Thursday, January 7, 2010

GIMPAYA, JENNY GREAMP O.

MGA PATUOD

* Kapti ang ikog ko
ta maladop ako
[ TABO ]

* Lalong binubuhay nalipot ang buhay
Lalong ginagadan nalawig ang buhay
[ CANDILA ]

* Langit sa itaas
Langit sa ibabaw
May tubig sa bot-nga
[ NIYOG ]

* May balay ako sa marurugui
An harigui barari
An atop sawale
[ CASAG ]

* Con mina tindog mina hababa
Con mina tocao mina halangcao
[ IDO ]

* Sarong bola, pito an mata
[ LALAWGON o PILANDOK ]

* Balay ni Sta.Ana
Palibot nin espada
[ PINYA ]

* Dara mo, dara ka,
dara pa saimong dara
[ SAPATOS ]

* Nag-incod an agta
insucdot san castila
[ SINAPNA ]

* Nagcacapang palang an ina
nag-incod na an batit
[ KALABASA ]

GIMPAYA, JENNY GREAMP O.

MGA SASABIHON

* An kolog can gigis ko
Lakop sa hawak pati payo

* Nagkakawat an demonyo
Sa taong dain guibo

* An hababaw na pinag-adalan
Peligrosong kandungan

* An tangad na uhoy, tindog sa kagianan
An bawog na uhoy, duko sa katimgasan

* An minalustab sa langit
Inaabtan nin makuring sakit

* Dai ka mamansag kan saimong yaman
Ngapit tibaad ka madaihan

* An taong baragohon
Garong nasosolong gogon

* Mayong maniwang na manok
Sa nagugutom na botbot

* May talinga an daga
May pakpak an bareta

* An maminotan sa sugal
Sakod kalag ipapabakal

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

GIMPAYA, JENNY GREAMP O.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BULAN, SORSOGON

"The town of Bulan has a colorful and dramatic history which dates back to the pre-hispanic period. Legend, however, surrounds the name of Bulan." The term "Bulan" in the local Bulaneño dialect, has several meanings. It may mean the month of the year, or the moon, or a luminary. According to a local historian, the great Valerio Zuñiga, the last meaning, taken in its truest intrinsic sense, is the more accepted term, due to the historical fact narrated by the "mga gurangan", the old inhabitants of the town. They said that one night, a Spanish scouting expedition coming from the old seaport of Ticao, sailing northward and at the level of the seacoast of Otabi, saw a big and beautiful luminary, the moon, from the right side of their ship. Some of the natives who accompanied the Spanish explorers as guides and crew members, showed happiness and excitement when they saw the moon which radiated its silvery beams in the night. Asked by the Spaniards as to the cause of their excitement , they shouted, "Builan … builan" pointing at the same time to the moon which had caused their happiness. In memory of this happening, the Spaniards named the place, "Builan" when they landed.

Another version goes that one moonlit night, two fishermen ashore were apportioning their catch when the Spaniards who landed in the place approached them for information about the place. Thinking that they were being asked about the full moon rising in the east, they answered, "Bulan".

Archaeological evidences point out that long before the coming of the Spaniards , the coasts of Sorsogon were already thriving with communities of settlers dating back to as early as 4,000 B.C., when the Indonesians reached Southern Luzon. The archaeological findings excavated in San Juan, Magsaysay and Gate, which were evaluated to belong to the Ming and Sung Dynasty support the theories of historical researchers that the southernmost tip of Luzon, mentioned by Beyer and other historians, probably including Bulan, showed signs of civilization as far back as 960 A.D. Golden crowns, believed to exist from 91 B.C. to 79 A.D., were also excavated in Bulan. Historical records disclose that in 1569, an expedition led by Captain Luis Enriquez de Guzman and Fray Alonzo Jimenez, an Augustinian Friar , reached Sorsogon soil and found a small settlement of natives engaged in fishing and farming.

This settlement was believed to be Otavi. It was in Otavi where Fr. Jimenez, together with Fr. Juan Orta, celebrated the first Mass in Luzon. On May 16, 1572, Capitan-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi divided what is now Sorsogon Province into various encomiendas, and he allocated "Bililan" (Bulan) as a royal encomienda, which, together with "Uban" (Juban), has a population of 280 or 70 whole tributes. In 1583, the Franciscans began their evangelical work in Sorsogon. Subsequently in 1646, the Franciscans formed Gate as a visita of Bulusan. In January 1690, Builan was constituted as a pueblo civil and Gate was chosen as the townsite. Fray Diego de Yepes assumed administration of the town and at the same time its parish priest. He left Builan sometime in 1696. The growth of Bulan as a town, however, would be arrested as it began to suffer from the pressures of intense Moro raids in Sorsogon which lasted up to the middle of the 19th century. In 1746, a very devastating Moro attack destroyed Gate, which was 12 kilometers distant from the coast. Builan was plundered and razed to the ground. Scores of natives were killed and injured. Women and children were taken as captives. Those who were able to survive escaped the town, fleeing to the hills and hinterlands, abandoning the town totally. For the next 55 years Bulan was erased from the maps.

Towards the latter part of 1799, a Spanish-mestizo from Casiguran, Don Agustin Camposano, came to Bulan to spearhead the re-establishment of the town. On January 1, 1801, the town was refounded along the banks of the "Mariboc River", in what is now between Sitio Pawa and Barangay San Rafael. Builan, now spelled as "Bulan", became a duly recognized pueblo under the Province of Albay, with Don Juan Vicente as the first "capitan" or "gobernadorcillo" and Father Manuel Bernardo as the first parish priest. The fortress of the old town, now referred to as "Banuang Daan" stands as a mute testimony to the dramatic rise of Bulan as a community. On May 15, 1801, Otavi was the first barrio recognized by the Municipal Government of Bulan. Later on, Gate, San Juan (Daan) and Buenavista (now part of Irosin) were recognized as barrios. Fifteen years later, sometime in 1815, a killer typhoon struck Bulan, killing many of its inhabitants, destroying their crops and properties. These forced many residents to move westward, to a safer place to avoid the imminent danger of the floods of the River Mariboc. On November 11, 1849, the Claveria Decree was issued in which new surnames for the inhabitants were adopted to facilitate identification.

In 1850, this decree was implemented in Bulan. The families of Bulan were given new family names, most of which start with the letter "G". In 1866, the municipal officials of Bulan decided to transfer the town to its present site. A cofradia, formed by Fr. Francisco Roque, was headed by Don Marcial Gillego, the capitan-municipal and an architect. This cofradia (religious confraternity composed of prominent citizens), was given the task of management in the planning and construction of the new town. In 1883, a cholera epidemic, the worst catastrophe to hit Bulan killed 810 persons or 22 percent of the population in a 3-month period. Many prominent citizens also died during that time. Since its founding, and despite some unhappy events in the life of its people, the town continually and steadily began its rise to prosperity. It surpassed other towns in terms of economic activities, and rivalled with the premiere seaport town of Sorsogon. It was now an important and crowded seaport engaging in commercial trade with seacoast towns of Samar and the islands of Ticao and Masbate, the neighbouring towns in Sorsogon and the city of Manila. By the time Sorsogon province became independent from Albay, in 1894, Bulan's population rose to 11,000. The big Spanish firm engaged in copra and abaca export, the Gutierrez Hermanos, from Manila, established a town branch. Many Chinese traders resided in Bulan. While Bulan was spared the bloody turmoil of the 1896 Revolution, the Spanish Provincial Government undertook measures to preempt revolutionary activities in the towns, and placed under surveillance all persons suspected of bearing sympathy to the revolutionary cause. Arrests and imprisonments took place. In October 1896, Don Teodoro De Castro y Zabala was arrested and incarcerated in Bilibid, because he was found in possession of letters written by anti-Spanish natives in Manila. Don Zacarias Asuncion and other residents suffered the same fate, for having no cedulas personales and for singing anti-Spanish songs. It should be noted here, that on January 4, 1897, one of the sons of Bulan, Father Severino Diaz, a priest at the Nueva Caceres Cathedral, was shot in Bagumbayan together with 14 other martyrs. They are now referred to as the "Martyrs of Bikol". In November, 1898, Bulan was visited by three ranking revolutionary leaders, General Jose Ignacio Pawa, General Vicente Lukban, and Col. Pedro Aguinaldo. They declared Bulan under the New Philippine Republic. Elections were also held that year.

On January 21, 1900, at the height of the Philippine-American War, the Americans landed in Bulan. The American soldiers were under the command of Captain Charles Mclane and Lieutenant B.P. Dishky, of the A and B Company of the First Battalion. There was no resistance from the town. In fact, through the efforts and initiatives of the principales of Bulan headed by Don Rufino Gerona, the pacification campaign in Sorsogon gained ground. It was Don Rufino and company who caused the surrender of Col. Emeterio Funes, a provincial revolutionary leader, in 1901. Not to be forgotten during this period between the First Philippine Republic and the American Occupation is the name of Don Julian Gerona, an illustrious son of Bulan who figured prominently in national affairs. He was a friend of Rizal, Mabini and other revolutionary leaders. He also later on became the first Secretary to the First Philippine Assembly of 1907. The name of this Bulaneño will be etched in the annals of Philippine history. Under the Americans, the community of Bulan flourished. Education, trade and commerce, politics and religion were given ample freedom to prosper. The people started organizing labor unions, political parties and community movements. The setting up of women's clubs as the Club de la Mujer, and the Jota de Leche and scouting movements were encouraged. When the Second World War broke out, the Japanese Forces occupied Bulan in December 13-14, 1941. Bulan at first offered no resistance to the Japanese invaders who held camp in various parts of the town. Many young soldiers and officers from Bulan though, fought in the battlefields of Bataan and Corregidor.

Many lost their lives and did not return back. Those who survived Bataan, Corregidor and the Death March came back, organized guerilla groups and fought sporadic battles with the Japanese. There were also incidents of death at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army, especially that of the thirteen men, mostly Chinese, who were executed in Gate in June 1942. It was also a sad period that the guerilla groups in Bulan were divided into two major factions, the Lapuz group and the Escudero group. Many soldiers and citizens died, suffered and became victims to this bloody rivalry. With the coming of the American Liberation Forces, the guerillas eventually united, but the town of Bulan was burned by the Japanese forces who retreated to Magallanes. There were many atrocities committed during this time. Bulan was liberated from the Japanese by October 1944.

The air-raid shelters and wartunnels at Imelda, Sta. Remedios, Layuan, San Francisco and other places remain as grim reminders of that dark period in Bulan's history. The process of reconstruction and rebuilding of the town took place after the Liberation. The people of Bulan took to the task, as with other communities in the Philippines, in an effort to regain what was lost during the war. Politics was lively, as with socio-economic activities and religion. Schools flourished, barrios were organized and constituted, citizens' organizations grew, population increased. By 1960, there were 54,180 persons recorded, up from 13,431 in 1903. By 1972, there were already 63 barangays in Bulan, compared to eleven in 1900. The declaration of Martial Law in 1972 proved to be another chapter in the history of Bulan. It was a period of uneasy predicaments. During these times, many young students from Bulan became involved in activism espousing socialist and radical change. It was brought about by excesses in politics and government, and a desperate look at the deterioration of the quality of life in many levels of Philippine Society. At first, the people of Bulan welcomed the declaration of Martial Law and its promise of a New Society. But as the turn of events deteriorated, people became fearful of the times. From 1973 to 1975, the far-flung barangays and sitios, especially the isolated ones, notably Gabod, Marinab, and the northern barangays became virtual battlefields of the warring government military forces and NPA rebels. There were reports of atrocities by both sides, and many barangay residents fled their homes to escape being caught in the crossfire. Proof of this was the rapid decline of population in barrios. Up to the present, there are still pockets of armed resistance offered by the NPA in the hills and barangays of Bulan. Prominent names of Bulan citizens who joined the rebel movements of the 1970's were the late Antonio Ariado, Ms. Nanette Vytiaco and many others. In the 1986 EDSA Revolt, a son of Bulan stood out in the national scene. Hw was Colonel Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan, who later on became a rebel military officer and then a Senator of the Philippine Republic.

The events of 1986 brought new changes in local leadership and in the aspects of Bulan's community life. In the year 2001, Bulan celebrates her 200th year anniversary or bicentennial, since being refounded along the banks of the Mariboc River. Through the years, Bulan was able to withstand the tests of time, thanks to the resiliency and grace of her people. Bulan today stands proud for her history and yet humble with the lessons of time. She is now at the forefront of rapid socio-economic and political changes confronting many communities of Philippine Society and in a few years, she will perhaps be Sorsogon's foremost town. The People of Bulan, a product of the complicated interplay of time, events, race and culture, exudes a character both complex and simple. It is this character that makes him both religious and irreverent; stubborn, courageous and proud yet warm and accommodating. He can bend with the wind but remain strong as not to break. And this character has carried him through both fortunate and difficult times.

The People of Bulan has been shaped by the events of history and has himself shaped history. It is this that will carry this people on, this town on, to the next millennium.

Monday, January 4, 2010

GIMPAYA, JENNY GREAMP O.

AN ISTORYA KAN BOMBON

An istorya kun papano nagin municipio an bombon makolor
Sa duwang peryodo-Espanyol asin Americano, an Bombon nakamit nin independensya alagad nawara man giraray
An Bombon nagpoon saro sanang baryo kan banwaan na Quipayo. Ini, sa laog nin 240 taon.Kan Julio 5, 1849, nagin independiyente ini na sarong munisipyo. Alagad dai ini na haloy. Huli ta kan dumatung si mga Americano kan Febrero 11, 1990, dakulang pagbabago si nangyari. Pakaestableser kan gobierno sibil sa Filipinas kan 1903 an Bombon isinaro sa munisipyo kan Calabanga. Nagin na lang an Bombon sarong baryo.
Kan 1907 matapos aprobahan an akta kan Lehislatora Filipina an Bombon pigseparar hale sa Calabanga asin iniba sa Magarao sagkod na iproklamar ini na sarong munisipyo sosog sa Orden Ejecutibo 251 Julio 27, 1949, pirmado ni Elpidio Quirino, Presidente kan Filipinas.
An kapistahan kan patron na si Nuestra Senora del Rosario ginigibo kada Oktobre 7 lambang taon. An simbahan pinundar kan 1864. Si konstrucsiyon pinunan ni Fr. dela Torre asin tinapos ni Fr. jose Ribaya
Igwang duang osipon kun pano inapod Bombon an munisipyong ini. An tataramon na bonbon an kaholugan "PAGWARAK". kan enot na pagtuntung kan si mga kastila sa lugar na ini, an Bombon bantug na dakulon an mga layas na manok. Si mga tawo ngani sa kataraed na baryo nadarayo sa pagdakop kaining mga layas na manok. Sarong aldaw may lalaking nagbonbon nin paroy nganing magdulok si mga manok. Sarong opisyal na kastila lunad sa saiyang karuwahe nagagiasi naghapot kan ngaran kan lugar na idto. Olay nin si lalaking nagbobonbon pighahapot sya kun anong ginigibo nya kaya nagsimbag "BOMBON". padagos si byahe kan kastila. Nakasabat nin sarong daraga maylotong dulay. hominapot liwat si Kastila kun ano an ngaran kan lugar. Si daraga hona gayod gustong maaraman kun masain sya, nagsabi sa "BONBON" lugar na pigsasakdohan.
An naghohoraray na tor-re kan kampanarto sa simbahan sarong atraksyon kan banwaan. Nakaka-akid kan "Leaning tower of Pisa" sa Italia. igwang leyenda o istorya: na kadtong pinag-gigibo pa sana ining kampanaryo kan simbahan si pundasyon nagbaba pasiring sa sarong direksyon kaya bakong tanos. Si mga tawo nagpetisyon na harahaton tolos ta kun dagoson tibaad ma tumba, alagad si kura paroko naginsistir na padagosonan trabaho kun kaya na haman sa bakong tanos na tindog-hurary sa solnopan. Ngunyan sarong ngangalasan huli ta ginatos na taon an naka-agi mayong nangyayaring pagkatumba.
Saro pang atraksyon iyo an milyon-milyon pisos na proyektong pagoma na makukua tolong kilometro hale sa poblasyon. Ini ipapatindog kan Shell Corporation tanganing idtong kaomahan na dai na-maanihan huli ta inaabot nin askad hale sa San Miguel Bay sa paagi kan Bikol River, pwedeng magamit asin tanoman. kaiba kaining proyektong ini iyo an pagtanom nin kawayan sa mga pangpang kan Bikol River. kun ini maguswag an Bombon mauswag man an Ekonomiya kaibana digde an ekonomiya kan probinsya.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

MARY ROSE M. VERI

History of Minalabac
Minalabac is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 43,957 people.

History

Minalabac is famous for the so-called "Tumatarok ni San Felipe-Santiago" dance festival where young boys aged 10 to 12 years old performed the dance ritual.

The town is not just famous for the dance festival but is likewise considered as the refuge of many distinguished political figures with their families during the outbreak of the World War II.

MARY ROSE M. VERI

HISTORY OF CALABANGA

The origin of the municipality is unfolded from the legends and fables of the old generation. In 1578 when the head Mission of Quipayo was established, Calabanga was only a visita or barrio. At that time, the place had vast forests and swamps and an abundance of wildlife such as monkeys, wild chickens, and forest lizard. Others say, it derived its name from the Bicol word “Calabangan”, the plural term of “labang” or “litag”, meaning a kind of snare for catching wild animals. Another legend says that Calabanga originated from the word “Calagbangan” meaning the wide, long, and straight street spanning from the church through the poblacion, east to west, called locally as “calabaan” or “calacbangan”.

Calabanga became known with 400 tributes. On July 15, 1749, it was separated from Quipayo by virtue of the approval of Don Fray Joan de Arechera, Bishop Elect of Nueva Segovia of the Commissary of the King, in the petition signed & filed by 37 Calabangueños on April 28, 1749 for town to be conveniently administered.

There were 2 visitas, visita de Cagapad and visita de hinarijan and 12 barrios. The barrios were san Antonio, San Vicente, Sta. Catalina, Nuestra Señora de Salud, San Lucas, San Miguel, Sta. Isabel, Nuestra Señora del Carmen, San Roque, San Pablo, San Jose (now Balongay) and Belen.

Calabanga is one of the municipalities of the province of Camarines Sur and a member of the Metro Naga Development Council. With its fishing grounds and the vast agricultural area, it is a major supplier of fish and other marine products and prime agricultural products in the province as well as in Metro Manila.

MARY ROSE M. VERI

SI NANAY, SI TATAY

Si Nanay, si Tatay di ko babayaan,
Balakid na boot an sakuyang utang -
Sipagdara sako nin siyam na bulan,
Gatas na sinoso, di ko mabayadan.

Ay Nanay, ay Tatay, kon ako maghale,
Hihidawon nindo sa gabos na aki;
Maski makakua nin makakasangle,
Dai makaarog kan sakong ugale.

Ay Nanay, ay Tatay, kon ako maraot,
Pugotan nin payo, ibontog sa lawod,
Kon maheling nindo na naganodanod,
Ay Nanay, ay Tatay, sapoda man tolos.

Si Nanay, si Tatay daing pagkaherak,
Gustong agomon ko an sarong may kuyap.
Ay Nanay ay Tatay, kon kami mamogtak
Iloho ko siya tanganing matigbak.




SI MANANG PULANA

Si Manang Pulana nagsakat sa tuba,
Naloslos si saya, naheling si letra;
Kaso basahon ko c, o ko; c, a, ka;
Na kon bililogon sadiri ta ka na.

Si Manang Pulana nag banwit sa bobon,
Sinobadan pantat, kasiling binaton;
Kaso hapoton ko kon anong pinaon -
Alolonting ogis na may golonggolong.





SARUNG BANGGI

Sarung banggi sa higdaan
Nakadangog ako hinuni nin sarung gamgam;
Sa lubha ko katorogan
Bako kundi simong boses iyo palan..

Dagos ako bangon si sakuyang mata binuklat,
Kadtong kadikloman ako nangalagkalag,
Si sakong pagheling pasiring sa itaas,
Naheling ko simong lauog maliwanag.