HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA MARY

Every 8th of September, the Filipino Nation celebrates the birthday of the country's titular patron...ang Mahal na Birheng Maria.

Here in Paranaque City a special mass was held at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.

Mother Mary is known here under the title of "Our Lady of Buensuceso".

chichirica

Sometime last week there was a feature here about a flower in my frontyard.

Well, last Saturday September 8 was the birthday of Mother Mary and together with a friend, the author travelled to Paete, Laguna to watch a parade of statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of course to pay Her homage on Her anniversary. It was a unique show held where life-size statues of different titles of Mary were featured inside the church.

On their way back, the two passed by Los Banos and chanced upon flower plants displayed and sold along the hi-way. This is what they found out regarding the particular flower from that article.




the name is chichirica.

Federico De Leon

Federico De Leon brother to Fabiola, Agnes, Ermot, Mael and Chit died last August 22, 2007.Better known as "Freding Manok" to his many friends he was buried at the catholic cemetery in San Dionisio.

Conrado Avila

Conrado Avila, 81 was interred yesterday Sept. 6, 2007 at the Manila Memorial Park. He died of prostate cancer. His surviving family wishes to thank all those who shared sympathies during the time of mourning.

First Native of Paranaque Ordained Bishop

His Eminence Most Reverend Bishop Francisco de Leon D.D. first native bishop of Paranaque will hold a special thanksgiving mass at the St. Andrew’s Cathedral on September 10, 2007 at 11 a.m. A unique welcome celebration from folks in La Huerta awaits him upon his arrival here on Monday.

As one of the former rectors of San Carlos Seminary in Makati, he was ordained bishop last September 1, 2007 at the Manila Cathedral with Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales as ordaining prelate and preacher.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Msgr. De Leon auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Antipolo and the titular Diocese of Boseta on June 27, 2007. As new auxiliary bishop, de Leon will assist Bishop Reyes.

Born June 11, 1947 in Parañaque City, he studied elementary at Saint Andrew’s School in Parañaque and finished high school at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary in Makati and Philosophy and Theology at San Carlos Seminary also in this city. He also took a course in Spiritual Renewal at Our Lady of New Clairvaux in Vina, California, and a Pastoral Course at the Vatican II Institute for Clergy Formation in Menlo Park, California.

At the time of his appointment he was rector of the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Mandaluyong City and rector of the San Carlos Seminary of the Archdiocese of Manila and the St. Andrew Parish in Makati City.

name this flower

I have this flower plant growing in a pot on my frontyard and I don't even know its name. Can anyone please tell me how this is called in Paranaque? Any scientific name?

linggo ng wika

Ginanap sa iba't ibang paaralan sa lungsod ang taunang pag-gunita sa linggo ng pambansang wikang Pilipino na ipinagdiriwang tuwing sasapit ang buwan ng Agosto.
Ang mga mag-aaral ay nagsisuot ng kani-niyang mga damit na karaniwang kasuotan noong nakalipas na panahon tulad ng baro't saya, barong tagalog at iba pa.
Ang larawan ay kuha sa Richfield Child Development Center, isang pribadong paaralan sa Multinational Village, Paranaque city.

3 killed, 13 hurt in Paranaque wall collapse

Three construction workers died while 13 others were injured when a 20-foot firewall of a supply warehouse being constructed in Paranaque City fell on them Thursday.

As of 4 p.m. Thursday, rescuers were still searching for others who may still be underneath concrete slabs and debris of the collapsed firewall of Wilcon Builders Supply in Barangay San Dionisio, Sucat, Parañaque City.

Parañaque City Police Director Ronald Estilles identified the fatalities as 32-year-old welder Lazaro Ramos, Balbino Ocampo, and Justino Abesamis.

Those injured were identified as Robert Decena, Marlon de Leon, Pablo dela Cruz, Joel Baluyot, Gil Domingo, Ben Banong, Silverio Quiriaga, Lino Domingo, Ricky Garcia, Sonny Fran, Eliseo Maducduc, Jun Feliciano and Boy Evangelista.

Estilles said the injured laborers were sent to Olivarez Hospital and Parañaque Community Medical Center for treatment.

Witnesses said more than a dozen workers were working beside the wall when it fell on them at around 11:30 a.m. "They were mixing cement when the wall fell on them," said Estilles, who led rescue efforts along with personnel from the local Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the City Government.

Estilles said the workers were installing a huge steel beam that will serve as the frame for the warehouse's roof when the wall crumbled. He also said the wall failed to support the weight of the steel truss.

He said they would continue the rescue operations until the debris has been cleared and they could account for all the workers.

Distraught relatives of the victims rushed to the construction site upon hearing about the incident in the news.

Parañaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe has ordered an investigation into the accident, particularly the liability of city building official Noel Cerpina, who signed the building permit for Wilson Builders Supply.

news courtesy of SUN STAR
posted August 03, 2007

Silvestre De Leon Laid To Rest

Silvestre de Leon, former city treasurer from La Huerta was finally laid to rest at the Manila Memorial Park last September 1, 2007. He died of a lingering illness and old age last August27.

Ex-Parañaque mayor Joey Marquez convicted of graft

Actor posts P150,000 bail

By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 03:49pm (Mla time) 08/30/2007


(UPDATE 4) MANILA, Philippines -- Actor and ex-Parañaque City mayor Joey Marquez has posted P150,000 bail after he and three others were convicted of graft by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court, according to a report on local television.

At the same time, the report said Marquez has filed a motion for reconsideration.

Marquez’s bail is on top of the P90,000 bond he posted before the start of the trial by the anti-graft court.

Under the law, the court has the discretion to allow a convicted individual to post an additional bond for his provisional liberty while his case is on appeal.

Marquez, Silvestre de Leon, city treasurer; Flocerida Babida, budget officer; and Ofelia Cuanan, general services chief have been sentenced from 6-10 years imprisonment by the Sandiganbayan fourth division which had ruled on the case.

The anti-graft court fourth division headed by Associate Justice Gregory Ong said Marquez and the other officials had violated Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft Law particularly Section 3 (g) for "entering, on behalf of the government, into any contract or transaction manifestly and grossly disadvantageous to the same, whether or not the public officer profited or will profit thereby."

The Commission on Audit filed the case after it discovered that the broomsticks that were purchased from January 1996 to September 1997 by the city government under Marquez’s term were overpriced by P462,708 and did not go through the regular bidding procedures.

Marquez served as mayor from July 1995 to 1998 when Parañaque was then a municipality and from 1998 to June 30, 2004 when it became a city.

Originally posted at 9:26am