Naga City Trip!
October 13, 2008Last October 10, 2008, I went to Naga City for a Business Trip with my boss to conduct a site and project inspection of a subdivision there in Naga City. It was not my first time to visit the place and if I’m not mistaken it was the third time I went there. The initial visit then was during my College years and the City has a big difference now in terms of economic activities and presence of big commercial establishments and not to mention the incomng SM City Naga which is expected to open by early next year.
The visit also gave me a chance to see up close and personal the very famous these days, the CamSur Water Sports Complex or CWC. The place is now the haven of Wake Boarding enthusiasts, one of the most popular extreme sports for the young people and young at heart. I also got the chance to taste the unique “laing pizza” in the CWC Resto. The taste is really good and awesome!
On top of the great food like laing, pili nuts, bicol express and other native delicacies, I cant allow myself not to visit one of the most important destinations in Naga City, the Basilica of Our Lady of Penafrancia. My first visit then was actually a pilgrimage in the same church but I can’t remember that what I saw the other day is actually the same as that of the place we visited then. I was amazed with the magnificent glass mosaic that sorrounds every corner of the church. It is evident with the newly installed wall sculptured that the church is currently undergoing renovations. Unlike the festival days, there were no big crowds in the area and we were able to see the image of Our Lady that easy thru a stairs at the back of the main altar.
The visit is really a memorable one! And yes, I’ll make sure to come back and visit again the place especially CWC and next time I will make sure I will see Caramoan, which other people describe as incomparable to Boracay! Whew! Great to be Pinoy! There are lots of great destinations in the country even superb than the F1 race in Singapore! By the way thanks a lot to the great staff of our sister company, Air Philippines for bringing us safe home!
BABALA LABAN SA REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL 5043
Nais po naming paalalahanan ang lahat sa panganib na idudulot ng ipinapanukalang Reproductive Health Bill 5043. Layunin daw ng panukala na mas maging ligtas ang kalusugan ng mga manganganak. Masyado raw tayong marami kaya di sapat ang pagkain at trabaho. Kulang daw ang pera ng gobyerno upang matustusan ang pangangailangan ng mga tao. Pero ang totoo, ang nais ay sugpuin ang ating populasyon, sa pamamaraan na sisira sa moralidad, sa pamilya at karapatan.
Pag naisa batas ang RHB 5043, pwersadong tuturuan ang ating mga anak/ apo mula Grade 5 hanggang 4th year high school kung paano makakapagtalik ng ligtas sa sakit at hindi mabubuntis o makabubuntis. Gagamitin ang pera ng gobyerno sa pagpapalaganap ng libreng condom, pills, IUD, vasectomy atbp. Alam po natin na hindi 100% effective ang mga naturang contraceptives at ang susunod na ipapanukala ay abortion naman – ganito ang landas na tinahak ng lahat ng bansang nag-umpisa sa panukalang gaya ng RHB 5043.
Pag naipasa ang bill na ito ay lalong magkaka ideya ang mga bata tungkol sa pagtatalik, kaya batang bata pa ay mawawala na ang kamusmusan. Nagkakaproblema na tayo ngayon. Lalo na pong lalala. Ang mga pribadong kumpanya naman ay pwersadong magbigay ng birth control measures sa kanilang mga empleyado.
Ang mas nakakatakot pa bukod sa paglaganap ng immoralidad ay pag nagpahayag ka ng kontra sa batas ay kulong o multa ka.
Mag-ingat po tayo, magmatyag at kumilos. Taon-taon ay may nagtutulak ng panukalang ito. Medyo matindi po ngayon at mukhang hindi sila titigil. Pero kung magkakaisa ang mga Katoliko, hindi po ito makakalusot. Sa ating pagkilos at pagkakaisa nakasalalay ang kinabukasan ng pamilyang Pilipino, na gusto nating panatilihing banal.
Pag-aralan po natin ang isyu at makilahok sa mga gawaing tumututol sa RHB 5043. Kaugnay po nito, ang Couples For Christ Foundation for Family and Life ay namimigay po ng mga leaflets sa harap ng simbahan. Nag-aanyaya po sila sa inyong lahat na lumagda sa isang petisyon laban sa masamang idudulot ng RHB 5043.
Higit sa lahat, ating ipagdasal ang mga namumuno ng ating gobyerno.
Maraming salamat po at nawa’y mapasa atin ang pagpapala ng Banal na Pamilya sa
Pagpalain po tayong lahat ng Diyos!
