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 – 56. Jojo of Abra
When we were in the house of Mg. Solome, Eling came to see Jojo as Abra’s beauty queen and remarked to us that she is very beautiful! Groaciana Barreras, our neighbor and former classmate, also came to see Jojo and also appreciated her beauty. She also recalled when she got promoted with me from Section […]
1994 Memoir – 54. Bangued Memories – Social Activities
The generation of Father and Mother in their social level did not show any pattern of social activity except those that were church-related, such as going to mass, attending weddings, baptisms, and rituals for the dead, such as when the body is awaiting burial and the nine days of prayers after burial of the body. […]
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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