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Barangay Member Receives Global Pinoy Award
By: Elizabeth Ducanes-Jackson
President’s Corner
The Barangay Club of Indiana (BCI) Chairman of the Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philip-
wishes everyone a Happy and Pros- pines, Dr. Manuel Cacdac, was exalted at the BPinoy
perous New Year. We thank everyone Awards held at Makati Shangri-la
to include all organizations who sup- Hotel on Friday, November 26,
ported and help us accomplished the 2010. The Bank of the Philip-
positive results to the benefit of the pine Islands (BPI), for the fifth
Barangay Club and the Filipino- year, recognizes those Filipinos
American community. I also take this who exemplify and attest glob-
opportunity to recognize all BCI Officers for our accom- ally, the Filipino„s competitive
plishments during the year 2010 with their unselfish con- abilities in exceptional and pro-
tributions of time, effort and extra-ordinary skills. I am fessional achievements, by their
humbled by and sincerely appreciate the dedication and contributions to the Filipino com-
hard works of my fellow officers. Our leadership team munity worldwide.
was able to carry out traditional Barangay social func- Filipino Brain Surgeon, Dr. Dr. Manuel Cacdac currently
tions such as the Valentine‟s Party on February 13 and Manuel Cacdac, awarded at resides in Terre Haute and is an
the Easter Sunday Celebration on April 4, both occasions the BPinoy Awards attending Neurosurgeon at the
were well attended. Terre Haute Regional Hospital
We had also accomplished the traditional Barangay civic and Union Hospital in Indiana. He is the founder and
function by supporting the Nationalities Council of Indi- Chairman of the Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philip-
ana (NCI) and participating in the Memorial Day Parade pines and he has coordinated surgical missions to the Phil-
on May 29. We also supported the traditional Barangay ippines since the 1990s. He and his team not only per-
community function by being represented and donating forms surgery to numerous hydrocephalic children, but Dr.
food at Camp Mabuhay on June 12. Cacdac also procures donations year-round of VP shunts
With Barangay‟s visibility in mind, our leadership worked and other supplies to prepare for his overseas trip once or
in partnership with the Indianapolis Marion County Public twice yearly.
Library and launched the First Philippine Independence
Day Celebration on June 12. Judge Jim Joven presented Dr. Manuel Cacdac serves as a true inspiration and exudes
in his speech, an objective and balance portrayal on how American Filipino pride not only in Indiana, but throughout
the Philippines gained her independence. Philippine the global Filipino Community.
products were exhibited in the atrium for two days to in-
clude PAMET‟s nationally award winning board display.
The art works done by artists from the Philippines were Inside this issue:
on exhibit in the gallery for the whole month of June.
Other activities included the demonstration of the Filipino NEW MEMBER PROFILE 2
martial art called Arnis, presentation of native dance, film
showing of Philippine tourist attractions, and story telling SIMBANG GABI 3
in Tagalog. We undertook an endeavor on education
which is cherished by most if not all Filipino families. CHRISTMAS PARTY 4
The first BCI Merit Scholarship Program to be
awarded locally was also launched on this occa- BCI MERIT SCHOLARSHIP 5
sion. The highlight of the celebration was the dona-
tion of books on Philippine history and culture to the THE GOLDENS 6
library.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 7
Our leadership initiated the first BCI Bowling Fund
(continued on page 3)
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Lifetime Member Profile New Member Profile
The latest addition to our list of Lifetime Merlin Gonzales is one of the new
members is an active community
members of the Barangay Club of Indi-
leader. She once served as President
of the Philippine Association of Medical ana. He was born in Nasugbu, Batan-
Technologists (PAMET-IN), Secretary gas and moved to the US in 1984. He
of the Indiana Association of Blood had the opportunity to visit several
Banks and Treasurer of the Barangay
countries in Europe and the Caribbean
Club of Indiana.
Born in Manila as the youngest of five Islands.
siblings, Angele took her elementary education at the Na- A mission trip to Costa Rica in 2002
tional University, then moved to Victorino Mapa High had a big impact in Merlin‟s life. Immediately, after the trip, he
School for her secondary diploma. She went to college at
saw the need to encourage people to reach out in their own com-
the Far Eastern University and continued to obtain her As-
sociate degree in Computer Technology at Purdue Univer- munities. The following year, he founded Consuming Fire Minis-
sity and her Bachelor‟s degree in Medical Technology at tries to bring the teachings of the Bible to different communities
Indiana University. through various evangelistic events and concerts.
Presently, Angele works at the Indiana University Health
His passion to disciple and to bring the love of God to His people
Pathology Laboratory as its Technical coordinator.
This is what she has to say about her decision to become a in the surrounding communities continued in 2005 when he
Lifetime member “Aside from being a social organiza- founded Faith, Hope and Love International, Inc. (FHL)
tion, I expect BCI to engage in charitable and civic- www.fhlinternational.org The vision of FHL is to mobilize volun-
community services. I also expect for the BCI projects teers to serve in their own neighborhoods. It started with a Faith,
to continue particularly the Merit Scholarship Program Hope and Love week during which seven churches and 200 vol-
after this administration” She also suggests “to get the unteers participated in a wide variety of outreaches. FHL also
youth involved. Improve on disseminating information served victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 by sending 3 groups
of current events at BCI and the Filipino community.
of volunteers and several semi-trailers full of supplies. In 2006,
BCI should work closely with other Filipino profes-
the FHL week was joined by 50+ churches and more than 1200
sional groups in its projects”
volunteers from several states. Since 2006, the State of Indiana
and numerous cities proclaim the last full week of July to be
Faith, Hope and Love Week.
EDITORIAL Merlin developed the concept of 'Mission Trips in your own
BCI started the year past with an activity where a survey Backyard'. He speaks at churches, businesses, government,
on membership expectations and impression of the BCI educational and faith based organizations to bring the message
was taken among the attendees. The officers collated the of love of God for His people. He is the Executive Producer of
responses and adopted the suggestions on cost-benefit
considerations in all its projects. The leadership also “BREATHE”, a CD compilation of various Christian artists‟ songs.
acted according to the feedback for more meaningful pro- He is also a Consultant helping pastors and ministry leaders to
grams aside from the usual social events. Hence, the reach out to their communities, to raise and train leaders.
Philippine Independence Day celebration and the Merit
Scholarship projects were simultaneously launched on
June 12, 2010 Members Corner
Barangay Club of Indiana (BCI) is in the process of updating its
Fundraising activities that are expected to generate membership records. BCI in the past were not able to keep a
enough funds to sustain such undertakings are being consistent and accurate record of its members, which became
planned for this year, the Luau and the Fiesta. The offi- an issue in many of the BCI undertakings including the distribu-
cers and directors have listened to the members‟ clamor. tion of TORCH. With this in mind, BCI officers decided to imple-
ment electronic records archiving methods including the preser-
Now, it‟s the membership‟s turn to respond with active
vation of all BCI activities, pictures and documentations. We
participation in the Barangay affairs. would like to take this opportunity to request all members to
update their information using the enclosed Membership Form
Let us show the Bayanihan spirit in us, of being a Filipino Please return the attached form to BCI or e-mail a scanned copy
in words and in deeds ( . . . sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa – to bcofindy1011@yahoo.com
Panatang Makabayan). And at the same time celebrate
our culture in the company of our kababayan. Members who are willing to volunteer and share their talents
and skills in the different BCI activities may contact Jiggs Tadas
MAKISAMA HUWAG MATAKOT! at the above e-mail address.
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President’s Corner…. Simbang Gabi
raising on July 24. Barangay also participated at the Annual By: Sandra DeCastro
Lafayette Square Area Coalition Parade on August 14, to
increase our visibility in this community. In compliance with On Saturday, December 18, 2010, the Filipino
the BCI By-laws, we had the annual general membership American Community gathered together to celebrate
meeting and summer picnic at Garfield Park on August 22. Simbang Gabi, a special event to listen to the Filipino
We made a courtesy call and established a line of commu- choir perform before a congregation at St. Monica Catho-
nication with the Philippine Consulate in Chicago on May 4. lic Church.
The Philippine Trade special attaché and staff met with BCI The women in the choir donned beautiful red and
officers and board on October 20 in Indianapolis to solicit green kimonas, which sparkled with their every move-
support for the Save the Industries Act and other govern- ment, and the men sported handsome white barong taga-
ment economic endeavors. log. The choir composed of the following: Winnie and Ben
Abratigue, Norie and Larry Alar, Tess and Jun Belonia,
During the BCI Christmas Party on December 4, the first Jenesa Cairo, Manuel de la Rosa, Dely Dicen, Alice
BCI Merit Scholarship was awarded. We encourage the Everhart, Mina Hizona, Josie Krogh, Finny Lumanlan,
children of BCI members to take this opportunity and apply Angel Miguel, Ching Miranda, Linda Mora, Minnie Morris,
for scholarship now. There are already two scholarships Pilar Sayoc, Nina and Leo Solito, Flora Villanueva, Mar-
funded for year 2011, and there could be more depending lon Alfonso, Rudy Cansino, Ric Miranda, Vic Romero,
on financial availability. We appreciate the businesses, or- Tony Ricafort, and Leo Soliven. The choir was comple-
ganizations, and individuals who advertised and generously mented by talented musicians, Manuel de la Rosa, who
contributed to our worthy scholarship project. played the piano; Vic Romero and Jun Belonia played the
guitar.
Our leadership was able to deliver all these accomplish- Although the songs were in tagalog, the transla-
ments because of our united commitment and we will tions were distributed to each member of the congrega-
continue to make this better during this year 2011. Our tion. The choir sang three prelude songs: Kampana Ng
leadership‟s united commitment is best exemplified by Simbahan – Church Bells, Himig Ng Pasko – The Christ-
Abraham Lincoln; “Commitment is what transforms a prom- mas Melody, and Pasko‟y Laganap – Christmas Is Perva-
ise into reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your in- sive. A song for the preparation of gifts: Payapang Daig-
tentions. And the actions which speak louder than words. It dig – Peaceful World. A song after communion: Tanging
is making the time when there is none. Coming through Yaman – Special Treasure. The recessional songs: Awit-
time after time after time, year after year after year. Com- ing Pamasko – Christmas Song (3-part Medley) with Part
mitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to 1 – Sa May Bahay Ang Aming Bati – Greetings to the
change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity Host, Part 2 – Pasko Na Naman – It‟s Christmas Time,
over skepticism”. and Part 3 – Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit – Christmas Is here.
The choir‟s voices blended effortlessly, growing
passionately stronger with each song. The elation was
especially felt when they sang their finale‟, Ang Pasko Ay
Sumapit. The congregation stood in awe, captivated with
excitement. Some swayed with a smile, clapping in si-
lence, while listening to the choir as their voices lively and
vibrantly echoed throughout the church. After the song
concluded, the congregation applauded the choir for a job
well done. Congratulations and a heartfelt gratitude to the
members of the choir for an awe-inspiring performance,
and kudos to Dely Dicen and Pilar Sayoc for orchestrat-
ing a very talented group. It was a joyous and most
memorable evening!
Simbang
Gabi organ-
izers Pilar
Sayoc and
Dely Dicen
The Simbang Gabi choir
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Christmas Party 2010
Christmas Party at The Garrison, Fort Harrison on Dec. 4, 2010. It was a successful and well-attended
fundraising event for the benefit of the BCI Merit Scholarship Program
By: Sandra DeCastro
It was a cold and snowy day on Saturday, December The Officers and guests grooved to the music pro-
4, 2010. The forecast called for an accumulation of up to vided by the Hot Sauce Band and DJ Vic Deloso. As
four to six inches of snow. The thought crossed every- the clock ticked down to its final hour, the music stopped
one‟s mind if the inclement weather would affect the out-
to give way for the raffle draw. Cheers of jubilation were
come of the party. Fortunately, mother nature not only
stopped the snow in time for the party, but she created a heard as the winners were announced. After the grand
winter wonderland and laid a carpet of white toward the prize was awarded, the clock struck midnight and the
entrance of the Garrison Banquet Building for the BCI party was over.
Officers and approximately 250 guests.
The Officers graciously greeted their guests as they ar- Upcoming Events in 2011
rived, while the bartender served cocktails from the cash
bar. The ballroom‟s lights dimmed low, and with the lights February 19 Food Pantry Community Service
illuminating from the Christmas tree and wreath, the am-
biance was set. Father George Ignacio led the invocation. April 24 Easter celebration
Music played softly in the background while the guests
enjoyed the salad; filet of beef and filet of salmon with May 21 Luau (a charity event for Anawim)
redskin potatoes, grilled dijon trio of peppers with zuc-
chini and squash as the entree; and pound cake with May 28 Memorial Day Parade
chocolate mousse drizzled with chocolate syrup and ber-
ries as the dessert.
June 11 Philippine Independence Day Fiesta
Domingo Riego was the master of ceremony for the eve-
ning. Bowling plaques, sponsored by Atty. Jim Joven,
July 23 2nd Annual Bowing Fundraiser
were awarded to eight recipients, who won in their re-
(Western Bowl)
spective categories during a fundraiser in July 2010. Cer-
tificates were presented to Peter and Deanna Poon, and
August 13 BCI General Membership Meeting /
Angel Miguel for becoming the newest BCI Lifetime Mem-
Nomination of Officers and Board
bers, and Leandro M. De la Rosa was the recipient of the Members
first BCI Merit Scholarship Award (see related story for
details). The Board of Directors and Past Presidents as October TBA Election of Officers and Board Members
well as the members of PNA, PAMET, PAART, and IPMA
were acknowledged. December 3 Christmas Party - Induction of
Officers and Board Members
(Holiday Inn North at the Pyramids)
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BCI Merit Scholarship
The scholarship committee has announced the availability
of two scholarships of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
each for the year 2011. Candidates are required to fill out
an application form (www.barangayclubindy.org) together
with an essay about himself and letter/s of recommendation
from a teacher or other person of authority to be submitted
to the chairman, Ben Abratigue. The applicants must meet
the following requirements:
Of Filipino/Fil-American ancestry and currently a senior
student or graduate of an accredited high school.
Must be children of bona fide club member.
With good scholastic record and has demonstrated
leadership quality/good character.
Must enroll as a full time college student and be deter-
mined to finish the course.
Deadline for submission of application is April 30, 2010.
The shortlisted applicants shall undergo a panel interview
which will be the final step for the award.
Scholarship Committee Members
Ben Abratigue, Chairman Rudy Cansino, Member
DBA - University of the Philipinnes BS in Chemical Engineering, Adamson University
MBA - Letran College Graduate School of Business
MS in Management – Mapua Institute of Technology Jun Jumauan, Member (Fulbright Scholar)
BS in Metallurgical Engineering – Mapua Institute of PhD in Chemical Engineering – Lehigh University, PA
Technology MS in Chemical Engineering – Stevens Institute of
BS in Chemical Engineering- Mapua Institute of Technology, NJ
Technology BS in Chemical Engineering – San Carlos University
Maria Nina Solito, Member Domingo Riego, Member
Doctor of Medicine – University of Santo Tomas PhD Chemistry – University of Missouri
BS Biology – University of Santo Tomas MS Soil Chemistry – University of Vermont
Assistant Professor – IU School of Medicine, Department BS Agriculture– University of the Philippines
of PM & R
Upcoming fundraising events in support of the
Scholarship Program
Indianapolis, IN on June 11, 2011 (Saturday)
Venue: TBA
Members are given priority in food concessions and
May 14, 2011 (Saturday) booths. Interested parties may e-mail Barangay Club of
Venue : TBA Indiana at: bcofindy1011@yahoo.com. Deadline of
reservation is on March 31, 2011.
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The Goldens HOW WOULD YOU KNOW YOU'RE AT A
FILIPINO PARTY? - by Roscel S. Carandang
by Sandra DeCastro You're an hour late and there's still nobody there!
Groups get together for different reasons, such as There‟s enough food to feed the Philippines.
meetings, parties, brunch, dinners etc. A group can consist
of 2 to 3, and it can be as large as 20 people. Like most, this You can't even get through the door because there's a
unit met occasionally and started out small, but it got bigger pile of 50 shoes blocking the way.
as more friends were invited to join. They call themselves
“The Goldens” and they meet for lunch every Wednesday They‟re singing "Peelings" on karaoke.
at different restaurants located in Indianapolis. Their lunch-
eon can last up to 4 hours, not only because of the savory You are greeted by a Tita Baby and/or a Tito Boy.
cuisine, but mostly because of the kuwentos or stories, and
jokes they share and deliver laughter among them. The older men are in the garage playing posoy-dos, or
poker or 31, the women are in the kitchen gossiping,
or are playing mahjong, the other people are in the
entertainment room singing karaoke, and the kids are
outside the streets running around unsupervised.
There's goat 'pulutan' being cooked.
There's a crazy woman with a camera going around
the room snapping away and yelling, "Uy peeeek-
chuuur!”
You enter a family party and you "Mano" to half the old
crowd and when you leave you have to say goodbye
Salutations to each member, and may your companionship to EVERYONE that's related to you as a sign of re-
continue to grow as genuine as Gold. The Goldens are: Jun spect. You end up saying hello and goodbye for a total
and Luz Beltran, Nilda Sangalang, Domingo and Perlie of 30-40 minutes.
Riego, Fred and Delle Calla, Nestor and Violy Reyes, Lito
and Atel Mencias, Jun and Rita Jumauan, Art and Nging You know you're at a Filipino party when you hear a
Gallanosa, Eliseo and Lou Banguis. (not in the picture are: male's voice on the karaoke trying to emulate Frank
Sam and Coring Cadiente and Domingo Lee). Sinatra's "My Way".
Women are still doing the line dance to "todo todo "..
PACQUIAO-MARGARITO FIGHT When there's at least one or more with the name:
Filipinos overseas have found another excuse for partying. It JP,JJ, JT,TJ,DJ,AJ, RJ,LJ, Lingling, Bingbing, Ting-
is a 12-round affair with preliminaries of beer and margarita ting, Dingding, Wengweng, Bongbong, Dongdong etc.
(pun intended). Last November 13, 2010, a pitch-in party of
All the old aunties and guests are already wrapping up
students from IUPUI, IU Bloomington and Purdue West Lafay-
food to take home.
ette was hosted by Manny and Melinda de la Rosa in their
Greenwood residence. Guests started to arrive at 8:00PM to
play billiards and to compare Facebook accounts. As in any
other Filipino party, the ante room was turned into a flea mar-
ket-like display of all kinds of shoes. When the main event,
Pacquiao-Margarito fight, was announced, the basement was
filled to the rafter and the older ones who could not stand the
„noise and heat‟ stayed in the living room. Everybody stood up
and sang the national anthem, Lupang Hinirang at the start of
the fight. The fight went on with cheers of „Manny-Manny‟, re-
ferring of course to the fighter and not the home owner, and
applause after each round. It was like watching the fight live
without the ticket and parking hassles. May bonus pa – picture
-picture!!!!
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International Festival
By: Ryan Blythe, FSA at IUPUI President
With the decision of the BCI leadership to concentrate its
efforts in preparation for last year‟s Christmas party and the
souvenir program, participation at the 2010 Indianapolis
Annual International Festival was handled by Camp Mabu-
hay, PAART, PAMET, PNA, Sayaw Dance Troupe and the
FSA at IUPUI with the full support of the BCI Board of Di-
rectors and other individual members. Volunteers from the
different groups contributed their time in the construction,
set-up, decoration and manning of the very creative Philip-
pine booth at the State Fairgrounds.
The theme this year was „Food for Thought‟ and the Sari- Mayor Ballard and wife with volunteers at the Philippine booth
sari store booth sold many of the common Philippine
snacks. Alongside the store was an exhibit of food and deli-
cacies with descriptions as well as a display of historical PINOY TRIVIA
facts and cultural & tourism information about the Philip-
pines. These were provided by Susan Salenda and Alice When is the official Philippine Independence Day?
Everhart. What are the 3 major islands?
Who is the 1st woman President of the Philippines?
At the festival‟s concluding activity, the Philippine booth Who is the National hero?
was awarded 1st place in Quality of Presentation. Thanks It is a dessert made of various fruit preserves, milk, ice,
to all who attended, volunteered and supported this year‟s Ube and ice cream?
International Festival What is the national sport?
What is the national dance?
What is the highest peak?
What is the national flower
Birthdays What is the national bird
Sandra de Castro – October 29 Official residence of the Philippine President?
Leo Solito – Oct 30 World-famous resort island in Aklan province?
Rudy Cansino – November 26 Summer capital of the Philippines?
Evelyn Cansino – December 25 Filipino term for a village or district?
Sandra Armida Alegre – February 3 What holiday do we celebrate on Nov 30?
Winnie Abratigue – February 21 National anthem of the Philippines?
Most popular means of public transportation?
Anniversaries Please go to www.barangayclubindy.org for answers
Leo and Nina Solito – October 28, 1995
to the trivia questions.
Junn and Sandra de Castro – November 7, 1987
Jiggs and Cynthia Tadas – December 18, 1999
Wili and Melinda de la Rosa – February 16, 1977 Announcement
Rupert and Zean Arceo – March 28, 1998
I received the letter of resignation dated December 14, 2010
Milestones from Mr. Eric Esteleydes, that I accepted effective immediately
Melissa Arceo-Williams graduated from Indiana Wesleyan as requested. In line with the BCI strategic plan, Mr. Rupert
University with a BS Business Management degree on Arceo will be the new Business Manager. Dr Leo Solito
accepted the BCI Assistant Business Manager position when
December 18, 2010.
offered on January 23, 2011, during the BCI Merit
Scholarship Committee meeting at the Solito's residence.
Tom and Gles Calderon celebrated their 50th Golden I would like to thank Eric for his invaluable contributions to
Wedding Anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass and Barangay Club of Indiana.
reception at Yen Cheng Restaurant on November 27,
2010. Let's congratulate and welcome Mr. Arceo and Dr. Solito on
their new respective roles in the BCI leadership.
Rudy Cansino
BCI President
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Torch PublicationStaff
Wili de la Rosa
Sandra De Castro
Rupert Arceo MISSION STATEMENT
Jiggs Tadas
Liz Jackson
To establish pride of being a Filipino, enrich
The Torch is published quarterly by the Barangay Club lives in terms of spiritual, social, cultural and educa-
of Indiana and is available online at tional values relevant to the community we live in, to
www.barangayclubindy.org
Have comments, ideas or questions? Please send them provide superior service to our members and stake-
to Wili de la Rosa at bcofindy1011@yahoo.com holders in the State of Indiana.
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