In the first part, w argued that the anti-sabwag ordinance being proposed before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is short-sighted on the grounds that it attacks the symptom rather than the root…
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SABWAG PA MORE: Or how the proposed anti-sabwag ordinance is anti-poor, Part 1
There is a raging debate right now on the issue of the “sabwag” practice, about which an ordinance to make it illegal is being proposed by some brilliant representation in…
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MAOGMANG BULAN NA MAYO, VIRAC circa 1960s, Part 1
The month of May is always the merriest of the year anywhere in the Catholic world, but more especially in the Virac of our affections. But the merriness is of…
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Twin Massacres in 16th Century Batalay, Part 2
What may be called the Batalay saga of 1576 was a most dramatic event at the start of the Spanish regime in Catanduanes. It was composed of two mass killings…
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Twin Massacres in 16th Century Batalay, Part 1
In late April of this year, it will be 450th anniversary of the killing of Fray Diego de Herrera, OSA, and his companions in the hands of the natives of…
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War, Peace and Abaca
Abaca, the fiber of life of Catandunganons, played an important role during the Liberation of Virac from the Japanese 81 years ago, which we commemorated last February 8. On February…
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ARATA-SAN, the Beloved Japanese of Virac
NOTE: This piece is my contribution to the 81st anniversary of the Liberation of Virac from the Japanese which happens on February 8, 2026. There was presence of Japanese nationals…
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The Sagrada Familia (Norberto Tablizo-Jacoba de Leon clan) of Virac
Among us Sarmiento siblings, when we were still children, we did not feel so sore when the Christmas holidays were over after New Year. It is because in just a…
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Evolution of the House of La Inmaculada of Virac, Part 2
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…