COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 30, 2009 (AFP) – When Elizabeth Dean was four, her mother took her out of kindergarten to teach her at home because she could already read “Charlotte’s Web” while other kids were just learning how to write the letter “C”. That was 10 years ago and homeschooling was “still on the [...]
Do you love flowers? I think everyone does. And what do they mean to you? Flowers have been around us for centuries and they relate significant meanings for everyone. They are a symbol of the preciousness of the moment. Hence, they make momentous memories perpetually remembered. What a desolate place the world would be if [...]
DALLAS, Jun 28, 2009 / — A second generation Filipino diaspora, Sheila Ludeke was born and raised in Texas. Yesterday, she turned 21 and celebrated among close friends and the Filipino community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Still in college, Sheila is also running for Miss Philippine Texas with the Pageant finals slated on July [...]
A Medical Mission is scheduled on April 3, 2010 in Cavinti. Below is an open letter from organizer Dr. Emma Mesina Mattel. To read the original letter, please click here: Medical Mission original letter June 17, 2009 Dear Fellow Kababayan: With a noble and humanitarian purpose, I am writing to all Cavintinians abroad to share [...]
Yesterday the Vice President expressed his pride that all 55 states and territories have already obligated half of their highway funding, an achievement sure to benefit the nation’s economy. But judging by the stories submitted to Whitehouse.gov/recovery/share/, another achievement of the Recovery Act — providing summer jobs for America’s youth — is touching families even [...]
MILAN, Jun 25, 2009 / FW/ — The travel theme continues in Milan and one thing that these jet-setting men share in common is the suit jacket. Like the trench coat, the suit is also the subject of deconstruction and reconstruction this season as designers propose new way to wear it and new silhouettes for [...]
MILAN, Jun 24, 2009 / FW/ — Originally developed for the British army and used during the First World War, the trench coat celebrated its centennial in 2001, which for all intent and purposes is ripe for a deconstruction and reconstruction, even a retrofit, to use a phrase. According to British records, Thomas Burberry [...]
LOS ANGELES, Jun 23, 2009 / — “Heeeere’s Johnny!,” is now silent. Ed McMahon, who for 30 years introduced Johnny Carson on ‘The Tonight Show’ with his signature prologue, passed away Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 86. Read more at: Ed McMahon, America’s Top Second Banana, Dies Edward Leo Peter “Ed” McMahon, Jr. (March [...]
The use of cellular phones by public elementary and secondary school children when attending classes has been prohibited by the Department of Education (DepEd) in Southern Tagalog-A (Calabarzon). DepEd Calabarzon Regional Director Paraluman R. Giron said the ban is in compliance with a directive issued by Education Assistant Secretary for Programs and Projects Teresita G. [...]
Father’s Day is a special day for all fathers; a day of bestowing our unending love, respect and affection upon them for the role they played in shaping our lives. Fathers have always been associated with guidance and protection, and as the person who can always be looked up to. Fathers also give their [...]
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).
