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Nov
01
2008

Cemetery Tour: Cementerio de Janiuay

Janiuay Cemetery gates

Perhaps the most notable among all of the cemeteries in central Iloilo would be the cemetery of Janiuay, some 30 kilometers from Iloilo City. This is the town after Cabatuan, so if we started our trip there then its just 15 minutes away.

Janiuay town is settled in the foothills of the Panay Cordillera which its fertile valley is irrigated by Suague River. The church itself is new after some of the guerillas burned the old Spanish colonial era church in World War II. What is remarkable heritage site here is not in the town proper but several kilometers away from the town plaza, another place for the dead…the Filipino-Hispano cemetery.

Built through forced labour and was finished in 1884 under the supervision of the Agustinians, Dominicans and Don Placido Martin, this one hectare cemetery has baroque and gothic designs incorporated at the portals, the stone and wrought iron fences, the camposanto and the walls of the niches. As reported by the Philippine Commission during the American colonial era, this one is truly remarkable. Read the rest of this entry »

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Oct
15
2008

Kaisa sa Pag-sugpo ng Kahirapan ni Juan de la Cruz! – Blog Action Day 2008

Ito na marahil ang kauna-unahan kong post na nakasalin sa wikang Pilipino sa blog na ito. Ito’y bahagi sa aking taus-pusong pagsuporta sa kilos na ito laban sa kahirapan o kasadlakan.

Sinasabing karamihan ng mga Pilipino ngayon ay nasasadlak sa kahirapan dahil na rin sa nangyayaring krisis ekonomiya ng mundo. Dahil na rin sa pangungurakot ng iilan, tila naipagkakait sa kanila ang kagandahan ng buhay at ang pag-asa ng pag-asenso. Marami sa ating mga Pilipino ang hindi nakakakain ng tatlong beses sa isang araw dahil na rin sa mahal na presyo ng bilihin at pati na rin sa pang-gatong o gas.

Ang kahirapan ay isang malalim na konteksto. Hindi lang ito kasalatan sa materyal na bagay, kundi pati na rin sa kakulangan sa pagbibigay halaga sa karapatang pantao na halos nilalabag sa ating bansa araw araw. Kung ipinagkait mo na rin ito, para na rin itong pagpapabusabos sa mga taong nangangailangan ng wastong pamumuhay.

Ang kahirapan ay hindi ganoon kadaling sugpuin. Dahil ito mismo ay nakaugat na sa atin, sa ating kamalayan, sa ating lipunan. Ang pagsugpo sa kahirapan ay hindi lang sa pamimigay ng salapi sa mga namumulubi, kundi bigyan sila ng masaganang pamumuhay sa pisikal, materyal, ispiritwal at natatamasa ang karapatang pantao. Ang isang lipunan ay nawawala sa mga kadena ng kahirapan kung ito’y ating babaguhin mula sa ating sarili at silyaban muli ang diwa ng bayanihan sa isa’t isa.

Magkaisa tayo laban sa kahirapan. Tulad ng isang komyuter na kailangang bagtasin ang peligrosong daan, kailangan natin itong harapin upang makamtan na natin ang totoong kaunlaran na gustong matamasa ng bawat Pilipino.

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Aug
20
2008

Simula Na! Taralets na!

So, its the start of a new beginning for my blogging life. Anyway, I only took interest with blogging just 2 years ago. I just write out of frustration and wanting to express my ideas and thoughts through the net. Along with that was my experiences with my travels, my praise and my rants.

Traveling has one of the things that I’ve been doing since several days after my birth (yes, I was able to have my first plane ride by December 1985, a few days after my brith). And eversince then, wherever my parents are, I was there. The inquisitive mind and the instinct to explore new places, faces and traditions had never waned. Too bad I never wrote it in a diary, nakakatamad kasi tapos kung may diary ka, aasarin ka na bakla ka kasi ang diary daw ay para sa babae. Sayang!

I never stopped traveling. It was, is and will be my passion. But the difference is that I do not just do sightseeing, but immerse with the culture. More than just an average tourist, I’ve been always fascinated by the things behind culture…For me it adds flavor to the place.

So, it is a new beginning for me. I might be writing in 2 languages. One in English and the other in Filipino (and might be using vernacular) so that I can share my thoughts and experiences not just the digital elites but for the masa as well. The guide for everything Pilipinas (and who knows, labas Pinas, hehe!!)

Kaya Tara na! Taralets!
Visit the blog at: http://www.taralets.co.cc

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Aug
20
2008

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