Rinconada district is one of the languishing areas of Bicolandia. Any manoy or manay can attest to these two issues which make life not easier for them: One, dirty rotten politics. Two, blackouts. The blackouts can be traced to dirty rotten politics. The Rinconadans can boast of their central […]
Read More ON THE GROUND: CAPTURING THE RINCONADA-BICOL BODY POLITICSome guys from PhilWiki Community eventually swayed me into taking the Wikipedia Takes Rinconada challenge — a photography hunting quest held in that 7-town area in Bicol called the Rinconada district. The mission is to capture landmarks, heritage, people, cultural icons, traditions and a lot more and as much as a participant can at the […]
Read More IN THE SERVICE TO WIKIPEDIAIriga city is fairly an uncomplicated little town — you come in from one end and, before you know it, you’re already leaving on the other. Every destination is a walking distance; you get to chance upon the same faces anywhere you go. Most likely you’ll bump into the town mayor at 7-Eleven. The streets […]
Read More IRIGA CITY IN A SNAPI don’t remember getting forgetful. A small band of Lenten penitents appeared on the road as I sped along the foothills of Mount Asog. The file was led by a “Christ” bearing a bamboo cross — very atypical from the standard Pinoy Holy Week fashion — followed by a horde of equally strange looking disciples. […]
Read More SAGRADA VALLEYIt seems we have destroyed the whole town and still could not find a decent jar of peanut butter. Morong is such a dormant little territory. Cut off to the west by the Manila bay and the mountains of Bataan, the town is in effect unheard-of were it not for a pair of notable pasts. […]
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