October 2005

News and Notes 2

Car Raffle Winners 2

Filipino Heroes #2 3

Health Notes 4

Halloween Party 4

Birthdays and Anniversaries

5

Meeting Minutes 6

“Through My Fa-ther’s Eyes”

7

Inside this issue:

Special points of in-terest:

• FCCF fundraising raf-fle winners an-nounced on page 2.

• Learn about the first hero of the Philip-pines on page 3.

Brainstorming, long planning sessions, late night work, coordinated efforts and manual labor culminated on September 24, 2005, in another beau-tiful gala. Co-chairs Adela Tan and Alcy Malkmus be-gan planning months in ad-vance, full of ideas which they refined through advice from committee members.

Features of the evening included a Waltz of Honor, beautifully executed by sev-eral couples, as well as the performance of the Singkil

by the Sinag-Tala Dance Troupe. The Singkil, which is said to be a dance of Muslim royalty, originated from Lanao del Sur, Mindi-nao. It is performed to the rhythmic clapping of criss-crossed bamboo poles. The performers, including the Singkil princess and her lady-in-waiting, step their way through the dance, their feet never being touched by the clapping bamboo.

The decorations also fea-tured a vinta as the main

attraction. A vinta is an out-rigger boat with a colorful sail. President Joel Gaela personally built the vessel. Another fun feature of the September Affair was a si-lent auction. Attendees si-lently bid on a variety of specialty items, the funds from which were donated to the Association.

There are many wonderful details that made the eve-ning spectacular, for which we thank all of the volun-teers and attendees, but the evening was made all the

A Spectacular September Affair

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A Spectacular September Affair Membership application

and renewal fees are now pro-rata.

Sign-up today! Visit www.fagkc.org for the

online application.

NEWS AND NOTES:

BOWLING LEAGUE: The Filipino Bowling League started on October 1 and is held every Saturday at the AMF West on 87th and Metcalf in Overland Park. The bowling league offers free membership to the Fili-pino Association, the WIBC, and the ABC. Cash prizes are awarded as well as tro-phies. Please contact Paul de los Santos at pdelossan-tos@gbronline.com for more information.

more special by the announcement of win-ners for the Filipino Cultural Center Founda-tion fundraising raffle.

The winners of the grand prize, $5,000 in cash, were Dr. Wendell and Mrs. Lita Doronio. The Doronios then made a deci-sion on the spot that they would donate the cash back to the FCCF in support of the Filipino Cultural Center. It was certainly a surprise announcement that made for a very

happy ending.

The September Affair closed to the music of the Flip Side band. A full dance floor continued well into the night.

Winners of the Car Raffle

Although the Filipino Cultural Center Foun-dation did not raise enough funds to raffle the Mercedes, the FCCF remained committed to award several prizes. The following are the winners and their award.

5th Prize—Lucila Rider: Dinner for 2 at Milanos Restauraunt donated by the Philip-pine Nurses Association of Greater Kansas City.

4th Prize—Dr. Fely Francisco: Christmas week stay in a 2 bedroom condo in Branson, Missouri, donated by Ernie and Beth Rosas.

3rd Prize—Sister Fely De Guzman: $2,000.

2nd Prize—Wally and Shirley Rosas: $3,000.

Grand Prize—Dr. Wendell and Mrs. Lita Doronio: $5,000.

Ernie Rosas, President of the FCCF, would like to thank the Doronios for donating their winnings back to the Foundation. He also thanks everyone who bought tickets, the sell-ers, the volunteers and all who supported the project.

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Congratulations from the Board of Directors

Dear Members and Friends of FAGKC: On behalf of the Board of Directors of FAGKC, I should like to extend our heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to the leadership and to those assisting for making the September Affair 2005 Gala Event another milestone in the history of the Associa-tion. Kudos to the able and untir-ing work of Co-Chairs Adela Tan and Alcy Malkmus. There were many persons who worked behind the scene who are very essential in the successful outcome of the event. The entertainment portion was brilliantly performed by the Performing Arts Troupe. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Aniceto L. Jalbuena Chairman of the Board of Directors FAGKC

Know Your Filipino Heroes #2: Lapu Lapu By Manuel P. Pardo, M.D.

From the greatest of all Filipino heroes, the national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, we go to the very first of Filipino He-roes, Lapu Lapu of Mactan, a town near Cebu.

It should be noted that the Portuguese-born Fernando de Magalhaes, or Ferdinand Magellan in English, was sailing under the flag of Spain when he came upon the island of Cebu on April 7, 1521. It is officially the date of discovery of the Philippine Islands, named after Philip II of Spain. The purpose of Magellan’s voyage was to find the Spice Islands (Moluccas) and bring back rich spices that would gener-ate a hefty profit to those who provided the funds for the voyage.

With 5 ships and 234 men, Magellan sailed from Seville, Spain, to the vast ocean and the unknown that faced them. Magellan was the first European to visit the island of Cebu where brown-skinned natives were already involved in trade with China

and Siam (Thailand). The leader of the tribe in Cebu was Rajah Homabon. He decided to make friends with Magellan. However, Lapu Lapu, the ruler of Mactan, decided to defy Magellan.

An epic battle took place on April 27, 1521, between the 41-year-old Magellan and the 27-year-old tribal warrior. According to the account of Pigafetta, Magellan’s chroni-cler, 60 steel-clad soldiers and 1,000 men of Humabon came to Mactan to teach Lapu Lapu a lesson. Magellan was so over confident he asked Humabon to keep his men in their boats and sim-ply watch him and 49 of his armored men with muskets, lances, and arrows annihilate Lapu Lapu’s men.

Little did Magellan know Lapu Lapu had a strategy all planned. With 1,500 men armed with arrows and bam-boo spears hardened by fire and tipped with poison, they were positioned into a right, center, and left flank with Lapu Lapu himself taking charge of the center flank.

The natives knew to aim for the legs of the Spaniards, which was the only exposed portion of their body not covered by metal.

They charged courageously until Magellan was hit in the left leg with a poisoned ar-row. As he fell, Lapu Lapu hit him in the head with a pestle killing him instantly. They kept his body as a trophy. The rest of Magellan’s men retreated to their ship. The combat lasted more than an hour. What eventually hap-pened to Magellan’s body is unknown.

History has also lost track of Lapu Lapu. It is unknown where or when he died. One thing is known for certain, and that is Lapu Lapu was the first Filipino to have re-pelled European aggression and thus has to be consid-ered the first Filipino hero. Of the 234 men in 5 ships that left Spain, only 18 men in 1 ship, the Victoria, re-turned to Spain in 1522, the first ship to sail around the world. And, yes, they did bring back a load of spices.

Photo: An enjoyable September Affair was evidenced in these bright smiles.

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Health Notes By Cory Sorio

Brace up for the FLU season

Fall is upon us. And the cooler weather reminds us that the flu sea-son is right around the corner. Flu outbreaks occur in the late fall and winter and can easily reach epidemic proportions. Just like the common cold it is a respiratory infection caused by a virus and is easily spread through respiratory droplets from sneezing and coughing. However, the flu is far more serious and can lead to more severe and life-threatening illnesses such as bronchitis, pneumo-nia, dehydration, and worsening of chronic medical conditions such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes, resulting in hospitalization and even death.

Anyone can get the flu. It can be spread to others before symptoms start and up to 5 days after becoming sick. The symptoms include: general body aches, fever, headache, chills, extreme exhaustion, dry cough, sore throat, and stuffy nose. Treatment for the flu consists of the following:

Bed rest and plenty of fluids. Tylenol for fever and body

aches. NO Aspirin to children who have the flu because of the risk for Reye’s syndrome. Antiviral medicines to shorten

the duration and severity of symptoms if started within 48 hours after the onset of symp-toms. Consult your health care provider.

Complications usually appear after one starts feeling better. After a brief period of improvement, one may suddenly develop high fever, severe chills, chest pain with each breath, and cough that produces thick, yel-low-greenish-colored mucus. Chil-dren may have febrile convulsions, croup and middle ear infections. Contact your health care provider immediately to get the appropriate treatment

Immunization is the best way to protect yourself from the flu. Last year’s vaccine won’t protect you this year because the strains of the flu virus change from year to year. There are 2 types of vaccines:

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October 29, 2005

6:00—10:00 PM

Filipino Cultural Center

With Dancing and

Costume Contest

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October Birthdays and Anniversaries

DAVE FERBER 25 ROSARIO HICKS 26 IVAN JOSEF REGONDOLA, FRANK JUDILLA 30 MALACHI QUINONES, KRISTIN KRUGER 31 CARLO CLAROL ANNIVERSARIES

1 TODD AND VANGIE SAMPSON 6 ROBERT AND DEANNA CROSS 8 RICARDO AND NENITA LABAYEN 13 BONG AND ZOE MEDALLADA 23 MODESTO AND EVELYN PUNO 27 RICH AND GEMMA SNYDER, FREDDIE AND IRMA

LABRE-WRIGHT

1 JAMES HORNE; ANGEL CASILLAN, CAMILLE CLARO 2 STEVE RIDER 3 ROSE LARSON; KELLA NICOLE VALEUTIU 4 NELSON GRAVEN 6 JUDY SORIO JEFFERS; JENNIFER SAMPSON; ALEX

STUTZMAN; FRANK REYES 7 VICTOR BUTKOVICH 8 DEAN YZON 9 JOSEPH RODRIGUEZ; ELVIRA LEONE, DELIA YZON 10 JOE FERNANDEZ 11 BILL CONDRA 12 BRIAN DOYLE 13 JOHN CHECCHI 14 GEORGE ENGLE, VICKIE MENDOZA 15 LILIA BAUTISTA; VANESSA FERBER 16 LOUIE JUAN, HOWARD EVANS, JACK WEST 17 YURI MIKHAIL REGONDOLA 19 PETER VILKINS; LUZ RACELA; FRAN JUDILLA 21 QUEENA STUTZMAN 22 CHUCK PRESTON 24 BILL KUHLMANN; TIMOTHY JOSHUA ABOGADO;

Schedule of Events

• October 1—Nearly New Garage Sale at the FCC

• October 7 – General Meeting, 7pm at the FCC

• October 15 – “Through My Fa-ther’s Eyes” Exhibit activity: Sampaguita Choir Concert at the Kansas City Public Library from 2:00 – 3:00 PM

• October 23 – “Through My Fa-ther’s Eyes” Exhibit activities

2:00 – 2:30 PM Arnis Philippine Martial Arts Demonstration

2:30 – 3:30 PM Speaker Dr. Manuel Pardo on WWII Filipino Veterans

3:30 – 4:00 PM Questions and Answers

• October 29 – Halloween Party, 6 to 10PM at the FCC, with Dance and Costume Contest.

• November 4—General Meeting, 7 PM at the FCC

• November 19—Sinag Tala Per-forming Arts Concert, 7 PM at the Folly Theatre, Tickets avail-able through Ticketmaster.

• December 2—General Meeting, 7 PM at the FCC

• December 10—Christmas Party, 6 to 10 PM at the FCC, Potluck Dinner.

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MINUTES of the GENERAL MEETING September 2, 2005

Attendance: Hans Vergara, Malou Nix, Cito Jalbuena, Tacing Jalbuena, Lisa Hopkins, Gemma Snyder, Rick Snyder, Fely Francisco, Ed Francisco, Eric Sorio, Cory Sorio, Carmen Chico, Pie Rivera, Rica Rivera, Romanito Tadeo, Manuel Pardo, Lillian Pardo, Jun Puno 1. Meeting was called to order at 7:50 p.m. by the President Joel Gaela. 2. Approval of the agenda and minutes. Approved. President’s Report - Joel thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. He also thanked Cito and Tacing for painting the steps of the Filipino House. He reported that we received $1,000 from the FCC Foundation for the Fiesta, $1,300 from the Ways & Means Committee. He also thanked everyone who helped during the Ethnic Festival. 3. Treasurer’s Report -Reported by Hans Vergara. See attached report. There was a motion to approve. Approved. With reference to the Ethnic Festival, Lillian Pardo requested that Ten Thousand Villages be granted FAGKC membership. The FAGKC annual $50 membership fee will be deducted from the $250.00 Ethnic Festival Concession Fee that they paid. 4. Sampaguita Choir Director- no report 5. Filipino Cultural Center Executive Director – no report 6. Board of Director Report by Cito Jalbuena. Special meeting was held last Sunday, August 28, 2005 to discuss upcoming Sinagtala Performing Arts Troupe concert. The concert is co-sponsored by the FAGKC and the FCC. The FCCF started planning for this event in April and most of the legwork was done. The event will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2005 7:00 at the Folly Theater. Tickets are available through the Folly or Ticketmaster. Orchestra and lower balcony seats are $25.00 and upper balcony seats are $15.00. The committee felt that ticket for students are discounted to $12.00 and $10.00 for members of the dance troupe. The FCCF will subsidize the difference. The performers will also be given two (2) complimentary tickets per family approximately 100 tickets. The FCCF will purchase the specified number of tickets in advance. According to Lillian Pardo, she has already secured two (2) underwriters and four (4) $500 lodge tickets. The total budget is $1,200 and half of the amount has been raised already. We will purchase space for the non-profit organization ad with the KC Star. FCCF will sign contract with the Folly Theater and make the $ 1,000 deposit. FCCF approved

$5,000 for much needed Sinagtala costumes. Manny De Leon has agreed to come back to KC to choreograph the concert. He will be here two days in November. FCCF will pay for his expenses. 7. Ways & Means - Lisa reported $5,079 has been raised to date, which exceeds the committee’s goal of $5,000 for the year. The Nearly New Sale will be held at the Cultural Center on Saturday October 1, 2005. Donations will be accepted on Wednesday September 28 and Thursday September 29 after 5:00 p.m. at the Cultural Center. We are requesting new or used items that are in excellent condition. Volunteers are needed on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There will be a “pre-sale” on Friday, September 30 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with $3.00 donation to get in the doors. 8. Filipino Cultural Center Foundation President Report – car raffle no report 9. Scholarship - Secondary education scholarship award

was presented to Rica Rivera. The award was given to Rica because she meets all criteria, she graduated from Christ the King School as the valedictorian with a 4.0 grade average. She comes very highly recommended by all her teachers and superiors. Rica thanked the committee and the FAGKC for the award. She will be attending Bishop O’Hare School. 10. September Affair – no report 11. Hospitality – no report 12. By-Laws – Carmen Chico reported that the board agreed to have the amended By-Laws be re- submitted in the Tambuli so that members may have the opportunity to read it for discussion and approval. 13. Old Business – Announcement re: Photo Exhibit “Through My Father’s Eyes” is a traveling photo exhibit to be hosted by the KC Public Library on September 17, 2005. See the September issue of the Tambuli for information and details on the photo exhibit. Meeting Adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Report submitted by: Lisa Hopkins

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Deadline for submission is the 15th of the month for inclusion in the fol-lowing month’s edition.

Photo Exhibit: “Through My Father’s Eyes” Beginning September 17, 2005, the Kansas

City Public Library will host the traveling photo exhibit: “Through My Father’s Eyes”. The ex-hibit is sponsored by the Smithsonian Asia Pa-cific Program, the National Museum of American History, Behring Center and the Alvarado Pro-ject.

Several activities will be presented in connec-tion with the photo exhibit, including lectures by Drs. Lillian and Manuel Pardo, dance and concert performances by the Sinag-Tala Per-forming Arts Troupe, as well as Arnis martial arts demonstrations by Kombatan Kansas City.

The schedule of events is detailed at right. The address of the Kansas City Public Library is:

14 W. 10th Street Kansas City, MO 64105

Saturday, October 15–KC Public Library 2-3 pm – Sampaguita Choir – One hour concert

of Philippine songs Sunday, October 23—KC Public Library 2:00- 2:30 pm – Arnis , Philippine Martial Arts -

demonstration 2:30 – 3:30 – Speaker – Dr. Manuel Pardo on

WWII Filipino Veterans: The Rescission Act and Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005

3:30 – 4 pm – Q & A

The “flu shot” is an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given as an injection. It is approved for use in people older than 6 months, including healthy people and people with chronic disease. The nasal-spray flu vaccine is

made with live, weakened flu viruses and is approved for use in healthy people 5 years to 49 years of age who are not preg-nant.

The best time to get vaccinated is in October or November because it takes about 2 weeks for the body to produce the antibodies. However, getting vaccinated anytime during the flu season can still be beneficial. The flu vaccine can cause side effects such as soreness at the injection site, low grade fever, tiredness, and sore muscles. The vaccine does not cause the flu. One may get the flu after getting vaccinated and before the antibodies are developed. Viruses for producing the vaccine are grown in chicken eggs so if you are allergic to eggs or have ever had a serious aller-gic reaction to the flu vaccine, you

should consult with your health care provider before getting vaccinated.

If you are in any of the following groups or live in a household with someone who is, you should get the flu vaccine:

You are 50 years of age or older. You have diabetes or any chronic

disease of the heart, lungs, or kidneys. You have an immune system that

does not function properly e.g. HIV infection You have a severe form of ane-

mia. You will be more than 3 months

pregnant during the flu season. You are in close contact with

children 0-23 months of age. You are a health care provider or

volunteer who work with any of the above groups

Some healthy habits that can lower your risk during the flu season in-clude the following:

Avoid crowds if possible. Keep your distance from people who are sick.

Stay home when you are sick. Cover your mouth and nose when

coughing or sneezing. Use tis-sues, not a handkerchief. Dispose used tissues properly. Wash your hands often. It’s the

single, most important means of preventing the spread of infec-tion. Avoid touching your mouth, nose

or eyes. Flu viruses can get into your body through these open-ings. Stay as healthy as possible with

regular exercise and nutritious diet.

So…roll up your sleeves…get immunized. And enjoy the wonders of winter and the holidays.

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