St Francis Golden Anniversary

How fast time flies by! We just had our Kick-off two years ago and now it's almost Oct 4, St Francis Day. This year is the golden anniversary, 50 years of Franciscan presence in Guihulngan. After much hangyu-hangyo, the Alumni Board finally convinced SFC school administration to move the slot for the Alumni Homecoming from September 29 to October 3, 2012. So our program for the Alumni is, Registration in the afternoon of October 3 (we have photobooth available, 3 pictures for P/100), dinner per batch from 7-8 pm at the school grounds. A set of 3 tables and 12 chairs per batch is available at P/900, additional chairs at 50 pesos each. Please reserve seats at Dr Carampatan's store, corner of Villegas and Osmena sts. Again, after much hangyo-hangyo, batches may put up your own tents, but please, please, use white tents para naa tay unity of colors.Bahala na unsay shape, basta puti. (O puti-puti ;) Come early, first come, first use of parking area. No more area, no more parking, ok? For dinner, batches may bring their own food. If you need assistance for food orders, just say so, naay tay daghan taga-Guihulngan ka-orderan. I heard the Commercial Cooking Class of GSSDC-TESDA headed by very able Nino Aranas are taking orders. And here's the official line-up of activities (posted by school administration): Saint Francis College Golden Founding Anniversary Activities September 25 --- October 3, 2012 THEMATIC NOVENA MASSES at 7:00 in the morning, SFC For October 1, 2012, the mass will be held at the Our Lady Of BuenSuceso Parish at 7:30 a.m. October 1, 2012 --- Monday BIKE FOR HEALTH... PEDAL FOR LIFE 5:00 a.m. starts at SFC campus PARADE WITH FLOATS 8:30 a.m. starts from the parish church OPENING OF THE SPORTS OLYMPICS 10:30 a.m. October 2, 2012 --- Tuesday CONTINUATION OF THE SPORTS OLYMPIC Morning and afternoon EVOLUTION OF DANCES 6:00 P.M. , BNBS, SFC   October 3, 2012 --- Wednesday CONTINUATION OF THE SPORTS OLYMPICS Morning to afternoon COLLOQIUM ON FRANSISCAN EDUCATION Fr. Nello Bulawan, OFM 1:00 p.m. , old high school building, SFC SOLEMN EVENING PRAYER Our Lady of the Angels Chapel PROCESSION Starts after the Solemn Evening Prayer From SFC campus to City Auditorium TRANSITUS Starts after the Procession,( City Auditorium) GRAND ALUMNI HOMECOMING at 7:00 p.m., High School grounds, facing old High School building A. Part I. Serious -- includes batch commitment for reconstruction B. Part II. Fun -- Disco band, singing, dancing, from dusk to dawn October 4, 2012 --- Thursday SOLEMN HIGH MASS 8:00 a.m. , BNBS, SFC UNVEILING AND BLESSING OF THE GOLDEN MARKER (after the mass) LAYING OF WREATH AT THE STATUE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISSI BLESSING OF PETS at the Statue of St. Francis MASS DEMONSTRATION OF GS PUPILS AND AWARDING OF WINNERS at 10:30 a.m. , BNBS, SFC GABI NG PARANGAL at 6:00 P.M. (by invitation)

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Guihulngan Products in Dumaguete

For a little adventure and some change of scenery, Guihulngan Weavers of Pandan Association (acronymn GWAPA)brought their wares to the DTI-Hypermart sponsored Weekend Bazaar. I joined the group as councilor for the Guihulngan Satellite Skills Development Center (GSSDC) who had a hand in organizing this group.
From pandan mats or banig, to floormats, bags, bayongs, the group has even progressed to Christmas decors and other handicrafts from indigenous materials. They have cute magnetic souvenirs which remind us of hometown and Christmas. Congratulations to GWAPA!

St Francius turns 50 next year

St Francis College will hold its golden anniversary in 2012. It will be the 50th year of existence for this local college which was founded by the Franciscan Fathers from California.

Alumni and SFS fathers are gearing up for the affair. This year's celebration will start with a novena mass, starting September 25, 2011. The alumni association, headed by Atty Anthony H. Trinidad, will sponsor the mass.

Smoke Free Guihulngan

Guihulngan legislators finally took time to talk about a proposed ordinance on regulating smoking of cigarettes in public places. The proposed ordinance, sponsored by Hon Leticia M Pasigna, a medical doctor, and Hon Jessica Villarmente, a mother of 3 young men, was filed last June 7.
It will be noted that Guihulngan Sanggunian has an equal number of legislators who smoke cigarettes, and do not smoke at all.
Hon Rock Candido and Hon Bobby Bustamante, who are non-smokers, are supporting this ordinance. Hon Jekjek Masicampo, an occassional smoker, is also supportive. Hon Edison dela Rita and Hon Popoy Mimis, themselves smokers, asked for the regulation of smoking (instead of prohibiting it totally) and for the assignment of smoking areas.
The proposed ordinance will go on public hearing on Tuesday afternoon.