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Category: Places & Destinations
It's been months since I last visited Iriga City and Rinconada. Dakul na man na pagbabago including new buildings as well as stores. Maski ang city hall iba na man. From San Roque, the new seat of local governance moved to Sta. Cruz. Siguro, para makaiwas na sa baha. Medyo hababa kaya an sentro kan … Continue reading Iriga City: Some waves of changes
Natapos na su PPSA pero su research ko manungod sa mga Imperial sa Albay asin man sa nakaagi kan Bikol padagos pa giraray. And as I do so, I accidentally stumbled on this cute presentation of the history of the town of Irosin in Sorsogon. The presentation is in Bikol verse with an English translation. … Continue reading Irosin: History in Verse
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 … Continue reading Names and Places
For warm days like this, a river trip may be nice if going to the beach is expensive. DocHoliday59 of YouTube shares this video from one of his trips:
Just this Saturday, Jessica Soho in her TV program "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" featured the other ailing languages of the Philippines -- Bisaya and Kapampangan. According to her, Bisayan and Kapampangan advocates try to revive their language through music. Hence, the BisRock and the Kapampangan Rock. But while BisRock is already filling the airwaves with … Continue reading An tataramon asin musikang Bikolnon
One of the municipalities close to my heart is the Municipality of Baao, Camarines Sur. It is also one of the places that struck my interest during our Bicol Class under Prof. Arcilla. It's because, according to her, if there is a pioneer for night markets, it is Baao. Indeed, as opposed to other public … Continue reading B for “Baao”
An hapot: ano an posibleng eksplinasyon kan kakaibang political maturity sa Naga City? As mentioned, Naga portrays a different political culture. Aside from the "ubos kun ubos" election mentality, medyo dakul an political Centrists asin Center Leftists sa lugar kasabay na diyan an mga Social Democrats, Democratic Socialists asin independent Socialists as opposed to other … Continue reading Bicol Politics: The Case of Naga City Part 2
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