AUGUST 2016

VOL 48, NO 8 The Tambuli is a monthly publication of the Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City

9810 W 79th St Overland Park, KS 66204 816-888-4416

ON THE WEB: www.filipino-association.org ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/filipinoassociation

IN THIS ISSUE:

1 President’s Message

2 Upcoming Events

Consular Outreach

MM17 Golf Tourney

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4

Minutes of the August

General Meeting

Medical Symposium

September Affair

5 Community Events

Community Photos

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Philippine News

Know Your Philippines

Community Celebrants

The Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City is a not-for-profit, non-

political, and non-sectarian organization established to preserve,

promote, and enhance Filipino culture through education and cultural arts,

and to provide service to the community at-large through its

projects and programs.

Material unavailable as of press time

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Maraming salamat to all who helped

during the Ethnic Festival week!

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TAMBULI STAFF

Editor-in-Chief

Ping Bayani

Specialist Photographer

Levi Suministrado Armando Costes

Contributors – This Issue

Lucila Rider

Want to submit content or even be part of the staff? Contact the

Editor-in-Chief at 913-558-4332 or at pbayani@filipino-association.org

UPCOMING EVENTS For details and a complete listing, go to www.filipino-association.org/calendar

You may also contact Edward Tumanut, our Public Relations and

Community Outreach Director at etumanut@filipino-assocation.org or Jocelyn Shute, our Director of Social

Events at joyshute74@gmail.com.

Consular Outreach Service

Saturday, September 24, 2016

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Filipino Cultural Center

Once again the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago is

coming to the Filipino Cultural Center (FCC) to provide

consular services during a special 1-day session on

September 24, from 8 AM-5 PM - or until the last applicant

has been served. Available services will include:

• Passport Services (renewal, replacement of lost passport,

amendment/extension of passport)

• Dual Citizenship

• Visa Services

• Legal and Notarial Services (special power of attorney,

authentication, etc.)

• Civil Registry (report of marriage, report of birth, etc.)

Note: Applicants for passports and dual citizenship must

submit their applications (plus supporting documents) to the

Consulate between September 12 and 16 and should come to

the FCC to have their pictures and biometrics taken.

Contact: Bing Sakach

bsakach@filipino-association.org / 913-226-5161

Participants of the 2016 mission in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental

The Philippine Medical Society of Greater KC and the Philippine Nurses Association of Greater KC are sponsoring a golf tournament

at Deer Creek Golf Club (A Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Championship Course) on Sunday, Sept 11 to generate much-needed funds for the

2017 Medical Mission to the Philippines. Entries must be in by August 27, 2016. For more details, please contact

Dr. Wendell Doronio at (913) 302-3633.

to benefit the 2017 Philippine

Medical Mission

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AUGUST MEETING MINUTES For previous months’ Meeting Minutes, go to www.filipino-association.org/links and click on Resources.

(Material unavailable as of press time)

Medical Mission Outreach: A Practical Approach to Common Disorders

A CME & CNE Program co-sponsored by

Philippine Medical Society of GKC Philippine Nurses Association of GKC

With partial support from Jack Hill Medical Education Foundation

Saturday, September 10, 2016

8:00 am - 12:00 noon Filipino Cultural Center 9810 W 79th Street

Overland Park KS 66204

The Philippine Medical Society of Greater KC and the Philippine Nurses Association of Greater KC are sponsoring a medical symposium on the morning of this year’s September Affair.

Featured speakers will cover topics frequently encountered in international medicine in connection with medical mission work, usually in Third World countries, that will include but not be limited to prevention, recognition, diagnosis, treatment and management of medical and surgical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, common respiratory disorders, anesthesia in under-resourced locations, infectious disorders commonly seen in tropical conditions such as dengue, malaria, Zika and other diseases.

Attendance is free but pre-registration is required.

For details, please contact Lillian Pardo, MD By Email: lpardo39@gmail.com By Phone: (913) 636-0632

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September Affair: Gala of the Century

The Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City will host its annual September Affair on Saturday,

September 10 at 6:00 PM in the Century Ballroom of The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center. The event

will benefit the Filipino Association in its mission to preserve and promote Filipino heritage and support the

Filipino Cultural Center.

The Gala is chaired by former Filipino Association Presidents and current Membership Chairs, Lilia Bautista

and Bing Sakach. The focus of the evening celebrates 100 years of the Filipino Community in Kansas City.

As early as 1916, records indicate that Filipinos were in the Kansas City area, as agricultural or industrial

contract workers. As the United States entered WWI, like many, Filipinos also enlisted or were drafted into

military service, supporting their fellow American countrymen. Following the end of the Great War,

Filipinos would continue to become part of the fabric of the community, while pursuing the American

dream.

“What we raise from September Affair is vital in ensuring that the Filipino Association and Filipino Cultural

Center continues to flourish. It is amazing to know Filipino’s have been in Kansas City for longer than we

could imagine. This is an event to be at and for sure will be a fantastic event.” said Kevin Bautista, President

of the Filipino Association.

Saturday night will begin with a cocktail reception in the Century Foyer where guests can mix and mingle

against the backdrop of the hotel’s landmark indoor waterfall. An epicurean mulit-course dinner is followed

thereafter in the Century Ballroom with an evening full of surprises, cultural presentations by the

Sampaguita Choir and Sinag-Tala Performing Arts Troupe, and dancing to the captivating sounds of the

Karen Davis Project Band.

The ticket price for the gala is $95.00 or $950.00 for a table of ten, while opportunities for sponsorships

range from $150 - $10,000 and commemorative booklet advertisement page opportunities starting at $50 -

$300.

Stay tuned for the launch of the official event website! For information on how to purchase tickets or

become a sponsor please contact Lilia Bautista at 913.220.4679 / lbautista@filipino-association.org or Bing

Sakach at 913.226.5161/ bsakach@filipino-association.org.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PHOTOS For comments and suggestions, please email the Editor-in-Chief.

What an event! Unbelievable! The number of people that

attended was amazing! We sold out and everyone was

pleased and had a full tummy!

Thank you to all the team captains - Kelly, Chris, Neo and

Bing, Joy, Venir, Adela and Rose - and to all the members

of each team. Oh how can I forget Mr. Mindanao David

Shute for taking care of the sale of water! Thanks to

President Kevin for his support in printing tickets, setting

up tables and chairs, staying with us until we finished

cleaning up; to Dr. Mila and Paul ensuring everyone paid

their tickets; to Dr. Mila and Dr. Lillian for the raffle gifts;

to Rizvend for agreeing to be the emcee and sound director

at the last minute; to Ed and Stephanie for the great

marketing and keeping it going on Facebook and other

social media; to Armando who stayed up late and came

early to decorate the FCC; to my Richard who was always

there for me, patiently helping me in getting my

decorations done and purchasing supplies; to Michael Tan

for doing all the errands and helping Adela cook for the

Pampanga region; to Eric, who helped cook the rice and

taking care of the trash and the restrooms; to the

Sampaguita Choir who sounded great singing regional

songs; and of course to Ping Bayani for being with us in

spirit even from a distance, creating the brochure and the

tickets and sending the lyrics and links for the regional

songs to the choir; to my co-chair Mike Mesina who

provided me with some fund raising ideas for our FA-

GKC; and lastly to our guest pianist Mathew Changho

Roxas.

I apologize if I forgot to mention anybody who worked

hard to make the Taste of the Philippines a success!

Sincerely,

Lucila Rider

Chair, Ways and Means Committee

Ethnic Festival ’16 - Images

Volunteers led by ever-present Adela Tan

doing the annual ritual of cutting up chicken

for adobo

Decorator par excellence Armando Costes

poses in front of the Philippine booth dressed

up as a ‘bahay kubo!’

Members of our Sinag-Tala Dance Group and

Rondalla performed on Saturday night, again

wowing the audience as they normally do!

Thank You -

From the

Food Fare

Organizers

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PHILIPPINE NEWS For comments and suggestions, please email the Editor-in-Chief.

Japan to fund $2.4-B

Manila railway From ABS-CBN News via Agence France-Presse

Japan on Friday announced it is

pouring a massive $2.4 billion into a

new railway in the Philippines aimed

at easing Manila's notorious gridlock.

Japan, Philippines' top trading partner

and source of aid, said the 38-

kilometer (24-mile) elevated

commuter line would connect Manila

to nearby Bulacan province to

decongest the capital and help spur

economic activity.

Duterte, who assumed office on June

30, has said reducing traffic

congestion and fixing the

deteriorating transport system are

priorities for his administration.

Masato Ohtaka, deputy press

secretary for Japan's foreign ministry,

told reporters in Manila that Japan

was also open to building a railway in

the southern region of Mindanao, a

project Philippine President Rodrigo

Duterte had previously said China

offered to fund.

President Duterte (L) greets visiting

Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio

Kishida

Philippine Caves From touristfinder.com

There are hundreds of caves in the Philippines, some yet to be

explored. While the most popular is the Puerto Princesa Underground

River, there are interesting others, each with their own unique

features. Here are just some to consider:

1. The Aglipay Caves

There are 8 accessible caves in the Aglipay Caves system, located in

Barangay Villa Ventura in Quirino Province.

2. Calbiga Cave (Langun-Gobingob)

If Puerto Princesa Underground River is the longest cave, Calbiga

Cave in Western Samar is the largest cave in the Philippines, 7

kilometers long and an area of 900 square kilometers.

(Continued on page 8)

Photo Credit: flickr / highlights.photo

Photo Credit: flickr / philippbc

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KNOW YOUR PHILIPPINES For comments and suggestions, please email the Editor-in-Chief.

He (Governor Claveria) tore pages of the Catalogo and gave them to those

present. Consequently, what happened was unexpected. Since the lists of

surnames were listed in alphabetical order, provinces appeared to have

surnames beginning with a certain letter of the alphabet. An appropriate

example is like tearing several pages from a telephone book. The likelihood

of having the same beginning letter is high.

In my province of Mindoro alone, in Lubang community, the surnames of

most people begin with “V” -- Ventura, Villamin, Villaraza, Villarosa,

Villarica, Villavicencio,” Villaclara,” etc. In my hometown of Calapan,

Oriental Mindoro, the surnames in my class included Acedillo, Acedera,

Abaca, Abadilla, Abierto, Acera, Aboboto, Agay, Acasio, Adeva, Alvaro,

Alfalfaro, Alcancia, Abolencia, Abadejo, Abad and so on.

In the town of Miagao, Iloilo, all surnames began with “M.”

This surnaming program was enforced with severe penalties. One example

was Dr. José Rizal’s mother. She was arrested and made to walk all the way

from Biñan to the provincial capital of Laguna because among other things,

she refused to use the name Realonda, which was assigned to her.

This is the reason why in the Philippines, we carry Hispanic surnames. They

were allocated to us by decree. It never came from our own ancient naming

patterns. In effect, it was an intrusion. It truncated us from our own personal

identity and cast us off from our inner core of who we really are.

How some indigenous names remained and persisted had two possibilities.

Some families were able to retain their old nomenclature because, before the

decree was imposed, these families had been registered in the town census as

pacified, baptized and had paid their taxes.

The other possibility was that the old surnames were not changed because

their names were already registered in the government books or

municipalities for some misdemeanors (prison cells). The most likely

explanation was that others fled to the hills.

(To be continued)

Prof Penelope Flores

Catalogo de Apellidos

(Source: pilipino-express.com)

Governor General Claveria

WHAT’S IN A (FILIPINO) NAME?

(Editor’s note: Ever wondered why many, if not most, Filipino surnames are Hispanic?

What were the native family names and what happened to them? Below is the second

installment from an article written by Penélope V. Flores, Professor Emeritus at San

Francisco State University, from the website http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/

magazine/how-filipinos-got-their-surnames. It gives an insight into why and how we

got to the surnames we carry today.)

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COMMUNITY

CELEBRANTS

If any of the information below needs to be updated, contact the Editor-in-Chief.

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

SEPTEMBER

ANNIVERSARIES

NEW MEMBERS

Data unavailable as of press time

Angel and Lily Casillan

1

Wayne and Vi Darsnek

2

Cris Bautista and Lilia Capili-Bautista

6

John and Babette Orlich

19

Ted and Marietta Tungol

22

Albert and Jo Abraham

26

Jim and Helen Austin

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(Philippine Caves…from page 6)

3. Hinagdanan Cave ttttt

Beautiful Hinagdanan Cave is popular for its big stalactites and

stalagmites. This cave is located in Panglao, Bohol.

4. Callao Cave

Callao Cave is the pride and the best natural tourist attraction

in Peñablanca, Cagayan. Composed of 7 show caves, the

largest measures 160 feet wide and 118 feet high. Photo shows

another cave which features an unusual cathedral room, used as

a chapel by the locals.

Mico DePaolis

3

Antonio DePaolis

5

Chris Hird

7

Josie Doyle

10

Connie Leppert

10

Evie Tan-Todd

10

KC Arnado

11

Ben Sabido

12

Carlo Jurani

13

Neal Umali

14

Mary Aragon R.N.

15

Rose Salvatierra

15

Ping Bayani

20

Celina Starkey

21

Moppette Florentino

24

Rich Snyder

24

Del Iloreta R.N.

28

Kelly Tumanut

28

David Bump

29

Photo Credit: flickr / kenneth esperanza

Photo Credit: flickr / matoy

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9810 W 79th St

Overland Park, KS 66204