A.T.O.M. on Feb 7, 2012 in Diocese of Ipil Mission Anecdotes Pastoral Priesthood Zamboanga Sibugay Alicia Bishop Julius Tonel Brother Roland Pontevedra Fr. Aleksander Gaut Fr. Bobby Brillantes Fr. Ferdinand Alfante Fr. Herman Suico Fr. Isagani Ehido Fr. Jingjong Rocha Fr. Loreto Estomo Fr. Manuel Mijares Fr. Mike Mahinay Fr. Ruel Lero The Diocese of ipil finally turned over the Immaculate Conception Parish of Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay to the Divine Word Missionaries last February 5, 2012 in a Sunday ceremony graced by the Bishop of the Diocese, Msgr. Julius Tonel, DD. It wa...
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR HADJI SADIKUL A. SAHALI on Jan 11, 2012 in Diocese of Ipil Tourism Tawi-tawi Zambasuli Greetings……. I feel highly honored by your gracious invitation for me to give an inspirational message on this auspicious occasion marking the first Assembly of [Zambasuli] Clergy being held here in Tawi-Tawi. Your choice of Tawi-Tawi as venue fo...
KWELANG PARLOR GAMES PART 2 on Nov 30, 2011 in Christmas Jokes Pasko season na naman and marami na naman tayong pupuntahang mga Christmas parties! At habang may Christmas parties, hindi rin mawawala ang mga parlor games! 1. Banana Eating All You Can – 2 to 3 competing groups will do. Dapat ang bawat gro...
BAKWIT on Oct 25, 2011 in Diocese of Ipil JPIC Mabuhay Mission Anecdotes Zamboanga Sibugay Municipality of Mabuhay Parokya San Miguel Payao Talaib According to Fr. Bert Alejo, SJ in an interview regarding the war in Mindanao, “For almost three decades now, the war had cost the economy some ten billion pesos per year.” He added that the rebellion had killed at least at least 50,000 people, d...
AVOIDING MILF on Oct 20, 2011 in Diocese of Ipil Mabuhay OMG! Zamboanga Sibugay MILF Municipality of Mabuhay Thursday, October 20, 2011 (My third day in Tabuk, the other side of Olutanga Island. I arrived here last October 18 for my 4-day round of masses in our 7 chapels. During the night, we stay in the houses of our chapel leaders.) 7 AM – received te...
BISHOP CHITO TAGLE IS THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF MANILA! on Oct 13, 2011 in Pink Sisters Priesthood Vocation Story Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle Archdiocese of Manila Bishop Antonio Tagle Cardinal Rosales Diocese of Imus Pope Benedict XVI The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Rosales as Archbishop of Manila and has appointed Bishop Luis Antonio “Chito” Tagle as his successor. I was very happy upon receiving this good news! My great professor is...
PLACERES FESTIVAL IN MY PARISH on Oct 7, 2011 in Diocese of Ipil Mabuhay Pastoral Tourism Zamboanga Sibugay Brother Roland Pontevedra SVD Joy Omamalin Kim Caloñge Mabuhay Agro-Industrial High School Mabuhay National High School Mayor Restituto Caloñge Municipality of Mabuhay Parokya San Miguel Placeres Festival Xavier High School Last September 29, fiesta sa aking parokya. I was very excited because it was the first time I celebrated a fiesta as a parish priest here in Parokya San Miguel, Municipality of Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay. Lubos akong natutuwa sa overwhelming support...
THE LONGEST ORCHID IN OLUTANGA ISLAND? on Oct 1, 2011 in Mabuhay Mission Anecdotes OMG! Prelature of Ipil Zamboanga Sibugay Municipality of Mabuhay Olutanga Island Orchids Purita Dipol Wildlife When I transferred here in Parokya San Miguel, my staff joined Fr. Manuel Mijares and me in going to the barrio for our Gasa Balik sa Dios (GBSD) re-orientation. Natutuwa ako sa mga staff ko. They would ask our parishioners to give us orchids for the...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TITA MARIE! on Sep 7, 2011 in Birthday Personal Message Food Trip Marie Sunga Ang post na ‘to para sa tita ko Maligayang kaarawan sa yo! Kahit na nasa malayo ako Asahang lagi ka sa dasal ko.
My Pet Cat Does a Manny Pacquaio! on Aug 28, 2011 in Mabuhay Pastoral Zamboanga Sibugay Municipality of Mabuhay Olutanga Island Parokya San Miguel Pets I love my pet cat Mingming so much! She carefully guarded my another pet mother duck at the back of our parish convent. Mother duck is now in her last stage of hatching her eggs. One day, a snake invaded the house of mother duck but the invasion was...
