Do you agree that the Filipinos are good imitators? Why?

 

Bisaya

Barok and Takya Blog | Bisaya Podcast

Filipinos are such good imitators because of their rich heritage and background. Filipinos have such a well-mixed history that makes them well equipped to absorb new cultures. The Spanish, American, and Asian cultures combined with native culture have created the Filipino people -- one who is prepared to live in any country or area and rise through it successfully. Our cultural roots run deep, and we can tap into these roots when we need an idea for something new! It's not so difficult for many Filipinos to be part of different communities at once. As long as we know how to balance our time, we will inevitably succeed at everything we do because of this extraordinary ability that defines us. I think one of the most admirable of all Filipino qualities is the ability to adapt and mimic. This quality allows us to become accepted more readily in schools, companies, and other social circles to maximize our potential and achieve great things. We're not only good imitators; we're also very creative people who can find ways to make almost anything work--and maybe that's why Filipinos are such good imitators!

11.5 KM sementadong “Farm to Market Road with 3 Bridge Components” sa New Bataan, Davao de Oro gi turn-over

Gi turn-over na mismo ni Gov. Jayvee Tyron Uy (JTU) ang “11.5 KM Cabinuangan-Magangit Farm to Market Road (FMR)” sa New Bataan nga nahuman pagpasemento sa probinsya gamit ang dakong pundo nga gihatag sa Davao de Oro ni President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) pinaagi sa Department of Agriculture (DA) ilalom sa Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP).

Kining proyektoha jointly funded matud ni Gov. Tyron Uy sa PLGU Davao de Oro ug sa National Government pinaagi sa DA-PRDP, nga tungod sa tulo ka bridge components sa project miabot og kapin P191 Milyones ang nagastong pundo sa gobyerno.

Ang bag-o nahuman pagsementong karsada naga konekta matud pa niya sa lima ka mga Barangay sa New Bataan nga mao ang Magangit, Cogonon, Panag, Batinao, ug Cabinuangan nga gawas sa sayon ug komportable, dali na lang makaabot sa Nabunturan nga sa pagkakaron moabot na lang og tunga sa oras ang biyahe gikan duha ka oras panahon nga kining karsadaha wala pa masemento.

 

“Tungod sa sementadong kalsada, paspas na ang paglatas-latas sa produkto sa atong mag-uuma ug makabiyahe na og sakto ang katawhan. This project is jointly funded by the national government through the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Program (DA-PRDP) ug sa Provincial Local Government of Davao de Oro. Dako usab ang natabang para sa realization niini nga plano sa MLGU-New Bataan nga gipanguluhan ni Mayor Geraldford Balbin ug sa atong mga kapitan sa New Bataan nga kauban usab nato ganina nga mao sila Kapitan Alex Luga, Kapitan Everardo Mangubat sa Cogonon, ug Kapitan Serge Mabasa sa Cabinuangan. Daghang salamat sa tanang nagkooperar ug nagtinabangay para niining kabag-uhan nga atong nakab-ot- from inconvenient to accessible roads. This is the change we worked hard for.” Matud ni Gov. Tyron Uy. (Gilbert Magadan Cabahug PAO-ID DdO)

DA distributes P3.7M farm machinery to DdO rice farmers

 

Twelve associations of farmers and irrigators in the province of Davao de Oro received P3.7 million worth of agricultural machinery from the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) on November 5, 2021, at the Provincial Capitol Complex.

DA-XI Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo and Governor Jayvee Tyron L. Uy led the distribution of the farm machineries in a simple turnover ceremony.

The said activity is part of the farm mechanization project under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) which aims to boost rice farmers’ productivity, profitability, and global competitiveness using appropriate production and postproduction mechanization technologies. Recipient associations are coming from the municipality of Montevista, New Bataan, Maragusan, Mawab, Monkayo, and Laak. The distributed machinerie include 15 units of floating tiller and 12 units of hand tractors.

Governor Uy expressed his gratitude to the agriculture department for the continuous support to the farmers in the province as it will help to increase production, income and improve the quality of their outputs.

“With this kind of equipment nga gihatag sa department of agriculture sa atua, mapasalamaton kami sa makanunayong pagsuporta ug programa sa department of agriculture in helping our farmer’s and irrigators associations para mo lambo ang atuang production, ensuring food security, and more opportunities nga mudako ang kita sa atuang farmer’s in spite and despite of market driven na economy,” Uy said.

The implementation of RCEF projects in the province become successful through the active support and participation of PLGU counterparts through the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office (PAGRO).

Meanwhile, DA also distributed gardening tools for vegetable and coffee production to the following beneficiaries: 25th Infantry FIREBALL Battalion, 48th Infantry GUARDIANS Battalion, BLGU Bawani, and Saosao in Mawab, BLGU Mayaon and Prosperidad in Montevista.

Also present during the event is PhilMech OIC Chief Mindanao Cluster B Engr. Ray N. Adarna, together with PAGRO Department Head Minda R. Agarano represented by Assistant Department Head Ronald Sibayan, Municipal Agriculturist Officers, 25th and 48 Infantry Battalion, and other provincial staff. (Rheafe Hortizano - Provincial Information Office, Photos by Jonie Cadiz)

Looking forward to Christ’s second coming

By Fr. Roy Cimagala *

          WE have to learn to look forward to the second coming of

Christ. That’s when Christ, the pattern of our humanity and the savior

of our damaged humanity, will come again to make the final judgment on

all of us, establishing the definitive and eternal Kingdom of God that

is meant for us. Obviously, we have to prepare ourselves for it.

          This truth of our faith was implied when some leading Jews

once asked Christ when the Kingdom of God would come. To which, Christ

answered that “the coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,

and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’ For

behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.” (cfr. Lk 17,20-25)

          This attitude of waiting, expecting and making the proper

preparation for the second coming of Christ should be learned by all

of us. And we can do that by strengthening our belief that Christ is

actually already with us. He is everywhere, around us and inside us.

We just have to develop the habit of looking for him in order to find

him.

          Christ is already with us since he is the God who became

man, identifying himself with us in all our conditions, even making

himself like sin, the worst condition that we can be in, even if he

himself has not committed sin. (cfr. 2 Cor 5,21) Yes, he identified

himself with us so that we also can have a way of identifying

ourselves with him.

          We should develop the yearning, the longing, the passionate

desire to look for Christ, so we may find him; and in finding him we

may learn to love him; and in loving him, we get to identify ourselves

with him.

          And Christ is present everywhere. We have to learn to look

for him and find him in the little ordinary things of our life—in our

respective homes and communities, in our work, in the things that we

use and handle, etc. We actually do not need to go far and to do

extraordinary things to find him.

          And most especially, Christ is present in the sacraments,

especially in the Holy Eucharist. That is why we are encouraged by the

Church to have frequent recourse to Holy Mass and Holy Communion.

          In this regard, we have to learn how to go eschatological,

for which we have to know what it means and how we can acquire its

sense. It’s a necessity in our life, since it gives a bigger, if not

complete picture of our life. It enables us to go beyond the here and

now to enter into the world beyond death.

          Eschatology is that part of theology concerned with death,

judgment and the final destination of the soul and humanity itself,

that is, heaven or hell, or the so-called the Last Things. It may

sound scary at first, but it actually is very helpful. We just have to

make the necessary adjustments in our attitude toward it.

          So, it’s a part of theology and not a merely empirical

science. We need to have inputs of faith which actually play a

directing role in the study. We cannot simply rely on so-called

observable data, material or sociological, that by definition cannot

fathom the spiritual and supernatural dimensions of our life.

          It shows us that how we live our earthly life has eternal

effects in our afterlife. We have to learn how to live our earthly

life with the view of our eternal and supernatural destination.

* Chaplain Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise (CITE), Talamban, Cebu City

Email: roycimagala@gmail.com