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Philippine Newsbits…
PHILIPPINES RETURNS TO FAA CATEGORY 1 STATUS
The Department of Tourism welcomes the news of the return of the Phi-lippines to Category 1 status by the US Federal Aviation Administration. With this development, Philippine carriers can now operate to other cities in the United States and increase frequencies to existing routes. The anti-cipated expansion in capacity and network coverage will boost the De-partment's tourism promotion efforts in the US, which is the country's second largest source market.
PHILIPPINES BAGS TOURISM AWARD IN INDIA
Travel and tourism professionals in South India voted the Philippine De-partment of Tourism (DOT) as the “Best National Tourism Organization” for 2013. The DOT was awarded for its branding campaign and road-shows in South India, particularly in the cities of Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.
In 2013, India contributed 52,206 visitors to the Philippines, a 12.53% growth from the 46,395 visitors recorded in 2012. Indian tourists represented 1.12% of the total volume of Philippine visitors for 2013.
APRIL 2014
VOL 46, NO 4 The Tambuli is a monthly publication of the Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City. 9810 W 79th St Overland Park, KS 66204 816-888-4416 www.filipino-association.org
IN THIS ISSUE: 1 News –
Here & Elsewhere
2
Upcoming Events
3
Pinoy Breakfast Photos
4
Feature Stories
5
Community Celebrants
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Easter Picnic Photos
The Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City is a not-for-profit, non-political, and non-sectarian organization established to preserve, promote, and enhance Filipino culture through education and cultural arts, and to provide service to the community at-large through its projects and programs.
FCC HOSTS KANSAS STATE
YO-YO CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2014 Kansas State Yo-Yo Championship is coming to the Filipino Cultural Center on Saturday, May 3, from 10 AM to 5 PM! Be mesme-rized as some of the best yo-yo-ers from Kansas and surrounding states compete for prizes. State champions will be crowned in the 1A, Open and Fixed Axle divisions; novice and intermediate players will participate in the True Beginner, Spin-Top, and Sport Ladder divi-sions.
General admission to watch the competition is FREE! Visit the official website and Facebook page for more details, including a schedule of events. Sponsored by Cesar Conde, Filipino Association member and
owner of Go Big Skill Toys.
STEPPING UP FOR
HEALTHCARE
Join the World Outreach Foundation Kansas City (WOFKC) for a fun evening of lighthearted dance competition, dinner,
cocktails, silent auction and more dancing! Prominent members of the KC medical field and sports and media communities generously donate their time as contestants and judges. For more info, contact Jerry Smith at [email protected] / 816-560-9379.
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TAMBULI STAFF Editor-in-Chief
Ping Bayani Contributors
Edward Tumanut Want to submit content or even be part of the staff? Contact the Editor-in-Chief at 913-558-4332 or [email protected]
FROM THE EDITOR by Ping Bayani I went to see the movie ‘Divergent’ a couple of days ago. And while it may not win any awards, this one did hit home on some level.
Based on the premise that a struc-tured society is the one that will survive, citizens entering adulthood are made to choose which societal faction they’d like to belong to, using the result of an aptitude test, if you will, as gauge: the selfless Abnegation, the happy Amity, the truthful Candor, the brave Dauntless and the brainy Erudite. Of course, there is still ‘free will’ of sorts, i.e. you can choose a faction different from what your test result suggests but once made, your choice is irrevocable, happy or not!
And then there are the Divergents who are multi-faceted, whose test results are ‘inconclusive’. They are seen as ‘threats’ to the structure and are therefore hunted down and eliminated.
Which faction would you choose?
As for me, good Lord - I’m already looking for a place to hide!
UPCOMING EVENTS View a complete listing at www.filipino-association.org/calendar
General Monthly Meeting Friday, May 2, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Filipino Cultural Center These meetings are open to all, members and non-members alike. Potluck starts at 6:30, with the meeting commencing promptly at 7:00.
Feast of Santo Nino Saturday, May 3, 6:00 PM, Christ the King Church A Filipino Catholic tradition honoring the Child Jesus. Contact: Angie Chico-Agustin [email protected] /816-523-7364 *This event is not affiliated with the Filipino Association of Greater KC
FA-GKC Day at Sporting Park Sunday, May 4, 3:00 PM, Sporting Park Join us as our reigning MLS Champions Sporting KC take on the Columbus Crew. Limited group tickets available for $21 each. Contact: Edward Tumanut by April 28 [email protected] / 816-699-6523
Pinoy Breakfast Saturday, May 10, 9:00 – 11:00 AM, Filipino Cultural Center Join us for a delicious breakfast get-together, featuring your favorite Filipino breakfast foods. Open to all but members get a discount! Contact: Edward Tumanut [email protected] / 816-699-6523
Parents’ Day Celebration Saturday, May 17, 5:45 PM, Filipino Cultural Center The Senior Council hosts this annual dinner-dance to honor parents and grandparents. Come bring your beloved folks and show them you care! $30 for Association members, $35 non-members; $15 children ages 7-12. Raffle tickets available: $3 each, $5 for 2. Top prize is 42” HDTV with additional prizes for the taking! Winner need not be present. Contact: Mirla De Los Santos by May 10 [email protected] / 816-461-8189
Clink & Clique: Networking Happy Hour Wednesday, May 21, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Venue TBD Young (and young-at-heart) professionals are invited to this monthly networking happy hour! RSVP not required but helpful in reserving space at venue. Contact: [email protected] / 816-898-8312
Movie Night on the Terrace Friday, May 23, 8:30 PM, Filipino Cultural Center Featured movie: TBD Bring your family and friends and enjoy a relaxing summer evening with a FREE movie at the beautiful Francisco Family Terrace. Sit on the terrace steps or bring your own lawn chairs and blankets. Some snacks and drinks will be on sale. Contact: Edward Tumanut [email protected] / 816-699-6523
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PINOY BREAKFAST PHOTOS! (All photos by Armando Costes)
View more photos of our events and activities at www.filipino-association.org/photos
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Senior Council Chair Kelly Tumanut talking to members of the Senior Council after the Pinoy Breakfast.
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On the FCC terrace, dancing off the calories after a filling Filipino breakfast - and getting ready for the next one!
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KNOW YOUR FILIPINO SAINTS By Manuel P. Pardo, MD
PHILIPPINES OLDEST ARTWORK
IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARING! By Ping Bayani (Photos by Jay Directo)
Most Filipinos probably know their heroes - Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, et al. Their statues that dot the country help us remember them. Most Fili-pinos also know the names of their politicians and movie personalities, thanks to the media. But what about Filipino saints? Yes, we have them too – easy to remem-ber because we only have two so far, with one waiting on the wings.
SAN LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA
The first canonized Filipino saint is San Lorenzo Ruiz. Born in 1600 to a Chinese father and a Filipina mother in Binondo, Manila, Lorenzo learned to speak both Chinese and Tagalog. As a young boy, Lorenzo served as an altar boy at the convent of the Binondo Church. Educated by the Dominican Friars, he earned the title of “escribano” or calligrapher because of his excellent penmanship. He was deeply religious and worked as a clerk in the Binondo Church. He married a local maiden and they had two sons and a daughter, living a quiet, peaceful, religious life.
In 1636, Lorenzo was falsely accused of killing a Spani-ard. Before he could be locked up, three Dominican priests helped him seek asylum on board a ship headed for missionary work in Japan. Shortly after they arrived in Nagasaki, the Tokugawa Shogunate began persecuting Christians. Lorenzo and the three Dominican priests were arrested and tortured. They were told that they would be freed if they renounced Christianity. Lorenzo refused. He was quoted to say, “I am a Catholic and I wholeheartedly accept death for the Lord. If I had a thousand lives, all those I shall offer to Him.” Lorenzo was martyred in 1637 in Nichizaka Hill, Nagasaki, Japan, his body cremated, his ashes thrown into the sea.
The Positio Super Introductione Causae or the cause of beatification for Lorenzo Ruiz was authored by Fr. Fidel Villaroel, O.P., which led to his beatification by Pope John Paul II during his visit to the Philippines on Febru-ary 18, 1981. It was the first beatification ceremony out-side the Vatican in history.
The miracle that led to his canonization took place in 1983 when Cecilia Alegria Policarpio, a 2-year old Fili-pina girl, who suffered from hydrocephalus (brain swell-ing), was cured through the intercession of Blessed Lorenzo Ruiz.
He was canonized on October 18, 1987 in the Vatican by Pope John Paul II. San Lorenzo Ruiz’s feast day is celebrated on September 28. (Continued on page 6)
First documented by acclaimed Philippine artist Carlos ‘Botong’ Francisco in 1965 as he led a Boy Scout hike, the Angono Petroglyphs, the mysterious carvings on a hill-side rock wall in Binangonan, are in danger of disap-pearing, their full meaning/significance still unsolved.
Comprised of 127 engravings of people, animals and geo-metric shapes, the artworks have been declared a nation-al treasure, regarded as proof that relatively sophistica-ted societies existed in the Philippines in the Stone Age.
Based on carving tools and pottery shards discovered at the site, scientists believe the carvings date back to 3000 BC, pre-dating a series of geometric shapes in the moun-tainous northern Philippines.
The World Monuments Fund, a New York-based private group that funds the preservation of historical sites, placed the Angono Petroglyphs on its list of endangered monuments in 1996. UNESCO has also placed the petroglyphs on its ‘tentative list’ of world heritage sites.
Still, the threats of urbanization, nearby mining, ravages of nature, vandalism and plain neglect continue.
Visiting students look at the wall carvings
Details of carvings dubbed as Angono Petroglyphs
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COMMUNITY CELEBRANTS If any of the information below needs to be updated, contact the Editor-in-Chief.
MAY BIRTHDAYS
Pam Ames 1
Meghan Carey 1
Cora Natividad 1
Jay Villareal 1
Nancy Lacy 2
Sophia Spurlock 2
Tommy Velasco 2
Ruth Velasco 2
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Tanner Steinback 3
Cornelius Felicecemo Brown 4
Ben Conde 4
Dave Ferber, Jr. 4
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Dr. Doug Dehning 5
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Steve Calderon 6
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Megan Spradlin 7
Miguel Gaela 8
Josie O'Neill 8
Celeste Ongioco-Gomez 8
Yollie Endaya 9
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Rommel Francisco 14
Clifford Juan 14
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Sid Dolina 15
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Anthony Pricer 15
Lacey Ridnour 15
Jennifer Siron 15
Irma Wright 15
Sam Conde 16
Matt Estes 16
Janette Galos 16
Dr. Winifredo Lisondra 16
Mia McGovern 16
Dr. Mila Tiojanco 16
Emie Abella 17
Maydeel Echano 17
Joe Laoruangroch 17
Rain Pickering 17
Sarah Abraham 18
Marites de los Santos-Shields 18
Karl Kroen 18
Michelle Mubarak 18
Ric Rivera 18
Shirley Sulit 18
Zachery Bringer 19
Linda Christian 19
Sil Moulic 19
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Angelica Roman 20
Flor Tabiendo 21
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Amelia Javillonar 28
Dodie Bacani 29
Araceli Bagunu 29
Elisha Brown 29
Chris Francia 29
Michelle Saing 29
Dr. Andy Sulit 29
Koba Butkovich 30
Michael Navarro, Jr. 30
MAY
ANNIVERSARIES
Jim & Marissa Trujillo 1
David & Judy Sorio-Jeffers 1
Ruel & Jane Miciano 2
Brad & Rose Larson 2
Frank & Hilary Sorio 3
Philip & Leah Helton 5
Arnulfo & Shirley Sulit 5
Robert & Carol Ellis 6
Herminio & Fe Gatapia 7
Mike & Haydee Miranda 12
Roger & Pam McGee 12
Daniel & Cely Hernandez 15
Jason & Gigi Mateo 16
Will & Lacey Ridnour 17
Erick & Eden Orille 17
Roman & Andi Enriquez 20
Jeff & Gerry Morrow 22
Bill & Zennie Kuhlmann 27
Mike & Sylvia Aves-Spradlin 27
Patrick & Mia Pardo 28
Richard & Maria Celeste Null 29
Hans & Rowena Vergara 29
Dave & Bebie Cawley 30
Fred & Del Iloreta 30
Nelson & Nora Graven 30
NEW MEMBERS Whitley Cain Amador Guillergan
Dan & Joan Dalan Maria McCabe
Sarah DeHart Lesley Tumanut-Pace
Tony & Cindy Do Nikki Upton
Carl Estep John Lienemann
John Paul Fontelo Nora Quiason
Jason Sisante
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APRIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS For the full meeting minutes, go to www.filipino-association.org/links and check out the Resources section. Minutes of the April General Meeting were not available at press time; they will be included in the next issue.
KNOW YOUR FILIPINO SAINTS (from page 4)
SAN PEDRO CALUNGSOD DE CEBU
The second Filipino saint in the Catholic Church is Pedro Calungsod. He was born in the year 1654 in Cebu, Philippines and died on April 2, 1672 in Tumon, Guam. He received his basic education from a Jesuit boarding school, mastering the catechism and the Spanish language. He prepared for missionary work by learning drawing, painting, singing, acting and carpentry. Leaving his family and friends behind, he joined a missionary group that went to the Marianas Islands and Guam headed by Fr. Diego de San Vitores, preaching and converting natives.
As the missionaries went about baptizing infants, rumor spread that the wa- ter being used in the baptism was poisonous and blamed them for the infants that died from disease. The village chief was angry that his child was bap-tized and decided to kill the missionaries. Pedro could have escaped the attack but he did not want to leave Fr. Diego. Pedro was hit in the chest with a spear. Fr. Diego gave him absolution before he himself was killed. Both were thrown to the sea.
After the martyrdom of Fr. Diego and Pedro, a process for beatification was initiated for Fr. Diego but there was no follow up. Eventually, in 1981 the beatification papers were discovered in the diocese and the process was revived for Fr. Diego who was beatified on October 6, 1985.
In 1994, then Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal asked permission from the Vatican to initiate the beatification process for Pedro Calungsod. In March 1997, the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the petition. In January 2000, Pope John Paul II approved the decree Super Martyrio (concerning the martyrdom) of Pedro Calungsod, setting the beati-fication for March 5, 2000 at St. Peter’s Square in Rome.
On December 19, 2011 the Holy See officially approved the miracle qualifying Blessed Pedro Calungsod for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. The recognized miracle happened in 2002 in the province of Leyte, Philippines, when a lady who was pronounced dead after a heart attack was revived after prayers were offered to Blessed Calungsod.
Pope Benedict XVI set the Canonization date to October 21, 2012 to coincide with World Mission Sunday. San Pedro Calungsod’s feast is observed on April 2.
ON THE WAITING LIST
The one on the waiting list is Blessed Jose Maria of Manila, a priest of the Capuchin Order who was born in Manila in 1880 and died in Spain in 1936. He was beatified October 13, 2013.
Statue of San Pedro Calungsod in Plaza Colon, Cebu, Philippines
A stained-glass rendering of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila
by Chicago artist Plamen Petrov
Editor’s note: There are other Filipinos on the path to sainthood including Venerables Isabel Larrañaga Ramírez, Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo and Joaquina María Mercedes Barcelo Pages. There are also many in the category Servants of God which means ‘being investigated by the Catholic Church for possible sainthood’.
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APRIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) For the full meeting minutes, go to www.filipino-association.org/links and check out the Resources section.
EASTER PICNIC PHOTOS! (All photos by Armando Costes)
View more photos of our events and activities at www.filipino-association.org/photos