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Ang Singles for Christ Region 3 ay magkakaroon ng Regional Conference sa Baler, Aurora simula August 29 hanggang 31. Ito ay gaganapin sa Baler Central School.

Ayon sa wikipedia:

CFC-Singles for Christ was established in 1993 as a ministry to single, young professionals of Couples for Christ, headquartered in Manila, Philippines. Although it grew slowly at first, CFC-SFC gradually expanded into areas already established by CFC, and established its own SFC mission areas. By 2005, CFC-SFC had over 200,000 members worldwide. CFC-SFC now has a worldwide membership of 300,000.

Ipinakikilala - ang bagung-bagung official website ng bayan ng San Luis. Makikita sa www.sanluisaurora.ph. Under development pa ito kaya marami pang kulang na info at kaunti pa lang ang laman, pero obra nang pasyalan. Magkakaroon sana ito ng engrandeng launching kagabi sa Bb. San Luis coronation night kaya lang umulan at napurnada ang projection system na ginagamit. Marami sanang live hits ang website. Para sa mga tiga-San Luis lalu na yung mga nasa malalayong lugar, magandang balita ito dahil magkakaroon na kayo lagi ng update tungkol sa inyong magandang bayan. Ito ang kaunahang official website ng isang bayan sa Aurora. Isang masigabong palakpakan kay Mayor Annabelle Tangson dahil nakakaintindi siya sa kahalagahan ng information technology. Sana ay mahawa ang ibang bayan dito lalu na ang Baler.

Kasalukuyang nagdiriwang ng ika-49 na Anibersaryo ang Bayan ng San Luis. Ito ang lista ng mga magaganap simula ngayon hanggang sa Lunes, August 25:

Ika-23 ng Agosto 2008(Sabado)
6:00 AM-Cycling (c/o Knights of Columbus, District I-41)
8:00 AM-Motorcade (Bb. San Luis Candidates)
3:00 PM-Final Judging (Street Décor)
7:00 PM-Search for Bb. San Luis 2008

Ika-24 ng Agosto 2008(Linggo)
4:00 AM -Diana (Phil Army Band)
7:00 AM -Arrival Honor (c/o 2LT KARREN JAY B. BANATAO
8:00 AM -Misa (Liwasan Bayan)
9:00 AM -Parada
10:00 AM-Pangkalahatang Palatuntunan
12:00 PM-Pananghalian
1:00 PM -Paligsahan (Drum & Lyre)
7:00 PM -Sayawang Bayan

Ika- 25 ng Agosto 2008 (Lunes)
4:00 AM-Diana (Drum & Lyre Champion)
6:00 AM-Prosisyon (Patron San Luis Na Hari) Phil Army Band
8:00 AM -Misa sa Simbahang Katoliko
6:00 PM -Kulturang Pagtatanghal

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Salamat po. Balik na tayo sa regular programming.

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Ang WordCamp Philippines 2008 ay inoorganisa ng Mindanao Bloggers at gaganapin sa September 6, 2008 sa College of Saint Benilde, Taft Avenue, Manila.

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Sa kasalukuyan ay may nangyayari pong usapan at pagplaplano tungkol sa pagtatayo ng isang “international” na asosasyon ng mga tiga Aurora na may malasakit at mithing makatulong sa ating bayan sa pamamagitan ng ibat-ibang paraan. Nais po naming makasama kayo simula sa pagplaplano hanggang sa pagsasakatuparan nito.

Magkakaroon po ng sariling website ang adhikaing ito, subalit sa ngayon ay maaari na tayong makisali at makiugnay. Pumunta lamang sa Yahoo group na ito at magrehistro: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/auroraprovince/. Maaari ring maki-oron sa lingguhang usapan sa Batangbaler Chatroom (www.batangbaler.net/chatroom) tuwing Sabado, alas 10 ng gabi, oras sa Pilipinas.

Salamat po.

July 12, 2008. Lahat ng may nais ay inaanyayahang maki-oron mamayang alas-dyes ng gabi (oras sa Pilipinas) sa Batangbaler chatroom. Ito ay isang open forum kung saan pag-uusapan ang kung paano makakatulong sa kaunlaran at kaligtasan ng Aurora.

Ito ang chatroom ng batangbaler: www.batangbaler.net/chatroom

Update: Ayus ang kwentuhan kagabi. Gagawin na daw itung linggu linggu kaya oronan uli sa isang linggo.

Sa nakaraang sakuna dulot ng bayong Frank, ang Aurora ay pinalad na hindi masalanta. Madalas tayong makatanggap ng tulong sa oras ng ating pangangailangan. Ngayon ang tamang panahon para tayo naman ang tumulong.

Pumunta dito para sa impormasyon kung paano makakatulong.

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Things are pretty busy with yours truly this week, so i’ll just round up the herd, so to speak.

1. Good news for all arts and culture enthusiast of Aurora, the Aurora Arts Council was organized at the provincial capitol yesterday. I was invited to join and contributed my 5 centavo worth of opinions. Things are pretty much still in the planning and organizing stage but thanks to two artists consultants for making the birthing of this much needed council a painless experience. They were Junyee and Jun Nicdao, tapped by Sen. Angara to help organize the council. We visited Gov. Castillo after the meeting. I managed to chit-chat with her about Batangbaler on the way out of the door. I’ll update more about this Arts Council thing in the future.
2. And I was informed by Ms. Rose Querijero and Noli Guerrero during the meeting yesterday that they have just organized a new arts group in Aurora called Dimalangat, named after that small rocky islet jutting out of the dibudulan headland on the left of Baler bay. They will have their first exhibit on June 15 at the Bistro Baler. The good news is when Junyee found out that there’s an active community of artists in Baler, he changed the plan of inviting artists from other provinces to have an exhibit at the Museo de Baler during the Philippine-Spanish Friendship day celebration. Instead, the local artists will be tapped for the exhibit therefore turning the spotlight on them and not the other way around.
3. Oscar Querijero - I was talking with Tya Rosa yesterday about some unrecognized artists from Aurora and she mentioned about Oscar Querijero, who was a cinematographer from the 70’s up to the late 90’s. A quick IMDB search later and I have Mr. Querijero’s filmography: Cinematographer for Tar-San (1999), Isprikitik, Walastik Kung Pumitik (1999),Hataw Tatay Hataw (1994),Hulihin: Probinsiyanong Mandurukot (1993), Tangga and Chos: Beauty Secret Agents (1990),SuperMouse and the Robo-Rats (1989), Elvis and James, the Living Legends! (1989), Panday IV (Ika-apat na aklat), JR (1983), Kapag buhay ang inutang (1983), Daniel Bartolo ng Sapang Bato (1982), Mr. Wong Meets Jesse James (1982), Masikip Maluwang Paraisong Parisukat (1977), Sapin Sapin Patong Patong (1977), Makahiya at Talahib (1976), Bagsik at kamandag ni Pedro Penduko (1974), Dragon Fire (1974); Camera and Electrical Department: Curacha ang babaeng walang pahinga (1998) (camera operator: second unit)
4. I just came from Manila and attended the International Symposium on emerging Trends in ICT in Education. The symposium was held at the Peninsula Manila and surprisingly, I managed to stay awake throughout the whole gig. Must be the great foods.
5. And here’s your chance to help your province with the gift of knowledge. The Aurora State College of Technology is looking for instructors to be hired this school year. If you’re into the field of Engineering, Tourism, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Computer Science and Information Technology, and have majors in English, Filipino and Mathematics, and like to experience the joy of teaching, drop your resume at the Aurora State College of Technology, Brgy. Zabali, Baler, Aurora. Or you can email ascotbaler@hotmail.com.
6. These new courses are also being offered at ASCOT: Associate in Tourism and Resort Management, BS Hotel and Restaurant Management, Associate in Aircraft Maintenance Technology (in collaboration with PHILSCA), and BS Fisheries (to be held at Brgy. Esteves in Casiguran)
7. I was also alerted that a girl with the last name of Fernandez from Baler is competing at the Little Ms. Urduja contest at Eat Bulaga. She won the daily round last Thursday, so she could be up for the weekly finals today. Watch it for what it’s worth. She could be the next Charice Pempengco.
8. from inquirer.net: Highlight of a Filipino-Spanish Friendship Day to be marked on June 30 will be the screening of a documentary by Spanish filmmaker Jesus Balbuena Garcia on the historic “Siege of Baler” in Aurora Province.
9. On to the congratulations:
   • Congratulations to my bro Dr. Ericson Friginal for finishing his Ph.D. (in Linguistics, i think) at the Northern Arizona University.
   • Congratulations to MS. BERNADETH P. JAVAR for passing the examination in the COMMISSION OF GRADUATES OF FOREIGN NURSING SCHOOLS (CGNFS) and in the NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION (NCLEX) -Registered Nurse. NEW YORK.
   • Congratulations to Ms. Jessica Gonzales for making it to Westpoint Academy.
   • Congratulations to Jan Joshen de Guzman and June Lowell Uy for passing the Electrical Engineering Board Exam.
10. And lastly, the Batangbaler Forums is slowly being populated. there are already more than 15 users and i’m just waiting for them to have their first dip in the pool. If you recently registered and didn’t receive your password in the your mailbox, click here to get your password. The BB Forums is here.

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May 28, 2008
Bistro Baler
8:00 PM

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