Ángeles and San Fernando Cities, and Pampanga Province [Archive]

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May 12th, 2005, 06:44 PM

Top architect to design Fields Avenue
By Dante M. Fabian

ANGELES CITY -- Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin is now gearing towards a program to bring about urban regeneration in the city to make it more attractive to tourists and foreign investors.

Lazatin has reportedly invited one of the top urban development planners in the country to prepare designs for the future improvements in the physical features of the city to boost tourism and foreign investments.

Lazatin is intent on starting the urban regeneration plans on the city's tourism center now popularly known to tourists from many countries as Fields Avenue.

This was bared Wednesday to an audience composed of foreigners, most of whom have been engaged in the entertainment business in the city for years.

Architect Felino "Jun" Palafox presented global trends and revolutionary ideas in planning and architecture in a talk before the Rotary Club of Clark Centennial (RCCC) at the Four Seasons Restaurant in Clark Ecozone Wednesday.

Together with Architect Bobby Mañosa, Palafox was hosted by Rotarians headed by RCCC president Greg Tengco and Rey Pineda, RCCC charter president.

Mañosa designed the Coconut Palace near Manila Bay for then First Lady Imelda R. Marcos.

Pineda said Palafox was invited by Lazatin to assist in preparing plans for the urban regeneration program for the city.

Pineda said Palafox will contribute his internationally acclaimed expertise in urban planning in improving the Fields Avenue district.

Palafox, one of the top 200 planners in Asia, is a graduate of Harvard University, University of the Philippines and the University of Sto. Tomas.

His latest work in the country is the Rockwell Center shopping mall, which was transformed from what used to be an electric power plant facility.

His firm is also engaged in various projects abroad.

Mango

May 13th, 2005, 06:35 AM

hi culiat,musiclover and otakaw
what is the biggest mall in angeles city now?
andiyan pa ba NEPO?
I remember my folks when they say big-time shopping way back, they mean NEPO mart!:D

Culiat

May 14th, 2005, 02:14 AM

hi culiat,musiclover and otakaw
what is the biggest mall in angeles city now?
andiyan pa ba NEPO?
I remember my folks when they say big-time shopping way back, they mean NEPO mart!:D

The largest mall hmmm... I'm not sure pero before I left it was the Nepo mall and yes Nepo still exist, Nepo Mall, Nepo Mart 1,2,&3? Musiclover tama bako tatlo Nepo Mart?

OtAkAw

May 15th, 2005, 04:31 AM

Malls in Angeles:
Nepo mall and Jenra Mall both in Santo Rosario
Robinson's Place Angeles and saver's mall in Balibago
I dont know which one is the biggest but generally, malls here are miniscule compared to the ones in metro manila.
There are also many low-end malls that are scattered throughout the city.

If you would compare Angeles to neighboring san fernando, angeles is richer, but one thing is lacking in angeles, the local government does not exert much effort to improve the aesthetic appearance of angeles, unlike san fernando whose local government has LOADS of projects to beautify the city. If you would go to Angeles, specifically in balibago, you would think of it as a mini-malate or mini-eastwood because of the countless bars, restos and cafes, but honestly, the area around these things is ugly. I think the local government should really increase efforts in beautifying the city cause it has a lot of potential to be one of the philippines' premier cities.

ThisFire

May 15th, 2005, 05:20 AM

Thanks to those who helped in giving me an idea on Angeles' safety. The woman I was talking about who is worried about Angeles all the time, is originally from Pampanga in Angeles City, and she's a really nice lady but very paranoid about the Philippines right now, even her own place there. No matter all of the stories of reassurance told, she still is so paranoid about being free to go around. So thank you everyone!

Mango

May 17th, 2005, 04:13 AM

Culiat

May 20th, 2005, 08:06 PM

I agree the local government of Angeles City really nedds to exert effort to beutify the city.

wecky

May 20th, 2005, 10:55 PM

Clark is really a nice place ... been there several times ... nice duty free ... big space with lots of green ... hope to re-visit in the next years to come.

ewh1

May 20th, 2005, 10:58 PM

lol.. I guess you guys didn't read my article cuz it said that Angeles City is Hiring Palafox Associates in Redeveloping Fields Ave, Which is the Bar area and doing a City Rejuvination program.

Culiat

May 21st, 2005, 09:31 PM

lol.. I guess you guys didn't read my article cuz it said that Angeles City is Hiring Palafox Associates in Redeveloping Fields Ave, Which is the Bar area and doing a City Rejuvination program.

I know, pero personally I know the Mayor and I think papogi lng nya yan. And d nmn kailangan ng Developer para lng linisin ang mga lansangan. Yes the Development thing is a good idea and I love it, Ngunit anong saysay nito kung napapabayaan naman ang ibang bahagi ng lungsod. Kung mananatiling Prostitution capital ang lungsod. Kung d naman maiimprove ang kabuhayan ng mga mamamayan nito, ano pang saysay nito?

Sabi nga ng father ko (who is a former city official) na kung dpa kikilos ang Angeles in no time, San Fernando (Pampanga) will surpass the city as the premier hub of Central Luzon. I love Angeles and I don't want it to lagged behind its neighbors.

ThisFire

May 22nd, 2005, 04:40 AM

yes, that would be nice, a "hub" in each direction for passerby tourists.

SaleemSinai

July 21st, 2005, 03:16 AM

Thanks for the info @culiat and @otakaw. Well, with SM and Robinsons at San Fernando, I dont think it's practical to build ones at Angeles City. Just like what you mentioned, cleanliness and beautification is badly needed and it should be the priority of the city government.

I guess SM didn't think so. Henry Sy is building a mall right smack Clark's main gate. SM did a heck of a job beautifying the bayanihan park in preparation for the Mall. Henry Sy was pleasanly surprised (they say he cursed in Joy) to hear from financial reports that SM Pampanga was the top earning SM outside of Manila. Thinking it's due to Kapampangan's extravagance, he's investing more money in Angeles.

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/mar/29/yehey/prov/20050329pro5.html

Mango

July 21st, 2005, 05:13 AM

Thanks for that link@SaleemSinai.
That article is dated March 29, 2005, so how's the construction going kaya?

Now, around 7 shopping mall in the area.
Thanks to these private investors. Malls do help in revitalizing the economy.
But beautification and cleanliness must not take a backseat.

SaleemSinai

July 21st, 2005, 12:36 PM

I gues it's in full swing. I've seen some mysterious constructions inside Clark lately. They're paving the road from the Mabalacat gate, probably as a faster route to the SM site.

muzic_lover2981

July 25th, 2005, 07:47 PM

The largest mall hmmm... I'm not sure pero before I left it was the Nepo mall and yes Nepo still exist, Nepo Mall, Nepo Mart 1,2,&3? Musiclover tama bako tatlo Nepo Mart?
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Yes Culiat, your right! The biggest mall now in Angeles city is the Nepo mall and next the Robinson Place loacated at Brg. Balibago..then Jenra Grand Mall..almost katabi lang Nepo Mall...hopefully matapos ang SM Clark...and it would be the largest mall then in Angeles City....

Culiat

July 31st, 2005, 07:52 AM

http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=45367

Water shortage looms in C. Luzon
First posted 11:55pm (Mla time) July 30, 2005
Inquirer News Service

Editor's Note: Published on page A15 of the July 31, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE-As the region's demand for water soars to twice the 12.5 million cubic meters of potential supply, a serious water shortage looms in Central Luzon in 2025, an expert said during a regional water summit here on Friday.

"The demand is far greater than what is available," said Dr. Rex Victor Cruz of the College of Forestry and Natural Resources of the University of the Philippines at Los Ba¤os (Laguna).

Signs of the impending water deficit have been apparent, he said.

In Nueva Ecija, for example, the amount of rain has decreased. The temperature, on the other hand, has risen, Cruz said, citing data obtained from monitoring stations.

The capacity of the Pantabangan Dam, in Nueva Ecija, has also decreased due to siltation, he added.

The problem, he said, has national consequences as Central Luzon supplies 20 percent of the country's total farm production.

He said a steady supply of water should be ensured as the region's population (8.2 million as of 2000) is expected to double in 25 years.

At the same time, the region is prone to droughts, as the 1997 and 1998 drought brought by the El Ni¤o phenomenon had shown. Damage to agriculture in those years reached P140.4 million, Cruz said.

He proposed the conservation and revival of the region's watersheds through reforestation. Conserving watersheds will also help avert floods, droughts and pressures from urbanization.

Floods can be minimized if the government regulates groundwater use, according to marine geologists Kelvin Rodolfo and Fernando Siringan.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has begun the rehabilitation of the Pampanga River Basin Watershed, which covers Central Luzon.

Tonette Orejas, PDI Central Luzon Desk

Culiat

July 31st, 2005, 08:06 AM

Image I found from google

Nepo Mall
http://d652924.u22.managed.web.com/images/photos/philippines/New%20Nepo%20Mart.jpg

Culiat

August 2nd, 2005, 01:11 AM

Angeles City Children’s Library 2005 launched

Angeles City Children’s Library (ACCL) Weekly Story Telling and Art Making Activity once again opened doors for grade one pupils of different public schools in the city!

ACCL is a joint project of Philippine Children’s Fund and the Angeles City government wherein more than 60 children are invited for the program every week to hear meaningful stories from teachers, volunteers or sponsors. In addition, puppet shows, clay sculpture, film showing, speech lessons, academic and art contests are also held depending upon the event host.

Event Hosts are the generous people who serve as sponsors for the activities. For the past two years alone, PCF was able to accommodate 2,630 children. With regard to this, PCF welcomes individuals or private sectors to be partners in this noble purpose of sharing with kids the importance of reading in libraries in the pursuit of higher education.

ACCL is just one of the many projects of PCF in the hope of uplifting Filipino people’s lives through education, and at the end achieving better lives and stronger communities, as PCF’s core mission suggests. PCF is also providing thousands of books and other reference materials to many baranggays and cities throughout the country. This is made possible through the benevolent donors and various agencies from the USA and the Philippines.

Why story telling and art making?

With the advent of television and computer as primary source of information of today’s kids, story telling and art making activities are good ways of diverting these kids’ attention while providing them morals that could help them develop into responsible individuals. Story telling has so much proven advantages for children and according to research: it develops the skill and art of listening;

Storytelling leads children to a love of literature; it introduces children to patterns of language; it also gives children practice in visualization skills as the basis of higher level thinking.

Not only that, storytelling gives insight into motives and patterns of human behavior, helping children’s affective development, teaches children the cultural heritage of their own and other cultures and develops oral expression.

“We feel lucky for having the opportunity to hold groups of children, give them excitement and happiness for a little while through the stories they hear from our story tellers, artworks of their own that they could bring home and the toys that they could play with at the ACCL”, said Mrs. Hilda Dela Cruz, ACCL Project Officer.

“Children are naturally playful, sometimes they could be really noisy and naughty at ACCL, but with every smiles on their faces and glitter in their eyes as the stories they hear unfold, with every laughter that we hear as they play with ACCL toys, we feel like we are rewarded a thousand fold”.

Parties interested to help may call PCF Clark Angeles City Office at (045) 322 – 0444
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Culiat

August 9th, 2005, 07:42 AM

From Sunstar Pampanga

Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Flooding feared in barangays near Abacan River
By Dante M. Fabian

ANGELES CITY -- Acting to prevent damage and losses of lives and property from floodings near the Abacan River, the City Council is now prodding the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to undertake necessary works to stop the erosion of the river's banks.

Councilor Jay Sangil said recent inspections by the Angeles City Disaster Coordinating Council (ACDCC) showed that several eroded portions of the slopes of the Abacan River were identified to pose serious hazards on the communities nearby.

Sangil said unless necessary repairs and new slope protection works are undertaken, the large volumes of water during the rainy season will definitely inundate low-lying areas along the path of the river.

Sangil identified the flood-prone areas along the Abacan River as barangays Ninoy Aquino, Sta. Teresita, Amsic, Anunas, Malabañas, Balibago, Pulung Maragul and some other barangays in the eastern side of the city.

Sangil said Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin has instructed the ACDCC to prepare for the onslaught of disasters during the rainy season and be on alert to conduct evacuation and relief operations for families who may be affected by the floods.

He added that in order to minimize the number of families at risk, the City Council is requesting the DPWH to conduct immediate slope protection and other erosion control measures.

Vice Mayor Ricardo Zalamea, SP presiding officer, said that Sangil authored the resolution requesting DPWH to implement the erosion control measures to ensure the safety of residents.

"The onset of the rainy season puts on peril once again lives and properties along the embankment of Abacan River due to threats of erosion and flooding. The DPWH should act fast and help save lives and properties by implementing ample engineering intervention," Sangil said.

Zalamea said upon Sangil's motion, the council also requested the City Engineer's Office (CEO) to conduct periodic repairs of potholes and maintenance works along Arayat Boulevard in Barangay Pampang and other city streets to avoid accidents, traffic jams and inconvenience to motorists.

According to Sangil, the frequent rains have aggravated conditions of these and other roads and highways in the city, contributing to the inconvenience of motorists and forcing many to use alternate routes that worsen the traffic congestions in other areas.

Sangil said traffic problems and poor road conditions are among the factors that contribute to economic slowdown due to the hampered delivery of goods and services.

He said to eliminate this hindrance to economic recovery, remedial measures should be undertaken to ease traffic and road conditions.

(August 9, 2005 issue)
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Culiat

October 25th, 2005, 02:13 AM

I just found this not so recent article from Sunstar Pampanga

Saturday, August 20, 2005
The Angeles City library: Serving towards an enlightened community
RIGHT in the heart of Angeles City and accessible from various points is the Angeles City library.

Impressive-looking from the outside, the library is equally superb inside, especially for stereotyping individuals when it comes to standards and looks of local government buildings. But what is now a new structure is just a reconstruction of the old building which was built in 1981.

From the old to the new

In 1971, the library was born under the administration of then Mayor Eugenio Suarez. Carlos Sandico lent the Sandico Building in Plaridel Street to be used as library.

The Angeles City library, also known today as the Lazatin-Tayag Information Center, is a product of the common love for books and thirst for knowledge of two highly respected names in Angeles--the late Mayor Rafael Lazatin and his son, the present City Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin, who both pushed for the active and highly specialized operation of the library under their respective administrations, and Renato "Katoks" Tayag, a lawyer, journalist and author who donated the 1,690 square meter parcel of land on which the library building stands.

The present library itself operates under the joint sponsorship of the Angeles City government and the Philippine Children's Fund of America (PCFA).

From the old building, which housed the various offices under the city government like the treasurer's office, court offices, and the library, the reconstruction took place in 2002 with the full support of Mayor Carmelo Lazatin--a firm believer in the important role of the library and its services to the total community life of Angeles.

Multiple facilities and services

The library is now a multi-faceted center of various educational pursuits. The first floor houses the administrative offices, the main library and the children's library. The Information Technology (IT) Center, conference room, memorabilia and special collections are on the second flood while a multi-media and audio-visual room and a function hall are found on the third floor.

At the helm of all this is Norma S. Razon, the city librarian, who has spent her 31 years in government service with the library and is witness to its evolution through the years.

The main library caters to students from various schools in Angeles City and its environs. It requires that only students and users with library membership cards be allowed to use its facilities. It has developed a clientele over the years and keeps getting new ones because of the many schools in the area and the cultural re-awakening among people in this part of Pampanga.

(August 20, 2005 issue)
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Culiat

October 25th, 2005, 02:15 AM

Sunstar Pampanga
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Barrio Fiesta at the Mimosa
By Dennis E. Dungao

"BARRIOTIC" is a word that is neither English nor true Kapampangan. It is a connotation of everything or anything done shoddily and in poor taste. Celebrating a barrio fiesta theme with all the elements of it put together to give a genuine feel at the Mimosa Leisure Estate on October 14, 15 and 16 was nothing close to being bad taste or "barriotic" in every sense of the word, but it nevertheless captured the spirit of the barrio celebration - extravagant, sumptuous and full of gaiety.

Co-sponsored by San Miguel Beer, Unilever, Ecolab, Amira Magic, DG Phone Cards, Century Tuna, Yumi-Clark Agro Inc., Levi's, SCA, Homs Printers Inc. and Joer Printing Services, The Fiesta Mimosa was the total reinvention of the barrio fiesta - and it even gave new meaning to "barriotic".

This was the first time the Mimosa Leisure Estate did the "Barrio Fiesta" to give some panache and deviation to the month of October, known for numerous Octoberfests and beer revelries.

Cecille Sanchez-Flores, Hotel and Resort manager, said this fiesta event will be known as the consummate definition of this native tradition, and she was proven right.

Bucolic, as real rice paddies were planted on the grounds and took months to grow, while nipa huts, bamboo fences and earthenware - banga, paso and others - were splattered all over. The setting was so realistic it gave the feel of living in the countryside.

The food was so excellent it kept the kitchen crew busy the whole night and day serving barbeques, shawarwa, sisig - an endless array of local cuisine. I was eyeing a large carabao roped on a tree if ever the food service runs abrupt. The poor ruminant might be a reserve for the skewers, this I've speculated.

As for the beverage, what more can I ask for when Mimosa's Marketing Head, pretty Karen Meneses, was herself serving our beer.

There was something for every one on this fiesta. Lots of visitors were in attendance, members and non-members of Mimosa alike. Expats, kids, middle-aged men and women, teenagers, gays, straights and others all partook in this one big, blowout party. This event was an eclectic mix of cultural and self-gratifying activities, even sports and talent competitions.

Music from Alamid and Juice band also added merriment to the festivities. Games, cooking shows and other activities were held during daytime. The Ms. Earth 2005 candidates also graced the event on Friday, October 14 and joined some native Baluga in a dance. Booth products up for sale range from food to service, real estate to leather goods, as defined by the concessionaires who set shop there - Candaba Farm Fresh, Pizza Perfect, Jaa's Bags, Ana Marie Shoes, Crown Communities, Victor's Baguio Handicrafts, Clark Intertravel and Tours and many more.

The Fiesta Mimosa was the biggest feast cum celebration of the Filipino way that ever took the grounds of the leisure estate. People, including me, just can't wait to have another.

For comments and suggestions, mail the author supremo_babaylan@yahoo.com

(October 25, 2005 issue)
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Joey

October 25th, 2005, 06:03 PM

Aerial shots
http://www.clarkab.org/photos/a55.htm
http://img235.exs.cx/img235/6813/bahaynilolafely9ei.jpg

Nice picture, do you have any more??? I was at Clark AB on and off from 89 to when Mt Pinatubo erupted.

Joey

October 25th, 2005, 06:07 PM

Culiat

October 26th, 2005, 12:49 AM

Nice picture, do you have any more??? I was at Clark AB on and off from 89 to when Mt Pinatubo erupted.

Nah i don't have any recent pictures of it.

Culiat

November 2nd, 2005, 12:47 AM

Sunstar Pampanga
Monday, October 31, 2005

Angeles only place in RP with no public cemetery
By Reynaldo G. Navales

ANGELES CITY -- A businessman here, in an open letter furnished to this paper, stated that this city has no public cemetery.

Rommel Jose DG. Suarez, a businessman residing in Barangay Sto. Domingo, claimed that "the city is the only place in the entire Philippines, if not in the whole world, that has no public cemetery."

Suarez said he has proven this after a relative's body was disallowed to be buried in a cemetery in Barangay Cutcut, a known public cemetery.

"Majority of those who have much in life or those who show concern for our less fortunate brothers, including property owners/ administrators, businessmen, politicians, civic and religious leaders, NGO leaders, bankers, educators, professionals, government officials, are not aware of this basic need of our poor kabalens," Suarez said.

In his open letter, Suarez appealed to the city officials and private sector to join hands in building a public decent burial ground for the indigent Angeleños.

"I patiently appeal and knock to the owners of big tracks of lands in the city to donate or sell for a normal price a portion of their properties to the local government to realize this undertaking," Suarez stated.

Irish Calaguas, Angeles City executive assistant, admitted the issue but said the city has been establishing a "paupers' burial" inside the La Pieta private cemetery in Barangay Sto. Domingo.

(October 30, 2005 issue)
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Sinjin P.

November 2nd, 2005, 03:45 AM

Is it true that there are plans of building an SM in Angeles?

OtAkAw

November 2nd, 2005, 11:25 AM

Is it true that there are plans of building an SM in Angeles?

It's in Clark but it is very very close to Angeles, it is only separated by the Clark main gate. But there is a Robinson's Place in Angeles though.

off-topic Sinjin, I've seen your picture in Friendster and I thought you looked like a ten-year old kid. How old are you?

Sinjin P.

November 2nd, 2005, 11:30 AM

14 years young. Turning 15 on November 28. Many really compliment me about my young face. Thank You. :D

Culiat

November 6th, 2005, 08:35 AM

Sunstar Pampanga

Sunday, November 06, 2005
City's licensing system retains ISO certification

ANGELES CITY -- The City Government has maintained its ISO Certification during the audit conducted by the Certification International of the Philippines CIP last October 27.

Renato V. Navarrete, CIP lead auditor, conducted the fourth Surveillance Audit on the city government's Business Permit and Licensing System on business-one-stop-shop (BPLS on Boss), which was established by Mayor Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin on July 2002.

The opening meeting, initiated by Navarrete and accompanied by Joel J. Lonzanida of CIP, were assisted by the QMS Team during their audit at the regulatory offices.

The offices audited during the audit were the Business Permit and Licensing Division (BPLD), Human Resources Management Office (HRMO), City Treasurer's Office (CTO), the office of the Mayor and QMS.

However, the CIP auditor performed an examination on the verification of effectiveness of corrective action from the 2nd Surveillance Audit at the General Services Office (GSO) and City Information Office-Information and Communication Technology Division (CIO-ICTD).

After prudent examination and evaluation of the BPLS on BOSS regulatory offices, the closing meeting was commenced at the Development Council of Angeles City (DCAC) Conference Room.

Observations of the external auditor were communicated to the management, together with the QMS Team and all the department heads/division heads.

A surveillance audit is carried out semi-annually. This is to ensure that any ISO-certified organization is continually complying with the ISO requirements.

Hence, all the previous surveillance audits, after given satisfactory ratings, proved that the BPLS on BOSS is still competent in the processing and issuance of business permits.

(November 6, 2005 issue)
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marites4

November 6th, 2005, 08:58 AM

14 years young. Turning 15 on November 28. Many really compliment me about my young face. Thank You. :D
bwaha ha that's because you are young. :lol:

OtAkAw

November 7th, 2005, 10:18 AM

I was about to take some pictures of the new Bayanihan Park in Angeles City but two stupid security gurads blew their what dyou call that, the one used by police to scold people, i forgot it's at the tip of my tongue. And I was absolutely disgusted! I was so embarassed at that time they told me to prowl away and never try to take pics again or they'll have someone to arrest me, the nerve! If I was just their age I would have wrestled them down!

The new park by the way is veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrryyy nice! Thanks to Mr. Henry Sy for money well spent!

Culiat

November 8th, 2005, 01:29 AM

OtAkAw

November 8th, 2005, 07:39 AM

what the heck, since when is taking pictures of the Bayanihan Park illegal?

Just now, we were having our practice then and the guards told us it's for privacy daw. Maybe Mr. Henry Sy does not want his properties to go public unless SM Clark is completely opened. After all, Bayanihan park was beautified only to accentuate the SM there right?

Culiat

November 9th, 2005, 01:09 AM

Just now, we were having our practice then and the guards told us it's for privacy daw. Maybe Mr. Henry Sy does not want his properties to go public unless SM Clark is completely opened. After all, Bayanihan park was beautified only to accentuate the SM there right?

Hmmm, siguru pin.

Culiat

May 5th, 2006, 06:16 AM

From Google Earth

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9551/angelesgoogleearth8pa.jpg

Downtown
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2299/downtown2xz.jpg

Nepo Mall, Jenra Grand Mall, and the Nepo Marts
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9222/nepomalljenramallnepomarts4ot.jpg

Abacan River
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/228/abacan2vk.jpg

Cut Cut Cemetery
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5170/cutcutcemetery7gl.jpg

Holy Mary Memorial Park
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8981/holymarymemorialpark0xz.jpg

La Pieta Memorial Park
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8342/lapietamempark2or.jpg

Mimosa y Fontana sa Clark
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4330/mimosayfontana0cp.jpg

Fields Avenue area
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/560/fieldsave3hp.jpg

Angeles City Forest Park (If Im not mistaken, decades ago it was one of Asia's most visited[most number of visitors per day] Swimming resort)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3038/acforestpark3pv.jpg

The Municipality of Mabalacat (north of Angeles)
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5151/mabalacat5rn.jpg

to be continued...

manileño

May 5th, 2006, 06:32 AM

^ oh. 15 years after the Pinatubo eruption and the ashes are still visible from above. The river (is it Rio Grande de Pampanga?) is still dry with lahar. But the areas surrounding it have turned green again and farmlands have returned and thats good.

ishtefh_03

May 5th, 2006, 02:37 PM

speaking of angeles... SM clark will be open na this May 12...

Culiat

May 5th, 2006, 05:47 PM

evangelistik

May 5th, 2006, 06:15 PM

Culiat

May 5th, 2006, 06:30 PM

Who are the most influential families in Angeles City now?

Off the top of my head... Mr. Dy, the Nepomuseno clan... We haven't lived there in so long, the economic arena must be completely different by now.

Politically the two most influencial families would be the Lazatins and the Nepomucenos.

I'm not sure about the economic arena, but here are some rich families that I have in mind right now.

Lazatin, Nepomuceno, Tayag*, Naguiat*, Jimenez?, Uy (Saver's group of companies), Hizon**?, Ocampo*, Dy, Kwong?, yikes dko matandaan ung iba, nasa dulo na ng dila ko eh... esep esep muna ako tapos post ko rin pag naalala ko na.

evangelistik

May 5th, 2006, 07:44 PM

Ah. Masikan la pa reng lazatins, neh?

O ri Atienza atchaka Abad Santos, atchu la pa? Meko na la keng pampanga, di ba?

Culiat

May 5th, 2006, 08:12 PM

Ah. Masikan la pa reng lazatins, neh?

O ri Atienza atchaka Abad Santos, atchu la pa? Meko na la keng pampanga, di ba?

Ah wa masikan la pa, ila Atienza ampong Abad Santos, eku balu nung atsu la pa keng pampanga o meko na la.

ishtefh_03

May 6th, 2006, 12:48 PM

haha... mahirap magsulat kapampangan pero i'll try...

wa balu ku lazatin ampong nepomuceno ing masikan keng angeles... balu ku mula angeles pa sn fernando lazatin ing may ari karing lupa tapos nepomuceno mula angeles to magalang nepomuceno naman (hirap magkapampangan) so parang lazatin and nepomuceno ang may hati dun... and sa manila rin pala near UST, mostly mga apartment dun eh hawak ng mga nepomuceno...

OtAkAw

May 6th, 2006, 02:43 PM

Culiat

May 6th, 2006, 08:58 PM

tacsiyapu cayo, ali yu na gagamitan ing tune pagleletra quing capampanga, ewari ing capampangan macanini ya ing pagleletra na?

awa pala, miras quing canacung ulirat, dening nepomuceno balamu ila namu talaga in macualta queng cecatamung Syudad Angeles, deni namang Lazatin queni quing San Fernando pero balu yo, deng mangacualta talaga ela man maciadung miparas quing Pampanga ecu pin balu eh, ay wa pala! Atin sobra cacualta queng Pampanga, i Tom Dizon eye balo? Ing casu na nini, mete ne siguru mga pilan na ring banua ing milabas.

O siguru isteph ampong kirby mibalic na queng alaala yu ing istung pagleletrang Capampangan, eyu sana cacalinguan ini uling deng matua quing cecatamu gagamit nalang "k" ampong lalaco dane in "que" amping "qui", buri cu pin canini quing scuela mi ibalic itang dating pagleletra e, uling sayang naman balamu pamo ing pangasulat na Portugues ya ewari okaya balamu Basque ya, ewari?

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Ding mumunang titik ning Talabaldugan meangu la king Diccinario ng Fr. Diego Bergaño a misulat inyang Septiembre 10, 1732. Ining Talabaldugan elilan no retang mika titik "c" at "qu" king titik "k". Ini mesala nang Fr. Bergaño ketang keyang aklat a melimbag inyang 1732.

Ing pamanggamit a titik "K", pepamasala na naman Evangelina Hilario-Lacson, Ph.D., ketang kayang aklat a "Magaral Tang Kapampangan".

Karing mengapaunang aklat, watas, ampon aliwa pang kasulatan, ginamit lang titik a "c" o kaya "qu". Iti, pauli da ring Kastila a sinakup king kekatamung bangsa. Antimong pamiganaka ketang milabas a malagung panyulat dinan talang dangal retang kasulatan a reta keng kapamilatan ning e pamanalili kareta nung sasambitla tala o kaya nung deng karelang sulat lilimbag tala o kaya gagamitan.

Atin mu rin gagamit kasalungsungan a titik "c" o "qu". Ing anyaran ku mu ing lumualas ta pilubluban karela at paburen tala nung ita ing karelang gagamitan. E sabagal iti king panyulung ning kekatamung tagimpan- a dakal la pa reng malagung panyulat at makuyad a salita.

Salamat keng pamamasa yu. Luid Kayu !

Val Sibal 08/18/05

evangelistik

May 7th, 2006, 01:36 AM

mamamate ne ing cecatamung lengua.

ecu man me-byasang sumulat. pho-phonetically spell qiyamu.

huistenmark

May 7th, 2006, 01:56 AM

i was having a good read until this page.........

wish i speak kapampangan, it seems nice! (¿¿Italian of the Philippines??)

OtAkAw

May 7th, 2006, 02:46 AM

@culiat, ewari mas "POGI" ya canita istung ing ginamit tamung pagleletra ing "c", "qui", "que", etc. hehehe. Balu mu naman ngenin ceti quing panahun tamu, cung nanu ing mas masanting bigcasan a lengguahe, iyang gagamitan. Lawen mula deng mayayari colegio, sasamal lang mag-French casi canu "sosyal" o siguru aku macanta mu rin ing isip cu casi pin masanting ya ing Capampangan...

@huistenmark... Glad to hear that, but Capampangan is an Austronesian language, very far from Latin-derived languages it's just that SPanish influences here in the Philippines are bound to appear in culture and language...

Animo

May 7th, 2006, 03:00 AM

Title: Gramatica qñg sabing castila, t, capampangan por D. Gil Magat.
Author: Magat, Gil
Year: 1915 (American Era)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/rv_estardo/CamLetter2.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/rv_estardo/CLetter.gif

This information is provided by the
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Author: American Philosophical Society. Library.
Title: Gramatica qñg sabing castila, t, capampang?an: por D. Gil Magat.
URL: http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text...QG9889.0001.001
Author: Magat, Gil.
Extent: 283 p., [1] leaf of plates ; 18 cm.
Place of publication: Manila :
Publisher: Tip. linotype de Santo Tomás,
Date of publication: 1915.
Availability: These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please go to http://www.umdl.umich.edu/ for more information.
Title: United States and Its Territories, 1898-1930: The Age of Imperialism
Note: Microfilm no. 20.
Note: Microfilm. Philadelphia, PA. : American Philosophical Society, 1965. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Note: From the Bartlett Collection on the Philippines and the East Indies.
Subject: Pampanga language -- Grammar.
Subject: Pampanga language -- Study and teaching.
In Collection(s): The United States and its Territories, 1870 - 1925: The Age of Imperialism

Animo

May 7th, 2006, 03:01 AM

^^ Can anyone translate what it says? :)

Gracias

:cheers:

Culiat

May 7th, 2006, 03:47 AM

[QUOTE=OtAkAw]@culiat, ewari mas "POGI" ya canita istung ing ginamit tamung pagleletra ing "c", "qui", "que", etc. hehehe. Balu mu naman ngenin ceti quing panahun tamu, cung nanu ing mas masanting bigcasan a lengguahe, iyang gagamitan. Lawen mula deng mayayari colegio, sasamal lang mag-French casi canu "sosyal" o siguru aku macanta mu rin ing isip cu casi pin masanting ya ing Capampangan...

QUOTE]

wa mas pogi yapin hehe, buri que ya namang gagamitan, oneng magcasaquit cung bagya misan nung sanung gamitan cu, nung "C" o "Q"

diz

May 7th, 2006, 03:48 AM

cool! this is my birthplace too!

Culiat

May 7th, 2006, 03:51 AM

@Animo, Lo traduciré más adelante cuando volví a mi casa

diz

May 7th, 2006, 03:54 AM

casanting ta pala pangasulat. hehe..

Animo

May 7th, 2006, 05:33 AM

@Animo, Lo traduciré más adelante cuando volví a mi casa

OK, muchas gracias amigo. :cheers:

OtAkAw

May 7th, 2006, 03:10 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/rv_estardo/CLetter.gif

GREAT FIND!!!! Want some coarse translations right? Here's my best:

"The first thing I'm going to say to you, my beloved cabalen (cabalen is to capampangan as kababayan to tagalog), grant me pardon with this.

Because of my great desire to grant assistance to youths who are interested in learning the beautiful Spanish language, I dared to translate into Capampangan the grammar of the Spanish language: (I'm faltering at this point!) to give a cleaner meaning to deep words written by expert scribes that tend to give a hard time to many who are not good with this. I hope that people who find unclear and inaccurate points in this will be the ones to reveal the truth and shed light and I will be more than grateful to them if ever. Because if I wwre to find inaccuracies in others' works, I would do my best to correct them as you would."

Animo

May 7th, 2006, 10:44 PM

Culiat

May 8th, 2006, 03:11 AM

Subukan ko'ng isalin ito sa wikang Tagalog, ang mga nakapaloob sa mga panaklot ay ang mga malalalim na salitang hindi ko alam isalin sa wikang Tagalog.

Title: Gramatica qñg sabing castila, t, capampangan por D. Gil Magat.
Author: Magat, Gil
Year: 1915 (American Era)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/rv_estardo/CLetter.gif

Pasintabi

Ang una ko'ng sasabihin dito, mga minamahal ko'ng kababayan, ay ibigay sana sa akin ang patawad dito.

dahil sa malaki ko'ng pagnanasang magbigay tulong (ditmuman), sa mga kabataang nais simulang mag-aral sa magandang wikang Kastila, pinangasahan ko'ng (bildug-Hinulog) sa wikang Kapampangan itong Gramatikang Kastila:Para mabigyan ng malinis na kahulugan sa mga malalalim na salitang isinulat ng mga pantas at mga bihasa na kadalasa'y pinahihirapan ang ibang hindi marunong dito. Nawa'y ang mga taong tunay na (mangapiang) bihasa dito, ay sila ring magbigay liwanag sa katotohanan: at ako, utang na loob ko na kilalanin iyon sa (sugui) nilang niloloob; dahil ako rin naman, kung nakita ko'ng may mali sa sinasabi/itinuturo ng iba, gagawin ko ang aking makakaya upang ito'y maiwasto, kagaya nila."

I hope that people who find unclear and inaccurate points in this will be the ones to reveal the truth and shed light and I will be more than grateful to them if ever. Because if I wwre to find inaccuracies in others' works, I would do my best to correct them as you would.

Ang (Maquirapat=maykarapatan? o baka publisher o copyrighter hehe)

Hindi ko inaasahang mahirap rin pala ito'ng isalin sa tagalog. ;)

edit: ay dko napansing isinalin na pala ito ni Cabaleng Otakaw

OtAkAw

May 8th, 2006, 07:07 AM

^^ Thanks! I guess if you want to learn Spanish using Capampangan you can read that book online. ;) Jeje, are the words different Otakaw? Like some words are no longer used. Too bad we do not use accents in writing our languages anymore. Gracias otra vez. :)
Alot of the words are unknown by me, you know just like in English where not everyone knows what copacetic, axeminster, oxymoron and galoot mean. Most of the deep Capampangan words are still used especially by writers and poets, because they add a more colorful outlook to Capampangan lietrature. I hate knowing that we dont use the accent symbols anymore!

@Culiat, didnt your nose bleed? Mine did,, hehehe :)

ishtefh_03

May 8th, 2006, 01:42 PM

hehe... naalala ko last pabasa, kapampangan ung binabasa, as in ung old book na sya na kapampanagn pati mga nagbabasa nalilito na sa mga binabasa... :D

acu magcasaquit cu manulat capampangan,ampong ali acu sane magcapampangan, pero antindyan cu ing panyulat niu...

ishtefh_03

May 8th, 2006, 01:46 PM

unti unti ng nabubuhay ang thread na 'to... madami rin naman pala tayong kapampangan eh... :D

Culiat

May 9th, 2006, 05:06 AM

Dyipning Angeleño

The colors of the Jeepneys in Angeles indicates their route,
Some examples
Green are for Marisol (istu nacu man queni neh?)
Terminal near the foot of the Abacan Bridge
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/4894/greenformarisol6kp.jpg

Yellow are known as the "Villas" serving the area where the subdivisions have Villa on their names, ex: Villa Angela, Villa Gloria, Villa Angelina, etc...

Terminal next to the Brgy. Santo Domingo Market
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5713/yellowforvilla3ps.jpg

Blue is for Check Point-Holy Angel (Istu neman neh?)
Serving Check Point (Clark Main gate area) - Holy Angel University (downtown, next to the Holy Rosary Cathedral)

this is their Terminal in Bayanihan Park (I dunno if they still have their terminal there)
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2928/blueforcheckpointholy1ht.jpg

This color-scheme was later adopted by some cities around the country, I just don't know which.

ishtefh_03

May 9th, 2006, 02:19 PM

un ang kakaiba sa angeles, my color coding ang mga jeepneys!!! :D

diz

May 10th, 2006, 01:44 AM

the google pics are old. sm clark isnt even in there and the 'salakup' gate was moved. its not even a gate anymore.

Culiat

May 10th, 2006, 01:53 AM

the google pics are old. sm clark isnt even in there and the 'salakup' gate was moved. its not even a gate anymore.
I kno hehe, wish I could be there to take photos hehe, :) kung mapapansin rin eh ginagawa palang ung bagong exit ng NLEX malapit sa bagong City Hall.

Animo

May 10th, 2006, 01:58 AM

Alot of the words are unknown by me, you know just like in English where not everyone knows what copacetic, axeminster, oxymoron and galoot mean. Most of the deep Capampangan words are still used especially by writers and poets, because they add a more colorful outlook to Capampangan lietrature. I hate knowing that we dont use the accent symbols anymore!

@Culiat, didnt your nose bleed? Mine did,, hehehe :)

I see. I heared Capampangan and Ilocano before and it was different. Yeah, regional languages should not be forgotten. In our history the regional languages were at equal footing with Spanish back then. :cheers:

Culiat

May 10th, 2006, 03:20 AM

new City Hall in the middle of vacant lands, I once heard the Ayalas are planning to develop the lands on the right side. n the Left, I dunno, I think it belongs to the owner of Jenra Sumpermarket Chain (forgot his name)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1157/newcityhall6qy.jpg

The Rotunda/Rotonda, sometimes ala Mendiola, site of major protests, and large gatherings (ex: Meeting de Avance)
The big Grey square next to it, is the San Nicolas Market, it got burned if im not mistaken last 2003.
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1576/rotundanasunogsnnicolasmrkt7ug.jpg

Culiat

May 18th, 2006, 07:17 AM

I found this on another sub-forum, I forgot which

Robinson's Place Angeles sa Brgy. Balibago
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2825/robinsonsangelesbalibago1as.jpg

kevinb

May 18th, 2006, 11:48 AM

I found this on another sub-forum, I forgot which

Robinson's Place Angeles sa Brgy. Balibago
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2825/robinsonsangelesbalibago1as.jpg

i thot robinsons angeles is also robinsons starmills..im confused.. :bash:

Culiat

May 18th, 2006, 11:34 PM

Robinson Starmils Pampanga is in San Fernando, right across SM City Pampanga.

diz

May 19th, 2006, 01:57 AM

^^ YEAH! Robinson's! thanks for posting it. I hear it's not very popular.. I didn't go there though while I was in the PI

Culiat

May 19th, 2006, 02:15 AM

^^ YEAH! Robinson's! thanks for posting it. I hear it's not very popular.. I didn't go there though while I was in the PI
I'm not sure coz the last time I was there, this was still under construction hehe

Culiat

May 23rd, 2006, 07:09 AM

SOme pics I found from http://www.swisschaletph.com/philippines/luzon/angeles_city/balibago/shopping_malls_banks_atm.htm

The Casino
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9947/casino6402rc.jpg

Saver's Mall balibago
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/541/saversmallangeles2tz.jpg

McArthur Hi-way
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/1954/macarthurhiway2rb.jpg

diz

May 23rd, 2006, 07:40 AM

SWEET. This road is congested and was already improved. Anyway... OMG! They really have to get rid of those terrifying power lines. :eek2:

diz

May 28th, 2006, 06:18 AM

From that website @Culiat, why are there PAL Planes in Clark?

http://www.swisschaletph.com/images/omni-airport-640.jpg

_zner_

May 28th, 2006, 06:27 AM

^^ :lol: commercial plane yan?

overtureph

August 1st, 2006, 08:40 AM

INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZON
Friars’ files yield cultural treasures

By Tonette Orejas
Inquirer
Last updated 00:49am (Mla time) 07/19/2006

Published on Page A20 of the July 19, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

ANCIENT Kampampangan language and culture have not actually been lost. Pioneer Augustinian missionaries secured these in perpetuity through the arte (grammar), vocabulario (dictionary) and doctrina (catechism) they wrote and published decades after the Spaniards established the country’s first province, Pampanga, in 1571.

But here’s why from the ranks of friars sprung the first Kapampangan writers. Explains Fr. Policarpio Hernandez, OSA: “The work of the missionaries to evangelize the Philippines was from the outset very laudable though difficult, as the linguistic panorama in the islands was a veritable mosaic of languages and dialects. This multiplicity of languages was a great obstacle for the missionaries in the first years of evangelization of the Filipinos.”

Because there were too many languages, a royal decree in 1594 divided the territories among the five religious orders: Augustinians, Franciscan, Jesuits, Dominicans and Augustinian Recollects.

The Augustinians, Hernandez says, worked among people who spoke Tagalog, Kapampangan, Ilocano, Hiligaynon and Cebuano.

Their writings, adds Hernandez, “were a must or necessary means for the missionary to learn the languages more easily and to transmit in a more accurate and effective way, the message of the Gospel.”

But before using the languages to relate with the people, the friar-writers had to first teach their fellow missionaries. For them, the arte and the vocabulario served as crash courses in language and culture.

They had mastered the languages to the point that they found no need to teach the Christian doctrine in Spanish, disobeying even a royal decree that required them to do so, says Fray Francis Musni, OSA.

How did the early Kapampangan react to this approach at a time when they were learned in the prehistoric writing system of the baybayin or kulitan?

“When the conquistadores first arrived in Luzon in 1571, they observed that ‘every man, woman and child could read and write.’ However, by imposing their own writing system, the colonizers in effect turned already literate natives into illiterates once again,” says Robby Tantingco, executive director of the Holy Angel University’s Juan D. Nepomuceno Center for Kapampangan Studies.

“Our ancestors had to unlearn the ancient orthography to get used to the new, imported one,” he says.

The friars’ legacy has been preserved in Fray Francisco Coronel’s “Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Pampanga” (1621), Fray Diego Bergaño’s “Vocabulario en la Lengua Pampanga” (1732) and “Arte de la Lengua Pampanga” (1729), and Fray Alvaro de Benavente’s “Arte y Diccionario Pampango” (1700).

The center got hold of a copy of Coronel’s manuscripts through the late Bro. Andrew Gonzalez, FSC.

Under the center’s auspices, Fr. Edilberto Santos, a former Benedictine monk, translated the works of Coronel, Benavente and Bergaño’s arte, deciphering the “linguistics and anthropological treasure troves” there.

“We want the present and next generations of Kapampangan to have access to these works and in the process, learn and use the language to prevent its demise. They can also reaffirm the Kapampangan identity in those works,” Tantingco says.

Adverbs of time, circa 1621

HOUR
Galingaldo mababo - just before (or near) daybreak
Abac (or cayabacan) - morning
Ogtong aldo (or ogto yang aldo or caogtoan ning aldo) - high noon
Gatpanapon - afternoon
Silim (or silimsilim) - nightfall
Bengi - night
Capitngan bengi - midnight

DAY
Ing aldo ngeni - today
Ngening bengi - tonight
Bucas - tomorrow
Cabucas - the whole night (tonight until tomorrow)
Quebucas - the whole night (last night until today)
Bucas bengi - tomorrow night
Macadua - day after tomorrow (two days from now)
Macatlu - three days from now

(Compiled by Robby Tantingco from Coronel’s “Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Pampanga” and Bergaño’s “Arte de la Lengua Pampanga” [1729], translated by Fr. Edilberto Santos.)

Copyright 2006 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerhe...rticle_id=10522

aUen

August 1st, 2006, 08:54 AM

From that website @Culiat, why are there PAL Planes in Clark?

http://www.swisschaletph.com/images/omni-airport-640.jpg

I think those are the Cessna planes PAL Aviation School use. I didn't know they were in Clark.

ishtefh_03

August 2nd, 2006, 05:14 AM

Culiat

August 2nd, 2006, 05:52 AM

thanks for the article overtureph :)

heavenANDhell

August 2nd, 2006, 06:14 AM

good thing there's "JDN center for kapampangan studies" kaya di pa napapabayan ang kultura ng mga kapampanagan...

yeah, I agree. The kapampangan heritage is really very unique. I know because I'm a proud kapampangan hehehe.

And another thing, about Robinsons. In my opinion, Robinson's Starmills in San Fernando is way better than the one in Angeles. Why? Because Robinsons Angeles doesn't actually give you a very good shopping experience becauser most of the goods can be desccribed as "old stocks". Thats just my opinion though.

OtAkAw

August 2nd, 2006, 01:55 PM

^^Speaking of the Center for Capampangan Studies, why can't any group come up with a "Center of Capampangan Culinary Arts", I think Capampangan cuisine is the BEST in the Philippines, and Capampangans are known for being good cooks so its is best for our food to get some really good attention and appreciation. My mother said half of our ancestors' unique Capampangan dishes is on the verge of being forgotten. That shouldn't be, I personally know only two people who can still cook "Humba", the sweet pork dish with those tausi, wag naman sanang makalimutan ang dishes ng mga Capampangan.

We must have a whole Pampanga thread, don't you believe, Pampanga, unlike some provinces is monocultural naman eh, kaya it's best if we had one thread dedicated for Pampanga, just an idea.

ishtefh_03

August 2nd, 2006, 04:00 PM

@heavenANDhell- yeah, robinsons starmills is way better than the one in angeles, itsura pa lng... and lagi naman ganyan pag province old stocks minsan eh...

@otakaw- i know my central luzon thread, pero nabaon na...

and i agree kase ako di naman taga Angeles, taga Sn. fernando ako, pero nakakarelate ako kase sa angeles ako nag highschool... kaya dapat whole pampanga thread, for kapampangan and if ever we made one make sure na laging updated ang thread natin...

Culiat

August 3rd, 2006, 06:29 AM

Photos from Flickr

by Munsterinc:

SM Clark
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/smclarkmunsterinc2.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/smclarkmunsterinc3.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/SMClarkmunsterincflickr.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/smclarkmunsterinc4.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/smclarkmunsterinc.jpg

by Globalhegemon:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/Ang-snfdoarkglobalhegemonflickr.jpg

by Dr. Boogie nights:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/AngelesCityDrboogienightsflickr.jpg

by Kam-Lung:

Santo Rosario (Holy Rosary)
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/holyrosarykam-lung2.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/Holyrosarykam-lungflickr.jpg

by ton2fig:

my long lost brothers @ fontana
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/monkeysfontanaton2figflickr.jpg

aUen

August 3rd, 2006, 07:07 AM

Those SM Clark photos look so not SM. Is this the first time SM used warm colors?

Culiat

August 5th, 2006, 02:31 AM

more from Flickr

Nepo Mall
by Justus
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/nepomallangelesJUSTUS.jpg

Holy Rosary Parish model
by Curlyjan
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/holyrosarymodelcurlyjan.jpg

Hot Air Baloons
by Danes96
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/milodanes96.jpg

Culiat

August 5th, 2006, 02:34 AM

o'reni pa

Hot Air Baloons
by Our Awesome Planet
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/hotairbaloon5.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/hotairbaloon3.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/hotairbaloon6.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/hotairbaloon7.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/hotairbaloonsbyourawesomeplanet.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b73/Butchik/hotairbaloon2.jpg

oldmontreal

August 8th, 2006, 04:14 AM

so watch out kapampangan ku at manyaman kaming magluto..at tsaka mangalago la reng kapampangan :wave:

overtureph

August 9th, 2006, 02:36 AM

INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZON
Old Pampanga reached up to the Cagayan mountains

Hometown Trivia
By Tonette Orejas
Inquirer
Last updated 00:50am (Mla time) 08/09/2006

Published on Page A15 of the August 9, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

THE old Pampanga “embraced all the central plain north from Bulacan to the missions of Cagayan and its mountains” or 10 times its present size of 2,180 square kilometers, according to the 1903 Census of Philippine Islands.

Established by Spain as a province in 1571, local historian Edwin Camaya said Pampanga lost its former territories as the colonial government carved out other provinces from it.

Although evidence suggested that most of Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, eastern Bataan and Tondo were part of the Kapampangan region before the Spanish conquest, Camaya said the remnants of that region are in the present Pampanga, southern Tarlac, and some portions of Bataan and Nueva Ecija, where the Kapampangan language is still spoken.

Name game

Some place names in the Kapampangan region (compiled by anthropologist Joel Pabustan Mallari).

After plants: Kalumpit (Bulacan); Botolan (Zambales); Mapaco, Pahu and Almendras (Concepcion, Tarlac); Anupul, Banaba, Culubasa, Kebaldugan Gandus, Dapdap (Bamban, Tarlac).

After land features: Kalangitan (on high plateau), Bana (swampland), Burak (mud), Marimla (cold), Sapa (river), Darabulbul (bubbling sound of flowing water), Balukbuk (bubbles), Matulid (straight), Angat (lift), Malutung Gabon (red soil), Telabangka (boat-shaped), Mabatu-batu (rocky terrain), Sapang Bato (lake of stones), Capalangan (black sand), Mexico (Makasiku or elbowing), Macabebe (along a body of water), Guagua (mouth of river), Pinatubo (allowed to grow).

Kapampangan place names in the Tagalog region: San Miguel de Mayumu (sweet or sugar) in Bulacan, Gabon (soil) and Capitanan (midnight) in Bataan, Taisan (grinding stone) in Batangas, Taklang Anak (child manure) in Batangas, Taklang Damulag (carabao manure) in Nueva Ecija, Mt. Pamitinan (used for hanging) in Rizal.

Indonesian connections: The Sumatran villages of Magalangan, Pora and Minjalin, and the region of Magelang bear similarities with the names of Magalang, Porac and Minalin in Pampanga.

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ishtefh_03

August 14th, 2006, 03:05 PM

here's my photos of sm clark...

the very different facade of SM clark..
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC06122.jpg

this is like the main area in SM Clark kung san ung entertainment lagi...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC06115.jpg

this is their cinemas...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC06116.jpg

and also this... medyo malawak rin...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC06117.jpg

diz

August 17th, 2006, 06:40 AM

so watch out kapampangan ku at manyaman kaming magluto..at tsaka mangalago la reng kapampangan :wave:

hahaha

oldmontreal

August 18th, 2006, 02:16 AM

I knew it that was really funny :yes:

diz

August 18th, 2006, 04:21 AM

^^ It was. It was. :D

Manila-X

August 18th, 2006, 07:44 AM

Madalas akong pumunta sa Field's Ave. sa Clark yung nasa Pilipinas ako! Sarap ang pagkain doon at yung nightlife :D

Culiat

August 18th, 2006, 07:51 AM

Madalas akong pumunta sa Field's Ave. sa Clark yung nasa Pilipinas ako! Sarap ang pagkain doon at yung nightlife :D
kaya pala familiar ang mukha mo sakin :lol: :jk:

nga pala, ang Fields AVenue ay di bahagi ng Clark, sa may main gate lang ito, pero hindi siya parte ng Clark :D

Manila-X

August 18th, 2006, 09:40 AM

kaya pala familiar ang mukha mo sakin :lol: :jk:

nga pala, ang Fields AVenue ay di bahagi ng Clark, sa may main gate lang ito, pero hindi siya parte ng Clark :D

Well hindi sya kasama sa Clark Special Economic Zone pero Clark pa rin ang tawag ko sa surrounding areas :D

Anyway, napakarami akong nakikitang foreigners dito usually mga matadang lalake :eek:

diz

August 19th, 2006, 02:03 AM

^^ Maraming GRO's eh.

OtAkAw

August 19th, 2006, 09:08 AM

^^That is one of the biggest mistakes of the Angeles City government, allowing that street of monstrosity to stay that way and its dirty establishments. Angelenos has fostered upon themselves such a useless mayor, I hope the one who succeeds him would realize that the economy of a city cannot thrive on PROSTITUTION alone. And it's such an embarassment to have a city in your province be perceived as "dirty" by many because in some way, it is, and if that filthy street does not clean itself soon, who knows, we might even beat Thailand.

Culiat

August 19th, 2006, 09:15 AM

^^ well the mayor himself have many wives and families hehe

talagang mahilig lang si Tarzan sa mga babae kaya ayun hinahayaan ang mga katulad niya hehe

Culiat

August 19th, 2006, 09:24 AM

But seriously, Angeles deserves someone better, someone with selfless visions for the city.

Tarzan should remain in his Jungle Base. By the way, Tarzan Lazatin really have a Jungle Base, its one of his homes for one of his families. Its Private Resort type of property. I love the jungle base, I remember back when I was a kid, I love to swim in their pools but I was afraid of its man made creeks, Coz the water then is green, so I thought its inhabited Crocodiles and other reptiles hehe. Aside from the Jungle Base he also have the China Base inside Clark, and other more properties called bases.

overtureph

October 3rd, 2006, 07:52 AM

INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZON
Pampanga refuses to forget art of ‘kuriru’

By Russell Arador
Inquirer
Last updated 00:06am (Mla time) 09/13/2006

Published on Page A15 of the September 13, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

A BOOK on the Kapampangan translation of the verse novel “Gloria” by Tagalog poet Jose Corazon de Jesus (or Huseng Batute) hopes to revive among the Kapampangan people the popularity of “kuriru” as a form of entertainment and call attention to the “dying art” of translation into regional languages.

Robert Tantingco, director of the Juan D. Nepomuceno Center for Kapampangan Studies based at the Holy Angel University in Angeles City, said verse novels (called the kuriru in Kapampangan, kurido in Tagalog and corrido in Spanish) used to be very popular among Kapampangans. ...............

Please click on the link for more of this story/feature http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view_article.php?article_id=20631

ishtefh_03

October 3rd, 2006, 03:12 PM

Juan D. Nepomuceno Center for Kapampangan Studies is just inside HAU and do you think it would be possible to make it or relocate it outside the school tutal it is for the whole race of kapampangan and kilala na rin naman sya... ang maybe even develop it.

ang liit lng kase nung nasa HAU eh, 3 floors, tapos andun na ung gallery, archives, library, theater, museum. parang ang liit.

i hope this is not a bad proposal coz i'm thinking of doing that as my thesis.. (wow, di ko akalain na thesis na iniisip ko!!!)

diz

October 5th, 2006, 03:37 AM

TheAvenger

October 7th, 2006, 06:55 PM

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Ulan marks already? Darn this tropical climate.

Angeles has more prostitutes than Vegas. It's sort of a shame that I was born there, and thought that the city I loved had nice and friendly people. Most are just too friendly that is.

Anyway, turning from the richest province in the Philippines into its own citizens selling themselves, is just a shame..

It's not just Angeles City though. It's nearby city of Mabalacat, my hometown, has as much protitutes as there are in Angeles.

PS I dislike that shiny head mayor of ours, and Boking.

I just want to add that prostitution thrived during the heyday of the Americans occupation of Clark. Prostitution was due to poverty and it will stay with us forever until our country became a progressive country, though those hapless girls mostly came from other parts of our country where poverty is more serious.

By the way, I reside in one of the subdivisions in Barangay Mabiga in Mabalacat since my wife is from Aguso in Mabalacat, though we also have houses and properties in Bulacan.

TheAvenger

October 7th, 2006, 07:05 PM

Well hindi sya kasama sa Clark Special Economic Zone pero Clark pa rin ang tawag ko sa surrounding areas :D

Anyway, napakarami akong nakikitang foreigners dito usually mga matadang lalake :eek:

those old foreigners were mostly Australians and ex American servicemen who
chose to retire in Angeles area. well with their pensions of about 2K dollars they can have a nice life with servant/cum lover in Angeles/Mabalacat area.

ishtefh_03

October 8th, 2006, 06:16 AM

^^ natuwa ako... :lol: oo nga puro foreigners na naglalakad pag dumaan ako sa balibago...

Culiat

October 8th, 2006, 09:13 AM

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/DSC06122.jpg

Ulan marks already? Darn this tropical climate.

Angeles has more prostitutes than Vegas. It's sort of a shame that I was born there, and thought that the city I loved had nice and friendly people. Most are just too friendly that is.

Anyway, turning from the richest province in the Philippines into its own citizens selling themselves, is just a shame..

It's not just Angeles City though. It's nearby city of Mabalacat, my hometown, has as much protitutes as there are in Angeles.

PS I dislike that shiny head mayor of ours, and Boking.

dont like boking huh? hehe me nither, tho he's a relative :(

Anyway, turning from the richest province in the Philippines into its own citizens selling themselves, is just a shame..

.

Just to let you know, not all or probably most of those prostitutes are not Kapampangans.

Sinjin P.

October 8th, 2006, 09:17 AM

Would it be okay if we rename this thread into: Angeles City and Pampanga?

diz

October 9th, 2006, 12:21 AM

dont like boking huh? hehe me nither, tho he's a relative :(

Just to let you know, not all or probably most of those prostitutes are not Kapampangans.

How is Boking your relative? Well, I still dislike him. :D

Who I like to choose for Mayor of Mabalacat, is Anthony Dee. He's cool.

^^ Yes sinj, can you please do that?

diz

October 9th, 2006, 12:25 AM

I just want to add that prostitution thrived during the heyday of the Americans occupation of Clark. Prostitution was due to poverty and it will stay with us forever until our country became a progressive country, though those hapless girls mostly came from other parts of our country where poverty is more serious.

By the way, I reside in one of the subdivisions in Barangay Mabiga in Mabalacat since my wife is from Aguso in Mabalacat, though we also have houses and properties in Bulacan.

I have a house in Talimundok, Although I live in the States.

Culiat

October 9th, 2006, 02:40 AM

How is Boking your relative? Well, I still dislike him. :D

Who I like to choose for Mayor of Mabalacat, is Anthony Dee. He's cool.

^^ Yes sinj, can you please do that?

He's my grandma's cousin. Dee might be cool, but coolness isn't what Mabalacat needs for a leader. For sure Mabalacat have someone better than Dee or Boking.

diz

October 9th, 2006, 02:59 AM

He's my grandma's cousin. Dee might be cool, but coolness isn't what Mabalacat needs for a leader. For sure Mabalacat have someone better than Dee or Boking.

Dee donated so much to Mabalacat. Yo see his name everywhere..

Alitaptap

October 9th, 2006, 04:15 AM

INQUIRER NORTHERN LUZON
Friars’ files yield cultural treasures
Adverbs of time, circa 1621

HOUR
Galingaldo mababo - just before (or near) daybreak
Abac (or cayabacan) - morning
Ogtong aldo (or ogto yang aldo or caogtoan ning aldo) - high noon
Gatpanapon - afternoon
Silim (or silimsilim) - nightfall
Bengi - night
Capitngan bengi - midnight

DAY
Ing aldo ngeni - today
Ngening bengi - tonight
Bucas - tomorrow
Cabucas - the whole night (tonight until tomorrow)
Quebucas - the whole night (last night until today)
Bucas bengi - tomorrow night
Macadua - day after tomorrow (two days from now)
Macatlu - three days from now

(Compiled by Robby Tantingco from Coronel’s “Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Pampanga” and Bergaño’s “Arte de la Lengua Pampanga” [1729], translated by Fr. Edilberto Santos.)

http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerhe...rticle_id=10522

It seems that the kapampangan language has not change. The words used in 1621 are still used today... mayap namu.

Culiat

October 9th, 2006, 04:58 AM

Dee donated so much to Mabalacat. Yo see his name everywhere..

yep he did, but he did those primarily for the purpose of publicity. And a great donor doesnt necessarily makes a good leader.

diz

October 9th, 2006, 05:21 AM

yep he did, but he did those primarily for the purpose of publicity. And a great donor doesnt necessarily makes a good leader.

Sinabi da kaku deng makatuknang karin, mabait yang tau. Pero matabataba ya.

Yeah... :lol:

diz

October 9th, 2006, 05:27 AM

Municipality of Mabalacat

THE LAND OF BALACATS

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Balacat trees

Mabalacat became a town in 1712. It was named after the balacat tree (Zizyphus Zonulata Balaco), a fourth class timber. Then, a settlement of a negrito tribe, the area was a virtual forest of balacat trees. “Ma-balacat” in the native kapampangan dialect means “full of balacat”.

The town has a land area of 16, 580 hectares - more than double that of Angeles City’s. Roughly four-fifths of the land area of Clark Air Base belong to Mabalacat whose boundary extend up to the Zambales Ranges. The soil is charcoal black and shiny, a sign of fertility, and is suitable for growing rice, sugarcane and other rootcrops. Before 1712 Mabalacat was a barrio (barangay) of Bambang, now Bamban, Tarlac. Like Porac, Santa Rita, Magalang, and Angeles City, this town never gets inundated by floods from heavy rain because it is situated on an elevated plain known as the “Upper Pampanga”.

THE TWENTY SEVEN BARANGAYS

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The Mabalacat Municipal Hall, located along MacArthur Highway, Barangay Poblacion.

In 1853 Mabalacat had a population of 2,611 and four barangays, namely, Babangdapu, Duquit, Malabni, and Paglimbunan. In 1903 its population increased to 7, 049 and already had 19 barangays. These were Bical, Bundagul, Dapdap, Dau, Dolores, Iba, Mabiga, Mamatitang, Mangalit, Matas, Mawaque, Paralayunan, Poblacion, Quitangil, San Joaquin, Santa Ines, Santa Maria, Sapang Balen, and Sapang Biabas. In 1948 its barangays increased to 20 with the addition of Fort Stotsenburg. Barangay Quitangil was renamed San Francisco.

Today, a first class municipality, Mabalacat has a population of 129,990, based on the 1995 census, with 25,545 households. It has an annual growth rate of 1.3 per year and a population density of 7.8 persons per hectare. It now has a total of 27 barangays as follows:

Atlu-bola

Bical
Bundagul

Cacutud
Calumpang
Camachiles

Dapdap
Dau
Dolores
Duquit

Lacandula

Mabiga
Macapagal Village
Mamatitang
Mangalit
Marcos Village
Mawaque

Paralayunan
Poblacion

San Francisco
San Joaquin
Santa Ines
Santa Maria
Santo Rosario
Sapang Balen
Sapang Biabas

Tabun

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McArthur Highway, Dau

The largest barangay is Dau, which became a barrio in 1936 by virtue of Presidential Proclamation Number 1. Dau, now with a population of 46,696 and a business nerve-center whose commercial input and output run parallel to that of downtown's, is categorized by the National Census and Statistics Office as a rural area while San Francisco, the second largest barangay, along with San Joaquin, Santa Ines, Poblacion, Calumpang and other barangays are categorized as urban in view of their proximity to the town proper. Sapang Balen, with a population of 203 persons, is the smallest barangay.

RESOURCES

Mabalacat has an average annual income of PhP 56,698,280.87 derived mostly from municipal license fees, land tax, Internal Revenue allotment, roads and bridges fund. In 1997, there were 2,447 business establishments registered in the Municipality of Mabalacat, consisting of 79 manufacturers mostly involved in sash factory, iron works, ceramics, bakery and 1,806 trading companies. The financial needs are served by eleven banks, mostly concentrated in Dau. Public utilities include the Mabalacat Water System, Pampanga Electric Corporation II (PELCO II), three telephone companies namely, Datelcom Corporation (DATELCOM), Smart Communications (SMART) and Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Incorporated (DIGITEL) and one cable television network (PRO-SAT) which runs solely for Mabalacat.

There are thirty educational institutions in Mabalacat composed of one private College, two Secondary public, two private High Schools and twenty five public Elementary schools divided into two districts, Mabalacat North and Mabalacat South.

The people of Mabalacat are peace-loving and God-fearing as well as hardworking and industrious. They speak the Kapampangan dialect which is very rich in vocabulary and culture.

http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/springs/7937/explorer/pictures/market.jpg
Mabalacat Public Market

http://welcome.to/mabalacat

OtAkAw

October 9th, 2006, 02:48 PM

Just to let you know, not all or probably most of those prostitutes are not Kapampangans.

Totally! Many of them are Bisaya or from other provinces. Siyempre di ka naman magpapa-involve sa isang ilegal na bagay sa sarili mong probinsya o syudad, lapitin sa chismis yun!

ishtefh_03

October 9th, 2006, 03:36 PM

hehe... buti na lng di ako taga angeles, pero i spent my highschool days sa angeles...

Culiat

October 10th, 2006, 03:44 AM

Since when did Mabalacat officially became a city?

diz

October 10th, 2006, 04:24 AM

Since when did Mabalacat officially became a city?

Oops! Oo nga no. Municipality pala. Hehe.

Culiat

October 10th, 2006, 04:37 AM

Oops! Oo nga no. Municipality pala. Hehe.

ah kala ko naman kasi ako na itong nahuli sa balita hehe

diz

October 10th, 2006, 08:05 AM

ah kala ko naman kasi ako na itong nahuli sa balita hehe

haha inde. i cant believe i forgot. ive passed by that arch that welcomes you to mabalacat with the huge words "MUNICIPALITY OF MABALACAT" 1000 times. yet i still forget.

ishtefh_03

October 10th, 2006, 10:58 AM

^^haha... taga mabalacat ka ba?? ang dau part ng mabalacat diba???

Sinjin P.

October 10th, 2006, 01:57 PM

^ My roots: SAN SIMON, Pampanga, I'm proud!

diz

October 11th, 2006, 01:57 AM

^^haha... taga mabalacat ka ba?? ang dau part ng mabalacat diba???

yeah.. sa dau ako. hehe. doon nga ako umuwi noong nagpasyal ako sa Pinas sa March. Kaya ang inde ako naka punta sa Maynila dahil malayo siya.

@Sinjin: Kamapangan Pride!! :D

ishtefh_03

October 11th, 2006, 04:07 AM

^^pero atleast may sakayan na dun na mga bus pa manila... pero oo nga malayo pa rin sya... :D

@sinj- tapos napunta ka bigla sa cebu?? :lol:

ako mula bata sa pampanga, ngayong college lng nagstay ng manila... para maiba naman!!! parang ung mga classmate ko sa holy angel univ. mula gradeschool-college dun na!! di na nagsawa...:lol:

Sinjin P.

October 11th, 2006, 04:46 AM

Ang dami kong location: San Simon, Pampanga; Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro; Lapu-lapu City, Cebu; Tubigon, Bohol; Springville, Molino, Cavite; EVV, Muntinlupa City; Malacanang Village, Paranaque; Laguna Belair, Sta. Rosa, Laguna :rofl:

Anyway, has anyone watched the Saturday episode of Wowowee live in East Gate Center beside Robinsons Starmills?

ishtefh_03

October 11th, 2006, 04:54 AM

^^ di ko alam yun ha... last saturday??? oh, well, asa di ako umuwi last weekend eh... :D

Sinjin P.

October 11th, 2006, 05:12 AM

Yeah, may nanood pa nga mula sa rooftop ng SM Pampanga at Robinsons Starmills with the add of binoculars :D

ishtefh_03

October 11th, 2006, 05:19 AM

^^ bakit open na ba yung east gate center na yun??? alam ko ginagawa pa rin yun... halatang matagal na g di umuuwi... :D

Sinjin P.

October 11th, 2006, 05:42 AM

Open Area lang naman ;) At least 70,000 daw ang dumalo :doh:

ishtefh_03

October 11th, 2006, 05:51 AM

^^ ah, baka sa likod lng yun..

Animo

October 12th, 2006, 12:24 AM

KAPAMPANGANS are oftentimes branded as flamboyant and egocentric by other ethnic groups. Deserving or not of that tag, it does manifest at times in our lifestyle in one form or another.

Perhaps it runs in our genes -- and I know of one person who really epitomizes that quality. Probably you know someone who befits that same character too, and pretty sure there are a lot of them out there.

Meantime however, that same idiosyncrasy is also the one that pushes us further in working harder to achieve a desired goal, and eventually being on top.

Pampanga is known in the country as well as all over the world for its craftsmanship and good food.

Many of our finely crafted products like those made in the confines of furniture shops in Betis can be found in most parts of the world -- from ordinary shops to the most exclusive boutiques.

The province's processed food products and other goods also have the potential to capture wider markets in most parts of the archipelago and abroad.
Although there are still plenty of limitations that need to be resolved, like poor packaging and labeling, limited market exposures, the inability to meet production requirement demanded by buyers and others, certainly we have the capability.

One answer being implemented right now is the Branding Development Program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here in Central Luzon.

Branding, as far as we know, is done as proof of ownership like those performed on cows by cattle ranchers. But with DTI's program, it is also a certification of quality, a seal of excellence as they put it.

It helps enhance product competitiveness by building on the distinct qualities of each product through extensive development, labeling, design and product packaging, including technical and financial assistance on packaging and labeling designs, participation to market trade fairs and market matching.

Products having that brand on their label would suggest that they have passed stringent quality requirements.

DTI Regional Director Blesila Lantayona said there is a need to continually define and upgrade quality to stave off competition, and branding -- as a mechanism -- is the way to do it.

Central Luzon is among the first regions in the country to implement such program, and its success depends largely in the level of support and understanding of local government leaders.

Bulacan, as usual with their hardworking Governor Josie dela Cruz, spearheaded the provinces in the region in branding their products "Tatak Bulakenyo," followed suit by other provinces. "Galing Bataan" and "Tarlac's Very Own" are the other provinces' distinctive brands.

This year, Pampanga has its 'Vida Pampanga: Sharing the Very Best," which focuses mostly on food products, particularly sweets and delicacies.

Why "Vida Pampanga" you might ask? The word "Vida" in Spanish means life, so the phrase would mean Life Pampanga if we translate it literally.

It certainly would make a lot more sense if we use the Filipino term "Bida" or leading actor in a movie. Surely, we have been under their helm for quite some time now -- or is the province's brand suggestive of the same?

Anyway, it does enhance the notion that we Kapampangans are "pabida bida". Whether you spell it with a "b" or "v," it is rooted and undistinguished by other people.

Although one thing is certain -- we do excel, even if we spell it any other way. So perhaps, it really reflects the true spirit that embodies the province and its products.

Well, what else can we do? We are blessed, "asi es la vida!

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2006/10/11/oped/allan.balingit.on.a.high.note.html

diz

October 12th, 2006, 02:38 AM

Holy Angel University
Angeles City, Pampanga

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The Early Years

In 1933, a high school was born through the joint efforts of the late Archbishop Pedro P. Santos, then the parish priest of the town of Angeles and later Archbishop of Nueva Caceres, and Don Juan D. Nepomuceno, a prominent businessman of the same town. The school was christened “Holy Angel Academy”. Its primary purpose was to offer a Catholic education on the secondary level which the founders felt was the need of the community at the time. Consequently, the Holy Angel Academy became the first Catholic co-educational high school of the town of Angeles, Pampanga. It was organized as a non-stock, non-profit corporation oriented towards service to the community.

With the able educational leadership of Ricardo V. Flores, an energetic educator from Pagsanjan, Laguna, who became the first principal, permission to open the school was granted. In June of 1933, the Holy Angel Academy opened its doors to a modest group of 78 students. The following year, government recognition was granted on the basis of the excellent results of the students in the achievement tests administered by the Commission of Private Education. Owing to this achievement and the missionary zeal of the founders, a steady increase in enrolment was achieved.

Expansion

In 1948, the evening session for high school was opened with the objective of providing educational opportunities to working students. In the same year, having in mind those who cannot afford to study in Manila, the school administration organized and opened the tertiary department, with the College of Commerce, Junior Normal College, and Liberal Arts as the nucleus.

Twelve years later, in 1960, according to persistent public request, the elementary department was opened. In 1961, the one-and two-year Secretarial Courses were offered. To pave the way for further educational expansion, the two-year pre-engineering course was opened in 1962. In the ensuing years, this department was expanded to offer complete courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Industrial Management Engineering.

From Academy to College

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Considering what had already been attained, in 1962 the school was permitted to become the Holy Angel College with Don Juan D. Nepomuceno as the first President. Under his leadership and the able assistance of his son, Mr. Geromin G. Nepomuceno, the school experienced a revitalized management that led to the adoption of a fiscal policy which opened new possibilities for further growth and expansion. The dream of making the school more responsive to the needs of the community in particular and the nation in general began to assume reality. In 1965, the Graduate School of Education was opened primarily to foster professional growth among teachers in the community. This was followed with the opening of the Vocational/Technical Department that offered courses in Industrial Electricity, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning, Radio Electronics, Automotive Mechanics, and Machine Shop Practice. This department was established in response to the nation’s Manpower Development Program.

From College to University

Realizing the significance of the unprecedented growth of the College, the administration decided to aim for a new dimension, that is, converting the status of the Holy Angel College into a University. This was achieved on December 4, 1981. Engr. Mamerto G. Nepomuceno was installed as the first University President on March 8, 1982. On the same occasion, Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz of the Archdiocese of San Fernando proclaimed the Holy Angel University as a Catholic University.

On August 12, 1985, Sister Josefina G. Nepomuceno, OSB of the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing was installed as second President of the University. Under this new leaderhip, the professional dimension of the University was pursued with greater vigor and its Catholic character given greater and renewed emphasis. From 1985 to 1994, curricular offerings added were AB majors in Sociology and Religious Studies, and two-year programs in Computer Science and Theater Arts, BSBA major in Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship; BSED major in Values Education, PE, Health and Music and Library Science; BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering, and Associate courses in Computer Secretarial and Medical Secretarial. The recent Graduate School offerings are MA in Education major in College Teaching, English Teaching, Mathematics and Library Science. Awaiting DECS approval are Ph.D. program in Management and a Master’s program in Public Administration. The centers for Research, Measurement and Evaluation, the Institute for Small Scale Industries with the Enterprise Resource Center reflect the University’s thrust towards research and community service.

PAASCU Accreditation

In April 1995, the program in the Colleges of Arts and Science, Business and Accountancy, Education and Engineering attained FAAP second-level (full) accreditation status through the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). Thus, Holy Angel became the first and only university in Region 3 accredited by PAASCU. In the same year, S. Josefina G. Nepomuceno, OSB ended her 10-year term as president. She is succeeded by the Acting President Mrs. Bernadette M. Nepomuceno, whose first year administration saw reforms in administrative structures and operations initiated and new courses offered: B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management, BSSA in Computer Secretarial and Travel Management. and BS in Computer Science.

http://www.hau.edu.ph/

TheAvenger

October 12th, 2006, 04:50 AM

How is Boking your relative? Well, I still dislike him. :D

Who I like to choose for Mayor of Mabalacat, is Anthony Dee. He's cool.

^^ Yes sinj, can you please do that?

the chance for Dee to become Mayor of Mabalacat is 4 out of 10,
owing his Chinese roots beside many people says he is charging too much
in his Datelcom phone company. Actually I always see Dee every morning
since it became his habit to have breakfast or have a meeting in McDo
branch in Dau.

TheAvenger

October 12th, 2006, 05:00 AM

Totally! Many of them are Bisaya or from other provinces. Siyempre di ka naman magpapa-involve sa isang ilegal na bagay sa sarili mong probinsya o syudad, lapitin sa chismis yun!

I think it is bad taste to brand those hapless girls as Bisaya. I have been
a bar-going guy before and since I am fond of interviewing them, some of them were poor kapampangan, some came from the provinces north of Pampanga, of course majority came from the south. better we just call them
hapless girl who came from poor family than call them as Bisaya, Bicol, Ilocano, kapampangan or tagalog. Otherwise it is a form of bashing or
regionalism.

Culiat

October 12th, 2006, 06:34 AM

diz

October 12th, 2006, 06:56 AM

the chance for Dee to become Mayor of Mabalacat is 4 out of 10,
owing his Chinese roots beside many people says he is charging too much
in his Datelcom phone company. Actually I always see Dee every morning
since it became his habit to have breakfast or have a meeting in McDo
branch in Dau.

A reason why he's taba. :D

Sinjin P.

October 12th, 2006, 06:59 AM

Psst, no politics talk here ;)

diz

October 12th, 2006, 07:05 AM

Psst, no politics talk here ;)

sorry sinj! :D

Hey sinj, why did the name change again?

Sinjin P.

October 12th, 2006, 07:12 AM

Supposedly, it should have been "PAMPANGA: Culinary Center of the Philippines" but I decided to give tribute to Kirby the threadstarter who originally devoted this thread for Angeles City alone ;)

diz

October 12th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Supposedly, it should have been "PAMPANGA: Culinary Center of the Philippines" but I decided to give tribute to Kirby the threadstarter who originally devoted this thread for Angeles City alone ;)

Ahh... :doh: well done! :D

diz

October 12th, 2006, 07:23 AM

Municipality of San Simon

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~camiling/sansimon_church.jpg

San Simon, an emerging business haven in Central Luzon particularly in the province of Pampanga had its humble beginnings in 1770 as a farming village when it was founded by Don Mariano del Pilar de los Reyes and named it Barrio Del Pilar. It was located in a productive agricultural area between the towns of San Luis in the North and Apalit in the South. As the population kept on growing in the local community, the leading citizens of the progressive village initiated a petition to consolidate a portion of the southern part of the town of San Luis and a land area from the northern part of the municipality of Apalit to form an independent municipality. Appraised of the economic potential of a new town and confidence in the management capability of the leaders, the Spanish Governor General at the time during his second term as chief administrator of the Philippines, Don Simon de Anda y Salazar approved the official creation of the town on November 15, 1771.

The town was named in honor of the Spanish Governor General who approved its creation and of the Apostle Simon Peter, the Patron Saint of the illustrious town of Apalit. Like any other typical Spanish town (pueblo) it was administered by a “Capitan del Pueblo” and had a municipal policy making body called today as Municipal Council. The Catholic Parish Church, the Public Market, the Town Plaza and homes of prominent families were located within the proximity of the Municipal Hall. The people of San Simon celebrate two town fiestas, one in honor of Lady of the Pillar, the patron saint of the first barrio and the other in honor of the Apostle Simon Peter. In 1898, the retreating military forces of General Antonio Luna on their way to Nueva Ecija burned the parish church. In 1979, through the effort and financial contributions of the Ibanez, Guevarra, Santos, Punsalan, Pangan and other families, the church was rebuilt and named as Nuestra Senora Del Pilar.

Among the early settlers of the town were the de los Reyes, de los Santos, Macapagal, Pangan, Punzalan, Puyat, Santos and Simbulan families.

By the year 1835, the town had eight barrios. However, since the late 1940s, the number of barrios increased to fourteen in a land area of 5,736 hectares and by the early years of the 21st century, the population grew to more than 39,000 people. As of this writing, the barrios in San Simon are the following:

Concepcion

De la Paz

San Agustin(Tulauc)
San Isidro (Litlit)
San Jose
San Juan
San Miguel (Calonge)
San Nicolas (Sompong)
San Pablo Libutad
San Pablo (Pulo)
San Pedro (Cutcut)
Santa Cruz
Santa Monica (Pangkiari)
Santo Niño

In 1904, the town of San Simon was merged with the municipality of San Luis and about three years after, it became again an independent municipality. In 1920, the geographical boundaries of San Luis, Apalit and San Simon were officially established.

Like most Kapampangan people, residents of San Simon retain their Kapampangan language and traditional culture and arts brought about by their Malay ancestors and enriched by Chinese, Spanish, American, Japanese and other ethnic and foreign cultures. The principal industries in San Simon are farming, fishing and poultry and swine industries.

Following the advancement of technology and industrialization, the climate for investment in San Simon is very promising because of its geographic location and the incentives initiated by Mayor Manuel S. Bondoc and the Municipal Council presided then by Vice Mayor Azor L. Sitchon. Through their effort and efficient leadership, the town with an annual gross income of about 500,000.00 Philippine pesos in 1988 as a 6th class municipality became a 4th class municipality with an annual gross income of more than 3,500,000 Philippine pesos by the end of the 20th century. When Mayor Azor L. Sitchon, an Economics graduate with honors from the famed Ateneo de Manila University took over the administration as elected mayor, he not only continued the completion of the projects and programs of his predecessor, Mayor Manuel S. Bondoc but he also initiated his own new economic programs and infrastructure projects including a modern public market and a new Municipal Hall along the national highway in barrio San Agustin (Tulauc) and made it centrally accessible from all directions. Barrio San Agustin (Tulauc) became a commercial center and the seat of municipal government, thus contributing to the increase of municipal tax revenues. Total target tax revenues from business taxes, real property taxes and other fees were projected to be more than 7,000,000.00 Philippine pesos. It is acknowledged that the significant economic growth in San Simon was brought about by the Comprehensive Municipal Development and Land Use Plan enacted by the Municipal Council. The zoning ordinance reclassified the entire stretch of Quezon Road as Industrial and Commercial Zone, but limited only to light and medium size industries and those that are environmental friendly.

Another factor that contributes to the potential economic growth of San Simon in the 21st century is its geographic location. It is strategically located in the central part of the “W” Growth Corridor of Central Luzon and it is accessible from major road networks and arteries coming from the different provinces of Central Luzon and Metro Manila. From the North Luzon Expressway, one can take an exit through the San Simon Toll Plaza, which is about 45 kilometers from Metro Manila and seven kilometers from San Fernando City, Pampanga and approximately 20 kilometers from the Clark Special Economic Zone in Mabalacat.

For elementary and high school education, the people of San Simon are served by thirteen elementary schools, two barangay public high schools and three private schools. For marketing, there are two public markets in San Simon, one in the old poblacion area and another one located in the industrial zone area. For telecommunications, the town is served by DIGETEL, PLDT and DATELCOM.

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~camiling/history_sansimon.htm

Culiat

October 14th, 2006, 08:11 AM

ishtefh_03

October 14th, 2006, 09:29 AM

OtAkAw

October 14th, 2006, 02:22 PM

I think it is bad taste to brand those hapless girls as Bisaya. I have been
a bar-going guy before and since I am fond of interviewing them, some of them were poor kapampangan, some came from the provinces north of Pampanga, of course majority came from the south. better we just call them
hapless girl who came from poor family than call them as Bisaya, Bicol, Ilocano, kapampangan or tagalog. Otherwise it is a form of bashing or
regionalism.

Hay naku, you don't read well enough. Kaya nga sinabi ko "Bisaya or from other provinces". And besides I lived in Balibago, Mountain View Subdivision to be exact so I was in close proximity to Field's Avenue and we have alot of neighbors who actually work there, and majority of them are Bisaya. I'm not bashing or anything because I'm just telling you what I've observed based upon personal experiences, being oversensitive can be a bad thing too you know.

Sinjin P.

October 14th, 2006, 02:26 PM

^ But you still highlighted Bisaya though. Case closed, back to topic please

TheAvenger

October 15th, 2006, 02:28 AM

Hay naku, you don't read well enough. Kaya nga sinabi ko "Bisaya or from other provinces". And besides I lived in Balibago, Mountain View Subdivision to be exact so I was in close proximity to Field's Avenue and we have alot of neighbors who actually work there, and majority of them are Bisaya. I'm not bashing or anything because I'm just telling you what I've observed based upon personal experiences, being oversensitive can be a bad thing too you know.

actually i am not oversensitive that's why I use the word bad taste. how can I be oversensitive, I was born in Bulacan since my mother and my maternal ancestors (Santos clan) who have a part chinese and spanish blood were original inhabitants. on my father side, my greatfather is from davao, my grandfather from Carmen Cebu and my father from Ormoc Leyte. I grow up in Bulacan and for last 3 years residing here in Mabalacat since my wife is part Kapampangan (Gatdula) and part Tagalog from Nueva Ecija but originally came from Zamboanga.

Actually, I am more broad minded since I spent about 37 years of my life abroad and aboard ships of different nationalities, and about 7 years of my sea careers with Pinoys from different regions of our country. How I can be sensitive ? Perhaps it is just a part of my training and way of life that's why I make a comment on your remarks. anyhow I believe that you are in good faith and I just misunderstand you.

Good day and Shalom...my friend...

phenom

October 15th, 2006, 08:33 AM

Ha, Mountain View.
How far are you from the main road, OtAkAw?
I do go to the gym there sometimes.
I go to Manila for business every one to two months.
These days, I'll land in Clark on TigerAir from the "Little Red Dot" that is my home.
Put up at a friend's place in Lakandula and make day trips to Manila. :)

OtAkAw

October 15th, 2006, 01:24 PM

^^About 100 meters away. We don't live there anymore. I've spent 6 years of my life there.

@emesber, well ok

Animo

October 17th, 2006, 05:19 AM

THE Tagalogs have Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the Visayans a Blessed Pedro Calungsod; why, then, shouldn't Kapampangans, who are known for their fidelity to the Catholic Church, have their own saint?

Having a saint is the crowning glory of any Christian community; to achieve sanctity is never an individual accomplishment, but a collective effort that creates the environment for that individual to become saintly. We Kapampangans have produced presidents, poets laureate, justices of the Supreme Court, world-class artists, paragons of beauty and talent - why shouldn't sanctity be another field that we should excel in? Besides, we need a good and convincing antidote to that persistent accusation that we are dugong aso, a tag unfairly attached to all Kapampangans as a result of the Macabebe soldiers' service to the colonizers.

But where, oh where, can we find a kabalen who is worthy to be called a Saint, who is now in heaven, willing and able to listen to our prayers and bring them before God in whose presence he and all the other saints and angels live forever and ever?

Well, look no more, for we have found a Kapampangan who can be the perfect candidate for sainthood. He is Felipe Sonsong (1611-1685), the Macabebe soldier turned Jesuit missionary. And we have enough information that can push his cause for beatification, more information than either Lorenzo Ruiz or Pedro Calungsod - in fact, the 1686 document on the life and death of Felipe Sonsong is, according to Jesuit historian Fr. John N. Schumacher, SJ, the most extensive biographical account of any Filipino before the 19th century.

The HAU Center for Kapampangan Studies has submitted its recommendation to the Archdiocese of San Fernando, for the cause of beatification of Felipe Sonsong. However, the process between the initial investigation and canonization at the St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is a long and expensive process, but we should start it now, so that we can see our dream come true within our lifetime.

Let me tell you about Felipe Sonsong. He was born on May 1, 1611 to a family of politicians and soldiers in Macabebe, Pampanga. His father, Don Ramon Sonsong, was gobernadorcillo of Macabebe twice, in 1630 and 1632, and Felipe's brother, Agustin Sonsong, was cabeza de barangay of Caputatan, Macabebe in 1633, and later appointed captain of a company of Macabebe soldiers in the Spanish royal infantry, which guarded the Intramuros. Agustin (presumably together with Felipe) is also known to have helped the Spaniards quash a revolt of the Chinese in 1639 and subdue a small Kapampangan uprising in Gapan, Nueva Ecija in 1645.

Thus, the Sonsongs were loyal to Spain but only until 1660, when the Great Kapampangan Revolt broke out, led by Francisco Maniago. This was the time the Sonsongs, like many affluent families in Pampanga, cut their ties with the Spanish civil government (they continued being loyal to the Spanish religious missions). In fact, Agustin's son (Felipe's nephew), Agustin Pamintuan de Sonsong, was Maniago's emissary to Pangasinan and Ilocos, supplying critical information to other rebel groups in the north wanting to join the Kapampangans' rebellion against Spain.

Felipe Sonsong was already a 50-year-old soldier at the time of the Kapampangan revolt. The failure of that revolt, as well as his wife's death in 1667, made Felipe turn his back at the world. He left everything to his son Jeronimo (who served as Macabebe gobernadorcillo for an unprecedented 10 terms) and volunteered his services first to the Augustinians in Pampanga and then to the Dominicans in Manila, working as domestic help and carpenter, despite his advanced age and noble background. And when the Jesuits needed laymen to accompany Diego de San Vitores in his mission to the Marianas, Felipe Sonsong crossed over to the Jesuits.

The Jesuits immediately liked him. "He presented himself for the execution of every task with great charity," the 1686 document says, "in particular of mending and sewing the clothes of those who needed it... When with great promptness he finished one task, he went on to another... And if on some day he had no occupation, or on feast days, he was totally occupied in devotions and spiritual books, in having many periods of prayer, and in giving good advice to those of his nation."

The Jesuits further observed that at every opportunity, Felipe Sonsong always knelt down and kissed a priest's hand in submission, bowing to the ground and asking the priest's forgiveness; he heard Mass on his knees "with remarkable fervor and simple devotion in the most hidden corner of the church or ship."

In the Marianas, the saintly Fr. Diego de San Vitores (recently beatified) ordered Felipe to sew pieces of colored sinamay cloth to adorn the chapel's altar, and to make clothes to cover the nakedness of the islanders' chieftains. Felipe also sewed and mended the habits of the missionaries and lay volunteers (including probably Pedro Calungsod, who was in Fr. San Vitores' group), and made rosaries for the newly baptized islanders.

In 1669, the islanders built a chapel for the Jesuit missionaries. Felipe was assigned to decorate it; he made an altar made from coconut trunks, and then put holy pictures on frameless canvases, "thus creating an altarpiece quite beautiful for the land."

Fr. San Vitores examined Felipe's spiritual life and "found great depth in the spirit of Don Felipe" but considered the old Kapampangan's penances, disciplines, and hairshirts as "severe for his age and for the intensity with which he gave himself to the corporeal work needed each day." And so he ordered Felipe to stop those penances and declared that his "tireless work" was already sufficient, telling him to save his energies "for matters of greater service to God." Felipe obeyed, "though he regretted being deprived of the practice of the penances."

Felipe had other dramatic episodes with Fr. San Vitores recorded in the document. On one occasion, he threw himself at the priest's feet, weeping and requesting that "this vile little worm" be "clothed with the insignia of a slave of our Father St. Ignatius and of his holy Society." Since indios were banned from becoming full-fledged Jesuits during that time, the most that Felipe could become was a donado, a layman who had the same vows as the Jesuits. And so on the night of the vigil of Pentecost in 1669, Fr. San Vitores made Felipe Sonsong a donado, and "from that day on, he was more and more humble, placing himself below everyone as being the most vile creature of the world."

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2006/09/26/oped/robby.tantingco.peanut.gallery.html

Animo

October 17th, 2006, 05:20 AM

I TAKE my hats off to Mr. Rox Peña for his efforts to study and promote the balacat tree. I caught him and Ms. Cecile Yumul discussing the balacat tree in their weekend radio program and I was thinking, what a big boost to Kapampangan culture that people are now taking interest in trees after which towns and barangays in Pampanga have been named.

This means that more people will now help in identifying and preserving heritage trees that our ancestors have honored by naming their villages after them. It also means that more people will now appreciate how old their communities are, because it was our prehistoric ancestors, and not the Spaniards, who gave these places their plant names.

Here are other examples, as supplied by Joel Mallari, our resident archaeologist/botanist at the HAU Center for Kapampangan Studies, and Ivan Henares, Center consultant (we have a few of them planted in front of the Center):

Towns

Mabalacat (balacat, whose scientific name is Zizyphus zonulata or Ziziphus talanai bico), Porac (Calamus curag), Bamban (Donax cannaeformis), Masantol (santol, Sandoricum koetjape), Apalit (Pterocarpus echinata or Pterocarpus indicus).

Capas, according to Professor Lino Dizon, is the Ilocano word for the kapok tree, while Tarlac City has been named after tarlak, a type of grass. According to Fr. Venancio Samson, who is writing a comprehensive Kapampangan dictionary for the Center, both Magalang and Arayat may have also been named after vegetation, because old dictionaries list the words galang and arayat as plants, and it is logical to name these two towns after plants as all the other towns in their vicinity have plant names (Mabalacat, Bamban, Capas, Porac and Culiat or Angeles).

Barrios

Dau (Dracontomelon dao), Bulaon (Vitex parviflora), Betis (Bassia betis), Culiat (Onetum indicum), Calantas (Toona calantas), Acli (Serialbiza acle), Amsic, Anunas (Anona reticulata), Balibago (Hibiscus tilioceus), Baliti (Ficus benjamina), Capaya (Carica papaya), Cuayan (Bambusa spinosa Roxb.), Luyus (Areca catechu), Malabanias (banias is a timber tree), Malupá (lupá is a herb, Fleurya interrupta), Palusapis (Anisoptera thurifera), Pandan (Pandanus luzonensis), Pasbulbulu and Pulungbulu (bulu is a kind of bamboo, Schizostachyum lumampao), Sapang Biyabas, Lara, Dalayap, Pandacaqui, Camias, Culubasa, Lagundi, Calulut, Mangga, Mabiga (biga-biga), Bical, Telacsan, Paintan, Masapinit, Nigui, Camuning, Mitla, Balubad, Cabalantian (balanti), Alasas, Saguin, Baritan. The Center is still in the process of completing this list.

* * * * *

Rejoinder to LETTER TO THE EDITOR, SunStar Sep. 14, 2006: I would like to thank Floridablanca Municipal Council secretary, Mr. Carlito Bacani, for reacting to a paragraph in my last column. He quoted a "History of Floridablanca" in order "to set the record straight," that is, that the town was named after the white flowers of the pandacaqui plant and not the Count of Floridablanca, an 18th-century politician in Spain, as I had written in my column.

Actually, neither Mr. Bacani nor I can set the record straight, simply because the documents on which we both based our claims are secondary sources. After a quick check, I can say that Mr. Bacani's source is Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on the Internet, and Wikipedia's source, I think, is a 1964 fiesta souvenir booklet. My source, on the other hand, is Mariano Henson's 1955 book, The Province of Pampanga and its Towns. Although my source is older, it is still only a secondary source. However, Henson quotes primary sources from the National Archives, so I believe Henson, while not the best, is the better source.

Moreover, towns in Pampanga are never given Spanish names unless in honor of saints or prominent Spaniards. So towns are given either indigenous names (Apalit, Mabalacat, Betis, Uaua, Lubao, Porac, Arayat, Candaba, Baculud, Masicu, Macabebe, Magalang, Minalin, Masantol, Sasmuan), or saints' names (Sta. Rita, Sta. Ana, Angeles, San Simon, Sto. Tomas, San Fernando, San Luis), which are sometimes just an excuse to honor prominent persons, e.g., Angeles in honor of Angel de Pantaleon, San Simon in honor of Simon de Anda, San Fernando in honor of Fernando Rey or King Ferdinand VI. It was not the Spaniards' practice to name towns after plants (it was the prehistoric natives who named places after plants), because why would they want to miss an opportunity to honor a saint or a famous person by naming a place after mere vegetation?

My theory is that Floridablanca was named after the Count of Floridablanca, an 18th century Spanish statesman who is known to have supported the King's decision to expel the Jesuits. He really may not have visited the Philippines, but the grateful Augustinians in Pampanga, who were no friends of the Jesuits, probably wanted to honor the memory of the anti-Jesuit politician. But then again, that's just my theory. Like Mr. Bacani, I have no right to set the record straight because no document has been found to prove anything beyond reasonable doubt.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2006/09/19/oped/robby.tantingco.peanut.gallery.html

Animo

October 17th, 2006, 05:21 AM

SUPERSTITION is a very normal human response to things that are unexplainable, especially those that cause pain and fear. For example, when an eclipse occurs, those who do not know astronomy are overwhelmed by the celestial event, and so to cope with it, they try to explain it in terms of human experiences (the moon swallowing then regurgitating the sun).

But nothing arouses superstition more than the overwhelming experience of death. Death is every person's inevitable destiny, but most of us push it away from our minds until it strikes a loved one, and suddenly we are shocked and upset and overcome with grief as if death will not happen to all of us, without exception, sooner or later.

Before the Spanish friars came with their comforting gospel of life after death, our ancestors' only coping mechanism for death was, yes, superstition. In ancient times, death came more easily, more frequently and more cruelly than it does today. In those days, you could die from a common but misdiagnosed and untreated bellyache, or from spoiled food, a mosquito bite, a walk in the forest, a boat ride. (Pregnancy was often a death sentence; many mothers died while giving birth, which explains the big number of superstitions about pregnant women. On the other hand, trees like breadfruit and cacao are rare in Pampanga today because the superstition that they are harbingers of death made our ancestors cut them down.)

Superstition was our ancestors' attempt to explain a death, to warn the living and to console to bereaved.

Here are some Kapampangan superstitions which are at least 100 years old (they could be older), culled from H. Otley Beyer's 1916 collection of folk beliefs and superstitions from various regions in the Philippines, including Pampanga, as supplied by his students at the University of the Philippines:

1. Putting three lamps on the dining table means death in the family.

2. Eating fruits at night will result in the death of a parent; eating unripe fruits at night will cause a mother's death.

3. Combing one's hair after the death of a parent means that the parent's soul will be restless.

4. A person who is fond of wearing perfume will decay faster in the grave.

5. A coffin that is larger than the dead person in it, means that another family member will die soon.

6. Children singing in the street pre-figures a funeral procession.

7. A dream in which one loses a tooth means death of a family member or relative.

8. If one hears a bell in a dream, a member of the family will die.

9. A howling dog in the vicinity of a sick person means that the person will die soon.

10. A hen that is crowing late at night is an omen of death; to prevent death, the hen should be killed at once.

11. A hooting owl means a pregnant woman will die.

12. The number of grains of rice or salt wasted will be the number of hours you will spend waiting at the gates of heaven.

13. The soul of a dead mother will return to look after her children.

14. The souls of children who die before they are baptized will drift aimlessly on earth.

15. On their way to the church, the bride or groom should not look back, because that would indicate he/she is already looking around for a new mate; thus, the other one will die soon.

16. Newlyweds must pass through the threshold at the same time; otherwise the one who comes in first will die ahead of the other.

17. Newlyweds should spend their honeymoon night in the groom's house; otherwise, he will die.

18. The soul of a dead wife will appear on the wedding night of the widower's next marriage.

19. Taking a bath within three days after a relative's death will cause illness.

20. Pieces of red cloth hung around the house will ward off the spirit of the dead.

21. A man with a pregnant wife must not participate in the digging of a well; otherwise, the wife will die.

22. A mound of earth growing under the house will result in the death of a family member.

23. Whoever plants a breadfruit tree that grows tall enough to view Mt. Arayat from, will die early.

24. Cacao trees bring bad luck.

25. Allowing a cat to eat at the dining table will lead a long life; a person who kills a cat will become a pauper.

26. Taking a bath during an eclipse will lead to death.

27. The bed of someone who has died should be taken out of the house through the window, to discourage the soul from coming back.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2006/10/17/oped/robby.tantingco.peanut.gallery.html

Animo

October 17th, 2006, 05:23 AM

Hi folks!

I actually have resources for old Philippine books and I have copies of Kapampagan literature written with accents that I'd like to post later and ask you guys to translate it too.

Thanks again.

:)

Culiat

October 17th, 2006, 05:56 AM

diz

October 17th, 2006, 05:58 AM

^^ So you're saying all we believe in is death? #%@&$#%$@$%

Culiat

October 17th, 2006, 06:01 AM

^^ So you're saying all we believe in is death? #%@&$#%$@$%

it clearly says some

diz

October 17th, 2006, 06:04 AM

it clearly says some

More like most. This post just spooked me from going to the bathroom...

ishtefh_03

October 17th, 2006, 12:43 PM

im actually planning on doing a center for kapampangan studies for my RMA, just like the one in Holy angel University, the one built by Nepomuceno...

medyo palalawakin ko lng sya, kase that's interesting pero parang masyadong maliit ung building nila sa loob ng HAU, why not put it in a bigger place.

Culiat

October 19th, 2006, 07:41 AM

OtAkAw

October 19th, 2006, 08:35 AM

More like most. This post just spooked me from going to the bathroom...

I stopped myself from being mystified by Pinoy superstitions 3 years ago. But I saw a really big brown dog just a few months back entering my bathroom, I looked again, but the dog was not there! Minutes later my mom called at 11:30PM saying the car they where riding crashed. No one died but one of my aunts was severely wounded. You never know...:dunno:

Animo

October 20th, 2006, 04:20 AM

^^ Scary that an unknown dog can be seen inside your house/bathroom. :D

Animo

October 20th, 2006, 04:34 AM

http://www.hti.umich.edu/cache/a/q/g/aqg9889.0001.001/00000006.tifs.gif
http://www.hti.umich.edu/cache/a/q/g/aqg9889.0001.001/00000010.tifs.gif
http://www.hti.umich.edu/cache/a/q/g/aqg9889.0001.001/00000011.tifs.gif

^^

Ito iyong mga ejemplo na nakita ko. Tanong ko lang kung parejo pa rin ba ang ibig sabihin ng mga ito ngayon sa Kapanpagan/Capampañgan?

Salamat,

Animo

OtAkAw

October 20th, 2006, 09:35 AM

^^Wow! Those are very deep words! I don't even know half of what it says!

Culiat

October 22nd, 2006, 09:55 PM

Aww I wish I could be ther for the Tigtigan :(

@Animo
Yep nothing much have changed.

boju

October 25th, 2006, 05:36 AM

Ayala to build P2-B mall in Pampanga

By Elizabeth L. Sanchez
Inquirer
Last updated 00:45am (Mla time) 10/25/2006

REAL ESTATE giant Ayala Land Inc. will make its maiden foray into the fast-growing retail market in Pampanga province, north of Manila, when it starts building by December a P2-billion mall in Angeles City, its first mall in Luzon outside of Metro Manila.

The mall will be built on a 9.3-hectare lot and offer 70,000 square meters of gross leasable space, Ayala Land chief financial officer Jaime Ysmael said in an interview.

The target time of opening is the fourth quarter of 2008, he said.

"In Pampanga, the purchasing power is quite strong," Ysmael said. "There is a lot of spending power especially with infrastructure coming along in the Clark-Subic area and the rehabilitation of the North Luzon Expressway. That entire corridor will be growing quite fast."

The Subic-Clark-Tarlac expressway project will connect the industrial, transport and business hubs of Subic, Clark and Tarlac. The timely completion of the project next year is crucial in bolstering growth in Luzon.

Full story: INQ7.net (http://business.inq7.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=28524)

diz

October 25th, 2006, 06:54 AM

I stopped myself from being mystified by Pinoy superstitions 3 years ago. But I saw a really big brown dog just a few months back entering my bathroom, I looked again, but the dog was not there! Minutes later my mom called at 11:30PM saying the car they where riding crashed. No one died but one of my aunts was severely wounded. You never know...:dunno:

AHHH! It's all dark in my room right now... :toilet:

WawaY[625]

October 25th, 2006, 07:25 AM

@ otakaw..SIGBIN ba yun?

OtAkAw

October 25th, 2006, 07:28 AM

Uy Ayala Mall in Angeles City? SAN KAYA?????? Exciting!
Masanting ini!

@dizflip, hehehe... but if you see a big brown dog, do not worry too much. What's bad is if you see a Big Black One called "The Grim", even Western nations are mystified by the Grim, it's in Harry Potter pa.

OtAkAw

October 25th, 2006, 07:31 AM

;10227873']@ otakaw..SIGBIN ba yun?

Anung SIGBIN????

WawaY[625]

October 25th, 2006, 07:35 AM

yung nakita mong parang malaking aso... baka sigbin yun

portune

October 25th, 2006, 08:49 AM

Baka Tikbalang ang nakita mo.... HEHEHEHEHE:jk:

IMPRESARIO

October 25th, 2006, 03:36 PM

hmmm,an ayala mall in angeles? really? nice....

Culiat

October 26th, 2006, 12:54 AM

Wow finally, I've been hearing about this for years.

Ayala to build P2-B mall in Pampanga

By Elizabeth L. Sanchez
Inquirer
Last updated 00:45am (Mla time) 10/25/2006

REAL ESTATE giant Ayala Land Inc. will make its maiden foray into the fast-growing retail market in Pampanga province, north of Manila, when it starts building by December a P2-billion mall in Angeles City, its first mall in Luzon outside of Metro Manila.

The mall will be built on a 9.3-hectare lot and offer 70,000 square meters of gross leasable space, Ayala Land chief financial officer Jaime Ysmael said in an interview.

The target time of opening is the fourth quarter of 2008, he said.

"In Pampanga, the purchasing power is quite strong," Ysmael said. "There is a lot of spending power especially with infrastructure coming along in the Clark-Subic area and the rehabilitation of the North Luzon Expressway. That entire corridor will be growing quite fast."

The Subic-Clark-Tarlac expressway project will connect the industrial, transport and business hubs of Subic, Clark and Tarlac. The timely completion of the project next year is crucial in bolstering growth in Luzon.

Full story: INQ7.net (http://business.inq7.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=28524)

diz

October 26th, 2006, 01:54 AM

whippersnapper

October 26th, 2006, 09:55 AM

elow der!!! i'ts my first post in this forum. actually nagse2arch lang ako anything about pampanga at isa ito sa mga lumalbas.i love geogaraphy kc esp ung sa pmpnga.im roel nga pala from masntol pero ngaun sa olongapo ako nakatira. evrytime n umuuwi ako ng pampnga hnd ko tlaga maiwasang icompare ang gapo sa snfernando. pti n rin sa angeles. ang angeles at sn fernando lagi ko ring pinagkukumapara. after the 2 cities, which next? alam ko dati ang mabalacat parang nagaaspire na ring magcity ? sad to say walang mall dito sa gapo na sinlaki na mga sm(s) or robinsons. last month we had a seminar inside the sm clark,nsbi ng isa kong clasm8, "buti pa ung mga tagarito may psyalang ganito".so as a kapampangan xempre proud ako.gapo is a nice place though. sana nga matuloy ung ayala mall sa angeles.

ishtefh_03

October 26th, 2006, 11:58 AM

why not? galingan mo ah!

i'll let you know kung tutuloy ko yun...:D

ishtefh_03

October 26th, 2006, 12:01 PM

ayala mall sa pampanga!!! asensado malamang baka sa clark area yun!!! malayo na naman sa min!!!:D

ishtefh_03

October 26th, 2006, 12:03 PM

whippersnapper

October 26th, 2006, 12:06 PM

i'll let you know kung tutuloy ko yun...:D

ok cge. pero kung d mo kayanga ituloy, ako ang magtutuloy. hehehe
parang kelan lang iniicp ko na pocble kayng magtayo ang ayala na mall sa pampnga, para kcng masikip na ang mundo sa kanila

whippersnapper

October 26th, 2006, 12:08 PM

hi there roel!!! welcome here at ssc!!! matagal na ko ng di nakakapunta ng gapo, ano na bang itsura ngayon dun???
salamat. kelan ka huling nakapunta dito?? halos wala eh. mga fast food chains lang dumadami.ung mall dito maliit lang, cge out nako.

update nyo ko 09287589014. heeheheheh

ishtefh_03

October 26th, 2006, 12:15 PM

ok cge. pero kung d mo kayanga ituloy, ako ang magtutuloy. hehehe
parang kelan lang iniicp ko na pocble kayng magtayo ang ayala na mall sa pampnga, para kcng masikip na ang mundo sa kanila

yun ung last resort ko eh, kung wala akong maisip eh, papa advise pa ko about dun and a thesis like that is level four naman ang difficulty sa min, yun ang alam ko... kaso mahirap maghanap ng magandang location for that, yun naman ang problem ko, dapat malawak na space na di naman malayo sa ibang lugar...

OtAkAw

October 27th, 2006, 02:55 PM

The moment I read the bit about an Ayala mall to be built in Pampanga, I became so excited for the project! Imagine an A.Y.A.L.A. M.A.L.L. in Pampanga, what's better than that considering provincial city ang Angeles! Woohoo! I'm speculating sa bandang likod ng Don Bonifacio Subdivision ito, malapit dun sa Angeles Interchange ng NLEX, it was already rumored years ago na dun okaya somewhere near clark.

The grim. Ilben ku la ngan ding apat a pelicula at ali ke ikit ita. :lol: :toilet: Which movie?

Itang Prisoner of Azkaban, carin ya macalto itang "THe Grim". Sabi da casi quing British folklore at basically Western folklore, istung menaquit cang maragul a asung cule matuling, mate na ka, hay nuko ne, tutu caya ita???

Dacal talaga mysterio quing yatu! :evil:

ishtefh_03

October 28th, 2006, 08:28 AM

ishtefh_03

October 28th, 2006, 09:32 AM

Mt. Arayat Pics taken last Saturday...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/ishtefh-7.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/ishtefh-8.jpg

100 steps...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/ishtefh-10.jpg

cong dodong dam in pampanga river...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/ishtefh-9.jpg

Culiat

October 31st, 2006, 03:45 AM

The moment I read the bit about an Ayala mall to be built in Pampanga, I became so excited for the project! Imagine an A.Y.A.L.A. M.A.L.L. in Pampanga, what's better than that considering provincial city ang Angeles! Woohoo! I'm speculating sa bandang likod ng Don Bonifacio Subdivision ito, malapit dun sa Angeles Interchange ng NLEX, it was already rumored years ago na dun okaya somewhere near clark.

Before I left the country(more than 2 yrs ago), I overheard about the purchasing of the Spring____(Springside ata un) Farm by the Ayalas. Years before the said purchasing I overheard initial plans by the Ayalas to build a mall in Angeles, baka ito na nga iyun :D

The farm purchased by the Ayalas 2years ago is the red area. The area behind Don Bonifacio is also the huge vacant lot east of the new city hall.
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/9289/ayalaangelesku5.jpg

OtAkAw

October 31st, 2006, 06:15 AM

^^Yes, that is it. Maybe Ayala would try to do the SM Pampanga trick, build malls near an interchange so that people from Bulacan and other balens of Pampanga would be enticed to visit the mall. But for me, I prefer the lot beside HILAGA, the former Paskuhan Village. Very spacious and maganda yung location, so close to downtown San Fernando at may Premier Cars dun sa tabi, yung almost all-glass headquarters ng Laus Group, it's a classy building, an Ayala mall tapos may katabing showroom ng Mercedes Benz at BMW cars, almost Manila na!

IMPRESARIO

November 6th, 2006, 07:05 AM

Cool, Ayala has a huge area to work with,Iba talaga pag Ayala na ang pumasok sa scene. expect great things from this area!

Animo

November 6th, 2006, 07:21 PM

THE archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga is the only archdiocese in the country (except Manila) with three bishops running it; not even the older, more populous Cebu or Naga or Nueva Caceres have as many apostolic leaders.

A few months ago, when Bishop Roberto "Bobet" Mallari was named auxiliary bishop to Archbishop Paciano "Apu Ceto" Aniceto, people heaved a sigh of relief and thanked the Vatican for giving the overworked archbishop an able assistant to run the archdiocese.

And then came the announcement that another priest had been named bishop, the popular Fr. Pablo "Ambo" David of Men of Light fame. Three bishops for a relatively small and young archdiocese (it was created only in 1948)?

Is it Pope Benedict XVI's way of rewarding us for our well-known fidelity to the Catholic Church? Or does it mean there are so many problems here that the archbishop needs not one but two auxiliary bishops?

Actually the archdiocese of San Fernando has three suffragan dioceses under it: the diocese of Tarlac (under Bishop Florentino Cinense, nephew of Pampanga's second bishop, Bishop Emilio Cinense), the diocese of Iba, Zambales (under Bishop Florentino Lavarias) and the diocese of Balanga, Bataan (under Bishop Socrates Villegas). They are all technically under Archbishop Aniceto, which is the reason we are called a metropolitan archdiocese.

Many Kapampangans consider Apu Ceto a living saint. That reputation dates back to a long time ago, back when I was still a high school freshman at the Mother of Good Counsel Seminary. He was our rector; he could have slept in his air-conditioned room and yet he chose to sleep with the rest of us in the dormitory hall, on a banig instead of a mattress. At 4:30 a.m. when the wake-up bell rang, Apu Ceto in his bathrobe (he was already reed-thin then) went from bed to bed, individually rousing oversleeping seminarians. When something made him angry (which was rarer than a solar eclipse), he would only blush a little and never lose his cool.

Apu Ceto the rector was serious and humorless; Apu Ceto the archbishop is child-like, bright-eyed and always poking fun at himself. You could say that the miter and staff became him. I know priests who glow in the company of the wealthy and powerful, but Apu Ceto will never turn down a poor tricycle driver's request to bless his vehicle, or a fish vendor's invitation to go to her small birthday party.

Bishop Bobet Mallari is, in many ways, like Apu Ceto: soft-spoken, humble and yes, saintly. The success of his ministry at the Lourdes Heights Parish reveals an astute manager behind a shepherd's gentle ways.

On the other hand, Bishop Ambo David's brilliance has inspired a cult following among young priests, seminarians and fans of his cable-TV show, and his radicalism, possibly acquired from his brother Randy David, puts fire in his eyes and in his speech. Back in the seminary, I once caught Ambo, then a high school junior, maybe 14 years old (I was 11), debating with his classmate and rival, Willie Manrique, the dogma of the Immaculate Conception -- in Spanish! How many 14-year-olds today can even spell the word conception?

It will really be interesting to watch how the new bishops will interact with their former seminary rector now that they are all in the same fellowship of the (bishop's) ring.

There are many burning issues facing the universal church today, including priests accused of getting mistresses or siring children or molesting minors, as well as priests who mismanage parish funds, those who lead scandalously opulent lifestyles, and those who deface heritage churches and sell church antiques.

Pampanga has always been a bastion of Catholicism since colonial times. The country's first priests, first nuns, first missionaries, first martyrs, first Jesuits -- they all came from Pampanga. The Philippines' (as well as Asia's) first cardinal was a Kapampangan, Rufino Jiao Santos of Guagua. The parish that has produced the most number of priests and seminarians is Betis, Guagua. The list of Kapampangan bishops is long: Archbishop Pedro Santos, Bishop Alejandro Olalia, Bishop Federico Escaler, Bishop Jesus Galang, Bishop Crisostomo Yalung, Bishop Teodoro Bacani, Bishop Florentino Lavarias, Bishop Honesto Ongtioco and Archbishop Oscar Cruz and Bishop Carlito Cenzon, who are both half-Kapampangans. Even the present head of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan Church) is a Kapampangan: Obispo Maximo Godofredo David of Guagua. Former student activist Nilo Tayag of Porac, founder of the Kabataang Makabayan (KM), is now also a bishop of another branch of the Aglipayan Church.

There is no doubt that Kapampangans are among the most religious people in the country: you see it in the number of Masses said every Sunday, in the amount of money collected for church projects, and in the way we treat our priests with genuine, sometimes exaggerated, reverence. You even see it in the thousands of penitents who flagellate themselves on Good Friday.

But religiosity is not the same as spirituality. How many of the thousands of Kapampangans who go to Mass regularly really have spiritual lives? If Kapampangans practice what their priests preach, then why isn't the crime rate going down? Why are there as many cases of broken marriages and premarital sex as anywhere else?

I am happy for my former co-seminarians Bishop Ambo and Bishop Bobet: their combined scholasticism, managerial skills and holiness can only enrich the pastoral leadership of the beloved, charismatic Apu Ceto.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/pam/2006/11/07/oped/robby.tantingco.peanut.gallery.html

Animo

November 6th, 2006, 07:22 PM

Monday, October 30 2006 @ 06:50 PM GMT

Provincial

The night market and the "Bahay ni Impo" in Dinalupihan continue to draw big crowds not only from Bataan but also from other areas.

Dinalupihan Mayor Joel Payumo said visitors come from Zambales, Olongapo City, Porac in Pampanga and from the 11 towns and one city of Bataan.

The Christmas Bazaar that was formally opened Friday night has on sale various items at reasonable prices. It will run nightly from October 27 to January 6, 2007 at the Dinalupihan common terminal right at the town's busy commercial area.

The "Bahay ni Impo" at Calle 13 in Barangay Mabini Proper here has drawn huge crowds of both adults and children. Visitors at the "Bahay ni Impo" shriek as ghost-like figures appear suddenly from the dark illuminated by flickering candle lights.

Mayor Payumo explained that the old house belongs to the Penaflor family of his mother, former Dinalupihan mayor and provincial Board member Lucy Payumo. It was constructed during the Spanish occupation and has not undergone any renovation and its wooden structure remains the same.

The mayor said that every year, they conduct cultural presentations in Dinalupihan inviting known stage artists from Metro Manila. This year, in time for the Halloween, they crafted the "haunted house" project open from 7:00 in the evening to 12:00 midnight until November 4.

Members of Kabalikat Rescue Team are on standby to assist in case of emergency. Presentations vary every night. Proceeds from the project go to the town's Sangguniang Kabataan. (PNA)

http://news.balita.ph/html/article.php/20061030185005086

diz

November 6th, 2006, 11:13 PM

Itang Prisoner of Azkaban, carin ya macalto itang "THe Grim". Sabi da casi quing British folklore at basically Western folklore, istung menaquit cang maragul a asung cule matuling, mate na ka, hay nuko ne, tutu caya ita???

Dacal talaga mysterio quing yatu! :evil:

Ecu balu. Sana e tutu. :lol:

WOW. An AYALA Mall in Angeles? Finally, Angeles is becoming a wonderful city. Not like now with its such and such.

taksiapo

November 7th, 2006, 09:57 AM

AYALA CENTER CLARK ing balu ku.. it's in angeles pala eku balu

ishtefh_03

November 7th, 2006, 02:52 PM