MS. GLICERIA MANIPIS DIES, 83; FELISA GONZALEZ-CEBALLOS, 96
August 14, 2002
Miss Gliceria ‘Egler’ Manipis, Grade 1 teacher of nearly 30% of former and current Danao City residents whose age range from 30 to 60, passed away in the morning of August 14, 2002 in Daly City. She was 83.
And probably nearly 50% of today’s Danao professionals, in that age bracket, learned the rudiments of ABC and Arithmetic from Ms. Manipis. Many of them credited their success to this great lady and mentor.
Because of her devotion and personal commitment to equip and show kids the right path, especially during their formative years, Ms. Manipis forgot all other interest in life and has remained single all her life.
But she had no regrets because Danao folks remembered and loved her for what she did to the children of this city.
People who had been her pupils agree that never have they known any other teacher in the world as good and as effective as Ms. Manipis.
Although she has been known to be very strict and a tough disciplinarian, still Danao’s professionals could only wish and hope that all Grade 1 teachers in the world were like Ms. Manipis.
She is happy now in the company of angels.
Komentaryo ni Iyo Karyo – Ang Balik Danao Night
August 11, 2002
May taho nga gipadangat kabahin sa preparasyon sa umaabot nga Balik Danao Night nga kinahanglan i-klaro aron malikayan ang mga mis-understanding. May duha ka isyu nga kinahanglan atong klarohon.
Una. Gusto kuno sa DAUSA usa ray kandidata gikan sa Estado Unidos nga isalmot sa Balik Danao Queen Selection aron usa ra ang suportahan sa DAUSA batok sa mga kandidata nga gikan sa Manila, Davao, Agusan, Japan, Hongkong, ug uban pa.
Tubag: Bakak kini. Ang DAUSA dili mo-suporta ug bisan kinsa nga kandidata; mas maayo gani, free-for-all, ang tanan nga may gusto, libre nga mosalmot ug walay dapigan ang Asosasyon.
Ang tinguha sa Danao City Fiesta Committee mao ang fund-raising para sa mga proyecto para pag-paanindot sa Danao. Mas daghan ang mo-salmot, mas maayo hinuon.
Mga Lab-as ug Bahaw nga Balita
August 10, 2002
Danao City (August 8, 2002) contributed by Danao’s No. 1 Tsismosa
Si Man Adol “Libat” oppps “Manokon” diay, amahan ni Ernesto ‘Botoy’ Lucenas, namatay ug gilubong kagahapon.
Si Man Sisa, as in Duterte’s Store and Sisa’s Tableya, kadtong tindahan tupad sa kang Taling, corner Rizal ug Mabini, namatay na sab, mga duha na semana milabay. Sa naglakaw ang pangadye, all you can drink sikwate ang gidalit.
Si Man Iko Enriquez, bana ni Marcelina, ug uncle ni Endai Roble, magminyo kang Malda, nga usa usab ka biuda, kanhi asawa ni Pinong ‘Bulhog’ Toledo nga mipanaw na ning kalibutan. Bisan tiguwang na si Iko, lipay guihapon kuno si Malda kay sakto man ug mata si Iko, iya uyab ug pamanhonon.
Grande kuno ang kasal, kay may anak si Iko nga naa sa Canada.
If Matthew Were A Bachelor, And He Were To Marry
August 2, 2002
He Better Marry A Dalagang Bukid
Parent-mandated marriage is a common practice, even in modern times, especially in remote villages in some third world countries, including the Philippines.
It is definitely resented and despised in more civilized and free societies. It’s an infringement of basic human rights.
Yet, Filipino parents do wish, we can dictate our kids who, where and when to marry. How I wish my three kids will give me a free hand.
We generally don’t trust our kids’ intuition, in matters of the heart, so we attempt to exercise parental authority over their choice of a boyfriend or girlfriend.
In free America or even in the Philippines, it is somewhat unthinkable for parents to tell a son or daughter when and who they should get married to and live with for the rest of their lives.
Perhaps the most we can do, as parents, is make an effort to influence our kids to conform to our wishes, in some subtle ways.
Barrio Fiestas
August 1, 2002
“EATING THE HOUSE ONE BY ONE”
Ay, Señor San Roque, patron a Looc, how I miss the barrio fiestas. So do many other hard-boiled Danawanon who left town, eking out a living in places, oceans away from home.
They must be as nostalgic as I am comes month of May, the town’s fiesta season. Way back, in the not so old days, when everybody in town knew everybody, my friends always had in their wallet a year-round `listahan’ of barrio fiestas.
My sacristan-friend Nicomedes Parangan, my buddies Eduardito Valdez or Dario Reyes could recite the fiesta dates including the patron saints of all barangays, from Awihaw to Tubiga’g Manok. More Knowledgeable than the parish priest, of course.
Going to a barrio, it didn’t matter, we had , a friend or not. At a fiesta no one went pasmo’ because people literally opened their doors to everyone – even to strangers. If we had no close acquaintance, me and my buddies, all convento istambays, would go along with Padre Manalili or Nick Bacalla.
Unang Novena Ni Sto. Tomas Karong Sabado, Julyo 13
July 9, 2002
Gidapit ang tanang taga Danao (apil taga Compostela hangtod Bogo) nga nanimuyo sa Southern California sa pag-tambong sa santos nga misa ug pagsabat sa novena sa atong patron Señor Santo Tomas de Villanueva.
Ang unang adlaw sa novena himoon karong sunod Sabado, Julyo 13, 2002 alas 5 sa hapon sa panimalay ni Cecilia Barriga, 8427 Etiwanda Ave., Northridge, CA 91325. Tel. 818-882-2168.
Dili kini potluck, busa ayaw hasola inyong kaugalingon sa pagluto o palit ug makaon. (Si Celia misaad mag-tumba ug kabaw.)
Hinoon, giawhag ang tanan nga imbis magdala ug pagkaon, hinaot magdala ug mga bitamina o mga tambal sa ubo, sip-on, kagid o korikong, kabahong, hilanat ug trankaso (most prevalent diseases treated at the Medical Mission).
(Pasimangno ni Dr. Loretta Montesclaros: Please, ayaw pagdala ug Viagra! Sa miaging tuig may tigulang babaye (taga Amoy) nangaway sa mga volunteers, ngano iyang bana gihatagan ug Viagra.
Sa asoy pa ni Nang Sebya, si Noy Paladio diay, didto pahulay iya Inday silingan, human tomar Viagra.)
Mapasalamaton kaayong ang mga pobreng kagisoonang taga Danao ug mga silingang lungsod sa ilang nadawat nga daghang Vitamins nga inyong gipadala sa miaging tuig.
When Danao Was My Kind of Small Sleepy Town, Part 4
July 9, 2002
A day in the life . . . at Grade III, Section 1
Kaming Danawanon, Mar-Apr 2002
The ringing of a bell signaled the end of a 30-minute break. Then children would stampede back to their classrooms in a rush.
Social Studies was our next subject. Mrs. Ypil for nearly a month taught us everything she knew about our town of Danao and the province of Cebu.
She loved to relate heroic deeds of Spanish time Dana- wanons who built the town’s old church and about brave guerrillas who valiantly fought the Japanese soldiers during the war.
She made us memorize all the names of town officials. Ms. Ypil must have done a good job as we remember those names very well.
Mga Pistolador sa Danao Mawala Kaha?
July 9, 2002
Kaming Danawanon, September 1997.
Nabasa ko sa periodiko nga kuno ang kwerpo kapolisan sa Region 7 seryosong motinuod sa pagwagtang sa tanang contrabandong buhatan sa pistola sa Danao.
Gani gibalita nga may dakong negosyanteng pistolador, si Joveniano Roble, gidakop ug gipasakaan ug sumbong.
Dakong subo ang akong gibati samtang nagbasa. Si Joveniano, usa ka higala, silingan ug buotang tinun-an sa Santo Tomas School, sumala a akong nahinumduman.
Sukad ko mi-gradwar sa high school niadtong 1967, wala na kami magkita, ug walay nakahisgot sa dagan sa kinabuhi ni Joveniano Roble.
Hangyo Lang . . . Mga Tambok Ayaw Sakay ug De-Sikad
July 9, 2002
Usa niana ka buntag duha ka babayeng tambok, mga balikbayan volunteer sa medical mission, wala makapaabot sa mokuhang sakyanan. Busa misakay na lang sila ug traysikol gikan sa mercado padulong sa Hospital.
Parehas mga maanyag, bigot ug lawas silang duha, niadtong mais ug utan kamonggay pa ang ilang kina-on adlaw-adlaw.
Hangyo Lang . . . Sermon Pamub-an
July 9, 2002
Hangyo Lang . . . Sermon Pamub-an
Kaming Danawanon, September 1999
Bisan sa iyang pag-palagpot sa sekretarya ug sacristan mayor, ang mga taga Danao puno sa pagdayeg ni Mons. Gerbolingo.
Bisan sa iyang pagdumili nga misahan ang patay, nga sa buhi pa giingon may kabit, mirespito ang katawhan sa maong desisyon.
Matod sa mga taho ang kura sa Danao buotan gayod, walay daotang binuhatan ug dili nawong ug kuarta. Dili usab siya dawo. Maayo ang iyang pagdumala sa parokya, hinungdan nga midaghan ang mga voluntaryo sa simbahan.