Saint Ignatius Village, Quezon City, Philippines Issue 4_____________
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___End of 2013_
SAY GOODBYE TO , HELLO TO OUR NEW VILLAGE EXECUTIVES Effective the start of 2014, a new SIVA board will have assumed its one year term. Almost simultaneously, last October’s chosen members of the Barangay council commenced their threeyear tenure December of 2013. All this means that the biggest batch of freshly designated leaders in recent years will be assigned in the forefront of the village projects. And to make the coming year more meaningful, SIVA is celebrating its 50th anniversary of existence. Our new group of leaders face a tough challenge ahead and a sense of transformation brought about by last year’s unfortunate episodes. 2013 was a turbulent year for the country. The year started with mass murders that occurred in
Kawit, Cavite and Antimonan, Quezon. Violent deaths have also also resulted from clashes in Sabah and in Zamboanga City. Bomb explosions have also caused deaths in Serendra, Taguig, in Limketkai Mall, Cagayan de Oro and in Cotabato City and so did transport accidents such as the collision of two ships and the Manila Skyway bus accident. Natural distasters have continued to plague the nation especially during the second half of the year. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the island of Bohol resulting to casualties in Bohol and Cebu. The "southwest monsoon" or “habagat” brought by Typhoon Maring hit Metro Manila, Cavite, some parts of Rizal and Laguna, leaving many areas
flooded. Typhoon Yolanda, the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record, caused catastrophic destruction in the Visayas, particularly on the islands of Samar and Leyte, leaving about 11 million people homeless. These events have raised a high level of benevolence in our country and throughtout the world. Here in St. Ignatius Village, two groups of compassionate residents have held bazaars and garage sales for the benefit of typhoon Yolanda victims. Some of them have also spent nights until the wee hours of the morning in Villamor Air Base as volunteers who pack relief items for the typhoon victims. Despite the misfortunes and tragedies, there are several feats that happenned in 2013. These include two young ladies winning the Miss World and Miss International titles, Gilas Pilipinas grabbing the silver medal in FIBA Basketball tournament, and two of our best boxers going strong with convincing victories. Yes, there have been so many other inspiring stories hence the members of our community, especially our leaders, should realize that we can accomplish anything if we put our minds to it. Page | 1