'RapPanalangin' - Song in a Prayer

This is an original rap composition of the two talented members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bro. Jay-r Fernandez of Masville Branch and Rexie Daylosan of Ayungon Branch, La Carlota Philippines District.

Bro. Rexie composed this song last year 2018 and Bro. Jay-r provided the tune. They first sang this as their musical number during the La Carlota District  YSA Conference at Zaycoland, Kabankalan, November 1 and 2, 2019.

Why RapPanalangin?

The title is a combination of Rap and Panginoon. Rap is another style of singing while "Panginoon" is the Filipino term which means Lord. The first letter of it is referred to prayer. Thus, RapPanalangin is a prayer in a song.

"RapPanalangin"
by Jay-r and Rexie
(Click the video link below to listen to the song.)

Intro : Rap'Panalangin
Rap'Panalangin, Rap'Panalangin. . .!

1st Verse

Salamat sa binigay mong buhay at lakas!
Sa bawat bagong araw at darating na bukas!     
Sa aming mga pamilya at mahal sa buhay!     
Sa mga totoong kaibigan at mga naging kaaway!
At sa lahat ng mga karanasan na nagbigay aral saya at pighati!     
Hindi mo kami pinabayaan sa mga oras at sandali!     
Ng aming mga pagsubok dagok at traheda!
Iyong pinaparamdam na laging meron pang pag-asa!     
Lalo napo saiyo Aming panginoong Hesus!  
Sayong walang kasing dakilang ginawa ang pagpapako mosa krus!  
Salamat dahil handa ka magpapatawad kung kmi tunay na magsisisi!  
Dahil sayong dalisay na pagmamahal at awa na namimili
mga bagay na hndi pansin ng mga maka milenyal!
Mga usaping hndi nagtitrending at nagva-viral!

"2nd Verse"

Patawad kung makamundong bagay ang aming pinapangarap!     
Sa halip ang yong kaharian, katwiran ang siyang unang hinahanap!  
Patawad kung wagas kami makahusga saaming kapwa! At ang mga kautusan
tila hindi na alintana! dahil mas naniniwala sa mga bagay nanakikita ng mga mata!
At tila walang pandama sa tunay na kahulugan ng pananampalataya!
Kaya pagdating sa pagsisimba dahilan lagi ay busy!
Pero maraming oras sa panunuod ng TV!  
Pagbabasa ng wattpad kesa mag scripture study!  
At adik sa mga usong laro ngaun sa CP!  
At ang malungkot tuwing simana santa lang naalala si JC!  
Pero Hindi nakakalimot humugot sa FB!
Mga bagay na nagusustuhan at pinupusu-an shinishare at nilalike ng karamihan!

Click the video below to listen to the song. 

Sir Aking, Stalwart in Local Scouting

The training team members of the Negros Occidental Council of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines paid a surprised visit to Sir Aking Torrefranca in his residence at Gan Subdivision, La Carlota City on the following day after they conducted the last camp fire to the late TTM Romeo Toda.

Sir Aking with his fellow Training Team members

Sir Aking beamed upon seeing his fellow scouters in his humble home. Suffering from a stroke, he managed to welcome Sir Bert Maguad, Council Scout Executive; Sir Ben Fundador, Sir Allan Agraviador, Sir Antonio C. Biangco, and the four lady scouters, Mesdames Imelda Escobar, Lynne Brillo, Thelma Lamason Ortencio, and Charit Gangoso.

He moved by the aid of a cane. It was recalled that while he was giving a speech by proclaiming a school queen, he suddenly became unconscious and he was rushed to the hospital. At least he recovered but he couldn't perform his scouting routine anymore. In short, he was out for circulation as far as scouting activities are concerned. He just stayed at home, watching television.It seems nobody remember him anymore, but not his associates in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Negros Occidental Council.

Scouting: 'Sense of Loyalty, Pride, Love of Country' - Cueva

In the last camp fire for the late scouter Romeo Toda held recently, Congressman Leo Rafael M. Cueva of Sagay City, BSP-Negros Occidental Council Treasurer gave a nationalist tribute for Sir Today's hope for a better society through scouting.

Cong. Cueva

"A sense of loyalty, a sense of pride, and love of country epitomizes the "one purpose" of scouting for the next generation, stressed Cueva.

He expressed how President Duterte's concern on scouting, that is to encourage and to activate scouting in every school to have a "stable generation" - a generation of citizenry that love their country.

He further said by influence our next generation to love their country is a giving a chance of our country to prosper. He qualified that a citizenry that never love their country - they're nothing. He believed that this is the missing link or weakness that the population never loof after their nation personally.

Will Beyonce Perform At Coachella?

With Beyonce's HUGE pregnancy shocker announcement this week, fans were concerned as to whether or not the 35 year old songstress would still be headlining the Coachella Music Festival in April in California. It has not been confirmed just how far along Bey is in her pregnancy, but fans are pretty sure that she will be nearing the end of her pregnancy by April, and therefore were not sure if she would still be clear to perform at that time.

Sources close to Beyonce's camp say that she was scheduled to make more than $1 million from the Coachella two night performance, and depending on how far along she is in her pregnancy and her high risk status, she might not be cleared to perform after all. Some entertainers, however, have special insurance policies that still ensure that they get paid in the event of “incapacity,” which could apply to Bey if she is deemed too high risk to perform.

Mars Daniel Reenacts Rizal's Martyrdom

Small but terrible! This description fits this talented young boy, Mars Daniel   C. Kudemus who did a very impressive, humble reenactment of 120th death anniversary of Jose Rizal. Everyone has become emotional for such heroic, touchy presentation through the words, phrases and works of Rizal.

Daniel Mars is a consistent winners in various cultural contest and in scouting activities as far as poem or verse vocalization (Binalaybay) in Filipino, English and in Ilonggo. To name a few, he was the champion in Talumpati (impromptu) Elementary Category in the recent Nation of Heroes 4 Regional Youth Summit.

He is the son of Sir Marben Kudemus, a mathematics teacher of La Carlota Sotuh Elementary School and Mrs. Lorena Cabasag of La Carlota City.

My Love Will Break

This is the original song composition of our youngest son, Gilbor Camporazo, Jr. before he went to Butuan Philippines Mission for 2 years.  He's 22 years old when his mission call arrived. He's the youngest child of our 6 children. He's a talented fellow. I taught him how to play the guitar, how to play the piano. He could easily learn and could play better than me.

Gilbor Junior

When I was in my teenage years I used to join with the school glee club. I took the bass part of the male voice. I was a lover music. My favorite popular band during my time was The Beatles, Herman Hermits, The Cascades,

I was a self-taught musician. When I was in the elementary, I used to collect several copies of a song hits where I got the lyrics of my favorite songs of The Beatles and sang along to the music played on the radio.

At home, I have an acoustic guitar. When I got home after my job, while I was resting for several hours I took the guitar and played my favorite song while singing. My son was my audience. When we became member of The Church, he got a chance to join with the members' band. He played the lead guitar.

Bacolod DYA Rescue in Action

Accident may happen when you least expect it. It may be due to personal carelessness or negligence or due to mechanical fault or malfunction of a machine. In time like that, the victim becomes helpless and immovable unless there are persons who apt to give assistance or give the first aid before the medical assistance arrives.

Recently I personally witnessed how a road mishap victim was rescued by DYA group of volunteers in Bacolod, Philippines. The vehicular accident was between a motorcyle rider and a van. I didn't see actually how did the accident happen but I just took footage of the DYA did the rescue job in taking care of the victim and transporting him to the nearest hospital, Southern Bacolod General Hospital (SBGH).

This the first time I knew DYA. According to wikipedia.org,, DYA (Detente Y Ayuda) is a nonprofit organization and it is founded in 1966 in Bilbao (Vizcaya) by Dr. Juan Antonio Usparitza Lecumberri. It has a comprehensive emergency management to equip their volunteer-members to do the rescue job on roadside assistance. It is currently operating in Spain and on the island of Negros and Panay (Philippines).

NIR 2016 Brigada Eskwela Theme Song

The 2016 Brigada Eskwela is anchored in its theme: "Tayo Para sa Paaralang Ligtas, Maayos at Handa Mula Kindergarten Hanggang Senior High School. This National Schools Maintenance will start May 30 and will culminate on June 4, 2016.

Mayor Zayco

On her part, the Negros Island Region (NIR), the newly created region in the country has officially launched this year's Brigada Eskwela at Kabankalan City. Sixteen divisions in the NIR had participated. The program was started by a caravan of the said divisions which started from their respective offices in Negros Occidental and in the Negros Oriental in the morning of May 27, Friday. They converged at the public plaza of Kabankalan City.

Brigada Eskwela theme song

The Brigada Eskwela NIR 2016 created its own theme song. The words and music were provided by Arnold N. Muñez and performed by Arnold Christopher Muñez.  This NIR Brigada Eskwela song production is composed by Arnold Muñez as producer and Adolf Aguilar, Asst. Dir. Salustiano Jimenez, and Dir. Gilbert T. Sadsad as the executive producers. The performers are composed of NIR Brigada Eskwela Dancers.

Tribu RSB: 2016 Pasalamat Festival Overall Champion

RSB Champion - Rhythm Competition 2016

In the just concluded 37th Pasalamat Festival of La Carlota City, Tribu RSB (Roberto Salas Benedicto) topped all other 15 participating tribes in the major competitions from Rhythm to Grand Arena Dance competitions.

Tribu RSB garnered the Overall champion title and other major awards like the Best in costume, the Best in Rhythm Competition, the Best in performing tribe, the Best in arena competition, and the Best in Choreography.

Tribu Tres got the first runner-up and Tribu San Miguel. This competition is for the adult or barangay category.

In the kids or elementary category, Tribu Nabagatnang Mangkas (South 1 Elem. School) was the overall champion, defeating the other 9 competing tribes. It is also named as the best in costumes, the best in grand arena dance competition, the best performing tribe, and the best in choreography.

Tribu Tony (San Miguel Elem. School) took the first runner-up and Tribu Ferlou was the second runner-up.

The Champions

The Champion (Adult Category) - Tribu RSB

The Champion (Kids Category) - Nabagatnang Mangkas

Official Declaration of 37th La Carlota Pasalamat Festival 2016

Fr. Ledesma

Mayor Juliet Marie Ferrer beat the ceremonial drum to officially open the 37th Pasalamamat Festival of La Carlota City for 2016, following the cutting of the ribbon by Congressman Jeffrey Ferrer, Vice Mayor Jacky Jalandoni, and Bob Cuenca.

Earlier the rites were preceded by the thanksgiving mass and the blessing of 12 basic products of the city by Rev. Father Armando Inion.

Fr. Frances Ledesma who officiated the thanksgiving mass centered his sermon on the four important things the occasion like Pasalamat Festival should be. He said that to serve God is to thank Him of what He has blessed everyone.

He said what the people actually achieve and fulfill in a thanksgiving is like reaching the "heaven", being grateful to "Emmanuel", taking the opportunity as a "mission", and making a difference.

First Interactive Presidential Debates 2016 in Mindanao

Within 24 years, the first interactive Presidential Debates 2016 was held in Mindanao. The 5 presidential bets that had participated were Vice President Jejomar Binay, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas.

The Presidentiables

This live coverage was brought by GMA News and Public Affairs, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Commission on Election, and KBP. It started at 5pm, Philippine time and simultaneously broadcast live in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, USA and Canada via GMA Pinoy TV, and in the Asia Pacific region.

Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista initiated this first Presidential debates in 2016

The moderators are Mike Enriquez and Jessica Soho of GMA, and John Nery, Editor-in-Chief of Inquirer.

Government Worker's Salary Hike Approved

President Benigno Aquino III finally approved the salary increase of more than 970,000 government state workers including the pension's hike of retired military and the police.

Executive Order No. 201, s. 2016 as signed by PNoy authorizes the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to grant the first tranche of 4 tranches of this salary increase which will be retroactive January 1, 2016.

ABS-CBN has a coverage to this news as captured by this blogger from his mobile cellphone. The blogger doesn't claim any copyright in any manner of this news video. This is only for public information.

The amateur video:

Reason for Postponement of LAPG and NAT 6

In a recent gathering of teachers for the National Training of Trainers (NTOT) in Cebu City, Undersecretary Dina S. Ocampo explained why the forthcoming LAPG for Grade 3 and NAT for Grade 6 which is scheduled on March 8 and March 10 respective should have to be postponed.

In the following video, she told clearly the reason why.

For official announcement of schedule of LAPG, NAT G6 & NAT G10, refer to DepEd Memorandum No. 26, s. 2016

Mayor Ferrer's 2015 SOCA: 'We Have Accomplished a Lot!'

State of the City Address (SOCA)

The function hall of the city hall of La Carlota is full of department heads, Punong Barangay, sectoral representatives, and other invited guests to hear the state of the city address of Mayor Juliet Marie D. Ferrer.

The spacious adjacent hall was also filled with people coming from different offices of the city.

Presiding Officer, Vice Mayor Jacky Jalandoni III, after checking the attendance of 11 city councilors called the special session of Sangguniang Panglunsod to order.

After 30 Years I Play The Piano Again

by Gil Camporazo

Could it be an ordeal in party to play the piano instantly, without practice after 30 years of inactivity? Yes, it is for my reflexes don't work so well. I need more and more practice to perfect it. Anyway, I did. I played one Church hymn, "How Great Thou Art".

Gil Playing the Piano

Self-Made Musician

I am a self-made musician as inspired by my late father, Hilarion.

The first musical stringed instrument that I was exposed to was a ukelele. It was broken due to inactivity. I was the only son in the our family who stayed with my parents. The rest of my siblings were married and had their own family. The ukelele was played by me without direction, until it was totally broken.

My interest in music began to develop when one of my elementary classmates brought a guitar to our school and started playing it. "How I wish I could play the guitar too," I mumbled.

Excited Playing Guitar Again After 35 Years

by Gil Camporazo

Getting excited to play the guitar again after more than 35 years of occasionally playing it in a certain occasion, in a cultural contest during my college days.

Gil Strumming Guitar

Taking a time out after I ate my lunch in my office in our school, I was prompted of a desire to strum a guitar while I was watching from my cellphone the video of The Ventures in their 50th Year Anniversary live in Japan, which I downloaded from the YouTube.

I texted my male teacher, Sir Raffy P. Medes to lend me his acoustic guitar. By and by a grade six pupil arrived and he was carrying the guitar and handed it to me.

I strummed it and got to use myself some familiar tunes I used to play before in my college days and some folk music and songs like "Leron, Leron, Sinta", "Pamulinawen," "Bahay Kubo," "Dandansoy," among others.

Sophie, Free as the Wind

by Gil Camporazo

A two-year old Sophie went along with us as we spent our family outing at the beach every year. Inday Sophie is our youngest daughter from An An's (Gynrey) three daughters.

The last time we brought Inday Sophie was last year 2014 at Las Olas Beach. She was 1 year old then at that time. She was too daring to get into the splashing sea water.

In her second exposure to the sea water was more enjoyable. I even named her as Sophie free as the wind for hyper. She explored the water by running to and fro. And we're surprised when she did something that made us amuse too much and laughed out loud. See it for yourself by clicking the attached amateur video I made from my handy phone.

Eating and exercise to stay healthy

For married couples who are hopeful to get pregnant, health is so vita and fitness as welll. Their body condition, especially their well-being as a robust, a healthy body could nevertheless guarantee a better pregnancy among those couples.

Staying healthy and fit is one of the best things a couple trying to conceive can do next to pinpointing ovulation for more chances of conceiving. According to http://pregnancytips.org, our lifestyle nowadays has a great impact on our fertility. You and your partner may improve your fertility by choosing what you eat. Canned, processed and junk foods are known to have a negative effect on fertility so you may want to avoid eating those foods and instead choose to eat fresh fruits and vegetables instead which are not only known to boost fertility but also packed with nutrients and mineral that our body needs. If you or your partner is smoking or taking alcohol, it’s better to stop it as early as now.

Exercise can also help you and your partner stay fit and healthy to improve your fertility. If your partner is into going to hot places like saunas, hot tubs or Jacuzzis, you may want him to start avoiding that as these are known as the number one sperm killers and may not be helpful in your TTC journey.

The food-intakes and the physical tone of the body which physiologically functions normally is a must requirement for an expected would-be mother, especially in the conception period. Health and fitness may work a natural wonder to a conceiving mother to be.

Grade 3 Pupils Christmas Dance Presentation

by Gil Camporazo

Festival of Lights and Music is now a tradition annual celebration in the small city of La Carlota, Negros Occidental, PH. It is usually and officially opened every 15th day of December, which ushers the "Misa de Gallo", an early morning mass attended by the Catholic Filipinos in their respective towns or cities where they live. Since, this year the 15th day falls on Monday, the opening was held ahead, Dec. 12, Friday.

Dancing Panie

This month-long nightly presentation of Christmas songs and dances is separately sponsored by the different community organizations, religious and civic.

Schools in the Division of La Carlota have been assigned too to showcase their best Christmas presentation. And their date assigned to them is December 16. The three central schools like La Carlota Elem. School 1, La Carlota Elem. School II, and La Carlota North Elem. School have taken turn to present their own Christmas number representing the different grade level including the Kindergarten.

Our granddaughter, Stephanie Gyn Camporazo-Jaud, a grade three pupil, joined with her classmates at La Carlota South Elem. School 1 dancing to the mixed Christmas dancing music.

Zumba Dance Rehearsal

Annually the government of La Carlota City is holding a sportsfest among the employees in the different departments and sections of the city. And Zumba Dance competition is one of the contests participated in by the 6 groups of participants and the Department of Education (DepEd) division is included in the grouping.

My two daughters, Gynrey the eldest and Geeree the youngest, join the Zumba dance with the DepEd group to compete with other participating dancers for the La Carlota City Employees sports fest 2014.

Sir Dennis Villanueva, a school teacher of La Carlota South Elem. School 1, was the trainer for 30 dancers of the said group.