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600 Our Golden Times During PDu30 - Part 2

600.
Our Golden Times During PDu30 – Part 2

Behold PDu30 in his 2nd Year of Presidency
The Year of the flaming Fire Rooster
Double Occurrences in our country!

He started the year with religiosity
By declaring January as National Bible Month
During the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy!

In Sports, 2 big events were hosted by our country
The 2017 SEABA Championship & the 2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
As well as the ASEAN Summit in its year of thirty!

Our country also got double wins when it comes to beauty
We championed in Asia's Next Top Model & Ms. Tourism International
This second year of rule of PDu30!

And another “double wins” in other international pageantries
Ms. Earth & Ms. Hispano-America
Where we defeated other countries!

Double-double victory, double-double enmity
The War on Drugs continues, now accompanied by War on Illegal Gambling
Which included the cleansing of our PNP!

Double-double enmity as there was War in Marawi
Which lasted for half a year
Followed by War against NPA of CPP!

As the year blazes with rage over the enemy
Leila was arrested, Sereno had impeachment complaint
The downfall of the liberals continues with gravity!

And another Liberal in the name of Mabilog warned by Du30
Mabilog after Parojinog
Where are you now, Mayor Jeddy?!

Double-double Bans, double-double Road Safety
PDu30 bans Public Smoking & Illegal Firecrackers
Implemented Anti-Distracted Driving & Children on Motorcycle Safety!

-12/30/2017
(Dumarao)
*Our Golden Times During PDu30

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223 Interpretasyon ng Epikong Indarapatra at Sulayman

223.

Interpretasyon ng Epikong “Indarapatra at Sulayman”

Interpretation of the Epic “Indarapatra at Sulayman”



1.

Noong unang panahon, doon sa lupain ng Mindanao

Puro katubigan ang nangingibabaw

Binabalot nito mga kapatagan

Kaya mga tao'y nakatira sa kabundukan

(Once upon a time, in the land of Mindanao yonder

Rising almost was water

Covering the plains

So people reside on the mountains)



2.

Sa loob ng mahabang panahon

Mapayapa't masagana doon

(For a time lengthy

There's peace & prosperity)



3.

Hanggang sa dumating halimaw na apat

Salot at kasawian ang sumambulat

(Until arrive four monsters

Pestilence & death disperse)



4.

Si Kurita na maraming kamay

Kayrami ring sinaktan at pinatay

(Kurita with many arms

Also many it kills and harms)



5.

Nananatili ito sa bundok na tinutubuan ng rattan

Sa bundok na ang ngalan ay Kabalan

(It stays on the mountain where grew rattan

On the mountain named Kabalan)



6.

Mabangis na higante naman ang pangalawang halimaw

Kung tawagin siya ay Tarabusaw

(The second monster is a giant not tame

He is Tarabusaw by name)



7.

Sa Bundok Matutum ito ay nakatira

Panghampas na kahoy sandata niya

(On Mount Matutum it lives on

A tree club is its weapon)



8.

Ang pangatlo kung turingan ay Pah

O kaylaking ibon ng Bundok Bita

(Pah is the epithet of the third one

Oh bird of Mt. Bita so gargantuan)



9.

Kapag mga pakpak niya'y ibinukadkad

Kadiliman sa lupa'y lumaladlad

(When its wings are opened wide

Darkness on land do not hide)



10.

Sa Bundok Kurayan ang halimaw na panghuli

Isang dambuhalang ibon iri

(The last monster on Mt. Kurayan

Also a bird gigantic one)



11.

May pitong ulong lahat ng direksiyon ay tanaw

Grabeng maminsala ang nasabing halimaw

(With seven heads that can see on all directions

This monster brought so great devastations)



12.

Lubos na mapaminsala itong halimaw na apat

Kaya sa kanila takot ang lahat

(So destructive are these four monsters

That's why them everyone fears)



13.

Maliban sa isang prinsipeng mula Mantapuli

Si Sulayman itong kaytapang na lalaki

(Except for one prince from Mantapuli

Sulayman is this man of bravery)



14.

Si Haring Indarapatra nagpabaon

Isang singsing sa kapatid niyang yaon

(Given by Indarapatra King

To that his brother a ring)



15.

Isa ring pananaim inilagay niya

Sa tabi ng kanyang bintana

(A plant he placed also

Beside his window)



16.

Kapag daw nalanta ang halaman

Kapatid niya'y inabot ng kasawian

(If that plant withers

Death to his brother enters)



17.

At si Sulayman nagtungo sa Kabalan

Tinalo si Kurita na kalaban

(And Sulayman to Kabalan went ahead

The foe Kurita he defeated)



18.

Pagkatapos ay sa Matutum dumalaw

Pinuksa naman si Tarabusaw

(After which to Matutum visited

Tarabusaw too was exterminated)



19.

Sunod na pinuntahan ay Bita

Napatay niya doon si Pah

(Next destination was Bita

There he was able to kill Pah)



20.

Pero dambuhalang pakpak sa kanya'y dumagan

Inabot si Sulayman ng kamatayan

(But he was crushed by the enormous wing

Death to Sulayman was reaching)



21.

Sa oras na iyon ay nalanta ang pananim

Kasawian ng kapatid batid ng hari't nanimdim

(At that moment the plant shriveled

Brother's death perceived by king and lamented)



22.

Labi ni Sulayman tinunton niya

Binuhay ang lalaki gamit ang tubig na mahiwaga

(Traced he the corpse of Sulayman

Using magical water resurrected the man)



23.

Si Sulayman ay nagdesisyong umuwi

Si Indarapatra'y haharapin ang kalabang panghuli

(Sulayman to home decided to go

Indarapatra will face the final foe)



24.

Sa wakas ay napuksa rin ang ibong may pitong ulo

Sa pag-uwi ng hari may nakilalang dilag ito

(At last slain was the bird with heads that are seven

Upon the king's return he met a maiden)



25.

‘Di nagtagal nag-isang dibdib ang dalawa

At muling nagbalik katiwasayan sa lupa

(Not later the two wedded

And in the land serenity reverted).



-08/25-26/2013

(Dumarao)

*for Epic Day 2013


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615 Santa Muerte, Godmother of the Sick and the Dying

615.

Santa Muerte, Godmother of the Sick & the Dying



Santa Muerte, Godmother of the Sick & the Dying

Godmother of the Sick & the Dying, oh Sacred Madrina

Bless all sick & dying that they become a warning

Protect them from harm, our Great Valedora



Bless all sick & dying who serve as warning to the healthy

Do not abandon them, our Dear Protectora

Protect our sick & dying who revere the Almighty

Our sick & dying who believe you, our Grand Patrona.



Amen.



-10/15/2018

(Dumarao)

*Special Intentions to Godmother Santa Muerte

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655 The 5th Period of the Pre-Spanish Era of Philippine History: The Advent of Islam

655.

The 5th Period of the Pre-Spanish Era of Philippine History:

The Advent of Islam



After centuries of paganism & animism

And the traces of Indianization & polytheism

Came Islam, a religion that worships Allah

From Arabia, brought here by neighbors in Southeast Asia



First by Makhdum, a missionary from Malacca

Then by Raha Baginda, a prince from Sumatra

The former built a mosque & preached Islam by word

The latter brought elephants & propagated Islam by sword



In 1450 came Abu Bakr, an Arab authority

He married Raha Baginda's daughter, Princess Paramisuli

He founded the Sultanate of Sulu, patterned from the Caliphate of Arabia

He unified the Sulu people, both from hilly zone & coastal area



In 1475 came to Cotabato Sharif Kabungsuan

In Maguindanao he became the first sultan

Then from Mindanao, Islam reached Visayas & Luzon

The beginning of our country's Islamization



This is the 5th Period of Pre-Spanish Era – The Advent of Islam

Before Christianity, monotheism here had already come

Islam was our country's first monotheistic religion

God wanted only one god for the diversified Philippine nation.



-05/10/2019

*Periods on the Eras of the Philippine History

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1 Pasko sa Krisis

1.

Pasko sa Krisis



Pasko na naman

Pero gulo ang nararanasan

Ano ang tunay na kahulugan

Ng Pasko sa ating bayan?



Mga taong nag-aasam

Ng kapayapaan sa kapaskuhan

Hindi man lang nakamtan

Ang kanilang inaasahan



Ang Pasko sa krisis

Hindi namin ninanais

Hindi rin namin inaasahan

Ang mga bilihi'y magsitaasan



Ngunit gaano man kalala

Ang krisis ng bansa

Basta may pagmamahalan

Ang bawat isa



Tiyak na sasaya

Ang ating pagsasama

At kung may pagkakaisa

Malaki ang pag-asa



Kaya tayo na't umpisahan na

Pagmamahalan, pagsasama

Pagkakaisa't kapayapaan

Para sa pag-angat ng ating bayan!



-12/25/2000

(Dumarao)

*a project/assignment

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320 Huling Araw ni Papa Francisco sa Pilipinas

320.

Huling Araw ni Papa Francisco sa Pilipinas



Enero Diez y Nueve, Dos mil Kinse

Tulad ng pagdating, pag-alis naging simple

Subalit tulad ng unang araw

Mga nag-antabay sa daan nag-umapaw

‘Di parin natinag ang hiyawan

Ng mga taong sumalubong sa lansangan

Tulad ng pagdatal, panahon ay maganda

Napakaganda ng araw sa umaga

Paglipas ng mga araw na inulan

Bumalik din sa maaraw na pinagmulan

Mula umpisa hanggang sa wakas

Lulan parin ng Pope Mobile na bukas

Sa Villamor meron paring sayawan

Tulad ng unang paglapag sa bayan

Salamat sa wakas maayos na nakabalik

Ang Supremo ng Simbahan na sa bansa humalik.



-01/20/2015

(Dumarao)

*Pope Francis Fever Collection

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570 Prayer for the 10th Commandment

570.

Prayer for the 10th Commandment



Oh Father God, You have commanded us not to covet our neighbor's goods

This I must, this I should even to their foods



For when You have given what suits us

We should respect what another fellow has



Oh Jesus Christ, help me not to get other's possessions

Do not allow me to commit such transgressions



To God we must give what is due to Him

From God we take only what suits our realm



Oh Holy Spirit, let me respect other's belongings

This is God's command, this can avoid ill happenings.



Amen.



-10/31/2017

(Dumarao)

*Prayer for the 10 Commandments

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317 Ikalawang Araw ni Papa Francisco sa Pilipinas

317.

Ikalawang Araw ni Papa Francisco sa Pilipinas



Enero Diez y Seis, Dos mil Kinse

Lulan ng isang simpleng kotse

Unang tinungo Palasyo ng Malacañan

Pinagsabihan mga pulitiko huwag magnakaw sa bayan

Sa pagpasok ng palasyo binasbasan mga bata

Sa paglabas ng palasyo binasbasan matanda

Ikalawang tinungo Manila Cathedral

Pinangunahan pagdaos ng Misang Banal

Sa pagdating, sakay muli ng Pope Mobile

Sa pag-alis, mga umaantabay sa daan ‘di parin papigil

Huling tinungo Mall of Asia

Pinulong mga pamilya sa malaking asembleya

Sa pagsalubong may regalo mula sa may kapansanan

Sa pag-iwan may pailaw mula sa mga nagkakantahan

Ngayong araw kanyang isinulat sa talaan

Panalangin ng pag-unawa, kapayapaan at kaginhawaan.



-01/17/2015

(Dumarao)

*Pope Francis Fever Collection

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568 Prayer for the 8th Commandment

568.

Prayer for the 8th Commandment



Oh Father God, You have commanded us not to bear false witness

This I must, this I observe with carefulness



For You hate those who make lies

It is not healthful like a vice



Oh Jesus Christ, help me not to be a liar

Lying and false accusations can ignite war



To the Lord I confess everything that is true

From the Lord comes the truth for me & you



Oh Holy Spirit, help me not lie & falsely accuse

This is God's command, this must be put to use.



Amen.



-10/30/2017

(Dumarao)

*Prayer for the 10 Commandments

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675 Hangad Ko Para sa Ating Bansa: Ika-5 Utos ng Dios Ama

675.

Hangad Ko Para sa Ating Bansa:

Ika-5 Utos ng Dios Ama



Ang pairalin ang Ika-5 Utos ng Dios Ama

Ay hangad ko para sa ating bansa

Kapwa tao ay huwag nating patayin

Sila ay kapareho nating may buhay din



Huwag papatay ng tao sa pamamagitan ni Hesukristo

Na nanggagamot at naghahatid ng buhay sa mga tao

Huwag papatay ng tao na kapwa mo at kapwa ko

Sila ay may buhay din na dapat ituring na sagrado



Huwag papatay ng tao sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu Santo

Na sa Kanyang kapangyarihan ay binubuhay ang mga tao

Huwag papatay ng tao na siyang Templo ng Banal na Espirito

Pumarito sa lupa upang buhayin tayo



Huwag papatay ng tao sa pamamagitan ni Inang Maria

Na kay Hesukristo lumuwal at nag-aruga

At siya ring bumuhay sa Panginoo natin

Nawa'y ang bansang Pilipinas buhay ng tao ay pakamahalin.



-08/11/2019

*Hangad Ko Para sa Ating Bansa

(conceptualized while in the Holy Mass of our Town Fiesta…

intended to be in Tagalog for this Buwan ng Wika)

Copyright © Jose Radin Llorca Garduque | Year Posted 2026

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