Our kababayan, Mr. Pet Ramos, would like to share photos about his homecoming in Licab on November 2008. He is currently based in the United States.
The photos constitute the Manggahan Resort (owned by Mayor Willy Domingo), the Licab Municipal Hall, a visit to the Catholic Church, etc.
We weren't able to grab the pictures, so we are sharing the link for all of us to see.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Bulok Sa Licab
Bulok Sa Licab
ni Alvin Gino Bautista
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Naalala ko noong ako ay nag-aaral pa lang sa Cabanatuan , sa ganitong panahon, magkahalong tuwa at inis ang aking nararamdaman.
Tuwa dahil anihan na naman at para akong hari pag nakasakay sa pampublikong sasakyan habang dumaraan ito sa kalsadang nalalatagan ng mga gintong butil ng palay. Inis dahil sa makati sa balat ang gilik mula dito. Pero ayos lang naman, hindi naman ito madalas, at isang paligo lang ang katapat.
Ngunit kamakailan lang ay umuwi ako ng Licab mula sa Maynila. Lungkot ang aking naramdaman at tila isang bangunguot ang aking nakita. Para pa rin akong isang hari ngunit ngayo'y nagbibyahe sa umaalingasaw na singaw mula sa mga nabubulok na butil ng palay, ang iba sa mga ito tinubuan na ng ugat, ngunit ibinibilad pa rin ng mga pobreng magsasaka sa pag-asang mabibili pa kahit sa murang halaga.
Kawawa naman ang mga kababayan ko, hindi napaghandaan ang biglaang pagbabago ng panahon. Wala naman silang masisi dahil kahit mga eksperto ay hindi maipaliwanag ang kasalukuyang lagay ng klima sa bansa.
Malamang ay sa mura nang halaga mabibili ang mga palay na ito. Masakit mang isipin pero baka tanggihan na din ito ng ibang mamimili dahil siguradong lalasa na sa bigas ang amoy at kulay nito.
Nakakalungkot pero hindi ko alam kung papano makakatulong. Sa ngayon ay amoy na amoy ang baho sa Licab.
Panginoon, Kayo na po ang bahala sa mga taong nagdadanas ng pagkalugi ngayon, nawa'y hawakan Ninyo sila sa kanilang mga kamay at bigyan ng malaking pag-asa para harapin ang susunod na sakahan.
Licab… Sinusubok ka ng panahon, ipakita mong isa kang matatag at handang suungin ang ano mang pagsubok na dumadating sa iyong buhay…
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Si Alvin Gino Bautista ay tubong Sta. Maria, Licab, Nueva Ecija. Kung nais makipag-ugnayan, maaaring mag-email sa: zachary_ajie@yahoo.com.
Maaari ring basahin ang iba pa niyang mga katha sa: Living Stain.
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Forum #1: My Licab Experience
(Masyadong limitado po ang blogspot, kaya hindi (pa) ako makapag-add ng official forum site ng Licabblog. Anyway, sabi nga sa atin noong elementary days natin, "Habang maigsi ang kumot, matuto kang mamaluktot". Kung ano ang meron, pagtiyagaan.)
Narito ang simpleng sistema:
Magbibigay tayo ng tanong o kaya ay topic, pagkatapos ay pwede tayong maglagay ng comments, additional information, balitaktakan, o opinyon sa pamamagitan ng pag-click sa COMMENTS button na nasa ibaba ng post.
Para sa unang topic:
WHAT IS MY LICAB EXPERIENCE?
-mga bagay na naaalala ko kapag napag-usapan ang tungkol sa Licab. maaaring tungkol sa mga experience mo noong kabataan mo, tungkol sa pag-aaral sa central, o sa sta. maria, sa saint; pwedeng tungkol sa first love mong nakatira sa tabing palige, etc.
Share your thoughts, comment now!
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Narito ang simpleng sistema:
Magbibigay tayo ng tanong o kaya ay topic, pagkatapos ay pwede tayong maglagay ng comments, additional information, balitaktakan, o opinyon sa pamamagitan ng pag-click sa COMMENTS button na nasa ibaba ng post.
Para sa unang topic:
WHAT IS MY LICAB EXPERIENCE?
-mga bagay na naaalala ko kapag napag-usapan ang tungkol sa Licab. maaaring tungkol sa mga experience mo noong kabataan mo, tungkol sa pag-aaral sa central, o sa sta. maria, sa saint; pwedeng tungkol sa first love mong nakatira sa tabing palige, etc.
Share your thoughts, comment now!
Click here to post your comment.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Positibong Pananaw sa Licab
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Nais ko pong ilathala ang isang personal email na ipinadala sa akin ni Seeno Kah, isa sa mga kababayan nating taga-Licab, noong April 22, 2009.
Ang email ay nagpapakita ng positibong pananaw para sa bayan ng Licab.
Kung nais makipag-ugnayan kay Seeno Kah, maaari kayong mag email sa : seenokah@gmail.com
-licabblog
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POSITIBONG PANANAW SA LICAB
by: Seeno Kah
Kumusta po kayo diyan?
Aking ninais na makita na sana ay maging postibo ang pananaw ng mga taga Licab.
Ang mga unang bahagi ng aking buhay ay sa Licab uminog at napagtanto ko na bilang itinuturing na pinakamaliit na bayan at siguro pianakamahirap ay maikukumpara bilang Pilipinas sa sambayanan ng Mundo.
Ang kanyang mamamayan ang siyang magbabangon sa kanya sa ganitong kalagayan upang maging maunlad. Huwag nating payagan na hatakin tayo ng takot sa mga negatibong sasabihin ng iba, ang ikaw ay mabansagan ng kung ano ano na nakapangpapahina ng loob, ay ikaw ay isang maging abunas na dahil sa galing mong magsalita at sikat ka sa tumpukan, at ito ang nangyari sa mahabang panahon na nakikita at naoobserbahan ng isang bata na sa bata niyang isipan ay nais niyang higitan pa at ang resulta ay pabababa ng pababa ang ating pangkalahatang kalagayan.
Nagpapasalamat ako sa isang katulad mo at alam kong marami pang iba na nagnanais na mapaunlad ang ating bayan. Simulan natin sa ating mga kabataan sa ating mga paaralan. Ang ano mang dapat simulan na programa ay simulan sa Daycare, Kinder-Grade 6, at ang mas mateknolohiyang programa ay sa Grade 5-4th year HS.
Maganda po ang Fruit Basket Program ni Mayor Willy Domingo at naniniwala ako na sa pamamagitan ng mabuting pamamahala ang lahat ay maisasakatuparan at nawa po ito'y maging simula ng mas marami pang mga programa.
Paumanhin sa po sa inyo ngunit oras po ang aking kalaban. Hatid ng aking dalangin sa nawa ay pagpalain po kayo ng may kapal kasama ng inyong samabahayan.
Makapagdetalye po sana ako ng iba sa inyo at maraming salamat po, hanga po ako sa inyo.
Nais ko pong ilathala ang isang personal email na ipinadala sa akin ni Seeno Kah, isa sa mga kababayan nating taga-Licab, noong April 22, 2009.
Ang email ay nagpapakita ng positibong pananaw para sa bayan ng Licab.
Kung nais makipag-ugnayan kay Seeno Kah, maaari kayong mag email sa : seenokah@gmail.com
-licabblog
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POSITIBONG PANANAW SA LICAB
by: Seeno Kah
Kumusta po kayo diyan?
Aking ninais na makita na sana ay maging postibo ang pananaw ng mga taga Licab.
Ang mga unang bahagi ng aking buhay ay sa Licab uminog at napagtanto ko na bilang itinuturing na pinakamaliit na bayan at siguro pianakamahirap ay maikukumpara bilang Pilipinas sa sambayanan ng Mundo.
Ang kanyang mamamayan ang siyang magbabangon sa kanya sa ganitong kalagayan upang maging maunlad. Huwag nating payagan na hatakin tayo ng takot sa mga negatibong sasabihin ng iba, ang ikaw ay mabansagan ng kung ano ano na nakapangpapahina ng loob, ay ikaw ay isang maging abunas na dahil sa galing mong magsalita at sikat ka sa tumpukan, at ito ang nangyari sa mahabang panahon na nakikita at naoobserbahan ng isang bata na sa bata niyang isipan ay nais niyang higitan pa at ang resulta ay pabababa ng pababa ang ating pangkalahatang kalagayan.
Nagpapasalamat ako sa isang katulad mo at alam kong marami pang iba na nagnanais na mapaunlad ang ating bayan. Simulan natin sa ating mga kabataan sa ating mga paaralan. Ang ano mang dapat simulan na programa ay simulan sa Daycare, Kinder-Grade 6, at ang mas mateknolohiyang programa ay sa Grade 5-4th year HS.
Maganda po ang Fruit Basket Program ni Mayor Willy Domingo at naniniwala ako na sa pamamagitan ng mabuting pamamahala ang lahat ay maisasakatuparan at nawa po ito'y maging simula ng mas marami pang mga programa.
Paumanhin sa po sa inyo ngunit oras po ang aking kalaban. Hatid ng aking dalangin sa nawa ay pagpalain po kayo ng may kapal kasama ng inyong samabahayan.
Makapagdetalye po sana ako ng iba sa inyo at maraming salamat po, hanga po ako sa inyo.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Iba Pang Kwentong Licab
(continuation ito nang nauna kong post tungkol sa pagbabalik-bayan ko sa licab)
• Umpisa na nang gapasan/anihan ng palay kaya asahang magilik ang mga kalsada. Yayaman na naman si Liweng!
• Sobrang init sa Licab. Bakit kaya? Dapat siguro magkaroon ng initiative ang mga barangay na magtanim ng mga puno para kahit paano ay makabawas sa init ng panahon.
• Bakit nga pala basta na lang parang isinantabi yung bantayog ni Rizal doon sa munisipyo? Naalala ko, noong mga bata pa kami eh si Rizal ang nakagitna doon sa munisipyo. Pero dahil nga sumikat na si Don Dalmacio, eh si Don Dalmacio na ang nakabilad sa araw sa harap ng munisipyo. Si Rizal? Ayun, sumilong sa lilim ng atip ng munisipyo.
• In fairness, talaga namang naging maayos ang Licab Municipal Hall. Maganda! Maganda!
• Sayang at tinanggal na yung mga banners na nakapalibot sa kalsada.
• Ano ba'ng nangyari sa tradisyon ng mga katoliko at bigla atang naging Sabado ng gabi ang Salubong?
• Tuloy ang ligaya ng mga kubrador ng jueteng. May bago palang tawag-STL (Small Town Lottery)
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• Umpisa na nang gapasan/anihan ng palay kaya asahang magilik ang mga kalsada. Yayaman na naman si Liweng!
• Sobrang init sa Licab. Bakit kaya? Dapat siguro magkaroon ng initiative ang mga barangay na magtanim ng mga puno para kahit paano ay makabawas sa init ng panahon.
• Bakit nga pala basta na lang parang isinantabi yung bantayog ni Rizal doon sa munisipyo? Naalala ko, noong mga bata pa kami eh si Rizal ang nakagitna doon sa munisipyo. Pero dahil nga sumikat na si Don Dalmacio, eh si Don Dalmacio na ang nakabilad sa araw sa harap ng munisipyo. Si Rizal? Ayun, sumilong sa lilim ng atip ng munisipyo.
• In fairness, talaga namang naging maayos ang Licab Municipal Hall. Maganda! Maganda!
• Sayang at tinanggal na yung mga banners na nakapalibot sa kalsada.
• Ano ba'ng nangyari sa tradisyon ng mga katoliko at bigla atang naging Sabado ng gabi ang Salubong?
• Tuloy ang ligaya ng mga kubrador ng jueteng. May bago palang tawag-STL (Small Town Lottery)
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+++ Nakikiramay ang Licabblog sa pamilya Dela Cruz sa pagkamatay ni Angel +++
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
NEECO Does Not Satisfy
Akala siguro ng mga tiga-Licab eh Nag Earth Hour na naman.Kagabi, nalaman ko sa text ni Mama na brown out daw sa amin sa Licab kaya hindi niya alam yung balita tungkol sa pagkakabaril sa asawa ng newscaster na si Ted Failon.
Alas-onse kinabukasan na nang magkaroon ulit ng kuryente.
Eh sino ba naman ang hindi maiinis? Maliban sa hindi ka malalaman ang nangyayari sa Pilipinas, hindi mo rin mapapanood ang mga paboritong teleserye na araw-araw mong inaabangan dahil sa magdamag na pesteng brown out. Idagdag mo pa na summertime ngayon at napakahirap matulog kung walang electric fan o aircon.
Pwede na rin sanang palagpasin kung napakabihirang mangyari na mawalan ng kuryente. Pero kasi, bata pa lang ako eh ganyan na ang serbisyo ng NEECO II (Nueva Ecija Electric Cooperative, Inc.) sa bayan ng Licab.
Lagi nga naming biruan- "siguro eh humangin na naman ng banayad kaya biglang may nadiskaril na kawad ng kuryente".
Katunayan, sabi ngang pabiro ni Mama sa text: "Umulan kasi ng konti kahapon :)"
May lagi pa akong naririnig na reklamo tungkol sa NEECO. Ang sabi kasi sa kwentuhan, madalas silang nagpapatay ng kuryente kapag malapit na ang deadline ng bayaran. Na para bang sinasadya nilang putulin ang serbisyo para paalalahanan ang mga residente na magbayad.
With due respect, mukhang napakamali naman yata ng ganitong klaseng proseso. Hindi naman tayo mga uncivilized para gawan ng mga ganyang klaseng pamamaraan, na kailangan pang putulin ang serbisyo para lang i-remind ang mga tao na magbayad ng serbisyo ninyo.
NEECO, paki ayos naman po ang serbisyo.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Onwards To A Fruitful Municipality
(an update on the previous blog post re: Licab being eyed as the Fruit Basket of Nueva Ecija)
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NE to launch ‘Fruit Basket’ project
Magtanggol C. Vilar
for CENTRAL LUZON DAILY
The 11 barangays of this 4th-class municipality are girding for the launching of the town’s ambitious project, “Fruit Basket of Nueva Ecija.”
The project launching has been set to coincide with the celebration of the town’s 115th Foundation Day on March 28, with a lecture and seminar on fruit tree production with mango and pomelo as the principal products for promotion and propagation in the 11 barangays here.
The project, said Mayor Willy Domingo, is intended to establish for this town a continuing fruit tree industry and permanent means of livelihood for the residents. The affair hopes to have Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap as the main guest and speaker so he could gauge the needs, hopes, visions, and aspirations of a small town aiming to grow big and looked up to as a solution to the mounting food problems of the country.
The underlying principle behind it all, Domingo said, is that he wants to erase the image of this town as a former “killing fields” during its political heydays. “Those dark days are past. I want my town to be remembered for something productive, fruitful,” he added.
Another highlight of the affair is a lecture/seminar on the proper propagation and culture of seedlings of fruit trees as mango, pomelo, citrus such as calamansi and oranges, rambutan, durian to be undertaken by Dr. Bernardo O. Dizon, more popularly known as “Ka Bernie” to fruit tree fanciers. There will also be ilang-ilang trees to line up the road leading to the town.
Licab gained 4th-class category in the past year during the administration of Domingo, who said the secret for this achievement was simple implementation of the revenue collection efforts which all reverted to the town coffers. He added that the increased revenues were used in supporting the various livelihood projects of the town which consequently produced a domino-effect with the projects earning incomes beyond their expectation.
According to Domingo, the various livelihood projects he had lined up for implementation within his term of office until July 2010, and their visible effects on the economy have served to attract local investments and citizen participation.
The project, the first of its kind in the province, is also intended to serve as a tourism come-on and serve as an eco-tourism destination. With the income to be derived from the above projects, Domingo expects to raise the category of his town to “First Class” within the next three years, when the expected fruiting period of the plantings shall have been reached.
Already, Mayor Domingo’s various innovative approach towards agri-aqua ventures in the town are slowly expanding the town’s independence from the national government budget strings or support for their local agri-business ventures. Domingo has also arrived at a scheme by which the farmers here may reap their palay crop, deposit them to the municipal warehouse, receive an initial amount for his harvest until he is satisfied with a good price for his total harvest then liquidate his entire holdings.
“It takes a little time to make the people believe in the changes I am trying to put up for them, but they are learning, albeit slowly,” Domingo said. “By way of locally devised uncomplicated schemes of gaining credit and utilizing it for greater productivity, we could accumulate our own sufficient funding for local development and livelihood projects. Everybody happy,” Domingo rationalized.
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We do hope that significant changes shall finally come on our beloved town.
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NE to launch ‘Fruit Basket’ project
Magtanggol C. Vilar
for CENTRAL LUZON DAILY
The 11 barangays of this 4th-class municipality are girding for the launching of the town’s ambitious project, “Fruit Basket of Nueva Ecija.”
The project launching has been set to coincide with the celebration of the town’s 115th Foundation Day on March 28, with a lecture and seminar on fruit tree production with mango and pomelo as the principal products for promotion and propagation in the 11 barangays here.
The project, said Mayor Willy Domingo, is intended to establish for this town a continuing fruit tree industry and permanent means of livelihood for the residents. The affair hopes to have Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap as the main guest and speaker so he could gauge the needs, hopes, visions, and aspirations of a small town aiming to grow big and looked up to as a solution to the mounting food problems of the country.
The underlying principle behind it all, Domingo said, is that he wants to erase the image of this town as a former “killing fields” during its political heydays. “Those dark days are past. I want my town to be remembered for something productive, fruitful,” he added.
Another highlight of the affair is a lecture/seminar on the proper propagation and culture of seedlings of fruit trees as mango, pomelo, citrus such as calamansi and oranges, rambutan, durian to be undertaken by Dr. Bernardo O. Dizon, more popularly known as “Ka Bernie” to fruit tree fanciers. There will also be ilang-ilang trees to line up the road leading to the town.
Licab gained 4th-class category in the past year during the administration of Domingo, who said the secret for this achievement was simple implementation of the revenue collection efforts which all reverted to the town coffers. He added that the increased revenues were used in supporting the various livelihood projects of the town which consequently produced a domino-effect with the projects earning incomes beyond their expectation.
According to Domingo, the various livelihood projects he had lined up for implementation within his term of office until July 2010, and their visible effects on the economy have served to attract local investments and citizen participation.
The project, the first of its kind in the province, is also intended to serve as a tourism come-on and serve as an eco-tourism destination. With the income to be derived from the above projects, Domingo expects to raise the category of his town to “First Class” within the next three years, when the expected fruiting period of the plantings shall have been reached.
Already, Mayor Domingo’s various innovative approach towards agri-aqua ventures in the town are slowly expanding the town’s independence from the national government budget strings or support for their local agri-business ventures. Domingo has also arrived at a scheme by which the farmers here may reap their palay crop, deposit them to the municipal warehouse, receive an initial amount for his harvest until he is satisfied with a good price for his total harvest then liquidate his entire holdings.
“It takes a little time to make the people believe in the changes I am trying to put up for them, but they are learning, albeit slowly,” Domingo said. “By way of locally devised uncomplicated schemes of gaining credit and utilizing it for greater productivity, we could accumulate our own sufficient funding for local development and livelihood projects. Everybody happy,” Domingo rationalized.
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We do hope that significant changes shall finally come on our beloved town.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Pinoy Holy Week
Semana Santa, the Filipino's observance of Holy Week, showcases the centuries-old tradition of the crucifixion, death, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Days before the Holy Week, townfolks who belong to the catholic sect setup the Senakulo where the "Pabasa" is being held. Pabasa is a Filipino tradition of singing/reading the long passion of the Christ, which is based on the Catholic bible.
Villagefolks participate by taking turns singing the "pasyon", while others are given the task to provide merienda and or lunch/dinner for the singers.
During Good Fridays, youth and church leaders usually conduct a play or drama to re-enact the suffering of Christ from Getshemane to his crucifixion.
While the others observe penitence through abstinence of food and praying, some conduct their penitence by punishing themselves, either by carrying a cross or by whipping themselves while parading in the streets. This is what the townfolks say, the "Penitensiya".
siyetehan describes yet another form of penitence, and that is through the actual nailing of the hands and feet on the cross, to re-enact what Christ has done in calvary.
(read more >>>here)
While more people are more observant about the activities on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, may we not forget the important significance of Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday marks the resurrection of Christ, as the bible says, that on the third day after crucifixion, Jesus Christ rose from death and lives again.
This is the essence of the Holy Week- that our God has sacrificed His own son, Jesus Christ, to die at the cross of calvary for our sins and transgression. But His mission didn't end. On the third day, He rose again, that those who believe in Him and in what He has done on the cross might live and have everlasting life.
Days before the Holy Week, townfolks who belong to the catholic sect setup the Senakulo where the "Pabasa" is being held. Pabasa is a Filipino tradition of singing/reading the long passion of the Christ, which is based on the Catholic bible.
Villagefolks participate by taking turns singing the "pasyon", while others are given the task to provide merienda and or lunch/dinner for the singers.
During Good Fridays, youth and church leaders usually conduct a play or drama to re-enact the suffering of Christ from Getshemane to his crucifixion.
While the others observe penitence through abstinence of food and praying, some conduct their penitence by punishing themselves, either by carrying a cross or by whipping themselves while parading in the streets. This is what the townfolks say, the "Penitensiya".
These people believe that their sins are forgiven after they have suffered from their penitence.
siyetehan describes yet another form of penitence, and that is through the actual nailing of the hands and feet on the cross, to re-enact what Christ has done in calvary.
This has become sensational, that many local and foreign tourists, come every year in a village in San Fernando, Pampanga to witness the real-life nailing on the cross.
(read more >>>here)
While more people are more observant about the activities on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, may we not forget the important significance of Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday marks the resurrection of Christ, as the bible says, that on the third day after crucifixion, Jesus Christ rose from death and lives again.
This is the essence of the Holy Week- that our God has sacrificed His own son, Jesus Christ, to die at the cross of calvary for our sins and transgression. But His mission didn't end. On the third day, He rose again, that those who believe in Him and in what He has done on the cross might live and have everlasting life.
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