The Foundling of the City of La Carlota

Is it left to oblivion? The people of La Carlota seem to confuse when to celebrate it.

La Carlota is anciently known as Simantas or Mangkas. It's a barrio under the jurisdiction of Tinubagan, a neighboring town now known as San Enrique. It's formally established as a separate town in 1871 and named as Carlota in honor of the wife of a Spanish conquestador Enrique.

La Carlota City Hall

As it progresses in terms of sugarcane business and economy, the concerned town officials led by the late Mayor Jaime Mariño proposed that La Carlota be converted to a city. To this effect, the committee concerned had conducted a hearing on March 14, 1964. It was attended by various businessmen, civic and educational organizations, sugarcane planters and barrio officials. And it's unanimoisly endorsed.

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.

The passing away of Mayor Jacky: the Man of Commitment

The Mayor 

Some of the people of La Carlota City were shocked of receiving messages in their messenger that Mayor Jacky died.

I was shocked of receiving that message too. I would like to confirm it for it might be a fake news. I asked personally some of my friends even tricycle drivers. And they had known it known it too.

I went to the plaza in the afternoon. There I saw the Philippine flag is hoisted half-staff. It's only raised that way to show respect for a person who died especially a government officials like the mayor.

Then I was convinced. I felt sorry about it.

How I Manually Get Rid of Holiday Greetings Scam?

Due to curiosity and I don't want to embarrass my friends in Facebook, I read and open their messages, especially their Christmas greetings for it's a Christmas season. I take time out of replying of them.

Tonight while my youngest son, his wife and I were having our dinner in one of eateries at the public plaza  he told me about this wish-you Christmas greetings withan email icon seen usually via messenger or phone. I said there were so many I received from my friends but I didn't mind. Not until my closed friend forwarded one to me and I opened it.

Reverting my info domain to its original blogspot

Reverting my info domain to its original blogspot.com due to this reason:

Sorry  I do not renew it for renewal web hosting fee is high. I decide to retain its original plstform web hostig, blogger.com which is FREE.

Hope you understand my situation. Thanks.