NOTE: This two-part series is adapted from my essay “History of the House of La Inmaculada of Virac” that appeared in the coffee table book “The Cathedral of Virac, Harong…
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Evolution of the House of La Inmaculada of Virac, Part 1
NOTE: This two-part series is adapted from my essay “History of the House of La Inmaculada of Virac” that appeared in the coffee table book “The Cathedral of Virac, Harong…
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PANTOMINA CATANDUANES: Is there a “correct” way to dance it? Part 2
In Part 1 we wrote of how the National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes Aquino initiated the task of committing Philippine folk dances to written codification in the 1920s as…
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PANTOMINA CATANDUANES: Is there a “correct” way to dance it? Part 1
The recent conclusion of the Padadyaw sa Tinampo competition has raised anew questions as to the judging for the winning teams. But more fundamental was the issue of how the…
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Catanduanes Subprovince, circa 1905, Part 2
NOTE: This series is intended for the observance of the 80th founding anniversary of Catanduanes as a province on October 26., 2025. It is based on the author’s recent study…
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Catanduanes Subprovince, circa 1905, Part 1
NOTE: This series is intended for the observance of the 80th founding anniversary of Catanduanes as a province on October 26, 2025. It is based on the author’s recent study…
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Rizal and Catanduanes
NOTE: This article appeared in the Catanduanes Tribune five years ago. I am re-issuing it now here to commemorate Jose Rizal’s 164th birth anniversary. Let it be told again to…
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Catandunganon Politics, 2: On VOTE BUYING
In 2017, I finished a study, “Ethnography of Vote Buying in Virac.” I based it on data gathered in the course of three consecutive elections (2010, 2013, 2016). As an…
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Catandunganon Politics, 1: Ano man na TRAPO?
Way before the actual election campaign period, we have been hearing this word TRAPO being hurled so casually by an early bird hopeful for an elected position against his adversary…
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Sisay kamong yaon diyan?: KAGHARONG CATANDUANES, Part 3
Note: this series is based on the findings of a study made possible by a grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) conducted by Dr. Ramon…