Former President Joseph Estrada told radio station DZRH Friday that Makati Mayor Jejomar C. Binay is “the most qualified” among the roster of potential presidential candidates for 2010.

The former president had earlier introduced Binay as the “next president of the Philippines ” in a speech he made in Compostela, Cebu . Estrada was joined in the Cebu sortie by Sen. Loren Legarda, Mrs. Gina de Venecia, Grace Poe, lawyer Adel Tamano, and Binay.

Estrada said he admired Binay for having successfully rebuilt Makati from a bankrupt municipality in 1986 to a modern city with admirable programs and services in education, health and for the elderly. He also said the mayor is a good executive, which is what the country would need.

“Mayor Binay is the most qualified among the list of presidential candidates in 2010,” he said.

Binay thanked Estrada for his statement, and said it is important for the opposition to sit down and discuss its plans for the 2010 elections.

“I am honored by the statement of president Erap. The most important thing for the opposition to do right now is to sit down and discuss our plans for 2010, and a summit of all genuine opposition parties should be considered,” he said.

Estrada’s statement came as respondents in a survey conducted by the University of the Philippines consider Makati ’s economic development and social programs under the administration of Binay as “desirable.”

In the UP survey, respondents identified Makati as Binay’s symbol and economic empowerment his advocacy. They found both symbol and advocacy as
“desirable.”

Binay welcomed the results of the survey.

“I find it encouraging that our people acknowledge the importance of a good track record as an executive, and recognize what we have done,” he said.

“If you consider the problems that Mrs. Arroyo will leave behind if and when she leaves office in 2010, we would need someone with executive capability, someone with experience in the public sector and in actual day-to-day governance,” he said.

Binay was among the top ten personalities whom the respondents listed as possible candidates for the 2010 elections. The respondents were also asked to rate each personality’s slogan, symbol and advocacy as either “desirable” or “undesirable.”

The symbols and advocacies of some personalities, although making it to the top, were ranked as undesirable by the respondents.

The survey was conducted among 681 respondents in Metro Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite , Batangas, Quezon Bulacan, and Pampanga.

It was undertaken by students of Communication Research 165 from November to December 2008. Aside from the one-on-one interviews, 10 focus group discussions were conducted.

Teka Deka is now DELTA KAPPA's JOURNAL.

Ganun parin ang nilalaman ngunit ito'y nakasalin na sa Tagalog or Taglish. Nagdagdag din ako ng isa pang contributor, ito ay si Sis. Anne Fortu upang mas mapalawak pa ang sources ng mga artikulo at litrato (dahil sya ang marami nyan) kaya welcome Sis. Anne! Para sa mga alumni ng Delta Kappa maaring rin po kayong mag submit ng litrato at artikulo sa pamamagitan ng ating email address sa apodeltakappa@gmail.com.

LET US READ THIS BEAUTIFUL ARTICLE AGAIN....... ..TO REMIND US OF OUR PLEDGES

The Harmony of Brotherhood - The Higher Level of Consciousness

Let us imagine that suddenly a superior man with the torch appears and everything around becomes bright and clear.

The living beings in the dark solitude suddenly find a great relief as they look about to recognize one another and happily share their companionship.

By "a desert country" meant a world of human life when it lies in the darkness of ignorance. Those who have no right of wisdom in their minds wander about in loneliness and fear. They were born alone and die alone; they do not know how to associate with their fellow men in peaceful harmony, and they are naturally despondent and fearful..

By "a superior man with a torch" meant enlightenment assuming a human form, and by his wisdom and compassion he illuminates the world.

In this light people find themselves as well as others and are glad to establish human fellowship and harmonious relations.

Thousands of people may live in a community but it is not one of real fellowship until they know each other mutually and have sympathy for one another.

A true community has faith and wisdom that illumines it. It is a place where the people know and trust one another and where there is social harmony.

In fact, harmony is the life and real purport of a true community or an organization.

Of organizations, there are three kinds.

First, there are those that are organized on the basis of the power, wealth or authority of great leaders.

Second, there are those that are organized because to its convenience of the members, which will continue to exist as long as the members satisfy their conveniences and do not quarrel.

Third, there are those that are organized with some good teaching as its center and harmony as its very life.

Of course, the third or last of these is the only true organization, for in it the members live in one spirit, from which the unity of spirit and various kinds of virtue will arise. In such an organization there will prevail harmony, satisfaction and happiness.

Enlightenment is like rain that falls on a mountain and gathers into rivulets that run into brooks, and then into rivers which finally flow into the ocean.

The rain of the sacred teaching falls on all people alike without regard to their conditions or circumstances. Those who accept it gather into small groups, then into organizations, then into communities and, finally themselves in the great ocean of enlightenment.

The minds of these people mix like milk and water and finally organize into a harmonious Brotherhood.

Thus, the true teacher is the fundamental requirement of a perfect organization and, as mentioned above, it is the light which enables people to organize one another, to become adjusted to one another and to smooth out the rough places in their thinking.

Thus, the organization that is formed on the perfect teachings of Alpha Phi Omega can be called the Brotherhood Circle.

Then, to make the Brotherhood Circle complete, there must be perfect harmony among the members, the teachers teach the members and the members honor the teachers so that there can be harmony between them.

Members of the Brotherhood Circle should associate together with affectionate sympathy, being happy to live together with fellow followers, and seeking to become one in spirit.

There are six paths of Liberation that will help lead a Brotherhood to harmony.

They are:

First, sincerity of speech;

Second, sincerity and kindness of actions;

Third, sincerity and sympathy of spirit;

Fourth, equal sharing of common property;

Fifth, following the same pure precepts;

And sixth, all having right views.

Among these paths of Liberation, the sixth or "all having right views" forms the nucleus, with the other five serving as wrappings for it.

There are two sets of seven rules to be followed if the Brotherhood is to be of success.

The first is, as a group:

(1) They should gather together frequently to listen to the teachings and to discuss them.

(2) They should mingle freely and respect one another.

(3) All should revere the teaching and respect the rules and change them.

(4)Elder and younger members are to treat each other with courtesy.

(5) They should let sincerity and reverence marks their spirit.

(6) They should purify their minds in a quiet place which they should, nevertheless, offer to others before taking it for themselves.

(7) They should love all people, treat visitors cordially, and console the sick with kindness. A Brotherhood that follows these rules will never decline.

The second is, as an individual separately,

Each should:

(1) Maintain a pure spirit and not ask for too many things.

(2) Maintain integrity and remove all greed.

(3) Be patient and not argue.

(4) Keep silent and not talk idly.

(5) Submit to the regulations and not the overbearing.

6) Maintain an even mind and not follow unscientific teachings from the outside society which is corruptible.

(7) Be thrifty and frugal in daily living.

If each member follows these rules, the Brotherhood Circle will endure and never decline.

As mentioned above,

A Brotherhood Circle should maintain harmony in its very essence; one without harmony cannot be called a Brotherhood.

Each member should be on guard not to be the cause of discord.

If discord appears it should be removed as early as possible, for discord will soon ruin any organization.

THE STATES OF ACHIEVEMENTS:

Blood stains cannot be removed by more blood.

Resentment cannot be removed by more resentment.

Resentment can be removed only by forgetting it.

In the fellowship of a Brotherhood that is based on the harmony of right teaching as in SCOUTING and/or APO,

Every member should always appreciate the spirit of Alpha Phi Omega. Not as a fraternity of exclusivity but as a special culture of a brotherhood of men and women whose very spirit emanates from its desire to alleviate human suffering and its commitments in the service of humanity.

The members of the Brotherhood Circle should appreciate and practice this spirit of Alpha Phi Omega in their daily lives.

If a man's mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure.

The point of the teachings is to control your own mind.

Keep your mind from greed, and you will keep your body right, your mind and your words faithful.

If you always remember that our life in this world is just transient and short, you will be able to resist greed and anger, and will be able to avoid all evils.

If you find your mind tempted and so entangled in greed, you must suppress and control the temptation;

Be the master of your mind.

Under the teachings of Alpha Phi Omega, you should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should like milk and water, mingle together.

Study together, learn together, practice the teachings together.

Do not waste your mind and time in idleness and quarreling.

Enjoy the blossoms of enlightenment in their season and harvest the fruit of the right path.

If you neglect them it means that you have never really followed the golden teachings of Alpha Phi Omega.

If you are far from the spirit of Alpha Phi Omega even though you are actually an APO member, it is a membership with no substance and meaning, just a name for an empty belongingness.

Being an APO does not end in a Lip RITUAL Ceremony.

The "RITUAL CEREMONY" is the starting point to become an APO.

The Brotherhood Circle that you loosely called "organization" is a "learning process" from which every member should be continuously training himself.

He trained himself to avoid abusing others, and then wished that all might have the serene mind that would follow by living in peace with others.

He trained himself to avoid all duplicity, and then he wished that all people might know the joy of fellowship among those who followed these teachings.

He trained himself to avoid anger, and then he wished that all members might love one another.

He trained himself to avoid ignorance, and then he wished that all members might understand and not disregard the law of causation.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

LET US BRING FORTH OUR FRATERNAL RELATIONS INTO.....

A HIGHER LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS!

1. SAPAGKAT; sinusuportahan ng Alpha Phi Omega-delta kappa chapter fraternity ang naturang resolusyon ng Alpha Phi Omega-delta kappa chapter sorority

2. SAPAGKAT; nagkaroon ng kasunduan ang Residente at ng mga Alumni na magbalangkas ng panibagong Chapter Policy noong ika-3 ng Hunyo, 2001 sa pagdiriwang ng Ikaw-25 anibersaryo ng Delta Kappa Chapter na naganap sa Henry’s Barn,.

3. SAPAGKAT; ang binalangkas na Chapter Policy ay naging ganap na batas, mula noon hanggang sa kasalukuyan at ang naturang kasunduan ay tinanggap at nilagdaan ng higit na nakararaming Alumni at Residenteng dumalo sa pagdiriwang na yaon,;

4. SAPAGKAT; sa kasunduan ay nakalahad ang tamang pamamalakad ng Chapter.

5. SAPAGKAT; sa kasunduan ay nakalahad din ang mararapat na paraan ng pagtanggap ng pagiging isang miyembro ng Delta Kappa o ng pagbawi sa pagiging lubos na miyembro.

6. SAPAGKAT; nakalahad din sa kasunduan bilang IVd-2 “Ang di ganap na miyembro ay kailangang maritwalan sa loob ng tatlong semestre mula nung siya ay maging myembro upang maging lubos na miyembro”, upang maiwasan ang pagdami ng “half-members” kumpara sa nakaraan. Na kung saan ang batas na ito ay ginawa sa ganoong kadahilanan.

7. SAPAGKAT; mula nung 25^th anibersaryo hanggang kasalukuyan ay ito at ito lamang ang polisiya na sinisunod ng delta kappa chapter.

8. SAPAGKAT; maraming half-sister/ brother ang nakranas at dumaan dito, at si Majken Krystelle Sumicad ay hindi legal na dumaan sa naturang polisya na napagkasunduan noong ika-25^th anibersaryo

9. SAPAGKAT; ang mga taong gumawa ng hakbang upang si Majken Krystelle Sumicad ay maritwalan ay hindi opisyal na studyante sa paaralan ng Adventist University of The Philippines. Ang bisa ng kanilang pagpasok sa naturang paaralan ay magsisimula pa sa nobyembre hanggang marso nang taong 2^st sem 2006-2007.

10. SAPAGKAT; isinagawa ang ritual rites kay Majken Krystelle Sumicad noong nakaraang Oktubre taong 1^st sem 2007-2008.

11. SAPAGKAT; hindi sila opisyal na residente at studyante ng naturang paaralan noong isinagawa nila ang naturang ritwal kay Majken Krystelle Sumicad.

12. SAPAGKAT; ang mga may kapangyarihan lamang para magsagawa ng ritual rites ay walang iba kundi ang mga opisyal na residente lamang ng kapatirang Alpha Phi Omega-Delta Kappa chapter.

13. SAPAGKAT; na kung sa paanong paraan ay may gumawa o ginawan ng paraan upang maging lehitimong miyembro si Majken Krystelle Sumicad ng Delta Kappa. Ito ay walang kaugnayan sa lahat ng nasaad sa resolusyong ito at ito ay hindi pinagkakalooban ng anumang karapatang manatiling tama sa pananaw ng mga lehitimong miyembro ng Delta Kappa Chapter – ang mga “Resident Members”.

Welcome Party for Bro. Conrad Legaspi and birthday celebration of bro. Floyd and Bro. Orbit. Venue:Bro Orbit's Home @ Baesa, Caloocan City.







We would like to thank the following brothers and sisters who joined this Celebration.

From our mother chapter --- NU CHAPTER

Bro Conrad Legaspi - One of Delta Kappa's founding member
Bro Freddie Guzman - President, NU Chapter Alumni Association
Sis Dr. Yoya Lazo
Bro Rex Alejandrino
Bro Benny Baltazar
P. delos Santos

and

Sis Gina Chacon of Eta Xi
Bro Cris Palon of Iota Alpha
Sis Erlinda Almare of Beta Eta
Sis Imelda Silvestre of Delta Phi
Sis Linda Tan of Alpha Omega
Bro Reinard of Lambda Omicron
Bro Leonard Cairo of Zeta Theta
Bro Rudymon Causing
Bro Lester Guevarra
Bro Aim Lorejas

and to all Delta Kappa's Resident and Alumni! (Sorry po kung may nakalimutan..)

The Celebration was a blast! Till Next time!

Happy Birthday ulit kay Bro Floyd and Bro Orbit! - from DK residents =)

nakakalungkot na ito na ang mamanahin ng mga susunod na henerasyon ng
delta kappa...

pero kahit balibaliktarin ang mundo...
pano kayo nakapagritwal ng wala ni isang residente...

you claim to be residents at that time...
oh nasan na ang "OSL" na sabi nyong papasukan nyo...kumusta naman ang
attendance?

tinuruan nyo kami, na residente ang masusunod sa chapter...ginawa lang
namin ang tinuro nyo...wala akong masasabi sa kagustuhan nyong
mapabuti ang sorority ... pero ate elma tingnan mo ang soro ngayon???

inalagaan nyo ako , kami , tinuruan nyo at sinuportahan. .. aminado ako
sa mga pagkukulang ko, pero sa huli di ba't kagustuhan nyo pa din ang
nasunod...anong sinabi naming mga batang delta kappans at eto kahit
walang tamang proseso lumalabas na kami pang residente ng mga panahong
iyon ang wala sa lugar...

hindi ko gustong maging emosyonal... pero di ko mapigil na umiyak...
kayo pa naman ang isa sa mga nagturo sa amin kung pano mahalin at
pahalagan ang sorority kahit pa milya milya ang layo natin....

...
...

ngayon lahat kaming sorority isa lang ang sinisigaw ng damdamin at
isipan... walang tunay na DELTA KAPPA ang kikilalang APO sa taong
pinapipilitan nyong maging parte ng organisasyong ito... wala ngayon o
kailan man at kahit ilang henerasyon pa ng DK mananatiling iisa ang
paninindigan. HINDI APO SI MYKEN SUMICAD...

DK SORORITY STAND STRONG...
sis anne fortu

ALPHA PHI OMEGA
International (Phils.) Incorporated
DELTA KAPPA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
7-E Leland Drive, Balon Bato, Quezon City, Philippines

WHEREAS, the APO-DELTA KAPPA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION with a principal office at 7-E Leland Drive, Balon Bato, Quezon City, Philippines convened for purposes of the above resolution and collaborate the RESOLUTION NO. 001 dated December 04, 2007 of APO Delta Kappa Sorority chapter

WHEREAS, after thorough deliberation and discussion of the officers and members unanimously APPROVED the NON-RECOGNITION of MAJKEN KRISTEL SUMICAD (MAJKEN for brevity) as member of the said chapter and consequently invalidate and considered VOID ab initio the ritual rites and issuance of I.D to MAJKEN;

WHEREAS, in arriving the above resolution, the Alumni carefully scrutinized and validated the following facts and reasons:

a) That sometimes in October 2006 Elma Serrano-Gucilater, Carolyn Belga-Freeman, Alfred Conopio, Magnolia Koh-Sumicad of APO-DEKAALAS, one of them is a relative by affinity of MAJKEN, enrolled at Adventist University of the Philippines in Silang, Cavite for 2^nd Semester of school year 2006-2007 for purposes of conducting illegal ritual rites of MAJKEN whose status as unritualized member was about to expire/lapse on the mentioned semester based on the well settled chapter`s Declaration of Principles and Policy;

b) That to save the status of MAJKEN, Elma Serrano-Gucilater, Carolyn Belga-Freeman, Alfred Conopio, Magnolia Koh-Sumicad of APO-DEKAALAS confederated and conspired to each other sometimes in August 2006 and started to materialize their fraudulent/deceiving act by arranging of MAJKEN ritual;

c) That for purposes of realization of MAJKEN rites, they reserved and paid for the hotel venue including catering and other expenses using their own money and funds;

d) That on October 4, Elma Serrano-Gucilater, Carolyn Belga-Freeman, Alfred Conopio, Magnolia Koh-Sumicad APO-DEKAALAS members ritualized themselves MAJKEN despite the strong opposition of Chapter`s Officers. To vindicate their illegal acts, they took advantage of the innocence and securing the approval of Regional Director Ace Somera who knew nothing about their evil mess and plans; and

e) To further vindicate their acts, they coordinated the issuance of APO ID No. 0410-2003-39484 to MAJKEN by conspiring Bro Ernesto Alcanzare of National Office.

NOW THEREFORE, Based on the foregoing premises, We, the Officers and Members of Alpha Phi Omega-Delta Kappa Alumni Association (APO-DEKAALAS), hereby RESOLVE as it is hereby RESOLVED the NON-RECOGNITION of MAJKEN KRISTEL SUMICAD , whose picture attached hereto, as ILLEGITIMATE MEMBER of ALPHA PHI OMEGA-DELTA KAPPA CHAPTER.

RESOLVED at ALPHA PHI OMEGA-DELTA KAPPA ALLUMNI ASSOCIATION principal office this 06 day of March 2008.

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TREE PLANTING at Brgy. Palocpoc II, Mendez, Cavite.

Voting was held last March 7, 2008 Friday at Gazebo in presence of 10 brothers out of 12 (quorum) and 2 alumni.

New Set Of Officers For The Development Year 2008-2009
(effective on 1st semester of 2008)

Grand Chancellor: Ralph Columna

Prime Chancellor: Vincent Jerry "VJ" Cosing

Auxiliary Chancellor: Mark Aldrin Chavez

Scribe: Dennis Dumaup

Treasurer: John Dale dela Cruz

Herald: Jessilou Medrano

Historian: Aldrin "Oyo" Alfonso

Prefect: Mark Anthony "Mac" Bathan

Fellowship: Mac Arana

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Good luck brothers! Lets keep the fire of DK burning!

Somewhere near Pico de Loro.. di ko alam yung place eh.. NSTP camp with bro Oyo and bro Aldrin

At the peak of Pico de Loro...With bro Aldrin and bro Oyo.... sakit sa paa.. almost 2 hours na non stop lakaran.. but worth it, ganda sa taas! my first time to hike!

Service of SLAR @ Malvar Batangas. With me is sis Keil, sis CJ, Bro Buboy, and my batchmates bro mac and bro Aldrin..

Dapat kasama ako nito kaya lang inuna mga nursing brod and sis from tarlac eh. Di naman ako nursing kaya baka tumunganga lang din ako..hehe pero pede ako sa information.. hehehe! Sayang talga handand handa na ako tapos a day before this service sinabihan kami na wag di na kami makakasama.. anyway madami din naman akong ka chap na nagpunta.. andun pa rin and espirito ng delta kappa...hehehehe!

obvious kung sino ang brod na taga PNPA diba?! hehehe!! Bro Ryan (in white) and bro Harold (in green polo shirt) visits us @ DK!!.. Saglit nga lang sila kasi papunta pa silang council nung oras na to.. anyway lapit lang naman ng PNPA sa DK so sana next time balik sila.. penge din pin (hehehe)