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๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜†, ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

By Manny D. Balbin

CITY OF MALOLOS โ€” Governor Daniel R. Fernando urged Bulakenyos to embrace a simple Christmas celebration this year to show empathy for the nationโ€™s disaster victims, especially those in the Visayas region hit by the recent earthquake and typhoon.

โ€œMapalad pa rin po tayo kasi baha lang ang nangyari sa atin. Pero kung titingnan po natin, โ€˜yung Cebu, โ€˜yung Davao Oriental, tingnan ninyo po kung ano ang nangyari sa kanila. Maraming ari-arian at buhay ang nawala, magpa-Pasko pa naman. Sa Bulacan ito pa rin po tayo, nakatindig pa rin. Pero papaano po kaya โ€˜yung iba?โ€ Fernando said during the ceremonial lighting of the PGB Christmas Tree on Friday, November 28, at the Gen. Gregorio Del Pilar Park in the Bulacan Provincial Capitol Compound here.

โ€œโ€˜Yung mga kababayan natin na nandoon sa ibang lugar, na nakatira na nga lang halos sa kalsada, sa mga evacuation center, na nawalan halos ng mga gamit, tirahan, at ng mga mahal sa buhayโ€”iyon po ang masakit. Kaya naman kailangan nating i-celebrate โ€˜yung Christmas nang payak, simple, okay na โ€˜yon. Makiramay po tayo sa mga nangyari. Ipagdasal po natin sila kasi mahalaga po dito ay ang pagdarasal,โ€ he added.

Fernando also expressed his appreciation to the Sierra Madre mountain range for serving as an effective shield for Bulacan and nearby provinces during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan this month.

โ€œAlam nโ€™yo po, mapalad pa rin ang lalawigan ng Bulacan, although nag-trending tayo dahil tayo โ€˜yung naging example ng mga nangyaring investigation. Mapalad pa rin po tayo kasi baha lang ang nangyari sa atin. Kaya nagpapasalamat din po tayo sa Sierra Madre, sapagkat kung wala iyon, tutuloy sa atin โ€˜yung Signal No. 5,โ€ he said.

Likewise, Vice Governor Alexis C. Castro recalled the challenges the province have faced this year, emphasizing that despite the darkness, Bulakenyos from various fields and disciplines continue to shine and bring hope to Bulacan.

โ€œMay mga unos na dumaan, may mga hindi inaasahang isyu, insidente at kalamidad na nagdulot ng kadiliman sa ating kapaligiran. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, napatunayan nating mga Bulakenyo na hindi kailanman mawawala ang liwanag sa ating dakilang lalawigan sapagkat dito sa Bulacan, mayroong mga hiyas na patuloy na mag-iilaw at magniningningโ€”sa ibaโ€™t ibang larangan, nandoon ang mga Bulakenyong kumikislap at nagbibigay ng pag-asa at liwanag sa atin,โ€ Castro said.

Meanwhile, a total of 50 Bulakenyo families received Christmas gifts from the Provincial Government of Bulacan through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office through the Pamaskong Handog program coinciding the Christmas Tree lighting, with support from sponsors including Waltermart Malolos, Jollibee Malolos Crossing, and visual artist Reymund Dela Cruz, who donated a portion of the proceeds from his artworks.

Manny D. Balbin
Manny D. Balbinhttp://unlinews.org
Emmanuel "Manny" Dineros Balbin, founder and editor-in-chief of UNLINEWS ONLINE and UNLINEWS Digital Newspaper, is a former seminarian of Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) in Notre Dame University Seminary in Cotabato City. Graduated college with Philosophy and Political Science courses at the University of Santo Tomas, Legazpi City. A former Journal Group of Publication (People's Journal, People's Tonight, Taliba & Women's Journal) staffer for 17 years. Before, he simultaneously contributed news articles to 3 local newspapers in Bulacan (NewsCore, MetroNews & NewsWatcher). He is the founder and the former editor-in-chief of RONDA Balita, both in weekly newspaper and online news. A former Kabayan provincial reporter, 2010 Bulacan election correspondent by Rappler and presently, a stringer of Philippine News Agency (PNA) Bulacan.
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