After another year of hard work and patience,
the entire community of Calaca rejoiced in the celebration of 24th
recognition of the Day Care children with the theme “To have good education and
develop my potential”, which held in the municipal gymnasium on March 4 and 6,
this year.
A total of 687-day care children from the 32-Day care centers
in the municipality proudly received their certificates and medals of recognition
in the said activity. To accommodate the graduates well in their momentous
event, they were clustered into four (4). Cluster 1 is composed of barangays in
Poblacion 1-6 and Timbain. The second cluster is composed of barangays
Sinisian, Dila, Salong, Puting Bato East, Puting Bato West and Dacanlao. Cluster
3 is composed of barangay Putingkahoy, Lumbang na Matanda, Lumbang na Bata,
Bisaya, Baclas, Tamayo, Niyugan and Madalunot. Lastly, cluster 4 is composed of
barangays Pantay, Cahil, Loma, Taklang-anak, Coral ni Lopez, Coral ni Bacal,
Makina and Calantas. Every cluster has their commencement speaker, Ms.
Ma.Lourdes Marika N. Mercado for cluster 1, Ms. Heidi V. Bunyi for cluster 2,
Ms. Janet S. Bactad for Cluster 3 and Ms. Lorna L. Aquino for cluster 4. Each
speaker shared their vivid moments during childhood as part of their day care
life, some shared their experiences being a day care worker before while others
inspired graduates with their principles to become successful in life.
Aside from the wonderful intermission numbers of the day
care children and parents, the event made even exciting after Ms. Ma. Cynthia
P. Salazar MSWDO-OIC, hand in the certificates of recognition to the
Outstanding Day Care Center, Mrs. Anabel Lasheras of barangay Taklang-Anak and
Most Enhanced Day Care Center to San Rafael day Care Center headed by Ms.
Edwina Dimaano.
Mayor Nas Ona, Vice-Mayor Larry Atienza and the Magnificent
Seven Sangguniang Bayan members, attended the recognition activity. Parents and
relatives of the graduates also joyfully took part in the celebration together
with their respective barangay chairpersons.
The
said occasion pushed through with the consistent support of the Ona-Atienza
administration thru the of the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office
under the monitoring of the Day Care Coordinators Mrs. Ruth Lizardo and Mrs.
Violeta Enriquez and with the help of the talented Day Care Workers as well as
the cooperation from day care parents.
Noong ika-19 ng Setyembre 2009 nakiisa ang mga mamamayang
Calaqueño sa pagdiriwang ng taunang International Coastal Clean Up na
pinangunahan ng mga kawani ng lokal na pamahalaan sa pakikiisa ng iba’t ibang kumpanya
kabilang ang Phoenix Petroleum Terminal, Steel Asia, National Power
Corporation-Batangas Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant Balayan Distillery, Inc.,
South Bay Bulk Terminal, Inc., Batangas I Electric Cooperative, Inc., Naging
kaagapay rin sa paglilinis ang mga kawani ng Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Department of Public Works and Highways, mga taga coastal
barangays kabilang ang Barangay Sinisian, Talisay, Puting Bato West, Salong,
Quizumbing, Camastilisan at San Rafael sa pamumuno ng mga kapitan gayundin ang
mga mag-aaral sa sekundarya sa pamamatnubay ng kanilang mga guro at ang
organisasyon ng Deputize Bantay Dagat. Sa nasabing aktibidad isinagawa ang
paglilinis sa tabing dagat o sa mga coastal area upang bigyang halaga ang
pangangalaga ng karagatan dala ng alon buhat sa tabi ng dagat na kung saan ay
kumukuha ng pinagkakakitaan at pagkain ng mga mangingisda at ibang mamamayan.
Magmula noon ay nangaral na si Jesus. Ang sabi Niya,
“Pagsisihan ninyo’t talikdan ang inyong mga kasalanan sapagkat nalalapit nang
maghari ang Diyos” Mateo 4:17
Ganun
din naman madalas nating marinig ang katagang ito, “Ang paalala’y gamot sa
taong nakakalimot”. Ang Biblia ay naglalaman ng mga paalala, isa na dito ang
pagsisihan at talikdan ang ating mga kasalanan. Paalala na wari ba’y
ipinagwawalang bahala natin. Bilang mga tao, patuloy pa din tayo sa pag-iisip ng
‘di-maganda sa ating kapwa, pagsasalita ng masama at kung minsan o madalas
paggawa ng hindi tama sa paningin ng tao lalo na sa paningin ng Diyos.
