EXCITING VESPERS DAY

Vespers day was so exciting for Calubianons since the day was graced with street presentations. There were presentations and showdown of the drum corp or band between the two schools in Calubian, the Calubian National High School (CNHS) and the Missionaries of Sacred Heart (MSH) Sisters Academy. CNHS and Calubian South District had also their contingents for Lubi-lubi street dancing and presentation simultaneous with the conduct of the Potpot contest.


The MSH band showed their presentation to the public in the Calubian Commercial District. The band was led by Adrian Mateo while my daughter Babe Joan Dignos served as the Band Majorette.



The CNHS band had also shown their talents to the public.



The CNHS students proudly presented their version of Lubi-lubi with coconut plantlets.


The Calubian DepEd South pupils showed also their Lubi-lubi presentation.

Calubian Fiesta Program of Activities

The annual town fiesta of the Municipality of Calubian will be celebrated this August 15-16 (Saturday and Sunday), 2009. To give guide to Calubianons who is planning to attend this annual fiesta celebration, here is the general program of activities for the one-week affair starting last August 10, Monday. The following is the general schedule;

August 10- Search for the Singing and Dancing Idol 2009
There were three categories for the singing idol; Category A for 14yrs age limit, Category B for 15 yrs to 23 yrs old while Category C is for 24 yrs and above.

August 11 - National and Local Employees' Night
Presentations of the different delegations were being witnessed by the participants with the Calubian DepEd South emerged the winner of the competition while Calubian DepEd North ranked second and CNHS ranked third. Winners received funds from the Special Education Fund (SEF) of the LGU with 20,000.00, 15,000.00 10,000.00 were awarded for the first, second and third placers, respectively.

August 12 - Talent Night
Presentation of the different talents of the Candidates for the Miss Lubi-Lubi.

August 13 - Miss Lubi-Lubi Pageant Proper
The Quest for Miss Lubi-Lubi Festival and the Coronation of the winners will be held on this Night.

August 14 - ABC Night
All barangay officials will gather this night to show their part on Merrymaking to show support on the annual fiesta celebration.

August 15 - "Potpot Parade Contest"
Showdown of tricicads, a manually operated tricycle decorated with different parts of coconut tree.

August 16 - Showdown of the Drummers from the Calubian Natonal High School (CNHS) and the Missionaries of Sacred Heart (MSH) High School.

Everyone is invited to join our Calubian Annual Fiesta Celebration. Happy Fiesta to all.

Farmers' Field Day at VSU

August 9, 2009 was the annual schedule of the Visayas State University (VSU) formerly ViSCA in paying tribute to the Filipino farmers and fisher folks as they held their Annual Farmers' Field Day. Since the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist (OMA) of the Municipality of Calubian was invited for the said occasion, we organized a group of hobbiest which were mostly members of the Calubian Florist Association (CAFA) to join our group for the educational tour with main obejective which is to attain the said field day.

The group leave Calubian at exactly 6:10AM riding the Jonathan Bus bound for VSU. We arrived VSU at 9:30AM. After the whole group was briefed on some details about the schedule of the tour such as when to go home and others, the group dispersed around the VSU campus where the booths and the displays were being set-up. Our group with my family together with Mads Inday and Jackielyn proceeded to VSU Pavillion to take our breakfast.

The first thing we had done was to go around the VSU oval to see some displays in the differrent booths. It was really tiresome since it was too hot and my companions forgot to bring along with them some umbrellas. Fortunately for me I had my hat to protect me from too much heat. We proceeded to the Garden Show and had seen the beautiful landscaping which were entries for the contest. There were numerous and various kinds of rare and exotic plants displayed and our companions had taken the opportunity to buy something as collections or stocks. I was able to buy few things like the Thailand herbs and the Thailand red tambis.

After satisfying our sights and got exhausted of roaming around the VSU campus, we took some rest under the centennial Palomaria tree to cool us down, ate some few slices of cassava-choco roll and drink water to quench the thirst and regained our strength. Then we ate our lunch at the ATI Cafeteria fronting the beach to be able for us to breath fresh air. After a little rest we proceeded to our vehicle in preparation of going home. Before we moved out, we passed by the administration building to see the Search for Truth Monument and the very good landscape of my dear Alma Mater. Then, we went home bringing with us some challenges to propagate the plants we had bought from VSU or ViSCA.

CORY- Mother of Philippine Democracy

While entering the first day of August, the entire nation was saddened and shocked by the untimely demise of one of the greatest leader in the Philippines who was able to merge politics with religion. Her excellency Madam Corazon Cojuangco Aquino rose into power by the peaceful revolution known as the People Power 1 which brought the end of Marcos' dictatorship.

For me, Tita Cory deserves a monument in EDSA since she was the heroin of the first Filipino peaceful revolt with rosary as the main weapon. I was then a graduating Agricultural Engineering in ViSCA now Visayas State University or VSU in Baybay, Leyte when we heard the calling for support of the late Cardinal Sin for the then Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile and Gen Fidel V. Ramos who led the quo detat in 1986 which toppled the Marcos dictatorial regime. But why Cory? When in fact she was not the prime mover of the quo, is it not that everything has already been taken cared of up above. The ordinary housewife at that rose into power by God's intercession and the rest is history.

With her death, we must not forget the things she had been fighting for. I hope that her spirit of enthusiasm towards reinstalling democracy in our country be always present in the minds of every Filipino, that her advocacy become also our advocacy so that in her death continues the burning flame in every heart of the Filipino to pursue what she has started. (Itutuloy natin ang laban ni Ninoy; ituloy natin and laban ni Cory). Let it be so.

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