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| Are you smarter than a regular Aguman member? Million-dollar trivia for you to pursue: 1. Who are the three founders of the Aguman? Answer: Ernie Turla, Art Villanueva and Ben Susi 2. When was the Aguman founded? Give the exact date. Answer: June 29, 1996 3. It was formally organized during a picnic. Where? Answer: At Oaks Park 4. Name the four largest families that originally served as the core of the Aguman? Answer - from the song itself: "Deng maragul tang pamilia ilang paindu. Bonifacio, Susi, Ramirez at Guintu." 5. Who was the first president? Answer: Marita Villanueva 6. Who was the second president? Answer: Danilo del Rosario 7. How many terms did Ernie Turla serve as president? Answer: 4 terms (8 years, 2000 - 2008) 8. Who has been the secretary of the Aguman since its birth? Frida Alejandrino 9. Who was its first music director? Monico Pingul Jr. (or Jun Pingul) 10. Who is the present conductor of our Aguman Singers? Cecille (Cecille Agamata) 11. The early events of the Aguman were held in the cafeterias of churches. Name one of those three churches. St. Cecilia, St. Ignatius, St. Therese 12. Who made the Aguman website and forum? Ernie Turla 13. Who drew the Aguman logo? Rudy del Rosario 14. How many medical missions has the Aguman launched? A total of six medical missions. (Dec. 1998,, Dec. 2000, Dec. 2001, Jan. 2003, Jan. 2005 and Jan. 2007) 15. Who is the chairman of the medical mission? Rudy Alejandrino 16. Which non-Kapampangan town has the Aguman medical mission served the most? Aringay, La Union, Mr. Mamril's hometown 17. How many awards has the Aguman got from the Asian Reporter Foundation? Five altogether. 18. Who among our Aguman members have been given a "Most Honored Elder" citation by the Asian Reporter Foundation over the years? Answer: Isabel Carino (now, 80) and Ernie Turla (70) 19. The Aguman has "knighted" 8 honorary members from other organizations. Look around and name one. Charlie Catala, Baby Catala, Tim Harvey, Simeon Mamaril, Ben Agamata, Cecille Agamata, Amado and Luz 20. This couple has demonstrated their love and devotion to the Aguman with their service and their presence in meetings despite the fact that their home is the farthest from the Aguman headquarters. Who? The Gaviolas (Gilbert and Maryann) 21. Where has the Aguman been celebrating its Fiesta La Naval with a picnic during the last 10 years? At Cascade Locks Park in Cascade Locks, Oregon 22. What international Kapampangan association works with the Aguman for cultural purposes? The Academia Ning Amanung Sisuan (Akademyang Kapampangan is okay too) 23. What group of sisters in the Aguman have presented various comedy skits in Kapampangan during picnics? The Susi Sisters (directed by Charms) 24. What musical instrument did the late music director, Robert Palomo, play? The piano (or keyboard) 25. Who among our Kapampangan officers has served as chairman of the CFAA (Council of Filipino- American Associations) and of FAHNS (historical society)? Dan del Rosario 26. Who visited the Aguman in October 2000 and gave a workshop in Kapampangan culture? The late Dr. Evangelina Lacson 27. What basketball team represented the Aguman in Fil-Am tournaments in the past? The Susi Brothers (sons of the late Donny Susi) 28. Who performs magic shows among the members of the Aguman? Nelson Tanedo 29. What Christmas song did Ernie Turla write and compose which was included in the CD made and being sold by the Holy Angel University Choir? Answer: Pascua Nin' Dispu 30. Who served as chairman of each of the 3 Santa Cruzan Pageants in the past? Monette Mallari 31. Art Villanueva used to be the president of what Fil-Am club in Vancouver, Washington? Answer: Golden Agers 32. Who among our officers/members used to be the president of PACCO (Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon)? Louis Lazatin 33. Who among our officers/members is at present the president of the Greater Salem Fil-Am Association? John "Jun" Alamarez 34. Who among our officers also used to be the president of the Fil-Am Association in Salem (GSFAA)? He has been serving as Aguman representative to the CFAA for the past five years. Answer: Gilbert Gaviola 35. She once used to be the vice president of FANHS as well as 1st vice president of the Aguman. Who? Answer: Lydia Lalic 36. Who was the long-time assistant music director that succeeded Robert Palomo and served two terms as the Aguman music director? Answer: Marilyn del Rosario 37. Who is commonly regarded as the best male vocalist among Aguman members? Answer: Victor Bonifacio 38. If Maryann Gaviola is the female humorist, who is her male counterpart? Conrad Manuel 39. What is the first name of president Mina Tahayeri's husband, the First Gentleman? Akbar 40.What is meant by "Aguman"? Answer: It means association, guild, or gathering. 41.What is "Capampangan" ? Answer: It is a language spoken by people bearing that same name. 42.Where in the Philippines is it mainly spoken? Answer: In Pampanga 43.What is the capital of Pampanga? Answer: City of San Fernando 44.What is the approximate distance between Manila and Pampanga? 10 miles, 50 miles, 100 miles, 500 miles? Answer: 50 miles 45.How many towns does Pampanga have? Answer: 20 towns (and 2 cities) 46.Has Pampanga ever been represented in a Philippine symbol? Answer: Yes. It is represented by one of the 8 rays of the sun in the Philippine flag. 47.If the U.S. has a father and a son that have become presidents, the Philippines also has a father and a daughter that also became as such. Name them. Answer: Diosdado Macapagal and Gloria Arroyo 48.Who is the first Filipino cardinal? Rufino Santos of Guagua. He became a cardinal in 1960. 49.Has Pampanga produced a national artist? Answer: Yes. Vicente Manansala - for painting 50.What is the significance of the La Naval? Answer: It is a celebration of the Kapampangan- Spanish naval victory over the Dutch in 1646 and which was credited to their prayers to the Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Rosary). Because of this, the Philippines was not annexed to the Dutch Indonesian colony. (On October 4, 1646, the crack Pampangueno contingent of the Spanish army defeated the Dutch invaders that had been for some forty years trying to snatch from Spain her young colony. Many lives were lost on both sides during those sea battles off the coast of eastern Bataan, and in the end, the Pampanguenos who considered the fight against the Dutch as their own, emerged victorious. (If it were not for that, the Philippines would have become a part of Dutch Indonesia - something which perhaps may not have mattered at all to some but still have changed the course of what would have been history.) The Pampangueno fighters ascribe their triumph to the Nuestra Senora Santissima del Rosario who was the patron saint of their fleet, and to whom they had been fervently praying during every battle in Manila Bay for 8 months. Ever since then, since the 1650's and to this day, both Manila and Pampanga have been traditionally celebrating La Naval in the form of a fiesta to celebrate that joyous victory over the Dutch, and Our Lady of the Rosary to whom such victory is attributed takes the limelight.) Additional info: The Spaniards that were deployed in the Philippine islands were just few in number, and so a widespread view had it that they could not have controlled the people there were it not for certain factors. One was the use of their "divide and conquer" strategy. Another was the conversion of the people into Catholics who were ultimately controlled by the faith and the fear of God instilled in them by the friars. Among all ethnicities in the islands, the Kapampangans were the ones they seemed to trust the most. It could have been their bravery, their loyalty, their skill or their closeness to the capital that won the colonists' trust. They enlisted a great number of them into their army and trained them on warfare in such places as Ternate. Eventually, Kapampangans, notably the Macabebes, greatly outnumbered the Spanish rank and file. It became a popular saying then that 4 Spaniards meant "one Spaniard and 3 Kapampangans". (1 Spaniard + 3 Kapampangans = 4 Spaniards) One friar even dubbed the Kapampangans as the "Castilians among the Indios". And at one point the King of Spain praised them while reprimanding the governor-general for his apparent abusive attitude towards them, because they rendered so much service to his kingdom. So, it came to pass that Spain depended much on the Kapampangan warriors during most of the 328 years they ruled the islands. They were made to fight against the Portuguese, the Chinese, the British, the Moros - practically all invaders, and were used as well to quell uprisings at wherever they arose. For some forty years in the early 1600s the Dutch tried to drive away the Spaniards and occupy the new colony. Then on October 4, 1646, after 8 months of naval battles off the coast of Bataan, the crack Kapampangan contingent defeated them. They ascribed their victory to the Nuestra Senora del Rosario who was the patroness of their fleet. To this day, since 1650, this memorable victory is still celebrated with a fiesta both in Manila and in Pampanga and it is called "La Naval". **************************************************** My daughter, Pam, passed her thesis defense with flying colors. The chairman of the panel told the listeners that her thesis defense was among the top 3 in all the 18 years he has been handling such a thing with other professors at St Martin University. Graduation for an M.A. degree is set on May 12, 2007. July 22, 2008 Update: After her graduation she was hired as a guidance counselor in one of the schools in the Olympia School District, WA. She has just signed another contract with the district. ECT |
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