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TNIK Newsletter, Issue 1

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TNIK Request Letter to OMF Literature

Project 2 Passbook & Receipts

Passbook Scans

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NOTE: agko pa kita inuulat na mga remittances for the SPED class program, laptop and two-way radio projects. Ulat ulat sana kita pa.

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Financial Report

Receipts

Dalakit Project Tidbit

There are many reasons why I like this picture above. The best reason is probably what I feel in my body which is still reeling from the Bikol trip. LBM for regurgitating myself with halo-halo everyday. Muscle pain, joint pain, sore throat, back ache from that arctic, suspension-less bus back to Manila. Just my body's way of saying "Thank you Lord for honoring my time with service to a few of my townsfolk." Scrapes and bruises ain't a thing compared to the Nabuenyo kids' joy over a finished bowl of love and porridge.

One fine morning Septmber 19 morning following a night of torrential rain, TNIK members composed of myself (John Pesebre), Perrie Escuro, Hernan Esplago, Jhek Velitario, Elmer Bearis and some of the teachers of Nabua Central Pilot School (NCPS) distributed a humble amount of equipment for gifts to the Grade 5 class of NCPS. 

There is no big or small donation for many of my townsfolk. With the humble gift we shared, 300 kids showed up to show goodwill and enthusiasm. Nagkakasinupgan pa ngani sira Perie na pumanik sadto stage ku pinapanik na kami. Di talaga namo ini-expect na loud su event.

We were thinking a small classroom gathering. Snobbery was my greatest fear. The
opposite happened. The kids even gave a stage number for us in full regalia. 

The presentation to the Grade 5 gift itself came as a surprise for us. All Grade 5 teachers came to receive the gift. The principal also came.

 Principal Cynthia Infante sits third from your left. She was also given a moment to address the audience and she gave an impassioned appeal for people to help NCPS especially in painting of the school.

After the handover ceremony we then proceeded to go for the Almusal giving portion of the day. We distributed breakfast of arroz caldo and banana cue to the students and buckets of friend chicken to the teachers.

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Nabua Volunteerism & Disaster Preparedness

The goal really is to rally an army of Nabuenyo volunteers for assistance. Amo kintana plano ko kadto na mag-form sa NVA or Nabua Volunteers Association. Short lived palan adi pangarap ko di. Agko naman palan sadto Nabua volunteers group na maray na. 

Nag ray naman pati di credo nira: 

1.) to serve the community thru the use of communications facility and mass media, portable radio's VHF, UHF, HF and the like:

 2.) to raise the status of media communicators to a position of high responsibility and importance, as well as enable to actively participate in public assistance and other related activities especially during calamities;

 3.) to foster stronger and more cohesive fellowship and cooperation among various government  and civic-oriented organization

Ana uragon pa kadi, ading presidente nira sa Nabua Chapter amo si Martin Beloro

tunay ko di. An pang uragon kadi, ading si Martin policy maker adi sadto Nabua ta di ninyo naiuunga, amo ya ana Market Administrator sadto Nabua. Dakol nang magagayon na nangyari sadto Camarin por medyo kadi tawong adi. 

So kaya uman ku matuparan ko ya after the gift giving sadto Dalakit,

I seized the opportunity to chat and catch up. Good friends have a way of meeting minds. He found out my advocacy on disaster preparedness and I found out about his involvement. Check.

Sabi ni Martin, ana challenging palan sa emergency response sadto Nabua is the lack of quick communication nira. Agko sira manpower ta 50-strong sira -- kaiba pa si Mayor Simbulan. However, the communication system remains the challenge. They just rely on cellphones which on typhoon season become virtually useless because of downed cell sites and short battery life. What Martin proposed is a Radio Base  

and handelds

He also made mention the importance of relaying information online via Twitter and Facebook so I proposed  that Kabalikat also have its own laptop 

All these equipment will be placed inside the Market Administrator's Office as the hub of the Kabalikat group. Kasentrowan kaya adto Camarin and they can easily go to a higher ground (2nd floor) if the town gets flooded. Sabi ngani ku usad na Taga-Nabua na tumatabang kanato: "Kadakol kana matatabangan kading project na adi!"

So pagtarabangan ta po adi mga kahimanwa. Ana approximate costing kadi program na adi would be:

• 01 Radio Base (Php. 9, 500. 00)
• 5 Handhelds @ 3, 700. 00 each (Php. 18, 500. 00)
• 01 Laptop (Php. 17, 000. 00)

APPROX TOTAL COST OF PROJECT: Php. 45, 000. 00

Target Date of Distribution: October 11, 2012

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