Poem for President Cory Aquino - LUHA NA HINDI PARA KAY PRESIDENT CORY

LUHA NA HINDI PARA KAY PRESIDENT CORY

Bakit pa nga ba ako iiyak sa pagkamatay na ito
ng dating Presidente Corazon Cojuanco Aquino?
AKo ba ay nanglalapastangan?Samantalang siya'y iginagalang?
Narito po ako at pakinggan. Sana\y maunawaan,malaman ninyo ang dahilan

Hindi ko iniaalay ang luha ko para sa kanya
Tanong ninyo ay:"Bakit nga ba?"
Hindi ho ba't cancer ay nais na din siyang pagpapahingahin?
Isa pa'y sa Diyos Ama , ang pamilya at mananampalataya, siya nay' tinagubilin

Hindi naman sa wala akong paggalang
Sa paglisan ng Presidenteng lumisan
Wala na akong mahihiling pa sa Pangulong ito
Sa pag-aalay niya sa bayan ng buong pagmamahal, serbisyo at talino

Kung tutuusin, sa aking pagtunghay
sa espesyal at katangi-tangi niyang buhay
kanyang kinatawan para sa Pinoy at Pinay
ang kagalingan at pag-una sa bayan, tunay siyang dalisay

Napag-alaman ko din naman ang patungkol sa kanyang
Pagiging asawa, ina, at lola namatatag at pambihira
Sa kanyang payak na pamumuhay at paglilingkod nang sinsero
Ang Tita ng Bayan na si Cory dapat ngang hangaan ng totoo

Pero bakit...bakit nga ba hindi ko inaalay ang luha
Sa isang taong mapagkumbaba at nagpakadakila?
Pagka't sa tingin ko'y kahit po si Ginang na itong namaalam
Mas nanaiisin na ang ating pagtangis at hindi sa kanya, kundi para sa bayan

Ang mga pumapatak mula sa aking mga mata
Ay dahil, matapos lang ng dalawang dekada
Mga isinakripisyo ni Ninoy at Cory Aquino
Pinababayaan ng gumapang at magpabigat muli sa Pilipino

Mga kababayan... kalahing minamahal ko
Ano ang ginagawa natin sa kanilang mga "Tra-po"?
Naiboboto pa kahit sila'y kapighatian kay Ginang Aquino
Hahayaan na lang ba silang pumunas at dumungis sa karangalan ng lahing Pilipino?

Si madame Cory nanalangin at kumilos
Na ang "People Power" at laging natalos
Na upang ang baway simpleng persona na tulad niya
Ay magin malakas, kpakipakinabang sa tahanan, lipunan, kahit pa sa politika

Nakakalungkot at masakit sa damdamin
na makita na si Tita Cory ay alalalahanin
Nito lamang sa kanyang paglisan sa lupa
At makalimutan nag lahat kung sino at ano siya, paglipas ng isang taon o dalawa

Sa iyo ang luha ko Inang Bayan
Alam ko,kung buhay man ang ating Madame
Kanyang buong buong maiintindihan
Kung ang bayan at hindi ang pagpanaw niya ang aking iniiyakan

O Pilipinas kong minamahal, isang katanungan lang
Ilan pang pamilya at tahanan na tulad ng kay cory ang kailangang
Magsakripisyo ng katahimikan at payak na pagpapamilya
Para lamang maituwid ang mga liko at mahirapang pang makibaka?

Hindi nga masama na tayo'y manindigan
Na kahit pa personal na layo ay maiwan
Ngunit nakalulungkot na nakauubos luha
Kung ang lusak ay dahil sa ang makabayang isip at kilos at tinatuwa

Pasenya na po kng ang luha ko
Ay hindi para kay Presidente Aquino
Bayang Pilipinas, ialay mo na din ang iyong luha
Hindi dahil tayo'y iniwan ni Cory kungdi dahil ang esensya niya'y iniiwan na

Lumuha din ang babaeng Pangulong kaunaunahan
Sa kala
gayan ng ating Inang Bayan
Tama na ang Pagluha para kay Cory
Tumangis ka para sa ikinalungkot ng dati nating Presidente.

By Symphony John C. Castillo
Submitted on 2009/08/03 at 5:35PM

Poem for President Cory Aquino - Para Kay Cory Aquino

Para Kay Cory Aquino
Ako ay may iniidolo
Ang pangal niya'y Cory Aquino
Una siyang nating babaeng pangulo
sa Pilipinas kung saan ako'y tumubo
Dalawanpu't dalawang taon na ang nakalipas
pamahalaang diktaturyal kanyang pinalayas
and laging kasuotang dilaw
and naging simbolo ng demokrasyang kanyang ipinaibabaw
sa kasalukuyan
siya ang nangunguna sa paghahanap ng katotohanan
iyan ang dahilan
kung bakit ko sya hinahangaan
sa akingmga kaklase siya's aing naipagmalaki
naging dahilan upang aking pag-aaral ay lalong ipursige
ngunit isang araw ako'y nagulat
dahil siya pala'y may colon cancer na kailangan niyang labanan
ako'y napaluha at napatanong
bakit ngayon pa?
ngayon pa na sa muling pagsusulong ng demokrasya
ay siya ang nangunguna
kaya sa Panginoong Maykapal akong nanalangin
para sa kanyang paggaling
upang siya naman ang magpagaling
sa mga kanser sa ating lipunan na ating dinadaing

By Vida Andreana Palacio IV-5 Chikiting MHPNHS
Submitted on 2009/07/20 at 3:45PM

Poem for President Cory Aquino - Ma'am Cory

Ma'am Cory

Ilaw ka ng aking Bayang kinagisnan
Haligi't suhay ng Demokrasya sa Silangan
Ina, Gabay , Pinuno, lahat iyong ginampanan
Larawan ka ng Pagkakaisa at Pagtutulungan.

Hindi ka nawalan ng Pag-asa ng tayo'y inuusig
Bagkos kami'y Pinagkaisa't Ipinagkapit-bisig
Ipinikit ang mata, sa itaas kami iyong pinasalig
hinangaan ng Munod at kung saan mang panig

Lahat ng Pagsubok, Tumayo ka't di kumurap
Lagat ng Hamnm TUmindig ka at humarap
Dahil dito'y bumangon kaming mahihirap
Hinawi mo ang ulap para sa aming pangarap

Ang henerasyong ito at maraming natutunan
Sa puso ng Salin-lahing Pilipino ito at tatangan
And dasal mong mapabuti and baway naming tahanan
ibabalik namin sayo, dahil ikaw at higit naming kailangan

By gerrysuanjr
Submitted on 2009/07/2009 at 3:56pm

Farewell Philippine Rose, Poem for President Cory Aquino

Farewell Philippine Rose

Farewell Philippine Rose,
The nation mourns over your death
Your flocks of sheep weep and lament
Because they lose a good sheperd

Farewell Philippine Rose,
Mother of democracy, defender of peace,
champion of rights, guardian of peace,
light of the nation, pillar of strength.

Farewell Philippine Rose,
Your flowers never whither,
Faith, fairness, honesty,
courtesy,courage and simplicity.

Farewell Philippine Rose,
Forever you will be in our hearts
Farewell Philippine Rose
Farewell and thank you.

By Rolly Pasilan
Submitted on 2009/08/03 at 5:36pm

Pinoys in Saipan hold Mass in honor of Cory

SUSUPE, Saipan – Regina Tambo, 59, was holding back her tears when the church choir sang “Inay" (Mother) during the offertory at a memorial Mass Friday night in the US island of Saipan in honor of the late former Philippine President Corazon “Cory" Aquino.

“She’s a mother to all of us," said Tambo, referring to Aquino, who rose to world fame by leading a bloodless revolt that steered the Philippines from military rule to a democracy in 1986 after her husband – then the strongest opposition to a former dictatorial leader – was shot dead at the tarmac returning home from exile.

Tambo was one of the hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), Filipino-Americans and other indigenous residents of Saipan in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) who attended the special 7:30 p.m. Mass at the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa for the late icon of democracy.

What was also touching was the Gloria Dei Choir’s singing of Bayan Ko (My Country), followed by Sa Ugoy ng Duyan by one of the choir members at the end of the Mass.

Another OFW, Mon Badiola, 42, said he was at EDSA in 1986 when the People Power Revolution took place, so Aquino’s death, her legacy and the special Mass for her touched him deeply.

“Filipinos on Saipan value what Cory had done for the country. I’ve always been a fan of Cory. She’s an ideal leader, God-fearing, God-centered," said Badiola, who left the Philippines in 1991 to work in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, went back home, before coming to Saipan.

Badiola, of Lucban, Quezon, just like many others, wore yellow shirts or wore stickers with the face of Aquino. The late president was known for sporting yellow clothes during EDSA days, and had since become her signature color.

Olive Yana, president of the United Filipino Organization in Saipan, was also holding an enlarged photo of the late president during and after the Mass.

Father Ryan Jimenez of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, in an interview with GMANews.TV after the Mass, said he and the other Filipino priests in the CNMI were honored to have Bishop Tomas A. Camacho celebrate the Mass in solidarity with the Filipino people in the whole world.

Ten of the only 13 priests in the CNMI are Filipinos.

“I’m personally grateful for the turnout. This was much more than what we expected," said Jimenez.

The newly arrived Philippine Consul General to the CNMI, Medardo G. Macaraig, who was one of the Mass attendees along with his family, said it’s an “honor for the Philippines" to have the bishop of the CNMI preside over a Mass in Aquino’s honor.

“It shows the international caliber of the reputation of President Aquino. Her reputation goes beyond borders," Macaraig told GMANews.TV.

Other Philippine government officials in the CNMI were also at the Mass, including labor attaché Joann Lourdes Lavilla and welfare officer Reynaldo Tayag.

Saipan, the capital of the CNMI, is only about three hours away by plane from Manila. It is home to some 10,000 OFWs and Filipino-Americans.

2 Filipinas arrested in Qatar for wearing sleeveless shirts

To our kabayan who lives in Qatar and the neighboring muslim country. You need to be careful because the culture is totally different from ours. Be cautious is good to prevent being in trouble.

http://www.gmanews.tv/video/45512/2-Filipinas-arrested-in-Qatar-for-wearing-sleeveless-shirts

10 new ways to save cash in Dubai, UAE

We asked the experts, they told us how to save dosh. Job done

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5 If you have investment and insurance policies, how are they paid? It is quite common in the UAE to pay these by credit card or standing order, both of which have charges. Instead, pay by cheque. Write them about 6-12 months in advance, and it will cost you nothing. Even bills can be paid this way. Oh and cut those credit cards now!

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7 Alywyn Owen, an independent financial advisor, (www.dubaifinancialadvice.com) will review all your small print – your life assurance and health care cover – for free, to make sure you’re getting the best deal. If you’re satisfied with what he does, he charges henceforth.

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9 Apart from whatever accounts you may have here, save your money in an offshore bank. Think of it as a virtual money box, in a safe haven outside of the UAE. Even if you move away from Dubai, you can then keep saving into it for as long as you wish.

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