The following letter is from the Sagunto Invitational Basketball Tournament committee to solicit the help of Saguntonians worldwide for sponsorship of this annual event. According to Kagawad Arlene Paliwen, there are 9 teams registered in the league. The teams and coaches are:
Sagunto - Mr. Yul Benosa
Macoco - Mr. Jaime Baladad
Brotherhood - Mr. Marlon Salvador & Mr.Antos Pis-O
Agat - Kgd. Andales
Esperanza - Playing Mr.Aboitiz Garcia
Twin Peaks - Mr. Rex Mabanag
Cauringan - Mr. Ali
Batakil - Mr. Fernandez
Labayug - Mr. Ron Panduyos
The Invitational Basketball Tournament 2008 Committee
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Pangasinan
Municipality of Sison
BARANGAY SAGUNTO
SOLICITATION LETTER
November 5, 2008
Mrs. Ophelia Glasser
Sir / Madam,
Warmest greetings!!!
We the sports committee of the barangay organized an invitational basketball tournament open for all ages.
The competition will commence on the 18th of October, 2008 and shall end on Rizal Day 2008. The awarding ceremony will be one among the highlights of the acclaimed Barangay Thanksgiving Day which will be held at the barangay plaza.
In this regard, may we respectfully request for your sponsorship of the prizes to be doled out to the lucky winners and other expenses.Your assistance is our big gratitude.
We are hoping that you will surely grant our request. Anticipating your munificence and generosity. Our heartfelt gratitude too for your continued nourishing support.
The Guest Speaker for Halloween Night was Mr. Danilo Esquero, a businessman. The person in blue long sleeves. The woman is his wife and the guy in light brown is from Malaysia, their business partner in supplemental foods, Mr. Robert Ho. Other visitors were Ms Ubod from London, who will be back on December 4th, and Mrs. Edna Cabras from the US. Municipal Official visitors were SB Members, Eric Biason, Dominador Padua, Freddie Lagmay and our District Councilor Engr. Marlon Saturnino.
Neighboring barangays, Cauringan and Artacho, also participated in the contests. The Wind Breakers, a dance group from Sison (Wind Breakers- the group that accompanies the idols in all their performances) and other groups from Baguio were guest performers at this event. In total, there were four visiting dance groups.
Scant news is coming out of Sagunto because, as of last report; there is still no electricity in Sagunto and surrounding areas after typhoon Cosme stormed through on May 17, 2008. The provinces of La Union, Pangasinan and Zambales were the worst hit and those areas have been declared to be in a state of calamity.
Here are images, found on YouTube of some of the damage in Dagupan City.
Sagunto is lucky to not be counted in the number of places that sustained fatalities. Everyone, all of our loved ones and families, are safe though a little battered. Sagunto did sustain quite a bit of damage, one of which was Barangay Captain Esteban’s House, as previously posted. According to “Gudeng” who left an update via our virtual abong (chat), 215 families in Sagunto were affected by the typhoon. 30 houses were badly damaged and numerous animals (goats and chicken) were killed during the storm. The Pilawan School which was the recent site of the medical and dental mission by the SFAL group from the U.K. was not spared by Halong either.
While we have an awesome mayor in madame Kimi, she is only one person and has all of Sison to look after. I am positive she has already started rebuilding the damage done to her growing town. She will not let the progress to Sison that is underway be hampered by this calamity. The national government has already allocated aid for the affected provinces, but I am sure that you also realize how slow this process is going to take and it may be some time before Sagunto sees any of that aid.
Sagunto is lucky in one way because, as has been already discussed on the ‘abong’, many of the families there have relatives abroad who can help them. There are still a few in our bario who do not have this resource though. Perhaps you can keep them in mind when sending aid to your families. Maybe you can add a little extra for those who have no one else to help them.
If you have other ideas of how we can help our kailyans, please leave your comments here. Existing organizations, if you already have relief efforts underway, please let the rest of us know how we can help.
The barangay’s own library is nearing completion thanks to the dedication of the SFAL (Sagunto Friendship Association London) group who are the sponsors of this project.
Of the many churches in Sagunto, one of the oldest is the United Church or Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), now located at the entrance to Sagunto. These pages were taken from the 1986 Diamond Jubilee Celebration. It is interesting to read about how the church started.
Among the early missionaries who brought the ministry to the Philippines according to the article above:
Dr. H.W. Widdoes
Rev. S. Kurtz
Dr. M. Mumma (United Bretheren)
Dr. O.B. Peterson (Methodist)
Dr. Picket (Christian Disciples)
MILESTONES: 1912 Mr. & Collong from Ambalite, Pugo, La Union came to Sagunto and started to spread ‘the word’ and influence of Protestantinism. Mrs. Collong was the mother of Filomena Libaten (Mrs. Emeterio Malqued).
Early members: Blas Lang-adan (“Otot”), Feliciano Lanas and Eusebio Balian (“Butares”)
Hermanos Unidos – towards the later end of 1912, Dr. Widdoes was called to formally create the congregation of Hermanos Unidos. Dr. Widdoes performed the first worship service. Before long, a small church was built east of Apo Butareg’s home.
The congregation grew to include more members:
Mr. & Mrs. Santiago Apacoy
Mr. & Mrs. Juan Saplaan
Mr. & Mrs. Andres Sipus
Mr. & Mrs. Miguel Domaloy
Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Baiguen
Mr. & Mrs. Bernardino Lapitan
Mr. & Mrs. Mariano Maman
Mr. & Mrs. Simeon Sumacbay
Mr. & Mrs. Ramon Quilaman
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Sangbaan
