Iloilo City fire

MANILA, Philippines - One person has been reported killed after fire razed more than 100 homes before dawn Saturday in La Paz district, Iloilo City.

The fire struck shortly after midnight while people in Iloilo City were preparing for one of the most anticipated fiestas in the country, the Dinagyang Festival, which is held every 4th Sunday of January.

A radio dzMM report said the fire razed homes in Barangay Nabitasan, La Paz for about an hour.

Iloilo City firemen were augmented by nearby towns to put out the fire, the report added.

The report said that firemen have recovered a body from one of the gutted homes.

Mopping up operations were ongoing while fire investigators determine the cause of the blaze.

There were reports that the fire was ignited by an unattended candle. Hundreds of residents have been brought to a barangay gym and an elementary school. They are in need of food, water and clothing. With a report from Nonie Basco, radio dzMM.

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A Walk For Santo Niño

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Sinulog is a nine-day fiesta celebration in honor of Sto. Nino. The celebration entails two major activities: the religious procession on a Saturday and the grand street parade the following day.

Organized by the Augustinian order, the solemn procession in Honor of the Child Jesus is basically the same manner as of the other religious processions in the Catholic Church. It begins in the church and ends in the church.

Millions of pilgrims and devotees of Sto. Nino flock the streets going to the Basilica bringing with them candles and
rosaries as they respond to the holy rosary which is spoken in different languages.

Parishioners from different parishes, business sectors, colleges and universities, government officials, archdiocesan organizations and all sectors in the Cebuano community, including group of friends,
families and relatives join together in honoring the patron saint.

The solemn procession route may vary every year to cater to other barangays who were not visited by the Child Jesus the other year and also depending on the estimated number of devotees participating the event.

After the procession a high mass is going to be celebrated.

Immediately after the mass, performing the Sinulog dance is recommended for those who have petitions. Many people believe that their hopes in life are answered by dancing the Sinulog after the solemn procession. A dancer must have his or her own candle for dancing. Dancing with complete strangers, armed with candles in hand and hearts filled with pure love our beloved Sto. Niño, will surely not only please one’s self – but the dear Child Jesus as well.

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Clouds In Late Afternnon

My favorite time of the day is always at 5pm in the afternoon. I love to see the sun ready to rest. Love the color of the sky, the clouds and the trees. It makes my day. Really love it. Love to take photos like these.

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Hello readers and followers. Happy New Year to all. I'm back with so many news to tell. I had told you before about the projects I will be doing and get busy with this year. Well, I hope I can do it daily as I promised. This projects is what I call A DAILY PROJECT as I'm going to post there daily. A project full of things i love- Photography and writing!

Ok, first project is a DAILY PHOTO project which I call it "ChYmEc!nDy** Photography" From time to time of my everyday life, I need to take one photo and post it there. The site anyway is a photo blog. All photos should be taken by me. Most of them are my self portrait. It's like a photo diary. Please feel free to visit anytime there guys. Here's the link. http://chymecindy-photography.blogspot.com/raphy.blogspot.com.

The second project is POETRY SITE. It's a site where I put all the poems I had written this year. A daily project where I should push and try my best to write at least one poem a day. I really love writing and I want to compile all my poems in one site. So I made this site I call "ChYmEc!nDy** Poems". And the link is http://chymecindy-poems.blogspot.com/.

Anyway, Chymecindy.com is open to all readers also. Born January 1, 2010. It's my personal homepage. Visit http://chymecindy.com/.

Simbang Gabi

Misa de Gallo- "midnight mass" or "mass of the rooster" comes from the Catholic custom of gathering for celebration of the Eucharist in the pre-dawn hours of each of the nine days before
Christmas. Starts every 15th day of December, "Simbang Gabi" is what we call in Philippines, a dawn mass done every morning until the Christmas eve. This 9 days celebration before Christmas is a tradition with deep roots in the country's religious culture. Simbang Gabi expresses the faith of Filipinos who hold the same core belief as Christians. That God is present in all human history, even in the simple joys.

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Santa Is Running

Santa is running. He seem doesn't like to give me Christmas present. You think he gonna grant my wish? hmmm.... Oh well, I know Santa is such a good person and I know he's going to grant my wish soon. Well, I know exactly when he does. I know he will grant it very very soon... Thank you Santa in advance! Merry Christmas! :)


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Hostage In Prosperidad, Agusan Del sur

Another hostages happened in Mindanao 2 days ago. In Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur where many of the students and teachers were hostage after their school flag ceremony. Tribal gunmen in Southern Philippines took at least a hundred pupils including teachers. Some of them were able to escaped though after few hours. As of Friday, December 11, 2009 there are still 47 hostages captive in the two-day hostage drama.

Ondo Perez, the gunmen group leader said "I will kill the hostages if police attempt to rescue them,". Police and other local government officials in Prosperidad had worked together in order to solve the problem. And still in negotiations.

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