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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The town of Cavinti had changed so much. As Cavinti diaporas, we remember the sleepy little town at the foot of the Sierra Madre that is approximately 60 miles south from Manila. It was neither near nor far for a lot of us. It was just home. But the sleepy little town had woken up [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words and these two photos from at over 30 years ago say it all. “Those were the Days” The photo above was sent to me by Ador Ramos of Canada. According to him, this picture was taken sometime in 1974. I could not even recognize everyone in the photo. [...]
Dear Fellow Cavintinians, The proposed Cavinti MEDICAL- DENTAL Mission on April 3, 2010 is fast approaching. I am leaving for Cavinti on March 22, 2010. Hence, this “paala-ala” again and the final one. Please spread the news to all Cavintinians. It is not that this has been forgotten, but I believe many Cavintinians have not [...]
Cavintinians have many traits and chracteristics that are worthy of mention and/or emulation. They practise these traits in dealing with their family members, relatives, friends, acquaintances, government officials and other persons in authority, elderly and other people. Hence,the admiration and high esteem of other people for us, Cavintininas. Let us make a list of our [...]
MEDICAL DENTAL MISSION UPDATE Our beloved Cavintinians: We have been posting in the TIPAKAN about our Medical-Dental Mission in our hometown Cavinti, this coming April 3,2010. Plans have been in progress and mother Espie, the superior of the Franciscan lady of the Poor will be in collaboration with us in this [...]
Christmas Eve, which is the night before Christmas Day, is celebrated in many countries worldwide. It is a Christian observance that falls on December 24th in the Gregorian calendar. In the Philippines, Cavinti in particular in this write-up, majority of the Cavintinians go to church to attend the “misa de gallo” or midnight mass and [...]
Cavinti today is celebrating the annual fiesta in honor of our Patron Saint El Salvador del Mundo. Considered the zenith of the year, every Cavintinian lives it up and lets go all his pent-up emotions. In spite of the prevailing economic crisis, yet money never enters the equation when the celebration of the town fiesta comes [...]
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).
