User:Atilano Jude S. Cabangal/Bayawanihan

“Bayawanihan” - is Bayawan’s version of Character First!

“Bayanihan” - a Filipino term that refers to the spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective; it is also understood as “being heroes for one another”;

“Bayawan” - is derived from the Visayan word, "Bayaw" meaning to raise or lift-up.

“Bayawanihan” expresses the City’s Core Values S P I R I T U A L I T Y E  X C E L L E N C E C  R E A T I V I T Y U  N I T Y R  ESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP E NVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY S E L F – R E L I A N C E

Bayawanihan will also beunderstood through the following terms:

Bayaw – holy, this articulates the essential element of Bayawan’s development, a development that is anchored in and oriented towards the Almighty God. It expresses the value and aspiration of the people to be God-Loving – SPIRITUALITY.

Bayanihan – spirit of communal solidarity wherein every Bayawanon participates in all processes of development and Progress – UNITY.

Bayawan – a blessed/holy place, refers to the respect and care Bayawanons must give to Bayawan’s environment as well as to the self, to the family and the community – ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY.

Anihan – harvest, refers to the values on productivity and service excellence – EXCELLENCE.

BayanI – with the emphasis on the “I”. a hero has to be first a hero for himself – self-knowledge; self-evolution; self-love; –CREATIVITY.

Bayawan Ni – ownership, stewardship, connotes love for Bayawan and the Philippines; and Bayan –An orientation to do something for Bayawan and the Philippines. – RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP

Ani – yield, product, fruits; refers to how the individual and the community manage the resources to be able to prepare for the rainy seasons or the ‘hard times’ to ensure adequate food in the table – SELF-RELIANCE.

With BAYAW-Anihan 10LB, we want to explore, discover, recognize, capitalize and celebrate Bayawan’s brand of teamwork and heroism.

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." - Matthew 9:37-38