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valid Emirates ticket
holders from 35 select
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Ms. Baroa pointed out
that passengers from
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A 96-hour visa will cost US$ 44
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their applications via
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Groups and families from Manila
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the Far East, Indian sub-
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This is the fifth time the cargo
carrier has won the award, having
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―To win this prestigious award for a
fifth time is a great honour and a
powerful endorsement of our
service,‖ said Ram Menen,
Emirates‘ Divisional Senior Vice
President Cargo. The award comes
as Emirates SkyCargo continues to
increase its network of destinations
across the globe and has recently
commenced freighter services to
Almaty, Bagram (Afghanistan) and
São Paulo. The carrier‘s network
now stands at 108 cities in 65
countries, comprising 25 dedicated
freighter destinations and 98 points
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ProductionBONIFACIO GLOBAL
CITY, 28 October 2010 ---
Upstart Production,
Manila‘s Newest theater
company, hosted a party
tonight at the Establishment
to announce its first major
production: a romantic
musical comedy called
Breakups & Breakdowns,
which will run at Teatrino,
Greenhills from February
18 to March 12, 2011.
The party guests – which
included theater patrons,
bloggers, sponsors, show
buyers and members of the
press – were treated to a
series of raffles (with the
show‘s corporate sponsors
contributing all the prizes),
a special behind-the-
scenes documentary about
Breakups
& Breakdowns, and four
songs from the brand new
show. These songs, which
ranged for funny to poignant,
were performed by the
members of the cast: stage
veteran Joel Trinidad (who
wrote the show with Hong
Kong Disneyland Musical
Director Ronnie Fortich),
Miss Saigon US/Canada
alumna Emerita Alcid, up-
coming-actor/singer Reuben
Uy, and talented newcomer
Jill Pena (a stand-in for the
theater stalwart Carla
Guevara-Laforteza).
Trinidad, who is also the
Founder and Artistic Director
of Upstart Productions,
promised that the full
production would be funny,
touching, and romantic –
perfect date show for the
Valentine seasons.
BREAKUPS AND WHAT?
(Synopsis of the Musical)
MARK, a young playwright, is
putting the finishing touches on a
play about finding the ONE
PERFECT GIRL. The story is
thinly – veiled retelling of his failed
relationship with NINA, who,
unbeknownst to MARK, is starting
to miss him, just a little.
DEREK, Mark‘s roommate and
best friend, thinks that Mark would
be better off actually meeting
women instead of just writing
about them, and is convinced that
Mark should get out of his
unhealthy funk and back in The
Game.
Derek himself is a notorious
playboy, an expert at The Game.
But that was before he started
dating SANDY. Gorgeous and
flirtatious, yet apparently
uninterested in commitment.
Sandy is a female Derek – and It‘s
driving him crazy. He doesn‘t
know that Sandy, whose last
boyfriend left her because she was
too needy, earnest, and available,
is also playing The
Game, and is only feigning
aloofness to keep Derek
interested.
One stormy night, while Derek
is on a date with Sandy, Mark
settles in for another night of
perfecting his play. Suddenly,
there is a knock on the door. It
is Nina, soaking wet. Her car
has stalled in the storm
somewhere nearby, and that
she has no place else to go.
After a few moments of
awkward conversation, it slowly
becomes clear that there may
still be something between
them…
…but just then, Derek and
Sandy arrive unexpectedly, and
everyone is surprised to
discover that Sandy is someone
Mark used to know. Someone
he used to call by another
name, back when she was a
little too needy and a little too
earnest and a little too
available.
Back when he was Mark‘s
girlfriend…
UPSTART PRODUCTIONS
is a company of artists
dedicated to the production
of edgy, creative, and
engaging material on stage,
on screen, online, and
wherever else we can think
of. The brainchild of local
theater veteran Joel
Trinidad (in that he was the
one who thought of the cool
name), Upstart is a haven
for artists and audiences
who want to shake things
up, just a little bit. Whether
it’s an exciting original work
or a brash of new take on
an exciting one, we’re here
to start an artistic uprising –
but never at the expense of
entertainment. Because at
Upstart, we believe that a
work of art can be profound
without being pretentious,
creative without being
confusing, and brainy
without being boring.
(Because really, if it’s not
fun, then what’s the point?)
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Specialty: Pinakbet (Ilocano Style), Bagnet, Dinengdeng (Native, Vigan
Empanada and Native Halo-Halo
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Owner/Manager
FRANCIS A. FLORES
Landscape Artist
Brgy. Bulala Centro, Vigan City
Tel. #: (077) 722-1450
Cel. #: 0917-992-2827
0921-664-0737
Website: www.hiddengardenvigan.com.ph
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Upstart
Upstart Production presents Breakups & Breakdowns, an original musical comedy. Book and lyris
by Joel Trinidad, music by Ronnie Fortich. February 18 to March 12, 2011 at Teatrino, Greenhills.
For ticket resevations, e-mail upstarttickets@gmail.com. For more information about Upstart and
its current and upcoming productions, visit us online at upstartproductionsinc.com.
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TOURISTS going to Vigan City will find elegance in a
simple adventure at HIDDEN GARDEN, with it‘s unique
landscaping form, creates the vital first impression to all,
as in a perfect hang –out, clean and very relaxing
ambiance for vacationers who are looking for something
new to experience. The plants are very real, also act
as natural filters added to its attractive nature. The
diversity of destination in HIDDEN GARDEN
is such that one can have a break only at their
coffee shop known as ―LILONG and LILANG‖.
With the rates that really suit your budget, the coffee
shop can never be left behind in terms of
customer service. From the management down
to the staffers all of them are service oriented,
making your visit an unforgettable one.
The coffee shop serves native cuisine such
as dinengdeng, pinakbet, vigan longganisa,
bagnet, warek-warek and also sinanglao.
Your travel in Metro Vigan will never be
completed without visiting HIDDEN GARDEN
and without having a taste of their superb
specialties and the famed delicacies.
Dios ti agngina kada kayo amin!
Take a break from the BEAUTY of Hidden Garden…
ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 20104 TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Umuna unay,agyamantayo ken Apo Dios
ti panangbayabay na kadatayo ditoy
barangay tayo a Sulvec para itinatalinaay
a panagpipili. Maikadua, agyamankami
met kadakayo amin a kabarangayanmi
Iti intedyo a talek, tulong ken suporta
kadakami a napagasatan.Dawatenmi
manen ti nataltalged a kompiansa yo
kadakami tapno maipaganetnet ti
napudpudno, nasaysayaat, ken
napinpintas manen a serbisio mi para ti
pagimbagan ti saan laeng a maymaysa no
di ket ti kadagupan ti amin nga umili ken
bumarangay ti Sulvec.Namnamaenmi
ngarud ti naimpapusoan a pannakikaysa
yo kadakami tapno ti napintas a sirmata
mi para ti panagdur-as ti barangay tayo
ket agballaigi.
Thank you very much and advance Merry
Christmas to all.Agbiag ti Barangay
Sulvec.
Mario C. Cabasal
Luzviminda C. Ramos
Loure Mar Jann A. Cano
Leonito C. Cabasal
Francisca C. Antonio
Sancho L. Camero
Monico C. Brillantes
Greetings from:
COUNCILORS
Cecilia C. Bedar
Barangay Captain
Greetings from:
Fiscal Robert Canosa
and Family
Owned and Managed by:
Mr. Sancho Camero
Contact No.:
Mobile: 0906-347-2761
I have considered Sulvec as my home
since I first saw four decades ago. Iwas
about six years young when my late
mother brought us all, her children, there
from Manila because she had to teach in a
fisheries school that has just opened a few
years back.
At first glance, one cannot but fall in love
with the sheer magnificence of the place,
nestled amid majestic mountains with its
narrow flatland poignant with the eternal
kisses of the waves vibrated by China Sea.
My memories in childhood are vibrant with
my first real close happenstances with
nature in Sulvec. Having been born and
bred in the urban hub of Makati where I
spent the earliest juvenile years, my early
life in Sulvec was the paramount
encounter with nature every child could
ever wish.
My first morning in Sulvec lingers clearly in
my memory. After a few hours of sleep
after a grueling 8-hour trip from Manila, I
woke up with a crisp sea breeze amidst
the green lush of nearby hills and
mountains. The first thing I did, in the
middle of the desolate thought that there
might be wild animals inhabiting the forests
nearby, was to follow the musical sound of
the sea waves barely a few meters away,
antiphoned by the joyful chirping of birds.
Upon reaching the shore, I was awed by
presence of a battered wharf, with its
antiquated stillness protruding towards
the calm waterfront. Later, I was to learn
that it is called pantalan by the natives of
the place, build by the Japanese during
their imperial occupation of the
Philippines during World War II, where
their warships once anchored. The
seascape is in itself splendid, the wharf
accentuating the cove that provides a
distinct separation from the ocean where
the sea belongs. Not far from the cove
shore, seemingly floating on the pristine
waters, also stands a monumental rock
that adds hue and color to every sunrise
When they were being rescued by the
natives, the Spaniards asked the natives what
was the name of their place. Not
understanding a single Spanish word, the
resident's leader replied in an Ilocano dialect
by asking the Spaniards "Nalbakan?" (Are
you shipwrecked?). The Spaniards thought
this to be the answer to their question, and
from then on the place was referred to as
Narvacan.
When I grew a little older, while mastering the
Ilocano language and adapting the local
culture, I became familiar with practically all
the curves and corners and every nook and
cranny of Sulvec, discovering every creeks
and river tributaries teeming with fauna,
having injured by sharp stones to and
overcoming my fear of heights by climbing up
the steep stairs to Paraisoni Juan, braving the
peak of
Bantay Abot in the middle of a
thunderstorm, hiking to the volcano-shaped
hill named Bantay Tirad(literally meaning
sharp mountain) a little farther north towards
the mountain ranges of the Cordilleras.
I also enjoyed the cool waters of the various
waterfalls hidden in forests; savoring the
fruits of its flora such as wild vegetables and
wild berries during the rainy days (I
remember gathering red wild fruits locally
called allagat with friends in the forests of
Bantay Abot until I was in my teens).
Planting rice and vegetables with friends, I
also learned how it is to be a farmer, how
hard it is to grow..
and sunset in the beach, the famous
rock named Paraiso ni Juan which later
became a familiar location in
many Fernando Poe, Jr. blockbuster
films. Back dropping the waterfront
is the resplendent mountain
named Bantay Abot (an Ilocano
term meaning mountain hole), shaped like a
huge ship positioned upside down, said to
be the place where a cave leads to a
thousand passages to various other
mountains caves and locations in the whole
of Ilocos Sur province. Bantay Abot is
likewise legendary for its shape is
associated with the belief that it is where the
town of Narvacan,where Sulvec is located,
got its name.History has it that Narvacan
was discovered by a Spanish expeditionary
force sent from Vigan by the military
officer and navigator, Captain Juan de
Salcedo. The Spanish expeditionary force
was shipwrecked along the town's coast.
Continue to next page…
-Edgar E. Arbozo
Naimbag nga
panagfiesta tayo amin iti
ili nga Narvacan!
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SAMPALOC MANILA
ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 2010 TRAVEL AND TOURISM 5
DIGITAL PHOTO EXPRESSTARPAULIN PRINTING
FULL DIGITAL SERVICES
.Print from various memory card
.Photo restoration and combination
.Video editing/cd burning
.Negative recopy/cellphone prints
.Black and white/sepia prints
.Invitation and calling cards
.Change background
.Rush I.D./Passport
.Studio glamour shot
.Wedding collage
.Photo and video coverage in all location
TARPAULIN PRINTING
.Personalized sticker
.Billboards
.Glass/clear stickers
.Panaflex/signage
.Label product stickers
Owned and Manage by:
Mr. Roel Antonio Sanidad and Dr. Edna Cabalo-Sanidad
Contact Information: Phone No.: (077)732-0245 or Mobile No.: 0919-234-7673
Visit our main branch at Narvacan Public Market
Tel. #: (077)732-0245Visit also our branch at
Narvacan Mall, Ilocos SurTel. #: (077)732-5730
Brgy. San Antonio, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
Contact Number: (077)732-0182
QBarangay
Quinarayan is a
multi-awarded
barangay. Adjudged
as Most
Outstanding
Barangay of
Narvacan in 2008. It
also garnered the
provincial, regional,
and national award
for having the Most
Functional
Community
Learning Center in
2010. The award
was given by
Education Secretary
Jesli Lapus.
Greetings from the members of the
Barangay Officials of Quinarayan:
Engr. Reynaldo P. Canto
Punong Barangay
Barangay Kagawads
Jose Perez
Pastor Cabatic
Virginia Furagganan
Alejandra Calixterio
Wilson Negrillo
Dionisio Quiocho
Lanny Antonio
SK Chairman –
Joseph Tejada
Barangay Secretary –
Tihaya Cabais
Barangay Treasurer –
Engr. Alexander Antolin
BRGY. HALL LIBRARY
tobacco, watering the seedlings with long
water hoses during summer in fields without
irrigation system, gather tobacco leaves to
prepare them for baking or pugon.
Through the constant exposure to the sea, I
learned to swim early, diving towards the
colorful coral garden in the deep of Sulvec
cove which I also noticed to be partially
damaged by dynamite fishing which became
rampant when I was a child. I later learned
how to catch fish in various Sulvec ways
(sigay, daklis, pana, kabog, bukatot,
tabukol), and enjoyed eating in different
menus the various species of fish and
fishery by-products, sea shells and
seaweeds that teemed in the richness of
Sulvec cove.
Sulvec is located in the westernmost tip of
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, a few kilometers away
from the Ilocos Sur-Abrajunction. Sulvec
beach is a popular lounging spot for
vacationers and is near the Narvacan
Tourism Lounge. Tourists also visit the
Sulvec Watchtower, a brick tower that was
built by Spaniards to warn the town of
pirates coming from offshore.
During the Spanish colonial era, Juan
Miguel de Salcedo befriended the small tribe
of indigenous valley peoples that resided in
the area while Spanish families established
a township in 1576. As part of the modern
township, a Roman Catholic parish was
established by the Augustinian religious
order on April 25, 1587. The Narvacan
parish would become one of the first Roman
Catholic parishes in present-day Ilocos Sur.
Narvacan was organized under the
traditions of the royal government of Spain.
The Habsburg royal family served as
the heads of state which in turn appointed
Santiago de Vera as President of the Royal
Audiencia — governor over the region in
which Narvacan was situated. In 1589,
Governor Vera appointed Nicolas de
Figueroa as the first Encomendero de
Narvacan— principal administrator of the
town and its neighbors in
the encomienda system. His role eventually
evolved into the office of alcalde —royal
mayor of Narvacan.
The Narvacan School of Fisheries was
established in 1964 by virtue of R.A. 3476
authored by the late Congressman Pablo C.
Sanidad. It has an area of more than ten
(10) hectares which was donated by three
big-hearted people of Sulvec– the place
where the school is presently located. It is
now the College of Fisheries and Marine
Sciences of the Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State
College and it is where my mother taught for
20 long years and where I and all my other
five siblings studied and graduated in high
school.
When my mother retired, we left the place
for good but with a heavy heart. We have
considered it our home and it is where our
beliefs and values were founded, where our
struggles and victories were fought and
won, where the fond
memories of our
childhood and
adulthood took
place.
Sulvec beach is
where we spent
hundreds and
thousands of
afternoons watching
the world‘s most
beautiful sunset, so
colorful and
romantic as it kisses
the sea, submerge
in it and disappear
in the horizon.
It is where the dusk
is replaced by the
darkness lit by
bonfires, the dark
sky adorned with
bright stars and
constellations. It is
where the music is
the endless sound
of the breaking
waves as the calm
waters infinitely
caress the sandy
shores.
From page 4
Garden Resort -
Brgy. Sulvec, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
For more information contact-
Mobile No.: 0928-781-6070
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MATERIALS
ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 20106 TRAVEL AND TOURISM
CHRISTIAN D. NATIVIDAD
City Mayor of Malolos
Renaissance…rebirth… revival… resurgence …new
beginning.
A new dawn has come to the City of Malolos. The
very rich historical and cultural heritage has come to
the fore as one of the development agenda of the
City.
Having stated the city‘s cultural and tourism vision:
―Malolos... the cradle of democracy; the sanctuary
of Excellent Artists; the paradise of Golden
Heritage; the heart of Filipino Culture....The
Renaissance City of the Philippines!‖, the City
Mayor‘s Office- City Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth &
Sports Office (CMO-CTACYSO) strategically planned
a ten (10)-year program to realize the rebirth of the
Golden Era of Malolos. Dubbed as ―The
Renaissance City of Malolos‖, we commit to pursue
the revival and full- flowering of the city‘s historical
and cultural heritage, thus seeing all these as an
advantage for economic and tourism development of
the city.
Cradle of Democracy. Historically, Malolos is thesite of the first democratic constitution in Asia and
Africa. It boasts of having the Barasoain Church as
the venue of the 1898 Malolos Congress which gave
birth to the first Philippine Republic in 1899 and
Basilica Minore Church (formerly Malolos Cathedral)
as the ‗official residence‘ of the first President Emilio
Aguinaldo. Also, the cluster of old houses in the
Poblacion served as revolutionary offices during the
Republic. Moreover, the city was home to many
heroic sons and daughters who fought during the
1896 Philippine Revolution in the likes of Gen.
Isidoro Torres, Mariano Crisostomo, and Ramon
de Leon among others… and the twenty-one (21)
Women of Malolos who bravely pioneered in the
reform movement against Spanish feudal rule.
Indeed, Malolos played a very significant role in the
discovery of Filipino nationhood.
A sanctuary of excellent artists. Malolos is home to
National Artists Guillermo Tolentino, the sculptor of
―Monumento‖ in Calolocan City and the UP Oblation
in Diliman, Q,C., and Ernani Cuenco, the composerof the Filipino modern-classics like ―Gaano Kita
Kamahal‖ ―Kalesa‖ and ―Bato sa Buhangin‖. It is also
the hometown of famous contemporary artists like the
Former President Joseph Ejercito-Estrada, Joey de
Leon, Eddie Katindig, 2007 WYCOPA champion Aria
Clemente, Michelle Madrigal, Salvador ‖Buddy‖
Ching, Nicanor Tiongson, Dez Bautista, among
others; nationally famous cultural organizations like:
2004
Gawad CCP Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation, Inc.
(BKFI) and Bulacan Dularawan Foundation for
theater; 2006 TAYO awardee Sining Bulakenyo and
BSU Lahing Kayumanggi for folk dance; NAMCYA
awardees BSU Saring Himig, CEU Chorale
Ensemble & GKA awardees Koro Bulakenyo for
chorale singing; and various award-winning visual
artists of Bahaghari ng Malolos, among others…
these are home-grown art groups and individuals
who actively participated in the growth of Filipino
arts and culture.
A Paradise of Golden Heritage. The city takes
pride on the abundance of its century- old houses
that display unique architectural structures and
designs. Religious traditions like Senaculo,
Salubong, Desposorio and Panunuluyan are still
being practiced in major churches and in the
barangays. Traditional arts like Inukit (wood carves),
Borlas de Pastillas (paper-cuts), Palaspas and Puni
(decorative crafts) has been revived by Puni de
Malolos, a group who specializes on thepreservation of Malolos artistic heritage. Old cuisine
like Lechon de Leche, Estofadong Pabo,
Hamonadong Malolos, Pochero, Adobo and other
historical dishes are being revived and promoted by
culinary guru Tita Mila Enriquez’ protégées.
Pastries and delicacies like Enseimada de Malolos,
Empanada de Kaliskis, Pilipit and Pastillas de
Leche are still the favorites in local bakeshops and
food stores. The traditional Sarswela musicale is
being revived by BKFI who envisions Malolos City
as the Sarswela capital of the country.
Certainly, in all these cultural conditions, anybody
who pays a visit at the historic Malolos will not only
experience history but renewal… not only learning
but appreciation… not only pleasure but
bewilderment…. It is the rebirth of our heart and
spirit as Filipino.
We invite you to visit us… and experience to re-
learn the glorious past… to understand the present
… and to encourage a brighter future for our
children… Welcome to the Renaissance City of
Malolos.
It is our history… our tradition… our culture…
and it makes the difference.
Mabuhay!
Bayan ng MalolosArco Triumfal dela Republika Tahanan ng mga CervantesTahanan ng mga Bautista Katedral ng Malolos
Barasoain Church Museo de Casa Real Malolos City Hall Basilica de Malolos (Malolos Cathedral Church)
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Desposorio ritual of
Sining Bulakenyo
A modern dance interpretation of
WOW Dancers of Malolos
. "Senaculo" tradition
during Holy Week
Reenact ment of Malolos
Congress by Malolos
theater artists
"Walang Sugat" sarsuela of
Barasoain Kalinangan
Sayaw-Panasahan by
MHPNHS Dance Troupe
"Las Maloleñas", a Musical
tribute to Women of Malolos
ensaymada
Empanada de kaliskis inipit
lechon de leche
Malolos Traditional DelicaciesMalolos Traditional Delicacies
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Municipalities of the first
District of Ilocos Sur, situated
just northeast (or as a
gateway) of Vigan, the
Provincial Capital. It lies within
the latitude 17‘33‘ to 17‘40‘
and longitude 120‘31‘. It is
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Banaty is approximately 138
kilometers north of San
Fernando, La Union, the
regional center, and 403
kilometers away from Manila.
The naming of the town as a
Local Government Unit has
two versions. One, some
people believed that it was
named ―bantay‖ after its
natural and physical features,
meaning, mountain, because
of its hilly and mountainousterrain, particularly at its
eastern portion. Second, the
other explanation is link to the
Holy Shrine of the famous and
miraculous image of our Lady
of Charity, which was brought
to Bantay, Tagalogs and
Zambals would come to town
claiming for the Holy Shrine
and the image of our Lady of
Charity but even with their
might and efforts, they were
not able to move or posses the
miraculous image. Instead,
they left Bantay with the notion
and belief that the Holy Shrine
was meant purposely, and the
miraculous image of the virgin
intended to remain, for the
residents of Bantay only,
therein to remainforever to
―guard‖ the place. Thus,evolved the name of the town
as – Bantay -, meaning,
Guardian.
The town was founded by the
Spaniards in 1593 and was
first established by the
Augustinian friars. It is one of
the thirty-four (34) towns of the
Province of Iloos Sur and was
formerly part of Vigan.
However, it became so
prosperous that during the
American regime, it was
constituted as a separate
political subdivision, hence, the
legal basis of its juridical
existence is the MAURA LAW
of 1893.
More schools were established
during the American regime.
Education, however, was
already gaining acceptance
during the Spanish rule. In fact,
one of the Augustinian friars, Fr.
Franciso Lopez, a great
Augustinian Philologist, with the
help of Pedro Bucaneg, the
blind genius of the Ilocano
tongue who was from this place,
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written by Robert Cardinal
Bellarmin. The book was
approved at the Bantay convent
in 1616, printed in Malayan
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was first published in 1621. The
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morality, culture, and language
of the entire Ilocos is
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Not long before the coming of
the Japanese, the people of
Bantay were divided into two
opposing groups called the
Westerners and the Easterners.
The national road going to the
North, which is located at the
Poblacion, was then known to
them as the ―caratela general‖that served as a demarcation or
dissection line between the two
feuding factions. The spirit of
the strong sectionalism
prevailed between the two
groups that anyone from either
group dared to step in the
others ground to enjoy any form
of social intercourse or to ask
help. This dissenting spirit only
ceased after the battle of the
Greater East Asia and of the co-
prosperity sphere, the
aggressors of whom where the
Japanese who occupied the
Philippines in 1941. In their
evacuation places in the
mountain ad remote barrios, the
two opposing groups finally
decided to bury their hatred and
fought united against the
Japanese aggressors.
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In 1792, Captain George came to
Pacific Northwest region to search
Northwest Passage. He mapped and
surveyed the area that is now downtown
Vancouver, giving various parts British
names. He returned to his native England
little imagining that is less than one
hundred years his name would be
immortalized in that rugged wilderness.
Sixteen years later, following the course
of the river that today bears his name,
Simon Fraser arrived in what is now
Marpole. He was searching for Columbia
River and have determined that this was
not Columbia and confronted by hostile
Indians, he turned back in
disappointment the same day. However,
the area was opened by these overland
explorations and the arrival of Hudson's
Bay Company and later the gold rush,
began the influx of white men and the
beginning of permanent settlement.
For approximately the next sixty years,
the Western part of Burrard Inlet was
largely ignored. Granville, as it was
known, was little more than an
appendage to New Westminster and
seemed destined to remain so.
Settlements grew mainly to the East in
Fort Langley and New Westminster, until
about the mid 1860s, when the lumber
mills at Granville with their thirsty worker,
caught the eye of "Gassy" Jack Deighton.
He set up saloon in what is know as
Gastown. At this time as well, John
Martin, William Hailstone and Samuel
Brighouse pre-empted 550 acres of land
adjoining Burrard Inlet. For their audacity
in staking land so far from the center of
things, they were laughingly dubbed
"Three Greenhornes". Today, that land
comprises the whole of Vancouver's
West End. With the coming of railroad,
the importance of Granville was ensured
and in 1886, it was incorporated as city of
Vancouver. Almost immediately it was
razed by fire and the city fathers,
undaunted, set up city hall in a tent. It
was at this time that the land that is
Stanley Park was set aside for public
use, an act for which Vancouverites and
visitors alike must be eternally grateful.
Railroad was finally completed in 1887,
bringing a boom of expansion and the
most precious commodity of all-
immigrants. Today, the large variety of
ethnic background in Vancouver adds
immeasurably to the atmosphere of the
city and is evidenced in the fine array of
restaurants and the many important
stores.
Shipping increased to meet the railroad
and Vancouver soon became Canada's
main West coast seaport. Although
Vancouver is about one hundred years
old, an infant among the world's cities,
this mood of expansion has continued,
until today Greater Vancouver area is
made up of Vancouver, Burnaby, New
Westminster, West Vancouver, Port
Moody, Richmond, Coquitlam, Port
Coquitlam, Surrey, White Rock and
Delta. This area make it the third largest
city in Canada, after Toronto and
Montreal. Furs and gold no longer
motivate people to come to Vancouver,
but development continues at a rapid
pace. As well as being great seaport,
Vancouver is a center for the ever-
expanding industries of British Columbia
and continues to attract growing numbers
of tourists.
Today the sea forms an integral part of
life in Vancouver. Ocean-going freighters
dock here, carrying goods to and from all
parts of Canada. The mouth of Fraser is
host to much of the coast fishing fleet
and the many docks and marinas attest
to the popularity of recreational boating.
The pioneering spirit, which carved a
metropolis from the wilderness exists
today in the mood of bustling prosperity
evident in Vancouver. This in
combination with mild climate and
beautiful natural setting make Vancouver
one of the most areas in Canada for
residents and tourists alike.
rAt its history…
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