Brgy. Sta.Maria Alicia, Isabela

From the roster of regional winners, one of them was hailed as the NATIONAL CHAMPION - the highest award the organization could ever achieve. With an average score of 98%, the award goes to….?!

BRGY. STA. MARIA RIC! Congratulations once again!!

Our very own RIC President, Kapitana Pat Narne accepted the award in the presence of President B**g B**g Marcos in the recently concluded 50th Gawad Saka (National Awarding Ceremony) held at Munoz, Nueva Ecija.

‘GOLDEN MOMENT’ for Barangay Santa Maria RIC!

Beaming with pride, our Kapitana Pat Narne gracefully accepted the award for being the Outstanding RIC Organization in the Philippines in the recently concluded “50th Gawad Saka”.

This golden moment is a culmination of years of strategic innovation, passion, and grit which would not have been possible without the collective efforts of its active officers and members, and barangay officials under the leadership of Kap. Jaime Narne.

Congratulations and keep shining, Santa Maria RIC!

Outstanding RIC Organization (Provincial level)

Congratulations!

Next up, national level!! 😊

“One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.” – Michael J. Fox

For not backing down and yielding easily to the whims of a higher authority, you upheld the dignity of our barangay and some of your colleagues. Notwithstanding their cunning yet vile maneuvering akin to Pontius Pilate, you remained calm, obeyed the order of the authority but never surrendered your principles. That alone is honorable and only a morally upright person could do that.

It is indeed a story worth-sharing even to the next generation that once upon a time, may isang bukod-tanging kapitan mula sa maliit na barangay ng Alicia na nanindigan at nag-challenge ng status quo. Despite knowing an impending adverse result, he still fought a good fight and conquered the odds by not allowing his principles to be trampled upon.

With that said, we want to give our snappiest salute to you, Kap! You did not lose the battle but rather you won our respect even more.

And…still!! For two consecutive years, we remain to be the undisputed OVERALL CHAMPION!!!
Dahil po sa sipag at galing na ipinamalas ng ating mga kabarangay, sa ilalim ng pamumuno ng ating mahusay na kapitan Kap. Jaime Narne at RIC Pres. Pat Narne, sampu ng kanilang mga opisyales, muli po nating nakamit ang 1st Place or OVERALL CHAMPION with two special awards.
CONGRATULATIONS, Sta. Marians!😊

Congratulations to all the basketball players of Barangay Sta. Maria, Alicia, Isabela. Maraming Salamat poh SA lahat Ng tumulong at sumuporta upang maisagawa Ng Maayos ang palarong ito.
Special thanks po Kay Sir Edward Dela Cruz, Salamat poh sa donation Sir❤️

Mythical-Five of the year 2022
*Jhun Paul A. Ordonio
*Justine Delacruz
*Aldrin Villuan
*Jackson Molina
* Wildren R. Olaco
Best Guard of the year 2022
* John Paul De Guzman
Most Valuable player of the year 2022
* Gabriel Pascua
* Rookie of the year 2022
Kent Johnxel Bedaña
*Best Emcee of the year 2022
Kristine Sadiamona

4th place purok tondo
3rd place kosa
2nd place Regis farm
1st place Quatro kantos
Champion Cosmos🏆🏀🏅

‘The 2022 Edition of ECOLOGICAL-GULAYAN Park’

The recent ‘eco-gulayan park’ competition showcased the creativity, unity and competitiveness of Alicianos.

From what we have seen, some really leveled up in certain aspects. Next to ours, our favorites are Mataas na Kahoy for their exquisite landscape, and Sto. Domingo for their very welcoming ambiance and all-native materials. Aurora is also worth-mentioning for its heritage park. Kudos also to Rizal for the total make-over of their park. Most, if not all barangays, really worked hard to give us a nice treat. With that, we give our applause.

But setting aside our personal biases, the board of judges already made a decision based on certain criteria, and provided an empirical evidence to support their judgment. While every participating eco-park has its own uniqueness, we trust the board of judges’ wisdom in determining the winner. Remember, the competition says, ‘Search for Best Eco-Gulayan Park’, meaning, gulayan plus eco-park. ‘Eco’ is short for ecological, which leads us to our next point.

The statement that “an eco-park should not have a pond" is misplaced, being unaware of the fact that even the most renowned eco-park in the country has a separate pond. A pond represents a rich biodiversity or a diverse ecosystem. In fact, it can have its own ecosystem. By necessary implication and rightfully so, a pond can be a part of an ecological park. But nonetheless, it was not the sole basis of the judges in determining the winner.

However, just a few days after we have been declared as the CHAMPION, we received a number of messages from concerned citizens informing us of the issue. But instead of adding fuel to the fire and sensationalize on the matter, we simply shrugged it off. We instead chose to reflect on our CORE VALUES and the reason why we participated to this event. As they say, in every competition, it’s either you win or “nadaya/dinaya”. Sadly, nowadays, the spirit of sportsmanship slowly vanishes into thin air.

But despite all these, our leaders, Kap. Jaime Narne and RIC Pres. Ma’am Pat, remained calm and humble. When asked for their comment regarding this matter, they simply said, ‘hayaan nyo na lang sila.’ Kap. Narne just smiled and said, ‘Nagtrabaho lang tayo.’ Being public servants as they are, they exude the character of servant leadership by setting good examples to the people or leading them by example. In the previous years, they gracefully accepted defeat and led the people to work harder and better, unperturbed by the fact that we are indeed facing the giants. We remained focused on our goal, hence, this year’s CHAMPIONSHIP. We are just blessed that our parents in this barangay set the tone right, which is indeed worthy of emulation.

We now rest our case and no longer entertain any dissenters. A win is still a win.

WHEREFORE, all premises considered, WE DESERVE THE VICTORY.