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Pamantalaan sa mga Bisayang Kiwi Hulyo 2014

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Sa Sulod Hulyo 2014

Daghang Salamat, Di’ ba Lingaw? 3 Editoryal 5 Mensahe sa Pangulo 6 Garay 9 Pasigarbo og Pasalamat 10 Mga Hulagway 12 Kausa og Pagtabang 19 Mga Posters 20 Salamat sa Tanan 24

Sa Atubangan Atol sa Adlaw sa Banay, si Ching Mandawe abot sa langit ang katawa kay nalingaw kaayo.

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DAGHANG SALAMAT, ‘DI BA LINGAW?

Ang Katilingbang Bisaya sa New Zealand nagtapok para sa Annual General Membership (AGM) Meeting sa Hulyo 12, 2014 sa Titirangi War Veterans Hall, Titirangi, Auckland. Ang tema sa kalihukan, “Adlaw sa Pasalamat og Piniliay”.

Si Pangulo Mel B Libre mihatag sa iyahang “President’s Address” atubangan sa mga sakop sa kapunungan og mga bisita. Gibatbat ni Libre ang mga nabuhat sa “Mas Lingaw Gyud” nga administrasyon sa duha ka tuig gikan sa tunga-tunga sa 2012 hangtud sa Hunyo 2014. Iya usab nga gipasabot nga ang KBNZ dili lang aktibo sa lingaw-lingaw kun dili gilakit usab sa programa niini ang “community services” og “cultural involvement”, susama sa hinabang sa mga biktima sa kalamidad sa Pilipinas og sa mga Bisaya sa Auckland sa banay Gayo og banay Gotingco. Nagpasalamat siya sa tanang mga misuporta sa daghang mga tulumanon sa KBNZ. Gipasidunggan ni Libre ang mga opisyales og mga sakop nga daku’g natabang sa iyang administrasyon. Si Teresa “Tess” Baclay, sekretarya, gihinganla’g “Most Outstanding Officer”; si Elmer Cerna, bise president, “Outstanding Officer”; Dexter og Love Ycong, “Outstanding Couple Officers” og Rosendo Menchavez “Outstanding Chairman”. Ang midawat usab sa ilang plaque of

appreciation isip “Outstanding Members” sila si Aida Fabian, KIS, Jam Parado, Ching Mandawe og Ferdie Esclamado. Gipasidunggan usab ang tanang tribu nga miapil sa LingawDuwa 2014. Si Phil Goff, Member of Parliament sa Mt Roskill, mihatag og mensaha mahitungod sa mga tulumanon sa Labour Party kon kini ibalik sa mga botante sa katungdanan sa pag-gobierno.

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Ang mga pasundayag sa gabii mao: ang “Sa Tubaan” diin si Jimmy Maratas mingduyog sa sista samtang sila si Victor Hebia, Rex Yap og Stella Solon midalit og mga awit Binisaya; og “Ang Dalagang Bisaya Fashion Show” nga gihulma ni Ching Mandawe og France Martirez. Ang New Zealand’s Power Pop Girls, KIS, mikanta og duha ka awit.

Gipresentar ni Minda Villaver, hepe sa Comelec, ang mga kandidato og human sa pag-ihap sa balota, mingproklamar sa mga mananaug sa piniliay. Ang mga bag-ong opisyales sa KBNZ, 2014-2016 sila si: Rosendo Menchavez, presidente; Elmer Cerna, bise presidente; Alvin Soniega, secretary; Love Ycong, treasurer; Erwin Doctora, auditor; Dexter Ycong, PRO; France Martirez, chair, Cultural; Jam Parado, chair, Youth; Ado Flores, chair, Finance; Chichi Abadingo, chair, Membership; Cirila Ramirez, chair, Fundraising; og Agnes Granada, chair, Community Services. Si Mel Libre maoy nag-administrar sa pagpanumpa sa mga bag-ong opisyales.

Wala matapos ang tulumanon kon wala’y disco sa musika ni DJ DXTR. Og wa damha nga ang mga ginang naghimo’g imprumto nga fashion show atol sa disco. Hastang sadyaa. Di ba mas lingaw gyud sa KBNZ?

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EDITORYAL

ANG PINILAY Miingon si MP Phil Goff nga siya nalipay kay duna’y gihimong piniliay ang KBNZ atol sa Annual General Membership Meeting sa Hulyo 12. Iyaha kining gitandi sa piniliay sa New Zealand karong Septiembre diin ang iyang partido, Labour Party, gusto nga modaug. Ang kalahian mao nga samtang ang mga kandidato para sa nasud naningkamot gayud og pangampanya aron modaug; sa KBNZ lisud kaayo pagkunbinser sa mga sakop niini nga padaganon sa pwesto. Kon modaug man ang kandidato pagka-MP, adunay sweldo og dakong katungdanan nga naghuwat niini. Sa KBNZ, kon mudaog ang kandidato dakong responsibilidad ang madawat, wala’y sweldo, kay bulontaryo ra baya ang serbisyo. Sa New Zealand, diin ang mga banay wala’y “maid” sama sa Pilipinas, ang mga magtiayon mao gayuy magsagubang sa trabaho sa panimalay, wala’y masugo. Unsa pa kaha kon duna pa gayu’y mga kabilinggan sa KBNZ, sa mga “religious ministry” og mga kabarkada nga mga pamilya? Siguro dakong debate sa mga magtiayon kon duna’y usa niini nga mag-apil-apil sa liderato sa kapunungan susama sa KBNZ, kay dako kaayong sakripisyo ang atubangon sa mga mangalagad isip opisyal o hepe sa komitiba. Mao nga ato’ng tagaan og suporta ang mga tawo nga modawat sa kabilinggan. Dili kita manaway og maghatod og negatibo nga estorya, kay masakitan baya ni sila. Mao nga gihimong Adlaw sa Pasalamat ang AGM sa KBNZ, aron paghatag og pasidungog sa mga opisyales og mga sakop niini nga daku’g nahatag sa ilang panahon, talento og abilidad aron ang mga tulumanon mahinayon og mahimong malampuson. Mabuhi ang mga bag-ong opisyales sa KBNZ! Mabuhi ang KBNZ!

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MENSAHE SA PANGULO Ni Mel B Libre, Pangulo 2012-2014 Gibatbat sa Hulyo 12, 2014 Mas lingaw gyud sa KBNZ! It’s more fun in KBNZ! Friends, ladies and gentlemen Good evening! ‘Mas lingaw gyud sa KBNZ!’ was the slogan of the KBNZ administration for 2012-2014. And what fun we had!

Lingaw! Fun! In Lingaw Duwa. In 2013 and 2014, the Filipino Sporting Event of the Year was well-attended with ten or more tribus competing in the spirit of fun. It allowed the adults to reminisce their childhood days, while the younger ones discovered the beauty of Filipino traditional games like tubig-tubig, dakup-dakup, siatong, takyan, among others. And already some tribus are preparing for next year this early. In Family Day. At the start of 2014, families gathered in Auckland’s Winter Garden to share food, to play games, to socialize, to take pictures and selfies and to enjoy a concert. In Semana sa Pinulungang Binisaya. Balak, Mga Awit ni Max Surban, Mga Pelikulila, Hisgut-Hisgut, og ang PinakaPasundayag. It was a busy week for us in August 2013, re-discovering the rich Visayan language. During the inaugural observance in 2012, we had some of our youths singing traditional Bisaya songs and we laughed out loud with the funny Ado Flores. In Love is in the Air, we celebrated Valentine’s Day by dining, singing, and dancing, and raised funds for KBNZ. Other than fun, KBNZ was involved in the community and cultural activities, promoted the organisation and pursued membership outreach.

Community Involvement Philippine Calamities: Year in, Year out, our beloved homeland, the Philippines is devastated by natural calamities and in the past two years, the following areas suffered tremendous damage, Davao, Manila, Cebu and Tacloban. We helped each time. At their own expense, KBNZ representatives turned over the amount we raised to the beneficiaries, namely in Davao, Debbie Libre and in Cebu, Annie Loay. GigAlive-Thank You New Zealand: Typhoon Yolanda brought so much damage and suffering to people in the Visayas especially Tacloban. As many Kiwis and Filipinos did, KBNZ raised money through a concert/fashion show called GigAlive-Thank You New Zealand. OG: Open Gathering: For several years, on the Sunday prior to Christmas, KBNZ hosts OG: Open Gathering to treat new migrants to fool, songs and gifts. In 2012, we had a big turnout, and those who came had to receive two gifts instead of one, due to the generous

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donations of members and their friends. Last year, we opted not to hold OG in favour of helping out the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Beach Clean-up in Muriwai. We became eco-warriors as we helped clean up Muriwai beach. Santa Parade Henderson 2012. KBNZ members marched around Henderson with self-made lanterns and a float with a nipa hut carried the Villalonga family in Filipiniana attires.

Cultural Involvement Sinulog. Every year, KBNZ contributes to the cultural program during the Feast of the Sto Nino de Cebu in Auckland. In 2012, we had an original dance-musical that depicted the first mass in Cebu. In 2013, we did a flash mob to the tune of Bamboo Swing. In 2014, we joined in the 20th anniversary celebration by participating in the Alyx Ty-choreographed historical account that led to the adoration of the image of the Sto Nino. Cebu Pop. In 2013, KBNZ joined the Cebu Pop Music Festival by sending several entries of original compositions sang by some of our members including the popular KIS. While we may not have made it to the final 12, the songs were performed during Semana sa Pinulungang Binisaya,

Publications/Promotions Biskiw. KBNZ had an all-Bisaya e-magazine, BISKIW, that had news, feature stories, poems, jokes, etc , all meant to promote the Visayan language. NZ Herald & Suburb Publications. KBNZ was mentioned in news items in the New Zealand Herald and publications such as Western Leader, etc. in our fundraising effort for the Gayo Family, in seeking justice for Blessie Gotingco and in the preparation for LingawDuwa, the latter two having been projected in television. BAYANIZ. The Filipino e-magazine BAYANIZ has published KBNZ activities on its pages. Radio and TV. As president of KBNZ, I was interviewed by Radio NZ and Prime TV in relation to Blessie Gotingco’s death.

Grants & Donations One of the challenges during our term was obtaining grants. We only had one for Open Gathering 2013 from COGS, while other applications failed to obtain approval. Government has reduced its budget for grants to charitable institutions, while so many have to fight it out for grants from trusts and private institutions. But we still managed to survive through the help of generous donors, and from you who bring food to events such as this. The good news is that the total donation received by KBNZ in 2013 was $29,149.00 that consisted mainly of our fund drives for the Gayo Family and for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan. It is remarkable how generosity prevails in this country.

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Membership To promote KBNZ and to update our members, we have maintained a Yahoo group and Facebook account. Not only are developments in activities promoted, photos of completed events are shared.

Membership Outreach We have held activities in different parts of Auckland to reach out to members and prospective members. One very important aspect of KBNZ’s mission is to be a big brother to members and Filipinos in Auckland. We raised money for Norman Gayo as he buried his wife in the Philippines. Our members donated to families whose members either died or undergoing difficult situations. We went out of way to support the Gotingco family in the loss of Blessie.

Leadership What is elating about this leadership role is seeing the smiling faces of those whom we serve, receiving the handshakes, a pat at the back, kind words and letters of thanks.

Thank You All the activities KBNZ pursued in 2012-2014 were focused toward making the organization relevant and meaningful to all members. These activities would have never happened if not for the support of co-officers, chairs, members, friends and believers. (I shall formally acknowledge those outstanding during the PASALAMAT ceremonies). But if you won’t mind, I’d like to end this speech in a very personal manner.

This message is to my wife, Debbie. You know, Debbie, I am the luckiest person on earth, as not only do I have the sweetest woman in my life. You are a constructive critic, you are my personal driver, you are the most efficient PA (personal assistant) one can ever have, you are even my beauty stylist – and your support and understanding in this voluntary, time-consuming, energy-demanding, nerve-cracking, emotionally-draining, and at times lonely, role as president of KBNZ, has made the two-years tenure most satisfying, most rewarding, and most meaningful. Thank you.

To one and all, Mabuhi ang KBNZ!

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GARAY

Kini usa ka garay nga sinulat ni Pangulo Mel B Libre para sa mga institusyon og mga tawo nga dako’g natabang sa KBNZ sa termino 2012-2014.

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PASIGARBO OG SALAMAT

Outstanding Officers Teresa Baclay Most Outstanding Officer Dexter og Love Ycong Most Outstanding Couple Officers Elmer Cerna Outstanding Officer Sendo Menchavez Most Outstanding Chair Outstanding Institutions Rotary Club of Henderson Henderson Intermediate School Victory Christian Centre Digital Age Filipino Group in Farm Cove Outstanding Members Ching Mandawe Ferdie Esclamado Aida Fabian Jam Parado KIS Special Mention Leo and Cirila Ramirez Lorgina Doctora Victor Hebia Omar Albinto Mikki Guantero

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PASIGARBO OG SALAMAT

Mga Tribu nga miapil sa LINGAWDUWA

Tribu Igot Igot Tribu Tiking Kuwanggol

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MGA HULAGWAY/2012-2014

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MGA KAUSA OG PAGTABANG

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MGA POSTERS SA KBNZ 2012-2014

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SALAMAT SA TANAN! MAS LINGAW GYUD SA KBNZ!