Christmas Day is about to end, and I know that almost all of us have received a holiday greeting. I will just say, Merry Christmas.
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If you’re not here in Baras, or is outside of the country, here are some photos of Christmas decors setup in the municipal hall and the church.
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Saint Joseph Parish church has listed their activities this Christmas season. The following are some of it:
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I’ve been covering the Tromba Festival since 2004. In all these years, some things never change. We need your suggestions to have it improved.
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Here’s a collection of some video clips I took during May 1′s Tromba Festival.
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The pagoda sa ilog last May 1 is different on the previous years in only one aspect.
The following are the activities for the May 1 festivities:
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While I was browsing some old books in college, I came across an article on language and culture. The words a community uses show what is important to them. For Filipinos, for example, we have a lot of terms for rice: palay, bigas, sinaing, bahaw, sinangag, champorado, biko, puto, etc.
What about us Barasenians? What is it that we consider important? I found the following words from Baras Balita and modified it. You might want to add words that you know. Of course, some of these might be use in other parts of the country.
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I’m one of those who dropped by the old municipal hall last Sunday to watch the so-called Battle of the Bands. None of the participants, though, got my attention and I decided to leave after an hour.
After more than six hours of waiting, Marbien “Bien” Astillas and Rossini “Cheenee” Villanueva were adjudged as the first Ginoo at Binibining Baras.
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