Marta Linay Ruazol Lazaro is a native Cavintinian who was born on August 10, 1916. She turned 93 on August 10, 2009. Marta was married to the late Gonzalo Flores Lazaro of the same town on September 6, 1936. The couple has been blessed with four children: two sons and two daughters, namely Cora, Dolfo, [...]
BANGKOK, Aug 29, 2009 / FW/ — With the ASEAN member countries joining forces to show their combined strength in the fashion industry at BIFF & BIL 2009 and ASEAN Fashion Plus, “The Great of ASEAN” came into fruition from Aug 13 -16, 2009 at the Impact, Muang Thong Thani. The 2009 Bangkok International Fashion [...]
Here is an interesting and lovely way to look at the beauty of mathematics, and of God, the sum of all wonders. 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 [...]
TO ALL FILIPINO KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 50′s, 60′s, 70′s and early 80′s! First, some of us survived being born to mothers who did not have an OB-Gyne, smoked and/or drank San Miguel Beer or Syoktong, while they carried us. The “manghihilot” was the cheapest way to deliver babies. Dinala ka ba ng [...]
House blessings or house warmings have been a part of all cultures since the beginning of time. The house blessing speaks of the meaning of family and home and the importance of faith within its walls. After moving into a new home, most people hold a spiritual house blessng. And that is what Mr. & Mrs. Randy de [...]
LONDON, Aug 23, 2009 / FW/ — We know him best as the boy wizard, but who could have thought that he also loves poetry? Daniel Radcliffe who needs no introduction has been writing poetry under the pen name Jacob Gershon. Radcliffe’s work has been published at RUBBISH, a beautifully produced limited edition hardback providing [...]
A baby blessing was held for Johann Ellis (Hans) Guiret, son of Mr. & Mrs. Joel Guiret (nee Jeanette de le Cruz Monillas) on July 18, 2009. The celebration was held in Mary, the Queen Church at Greenville, San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines. Because the Guiret Family is based in United Kingdom, the baby blessing [...]
Click photo read official bio of Dominador L. Cabuhat Dominador L. Cabuhat, just as his predecessors, was elected municipal mayor of Cavinti, Laguna by popular vote. And voters do not elect mayors or presidents for life. Elected officials are accountable to the people so they have to return to the voters at prescribed intervals to [...]
DALLAS, Aug 19, 2009 / — “Fixin’ To Be Texan”, a delightfully witty book by Helen Bryant seemed to be the appropriate title for Celso & Doris Villanueva’s house blessing that was held last month, July 19, 2009. And here in Texas, you can truly have double the pleasure, double the fun like what they [...]
1. You’re the life of the party A recent study of more than 500 men and women age 78 and older from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden revealed that people getting older are less likely to develop dementia. Participants also described themselves as not easily stressed. Researchers assumed that their more resilient brains may be due to lower [...]
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).
