Mayor Jacky's Celebration of Life

(Note: This is a repost of biography of Hon. Luis J. Jalandoni  lll from the leaflet "A Celebration of Life Mayor Jacky Jalandoni.")

Mayor Jacky 

On December 15, 1967, Luis De Jesus Jalandoni lll was born to Luis "Nonoy" Ginete Jalandoni, Jr., scion of notable Jalandoni family of La Carlota City and Corazon Calibo De Jesus of Butuan City. The bouncing baby boy was nicknamed "Lucky" which evolved to "Jucky" or "Jacky". He is the fourth-born child of six siblings, namely, Jeanne Louise, Jolanda Maria Angela, Jan Peter Vincent,  Julie Ann Catherine and Joseph Martin Anthony.

By 1968, Nonoy Jalandoni became the City Mayor and the family home in Hda. Cristina would always be filled with people. Jacky himself doing sports,  especially football where he excelled the most as a defense winger.

Reflection on diligence, invaluable service as teacher, educator

The feeling is inexplicable once a teacher has received a simple handwritten card from her pupil. I couldn't forget this moment. In my possession right now, I have still the handwritten personal messages of my grade 5 and 6 pupils in La Carlota City Elementary School 1 sometime in 1991. I have kept them safe in my box at home.

These pupils are already have their own job, have their children to raise. They have their own family to take care of but yet they never miss to remember me. Even in the Facebook, they are still communicating with me.

Why Little Thing Means a Lot?

Small could be great. Is it possible? I would be sharing my personal experience here what I did which seemed to negligible but yet it had a great impact as far as service is concerned. I couldn't refuse or neglect of doing such deed.

In every little thing we do, something big is achieved. Something big is satisfied. Something big shared. This reminds of the of short and concise wise saying  of an ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. It says, "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

I am correlating this to what I have done with the thought in mind that a small thing I have made that day is great enough for the one that I have helped. It's simple thing for I know it means nothing. I have never realized that something would happen inexplicably.  Something is awesome and something is worth remembering by. Good deeds are deserving. They are worth doing, expecting nothing in return.

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SALLY means SERVICE

Salvacion Zamora-Rodriguez is a low profile person,  but she is a by-word among the people of Dos Hermanos, Talisay, Negros Occidental, PH and Barangay 2, La Carlota City respectively as efficient Barangay Health Worker (BHW).

Sally Rodriguez

Her name, Salvacion is a Spanish in origin. It is equivalent to English word, salvation. No wonder why, she has "saved" some people who are suffering from serious diseases. Thus, in the very nature of her work as barangay technician for health on primary health care, she had “saved” two poor sick people in her area of assignment.

These persons were native of La Carlota City. It happened that one of them is my nephew. One of the children of uncle George Iligan. He is Dikiam Iligan. Now he fully recovers and is earning for a living a skilled carpenter. The other one is Mary Ann Gonzales who is also suffering from a malignant disease. Both of them were saved from possible death by Sally who administers for their daily medical needs and assistance.

If not for Sally's consistent health service in monitoring and dispensing prescribed medicines for them, probably they might have had passed away.

Salibio, The Bishop I Worked With, Is Anointed

I miss the person I most admired as a good ecclesiastical leader of our Church after he retired from his job as a master teacher of La Carlota South Elementary School 1 and he transferred residence to Laguna, Metro Manila.

Bishop Salibio

Now he's enjoying his life with his loving wife, married daughters and vibrant and wonderful grandchildren, and receiving his monthly pension with gusto. He is a layman called as a Bishop by the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to lead a group of LDS saints here in our place. I have no doubt of supporting, sustaining him in his spiritual calling as a Bishop in our ward.

I was able to come across with his recent pictures while I was browsing my social media account and he was celebrating his 72th year birthday at that time. So I was thinking on what tribute I could share him in his special day. Well, I have come up with this humble tribute for him by being grateful for his kindness, for his sincere friendship and camaraderie, and of his being helpful and caring for the flocks under his stewardship including my own family.

And So It Is Christmas

And so this is how I value Christmas in acrostic:

Christmas is for CHILDREN. It's the little children who really love Christmas. They're all excited when Christmas is just around the corner. They love also to sing Christmas carols. And they go out house to house at night to sing them.

Christmas is HOME. Christmastime is one of the nicest times of the year to be with your beloved family when you're away from them for even a year. There's a popular song that says, "I'll be home for Christmas." Beside there's no place like home and Christmas seasons suits the time to be with your family.

'Family Is Important'

The week-long family week celebration of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) as inspired by its theme: "Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion" was concluded yesterday.

The success of the said activities could be attributed as being obedient to LDS Church leaders' advice "to support the government's initiative to strengthen the Filipino family."

"Strengthening family ties, communication and values within the family is important in reducing cases of violence among family members," likewise the local news said.