Almost every time I attend a Sangguniang Bayan session, there would always be someone who would be asking for help from our local legislators. This made me curious. Magkano ang sweldo ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan at parang nanganganak ng pera ang kanilang mga bulsa? Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s try to compare the celebrations in Rizal - be it religious or plainly cultural. This was culled from Evolutions, the Rizal 2004 Yearbook published by ALZ Publishing. It’s owner is Avelino Zapanta, the former president of Philippine Airlines. He is based in Taytay, Rizal. He also published Manila East Watch where I was a writer for about a year. Read the rest of this entry »
I know that most of our kababayans are confused (again!) on when we should celebrate the town fiesta. More than three years after the Sangguniang Bayan approved an ordinance setting the town fiesta on the last Sunday of January, parish priest Rico Hilario now says that it should be March 19. As that day falls in Holy Wednesday, the Church decided that it will be celebrated on March 15 (Read the Catholic Online article here.). This confirms the earlier post that there will be no activities for this year’s fiesta. Read the rest of this entry »
How many times have you seen the police walk around the town and just check out what’s going in the community? Except for occasional street brawls and neighbors fighting each other, I have never seen the police do the rounds, specially at night. My father has a point, the police are guarding their police station. What for? Read the rest of this entry »
I know it’s too late now to make a wish for Baras this year. Pero huli man daw at magaling ay maihahabol pa rin. Read the rest of this entry »
Looking at the faithful and the crowd who processioned the images of the Holy Child, it would be safe to say that the first ever celebration of the Sto. Niño festival was a success. I didn’t realize you can do so much with that famous image, from a farmer to a nurse, from a student to a member of the knights of the altar, from Robin to a basketball player. Read the rest of this entry »
As promised, Baras, Rizal has something good to offer in the Internet last year. It’s not all bad news after all. As I monitor the websites that mention the term “Baras, Rizal,” there are only two good items: Punta de Fabian and the Philippine National Police housing project. Let’s focus first on the housing project. Read the rest of this entry »
Perhaps I was just used for the local government to always have something to showcase during the holiday season and the town fiesta. The past year however was different. On Dec. 17, 2005 and Dec. 30, 2006, Baraseños were able to listen to the music of Baras Band. The past Christmas season however was very lame. Read the rest of this entry »
As far as the world wide web is concerned, 2007 is a bad year for Baras. Though the town is allegedly making progress as far as income and agricultural projects are concerned, it became more known on two high profile crimes it became involved with. Read the rest of this entry »
