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Philippine Travel Notes: Happy Jimalalud

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Official Seal of the Municipality of Jimalalud
Photo and article courtesy of Philippine Travel Notes
The little big town. That’s how they call their town. I did not get to know what they say they are big for or what they are little for. I liked being in this happy town anyway. Maybe it was the time of day (a cloudy 2:30PM) or day of the week (Friday) such that surprisingly, everywhere I went, people in this town seemed to be jollier than anywhere else in the province I have visited. Any face I looked at, there was a smile. Even when they themselves conversed with each other, and I pretended not to be eavesdropping, people in this town were just really animatedly happier. Some would even wave at me with a smile as they or I passed by.

Tongue twister again?! Ah this one is easier! The town’s name is pronounced in 4 syllables, ‘Ji’ is pronounced like the English word ‘he’ or the ‘hi’ in Himalaya. Remember that! The ‘ma’ is pronounced as you would call your mom. Then ‘la’ is also pronounced as is, like when you sing ‘la la la la la’. And the ‘lud’ is pronounced like a quick ‘lood’. It sounds like the ‘lud’ in ‘ludicrous’ and not in ‘lewd’. Easy, right? So, its “ji-ma-la-lud” pronounced in the speed and accent as you would say ‘Himalaya’ – reminding you that the ‘la’ is pronounced like ‘luh’ instead of ‘lay’ even itself in the word ‘Himalaya’! Okay?! Now the folks from Jimalalud call themselves Jimalaludnon, and that’s when my tongue starts to tangle hehe!

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Note: Originally published in Philippine Travel Notes (philippinetravelnotes .blogspot.com). Posted with permission from the author; 12 June 2013 via Twitter. Thanks @pinoytraveler!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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People | His Excellency Most Rev. Archbishop Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo, D.D., Archbishop-Emeritus of Capiz

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Most Rev. Archbishop Onesimo C.
Gordoncillo. Photo frm CBCP News.
Born in Jimalalud, Negros Oriental, Philippines on February 16, 1935. He was ordained priest of Dumaguete City in Dumaguete Cathedral on March 18, 1961 and was appointed auxiliary bishop of Dumaguete and titular bishop of Gunugus on March 14, 1974. He was appointed bishop of Tagbilaran two months after he was ordained titular bishop of Gunugus in 1976. He was appointed archbishop of Capiz on June 18, 1986 and was installed as its archbishop on August 27, 1986. He was a professor at the St. Joseph Seminary in Dumaguete City and later became its rector.

He graduated from Jimalalud Central School and Sacred Heart Seminary in 1949 and 1954 respectively. He took his PhB, PhL, STB, STL from University of Sto. Tomas Central Seminary in Manila from 1954 to 1961 and his MA Guidance and Counselling at Mankato State University in Minnesota, USA in 1965.

He is a co-founder of Bohol Diocesan Multi-Purpose Cooperative .  A member of the CBCP Permanent Council and Episcopal Commission on Liturgy.

MINISTRY TIMELINE

1961-1964:Professor, St. Joseph Seminary, Dumaguete City
:Parish Assistant, Dumaguete Cathedral Parish
1966-1969:Rector, St. Joseph Seminary, Dumaguete City
1969-1972:Parish Priest, Dauin, Negros Oriental
1971:Chancellor, Dumaguete Chancery Office
1972-1976:Parish Priest, Dumaguete Cathedral Parish
1974-1976:Auxiliary Bishop, Dumaguete Diocese
1976-1986:Bishop, Tagbilaran Diocese
1986-2010:Archbishop, Capiz Archdiocese
1991-1995:Member, CBCP Permanent Council Regional Representative for West Visayas
1991- 2001:Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Liturgy
2001-2005:Member, CBCP Permanent Council Regional Representative for West Visayas
2003-2007:Member, CBCP Episcopal Commission on the Doctrine of the Faith (ECDF)
2003-2007:Vice-Chairman, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Liturgy
2007-2011:Member, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission
2011-2013:Member, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Doctrine of the Faith (ECDF)

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Friday, June 7, 2013
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