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"Paoay Medical Mission 2009"
Officers and Members embark on the biggest medical mission ever done in the history of Paoay, during the 2009 Paoay town fiesta. There were 4,000+ needy people of the community who attended the historic event, also including several local media. It was a very successful and noble accomplishment to all officers and members of the SDP-USA together with the local officials and the Puericulture center. The SDP-USA is committed to continue the project annually
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF PAOAY-USA CHRISTMAS PARTY 2009
When: DECEMBER 26, 2009 AT 12-5:00 PM
Location: Panorama City, CA
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
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2008-09 SDP-USA LUAU PARTY
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2008 SDP-USA PAOAY SCHOOL DISTRICT FEEDING PROGRAM
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s early as 1910, some Paoayenos left their small town of Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The thrill and excitement of adventure in a distant and foreign country such as America, the magic lure of a wonderful land of plenty in the hospitality of her people captured the curiosity and imagination of those young people and had given rise an impetus and their determined search for the golden opportunities. The desire to come to America was so intense, and it still is, that Paoay now is literally drained out of young and as well as matured citizens. Some came through the Hawaiian Islands, others through venues of legal entry.
Sensing the urgent need of unity and preservation of Paoay spirit, kinship and tradition, a handful of old timers meet together in 1953, five years later founded and organized the Sons and Daughters of Paoay in the year 1958.
It is noteworthy to state that with the passing of the years, this small club has grown in it's membership and expanded in it's area of operation from the small Filipino community in Santa Monica up to Southern California, making Los Angeles as it's home base and then finally to the whole state of California where it is officially registered as Organization No. 9760765. Today, there are some members who transferred residences to other states but are still maintaing their membership status hence the organization is now called, "The Sons and Daughters of Paoay-USA, SDP-USA", in short.
It's Preamble, Constitution, and By-Laws, have been amended twice to cope with the expanding needs of the members and the ever changing trends of society it is interacting with - in line with cultural, social, and economic trends. It has expanded it's goals of providing of just a means to associate with members to include the forwarding and recognition of the Filipino - nay the Paoayenos through social, economic and government awareness and participation.
Source: Written by: The Past Presidents
Welcome the Paoay Guling-Guling 2009 !!!
aoay is a historic town of Ilocos, Norte – a northern province of the Philippines. Geographically, Ilocos Norte is located at the northern tip of Luzon Island. It is a 45-minute flight or 8-hour drive from the Philippines’ capital city of Manila. The people of Paoay speak Ilocano dialect as their native language. English and the national Filipino language tagalog are the medium of instruction in school. Paoay’s former name was Bombay. Its site was originally located in the village of Callaguip - along the coastal shores of the South China Sea - now a barrio of Paoay, which is about two kilometers west of the present town proper.
Historians say: “From the date of early settlement to 1701, little could be said about the activities of the early settlers of Paoay except that much had been done in the clearing of the forests nearby. They converted the forests into rice and sugar lands through the slash-and-burn method called ‘kaingin.’ The early settlers were of a peace-loving tribe, but their major problem was the frequent furious incursions of Sea Rovers and Moro pirates called Tirong who looted indiscriminately their agricultural produce and other valuables. To protect themselves from further incursions, the folks moved towards the nearby inland where the present town proper is now located. In the farther western inland, there were also settlers who formed the neighboring town of Batac. Sensing that the Bombay people had suffered too much from the Moro raids, the people of Batac offered the people of Bombay to live with them. But the brave and maverick folks rejected the offer and instead they uttered "Maka-paoay kami" – an Ilocano dialect jargon meaning they could live independently. The settlers from Batac were offended and it was from this incident that the name of the town came to arrive as PAOAY.”
“The first inhabitants might have come from Bombay, India because the early name of the town was Bombay and settlers in the early days usually named the land settlement they found after the name of their country and place of origin. When the settlers from Bombay arrived, they found the Indonesians already making headways in clearing the forests. Later, the more civilized Malays came and they drove the Indonesians away. Some were captured and held slaves to help improve the land settlement. Those who opted to live with the Malays stayed. The two races turned blended that it is now hard to trace the single origin of the early settlers.”
“The last two settlers established their permanent homes at the present site of the town proper because the location was best suited for their personal convenience and protection from the marauders. Hence, the site was accessible to the barrios where they cleared for farming, namely: Burit, Monte, Paratong, Tamurong, Tigui, Madamcao, Baramban, Lang -Ayan, Lioes, Tarangutong, Lubbot, Currimao, Gaang, Pias, Maglaoi, Anggapang, Comcomloong, Dalayab, Puritac, Cubol, Burayoc, Nagtriguan, Ullaleng, Buangga, Cabaruan, Tugay, Maburiac, Liliputen, and Sacritan. Most of these barrios are now adjudicated to the towns of Pinili, Currimao, and Batac which became municipalities in 1920 and 1921, respectively.”
To cite the characteristics and traits of its people, Paoayenos (called the people of Paoay) are by nature industrious, thrifty, intrepid, daring, individualistic, peace-loving, adventurous, hospitable, and religious people.”
Source: Guiang Web Site, http://www.guiang.info/prologue
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