MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE

Men Opposed to VAW EVERYWHERE Inc. AKLAN

Office of the Barangay Affairs

nORTHWING abl cOMPLEX, cAPITOL sITE, kALIBO, aKLAN

Tel. No. (036) 268-2854

Press Release

November 26, 2009

MOVE AKLAN CONDEMNS THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE

As the province of Aklan observes the 18 Day Campaign to Eliminate Violence Against Women, the Men Opposed to Violence against Women Everywhere, Inc. - Aklan (MOVE-Aklan) Chapter strongly condemns the barbaric acts that lead to the carnage of 57 innocent Filipinos, 25 women, two of whom were pregnant.

MOVE-Aklan strongly denounces the same event that also leads to the death of media persons who were among the hapless victims of the inhumane acts. We grieve for the death of two Aklanons who were part of the party of the Mangudadatus, lawyer Cynthia Oquendo –Ayon and her father Catalino Oquendo, as we are one with global community in condemning the incident and exacting justice for all the victims.

MOVE-Aklan believes that again, men perpetrated and are behind this bestial acts and the massacre only proved how vulnerable the women are despite our efforts to end violence against women.

While we sustain our fight for the 18 Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women, we call upon the government to act swiftly and decisively and bring the full force of the law against all the perpetrators.

MOVE-Aklan strongly condemns the Maguindanao Massacre and being true to this year’s 18 Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women we say: COMMIT! ACT! DEMAND: WE CAN END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN!

COMMIT! We Commit to speak out against VAW and our abhorrence of the Maguindanao Massacre.

ACT: For the government to Act swiftly and apprehend all perpetrators and the powerful men behind the massacre.

DEMAND: We Demand Justice for All the Victims of the Maguindanao Massacre!

MOVE-Aklan was established in March 2007, in coordination with the Aklan Gender and Development Commission (AGADC) now a chapter of the MOVE Philippines, Inc. based in Region 6. MOVE-Aklan is in the forefront of the campaign to end violence against women and children, which aims to eliminate the gross violation of women’s rights and it envisions reaching a greater number of men in the province of Aklan. Believed to be perpetrators of these rights, it is important that men should take up the cudgels in upholding women’s rights as well as informing and educating other men of the increasing incidence in Aklan and how Aklanon men can help in reducing VAWC in the province.

FRANKLIN L. QUIMPO

President

MOVE PHILIPPINES, Inc. – Aklan Chapter

MACAVINTA GRAND REUNION

1ST MACAVINTA CLAN GRAND REUNION
WHEN: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010, 8AM - 6PM
WHERE: TOWN PLAZA COVERED COURT, NUMANCIA, AKLAN
ACTIVITIES: 8AM - 3 PM - Fun, Games and Surprises
3 PM - 6 PM Sad-Sad Kalibo Ati-Atihan
For details, pls call Aldrin at 036-265-6869 or Junior at 036-262-8600

YOU ARE INVITED, COME ONE, COME ALL

PLS FORWARD this information to any MACAVINTA {either by blood or affinity} you know. We cannot reach everybody, so please spread the news. Thank you.

3K FUN RUN

KOOL EARTH {Aklan’s Environment Advocate}, in cooperation with Local Government Unit {LGU} of Kalibo, Aklan Medical Society, Kalantiao Toastmasters Club and allied civic organizations, we would like to invite you to participate in supporting a good cause.

The first 3K Fun Run for Cleaner Kalibo on December 5, 2009 at 6:00 O’clock AM.

START ASSEMBLY RUN FROM POOK AIRPORT

FINISH RUN AT PASTRANA PARK, KALIBO.

OBJECTIVES OF FUN RUN:

· to raise awareness of our environment in the prevention against Global Warming;

· raise funds in order to support the project of Kool Earth; and

· to educate our people and to help the Municipal Office of Kalibo with their dissemination of information regarding Ecological Solid Waste Management Code of Kalibo.

CATEGORY:

MALE 12 UNDER MALE OPEN

FEMALE 12 UNDER FEMALE OPEN

Prizes are for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd in each categories….

There will be minimum registration of P10.00 for students and P50.00 [ADULTS} individual runners.

Cash prizes and surprises at stake.

For more details:

Please call or text 09182390970, 09299675645 and 09283991818.

Pre-registration is encouraged.

ON SITE REGISTRATION COMMITTEE - WOMEN AKLAN C/O WomEN Beth and Rose.

Aklan Forum

Hi fellow beautiful WomEN,

Pls check this link below...

http://aklanforum.blogspot.com/2009/08/women-aklan-in-focus-by-megs-lunn-woman.html

If you can't open it directly, copy and post the link into your task bar.

Thanks to Boy Ryan Zabal of Aklan Forum.

Cheers

From My Inbox

Poor Philippines?

THE DIFFERENCE

The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the
age of the country:

This can be shown by countries like India
& Egypt
, that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor.

On the other hand, Canada
, Australia &
New Zealand
, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries,
and are rich.

The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the
available natural resources.

Japan has a limited
territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising,
but it is the second world
economy. The country is like an
immense floating
factory, importing raw materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured
products.

Another example is Switzerland,
which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate in the world. In
its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil
during 4 months per
year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality! It is
a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor,
which made it the world's strongest, safest place.

Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts
in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference.

Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their
countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.

What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people,
framed along the years by the education & the culture & flawed
tradition.

On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries,
we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their
lives:

1. Ethics, as a basic principle.

2. Integrity.

3. Responsibility.

4. Respect to the laws & rules.

5. Respect to the rights of other citizens.

6. Work loving.

7. Strive for savings & investment.

8. Will of super action.

9. Punctuality.

10. and of course...Discipline

In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their
daily life..

The Philippines
is not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel
to us. In fact, we are supposedly rich in natural resources.

We are poor because we lack the correct attitude. We lack the will to comply
with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies.

If you do not forward this message nothing will happen to
you. Your pet will
not die, you will not be fired, you will not have bad
luck for seven years,
and also, you will not get sick or go hungry.

But those may happen because of your lack of discipline &
laziness

,

your love for intrigue and
politics, your indifference
to saving for the future, your stubborn attitude.

If you love your country, let this message circulate so
that many Filipinos could
reflect about this, &
CHANGE, ACT!

KALIBO FIRE

As of press time, there are more or less 450 houses that burned down in Kalibo last October 31, 2009. Members of the casualties were transferred at ABL Sportscomplex and some have makeshift of tents with their survived stuff along the Aklan River bank...and mending for their lost houses and need foods and shelter.

For those who are willing to join me in my cause to care for these victims, I am open for your donations.

Thank you to:

ROTARY CLUB OF ROXAS
ROTARY CLUB OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN
PALAWAN PAWNSHOP
NUMANCIA SEMINARY FATHERS
KALANTIAO TOASTMASTERS CLUB
PARISH YOUTH MINISTRY NUMANCIA
MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS FROM WORK AND THE MEDIA

JINDRA CIPRIANO AND FRIENDS

for the prompt reply on my S.O.S.

Fire broke from the Aklan Bridge (Purok 4) up to a long street of C. Laserna, Kalibo (Purok 2 to 4) in the early afternoon and no final news yet as of the cause of the fire. Vaguely, it came from a couple who were fighting as i was interviewing some residents...tsk tsk...the text brigade that there was fire was from my new found friend Jindra who was the first concerned citizen who called up the Fire Station of Kalibo.

We need more blankets, sleeping items, cooking and eating utensils and clothes for the more or less 2 thousand people who are victims of the tragedy.

Today, we went directly to ABL and the area along the river banks to bring in hot food of arrozcaldo with carrots, stirred with tender, loving careful hands and donations of hot pandesal, tasty and burger bans, came from my friends around towns...

We also did some rice distribution during the feeding program.

Pls tex or call 09285540086 for more willing donations.

Thank you to all. More donations are coming. God bless!