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THE DISTRICT of Jaro in Iloilo City has the earliest recorded baptism of a Calungsod, according to the Mormon-run genealogy website, www.familysearch.org.
This little infor
mation perhaps could shed answer to queries on where exactly Blessed Pedro Calungsod came from as he is set to be canonized Sunday, October 21. The genealogy website operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, showed the earliest recorded baptism of a Calungsod was that of Maria Calungsod, daughter of Juan Calungsod and Josepha Beatris.
She was baptized on Sept. 7, 1748 in Jaro, Iloilo City, according to one of the most heavily used genealogy sites on the Internet. The FamilySearch.org website offers free access to digital images of genealogical records stored at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, which holds genealogical records for over 110 countries, territories, and possessions, including over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records.
Blessed Pedro Calungsod was believed to have been born in 1655 in the Visayas, with the towns of Ginatilan in Cebu, Hinundayan and Hinunangan in southern Leyte, and Molo, Iloilo City as his probable places of birth. There was no information as to how old Juan Calungsod when his daughter was baptized in Jaro but the website also showed that a Maria Feliziana Calungsod, probably a younger daughter, was baptized on June 2, 1753, also in Jaro, Iloilo City. A Thomasina Calungsod was also baptized in Jaro, Iloilo City on April 4, 1750 whose parents were listed as Juan Calungsod and Feliziana Olay, also the parents of another Maria Calungsod who was baptized on October 9, 1751, also in Jaro.
The website also yielded baptism records of Calungsods from Baybay, Leyte (1828), Hinunangan, Leyte (1856), Cavite City, Cavite (1872), Ginatilan, Cebu (1889), Taysan, Negros Oriental (1889), La Castellana, Negros Occidental (1900), Iloilo (1900) and Guihulngan, Negros Oriental (1903).
The earliest recorded baptism in Baybay, Leyte was that of Feliciana Alejandra Calungsod who was baptized in the Immaculate Conception Church on Nov 10, 1828 and whose parents were listed as Francisco Calungsod and Maria Vicenta.
In Hinunganan, Leyte, the earliest recorded baptism was that of Calixtra Calungsod, born in 1856 and died on Feb 25, 1926.
There was no information on who her parents were. (PNA)
Link
Source: Iloilo: Queen City of the South Official Page
Blessed Pedro Calungsod of Iloilo Will Be Canonized on October 21 by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.
Pedro Calungsod who will be formally canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on October 21 will be the second Filipino saint and is the first Ilonggo saint. Pedro Calungsod was born in the Chinese District of Molo in Iloilo around 1654. His family and relatives were natives of the town of Leon in Iloilo and his father is a skilled goldsmith. Religious scholars and anthropologistswill have the biggest proof and unearth, uncover the truth behind the real birthplace of Calungsod. I don't want to make any lies or false claims much more to a holy individual such as Pedro Calungsod. It felt so pathetic and so desperate for other places to claim Calungsod as their own that they repeatedly claim him as their own for a thousand of times in the local media and news over the same sensationalized and unconfirmed claims. I have admiration and respect for such veneration and honor they bestow on Calungsod but desperation of claim as their own is not counted so sorry but they look so hapless victim of desperation for fame and popularity without solid evidence.He studied in
a school for boys in Iloilo and went to Cebu to serve as a catechist and sacristan. In 1672, he joined Father Diego de San Vitores in a missionary work in Guam to preach among the natives and convert them to
the Christian religion where he was martyred on April 2, 1672 in Tumon,
Guam by the Chamorros, the native people of Guam who still exist up to
this day. Canonization through a religious ceremony is the final step towards sainthood. Pedro Calungsod was beatified on March 5, 2000 by then Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City and was witnessed through a LIVE broadcast by millions of people around the world. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the Philippines' first saint was canonized in 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Another Ilongga servant of God from Iloilo, Sister Maria Beatriz Del Rosario Arroyo is also expected to be beatified in the future. Pedro Calungsod feast day is April 2.
Pedro’s story lives on in Iloilo By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. Inquirer Visayas 8:18 pm | Saturday, October 20th, 2012
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Since she was a child, Ana Calunsod-Arquillo
has known well a story told by her father, Cornelio, and handed down
through at least eight generations: One of their ancestors—a young
boy—died with a priest on a Pacific island centuries ago.
The
story goes that a 7-year-old boy disappeared after he boarded and hid in
a Cebu-bound Spanish ship docked near what is now Molo District in
Iloilo City. When he was discovered by the crew, a priest took him under
his care.
The Calunsod clan of Molo believes that this boy was
Blessed Pedro Calungsod, who is to canonized at the Vatican on Sunday,
the second Filipino saint.
Arquillo, the seventh of 11
siblings, says Pedro was the son of Rufo Calungsod, a goldsmith. Rufo is
a namesake of her great-grandfather, who was also a goldsmith. She also
has a brother named Rufo.
“We know that there are several
other claims on Pedro’s roots, but we know deep in our hearts that he
was from here and he was our ancestor,” says Arquillo, 63, a retired
businesswoman.
The claim is supported by a Western Visayas historian, lawyer Rex Salvilla.
“The information that I have gathered and the circumstances during
Pedro’s time point more to the claim that he was from Molo, Salvilla
said.
Salvilla, past president of Iloilo Historical Association
and president of West Visayas Historical Research Foundation Inc.,
researched the background of the Visayan martyr in the late 1990s on the
request of then Molo parish priest Felipe Parian.
Parian had
been directed by the late Jaro Archbishop Alberto Piamonte to conduct
inquiries among the Calunsods in Molo about their possible relationship
to Pedro Calungsod.
The other possible origins of Calungsod in Iloilo are the towns of Leon, Tigbauan and Oton.
Salvilla confirms the account of Catalino Arevalo in the pamphlet
“Pedro Calungsod, Young Visayan Proto-Martyr” of an oral tradition
passed from generation to generation among the Calunsods in Iloilo.
A “Calungsod boy went from Iloilo to Mactan Island in Cebu, joined the
Jesuit missionaries who left for some island in the Pacific, and was
killed with the Fathers,” Arevalo’s account goes.
Family elders
told Salvilla that the family name of their ancestors during the
Spanish time was “Calungsod.” This was confirmed by birth certificates
at Molo Church, according to Salvilla.
The elders explained
that the spelling of their last name was changed to avoid conscription
into the Spanish colonial army and the Guardia Civil (national police).
Salvilla said the conscription was done through “quintos,” an annual
raffle where the names of native males aged 18 and above were listed and
drawn. Those whose names appeared in the fifth draw were recruited.
“To avoid being recruited, people slightly changed their surnames, like
‘Salazar’ to ‘Salarza’ or ‘Salard’ to ‘Saladar,’” Salvilla said.
The elder Calunsods said many of their ancestors fled to neighboring Negros Island to avoid conscription.
Salvilla said it was possible that children of the early Calungsods
migrated to Cebu and Bohol islands from Negros. The change in the
spelling of their surname from “Calungsod” to “Calunsod” could also have
been the result of the corruption of names that stemmed from the
difficulty the Spaniards had in pronouncing “ng.”
He cited the
renaming of places in Panay, including of Ilong-Ilong (Iloilo), Ogtong
(Oton), Batang (Batan), Jamindang (Jamindan) and Pangdan (Pandan).
Salvilla’s research showed that many members of the Calunsod clan lived
in Barangay (village) San Antonio in Molo. There is a road in the
village called La Compania Street, believed to be originally named La
Compania de Jesus (Society of Jesus) where a Jesuit mother house may
have once stood.
The Jesuit presence in Iloilo during the early
years of the Spanish rule was also well established. Salvilla cited the
first school for boys in the country, built in Tigbauan town in 1652 by
Fray Pedro Chirino, a Jesuit.
Salvilla said Pedro Calungsod
could have been taken by the Jesuit priests to Cebu, being the religious
center at that time covering the Visayas and Mindanao, before he went
with the mission to Guam.
Arquillo said she hoped that the
truth about Blessed Pedro’s roots would be settled one day. “But we are
happy all the same that we will have a saint so close to us Visayans,”
she said.
Arquillo bought plane tickets to attend the
canonization ceremony at the Vatican, but a pressing business engagement
forced her to drop her plan. Three of her cousins from Iloilo and four
from the United States, however, are in Rome for the event.
Arquillo also plans to install a life-size statue of St. Pedro in a
chapel on Barangay San Antonio Street that she herself had donated. The
image will be similar to the one she gave to the Molo church six years
ago and displayed at the compound.
“My father, who had always believed in the story of our boy ancestor, would be happy now,” she said. Link
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A new premier luxury resort will rise in one of these islands in the central Philippines in the town of Carles in the province of Iloilo. This is Gigantes Islands. The Department of Trade and Industry is willing to fund a project development assistance of 2 billion pesos or roughly $50 million to develop these island for tourism and related activities. Foreign investments and projects are well encouraged by government to develop these islands into world class destinations provided they meet certain guidelines and strictly adhere to regulations and control to preserve the natural beauty and bounty of these islands. Another promoted island for investment is the Sicogon Islands also in Carles town, Iloilo province.
Is the Philippine Cyber Law which was passed and signed into law by President Benigno S. Aquino III this September 2012 too restrictive too stringent? Included are libel, online theft, online squatting and cyber sex. The crime libel online which is not punishable by law is fine with me on grave abuse and misconduct destroying the reputation and dignity of a specific individual, group, organization or institution. But should cyber sex should be included in the cyber law to be punishable by law? I don't condone nor against cyber sex but the cyber law penalizing this act is too much and deemed excessive not only by the people in the Philippines but all throughout the world and even international cyber crime law experts won't agree on this. Yeah they would reason out immorality but I have some points to tackle:
How is it immoral to do it online when prostitution by real flesh itself is more immoral and not penalized in the country and they cannot even solve, regulate and control prostitution in the Philippines?
Penalizing anyone committing cyber sex is depriving people of their freedom regardless of their religion or orientation. Not everyone are Christians or Muslims or religious. Some are non religious or atheist. This is a democratic country where everyone are FREE to make their choices but comes with freedom is a responsible choice however this one deprive people of their freedom of choice, and one specific group or organization cannot say this is immoral as there are more out there which are far worse than this when it comes to immorality beside this does not spread diseases as it is only done online. Some provisions in the new cyber crime law should be amended.
If you're against Cyber Martial Law please change your facebook or social medial profile pic to BLACK and make your website background color to black... Thanks Today the Cyber Crime Prevention Act of 2012 will be implemented today unless it is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Department of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has this to say:
“Right now we have the law and it is our duty to implement it unless declared unconstitutional by the SC or amended
by Congress. Any power or authority granted by the law to Department of Justice and secretary of Justice will be exercised judiciously and prudently, within the standards or parameters set forth in the law and with due regard to fundamental, human rights of individuals.” Under the law, the DoJ has the authority to restrict or block access to computer data found to have prima facie violation of cyber crimes defined in RA 10175.
A petition has been filed with the SC seeking to declare unconstitutional certain provisions of RA 10175, as of the last count there are six in total.
Inasmuch as I want to defend and be proud of this pageant not only because it is our own but because it has a unique campaign for Mother Earth and the environment, I don't have enough strength and face to promote this pageant these days for its sleazy, tacky, tasteless and effortless conduct and organizing of this annual beauty pageant for nature. Miss Earth Foundation lack of professionalism, ethics, and discipline caused the chaos and mess of this pageant. In any activities, events or circumstances this pageant is facing, no official statements are coming from the foundation itself regarding the pageant as a sign of formality, declaration or affirmation of such undertakings. Everyone just go on each of its own, things just happen the way it is without any words from the foundation or creator of the pageant. The lack of dexterity, tenacity, conduct of discipline and knowledge which jeopardizes Miss Earth and often led to failures. For example, the supposed hosting of the pageant by some countries like Chile, Thailand, Vietnam and now, Indonesia which at the last minute decided to transfer it back to the home base, the Philippines due to lack feasibility study, observations and strict adherence to guidelines. Indonesia is a conservative Muslim country which prohibits women from showing some skin yet Miss Earth did not foresee this and grant that country the rights to host the competition only to back out at the last minute. I think these countries pay nothing to Miss Earth Foundation to host the competition for as long as they can organize and conduct it. Hosting of the pageant I think is VIRTUALLY FREE. This maybe the reason why it is easy for countries to back out at the last minute like Vietnam which already hosted the pageant in 2010. It is a shame for this pageant to have lots of countries backing out to host Miss Earth at the last minute. I think this is the ONLY beauty pageant in the world where there are lots of back outs in hosting. Miss Universe this year, although have a hard time looking for a suitable venue for this year's competition, never released an official statement or press release from themselves or to any other third party without verifying, validating and confirming any information including but not limited to hosting of the competition. Miss Earth doesn't release any official statement until a third party released a statement regarding the pageant only to recant and take back their early statements and apologize. Isn't it a shame, embarrassing and disappointing not only with fans or enthusiasts but most especially to the scourge of its bitter haters. It is deemed insulting and also loses reputation and credibility which accounts for the lose of interests from other people, entities, organizations and institutions. What is more depressing is the poor organizing or conduct of the competition by the organizers or owners of the pageant. The finals night is a crap, lacks prestige and high tech high end equipment, the coverage is NOT in HD Quality - so tacky and outdated and they call themselves as the third biggest beauty pageant in the world. The winner looks like she is not being taken cared of by the pageant and she goes on her own after her winning. She goes to different places only to plant trees no other worthy causes for the environment. The lack of professionalism in this pageant roots from the lack of strict adherence to guidelines, rules and regulations that govern the beauty pageant and the foundation itself. At the Miss Earth 2010 in Vietnam, some contestants like Ukraine back out from Miss Earth only to be replaced by another contestant that was way too late into the competition that they never competed in preliminary competitions which is the basis for the semifinalists who will make the cut. Strictly speaking, replacement is prohibited during the competition and any replacement would be disqualified to compete else she will be accepted as a friendly non competing delegate. Ironically, the replacement of Miss Ukraine who never competed in the preliminaries made it as a semifinalist. How did she made it as a semifinalist without even competing? This pageant is a failure. All I can recommend is for this owner and founding group to hand over this important pageant to anyone who can handle this pageant seriously, strictly and beautifully not the way the present organizers are doing to this pageant. However, due to the importance of this pageant and also the contestants which will be put into consideration, I will monitor this pageant and pick my own bets and favorites to win this title this year. By the way this is the official statement of the Miss Indonesia Earth Foundation regarding the transfer of Miss Earth 2012 back to Manila.
