Now that it’s November families are coming to gather to honor their loved ones who have passed, visiting cemeteries to tidy gravesites and repaint tombstones in loving remembrance. Offering prayers, sharing food, and coming together to commemorate the departed has become a deeply cherished Catholic...
Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. argued that the Filipino is worth dying for because he believed that the Filipino is the nation’s greatest untapped resource. The Filipino adapts until his patience runs out, taking up arms only when all other means are exhausted. I believe the Filipino...
How time flies! The first time I joined in the fiesta of Sta. Ana Parish was in 1983, and I was only 16 years old at that time. Together with some charismatic youth, we presented a dance number to the tune of Flashdance in the...
I was first a writer before I became a teacher. Both are my passions in life. But I know that I belong more in the classroom than in a newsroom. That is why I left writing after more than a year in a regular newsroom...
I was one of the few parish coordinators who created and designed the first LCCP in 2008 which was held in SOS Bajada. Fr. Joel Caasi was our ALC director. Back then, LCCP stood for Lectors, Commentators, Cantors, and Psalmists. Ate Elena Cunanan of St....
[gallery link="file" size="full" ids="43466,43467,43468,43469"] The biggest gathering in the history of Lectors, Commentators, Choir members, and Psalmists or LCCP convened on March 2, 2024 was held at the REMASE gym. The reason behind the big number of attendance of almost 3000 delegates was due to the...
In celebration of the Women’s Month and Fire Prevention Month, let me share the stories of women who were able to niche their place in firefighting especially the now-familiar all women fire stations. First, is Molly Williams. She is known to be the first female fighter...
Joy and sadness do not always come together. But it did happen to me once upon a time in the Advent season. A loved-one died while another loved-one gave birth on the evening before the Gaudete Sunday. The coming and the going of people in...
Misa de Gallo is the most celebrated advent season traditions in the Philippines. The Misa De Gallo was brought-in by the Spaniards during their time of colonization. The most notable part of attending a Misa De Gallo is the churchgoers buying Christmas delicacies from the vendors...
A 27-year old graduate from the Holy Cross College of Sasa ranked third in the October 2022 Licensure Examination for Teachers or LET. Arianne Zeny Cantaluna Arienda, who majored in Filipino garnered a 93.80 percent average rating and was among 71,080 who passed the secondary level. In...