ni Carlos A. Aréjola GÎPAW BIKOL! Iyan an pigpapadarang text kan parasurat na si Jun Balde sa Kabulig Bikol1 kun igwang magayon na bareta, arog baga kun igwang Bikolano na nanggana sa kontes o igwa nin bagong libro na nagluwas. Iyan man an pigpapaabot ko sa saindo ngunyan na aldaw! Gipaw Bikol! Has the corpus [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bicol Culture’
An Literaturang Bikol sa nakaaging apat na taon
Posted in Arts & Literature, History, tagged Arts and Literature, Bicol, Bicol Culture, Bicol Literature, Bicol Tongue, Bicolano Figures on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Names and Places
Posted in Arts & Literature, Culture, Beliefs & Traditions, Places & Destinations, tagged Bicol Culture, Bicol Places on April 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It is oft said that names bear meanings. Abraham, for instance, means “father of the multitude of nations” which goes true with Abraham of the Bible, and Abe Lincoln of the United States. With the names of places we have, for instance, “Camarines” which originated from the Spanish term “Camarin” meaning “granary”. In a way [...]
The Poverty in the Bicol Region 3
Posted in Current Events, Economy, History, tagged Bicol Culture, poverty on March 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Poverty may be relative. As I told my colleague sometime ago, the Bicol Region may be economically depressed. Infrastructure-wise, it may remain uncomparable to Metro Manila, or least Cebu, or Davao. But if you consider the satisfaction of the Bicolanos with their way of life, the Metro Manilans may even be far below. In several [...]






