Baras Rizal Online

For those who disagree in having a fluvial parade (which is very common in towns near bodies of water) and tromba, you might want to see the following pictures. People seems to enjoy themselves in joining the traditions, however disassociated they may be with the teachings of the Catholic church, or even the Bible. The heck, even praying the rosary and novenas are not in the Bible…
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If the pictures will speak, it looks to me that former parish priest Giovanni Yago supports the pagoda and tromba.
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From today until Saturday, I’ll be posting photos of the pagoda and tromba taken from 2004 to 2010. As the town goes into another “fiesta” this May 1, it is just apt to reminisce how the town celebrated it in the previous years. Here are the 2004 photos, taken through a camera that is more of a webcam, so forgive me for the quality of pictures.
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Cameras, specially DSLRs are so cheap these days. Earlier this morning, while taking pictures of the Salubong in Barangay Santiago, I can’t help but notice the DSLR owners taking pictures of the festive event. I saw at least four of them. Maybe it’s time that we bond ourselves together and put up a group. Just my thoughts.
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Early this afternoon, while rummaging through some documents in my computer, I found that I have created a Facebook profile for our beloved town some months back. It is not an ordinary profile. It is the only page about our town than can be accessed through a vanity link – www.facebook.com/barasrizal. I plan to upload the photos I have taken for the past seven years. As a starter, here are the photos of today’s procession of images in observance of Good Friday.
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While checking the archives of this site, I came across this article “Concerned citizen airs traffic woes.” Almost three years after that anonymous letter surfaced, as I see it, nothing has changed. And it has become more valuable to me now since I drive a car.
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Here are the activities for this year’s observance of Lent.

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After viewing this video, you might say that the title should be “Ang Tunay na Yaman ng Baras.”
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In time for the Sikaran Festival next week, GMA 7′s morning show Unang Hirit visited Baras today to showcase this town’s homegrown martial arts. Here are some of the photos.
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March 19 is the feast of the town’s patron, Saint Joseph Husband of Mary. Here are the activities for the celebration:
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