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AUGUST 2016
VOL 48, NO 8 The Tambuli is a monthly publication of the Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City
9810 W 79th St Overland Park, KS 66204 816-888-4416
ON THE WEB: www.filipino-association.org ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/filipinoassociation
IN THIS ISSUE:
1 President’s Message
2 Upcoming Events
Consular Outreach
MM17 Golf Tourney
3
4
Minutes of the August
General Meeting
Medical Symposium
September Affair
5 Community Events
Community Photos
6
7
8
Philippine News
Know Your Philippines
Community Celebrants
The Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City is a not-for-profit, non-
political, and non-sectarian organization established to preserve,
promote, and enhance Filipino culture through education and cultural arts,
and to provide service to the community at-large through its
projects and programs.
Material unavailable as of press time
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Maraming salamat to all who helped
during the Ethnic Festival week!
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TAMBULI STAFF
Editor-in-Chief
Ping Bayani
Specialist Photographer
Levi Suministrado Armando Costes
Contributors – This Issue
Lucila Rider
Want to submit content or even be part of the staff? Contact the
Editor-in-Chief at 913-558-4332 or at [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS For details and a complete listing, go to www.filipino-association.org/calendar
You may also contact Edward Tumanut, our Public Relations and
Community Outreach Director at [email protected] or Jocelyn Shute, our Director of Social
Events at [email protected].
Consular Outreach Service
Saturday, September 24, 2016
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Filipino Cultural Center
Once again the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago is
coming to the Filipino Cultural Center (FCC) to provide
consular services during a special 1-day session on
September 24, from 8 AM-5 PM - or until the last applicant
has been served. Available services will include:
• Passport Services (renewal, replacement of lost passport,
amendment/extension of passport)
• Dual Citizenship
• Visa Services
• Legal and Notarial Services (special power of attorney,
authentication, etc.)
• Civil Registry (report of marriage, report of birth, etc.)
Note: Applicants for passports and dual citizenship must
submit their applications (plus supporting documents) to the
Consulate between September 12 and 16 and should come to
the FCC to have their pictures and biometrics taken.
Contact: Bing Sakach
[email protected] / 913-226-5161
Participants of the 2016 mission in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental
The Philippine Medical Society of Greater KC and the Philippine Nurses Association of Greater KC are sponsoring a golf tournament
at Deer Creek Golf Club (A Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Championship Course) on Sunday, Sept 11 to generate much-needed funds for the
2017 Medical Mission to the Philippines. Entries must be in by August 27, 2016. For more details, please contact
Dr. Wendell Doronio at (913) 302-3633.
to benefit the 2017 Philippine
Medical Mission
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AUGUST MEETING MINUTES For previous months’ Meeting Minutes, go to www.filipino-association.org/links and click on Resources.
(Material unavailable as of press time)
Medical Mission Outreach: A Practical Approach to Common Disorders
A CME & CNE Program co-sponsored by
Philippine Medical Society of GKC Philippine Nurses Association of GKC
With partial support from Jack Hill Medical Education Foundation
Saturday, September 10, 2016
8:00 am - 12:00 noon Filipino Cultural Center 9810 W 79th Street
Overland Park KS 66204
The Philippine Medical Society of Greater KC and the Philippine Nurses Association of Greater KC are sponsoring a medical symposium on the morning of this year’s September Affair.
Featured speakers will cover topics frequently encountered in international medicine in connection with medical mission work, usually in Third World countries, that will include but not be limited to prevention, recognition, diagnosis, treatment and management of medical and surgical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, common respiratory disorders, anesthesia in under-resourced locations, infectious disorders commonly seen in tropical conditions such as dengue, malaria, Zika and other diseases.
Attendance is free but pre-registration is required.
For details, please contact Lillian Pardo, MD By Email: [email protected] By Phone: (913) 636-0632
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September Affair: Gala of the Century
The Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City will host its annual September Affair on Saturday,
September 10 at 6:00 PM in the Century Ballroom of The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center. The event
will benefit the Filipino Association in its mission to preserve and promote Filipino heritage and support the
Filipino Cultural Center.
The Gala is chaired by former Filipino Association Presidents and current Membership Chairs, Lilia Bautista
and Bing Sakach. The focus of the evening celebrates 100 years of the Filipino Community in Kansas City.
As early as 1916, records indicate that Filipinos were in the Kansas City area, as agricultural or industrial
contract workers. As the United States entered WWI, like many, Filipinos also enlisted or were drafted into
military service, supporting their fellow American countrymen. Following the end of the Great War,
Filipinos would continue to become part of the fabric of the community, while pursuing the American
dream.
“What we raise from September Affair is vital in ensuring that the Filipino Association and Filipino Cultural
Center continues to flourish. It is amazing to know Filipino’s have been in Kansas City for longer than we
could imagine. This is an event to be at and for sure will be a fantastic event.” said Kevin Bautista, President
of the Filipino Association.
Saturday night will begin with a cocktail reception in the Century Foyer where guests can mix and mingle
against the backdrop of the hotel’s landmark indoor waterfall. An epicurean mulit-course dinner is followed
thereafter in the Century Ballroom with an evening full of surprises, cultural presentations by the
Sampaguita Choir and Sinag-Tala Performing Arts Troupe, and dancing to the captivating sounds of the
Karen Davis Project Band.
The ticket price for the gala is $95.00 or $950.00 for a table of ten, while opportunities for sponsorships
range from $150 - $10,000 and commemorative booklet advertisement page opportunities starting at $50 -
$300.
Stay tuned for the launch of the official event website! For information on how to purchase tickets or
become a sponsor please contact Lilia Bautista at 913.220.4679 / [email protected] or Bing
Sakach at 913.226.5161/ [email protected].
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COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PHOTOS For comments and suggestions, please email the Editor-in-Chief.
What an event! Unbelievable! The number of people that
attended was amazing! We sold out and everyone was
pleased and had a full tummy!
Thank you to all the team captains - Kelly, Chris, Neo and
Bing, Joy, Venir, Adela and Rose - and to all the members
of each team. Oh how can I forget Mr. Mindanao David
Shute for taking care of the sale of water! Thanks to
President Kevin for his support in printing tickets, setting
up tables and chairs, staying with us until we finished
cleaning up; to Dr. Mila and Paul ensuring everyone paid
their tickets; to Dr. Mila and Dr. Lillian for the raffle gifts;
to Rizvend for agreeing to be the emcee and sound director
at the last minute; to Ed and Stephanie for the great
marketing and keeping it going on Facebook and other
social media; to Armando who stayed up late and came
early to decorate the FCC; to my Richard who was always
there for me, patiently helping me in getting my
decorations done and purchasing supplies; to Michael Tan
for doing all the errands and helping Adela cook for the
Pampanga region; to Eric, who helped cook the rice and
taking care of the trash and the restrooms; to the
Sampaguita Choir who sounded great singing regional
songs; and of course to Ping Bayani for being with us in
spirit even from a distance, creating the brochure and the
tickets and sending the lyrics and links for the regional
songs to the choir; to my co-chair Mike Mesina who
provided me with some fund raising ideas for our FA-
GKC; and lastly to our guest pianist Mathew Changho
Roxas.
I apologize if I forgot to mention anybody who worked
hard to make the Taste of the Philippines a success!
Sincerely,
Lucila Rider
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
Ethnic Festival ’16 - Images
Volunteers led by ever-present Adela Tan
doing the annual ritual of cutting up chicken
for adobo
Decorator par excellence Armando Costes
poses in front of the Philippine booth dressed
up as a ‘bahay kubo!’
Members of our Sinag-Tala Dance Group and
Rondalla performed on Saturday night, again
wowing the audience as they normally do!
Thank You -
From the
Food Fare
Organizers
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PHILIPPINE NEWS For comments and suggestions, please email the Editor-in-Chief.
Japan to fund $2.4-B
Manila railway From ABS-CBN News via Agence France-Presse
Japan on Friday announced it is
pouring a massive $2.4 billion into a
new railway in the Philippines aimed
at easing Manila's notorious gridlock.
Japan, Philippines' top trading partner
and source of aid, said the 38-
kilometer (24-mile) elevated
commuter line would connect Manila
to nearby Bulacan province to
decongest the capital and help spur
economic activity.
Duterte, who assumed office on June
30, has said reducing traffic
congestion and fixing the
deteriorating transport system are
priorities for his administration.
Masato Ohtaka, deputy press
secretary for Japan's foreign ministry,
told reporters in Manila that Japan
was also open to building a railway in
the southern region of Mindanao, a
project Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte had previously said China
offered to fund.
President Duterte (L) greets visiting
Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio
Kishida
Philippine Caves From touristfinder.com
There are hundreds of caves in the Philippines, some yet to be
explored. While the most popular is the Puerto Princesa Underground
River, there are interesting others, each with their own unique
features. Here are just some to consider:
1. The Aglipay Caves
There are 8 accessible caves in the Aglipay Caves system, located in
Barangay Villa Ventura in Quirino Province.
2. Calbiga Cave (Langun-Gobingob)
If Puerto Princesa Underground River is the longest cave, Calbiga
Cave in Western Samar is the largest cave in the Philippines, 7
kilometers long and an area of 900 square kilometers.
(Continued on page 8)
Photo Credit: flickr / highlights.photo
Photo Credit: flickr / philippbc
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KNOW YOUR PHILIPPINES For comments and suggestions, please email the Editor-in-Chief.
He (Governor Claveria) tore pages of the Catalogo and gave them to those
present. Consequently, what happened was unexpected. Since the lists of
surnames were listed in alphabetical order, provinces appeared to have
surnames beginning with a certain letter of the alphabet. An appropriate
example is like tearing several pages from a telephone book. The likelihood
of having the same beginning letter is high.
In my province of Mindoro alone, in Lubang community, the surnames of
most people begin with “V” -- Ventura, Villamin, Villaraza, Villarosa,
Villarica, Villavicencio,” Villaclara,” etc. In my hometown of Calapan,
Oriental Mindoro, the surnames in my class included Acedillo, Acedera,
Abaca, Abadilla, Abierto, Acera, Aboboto, Agay, Acasio, Adeva, Alvaro,
Alfalfaro, Alcancia, Abolencia, Abadejo, Abad and so on.
In the town of Miagao, Iloilo, all surnames began with “M.”
This surnaming program was enforced with severe penalties. One example
was Dr. José Rizal’s mother. She was arrested and made to walk all the way
from Biñan to the provincial capital of Laguna because among other things,
she refused to use the name Realonda, which was assigned to her.
This is the reason why in the Philippines, we carry Hispanic surnames. They
were allocated to us by decree. It never came from our own ancient naming
patterns. In effect, it was an intrusion. It truncated us from our own personal
identity and cast us off from our inner core of who we really are.
How some indigenous names remained and persisted had two possibilities.
Some families were able to retain their old nomenclature because, before the
decree was imposed, these families had been registered in the town census as
pacified, baptized and had paid their taxes.
The other possibility was that the old surnames were not changed because
their names were already registered in the government books or
municipalities for some misdemeanors (prison cells). The most likely
explanation was that others fled to the hills.
(To be continued)
Prof Penelope Flores
Catalogo de Apellidos
(Source: pilipino-express.com)
Governor General Claveria
WHAT’S IN A (FILIPINO) NAME?
(Editor’s note: Ever wondered why many, if not most, Filipino surnames are Hispanic?
What were the native family names and what happened to them? Below is the second
installment from an article written by Penélope V. Flores, Professor Emeritus at San
Francisco State University, from the website http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/
magazine/how-filipinos-got-their-surnames. It gives an insight into why and how we
got to the surnames we carry today.)
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COMMUNITY
CELEBRANTS
If any of the information below needs to be updated, contact the Editor-in-Chief.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
SEPTEMBER
ANNIVERSARIES
NEW MEMBERS
Data unavailable as of press time
Angel and Lily Casillan
1
Wayne and Vi Darsnek
2
Cris Bautista and Lilia Capili-Bautista
6
John and Babette Orlich
19
Ted and Marietta Tungol
22
Albert and Jo Abraham
26
Jim and Helen Austin
27
(Philippine Caves…from page 6)
3. Hinagdanan Cave ttttt
Beautiful Hinagdanan Cave is popular for its big stalactites and
stalagmites. This cave is located in Panglao, Bohol.
4. Callao Cave
Callao Cave is the pride and the best natural tourist attraction
in Peñablanca, Cagayan. Composed of 7 show caves, the
largest measures 160 feet wide and 118 feet high. Photo shows
another cave which features an unusual cathedral room, used as
a chapel by the locals.
Mico DePaolis
3
Antonio DePaolis
5
Chris Hird
7
Josie Doyle
10
Connie Leppert
10
Evie Tan-Todd
10
KC Arnado
11
Ben Sabido
12
Carlo Jurani
13
Neal Umali
14
Mary Aragon R.N.
15
Rose Salvatierra
15
Ping Bayani
20
Celina Starkey
21
Moppette Florentino
24
Rich Snyder
24
Del Iloreta R.N.
28
Kelly Tumanut
28
David Bump
29
Photo Credit: flickr / kenneth esperanza
Photo Credit: flickr / matoy