PARISH OF CAUAYAN

MAZU ANTONIO & COMPANY

2008-07-17T05:35:00.000-07:00

We were informed by Mazu Antonio, the Secretary of the Diocesean Schools of the Diocese of Isabela, that the principals of the the different schools of the Diocesean Schools of the Diocese of Ilagan already viewed the Cyber Community Project of Fr. Angel B. Luga, the Superintendent of the Diocesean Schools. It may be the first time in the history of a province of Isabela that a project has been undertaken covering almost all of its main churches, tourism sites and Dioecesean Schools, in an audio visual documentary presentation launched in You Tube and blogsites, undertaken in a span of less than 48 hours.

It was 3 a.m. in the morning of June 8, 2008 when we arrived at Cauyan, Isabela. We already covered almost one half of the province on the first day alone, i.e., from Cordon to Cauyan from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. of the same day. The following day, we covered the rest of the province from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Cauyan to San Pablo. This has not been made possible if not for the support of the energetic staff of Fr. Angel B. Luga, headed by Mazu Antonio, her Secretary.

We learned later on that Mazu is a daughter of a 20-year Barangay Captain somewhere in a Barrio in San Pablo, who was killed in an alleged political feud. No wonder that this energetic lady has a sense of patriosm in her like those who participated in the project. The project was a missionary work and the people who participated therein voluntarily offered their services without realizing the extent it is now gaining. It is but fitting, therefore, to honor those who participated in the project including those from Barrio Ugad, who were actually one of the targetted beneficiary - the offrings of the forgotten Ibanag Hero: General Mateo Noriel Luga.

Behind the scene were the Luga Clan, Mala Jean Luga (the daugther of Col. Mateo Luga), who is our project coordinator in Manila and the family of Gen. Emilio S. Luga, Jr, (The 3rd Generation of the Great Ibanag Hero: GEN. MATEO NORIEL LUGA), in Cebu, the Luga and Surriga Family in Bacolod and in U.S., the Luga-De Jesus FAmily in Dumaguete and Australia, our other groups in Yahoo, the Rodrigazo/Arrieta and our friends in the cyber community. The documentaries produced by the Luga Family has now expanded here and abroad. TUMAUINI.COM, a group of Tumauinians in U.S. is now actively participating with our campaign. America On Line (AOL) featured the documentary of the late General. Its You Tube site alone already reached 550 views in a span of a week without mentioning the viewers of the other sites where it was syndicated and broadcasted.

The Diocesean Schools of the Diocese of Isabela are already acquiring computers with internet service providers. This is the first time in the history of a Diocese that its Schools created an awareness campaign of such a magnitude! Covering not only the schools, the churches, but also promoting its entire province without outside support, purely on missionary work. If there is one thing that has been proven by this project - it is that: technological advancement brought about by science if used in an unselfish manner with a firm, solid and morally upright committment and objective can stir public opinion for the betterment of all.

Not for long the Diocese of Ilagan can have its own broadcast, blogsites and cyber communities. Training and developing its students, faculties including church based organizations on the responsive use of the cyber technology to promote advocacies towards the welfare of humanity to bond people, families and communities, we hope shall soon follow. With its influence covering the entire province, which population consists of almost 80% Catholics with six (6) schools, not to mention Our Lady of the Pillar including its church based umbrella organizations scattered all over the province, a cyber revolution in Isabela has just begun! DOUBLE CLICK HERE!!

Create Your Own

Isabela Awaits You

2008-06-14T12:00:00.000-07:00

The province of Isabela is one of the richest province in the country even before the coming of the Spaniards because of its resources. It is a bastion of plain agricultural land sorrounded by mountain ranges, the Cordillera, Caraballo Ranges and the Sierra Madre. In fact, the Spaniards set up Puebos in Isabela almost a hundred years prior to the City of Manila. The Spaniards set-up different forts in Isabela as they were then intending to use the place as a launching pad to attack China.

The Parish of Cauyan sponsored an Audio Visual production for all of us to see the beauty that awaits you in Isabela. The old Churches, especially the San Mattias Church of Tumauini was so ellegant that you can feel going back in time for over 5 centuries just by sitting inside the Church and feel its aura. The scenery of Camp Samal was astounishing! You can see the entire Isabela on top of its view deck. Once finished, you can swim at a pool overlooking the entire province.

The almost 30 hectares Punta Amelia in Cordon, the first town from Nueva Vizcaya, was fabolous. It has big rooms, separate houses for guests, three swinmming pools, a zoo, a lagoon and if you want to go on fishing, you can go on boat ride with your gear.

Herewith is Isabela, that awaits you . . . in You Tube:

THE CYBER COMMUNITY PROJECT

2008-06-12T13:32:00.001-07:00

The Parish of Cauyan with its Parish Priest Fr. Angel Luga, recently launched its cyber community project, which aim is to develop a blogsite site to propagate the Parish's advocacy and to provide a cyber community for the Parishioners of the Parish of Cauyan and the schools under the supervision of the Diocese of Ilagan. The mission, which was headed by Roy R. Luga , with Mazu Antonio, Secretary of the Diocesean Schools of the Diocese of Ilagan representing Fr. Luga, together with the teachers of the different schools of the Diocese of Ilagan undertook the documentation of the different Parishes in the entire Isabela Province including the Schools under the supervision of the Diocese of Ilagan from June 7 to 8, 2008. The group did not only documented the diffirent Churces and the Parochial schools in the province, but also tourism sites and resorts to promote the province per se and the beauty of Isabela in order to attract local and foreign tourists, in the hope of attracting the private sector to support this worthy project of the Parish of Cauyan.

Roy R. Luga, who developed and designed blogsites such as that of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School; Sacred Heart Academy of Novaliches' Atheletic Club; Usec. Robert T. Rivera's: Pilipinas Ngayon Na!; and, Alimukon, among others, voluntarily offered his services to undertake the project as part of the activity for the intended event that the 28th Multi-Media Philippines is organizing to commemorate the 75th Death Anniversary of the one of the greatest Ibanag Hero: General Mateo Noriel Luga.

The Parish of Cauyan

2008-06-11T10:37:00.000-07:00

Father Angel Luga is presently the Parish Priest of Cauyan, Isabela. A native of Ugad, Tumanuini in Isabela, he was born on November 9, 1948 of parents Rosario Baquiran and Diego Luga, the son of Domingo Luga, whose brother was General Mateo Noriel Luga, an Ibanag national Hero.

Despite hardship in life, Angel strived hard to finish a degree. He attended primary and secondary education at Ugad Elementary School and the School of St. Mathias in Tumanuini, Isabela, respectively, until he finished a degree in Theology at St. Paul University in Tuguegarao, Cagayan in 1971. He continued his Tehological studies at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology and later earned a Masteral Degree at Isabela State University in Echague Isabela and his Doctoral Degree at La Salette University in Santiago City, Isabela.

He teached at San Jacinto Seminary in Tuguegarao, Cagayan; Saint Ferdinand College Ilagan, Isabela; School of St. Joseph in Echague, Isabela; Lyceum of Cabagan (Now Saint Ferdinand College Campus) and became the Parish Priest of St. Paul Parish in San Pablo and Saint Joseph Parish in Naguilian, all in Isabela. He momentarily became a guest priest in Our Lady of the Airways in Pasig City and went back to Isabela to become the Parish Priest of Our Lady of the Atocha in Alicia; Saint Paul Parish in Cabagan; and, Our Lady of the Pillar Parish in Cauayan City, Isabela.

Aside from his teaching and pastoral experience he became the Director Chaplain of the School of Saint Joseph; Chaplain of the School of Our Lady of Atocha in Alicia; Saint Ferdinand College in Cabagan until he became the Superintendent of the Ilagan Diocesan Schools System in Cauayan City, Isabela. With present trend of technological advancement, the Parish of Cauyan under the administration of Fr. Luga presently embarks on a mission to make use of the internet as a tool to syncronize its school system and to use the moden technology to benefit the Parish of Cauyan and the schools under its supervision using free sites, the first ever of its kind in the entire Province, or in the entire Philippine archipelago.