Our Hometown
Jaro is a municipality with 40 neighboring barangays in the province of
Leyte, of the Philippines. The township is small enough that almost
everyone knows each other and are very close with one another. Just
like every other town in the Philippenes, Jaro is known of the following
culture and norms; On Sundays, residents of Jaro celebrate the day by
going to the church, cooking and in the Market to shop for meat and
groceries. This is because the slaugther house only operates on
Sundays. Every Holy Week, people practice a day of sharing food, drinks
and a good swim in the river. Drinking the locally brewed coconut red
wine "tuba" is common in these occassions. Both private and public
schools are available in Jaro, but only offers education throughout
elementary and high school. Since university/college isn't offered in
Jaro, Leyte, most students travel to the nearest city, Tacloban, Cebu or
Manila to continue their studies.
"There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating
virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained"
-- Winston Churchil
“There is no school equal to a
decent home and no teacher
equal to a virtuous parent.”
? Mahatma Gandhi
Our Journey
After my Dad "Teofilo New Chua" passed away, my mother "Tarcela Go", and the
rest of the family went through many trials. Through all the hardship, My mother
managed to secure a house for her us to live in while studying in Tacloban City. It
was quite a big house with an expensive monthly rental, so she decided to turn it
into a boarding house for students entering university to help her with the financial
side of maintaining the house. The boarders were very close to the family and to
this day, some still keep in touch and are considered extended family. They even
joked about being relatives, Reyrey Cayago, in particular.
My mother first had my Aunt Osing helping her manage the boarding house. When she left after a few years, our Aunt Ising came and took over. Most of my siblings graduated with a degree from the University of the Philippines. My brother Rolando was the first to have been able to contribute financially to my mother, unselfishly working while completing Civil Engineering Degree at Divine Word University in Tacloban, City. My sister Nympha also graduated in Civil Engineering Degree in San Carlos, Cebu, City. My Sister Mila graduated in Pharmacy Degree at South Western University in Cebu City. My brother Cesar completed a trade course in Light Automotive and Heavy Equipment Master Mechanic, while I completed to pursue an electronic trade certificate from School of Electronic Colleges at Ultimu in Sydney , Australia. I am also currently a semester away in completing Trade Certificate IV in Warehousing and Logistics and Diploma in Community Services.
One thing I am sure of, my family enjoys life and are constantly in the look out for self improvement. Our journey gifted us with friends, some come and go, while some stick like glue. We call them injected family members. *smiles* Joking aside, every one of you have touch our lives in some form or another and you are part of our llives. Please let me have the honor of introducing my family, relatives and friends by collecting your smiles, your memorable moments and putting them all together here in the Newvillamor Official Website.
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you as you are to them "
-- Desmond Tutu