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==Day in history: The Second Filipino Saint==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/lifestyle/2012/10/20/day-history-second-filipino-saint-248969
*Saturday, October 20, 2012
:By Luis A. Quibranza III
BUT more than just a mere regional accomplishment, the entire nation must be really proud to recognize this young Filipino boy as an example of holiness during times of brutal adversity.
According to an online article posted by Msgr. Ildebrando Jesus Aliño Leyson on pedrocalungsod.org, Calungsod was generally described through the writings of missionary companions as a “youngster.”
“(He was) a mozo, a mocito, a mancebo, a mancebito, a iuvenis, a jeune home, a muchacho, a niño—when he was martyred on April 2, 1672,” wrote Leyson.
The writer goes on more to define the probable age when Calungsod died for the Catholic faith.
“The descriptions given to Blessed Pedro—mozo, mancebo, iuvenis, jeune home and muchacho—can be applied to young males of different ages. Yet, the diminutives mocito, mancebito and niño reveal that he was very young, just in his teens.”
“That may not be surprising as even the Jesuit missionaries in the Visayas at that time used to employ young boys between 12 and 14 years old as their mission assistants.”
According to Wikipedia, Pedro Calungsod was a “young Roman Catholic Filipino sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with Spanish Jesuit missionary Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom on Guam for their missionary work in 1672.”
“Missionary life was difficult as provisions did not arrive regularly, the jungles and terrain were difficult to traverse and the islands were frequently devastated by typhoons. Despite all these, the mission persevered and (the missionaries) were able to convert a significant number of locals,” the site added.
Historical records reveal that Calungsod died when the local chief named Mata’pang, thrust a spear into the boy’s chest.
Immobilized, Calungsod was struck by a machete to the head by another assassin named Hirao. This was due to the rage of the chief upon finding out that Calungsod, together with San Vitores, baptized his daughter without his consent. San Vitores was also killed.
It was believed that Mata’pang’s wife consented to the baptism. Mata’pang thought that the holy water used in baptism had caused the deaths of babies in the area.
The killers then tied large stones to the feet of both corpses and threw the bodies in the middle of the sea.
Calungsod’s exact place of birth remains unknown until this day. Records only clue historians of his origin because of references to him as Pedro Calonsor, El Visayo. Online sources would state that the likely places where the boy could have been from are Ginatilan, Cebu; Hinunangan and Hinundayan, Southern Leyte; Molo district, Iloilo and Loboc, Bohol. To note, these places were part of the “Diocese of Cebu” during that time.
A fierce follower of Christ until the time of his death, Calungsod’s canonization is indeed a timely reminder for the youth of today, most especially young Filipinos, to remember God in the light of this modern age.
In general, this historical event sparks a revival of the Catholic faith in the entire country. Today, as the Church officially declares the second Filipino saint, the nation celebrates with jubilee for its homegrown intercessor.
“St. Pedro Calungsod, pray for us.”
==Group donates hospital goods to 4 Cebu hospitals==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=7&rid=464177
*Friday, October 19, 2012
:(PNA), HBC/EB/BH
CEBU CITY, Oct. 19 (PNA) -- Three hospitals and a district hospital in Cebu will receive medical supplies from the Destiny Medical Fund Inc.
These are the provincial hospitals of Danao, Carcar, Bogo, and the district hospital of Minglanilla.
Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia, on behalf of the province of Cebu, and Emma Ramas, president of DMFI, signed a deed of donation.
Ramas said DMFI is a company-based charity group operating in Cebu City.
The medical equipment and supplies, which are a combination of used and new items, were received by the DMFI from charities through Together Against Cancer UK , in coordination with the 300 Club of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
”We are so lucky to be recipients of donated, used and brand new medical supplies and equipment. We’ve been going around government hospitals to distribute these donations,” Ramas said.
Some of the medical supplies include syringes, hospital beds, wheel-chairs, and laboratory and surgery supplies.
The president of New York-based Cancer and Research Fund, Larry McKay, is one of those who gave donations.
He said he started giving since 1998 when his friend died from cancer.
He said he finds the Filipinos friendly and intelligent people, and he decided to focus on the Philippines since he sees a lot of needs.
Garcia said the hospitals mentioned coordinated with the Integrated Provincial Health Office and the supplies will be given for free to indigent patients.
Dr. Cristina Giango, IPHO head, thanked DMFI for the supplies and equipment.
Giango said the hospital chiefs were the ones who picked the items that their hospitals need.
She said there were four out of 16 district hospitals that were converted to provincial hospitals.
The 10-bed district hospitals, which were converted to 100-bed provincial hospitals, are in Danao, Carcar, Bogo and Balamban.
==Volunteers initiate school clean-up in Asturias, Tuburan==
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1051350464068
*Thursday, October 18, 2012
:(PIA-Cebu & with reports from RAFI)
CEBU, Oct 18 (PIA) -- About 1,200 community volunteers composed of parents, teachers, barangay officials in Asturias town in Cebu, nanays (mothers) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Micro-finance Balamban Branch, members of the Barangay Luz Youth Coalition (BYLC), and Coalition for Better Education initiated a schools clean-up of eight elementary schools in Asturias and Tuburan towns in Cebu.
The beneficiary schools include Agtugop Elementary School, Agbanga Primary School, Tag-amakan Elementary School, and Asturias Central School.
The same clean-up activity was also held in Tuburan town in Sandayong Elementary School, Carmelo Elementary School, Daan-Lungsod Elementary School, and Tuburan Central School.
This clean-up project was initiated by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), a Cebu-based non-government organization that encourages various stakeholders, organizations and other interested individuals to help improve school facilities in Cebu province.
According to the guidance coordinator of Asturias district Ana Noemi Buhia, it is important that the community sees that the organizers are sincere in their efforts to help improve school facilities to provide the children with better learning environment.
Buhia added that when the community saw the “Bayanihan” spirit of other organizations, the community just responded with eagerness.
They worked hand-in-hand in cleaning and painting the classroom furniture and school buildings, doing minor repairs, and constructing native tree nurseries, Buhia noted.
The Coalition for Better education (CBE) official Ency Encinares lauded RAFI in its contribution to improve the quality of education in Cebu.
Encinares noted that RAFI has been an instrument in transforming the public schools in the province into a better learning environment that contributed student performance and participation.
It was learned that RAFI will turn over 27 classrooms to the school administrators of the eight elementary schools in Asturias and Tuburan in November this year.
Asturias and Tuburan, according to a news relealse from RAFI belong to the second batch of beneficiaries of its School Rehabilitation Program which is now on its third phase of implementation.
==Cebu to get 3 special working holidays==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/10/17/cebu-get-3-special-working-holidays-248448
*Wednesday, October 17, 2012
:(Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)
MANILA -- Three bills seeking to declare special working holidays in Cebu have been recently approved in the Senate on third and final reading.
Backed by 14 senators with no opposition or abstention are House Bills 537, 540 and 3496, which will soon be submitted to Malacañang for signature by President Benigno Aquino III if these receive the blessing of the bicameral conference committee and Congress.
House Bill 537 declares September 5 of every year as a working holiday in Naga City to be known as the Charter City Day of the City of Naga commemorating its foundation day.
On the other hand, House Bill 540 declares July 7 of each year as a working holiday in Carcar City to be known as the Charter City Day of the City of Carcar while House Bill 3496 declares March 26 of every year as a working holiday commemorating the liberation of Cebu from the Japanese occupation during World War II.
"These local festivities will serve as great avenues for the LGUs (local government units) to promote their products, places and business opportunities that would welcome local and foreign visitors in the country, thereby boosting the economic growth of the LGUs," said Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., chairman of the committee on local government.
==DENR-7, LGU ink MOA to implement environmental laws==
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1091350292672
*Tuesday, October 16, 2012
:By Hazel F. Gloria (HFG/PIA-7/DENR-7)
CEBU CITY, Oct 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with 27 barangays in the municipalities of San Remegio and Tuburan, Cebu to implement the necessary environmental laws.
DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said the MOA signing is for the effective and efficient management, protection and sustainable development of the country’s natural resources.
“This partnership definitely boosts our collective intention to implement the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act or particularly Republic Act 9147 and the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) or the Republic Act 7586,” Montejo added.
Present during the signing of MOA were 27 barangay captains and Montejo along with mayors Jay Olivar of San Remegio and Democrito Diamante of Tuburan.
Also present was Regional Technical Director Dr. Al Orolfo of Protected Areas of the Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Services (PAWZCMS).
Under the MOA, DENR agreed to conduct orientations/seminars on environmental and natural resources (ENR) laws, rules and regulations; provide technical and legal assistance to the LGUs; and assist them in the conduct of any coastal conservation and protection efforts.
Also, the MOA states that 14 barangays in San Remegio and 13 in Tuburan are expected to actively participate in the conduct of any DENR programs, seminars and trainings.
They will also take the lead or spearhead in the conservation, patrol and protection activities within their areas of jurisdiction.
“Some of these barangays are inside a proclaimed protected area and also these have been identified within key biodiversity areas (KBA),” Montejo said.
Montejo, likewise, explained the importance of protecting these natural resources.
As part of the agreement, Montejo added that DENR may deputize wildlife enforcement officers (WEO) and protected area rangers (PAR) to qualified individuals after a deputation seminar.
“We need to strengthen our enforcement of ENR laws as we try to engage with the LGUs and other stakeholders so that we would be able to police against abusive forces,” he added.
The MOA signing activity was held at Tuburan and San Remegio Session Halls last October 11 and 12, respectively.
==Cebuano shoe brand attracts global market==
*Source:http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=859713
*Monday, October 15, 2012 12:00 AM
:By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman)
CEBU, Philippines - Cebuano shoe brand Fushu Shoes is already getting international attention even if the company has still to establish its name in the Philippines.
According to its creator, 27-year old Janrick “Jumbo” B. Climaco, Fushu was born out of his passion for arts and penchant for shoes. He started creating shoes back in 2009 with a capital outlay of less than P20,000 which he got from his personal savings.
The son of the late prominent fashion designer Joy Bernaldez, Climaco is now making waves in the shoe-making business working with subcontractors in Cebu, and operating with only eight people to help market and man his small business.
Because of his unique design for unisex shoes that attracted the young consumers especially teenagers, Climaco was sent to Malaysia by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to join the APEC Summit for start-up business.
According to Climaco, because of this help from the government, the brand now is getting inquiries from other countries such as Korea and North America.
However, as of this moment, Climaco is still focusing to grow his business in the country.
Fushu Shoes, which carries the “walk-easy” tagline, is available at its permanent kiosk in Elizabeth Mall, and will soon be available in major malls in Cebu and Manila.
Climaco, who was one of young Cebuano entrepreneurs recognized by Go Negosyo, said that part of his plan is to strengthen the Fushu brand in the Philippine market by creating a chain of boutique stores to complement its strong presence online.
Also being planned is the offering of customized shoe designs.
Aside from its physical presence at Elizabeth Mall and online portal, Climaco also participates in bazaars and exhibits, including a big exhibition show at the World Trade Center in Metro Manila.
Before Fushu Shoes got a permanent space at EMall, Climaco had been joining bazaars in Cebu where he made considerable revenue that he used to fund the expansion of the brand in the shopping mall.
Climaco’s entrepreneurial skills were already evident when he was still young. At 17, he ventured into food business in partnership with his brother.
After finishing a one-year graphic arts course at the First Academy in Manila, Climaco started to design shoes initially considering himself as the “market.”
Although entering the international market is good for his business, and for the Philippines in general, he said he still has to perfect his business model, and make sure that the brand and quality of the product will be able to gain further integrity among its target market.
==Mandaue choir prepares for ‘performance of a lifetime’==
*Source:http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/288732/mandaue-choir-prepares-for-performance-of-a-lifetime
*Sunday, October 14, 2012 8:59 am
:By Sean Timothy Salvador (Cebu Daily News)
Angelic voices of young Cebuanos will be heard singing during the canonization rites in Rome for Visayan teenage martyr Pedro Calungsod.
A total of  30 singers of the multi-awarded  Mandaue Children and Youth Chorus will leave for Rome on Wednesday for the “performance of a lifetime.”
“We feel that heaven is with us,” said Dennis Sugarol, conductor and musical director, as he rehearsed yesterday with the children a mixture of songs in Cebuano, English and Latin that will be heard during liturgical celebrations on the eve of the canonization, the day itself, and a thanksgiving Mass the next day.
Since its birth in 2004, the group, formerly called the Mandaue School for the Arts Children’s Choir, has continually volunteered to sing in the Pedro Calungsod Shrine in D. Jakosalem Street in Cebu City.
“We’ve been singing in his shrine for eight years. We’ve been praying for eight years for him to be recognized as a saint,” Sugarol said.
He said blessings from their devotion to the teenage martyr have materialized in awards and public acclaim for the choir in local and international competitions.
For Oct. 21′s canonization, Sugarol said their performance will not center on asking for more blessings, but  will emphasize thanksgiving and praise for the Visayan martyr.
Daily rehearsals started in late August.
“Compared to the competitions we joined before, this is more meaningful because it speaks of our faith, our being Christians,” said Sugarol.
The delegation of 30 singers and 18 accompanying adults will be staying in apartments of benefactors and  a convent as they travel.
They will be singing on the eve of the canonization, during vespers or evening prayers on Oct. 21, and at the thanksgiving Mass the next day.
After that, they will hold concerts in Rome and Austria. They  return to Cebu on November 2.
The group has traveled before to different parts of Asia and the United States for competitions but it’s their first time to sing in Europe.
From a repertoire of 30 songs, the children yesterday rehearsed emoting – not just singing –  “O Bulahang Pedro Calungsod”, “Saint Pedro Calungsod”, “Mga Pangamuyo” and “Suluguon ni Hesus” in Sugarol’s Music House in barangay  Basak, Mandaue City.
The director said he discussed the song list with Msgr. Ildebrando Leyson, the choir’s spiritual adviser, who wrote some of the songs, like “O Bulahang Pedro Calungsod.”
But most of the songs, including the most popular hymn or gozos of Calungsod “Way Sukod” are by Msgr. Rudy Villanueva, a Cebu diocesan priest known for his award-winning literature and liturgical compositions.
There was some uncertainty a few months back that the choir would have the opportunity to sing in Rome due to financial constraints.
In fact, they still need financial assistance.
“We still lack around half a million pesos. Our budget is P3.7 million. We did fund-raising activities, concerts and sent solicitation letters to friends. Some of the children will also be paying for their own trip,”  said Sugarol.
An album of songs he arranged is also being sold to raise funds. They have received donations from priests, businessmen and public oficials. In gratitude, the choir will bring their prayer petitions to Rome.
Choir member 8-year-old Cher Lozada  said she was excited about her first time to see the Eternal City and sing for Calungsod. “Thank you for the talent and the blessings,” she said, addressing her young patron.
The oldest singer, John Manatad, a 20-year-old college senior in Business Administration, said he was inspired by the  martyrdom of Calungsod, a teenage mission helper who didn’t leave the side of Jesuit priest Fr. Diego de San Vitores when two natives of the Ladrones Island attacked them with spears and a cutlass in 1672.
“I was struck by his faith, especially his sacrificing his life for God. Faith jud ang dapat naa sa amo nga mga youth(We youths should maintain our faith),” he said to achieve their goals stay on the right track.
The Mandaue Children and Youth Choir received the Ani ng Dangal award last February from the National Commission on Culture and the  Arts (NCCA). It won the same award in  2008 and 2011.
The choir first came to prominence after winning the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) and the Province of Cebu’s Garbo Sa Sugbo Award in 2004.
The group later won three gold medals in the First Asian Choir Games in Indonesia in 2007 and moved up to the Grand Prix of World Choir Championships in South Korea in 2009 where they won first prize.
The children have also performed in Hongkong, Taiwan, and the USA.
==Cebu students produce “Saving Mother Earth” video on solid waste management, tree planting==
*Source:http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1981349947236
*Saturday, October 13, 2012
:By Amorganda A. Saludar (mbcn/AYS/PIA- Cebu)
CEBU, Oct 13 (PIA) -- Ten high school students from San Remegio National High school in Cebu produced a movie titled “Saving Mother Earth” that highlighted solid waste management and tree planting as their exchange project under the Global Connection and Exchange (GCE) Program tie up with the United States.
Community eCenter Manager Romarico Cabellon said these students were the first batch of trainees under the GCE program.
The GCE Program is a joint project of the Philippine Community Center eCenter Network, National Computer Center and the International Research Board.
Cabellon added that the GCE is funded by the US Department of State and was launched in the Philippines in December 2011 with 14 pilots Community eCenters chosen nationwide.
The training program includes topics about Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) that involves youth in addressing Global Warming; information and communication technology and leadership training.
After the students successfully completed their training, they continue to exchange ideas and on-line discussions about their projects with the students and teachers in the U. S. via the internet.
“Saving Mother Earth” is a video of a tree planting activity in San Remegio, which the students presented to their counterparts in the U.S.
Highlight of the video is the solid waste and environmental management of the town and this was already uploaded at the GCE website and can be accessed worldwide.
Trained GCE teacher from San Remegio National High School Norman Fernandez assisted the students in making the “Saving Mother Earth” video.
==Cebu takes homes three awards at Philippine Business Conference==
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=462115
*Friday, October 12, 2012
:(PNA), LAM/EB/RE
CEBU CITY, Oct. 12 (PNA) -- Cebu Province, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City were recognized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) during the 38th Philippine Business Conference and Expo Thursday.
The PCCI cited the province for being the most business-friendly local government unit in the country; the CCCI for being the most outstanding chamber nationwide; and the USC for the research it conducted on the treatment of mango waste.
”This is a validation that the programs we have initiated have all paid of and now recognized by the very distinguished Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry,” said Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.
Garcia said among the province’s programs are the Suroy-Suroy Sugbo, One Cebu Export, among others.
Cebu Province shared the award with Tarlac Province, the home province of President Benigno S. Aquino III, who was at the conference with PCCI president Miguel Varela.
The CCCI has been in the PCCI’s Hall of Fame twice. It was previously awarded the most outstanding chamber in the country for eight consecutive years.
The CCCI became a diamond awardee on Thursday, according to CCCI president Prudencio Gesta.
USC was the recipient of the Alfredo M. Yao Intellectual Property Award for its research on the “integrated process for the treatment of mango waste.”
Gesta also turned over P250,000 cash and P909,000 in kind to the PCCI as the CCCI’s assistance to flood victims in Luzon.
Gesta said CCCI has 700 members with 20 sectors.
The PCCI, the mother organization, has national networks in North Luzon, South Luzon, National Capital Region, Visayas and Mindanao.
It also has international networks in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
==Capitol scholars get cash incentives==
*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2012/10/11/capitol-scholars-get-cash-incentives-247429
*Thursday, October 11, 2012
:By Oscar C. Pineda
CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia gave P520,000 in cash incentives to its scholars who graduated this year, with some of them have topped in the board exam.
For this school year, the Provincial Government has a total of 462 scholars under Cebu Tertiary Education Assistance Program (Cteap). Last year, Capitol has 394 scholars.
Of the 462 scholars, 51 of them got the cash incentives. These included the 10 board passers and two of them landed in the top 10. They are Engr. Marjon Gimpayan, fourth place in the 2011 electrical engineering board exam, and Edmon Emperio, ninth place in the certified public accountant board exam.
Last May, the Provincial Government gave Emperio P25,000 for graduating magna cum laude.
Except for Gimpayan and Emperio, who both received P20,000 each, the other board passers got P10,000 each.
==Calungsod image to be flown to Rome Oct. 16==
==Calungsod image to be flown to Rome Oct. 16==
*Source:http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/277643/pinoyabroad/news/calungsod-image-to-be-flown-to-rome-oct-16
*Source:http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/277643/pinoyabroad/news/calungsod-image-to-be-flown-to-rome-oct-16
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