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, [...]
03 Dauphin L. Rocamora, California. USA 06 Gina (Henyaning) de la Cruz Borromeo, New York, USA 06 Edwin D. Valente, California, USA 07 Adela V. de la Torre, California, USA 09 Nympha Oflaria Turnage, England 15 Kyla E. de la Torre, British Columbia, Canada 22 Maureen V. Ramos, California, USA 22 Luningning V. Revuelta, New [...]
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 [...]
Venus Raj, reigning Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, made it to the top 5 of the 59th Miss Universe pageant held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The 5’9″ beauty from Camarines Sur was proclaimed 2010 Miss Universe 4th runner-up. The other runner-ups are Yendi Philips from Jamaica, Jesinta Campbell from Australia and Anna Poslavska from [...]
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 [...]
Venus Raj, reigning Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, made it to the semi-finals of the 59th Miss Universe pageant held at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, USA. The main event is is hosted by multi-platinum superstar singer Bret Michaels and “Today” correspondernt Natalie Morales. A panel of judges has narrowed the field of beauty queens competing for the [...]
Reprinted below is the message sent by Mayor Florcelie L. Esguerra to the Cavintinians in the Greater Toronto Area when they celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the GTA Cavinti Fiesta. Thank you Adan Vita for sharing this with us. The Cavinti Club The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Ontario, Canada Greetings of Peace! It is with [...]
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).
