FINDING A MORE MEANINGFUL LIFE BY HELPING PEOPLE MAKE THEIR LIFE MORE MEANINGFUL

There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind -- are always attained by giving them to someone else.

Happiness, freedom and peace of mind are what we get when we love someone even without expecting reciprocation, without expecting to be loved in return.

These are the same feelings we get when we help other people make their life more meaningful by our little acts of love.

Who would ever believe that merely giving $50.00 every six months, will already make a difference in a life of a poor little child in the remote villages of the Philippines, and that $100 or $200. per six months could send a high school graduate to pursue his or her college education and have the opportunity to improve the life of his family?

This is what several Tanauananons who are now residing in the United States have been doing the past years. It is hoped that they will continue what they have been doing-- making their lives more meaningful by making the life of other people more meaningful.

Some of those they sent to school thru their meager contributions have already graduated as teachers, computer engineers, nurses. There are still many children who are hopefully waiting for Good Samaritans to give them a break and the chance to make their lives more meaningful.

This is therefore a call not only to the Tanauananons in the United States and other parts of the world, but to all whose generous hearts are waiting for a chance to pour out the generosity of their good heart and to make the lives of young Tanauananons more meaningful.

It is about time, you achieve happiness, freedom and peace of mind. Find the subject of your generosity. More than 80 young poor students who really wanted to continue their studies have been beneficiaries of these acts of love thru this blogger.

Act fast...Feel free to contact this blogger... your generosity will be properly acknowledged and receipted..

FREE AT LAST, FR. BOSSINI HARBORS NO ANGER AT HIS CAPTORS

"I am not angry with them(kidnappers). I pray for them. I hope one day they can go home to their families,” Fr. Gian Carlo Bossi who was released by his captors in the evening of July 19, tearfully pronounced when presented to media this morning in Zamboanga City .

Looking lean and weary, in his black suit, Fr. Bossi said that he felt very sentimental about his release last night as it was the birthday of his father, a proof that despite the terrible situation he was in, he remained sane and at his best wits. Asked where he was brought by his captors, he said that it was always clear to him that it was Lanao; it has always been from Payao to Lanao.

DILG Secretary Ricardo Puno, in a press briefing at Camp Batalla , made in clear that no ramsom money was involved though there was demand for ransom from the kidnappers in the beginning.

He said that 2000 AFP and PNP were involved in the operation which lead to the successful recovery of Fr. Bossi, who was “dropped” by his captors at the Karumatan National Highway, Lanao del Norte where he was picked up and recovered by government troopers and brought to Zamboanga.

Although Secretary Puno refused to go into details about the negotiation and recovery operations, he explained that after the kidnappers were warned that "should anything happen to Fr. Bossi, it will be a different kind of operation for them", the kidnappers became more interested in releasing Fr. Bossi.

"Maybe it was because of the intense pressure from the AFP", Secretary Puno said. The recovery of Father Bossi was made possible with the constricting movements of the AFP lead by Western Mindanao Command Chief Lt. Gen. Eugenio Cedo and intermediary of the PNP thru P/Chief Supt. Jaime Caringal and City Police Chief Manuel Barcena.

Secretary Puno also made it clear that the recovery of Fr. Bossi was not a "friendly separation," hot pursuit operation is still being conducted against the kidnappers

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SING OUT THEIR WOES IN SEVERAL TACLOBAN CITY BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS

In line with the nation-wide observance of the Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, several visually impaired persons with singing talents will sing out their woes as they tour several Tacloban business establishments on July 19 and July 20, 2007.

Accompanied by the DSWD Field Office 8 and with the support of the members of the Regional Council for the Welfare of Disable Persons, the visually impaired persons with singing talents will tour a number of business establishments in the City to campaign for the cause of the persons with disabilities.

The team is set to do a round of the business district composed of Bo’s Coffee Shop, Leyte Park Hotel, Lion’s Clubhouse and Cue Balls to belt out the woes of persons with disabilities for the public to have a feel and awareness of their current state.

This activity is but a part of the Region’s activities as its contribution to the nation’s observance of the prevention and rehabilitation week which has as this year’s theme “Kung may Access, May Success,” a call for everyone to give persons with disabilities a chance to be part of the developmental efforts by extending to them equal opportunities in all aspects of human endeavor.

Miss Vina P. Aquino, Public Information of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Region informed that inter-agency lectures were conducted at the Bethany Hospital Social Hall, on July 18, 2007.

Among the topics were on the General Aspects of the Rehabilitation of the Disabled which was discussed by orthopedic surgeon Raymund Balverde who is the president of the Eastern Visayas Rehabilitation Medicine Organization.

Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 8 Director Forter Pugoon thoroughly discussed the Emplyees Compensation Program particularly that of the employment of the people with disability.

The Department of Health representative discussed the early detection of disability through pre-natal care and newborn screening while in the afternoon of the same day, a lay forum was conducted with Doctor Joey Andrade as the resource speaker. (PIA 8)

WHEN YOUNG FILIPINO WOMEN MAKES THEMSELVES EASY PREYS OF ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT

Something has to be done about many of young Filipino women who makes themselves easy preys of illegal recruiters.

Waiting for their flight from Kuala Lumpur to Manila were two young Filipino ladies, one was only seventeen years old, and the other one was in her twenties.

The two Filipinas were supposed to go to Qatar via Kuala Lumpur , to work as domestic helpers, they said. However, their tickets were fake, so they were not allowed to leave.

The two alleged that they arrived in Kuala Lumpur on July 9 but since they were not allowed to leave, a Malaysian taxi driver was good enough to bring them to a Chinatown boarding house where Filipinas are staying. There they stayed until their “aunt” sent them e-tickets.

One trembles thinking what would have happened to these Filipinas if no Good Samaritan was around?

On further questioning, it appeared that the Filipino girls from South Cotabato didn’t have working papers for Qatar . Their passports were tourist passports.

Their “aunt” used to be a domestic helper in Qatar . Her former employer needed domestic helpers and the two girls were recruited to go. Asked what their aunt’s name was, the girls couldn’t or wouldn’t give the name.

The girls were supposed to receive $300.00 salary if they were able to reach Qatar . Asked whether they underwent any training before they left, they said no because they have been to Qatar as domestic helpers in the past.

So they have been illegal workers in Qatar in the past. This would have been their second time to work there if they didn’t have a problem with their tickets.

To think that many times, it is the relatives, the very ones who are supposed to protect these Filipinas, are the ones who push and endanger these young girls.

How many more young Filipino girls have similar experiences? How many Filipino young ladies put themselves in danger just for the sake of being able to find job in other countries. Surely, something must be done about this. Hopefully, there is an agency of the government that can do something about these situations.

The need for more advocacies and information dissemination about illegal recruitment and its hazards, can never be more emphasized.