May 8, 1918 - January 25, 2011
My favorite pastime was flying a kite. We made our kites with bamboo sticks as frames and newspapers or silk paper as the main body. I had a friend and neighbor, Pastor Benedito, who taught me how to makes kites, fly them, and fight … [Continue reading]
With the construction of the TANGADAN road linking Abra and Ilocos Sur, buses started plying between Bangued and Vigan. The first buses were the SANTIAGO SAMBRANO of Vigan, the VALERA TRANSPORTATION, the BENEDITO BUS, the bus owned by one from … [Continue reading]
One day while visiting Pat and her mother in a boarding house opened by them in Azcarraga near U.E. (University of the East), I asked if she had already enrolled in school. She said, “Not yet, because Mother has not yet sold her sewing … [Continue reading]
The first road to be asphalted was the one in front of the church, starting at the foot of Casamata. It was a great event for all people of Bangued, especially the young ones who had never seen a road roller that was fed by firewood, leaving a … [Continue reading]
The first radio in Bangued was owned by the Philippine Constabulary, whose barracks were west of the town plaza. At night time on weekends the radio was placed in front of the barracks, where people could go and hear the ILOCANO NIGHT … [Continue reading]
Major Urbano Bañez, Philippine Scout, Retired, had a FARMACIA BAÑEZ, before bringing an electric plant and ice plant to Bangued when I was around 10 years old. Our joy was very great, because with electric posts and lamps on the street corners, we … [Continue reading]