Good morning Dr. Tobias,

I/we greatly appreciate your very prompt response to our request. It's immensely important for us to have this information and in time for our general membership meeting on July 10, 2010. This would be our main agenda and MOA members are very responsive to any projects intended for the Needy.You're all cordially invited to join us.

Please get in touch with our National, Provincial Hospital/ Provincial and Local governments and inquire the most cost effective way to obtain these medical equipments . Please share us  the estimated costs and hopefully, its within MOA's modest means. We might have to conduct several fundraising events to meet our Magsingal District Hospital needs.

Likewise, please coordinate with the same honorable public officials, Governor-Elect Luis "Chavit" Singson, Incumbent Congressman Ronald Singson, Vice Gov.Jerry Singson with his JCS staffers and Dra. Carmeliza  T. Singson. about our 2nd Medical/Dental/Minor Surgical Mission in the First Quarter of 2011. Our local newly-officials has yet to be announced by COMELEC.

Looking forward to hear from you for any suggestions concerning the medically related subjects.

Thanks again and God Bless Us All,

Brotherly yours,

Tereso U. "Esong" Ugalino
Magsingal Organization of America
2005-08; 2008-11

Townmates,

Concurrent with church's renovation project is another request for our needed support for the building of a new restroom for the Parish Pastoral Council of our church in Magsingal. It costs 600,000 Pesos to complete this project. The committee has only received a total of 200,000 Pesos and loaned 400,000 Pesos to complete it. Now, they are asking the generous people of Magsingal for help. You can send your donation directly to Rev. Florencio Rebebes in Magsingal and specifiy whether your donation is for the restroom or for the renovation of the church.

If you want your donation to be tax deductible, write your check payable to MANC (Magsingal Association of Northern California) and send it to 2720 Glen Amador Ct San Jose, Ca 95148. So far MANC has the following donations for the restroom to date:

Generous Donors:

HONOLULU. - It appears that an endorsement by President Obama is a "kiss of death" for a candidate in the United States, like an endorsement by President Arroyo is a "kiss of death" in the Philippines. This was true in Massachusetts, in Pennsylvania, and now, the unkindest cut of all, in Hawaii, Obama's home state.

The people of Hawaii rejected the Democratic candidates -- Colleen Hanabusa and Ed Case -- whom Obama endorsed in a robo phone call. They voted for Charles Djou, a Republican, the underdog, who said he would be the exact opposite of Obama, a fellow Punahou School graduate and Ivy Leaguer (University of Pennsylvania).

"NO" TO PROFLIGATE SPENDING

The vote is an expression of frustration with Obama and the Democrats and their profligate spending.  Djou said: "I will never forget that every single dollar the government spends comes from a family like yours."

Djou, a lawyer and current member of the Honolulu City Council, said that he would not have voted for the health care reform bill but supports individual choice health care reform and inter-state sale of health insurance policies. His father being an immigrant, he favors legal immigration but opposes amnesty for illegal aliens. He is a member of the Army Reserve and supports a strong defense and a key role for Hawaii in American strategic military operations. He is for "don't ask, don't tell" and against gay marriage. He is for lower taxes and against earmarks. His educational reform plan is to put children first, not teachers union first. This much we gathered when we interviewed Djou on our radio program in Hawaii before the elections.

IT TAKES COURAGE TO PUSH YOURSELF TO PLACES THAT YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN BEFORE, TO TEST YOUR LIMITS, TO BREAK THROUGH BARRIERS. AND THE DAY CAME, WHEN THE RISK IT TOOK TO REMAIN TIGHT INSIDE THE BUD, WAS MORE PAINFUL THAN THE RISK IT TOOK TO BLOSSOM.

UNIVERSE.    The astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis's latest, and probably, last mission to the space station have made their first spacewalk.  Mission specialists Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen ventured outside the platform to install an antenna and a robot tool tray.  Atlantis arrived at the station this week following a picture perfect launch from Florida Friday last week..  The ship's crew of six are spending the next week at the 350 kilometer-high outpost.

WORLD.  Floods have swept through parts of Europe, killing at least six people.  The weather caused disruptions in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia. Many of the deaths occurred in southern Poland, where people were drowned after having been swept away by fast flowing water. About 2,000 people have been evacuated in the Krakow region. Houses, roads and railways between Krakow and the southern mountain resort of Zakopane are under water.

There are indeed many great things about Magsingal worthy of celebration.  Just to see the name of Magsingal Church in this list of 33 national treasures in the Philippines evokes a lot of pride in the old town that we all come from.  The following article came out from Inquirer today.  A really good reason for us Magsingalenos to help preserve this church and be proud as Magsingalenos.