41st NewsExpress Article
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by LEX Tupas
Sibling Relationships
Just recently, me, my only sister and my brother-in-law with their children plus my uncle went out of town to take a much needed break and a last minute R&R for the tail end of the summer season. It was a different kind of vacation for me since what I value the most out of the experience was not the vacation venue or the gimmicks in the place but the bonding time I had with my family members especially my sis.
Ang akun nga mga utod may ila na nga mga pamilya. Ang nabilin na lang nga wala pa sang asawa kag kabataan ako kag akun nga utod bag-o sa akun. Halin sang nagpakasal na kag may kabuhi(palangabuhi-an) na nga ila ang iban ko nga mga utod, medyo masako na ang amun mga kabuhi kag wala na gid kami gakita-ay pareho sang una. Daw mahidlaw ka man sang tini-on nga ara kami tanan sa isa ka puluy-an kag updanay pirmi kag gaka-on pa midnight snack sadto.
Now, that all of us in the family are already of age, it feels good just to spend some time with my siblings once in awhile and bond with them. As they say, family will always be there for you and they will be there to cheer you at your time of glory and cheer you up at the time of loneliness or problems.
Atun gid taga-an sang importansya kag pagpalangga ang atun nga mga utod. Sa akun pa gid sitwasyon, may ara ako sang ginatawag nga “extended family” amu na ang mga utod nga mga tagaSyudad sang Iloilo. Bisan gab-i na o kung Sabado kag Domingo nga tani tini-on ka pagpahuway, ginahatag ko pa ini nga tini-on para sa mga taga Syudad sang Iloilo.
Let us value our personal cheering squad, our family members especially our siblings.
Ini ang inyo amigo, abyan kag primo sa Syudad sang Iloilo, Ang Tingog sang Kabataang Ilonggo nga gaulikid sa katigulangan kag sa kababainhan, gasiling, para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.
For comments and/or suggestions, email councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in www.friendster.com.
Sibling Relationships
Just recently, me, my only sister and my brother-in-law with their children plus my uncle went out of town to take a much needed break and a last minute R&R for the tail end of the summer season. It was a different kind of vacation for me since what I value the most out of the experience was not the vacation venue or the gimmicks in the place but the bonding time I had with my family members especially my sis.
Ang akun nga mga utod may ila na nga mga pamilya. Ang nabilin na lang nga wala pa sang asawa kag kabataan ako kag akun nga utod bag-o sa akun. Halin sang nagpakasal na kag may kabuhi(palangabuhi-an) na nga ila ang iban ko nga mga utod, medyo masako na ang amun mga kabuhi kag wala na gid kami gakita-ay pareho sang una. Daw mahidlaw ka man sang tini-on nga ara kami tanan sa isa ka puluy-an kag updanay pirmi kag gaka-on pa midnight snack sadto.
Now, that all of us in the family are already of age, it feels good just to spend some time with my siblings once in awhile and bond with them. As they say, family will always be there for you and they will be there to cheer you at your time of glory and cheer you up at the time of loneliness or problems.
Atun gid taga-an sang importansya kag pagpalangga ang atun nga mga utod. Sa akun pa gid sitwasyon, may ara ako sang ginatawag nga “extended family” amu na ang mga utod nga mga tagaSyudad sang Iloilo. Bisan gab-i na o kung Sabado kag Domingo nga tani tini-on ka pagpahuway, ginahatag ko pa ini nga tini-on para sa mga taga Syudad sang Iloilo.
Let us value our personal cheering squad, our family members especially our siblings.
Ini ang inyo amigo, abyan kag primo sa Syudad sang Iloilo, Ang Tingog sang Kabataang Ilonggo nga gaulikid sa katigulangan kag sa kababainhan, gasiling, para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.
For comments and/or suggestions, email councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in www.friendster.com.
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Calendar of activities
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JANUARY
1) kapamilya Dance showdown with ABS-CBN and SM City
Venue: SM activity Center
FEBRUARY
1) LEX (Lingkages and Exchage for eXcellent) Communication Convention
in cooperation with Robisons Place Iloilo & AMA Computer College
Date: February 29, 2008 at Robinsons Place
Target participants: Internet owners, Media & students
MARCH
1) Alternative Career Program (Labor & Employment Exchange Program)
In partnerhip with the depED Div. of Iloilo City Schools
Venue: Social hall
Date: March 14, 2008 (tentative)
2) Scholarship Awards
In Partnership with AMA Computer College of Iloilo
Beneficiaries: Valedictorians & Salutatorians from 13 public high schools
APRIL
1) Life Expectancy eXtension (LEX) District Medical Mission
A joint project with JCI Iloilo Inc. (Iloilo Jaycees)
Venue: Lapaz Covered Gym
Date: March 30, 2008
Target Beneficiaries : Chidren aging 12 years and below and Adults
MAY
1) Medical Mission @ Brgy. Magsaysay Village Lapaz
2) Launching of ost outstanding Barangay Council & Barangay Kagawad
Partner Agency: DILG, Iloilo
Venue: SM City
Date: May 15, 2008
3) LEX (Labor & Employment Exchange) fair(A Job Fair for Nurse, Teachers, I.T and
HRM Courses
Date: May 27, 2008
Venue: SM City Mall
Beneficiaries: nurses, Nursing Graduate, Teachers & teachers Graduate, Information
Technology Graduate & Hotel & Restaurant Management Graduates
Partner Agencies: DOLE, POEA, ABS-CBN SM City
JUNE
1) District Medical Mission (Life Expectancy eXperience)
Partner: NewsExpress
Venue: Brgy. Libertad, Lapuz
Beneficiaries: Children below 12 & women
JULY
1) Livelihood & Entrepreneur eXchange Program (LEX Program)
Partners: Iloilo Hotel Restaurant & Resorts Association (IHRRA)
AMA Computer College
Venue: Robinsons Place
Date: July 17, 2008
Target participants: Interested applicants, Students, OSY's, women & elderly
AUGUST
1) Bunyag Sa Siyudad
Date:August 29, 2008
Venue:Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church, Alta Tierra Village, Jaro Iloilo City.
SEPTEMBER
1) Bantay Bata Medical Mission
October
1) kapamilya Dance showdown with ABS-CBN and SM City
Venue: SM activity Center
FEBRUARY
1) LEX (Lingkages and Exchage for eXcellent) Communication Convention
in cooperation with Robisons Place Iloilo & AMA Computer College
Date: February 29, 2008 at Robinsons Place
Target participants: Internet owners, Media & students
MARCH
1) Alternative Career Program (Labor & Employment Exchange Program)
In partnerhip with the depED Div. of Iloilo City Schools
Venue: Social hall
Date: March 14, 2008 (tentative)
2) Scholarship Awards
In Partnership with AMA Computer College of Iloilo
Beneficiaries: Valedictorians & Salutatorians from 13 public high schools
APRIL
1) Life Expectancy eXtension (LEX) District Medical Mission
A joint project with JCI Iloilo Inc. (Iloilo Jaycees)
Venue: Lapaz Covered Gym
Date: March 30, 2008
Target Beneficiaries : Chidren aging 12 years and below and Adults
MAY
1) Medical Mission @ Brgy. Magsaysay Village Lapaz
2) Launching of ost outstanding Barangay Council & Barangay Kagawad
Partner Agency: DILG, Iloilo
Venue: SM City
Date: May 15, 2008
3) LEX (Labor & Employment Exchange) fair(A Job Fair for Nurse, Teachers, I.T and
HRM Courses
Date: May 27, 2008
Venue: SM City Mall
Beneficiaries: nurses, Nursing Graduate, Teachers & teachers Graduate, Information
Technology Graduate & Hotel & Restaurant Management Graduates
Partner Agencies: DOLE, POEA, ABS-CBN SM City
JUNE
1) District Medical Mission (Life Expectancy eXperience)
Partner: NewsExpress
Venue: Brgy. Libertad, Lapuz
Beneficiaries: Children below 12 & women
JULY
1) Livelihood & Entrepreneur eXchange Program (LEX Program)
Partners: Iloilo Hotel Restaurant & Resorts Association (IHRRA)
AMA Computer College
Venue: Robinsons Place
Date: July 17, 2008
Target participants: Interested applicants, Students, OSY's, women & elderly
AUGUST
1) Bunyag Sa Siyudad
Date:August 29, 2008
Venue:Our Lady of Fatima Parish Church, Alta Tierra Village, Jaro Iloilo City.
SEPTEMBER
1) Bantay Bata Medical Mission
October
1)Launching of Dinagyang Kapamilya Dance Showdown
Venue: SM City Activity Center
Date & Time: October 22, 2008, 4:00 PM -Tentative
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| Ordinances & Resolutions | |||
| Title | Status | Date | Sponsorship |
| 1. Safety Security in Our Homes | Privilege Speech | July 25, 2007 | |
| | |||
| 2. Res. Urging the PNP to Intensify | Approved | July 25, 2007 | Author |
| its Drive in the Prevention of Crimes Against | |||
| Property, Particulrly Robbery & Theft against | |||
| Persons in the City of Iloilo | |||
| (Res. # 2007-764) | |||
| 3. Res. Urging the City Engineers' Office to | Approved | July 25, 2007 | Author |
| Prioritize the Construction or Repair of the | |||
| Drainage or Sewerage system of flooded | |||
| City pulic school grounds & premises to | |||
| provide the youth & the school children of the | |||
| City a clean & healthy learning environment | |||
| 4. Res. Urging the Local School Board & the | Approved | July 25, 2007 | Author |
| Local Devlopment Council to prepare a Com- | |||
| prehensive Drainage Plans & Prioritize the | |||
| Construction & Repair of the Drainage of | |||
| Sewerage System of flooded city public | |||
| school grounds & premises to provide the | |||
| youth & the school children of the city a | |||
| clean & healthy learning environment | |||
| (Res. # 2007-772) | |||
| 5.Res. Onveying the Sincerest Sympathy to | Approved | July 25, 2007 | Co-sponsor |
| the bereaved family of the late Punong Brgy. | |||
| varesto T. sedoquis of Brgy. South Fundidor, | |||
| Molo, Iloilo City | |||
| (Res. 2007-805) | |||
| 6) Res. Adopting the Chairman's Report, Com | Approved | Aug. 1, 2007 | Author |
| on Domestic & International Relations re: Inten- | |||
| tion to forge a sister-city relationship with the | |||
| city government of Kaoshiung, Taiwan | |||
| (Res. # 2007-829) | |||
| 7 )Res. Authorizing the City Mayor to enter | Approved | Aug. 1, 2007 | Author |
| into a sister-city agreement with the City | |||
| Government of Kaoshiung, Taiwan | |||
| (Res. # 2007-830) | |||
| 8) Proposed Ord. Regulating/Prohibiting Drivers | 1st Reading | Aug. 29, 2007 | Author/Proponent |
| of Private Motorcycles,motorized scooters or | |||
| motor bicycle who consents to or allows a | |||
| child to ride thereof while plying city streets | |||
| & nat'l. higways, within the territorial jurisdiction | |||
| of Iloilo City except otherwise provided & pro- | |||
| viding penalties for violation thereof. | |||
| (Res. # 2007-970) | |||
| 9) A Res. Authorizing the City Mayor to enter | Approved | Sept. 5, 2007 | Author |
| into a sister-city agreement with the city gov't. | |||
| of Mandaue City, Cebu | |||
| (Res. 2007-1019) | |||
| 10) Res. Adopting the Progress Report of the | Approved | Sept. 12, 2007 | Author |
| Chairman, Com. On Comunication & Public | (Com Report) | ||
| Information re: Proposed Ord. Providing Guide- | |||
| lines for Cable Television (CATV) Operators & | |||
| Prohibiting & Penalizing Illegal & Unaithorized | |||
| CATV Connections, its Pilferage & Theft in the | |||
| City of Iloilo | |||
| Ordinances & Resolutions | |||
| Title | Status | Date | Sponsorship |
| 11) Proposed Ord. Regulating & Requiring | 1st Reading | Nov. 21, 2007 | co-sponsor with |
| All Commercial Establishments Offering Inter- | |||
| net Services to Provide an Appropriate Com- | |||
| puter Program, Software & Filters to prevent | |||
| Customers of an access to Pornographic Web- | |||
| sites & Providing penalties for violation thereof. | |||
| (Res. 2007-1346) | |||
| 12) Res. Recognizing the Service of the Hon. | Approved | Nov. 28, 2007 | Author |
| Marietta V. Orleans, Pres. of the Liga ng mga | |||
| Barangay as ex-officio member of the Sanggu- | |||
| niang Panlungsod ng Iloilo | |||
| (res. 2007-1382) | |||
| 12) Res. Recognizing the Service of the Hon. | Approved | Nov. 28, 2007 | Author |
| Stevie Rey I. Abitang, Pres. of the Sangguniang | |||
| Kabataan as ex-officio member of the Sanggu- | |||
| niang Panlungsod ng Iloilo | |||
| 13) Safety in our Homes | Privilege Speech | Jan. 16, 2008 | |
| 14) Proposed Ord. Amending City Ord. # 242 s. | deferred on 2nd | Author | |
| 1977 re"An Ord. Requiring rivers of Motorcycles | reading | ||
| to wear crash helmets & prohibiting more than | |||
| two including the driver to ride on motorcycles, | |||
| and providing penalties thereof" | |||
| (Res. 2008-208) | |||
| 15) Res. Requesting the PLDT to install a tele- | Approved | Feb. 6, 2008 | Author |
| phone line in the Brgy. Hall of Brgy. Calaparan | |||
| Arevalo, Iloilo City (Res. 2008-190) | |||
| 16) An Ordinance Providing for a omprehensive | Approved | Feb. 6, 2008 | Co-sponsor |
| Children & Youth welfare Code of Iloilo City | 1st Reading | ||
| and for other purposes | |||
| 17) Res. Declaring the month of March 2008 | Approved | March 12, 2008 | co-sponsor |
| as the "Womens' Month in the City of Iloilo" | |||
| (Res. 2008-353) | |||
| 18) Proposed Res. Forging a sisterhood | Approved | March 12, 2008 | Author |
| agreement with Quezon City | |||
| 19) Res. Requesting the PLDT to install a tele- | Approved | April 6, 2008 | Author |
| phone line in the Brgy. Hall of Brgy. Bonifacio | |||
| Arevalo, Iloilo City | |||
| 20) An Ord. Amending Sec. 23, Chapter VIII | 1st reading | April 30, 2008 | Author/Proponent |
| of City Ord. No. 2007-016 entitled " The Revised | referred to Com. | ||
| Local Revenue Code of the City of Iloilo" | on Ways & Means | ||
| 21) 1st Indorsement dated June 4, 2008 of the | Com. Report | June 25, 2008 | |
| City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas of the attached | |||
| Memo. of Understanding by and between the | |||
| City of Iloilo and the DOLE, requesting the | |||
| August Body an Authority to Sign | |||
| 22) Res. Authorizing the City Mayor Hon. Jerry | Approved | June 25, 2008 | Proponent |
| P. Treñas, to Sign the Memo. Of Understanding | |||
| (MOU) between the DOLE Region VI and the | |||
| Iloilo City Government relative to the DOLE Pro- | |||
| Poor Programs: "Tulong Pangkabuhayan Para | |||
| sa Mahihirap" | |||
| 23) Privileged Speech "Keeping Things Real" | July 2, 2008 | ||
MAJOR Seminars/ Conferences Attended
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Elected as the National Vice President of Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas
Young Political Leaders Summit in Denmark
Taipei and Kaoshung City Elections Observer
Running a Successful Political Campaign Seminar in Indonesia- Civitas Asia Local Conference, UA&P (1999)
- Civitas Asia International Conference, UA&P (2000)
- Ateneo Sanggunian Formation Seminar, Tagaytay High Lands (1999 - 2000)
- Ateneo Sanggunian Evaluation Seminar, Laguna (1999 - 2000)
- Christian Life Program, Singles for Christ, Forbes Park, Makati (2002)
- Asian Institute of Management – JBF Center Lecture, Corporate Governance in Japan and Banks (2003)
- Publicus, 1st Political Campaign Series 2003, Development Academy of the Philippines (2003)
- Rotaract District Conference, Laguna Del Sol Resort, Caliraya, Cavite (2003)
- Men and Women’s Encounter, Christ Commission Fellowship, Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City (2003)
- A Quality Workplace Through 5S, San Miguel Properties Center Building, Pasig City (October 27, 2003)
- Creating Outstanding Customer Service, San Miguel Properties Center Building, Pasig City (October 28, 2003)
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, San Miguel Properties Center Building, Pasig City (October 23-24, 2003)
- Global Marketing, Richmonde Hotel, Pasig City (May 27, 2004)
- Teambuilding Seminar conducted by John Maxwell, Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City (2004)
- 5th National Congress, Kabataang Liberal ng Pilipinas, Roxas City, Capiz (December 9-11, 2004)
- Representative of Senator Kiko Pangilinan/Area Judge, Ten Accomplished Young Organizations (Visayas Area Finals), Cebu City,Cebu (April 28-30, 2005)
- Guest and Judge, Youth Environment Summer (YES) Camp of DEPed and DENR, Iloilo City, Iloilo (May 6-10, 2005)
- KALIPI Representative/Participant, Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia (YLDA) Seminar on “Running a Successful Political Campaign”, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (May 11-16,2005)
- Master of Ceremonies, YLDA-KALIPI Seminar “Is Youth Activism still active?”, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Office, Makati City ( May 18, 2005)
- Youth Ambassador, 1st Philippine-China Youth Ambassador Program, Beijing. Hangzhao, Shanghai, China (July 10-18,2005)
- Guest Speaker, Topic :“Young Filipino Leaders’ Role in Society”, Kalipi Basic Orientation Seminar, Vigan, Ilocos Sur (September 23-25, 2005)
- Strengthening Youth Wings of Political Parties in Asia (January 27, 2006)
- Observer, Major Cities of Taiwan Local Elections, Taipei and Kaoshung (December 2006)
- The Only Local Government Official Delegate, Young Political Leaders Summit, Asia-Europe Foundation, Copenhagen City, Denmark (October 2007)
- Participant, Leadership and Development Management for Young Legislators Course, Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines (June 9-13, 2008)
- Participant, Global Intergenerational Leadership Training Programme, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA (Aug 3-11, 2008)
- Delegate, United Nations International Youth Day, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, USA (Aug. 8, 2008)
