Dinagyang started in 1968 when the Sr. Sto. Niño or the most Holy Child Jesus replic came to Iloilo for the first time and since then promised to be a devotional undertaking. The following year the first competition is held with Tribu Mamau of Compania Maritima as the first champion. The word “Dinagyang” was coined by the late broadcaster Pacifico Sudario from the rootword “dagyang” which means merrymaking.

        A front page article of The Philippine Star, Oct.22, 2007 issue, caught my attention and upon reading it, I was extremely touched by its awe-inspiring story. It was entitled, “Angel of the Dump Saves Lost Souls”. It tells the story of a 43- year old former British publishing house executive named Jane Walker who was so deeply touched with Christian pity and empathy towards the scavengers of Smoky Mountain that she left her lucrative publishing job in her native Britain to put up her Philippine Christian Foundation which funded the establishment of an elementary school at Smoky Mountain, Tondo, Manila upon her immigration and relocation to Manila.

        Arriving in Manila as a tourist in 1996, Walker was shocked to see the object poverty and distressing squalor of the community of scavengers at Smoky Mountain which transformed her into a real Christian with a missionary zeal. Returning to Britain, she quit her publishing job, took on three others to save more money to put up her foundation. When her partner left her after the birth of their son, she left Britain and lived in Manila where she put up an elementary school without any government help. The school now has dozens of volunteer teachers and health workers to attend to around 500 pupils who are provided with free books and supplies.

        Walker could be considered as the modern Mother Theresa of Manila in terms of her missionary work. While the Philippine government, through the city government of Manila and the MMDA, painted the roofs of the tenement houses of the squatters to hide the ugly eye sores from the eyes of the visiting dignitaries, no government agency paid attention to uplift the living condition of the poorest of the poor in Metro Manila. It takes a foreigner to take action and improve the plight of the destitute among our countrymen. This classic example of man’s humanity to man could likewise be expressed in philanthropic acts.

        In Aklan, where I am presently assigned as Assistant Schools Division Superintendent, I learned of two philanthropic and charitable families who were duly recognized as great benefactors of two schools. One is the Repiedad family of Linabuan, Banga, Aklan. The family patriarch, the late Mr. Aguinaldo T. Repiedad Sr., was once the Schools Division Superintendent of Capiz but later on transferred to Aklan. Due to the absence of a public secondary school in that community, the former principal of the Linabuan Sur Elementary School envisioned a public secondary school established annexed to the elementary school site. So he asked the Repiedad family for a donation of a lot for the secondary school. The Repiedad family readily donated one-half hectare initially in 2003 and another one-half hectare this year. Furthermore, the family donated an amount of P168, 000 for the air conditioning unit, percussion musical instruments for the school band and a grass cutter. The school is now named as Aguinaldo T. Repiedad Sr. Integrated School.

            Another is the family of Rizalina Raz Feliciano of Bacan, Banga, Aklan. She was a PGH nurse in 1939 but immigrated to the U.S. in 1955. Retired in 1984, she lived in Malate, Manila. When she visited Bacan National High School in 2001, she was shocked by the pitiable sight of the office building. So she promised to help. Within a year, a new Administration Bldg. was constructed complete with tiled floors, water and electrical facilities. With the support of the whole Feliciano family, mostly residing in the U.S., two years later, a new Library Bldg. and Media Center was constructed, complete with adequate supply of books, magazines and periodicals sent from the U.S. Later on, a Computer Laboratory Room was likewise constructed. All of these infrastructure projects and facilities were funded solely by the Feliciano family through their Fund for the Lord. The two buildings were named after her parents and after Mrs. Rizalina Raz Feliciano, respectively.

        I’m writing these aforementioned stories of missionary compassion, benevolence, charity and philanthropy as an eye-opener to our countrymen abroad who left their homeland to seek greener pastures and become naturalized citizens of their adopted country. It is with fervent prayer and hope that some of our countrymen upon reading those stories, might be touched and awakened in their dormant sense of patriotism so that they could also share a part of their God-given bounty to the less fortunate and needy town mates, especially for any worthy and noble projects and undertakings for community welfare. To quote Mrs. Feliciano, “God has given us the gifts so we give some of it to others and be a part of that gift because we have a philanthropic mission.” Charles Simons said: “If you would take your possessions into the life to come, convert them into good deeds.”

                The results of the May 14, 2007 synchronized national and local elections, especially on the senators who got elected, only proved how the media had shaped public opinion and perception as to who are the people to be voted into office based solely on popularity, regardless of whether that popularity enhances unity or promotes destability. The election of Lt. Senior Grade Antonio Trillanes and Gregorio Honasan as senators conveyed the idea that our people prefer the coup platters and mutineers over the others who are peace-loving and dedicated but obscure in terms of publicity. The incessant and nasty congressional investigations in aid of election led into office as senators. Our electorates do not care to assess and analyze the cause, the principle, and the role played by the publicity – hungry candidates as long as their names and pictures are always seen in printed and broadcast media, especially television, they will readily vote for these persons.

               Our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, once said: “The people deserve the government they have.” If we have the graft and corrupt government officials, it is because we, the people, allowed ourselves to be corrupted through vote-buying, intimidation, deception, and misleading publicity. The Philippines is still disunited as a nation since the Spanish era because we, Filipinos, are fond of crab mentality, worshippers of destabilizers, and avid seekers of publicity.

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His is a life of simplicity and beauty yet yearns for something more – more that it doesn’t satiate him or fulfill his wants. He wants to look better that only makes him pampered just to attract or to please someone. He fell in love but then again failed, brokenhearted, and hurt. His homosexual character let him grow fonder, make him a better person and most of all, it is where he found his happiness – his true love!

But life has never been kind to him instead he suffered a bitter revenge – a price he must pay for being vain, arrogant and apathetic. At the point when he realized his mistake,  learn to love more and was a kind, gentle man, tragedy befell him- he died.

He died without given a chance to redeem himself, to appeal his case, to justify his reasons and live in peace and bliss. His life is sweet turned bitter – unfortunate and tragic.

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- as a child loves to go to church on market days just to kiss all the saints inside church  a headache for my mother!).

- loves Spongebob Squarepants

- finds a person sexy when it walks because it exudes their character

- a soccer football fanatic

- infectious laughter, cheerful

- optimistic and hopeful

- cool, kind and even-tempered

- loves animals mostly pets and domesticated; respects nature.

- hates pretentious, assuming people who easily find faults at others without looking first at themselves.

- loves ice cream and chocolates

- a confessed cyber and tv addict

- regarded washing dishes as if he is playing games

- loves to read classical, suspense/thriller, murder novels

- loves to play Sims, a pc game

- appreciate and admire the arts both visual and fine arts

-  loves to listen and learn from anyone regardless of age and background

- easy to fall in love but too shy to open up the feelings; often end up in a crashing broken heart

- endless quest for that destined soul someone; always yearning for care and affection

- weakness is love

- loves music, singing and dance

- likes to watch inspirational, suspense thriller, horror, comedy, and somewhat action movies

- a religious person which the first and the last thing he do in a day is to pray.

- almost drowned in a beach resort one hot summer

-  life with his family almost taken  by a drunk guy

- occasional bouts of depression & chest pains

- sometimes feel hated, unwanted and rejection

- on the other hand, sometimes it feels flattered when there are persons who admires and appreciate.

   Everything happens for a reason. You can’t appreciate the beauty and purpose of life if you won’t pass through the edges of it. At times you enjoy the comforts and at times the most awkward, perilous situations you can encounter the darkness to see the light, the wound to see the scar, the pain to find the comfort, the anxiety to obtain security, the weaknesses to gain strengths, the sorrow to embrace joy. In order to gain much, you must sacrifice much like your most priceless precious diamond jewelry you must pawn for a great necessity. But when we’re almost there getting what we want, we lose it and later, we found someone bigger, greater and better much beautiful than before as replacement such is the explanation of life – the reason why things happen. In order to achieve ultimate, eternal happiness you must endure the greatest pain life has to offer.

     Life has a start and end and in the end there’s a new beginning. Like the leaves it prides itself in the field of vast sunlight. When autumn comes, it withers and fall to the ground and die, and in spring another set of leaves replaces it. Like in death, as most people agrees, there’s a life beyond it a new different kind of life – a life of hell or a life of heaven. As you are about to embark to a new beginning in your life, gather all the pain, sufferings, sorrows, anxiety and anguish you have and collect it and keep it and set sail and once you dock on a strange land, exchange your collections with fulfilled dreams and happiness.

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