| Calantas: The Birthplace of CYDFI Philippines |
It is now well documented and accepted that the entire Mendoza clan is made
aware that the Scholarship Program is dedicated to indigent but deserving talented
youth of Calantas and Nabuclod. When faculty and administration of the Calantas
Elementary School shall have made their final declaration of "who is who" in the
honor list, that's the signal for the Calantas Young Dreamers Foundation, Inc. to
come in to facilitate and accept the applicant scholars-to-be and will have them and
their families oriented on the mission of the Foundation.
During the late 18th century of the Spanish era, Bo. Calantas was practically a forest.
Per oral history, Don Mariano, a young rich businessman from Manila, made a claim
of the land and have it registered in his name as his "hacienda". He later summoned
people from neighboring places/barrios to come to this new hacienda and made them
his tenants. Most of those who responded were from Barrio Pulong Santol from the
families of the David, Serrano, Mercado, Cura, Mendoza, Baquing, Bacani, Reyes
and Morales. Since then, Bo. Calantas was known to have these families as the main
tenants of the "hacienda".
aware that the Scholarship Program is dedicated to indigent but deserving talented
youth of Calantas and Nabuclod. When faculty and administration of the Calantas
Elementary School shall have made their final declaration of "who is who" in the
honor list, that's the signal for the Calantas Young Dreamers Foundation, Inc. to
come in to facilitate and accept the applicant scholars-to-be and will have them and
their families oriented on the mission of the Foundation.
During the late 18th century of the Spanish era, Bo. Calantas was practically a forest.
Per oral history, Don Mariano, a young rich businessman from Manila, made a claim
of the land and have it registered in his name as his "hacienda". He later summoned
people from neighboring places/barrios to come to this new hacienda and made them
his tenants. Most of those who responded were from Barrio Pulong Santol from the
families of the David, Serrano, Mercado, Cura, Mendoza, Baquing, Bacani, Reyes
and Morales. Since then, Bo. Calantas was known to have these families as the main
tenants of the "hacienda".
One day, the land owner issued a proclamation to the people, saying: "you can make a claim on the land you want to
till as a tenant from all the pieces of land you are able to clear from the forest". Once cleared, they called the place,
Calantas, named after a big tree surviving during that time. They have divided Calantas into 3 sections, namely:
All these three sections of Barrio Calantas were eventually populated as more migration and new birth increase in
number.Thus, Bo. Calantas became a vibrant community. Structures were constructed like local Catholic Church, for
which the Don Mariano and his family were devout Catholic Christians. Eventually, school was established due to
the needs of the children to learn and be educated. In time, the barrio grew in population and started to be developed
like a modern rural community where electrification line (1970) was connected from the town and running water
(1980) system slowly was initially developed as a sign of progress and development with roads being paved.
However, the barrio is
still without phone service line in place up to this time only to be overshadowed by the advent of the wireless phone
industry. Health and sanitation are improving but there is still a big room for improvement and development. Despite
of this apparent progress, there are still deserving talented children who couldn't go even to high school after their
elementary education due to abject poverty.
In 1991, Mt. Pinatubo erupted destroying about 70% of the barrio and never recovered its natural and beautiful
landscape. Life was hard but people were resilient. Barro Calantas is now slowly rising up and beginning to see the
dawn of day with a sense of new beginning and hope, especially, for those indigent but deserving talented youth
who graduate from the Calantas Elem. School.
till as a tenant from all the pieces of land you are able to clear from the forest". Once cleared, they called the place,
Calantas, named after a big tree surviving during that time. They have divided Calantas into 3 sections, namely:
- Babo - a Pampango term for the upper section of the land where there is scarcity of water but good soil for the
sugar plantation, which is the main crop planted by the tenants. - Lalam - a Pampango term for the lower section of the land where there is abundance of water supply. This is
where Porac River runs through for the barrio folks to catch for their fish diet, swimming recreation and
laundry activity, to name a few. - Gasak - a Pampango term for the section of the barrio that is almost like "tailing" next to Lalam. It literally
means "cleared piece of land from forest".
All these three sections of Barrio Calantas were eventually populated as more migration and new birth increase in
number.Thus, Bo. Calantas became a vibrant community. Structures were constructed like local Catholic Church, for
which the Don Mariano and his family were devout Catholic Christians. Eventually, school was established due to
the needs of the children to learn and be educated. In time, the barrio grew in population and started to be developed
like a modern rural community where electrification line (1970) was connected from the town and running water
(1980) system slowly was initially developed as a sign of progress and development with roads being paved.
However, the barrio is
still without phone service line in place up to this time only to be overshadowed by the advent of the wireless phone
industry. Health and sanitation are improving but there is still a big room for improvement and development. Despite
of this apparent progress, there are still deserving talented children who couldn't go even to high school after their
elementary education due to abject poverty.
In 1991, Mt. Pinatubo erupted destroying about 70% of the barrio and never recovered its natural and beautiful
landscape. Life was hard but people were resilient. Barro Calantas is now slowly rising up and beginning to see the
dawn of day with a sense of new beginning and hope, especially, for those indigent but deserving talented youth
who graduate from the Calantas Elem. School.
| Faculty Members/Administration Calantas Elementary School, SY 2001-2002 Principal: Ramon Mamuyac |
The Faculty of Calantas Elementary School has a very significant role in the implementation of
the Scholarship Program of the Calantas Young Dreamers Foundation, Inc. The success of
objectively arriving at "who" is and who wll be among the top five (5) students at the end of the
schoolyear depends on the faculty. It is the commitment of the Foundation when financially
viable, however, to have all the first top five (5) 6th grade graduating students included and
awarded each year of the scholarship program.
The CYDFI embraces, too, to continue the original work of the Founder among the Aetas in
Nabuclod which he started in the 70's and culminated in his dissertation on "Community
Organization and Development Using A Down-to-Earth Experiential Pedagogy".
With the current framework of the Foundation, the methodology is designed "to empower
indigent but deserving talented youth through a Scholarship Program Model (SWREM Theory In
Action), by helping them help themselves so they can help incoming scholars leading to breaking
the cycle of poverty among them" as they learn to become socially responsible.
The model will eventually trigger not only personal but community growth and development by
involving in the Scholarship Program, the Principles of SWREM Theory which are expected to
create empowerment among the scholarship recipients as their self-esteem is enhanced, thus,
enabling them to become, at best, socially responsible which could spark more positive "ripple
effects" in the CYDFI Scholarship Program leading to breaking the cycle of poverty among the
youth in Calantas and Nabuclod Aetas.
As for Nabuclod, if and when some issues are resolved prior to initiating the Scholarship
Program, the Faculty in Nabuclod School shall be, in the same manner, be responsible in
determining the first top three (3) graduating students for the scholarship program.
the Scholarship Program of the Calantas Young Dreamers Foundation, Inc. The success of
objectively arriving at "who" is and who wll be among the top five (5) students at the end of the
schoolyear depends on the faculty. It is the commitment of the Foundation when financially
viable, however, to have all the first top five (5) 6th grade graduating students included and
awarded each year of the scholarship program.
The CYDFI embraces, too, to continue the original work of the Founder among the Aetas in
Nabuclod which he started in the 70's and culminated in his dissertation on "Community
Organization and Development Using A Down-to-Earth Experiential Pedagogy".
With the current framework of the Foundation, the methodology is designed "to empower
indigent but deserving talented youth through a Scholarship Program Model (SWREM Theory In
Action), by helping them help themselves so they can help incoming scholars leading to breaking
the cycle of poverty among them" as they learn to become socially responsible.
The model will eventually trigger not only personal but community growth and development by
involving in the Scholarship Program, the Principles of SWREM Theory which are expected to
create empowerment among the scholarship recipients as their self-esteem is enhanced, thus,
enabling them to become, at best, socially responsible which could spark more positive "ripple
effects" in the CYDFI Scholarship Program leading to breaking the cycle of poverty among the
youth in Calantas and Nabuclod Aetas.
As for Nabuclod, if and when some issues are resolved prior to initiating the Scholarship
Program, the Faculty in Nabuclod School shall be, in the same manner, be responsible in
determining the first top three (3) graduating students for the scholarship program.
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