Among the most visited post in this blog is the article "Past Governors of Bicol". Some even dropped comments one of which goes: O wait, but there isn’t any initiative to learn more about Bicol’s past leaders, is there? According to former UP President Dodong Nemenzo: The problem with our contemporary history is that it … Continue reading History malnourished
Tag: Bicol
An Literaturang Bikol sa nakaaging apat na taon
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 … Continue reading An Literaturang Bikol sa nakaaging apat na taon
Siisay an mas maurag: Mga Pilipino o mga Europeo?
My friend and I just had conversation the other day and we were talking about the weather. He said that almost all Europeans are weather conscious and they finalize their schedules based on the weather forecast. Halimbawa, kung gusto ninda na magkawat ki football (their primary game just like basketball is to Filipinos), iniiling muna … Continue reading Siisay an mas maurag: Mga Pilipino o mga Europeo?
Hilong pagkamoot
Let's break first the sad tale of poverty. Bobot Malaga of San Roque, Legazpi City renders a version of one of the songs I used to hear over rounds of bottles of gin. The title is "Hilong Pagkamoot" and is uploaded by "Tagatibo" in You Tube.
The Poverty in the Bicol Region 2
Last Wednesday, the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) released the official poverty statistics. One of the highlights is the increase of poverty incidence in the country to 26.9% for families in 2006 compared to 24.4% in 2003. Gustong sabihon, maski gurano kagayon kan mga uru-istorya ni Presidente Gloria Arroyo manungod sa ekonomiya, dai pa man … Continue reading The Poverty in the Bicol Region 2
The Poverty in the Bicol Region
A colleague asked: The Bicol Region is rich in natural as well as human resources. How come it still remains poor? I immediately remember the stories about Japan after World War II. It was so poor and so war torn, how come the Land of the Rising Sun still became rich? I was tongue-tied at … Continue reading The Poverty in the Bicol Region
An tataramon asin musikang Bikolnon
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
