today. Happy Birthday!

at the Calbayog airport this morning

We were at the Calbayog airport earlier today (as in 7:00 am) for the short program following the maiden Manila-Calbayog flight of Cebu Pacific. Let me share some pictures which we managed to take.

The pre-departure area crowded with both PAL Express and Cebu pacific passengers.

The check-in counters . . .

. . . of PAL Express

. . . Zest Air

. . . and Cebu Pacific

Now this is a sight to behold, two commercial aircrafts at the Calbayog airport apron