philippine illini spring-summer 2014 newsletter
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2 AFPSI Constructs Feeding Center in Leyte (Elcee Cagas Conner) Center inaugurated with opening of PMAGSL Auxiliary Feeding Program. Scholarship programs start.
5 Science Scholarship Quiz Show XXXIII (David M. Conner, MD) The popular show for HS students continues to inspire pursuit of knowledge in the sciences
6 So. Illinois Churches Help Super Typhoon Victims They sent a big truckful of relief goods and provided funds for repair of houses and churches.
9 Rizaliana Mania II Second of a series. View paintings of Rizal writing at his desk and being shot at Bagumbayan.
10 The Philippines: A Tryst with Destiny (Ramon G. Lopez, MD) This great grandnephew of Rizal explains why the Philippines is gaining international recognition.
14 ELIAS Emerging Leaders Across Sectors (Emmanuel G. Herbosa, BSIME, BMA) .
18 (Gil C. Fernandez) The best evidence against the alleged retraction is the document itself.
24 (Cosme R. Cagas, MD) of the novel.
29 Brig. Gen. Emilio Narcise (Ret.) (Angelita Narcise Kurle, MD) A loving daughter profiles a living hero of WWII.
33 The Fil-Am Historical Society Celebrates 26th
Anniversary (Rebecca Geronimo) Find out who are the officers for 2014-15.
34 Paul in Jerusalem (Rev. Shane L. Bishop) Paul took seven progressive steps towards metamorphic evangelism.
38 PEACE Welcomes Proposals for Artesian Wells Email your proposals to the Executive Director/Chair Potable Water Committee. 39 A Story within a Story (Alan Zurliene) A deep and abiding faith in Jesus led to healing
42 Dr. Vic Zata Celebrates 70th
BD in Manila Guess what top celebrity dropped by and read a stirring tribute from his son
45 The Tryst (Lestrino C. Baquiran, MD)
46 The Great Stalker (Carmelo C. Dichoso, MD). 47 Interpretation (Cosme R. Cagas, MD)
The ILLINI
Official Publication of the Association of Filipino Physicians in Southern Illinois
Volume IV, Spring-Summer, 2014
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AFPSI Constructs Feeding Center in Leyte
Elcee Cagas Conner
The AFPSI constructed a Feeding Center for under-
privileged children in remote Maticaa, a barangay of Ormoc,
Leyte.
The idea occurred to me in October, 2013 when I was
travelling with my parents Dr. Cosme and Linda Cagas and
church missionary James Dunn to this area as part of our
regular visitations for the scholarship, feeding and dental
health programs of the Christ Philippine Missions based in
our church in Fairview Heights, IL. I was searching for a site
for a feeding program initially for the PMA of Greater St.
Louis Auxiliary, where I serve as president. Earlier the
auxilians, under the able chairmanships of Drs. Isabel Perez
It was as if an omen and opportunity beckoned to us, for no
more than a week later, typhoon Yolanda struck leaving
massive destruction and unprecedented death tolls in Leyte
and neighboring islands. While I was still in the Philippines
feeling the anguish of the victims, back home in Southern
lyn Yu, who
herself is a native of Tacloban, Leyte, and former auxiliary
president Ann Butalid led a fundraiser for typhoon victims at
boxing matches. With some of the funds raised that day, the
AFPSI feeding center came to reality.
PMAGSL Auxiliary Feeding Program
The Center was formally inaugurated on February 4, 2014,
the day that the PMAGSL Auxiliary opened its weekend
feeding program there for about 60 children from the
surrounding community. Since its inauguration, feedings are
being held there without fail every Saturday and Sunday. For
the majority of the children, the food that they receive are the
most substantial meals they get during the week. The feeding
center doubles as an educational center because the children
are given weekly educational activities including learning
new songs, art projects, as well as interactive discussions
about their hopes and dreams for the future.
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The Association of Filipino
Physicians of Southern Illinois Officers, 2013-14
Evelyn YU, MD- President
David Deloso, MD- Vice Pres.
Emma Sunga, MD, Pres.-elect
Claravel B. Criste, MD- Secretary
Elcee Cagas Conner-Treasurer
Raymund Pineda, MD-Auditor
Enrico T. Farinas, MD- Bus. Man.
Virgilio R. Pilapil, MD- APPA
Delegate
Cesar Yu, MD-Executive Director
David M. Conner, MD, Imm. P. Pres.
Board of Governors
Rachel Gotanco, MD
Erica Fe Salarda, MD
Vanessa Salarda, MD
Seigfried Yu, MD
Vicente Zata, Jr., MD
Board of Advisers
Calixto Aquino, MD
Cosme R. Cagas, MD
Urbano Dauz, MD
Virgilio Dycoco, MD
Elvira Salarda, MD
Auxiliary Officers 2013-2014 Elcee Cagas Conner -President
Teresita Deleste-Pres.-elect
Lily Santos, Vice Pres.
Georgina Cagas Zurliene-Secretary
Virgie Abinoja-Treasurer
Kay Pineda-PRO
Raydo Bugayong, Ph.D, Imm. P. Pres.
Board of Governors Wilma Aquino
Remy Bugayong
Ann Butalid
Linda Cagas
Grace Farinas
Board of Advisers Ray Bugayong
Emma Fabi
Ynna Naguit
Editorial Board Cosme R. Cagas, MD- Editor
Carlos P. Capati, MD
Urbano Dauz, MD
David Deloso, MD
Rebecca Geronimo, BSN
Virgilio R. Pilapil, MD
Associate Editors
Office of the Editor
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Fairview Heights, IL 62208
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The APPA (Dr. Leonor Pagtakhan So, president) has donated $1000 to AFPSI towards a summer
feeding program there to start in April this year.
Finally, the shelter can someday be used as a site for medical clinics by AFPSI or other groups.
Aid for Typhoon Victims
While the Feeding Center is designed for long-term service, AFPSI also addressed the problem
of immediate aid to the typhoon victims. Accordingly, it gave cash for the purchase of relief
goods to victims in Ormoc, sent four Balikbayan boxes containing clothing, shoes, toiletries and
canned foods to Tacloban and gave $1000 in cash to a Catholic Monastery in Ormoc through Dr.
Virgilio Guzman who has a nephew (monk) there. Other AFPSI members helped on their own.
Dr. Renato Rivera, for example, collected clothing, medicines and surgical instruments from his
family and friends then shipped them in five Balikbayan boxes to Tacloban.
Repair of Schools and New Scholarship Programs
Dr. Romeo Perez former APPA president and a member of the PMAGSL, who helped inaugurate the
Feeding Center and open the Feeding Program along with his wife, Dr. Isabel Perez, visited the Cabatuan
Elementary School located near the Feeding Center, noticed three school buildings damaged, one so badly
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School building showing windows and doors already repaired.
Next will be the roofs (report from Cabatuan Elem. School as of this writing)
as to be condemned. Informed that the funds for their repair is not forthcoming (all relief are directed
towards Tacloban, all other localities could wait!), he could not help being touched. Right then and there
he volunteered the money for the repair of one school building and offered to try to raise more for the
repair of the other. Upon his return one PMAGSL auxilian pledged $1000 for the project.
AFPSI scholars
In a related development, the PMAGSL auxiliary started a scholarship program for 10 elementary and 5
HS students from funds raised by the event Maskara cochaired by Mrs. Virgie Abinoja and Mrs. Cres
Mayuga, and AFPSI a similar program for 10 pupils from different schools surrounding the center.
We are grateful to our contacts in Ormoc, namely Mrs. Myrna Margemen, Fely Mae Maregemen and
Mary Jane Hernani who are overseeing all our projects there. The former supervised the building
construction and the latter two are the feeding and scholarship programs coordinators; they are gainfully
employed college graduates and former scholars of the Christ Philippine Missions.
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Science Scholarship Quiz Show XXXIII
David M. Conner, MD
he 2013 annual Association of Filipino Physicians of Southern Illinois (AFPSI) Science
Quiz Show was held at the Carlyle High School in Carlyle, Illinois on November 10. The
host of the quiz for many years now, the school once again did a wonderful job of
ensuring the comfort of all in this demanding contest. The quiz is intended to inspire students to
pursue science and to award scholarships for excellence in science knowledge. Questions span
the entire spectrum of science, including current events. High schools participating this year
were Bayless (sole contender from St. Louis, Mo.), Carlyle, Hardin City, Mascoutah, Mater Dei,
Salem, Sandoval and Trinity (all Southern Illinois).
Third Place went to Nico Rodriguez of Sandoval, Amy Telford, coach, $150 award plus
trophy; Second Place to Kyle Neace of Mascoutah, Stephanie Neace, coach, $300 award
plus trophy; and First Place to Adam Holbrook of Mater Dei, Scott Timmerman, coach,
$600 award plus trophy.
Left, Dr. David M Conner, Quizmaster; center, Adam Holbrook and his mother, and
right, AFPSI President Evelyn Yu (photos courtesy of Dr. Elvira Salarda)
Congratulations to our awardees, finalists, participants, and coaches, as well as our profound
thanks. We look forward to seeing entries in 2014 from the many schools that have made this
program such a success, and we remind all members of AFPSI how much their participation is
appreciated by our leadership and the students and faculty involved.
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