A senseless death/Gumil tidbits

RAIN OF FIRE
Cesar G. Bonilla

LAOAG CITY -- The death of police officer Juanito Sagayaga,Jr. in front of a cockpit arena in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte proved once again that the peace and order situation is really threatened by criminal elements.

The viruses continue to wreak havoc on the lives of many victims and the civilian populace is quivering in fear because of heartless elimination of human lives in what we may call culture of violence.

With deteriorating peace and order, business is hard put in prospering and investors are wary in bringing dollars in places where there is atmosphere of fear. If only there is more humility, kindness, and love, there would always be room for friendship, understanding and mutual cooperation amongst us.

To commit a crime like murder and homicide is considered one step to hell. Some criminals have been put in jail but some have bought their way out with their money. But the fact is that our mortal body always ends up in grave and we are still answerable to God. That is if you believe that there is life after death.

The Philippine National Police may have done their part in maintaining a peaceful environment but the cooperation of civilian populace is still needed. Let us pray that our leaders will make means to lessen if not stop lawlessness and violent killings.
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I would like to greet Madam Bernadette "Lorna" Ipac, administrative officer of Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Aileen R. Rambaud and Ludilyn Ely F.Bravo. Our thanks to SLI I/OIC LMO III Manuel R. Orque of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and his family.

His children were accommodating and hospitable during our visi in their residence in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. The GUMIL-Ilocos Norte is expressing its gratitude to Sir Manuel because of his greatness of heart. Welcome to GUMIL-Ilocos Norte, Sir.
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The president of GUMIL-Filipinas has made programs to uplift morale of the organization. The first lady GUMIL president Elizabeth Madarang-Raquel was born Sept. 5,1950 in Pinili, Ilocos Norte. Her father Ricardo G. Madarang was a former Sangguniang Bayan member of the town. Her mother is Caridad T. Bigsot.

She started as a writer in the late 1980s while she pursued her college education at Northern Luzon Teachers College.It was her grandfather Felipe Albano, one of the founders of GUMIL-Hawaii, who inspired her to write and be a correspondent of Phil.-Am Press in Hawaii.

Her proficiency as a writer was then developed and here constant devotion to literature sharpened her skills until she graduated. As a president of GUMIL-Filipinas, Madam Ely spearheaded creative writing seminars to help students from different colleges and universities to become good writers.

She said that one must be a writer if she possesses the values of humility, patience, determination, and ability to read the masterpieces of well-known writers in our own Ilocano dialect. She is a brilliant educator just like her husband. They are gifted with two equally bright siblings

Like Maria Eileen and Master Jovanne Bryan. With her good dealings, she could be a model not only to the Ilocano writers but also to her fellow educators. She has discipline, good manners, and good public relations.