A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. The journey of another year together marks the intensity of the commitment of the couple, an accretion of time irreplaceable. Watching a young couple in love is joy; moreover, watching an aging couple in love [...]
The appointment of a Fil-American as the chief justice of California has been confirmed. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has nominated Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye as the next Chief Justice of California. The State Commission on Judicial Appointments heard the testimonies that were almost in favor of the nominee for two hours. Although her appointment has been confirmed, [...]
During the Bituins’ sojourn in Azusa, they went on a side trip to the neigboring state of Nevada, particularly in the city of Las Vegas. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city which bills itself as “The Entertainment Capital of the World,” is famous for [...]
Mr. & Mrs. Fred B. Bituin landed at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 7, 2010, just in time for the Cavinti Fiesta Celebration in Southern California. With the couple are Maridel Bituin (nee de los Santos) and her mother. Maridel is the wife of Warren, a son of the elder Bituins. Mr. [...]
Dear Beloved Cavintinians: Our Medical-Dental-Surgical mission held in our hometown Cavinti last April 3, 2010 was a great success. Thanks to the help of everybody the mission was peaceful, orderly and successful. We served around 300 kababayans. Thanks to Fr. Rico for his spiritual guidance and for allowing us to use the church facilities as [...]
BY: I..J.Castillo Toronto, Canada With the criticism being thrown left and right at Miss Philippines who may have lost the Miss Universe crown due to her answer to a simple qustion, I searched the internet and came up with a compilation of some classic Questions & Answers of previous beauty pageants. The first Filipina to [...]
Contributed by Juliet Navarro Rasco Ontario, Canada Cavintinians who left Cavinti and have settled in other parts of the globe, upon reaching their retirement age, refuse to retire in Cavinti. But they surely find enjoyment making balikbayan trips and spend some days, weeks or even months in their former hometown. Given hereunder are some reasons [...]
President Ronald Reagan. in August, 1988, issued Proclamation 5847 creating August 21 as National Senior Citizens Day. In his speech President Reagan said “For all they have achieved throughout life and for all they continue to accomplish, we owe older citizens our thanks and a heartfelt salute. We can best demonstrate our gratitude and esteem [...]
From: President Barack via the White House email-newsletter Subject: Ending the War in Iraq Cc: THE WHITE HOUSE Washington Good afternoon, Shortly after taking office, I put forward a plan to end the war in Iraq responsibly. Today, I’m pleased to report that — thanks to the extraordinary service of our troops and civilians in [...]
To see for himself the present condition of public schools in the provinces, DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro conducted a surprise visit in several schools in Batangas recently. Among those he visited was Padre Valerio Malabanan Memorial School (PVMMS) in Lipa City, his hometown, where he first taught as a catechist in 1975. Luistro was in [...]
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).
