One great community improvement in town was the digging of the reservoir on top of the Casamata Hill and laying down pipes of water to houses in town. This was done during the Administration of Mayor Lonzino Bersamin, a Protestant believer. During the digging of the reservoir, we went to pick up pieces of adobe […]
1994 Memoir – 37. Bangued Memories – Cine Tuazon
When Dr. Urbano Bañez brought electricity to Bangued, I was then in grade seven. Everybody got excited with the new plant for generating electricity and making ice. Prior to this, only the Catholic Church had electricity in town. Then the Tuazon family erected a movie house building. It was made entirely of galvanized iron roofing […]
1994 Memoir – 36. Bangued Memories – Cine Hawaii
When there was no movie house in Bangued, a truck loaded with movie equipment would come to town, for the purpose of showing in the plaza silent movies of plantation workers cultivating pineapples and sugar cane in Hawaii. The people from Vigan were relatives of Father and they would stay with us at our home […]
1994 Memoir – 35. Bangued Memories – Sarsuela
For lack of local talents, “sarsuelistas,” or actresses, for live show programs were imported from Ilocos Sur or other more advanced provinces, like La Union or Ilocos Norte. The show consisted of native love-making expressed by music, songs, and dances by actors and actresses dressed very colorfully. Unlike Moro-Moro which was done at night with […]
1994 Memoir – 34. Bangued Memories – Moro Moro
During the early years of my childhood we had no radio or TV or movies. To celebrate the town fiesta, which was held on Washington’s Birthday, February 20th, the townsfolk of the eastside area of Bangued (TAGADAYDAYA) organized a colorful, action-packed show called MORO MORO (ISLAM-ISLAM). It is a program that lasted a week, every […]
1994 Memoir – 33. Bangued Memories – Mysterious Fire
One night we were rudely awakened by loud shouts of ORAM! ORAM! (Fire! Fire!), accompanied by the ringing of church bells and beating of drums. I saw Father carry our one-legged heavy table and run away downstairs with it, while Mother bundled Elix and me with blankets, as both of us were shivering with cold […]
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