Im starting to believe that "you dont know what you have til its gone". She was someone I thought would always be there for us physically for this country,inspiring us all. but I have seen in her burial proved that she even doubled the people she inspired(even the rest of the world) through the life she livedand now that she is gone physically i do believe that she will be forever with us in spirit. a champion of democracy and a loving mother of this beloved pinoy nation. you'll forever be in our hearts and im just happy that now we have a new angel to guide us from up there. our angel tita cory.
i was born on 1985.Where there was unrest ang great clamor for democracy im my beloved country,the philippines..The philippines became known for its people power.Peaceful and moving.It was those times that i had my first memories as a child..My 1st president then was the wife of the late ninoy aquino,corazon "cory" aquino.The democratic icon for the philippines and the world.She had served us well being a president..Late last year,madam cory aquino was diagnosed of colon cancer stage 4.Since then this nation pervently prayed for her recovery.But maybe,just maybe,the great God had better plans for her there in heaven.Our hero ninoy and madam cory are now reunited in heaven.We pray for her soul and ask for guidance from God for guidance of our country in the face of upcoming elections next year..May she rest in peace..
batch pud mi kkp.. dungan mi nag immersion.. that was the time i really got to know tetet. :'(
Jaysan Ray Ngujo Chee at 5:10pm June 26
:(... May She Rest in Peace... nagkita pa jud mi hours before her death... :(
Joanne Garces Gonzales at 5:28pm June 26
batch pd me sa kkp.and xa facilitator sa ako bro sa nstp. we will miss her. so sudden.
Lee Xin Eun at 6:21pm June 26
We must treasure jud every moment that we have with our friends and family... Tetet is a kind and sweet person. saKKP me gaila... let's ray or her soul...
Zerah Absin at 10:35pm June 26
I miss her too. KKP Cluster 1 batch 2003-04 will never be complete without Tetet -one of the brave and witty volunteers whose sense of humor can make you burst with laughter. =)
We had a "kumustahan" conversation last saturday. She shared about her recent immersion and how it inspired her to help the oppressed seek for justice thru XUCLA (XU Center of Legal Assistance). May her spirit of service carry on...
Norhalisa Naga Salic at 10:38pm June 26
Tetet, you will be forever missed!
Frances Irene B. Alvarez at 11:17pm June 26
despite the rampant cheating in the college of law,tetet remained honest and true, bahala na daw mabagsak basta limpyo daw ang konsensya..i salute you yot..mwah
Jeje Gallardo at 2:52pm June 27
mingaw nko ni tetet
Hannie Disoma at 6:36pm June 27
i will indeed miss you tet.. sayang ato mga plans but don't worry, everything in under control. love you tet.
Robbie James Yparraguirre at 9:27pm June 27
When the heart weeps for what it has lost,
the soul laughs for what it has found. while we weep for losing you tet, we know that youare smiling down upon us and happy of what you have found in the afterlife. After all, as Mother Teresa said, "Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity."
Safe ... Read Morejourney tet, we will miss you. we love you.
thank you for the laughs, the smiles, the tears. Thanks for everything. Having you around made life better, sweeter, and more meaningful. Thanks, thanks, thanks, and a million thanks. :)
Karen Grace M. Metante at 2:29pm June 28
tet, thank you for the friendship..in the short period of time i was blessed to have you as my friend...i will miss you!
Omaimah Sugar Gandamra at 5:07pm June 28
"A loved one that has finished their life on earth is not dead, there life has just began. They are still with us in spirt. That you must believe." --Jennifer Janiszewski
tet, thank you. i will miss you.
Chester Cosin at 4:34pm June 29
tet, mingawon ko sa atong bigby's dates. mingawon ko sa imo tet.
Guzycora Rose Mae Bandola at 5:41pm June 29
will miss you tet!
Kristian Oliver Cebrian at 10:34pm June 29
you will forever be missed tetet! you are an important piece of the puzzle in our law school life. the piece of you can never be replaced! REST IN PEACE TET!
Geodelyn D. German at 9:35am June 30
tet, i miz u very much...ROKOLI will not be complete without you...we love you vry vry much...
Marvz Bicbic at 10:50pm June 26
i am one with you in this sudden reality before us. this week, tetet was everywhere in the campus, i even had the chance to kid her about not using an umbrella while walking under the drizzle.
the KKP years have passed from me yet I know that face reminded me so much of the best years of my fpo stint in the nstp.. The circumstances are still ... Read Moreunclear to me. Yet the fact remains that she will no longer be going around campus, always wearing that face--just so determined, focused to finish what she has set herself to do.. i know she smiled alot, she was easy to be with, never a dull moment with her.. but underneath that sunny disposition is a deeper being.. and tetet showed that her happy exterior runs from her sincere efforts to live a life with meaning and extravagantly shared with others: whether family, friends or mere acquaintances..
yes, she may be gone.. but we remember her well and thank God that in His perfect time and will, we were blessed by Him thru her life..
This summer 2009 is a great summer for me.So far, the most fulfilling summer in my life. It was a good choice to join XUCLA. I was invited by Scintillian brothers for they are already XUCLA volunteers. I was a bit hesitant to join since we are in law school already and it would entail responsibilities. But then in the spirit of volunteerism I set aside those hesitations and continued to join and go through the process of becoming a XUCLA volunteer.
I was assigned to the Non-government organization KAISAHAN. With its full name KAISAHAN tungo sa Kaunlaran ng Kanayunan at Repormang Pansakahan. An NGO concerned with the issues and concerns of farmers particularly in the high lands and mainly affected by CARP (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program). In my internship with KAISAHAN i was under ASDP (Area Specific Development Program). This division is the heart of KAISAHAN. It has a wide scope and a bigger responsibility and endures all the tasks the KAISAHAN had visioned itself when it started out.
The ASDP does all the community organizing of People’s Organizations. Going to barangays andcommunicating and integrating with the PO’s. Here in Northern Mindanao, the KAISAHAN ASDP office is in Alubijid for it is accesible to its area which is some barangays in El Salvador and Alubijid.
I am glad that I am assigned to KAISAHAN. Last sembreak, I also had my XUCLA exposure facilitated by KAISAHAN in one of its CARP cases in El Salvador where farmers were turned to scavengers because of a cancelation of their CLOA. It was a sad case. Even in their situation of scavenging, the worst thing still happened, they were told they cannot anymore sell the things they scavenged to the trucks that comes in in dump site. The (buying) trucks now are prohibited to enter the dump site and negotiate with the farmer-turned-scavengers. This particular story really strucks me up to now, even it was only my exposure to them that i had the oppurtunity to meet them and hear their stories. Because their problem up to now exist. I do pervently hope their situation would at least improve in terms of livelihood and a positive outcome of their CLOA case.
When I was assigned to KAISAHAN, i was glad because i knew already their personnels and the tasks that is expected of me—community organizing. But this time, i was hands on and not merely an expectator or observer as i was when i had my exposure.
We’ve gone to hinterland barangays in El Salvador and Alubjid to interview would be partners of KAISAHAN for its new area of 8 barangays. It has been almost 4 years since KAISAHAN started out in its area here in Northern Mindanao and it had 17 PO partners in 10 barangays.
I am a volunteer of various organizations when i was still in College. And i can say this summer experience with KAISAHAN and XUCLA is another worth keeping experience. New lessons learned and pondered on. Especially the NGO work which i can say is a heart-felt service for the marginalized sector.
This summer internship i can say had done its purpose of making me realize that aside from the mainstream lawyering which we all have thought one way or another of entering law school, there is one called alternative lawyering. I had heard of this only when we attended the Basic Orientation Seminar of XUCLA. I think it really was better to go through the internship process to really understand the concept of alternative lawyering rather than just a one seminar encounter with such.
The lessons ive learned in this summer internship is to be aware of the things that is happening around me especially those of that needed help most. To open my eyes to the realities outside the law classrooms. It was a good summerbreak and a very fulflling one too.
I would like to say thank you to my KAISAHAN homies(hehe!)—to Elgen,Ate Che,Ate Lang2x and Kuya Rey. Salamat sa inyo! My summer internship was indeed fun and educational. May our paths cross once again soon.
Let me end this reflection by saying a line from Mother Teresa of Calcutta: ”To show great love for God and our neighbor we need not do great things. It is how much love we put in the doing that makes our offering something beautiful for God.”
i just watched the ANC Special Countdown to Election 2010(a replay shown on ABS-CBN Sunday Night-June 7,2009), where they presented in a forum presidentiables for the election slated less than a year from now--may 2010.this is the 2nd in a series of forums which aims to educate voters and to give us voters a chance to evaluate these presidentiables basically on their desire for the office and to see if that desire would ignite and inspire us to vote for them and to work that out for the progress of this country. i saw the 1st one where there were about 4 or 5 of these presidentiables who empted themselves not only to those their in the hall but to those most of us on the boob-tube. hmm,as far as i can remember, those that were present were chiz escudero ( whom i have my bias and bet on.hehe), secretary gilbert teodoro, mar roxas, father ed panlilio, and sen. manny villar(but im unsure as of the moment if he was there). i admit i was too lazy then to blog about all these craze for the coming election, but after seeing the 2nd one, i was inspired to do so, not only that i think i should but also a way to exercise my right of influencing others of my choice.hehe! the 2nd part of said forum was attended by sen. legarda (whom i cant help but put on the same spectacle with hillary clinton in the U.S.), makati mayor binay, bayani fernando and would you believe former president estrada? yeah he was there. and i cant help but to put emphasis on this blog entry of the reality that he was indeed there, talking and all that. i mean, him? there? well anyways, that was my first impression upon turning the tv and having to found that the estranged erap had the guts of going there. but i was caught aback and at the same time appalled of the way he handled himself. im too shy to say this but i was impressed of erap. yeah, i was. the way he answered those questions and all, eventhough the crowd had episodic laughters while he was talking ( or maybe they thought he couldnt handle those questions) but at the end of his answers you cant hear any sound at all of mockery because i believe the crowd really was also impressed. one question that he well-answered was: what is it that is needed of a justice in the supreme court aside from competence? and he answered "integrity" with such an explanation that was well thought and well delivered and mind you ,it was in the english language which he jokingly said he had mastered so far.hehe! im not campaigning for him or anything like that. its just that as of now, i am willing to just let him run for the office of the president(which i think if ever he would run, he must have that pinoy record of running for the same office twice). i also believe he must be given that chance again for he did not really consumed or lets just say finished his term of office. but i guess its up to COMELEC and the Supreme Court being the last deciding court in the country to decide on the matter wether Mr. Erap is still qualified to run for President(again,for the 2nd time around). also, im commending Sen. Legarda the way she answered and presented herself. but really as of now, i am eyeing on Sen. Escudero as the next President. young,fresh and has a good resume, he had served as a Representative and now as a Senator. and i think it is ripe-time for him to lead this country.
Nota Bene: i would like to stress the point that im just practicing what i have pledged in the AKOMISMO campaign, that i will blog for the good of this country and not to pull it down. anticipating for the next year's election here!weee!and i firmly believe their would be one--a national election, for us filipinos will not allow a no-election scenario! proud to be pinoy po!
too bad,lowbatt yung camera ng mag-kainan nah.huhu. took alot of px of her during one of her wonderful moments. oath taking po ng girlfriend ko as a phil. registered nurse. held in atrium,ketkai on april 27, 2009
yehey! i was back again in the divine mercy shrine, in brgy. ulaliman,el salvador,mis.or. i have my on-going internship with xucla under the non-government organization called kaisahan,they have there base in alubijid,mis.or. about 40 minutes away from cdoc. they have their mini-office slash staff house in alubijid,cause their main office is in manila. as a kaisahan intern i am tasked to be a community organizer before i was just an observer and had my exposure last year during sembreak but now i am a community organizer "na gyud".hehe
were doing areawork and have to go to barangays in el salvador and alubijid. to help organize people organizations such as cooperatives and those sorts.
good thing we had our areawork in the said barangay ulaliman so we hiked nalang from the coop we visited to the shrine site.in these snapshots(kay i havent brought with me any fine camera,so have to contend with my fone with only a mere 1.3mp.hahay.) its such so rewarding to be back in the divine mercy shrine,ive been in the shrine last year with shiany,there have been quite alot of improvements in the shrine since we last visited there.
on with my internship,one month sad ni.hehe!
Nota Bene: yey april 28 is comin up,oath taking na gyud sa akong pretty mao as registered nurse. yipee!
here are the pictures with kaisahan volunteer elgen:
