A long time ago, in the Philippine educational system, a grade of 79 in your elementary report card meant that you are just above passing. But, when your birthday cake says 79, it means you more than passed life, you are living it to the fullest. Celebrating her 79th birthday Monday, April 27, (the party [...]
Dear Gemma, I hope you enjoy your birthday And the pleasure it has in store; I wish all your dreams to come true And may you have many more! We all love you, Tere, JC, Erich, Marie Marguerite, Nanay. Ate, Kuya
ARTURO VALENTE RAMOS Cailles Street, Cavinti, Laguna Philippines Arturo Valente Ramos passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in Cavinti, Laguna at the age of 60. He lost his fight with cancer of the lungs. He was widowed by the death of one Dedette from Romblon who he married and have had four children, two [...]
For your reading pleasure: A Joke A young couple got married and left on their honeymoon. When they got back, the bride immediately called her mother. “Well, how was the honeymoon?” asked the mother. “Oh, mama,” she replied, “the honeymoon was wonderful! So romantic.” Suddenly she burst out crying. “But, mama, as soon as we [...]
The 26th Vienna City Marathon was held on Sunday, April 19, 2009, joined by more or less 30,000 participants. Among them were 19 Filipinos. The Filipino participants ran under the umbrella of Gawad Kalinga. The group’s overall coordinator, Jorge Villanueva, dubbed the event as Gawad Kalingan European Heroes Run. “Gawad Kalinga Europe Heroes run is [...]
There are 2,885,000 unemployed Filipinos according to the latest labor force survey in January, 2009 by the National Statistics Office. Most of the 2,885,000 unemployed Filipinos are new graduates. The biggest unemployment number is the age bracket of 14-24 to which the graduates belong. From these figures, one can conclude that the new graduates are [...]
ABS-CBN News Online Beta MANILA, Philippines – High school and college students can now look forward to employment in government and private companies even before they graduate. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday said about 70,000 jobs in various government offices and commercial establishments are available for high school and college students this [...]
President Gloria M. Arroyo went to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to meet with Filipinos working and residing there, besides attending a labor conference after the cancellation of the ASEAN Summit in Thailand due to political conflict. The President welcomed reports that 200,000 new jobs are available for Filipino overseas workers in the Middle [...]
To realize The value of a sister or brother Ask someone Who doesn’t have one. To realize The value of ten years: Ask a newly Divorced couple. To realize The value of four years: Ask a graduate. To realize The value of one year: Ask a student who Has failed a final exam. To realize [...]
A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).
