Showing posts with label Bula Camarines Sur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bula Camarines Sur. Show all posts

PostHeaderIcon Tigaon guys and gals mark St. Claire’s feast in New Jersey

8/10/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post
Remembering St. Claire

































In simple but happy gathering, Tong and Chi Pilar and cousin Myrla Rueda were gracious hosts to a bunch of kababayans from Tigaon, Camarines Sur in their beautiful home in Bloomfield, New Jersey. It was a perfect sundown fellowship of guests, friends, and relatives. The children and friendly neighbors were present to complete the fun in a quiet neighborhood, about an hour's ride from Manhattan, New York.

The celebration came earlier on Saturday, August 8, 2009 to celebrate St. Claire’s feast (Fiesta de Sta. Clara) which is remembered back home on August 12, 2009. It was a perfect day for those who came----a sunny day with lots of laughter to accompany the sumptuous soul food of Bicol. The outdoor barbecue and wine were just fantastic!

Tigaon is a historic wonderful town in Partido district of Camarines Sur where Mount Isarog keeps watch. It is about an hours’ breezy ride from Naga City. (Photo Credits: AFM) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Baao, Camarines Sur & its Grand Pintakasi

7/27/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post
ABANGAN!

“But alas! You'll get there, oh flow'rs,
Perhaps you'll retain your colors;
But far from your native, heroic land
To which you owe your life,
You'll lose your fragrant odours;
'Cause aroma's the soul, and ne'er leaves the sky,
Nor forgets, that saw at birth its light.”
---To the Flowers of Heidelberg, by JP Rizal, (trans. Alzona, E.)





As the feast of St. Bartholomew in August draws near, the people of Baao, Camarines Sur in Bicol are preparing for the traditional revelry that marks the celebration!

Miles away from home, in the West Coast of continental US, Baaoenos are eager to do the same. Watch out for a commemorative piece about Baao and its Pintakasi, an interesting town fiesta by people with a strong sense of community, fondness for neighbor, and love for wholesome fun. =0=

"Baao, sa kanakong kalipungawan, ngowan na aldow, di ta ika maling’wan."









RELATED BLOG: News from UP Ibalon Bicol and Friends Posted by mesiamd at 5/17/2009

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PostHeaderIcon Buhi-Malinao road ushers in more commerce for Bicol

2/27/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


Linking communication is the most obvious benefit of having a road between towns and villages. Alternative routes of trade and commerce are made easy. These are expected in the recent completion of the 35 kilometer road (about half of 66 kilometer highway) which connects the 2nd and 4th districts of Camarines Sur to that of 1st district of Albay.

Leading to the port area of Tabaco, Albay, the highway makes it easier to reach Catanduanes Island in Bicol. Travel from Manila will be shorter than before.

The new road starts from Hanawan Ocampo, Camarines Sur onwards to Barangay Burokbusoc and Sagrada in Buhi, Camarines Sur, reaching up to Malinao, Albay. It is heralded as an accomplishment by LV Castaneda of the Department of Public Highways, (DPH.)

But Buhinon Jesus Valenciano (in a letter to Bicol Mail's editor,) writes to question the integrity of the road. He fears that the "all-weather road" in some sections need cementing or asphalting. He says, without good maintenance, this road can easily fall into disrepair. ----Bicol Mail (02/19/09; 02/26/09) (Photo Credit: www.freewebs.com/infocenterbuhi/) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Fajardo Estate Land Dispute: A happy ending for the Banasi Farmers who marched to Malacanang

12/27/2008 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


The fifty-seven (57) farmers from the Fajardo Estate in Bicol who walked for 17 days to Malacanang Palace to plead their case finally got their wish. The tillers of the 123-hectare land in Banasi, Bula, Camarines Sur had the order of Sec. Eduardo Ermita canceling their land titles recinded on December 19, 2008. The happy farmers now have the right to use the land, ending 35 years of round-about with the law.

“This is the happiest Christmas of my life. We have already sacrificed a lot and we hope that with the decision of DAR we could finally rest our case and experience security in the lands that we till,” said Jess Bergantin, president of the Banasi Agrarian Reform Farmer-Beneficiaries Association (BARFA) who were among those who walked the 444-kilometer stretch from Camarines Sur to Manila.. “---Bicol Mail (12/ 25/08, Escandor, J, Jr)



According to Atty Arlene Bag-ao, one of the supporters of the farmers, the march to Malacanang could have been avoided if the case was handled as is----a simple legal issue that favors the agriculture workers to own the disputed land. Some of the farmers said they walked to Manila because a known Malacanang insider, Atty Manny Gaite with family ties with the Fajardos, worked against their favor by helping void their land title.

“Elaine Teope, campaign coordinator of BARFA, revealed that among those who drafted the order that cancelled the Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (Cloas) of the farmers-beneficiaries was Lawyer Manny Gaite, the guy from the Office of the President who figured in the Senate hearing regarding the P500,000 distributed to local government executives early this year. “---Bicol Mail (12/ 25/08, Escandor, J, Jr)

The success of the Banasi farmers signals the growing awareness and activism of many agricultural workers in the Philippines. With problems delaying the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP,) more land decisions by the government are likely to be contested by farmers and their militant supporters. (Photo Credits: Pakisamagallery) =0=

RELATED BLOG: "Camarines Sur farmer's 444 kilometer march to Malacanang" Posted by mesiamd at 12/02/2008



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PostHeaderIcon Roadblocks for Bicol Farmers to Malacanang?

12/03/2008 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post
The farmers of Banasi Farm of Bula, Bula Camarines Sur has reached Manila on Tuesday, December 2, 2008. However, they were blocked on at least two occasions, one on their way to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) office and then near Nagtahan Bridge where they met with palace representatives, interrupting their 444 kilometer walk to Malacanang.---GMANewsT TV (12/-3/08)

The Bicol farmers weren't impressed by Malacanang's response to their demand. They asked President Gloria Macapagal to see for herself the land in question to better understand their plight.

The story is a good study on how the government treats the poor farmers from the provinces compared the wealthy and influential who have connections and are concentrated in Manila. Demand marches like these which are supported by groups with socialistic orientation including the Catholic Church are expected as a result of the delay and limitations of CARP implementation, the apparent inquities levelled on the poor, and the growing politicalization of farmers in the a climate of economic hardship and emerging global economy. Photo Credit: Pakisamagallery) =0=

RELATED BLOGS: "Nuns abducted in Kenya, farmers from Camarines Sur march to Malacanang & the US national debt of $10,664,871,159,771.01 bogs the nation"Posted by mesiamd at 11/28/2008; "Camarines Sur farmer's 444 kilometer march to Malacanang" Posted by mesiamd at 12/02/08).
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