Any town in the country that was under the Spaniards bear a typical feature: the Catholic Church and the municipio (town hall) are constructed so near each other, in most cases, facing each other. This set-up probably facilitated the running of the town by the Spanish friar and the capitan municipal, prior to the separation [...]

Unknown to many residents, the Barangay Demo Farm in Labnig, San Juan, Ilocos Sur is quietly and gradually gaining prominence as a major flagship project of Gov. DV Savellano. Covering more than 20 hectares, the farm is home to livestock being raised by the provincial government for its livestock dispersal program (cows, native pigs, goats, [...]

Lapog hosted the Christ the King celebration of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Lapog last hosted the feast about three decades ago, on the same date, under the same parish priest, Rev. Fr. Albert Manalo (talk about history repeating itself). It being an archdiocesan affair, droves of parishioners from the [...]

I finally bought and tasted the malunggay-flavored ice cream (mentioned in previous post) made in Bungro, San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur and I must say, it is, indeed, an innovation. It tastes like any other sorbetes but, if you really savour it, you will notice the added flavor of malunggay, and I can actually see bits [...]

As the World Wide Web continues to expand, the Internet becomes even more important as a tool to communicate and share information. In this age of information technology, you are virtually left in the background if you do not have a web presence. Our neighboring town of Magsingal recently debuted on the World Wide Web [...]

The local government of San Juan unrolled the purportedly “world’s longest buri mat” on Saturday, December 28, 2007. Though no definite measurement could be had from municipal employees, the mat was reported to be at least 4.2 kilometers long – extending from the Magsingal-San Juan boundary until Tarudtod.

The first attempt last year started with a bang – advanced publicity in newspapers and national TV plus a live TV coverage of the event – but went pfft when the mat failed to beat the current world record. In a few minutes from now, in its second attempt, San Juan will unroll what COULD [...]

If you’ll be home this December and looking for something to do or somewhere to go, why not go see “Paraiso: a concert for creation”? It’s a production of the seminarians at the Immaculate Conception School of Theology (Vigan City). It will run from December 11-13, 2007 at the ICSTwith matinee at 3 p.m. [...]