Before we got married, I made arrangements with a co-soldier, Pedro Tameray, who was a Corporal like me, for us to live with him and his wife in a small house on Loreto Street, Sampaloc, Manila. The house consisted of two elevated rooms and a kitchen. Pedring and Remy, his wife, occupied the dining room, […]
1994 Memoir – 64. Manila, Here I Come!
I left Kiañgan for Manila in August, 1936. Tata Anton gave me ₱30.00 saved by him from my monthly salary. I bade goodbye to Sobing, who looked very sad, and to my co-soldiers. On my way I passed by Bayombong and saw the Bayabor family occupying the same quarters where we lived when I studied […]
1994 Memoir – 57. Story About How Jojo Became Miss Red Feather 1970
Governor Petronilo Seares attended a conference of all City Mayors and Provincial Governors in Manila. A resolution was passed by them to hold a National Beauty Contest for Miss Red Feather Philippines to raise funds for all charitable institutions in the Philippines. Immediately upon returning to Abra, he convened a meeting of all ranking provincial […]
1994 Memoir – 55. Bangued Memories – Religious Activities
The ringing of the church bells at 6:00 in the morning woke up the town, then at mid noon made them eat their lunch, and at 6:00 in the evening made them say their angelus and eat their supper. During the ‘20s and ‘30s our life was controlled by the church, from birth ‘til death. […]
1994 Memoir – 53. Bangued Memories – Men of Bangued
The most prominent man of Abra was Don Quintin Paredes. He was our Representative to Congress and became Speaker of the House of Representatives. During the war he was Secretary of Commerce. After the war he became a Senator and was elected as President of the Senate for a short term. He was a tall, […]
1994 Memoir – 52. Bangued Memories – Women of Bangued
To me the most beautiful lady in Bangued when I was a kid was Mg. Trining. Her mother, Nana Tanang Nakpril from Panyianqa, was light-complexioned. Hence Mg. Trining was sort of a mestizo and lighter in complexion than most ladies in Bangued. Since I was a child, I have had a particular liking for light-complexioned […]
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