GLOBAL WARMING ( Save mother Earth-one world,one climate & one chance )

* Posted by Alex Saranza on March 27, 2009 at 4:00pm at http://gnshionline.ning.com/


1. What is global warming?
2. How does it effect me/us?
3. If there a time frame for it?
4. What is the worst thing that can happen from it?

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/

GNSHI one of the top 3 ICT Tech-Voc High Schools in Caraga Region

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GNSHI tops in 2008 Regional Pop Quiz

* Posted by REGIE DEDUMO on March 26, 2009 at 2:56pm at http://gnshionline.ning.com/


Last September 24, 2008, Ruth Galos Asumen, a IV-Einstein student of Gigaquit National School of Home Industries (GNSHI) garners 4th Place during the 2008 Regional Pop Quiz Contest held at Bayugan Comprehensive National High School, at Bayugan, Agusan del Sur with the theme "Population and Development for the Youth". She is the daughter of Mr. Agustin Asumen and Mrs. Betty Galos Asumen.

The contest were represented by ten (10) representatives from different Divisions in the Region, namely Surigao del Norte, Surigao City, Surigao del Sur, Tandag City, Dinagat, Butuan City, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Bislig City.

Ruth G. Asumen is the representative of our division in Surigao del Norte after winning the Division Pop Quiz level last September 2, 2008 at the Provincial Convention Center at Surigao City.

To Miss Ruth Galos Asumen, keep up the good mark ! We are proud of you.

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/

GNSHI Batch ' 83 donates Encyclopedia

* Posted by REGIE DEDUMO on March 23, 2009 at 5:30pm at http://gnshionline.ning.com/


Every year, the GNSHI Alumni Batch ' 83 convened and reminisce their high school memories through their primemover and the Class Valedictorian, Rev. Fr. Ernesto T. Virgen, DCS. This year, their group did not only make for a gathering and recalling of past but of donating a set of Compton's Encyclopedia consisting of 26 volumes and properly acknowledged by the School Librarian, Mrs. Mercedes D. Pingal last May, 2008 and now used by the students as reference. Thank you so much Batch ' 83 for your generosity. Mabuhay po kayong lahat !!

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/

Intra Na

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 21, 2009

Sa tanan mga gutgut sa nagkalain-lain na suok sa kalibutan, may buhok o waya, pungag o dili, bata o tiguyang, minjo, djaga o ulitawo man, basta mahibayo mag internet intra na diri para magkahimamat sanan magkagitikay kita mga magkagupa.

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/

A Christmas Carol In Saudi Arabia

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 8, 2009

Christmas 2008 in Saudi Arabia of Mr. Nick Virgen, a GNSHI alumni. Courtesy of http://gnshionline.ning.com.




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GNSHI Batch 1983 Reunion

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 7, 2009

DATE: April 2008





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Historical Background of Saint Augustine Institute

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 4, 2009

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Submitted by: Ms. Diane Platino through the grace of Sir Nixon Buctuan

The Founding

Gigaquit is a town, which is 58 kilometers away from Surigao City. It is the mother municipality of the towns of Bacuag and Claver. During the early twenties, schools were very scarce. Because of the scarcity of these schools many children were hindered of their schooling especially those that came from the far distant barrios and were children of parents whose combined family income belong to the poverty line. At that particular period, the parents who were conscious of the educational development of their children clamor for the establishment of more schools in the poblacion of Gigaquit. More parents were interested that their children would receive religious institution in school. They believed that their children after completing the second grade could already lead a prayer or the “Novena” at home with the other family members all around joining the repeated recital of the prayers. The parents really believed in the saying “a family that prays together, stays together”.

Heedful of the clamor of the masses for the opening of a catholic school, which would cater to the catholic educational needs of the children in the poblacion and nearby barrios, a catholic institution was established. That institution was Saint Augustine Institute of Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte. Said institution was founded and established by Reverend Father Jose Intven, M.S.C. and four other laymen of Gigaquit who were all Roman Catholic by religious affiliation.

In July 1923, the primary grades - grades one to four were opened for its pupils. Then a year after the opening of the primary grades, the intermediate grades which were the grade five and six, were subsequently opened. Thus in 1924 the complete elementary curriculum of the said institution was opened to the public. World War II temporarily stopped its operation. In 1947, the school resumed its operation and turned over hundreds of graduates from the primary and intermediate curriculum. But most of those graduates did not have the chance to enroll in high school due to financial reasons.

In 1947, the late Reverend Father Jose Croonen, M.S.C. the Director of the school for that year, saw the felt need of opening the secondary or the high school department in order to give chance for those students who were not able to proceed to high school because of financial difficulty and distance of home to school and many other obstacles which hindered the continuance of their studies in the secondary level.

Finally, in the same year (1947) the formal opening of the high school department was done. The permit was issued by the Department of Education.

On July 1, 1951, its existence was made completely legal because the school was recognized (Recognition No. 52. s. 1951) by the Department of Education. From that year, the high school has been in full and continuous operation.

In August 6, 1969, Rev. Fr. Herman Van der Sman, M.S.C., Superintendent of Catholic Schools, invited the directors of Catholic schools to a meeting to organize the Diocesan Schools in order to bring unity and uniformity among Catholic Schools through the introduction of teachers� manual, students� handbook, curricula, syllabi, textbooks, and provide teacher training programs. At that particular period, the Saint Augustine Institute, started following the Constitution of SACS and fully recognized as a member of Surigao Association of Catholic Schools, in the presence of the energetic school director/principal, Rev. Fr. Francisco Van Der Bourght.

April 6, 1976, Msgr. Miguel C. Cinches, SVD, Bishop of Surigao, communicated to all school directors of catholic schools, Diocese of Surigao to a one-day meeting on May 4, 1976 at the MSC Regional House to revive the SACS, that time SACS Constitution and by-laws was amended. The attendant of the said meeting was SAI School Director, Father Gerard Cruijssen, M.S.C.

April 1990, the Saint Augustine Institute, school director Father Gerard Cruijssen, M.S.C., finally turned over the school to the Diocesan Clergy of Surigao (DCS) Priest, Rev. Fr. Felix R. Hora, DCS as newly appointed school director but he served only one year in the school.

June 2001, Rev. Fr. Edito N. Alcala, DCS, the principal and school director of Saint Augustine Institute continued to promote the quality of education towards the students using the 2000 Revised Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) implemented by the Department of Education. Academic year 2003-2004, the school was visited by the evaluation team from PAFE, ESC, headed by George Torres, the PAFE in-charge in Caraga Region, and other personnel from the Division of Surigao del Norte. As a result of the said evaluation, the Saint Augustine Institute received the rating which is “above average” in terms of academic instructional materials and other school facilities.

Year 2008, the Saint Augustine Institute celebrates its 52nd year of founding.

The Founders

Saint Augustine Institute was founded and established by a group of five education-conscious people composed of one ordained priest of the missionary of the Sacred Heart, Reverend Fr. Jose Intven and four other laymen of the Roman Catholic church whose names were Rafael Eliot, Eustaquio Desillos, Julio Legaspi and Cipriano Navallo. They were all residents of Gigaquit and voluntarily associated themselves and form a corporation called “Saint Augustine Institute of Gigaquit Surigao del Norte”. Faculty and Staff Saint Augustine Institute, from the initial period of its existence to the time of writing this report, has been administered by officials with hopes of attaining the objectives for which the school was established. These officials refer to the principals of the institution. The records on file showed that there were 17 principals including the incumbent who took charge of the highschool from the earliest period to the present. The principals and their tenure of office are indicated below:

Principal Office                                                  Tenure of…

Mother Agatona Gomez	1947-1948 to 1950-1951
Sister Ma. Agripina	1951-1952
Mother Ma. Mercedes Sandoval	1952-1953
Reverend Pedro Reichwein	1953-1954 to 1957-1958
Rev. Francis Van der Borght	1958-1959
Francisco L. Gonzales	1959-1960 to 1960-1961
Elias D. Salas	1961-1962
Rev. Francis Van der Borght	1962-1963 to 1964-1965
Antonio R. Nacua	1965-1966 to 1970-1971
Lily C. Legaspi	1971-1972 to 1976-1977
Claudio P. Navallo	1977-1978 to 1986
Jose Beguña	1986-1987
Lucille M. Perral	1987-1991
Rev. Fr. Eliezer N. Mantilla, DCS	1991-1992
Myrna Y. Tabar	1992-1996
Alicia L. Montenegro	1997-2003
Rev. Fr. Edito N. Alcala, DCS	2003 - 2008?

Nickson Buctuan 2008 ~ present?

The philosophy behind the founding and establishing of Saint Augustine Institute was to train the students for higher learning for those that could uphold the dignity of their Alma Mater and be assets to the society and community where they are in. And now the school formulates the new Vision-Mission statement; Vision We, the Catholic Diocesan Schools of Surigao, a community of disciples of Christ, faithful to the teachings and traditions of the Church, form the youth to become Christ-centered, enlightened, and committed Filipino youth for the service of the Church and society with preferential option for the underserved. Mission Guided by the Spirit, with Mary our Mother and model, we commit ourselves to be preferred Catholic educational institution of the poor in the locality. We endeavor to serve as cogent venue for evangelization and the integration of faith, life and culture, through;

• Quality integral Christian formation and academic excellence;


• Dynamic Basic Ecclesial Community building;


• Resource mobilization and sharing.

** Photos courtesy of Mr. Rey Tupal

** Click below related links. . .

SAI Alumni Association

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GNSHI GRAND ALUMNI HOMECOMING '09

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 4, 2009

Posted by BATCH of 1983 on March 11, 2009 at 9:30pm

The Grand Alumni Homecoming of GNSHI will be held this coming May 1, 2009.

GRAND ALUMNI HOMECOMING '09

Grand Alumni Homecoming are a special time to go back to campus and reconnect with old friends,learn something new,share memories about the GNSHI experience,and learn about the GNSHI of today!So put your schedule aside and come along for the ride!!We are going BIG!!!Memories..Friends..Drinks..!!!!!Don't forget the Date:MAY 01,2009. Kita kits sa reunion ntin ha..?


Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/

Jinawa: by Mar Recentes

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 4, 2009

Hala sige balikasa an imo silingan! Ba-ira na an dangay! Panghapyas na nan lana! Pagtungajaw! Ugay gajod paghunung hangtod maupos an imo boses, hangtod tunghay duyum. Pero pagkasilum, sa ila kaw gihapon mangajo nan tangyad, sanan ugbus nan gayay. Jaon may ila tindahan, di ba? So “ibig sa bihun” mag-good for na sab kaw nan buyad, asin, suka – unu pa? – asukar sanan sabon. Jawas! Kapresko nato kuman Luy! Higaya na sab kamo ni Mano Pido! May limit nan ton hinuon, kay amo ra nan jatis na drakula, kon maig-an nan sūga, muhujos man. Sa pag-abot nan oras na lūkūy na an tijan, ini tikuy-tikuy na sab kaw para maka-good for. Pero inday unu, pagkangadj-an duyom na sab, mag-uyan man lagi sa ila nan bato! Mangabali man an ila tambis! Magka-kisi lagi an ila pawud sanan mga binugha, kay jari na si Luluy manghilabot nan dili ija. Kay puluho man lagi kaw Luy!

Sa tan-aw nimo, marajaw ton? Kalain sab nimo, Luy! Amo ra kaw nan uyud na aja ra sin-sūpsūp nan dūgūs nan iban na mga buyak, way hago, way huyas! Gamhananan kaw gajud, Luy!

Amo ra kaw nan mga ekstra sa Jinawa! Amo tun an tagtungajaw nan mga jawa kay an ila plano sa kalibutan puro away nan mga tawo. Kada agunyas an mga jawa jaon maghurum na kay ila dajon pas-anon an kayag sa namatay. Ugsa, an pagpangaji sanan marajaw na nahimo nan mga tawo amo tun an maglikay sa ila sa impyerno. An mga anghel amoy magbantay sa hapit na mag-last trip na tawo. Sa tabang nan agunyas, an mga tawo mahibayo na jaoy naglisud na sa lawas nija. Ugsa hamok an mangurus, mangaji gamay sanan muhangad sa taas na unta kon kuhaon man an kayag nan tawo na tun, mahilangit sab. (Pero kon jadto lagi parehas kan Luluy amo an imo silingan, ugay sab pagtungajaw, kay malipay man an mga jawa para sa sunod na last trip. Basi ikaw na sab an dekorahan nan kandila…)

Gosh! Nanindug an mga buhok ko! An ako opisyo sa article na ini para lamang i-explain an Jinawa, tapos nuabot pa sa agunyas! Hala sige, i-imagine mo an tingog nan agunyas, aber kon di kaw mapa-susmaryosep! Anyway, sa actual na Jinawa Festival wayay agunyas. Selebrasyon hinuon ini nan pagpildi nan marajaw sa dautan. Magsugod ini sa mga balikas. Matinubagay an mga jawa. Mag-chant sila nan mga balaknon na mga piyesa. Magsajaw sajaw sila. Gana an ila costume, mga jawa gajud! An kinabuhi nan Festival jaon sa choreography sanan blending nan mga boses. An masakiton kay maghigda sa ija lantay kay hapit na lagi mga last trip. Ugsa an mga anghel amoy mutabang sa ija para mahilangit an ija kayag. Timbang timbangon an mga sayǎ nan masakiton para makuha an desisyon.

An Jinawa Festival typical sanan indigenous ra gajud sa Gigaquit Town. Way lain sa iban na mga munisipyo na jaoy ila pareho nan iton na sajaw sanan dialogues. An Aklan jaoy ila Ati-atihan, an Baguio jaoy sab Panagbenga. Kita na taga Gigaquit dapat proud para maipakita an ato kultura sanan tradisyon. We must be proud of our past, our religiousity, the way we value rightness against the doings of evil.

Jinawa Festival is another project under the Gigaquit Tourism Industry which is being pushed by the Gigaquit Civic Club – a Manila-based organization that wants to bring the best of the town and people of Gigaquit. The main aspects of GCC concern are to manifest the culture, preserve the natural resources and uphold religiousity of the people.

As one, Gigaquit must move on and develop as another tourist attraction in far Southern Philippines. Enough with politics and killings! Everyone must learn to value our worth as a people and let everyone around the globe know how we value morality and religiousity.

An Jinawa is a satire wake up call to those people who hide beneath their cloaks of ignorance and “walang-paki”. Let us not wait for the chime of bells to tell us “Hey, you have few moments to live… do something good for others or else, these Jawas would bring your soul to the hot bed of hell!”

For comments and inquiries, please email Philippine Army Capt. Mario Recentes at mar_recentes02@yahoo.com

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/

Trekking Mt. Cabuyao

To read the story please click >> Trekking Mt. Cabuyao by Army Capt. Mar Recentes.

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Gigaquit 2008 Christmas Season Photos

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 4, 2009

As usual its a wet Christmas Season for the town of Gigaquit this year 2008. To see photos of Christmas lightings, please click here (courtesy of the Gigaquit Tourism Office) . . .

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GCC 2nd Formation Anniversary

Posted by Steven Egay

For Gigaquit Civic Club
March 4, 2009

The Gigaquit Civic Club (GCC) started sometime in October 2006. The first meeting was held in Makati City attended only by 4 persons namely Ms. Baby Esperon Caga-anan, Mr. Ferdinand Paredes, Mr. Eliezer Molina and Mr. Steven Egay. But it was a great start as now GCC has made great strides . . . taking pride in Gigaquit Online the website it created for beloved Gigaquit and all Gigaquitnons around the world.

Now it has made another major contribution to Gigaquit as GCC has been instrumental in the formation of the Jinawa Festival Council and the holding of the 1st Jinawa Festival on Nov 1, 2008. Time will tell if Jinawa Festival could survive in the coming years, and also how much it can contribute not only to the honor and pride of Gigaquit but also contribute to the pockets of the Gigaquitnons like the habal-habal drivers, food vendors, hostel operators, etc.

The GCC members are very busy especially with the coming Halloween and Christmas preparations. Though unable to hold a formation anniversary party this October 2008, many GCC members contributed the funds in sponsoring the first prize for the Jinawa Festival. GCC is now part of the history of the Jinawa Festival and hopefully a big part also in its future.

Originally posted by Steve Egay at http://gigaquitnons.ning.com/