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Quiet Start
For someone who has done so much for others, it was quite unlikely that Calalay, a handsome man who stands over six feet tall with a fine build, which strongly hints of an athletic past, would first catch national attention with a bill defending the rights of the third sex.
But then Rey, as friends call him, goes by the Bible counsel: “Hence when you go making gifts of mercy, do not blow a trumpet ahead of you, just as the hypocrites do.”
Some people sneer at the unexpected nationwide publicity saying, he’s probably ran out of issues to legislate on. To a certain extent that is correct: Calalay has, indeed, nearly ran out of issues precisely because he has covered practically everything—women, children, the disabled, the poor, senior citizens and the sick. You name it, he has probably written a bill on it.
But closest to his heart are issues on education, health, and peace and order, followed closely by infrastructure support, livelihood enhancement and cooperative development, environment and sanitation, and sports and cultural development, though not necessarily in that order.
In support of these priorities, he has helped organize an emergency medical stand-by fund for the poorest of the poor as part of his health programs. During this interview, a constituent whispered into his ear that a child very sick with leukemia lies in a district hospital and needs at least P500/day worth of medicine.
Calalay quickly responded by saying that the child may draw from an emergency stand-by fund he has created for cases like this. He has also drafted bills that provide financial support for the bereaved family of a deceased constituent, “just in case some people may need it.” And many do, as he has discovered, even in Quezon City where many of the metro’s affluent supposedly reside.
In support of his education programs, he has provided for a college scholarship program for poor but deserving students and day care centers. For peace and order, he has provided patrol cars and fire trucks.
Coming from a family of modest means, Calalay knows what it means to be poor. A genuine native of Quezon City, Calalay was born on March 20, 1939 in a depressed area in San Francisco del Monte.
For a while, he even became a security guard at a textile factory. His first brush with the House of Representatives was not as congressman but as utility aide. Even then, he had humble dreams.
“As utility aide, my only ambition was to become a page–the person who mans the entrances of the Batasan building. To me, their work was one of the most important things done at Congress because they would call the drivers of the representatives over the microphone to come to the entrance.”
He never dreamed that he would one day be a congressman, a possibility quite remote for someone who came from a modest family—in dreams or in reality. Calalay finished his elementary education at a local school, the San Francisco Elementary School. The parish priest, who was once a benefactor, saw his potential as an exceptional athlete and recommended him for a scholarship at the San Beda College, where he played with reasonable distinction for its basketball team.
Since 1972, when he was elected barrio captain, Calalay had already been known for his distinguished public service in Barrio Damayan, San Francisco del Monte. His accomplishments in government have since become endless.
After he held the post as barrio captain for 16 years, he was chosen as one of six outstanding Barangay Captains of Quezon City by the Mabuhay ang Pilipino Movement four years later.
His dedication to public service didn’t go unnoticed further on. After five years, he caught the eye of the Capitol Center, Kiwanis Club, which bestowed on him the title of “Most Outstanding Barangay Captain of Quezon City”—a no mean feat, considering he was picked from—and topped—138 barangay chiefs citywide who vied for the much-coveted award.
It was when he won a second term in the Quezon City Council that he soon caught real attention in the four corners of huge Quezon City when he ran for re-election in the same district by a landslide, garnering the highest number of votes during the 1992 synchronized elections.
Unprecedented record
So far, in his six years as representative, Calalay has carried out 429 infrastructure projects, 80 training programs and 30 seminars for the improvement of the skills and knowledge of 6,250 people, 111 medical and drug donations missions.
He has also facilitated the distribution of 12 ambulances and fire trucks, provided vehicles for policemen, planted 5,400 trees, organized regular fogging and fumigation of all barangays in his district; and successfully launched the first-ever Summer Basketball Congressional Cup participated in by almost all of the barangays in his district.
In all of his 33 years in public service, he spent 16 years as barrio captain, two terms as city councilor, and is now on his third and last term as representative of QC District 1, where he distinguishes himself with a perfect attendance record.
In as much as he will soon complete his third term, he has already made sure that the seeds of his pet projects are planted. For instance, he has started housing projects for Barangays Sto. Domingo, Damayan and Tatalon Estate for an initial 33 families each.
As he relishes his third and last term, Calalay looks back with satisfaction, knowing that he has carried out what he came to Congress for. Among others, he succeeded in his desire to improve education in his district by repairing and building at least 16 school buildings in his district, education being his main thrust.
He looks forward to spending more time with his lovely wife, the former Jennifer Pingol, and their three children, two boys and a girl.
Not bad for someone who started out with virtually nothing going for him except extraordinary drive and an intense desire to help others. Calalay may have been a poor man, but he was never poor in spirit.
Scholarship
Educational
scholarship or grants are available to many students by our government and different agencies and non profit community.
TECHNICIAN / TECHNICAL
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
MASTERS DEGREE
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Some measures authored co-authored by Congressman Rey Calalay
Bill #: HB01297
Title :An act declaring as
unlawful the tampering of votes for any candidates in an election held in accordance with the omnibus election code and providing penalties for violation thereof
Bill#: HB04923
Title : An act establishing special school for the blind, deaf,mute and other physically and mentally handicapped and disadvantaged persons
Bill#: HB05726
Title : An act of Supplemental retirement benefit by way of financial assistance to optional retirees from the government service.
Bill#: HB06549
Title : An act providing that abused children be removed from the custody of their guardian or parent pending custody proceeding amending for the purpose republic act numbered seventy-six hundred and ten otherwise known as the " Special Protection for Children against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination act.
Bill#: HB05942
Title : An act providing for a jury system in the dispensation of justice in the Philippines
Bill#: HB01598
Title : An act increasing the benefits ofthe retired government employeesamending for the pupose commenwealth act numbered one hundred eighty six, as amended.
Some Projects Done By Calalay
15 Day Care Centers : Brgy Vasra Day Care Center, Brgy Santo Cristo Day Care center , Bgy San Antonio Day Care Center , Bgy Veterans Village Day Care Center , Bgy Nayong Kanluran Day Care Center , Bgy Sta Cruz Day Care Center , Bgy Damayan Day Care Center , Bgy Mariblo Day Care Center , Bgy Santo Domingo Day Care Center , Bgy Balingasa Day Care Center , Bgy San Jose Day Care Center , Bgy Talayan Day Care center (2) , Bgy Manresa Day Care center ,Matutum Day Care Center
Schools : Damayan Elementary School, Bungad Elementary School , Masamanbong Elementary School , San Jose Elementary School, Balingasa Elementary School , San Fracisco Elementary School , Ramon Magsaysay Elementary School , Paltok Elementary School , Sinagtala Elementary School , Sto Cristo Elementary School , San Francisco High School , Quezon City Science High School , San Jose High School , Sergio Osmena High School , Judge Juan Luna High School
Youth Centers ,Multi Purpose Community center, Senior Citizen Hall, Livelihood Assistance Projec , Health Center Stations, cooperatives and many more. In Fact, the home of our own Congressman Rey Calalay was open to the public when he was alive.
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