Pangasinan Heritage Watch

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April 11 not a non-working holiday in Pangasinan

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, March 27 (PNA)--The provincial government of Pangasinan has issued an advisory informing the people of Pangasinan that April 11, 2012 (Wednesday) is not a non-working holiday in the province.

The public advisory dated March 26, 2012 was signed by Provincial Administrator Rafael F. Baraaan by authority of Governor Amado Espino Jr.

The advisory states that April 11, 2012 is the day the province will commemorate this year's 'Agew na Pangasinan' (Pangasinan Day) in lieu of April 5 which is Maunday Thursday.

April 5 is the day in 1580 when Pangasinan was established as administrative province under the Spanish crown.

This will only be the third year since year 2009 that Pangasinan is commemorating its founding anniversary ever.

It is because it was only in 2009 that the province finally determined through in-depth researches by a commission headed by Dr. Gonzalo Duque, president of Lyceum Northwestern University, that Pangasinan was founded on April 5, 1580.

Baraan clarified that April 11 this year will be as usual a regular working holiday throughout Pangasinan. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=415697

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Churches of Pangasinan Photo Exhibit
By What's Up Dagupan?

Displayed at St. Peter & Paul Parish Church Calasiao, Pangasinan

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Ex-Central Bank governor leads Asna awardees

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

LINGAYEN -- Seven Pangasinenses who had made a mark and great contribution to humanity will be accorded the greatest reverence by their very own province on April 11 through the Asna Awards.

It will also be the third year celebration of Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day), which will be on April 5. The activities and celebration, however, were moved to April 11 as April 5 falls on Holy Week.

Highest recognition, the Balitok Award, will be accorded to Hilarion "Larry” Henares of Sta. Barbara town, and lawyer Gabriel Singson of Lingayen.

Henares, a descendant of Don Daniel Maramba (governor of Pangasinan from 1916 to 1922), is an economist, educator, business, and writer, among others, while Singson is a former governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Joining them as awardees are Ermin Garcia Jr. of Dagupan City, a journalist and publisher of Sunday Punch; Jose Datuin of Dagupan City, an international sculptor and artist; Ambassador Amadeo Perez Jr. of Urdaneta City, former mayor of Urdaneta and congressman at the fifth district, now chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office; Dr. Antonio Tamayo of Malasiqui, founder of Perpetual Help College; and retired General Jose Magno of Pozorrubio.

Governor Amado Espino Jr. earlier said "it is only fitting that the province gives the highest expression of recognition to Pangasinenses who unselfishly rendered exemplary service not only to the province but to the country as well."

He said the Asna Awards will inspire others, especially the youth, to emulate the achievements and leadership skills of the awardees and strive hard to succeed in their chosen fields.

The awarding ceremonies and grand ball will be held at the Sison Auditorium here, the cultural center of the province of Pangasinan.

For a Pangasinense to qualify to the Asna Awards, he/she must be nominated by a person or a non-government organization; a Filipino citizen, born in Pangasinan or has Pangasinan ancestry; not an incumbent elected public official; must truly be a Pangasinan at heart, happy and proud to be one; must have complied with all the rules governing nomination; and, should be alive and able to attend the awards night.

"Asna" is an old term of the Pangasinan word "asin." It describes describe the good quality of a man’s character or his demeanor. Balitok means gold or treasure.

Among those who had received the recognition were, in 2010, former President Fidel Ramos of Asingan and National Artist F. Sionil Jose of Rosales (both Balitok Awardees), former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (government service/public health); COA Commissioner Reynaldo Villar (government service/accounting and auditing); Santiago Villafania (arts and culture); Dr. Westly Rosario, BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) chief (aquaculture); lawyer Menardo Jimenez of the GMA Television Network (business and entrepreneurship); and Rodolfo Tan-Cardozo, the fist international master for Pangasinan (sports); Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist/writer Rina Jimenez-David; and Police Superintendent Eric Noble.

Meanwhile, the awardees last year were six-time Speaker of the House of Representatives Jose de Venecia Jr. and National Artist for Theater Design Salvador Bernal (Balitok Awardees); former senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani, US-based Alma Quintans-Kern, philanthropist Engineer Marcello Casillan Jr., film and television director Joyce Bernal and Lieutenant General Arturo Ortiz. (Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre/Sunnex)

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pangasinan...wardees-213628

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Jota Pangasinan is a Maria Clara dance

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Siete Palabras, showcase of Filipino culture and faith, on April 6

The annual Siete Palabras at the historic Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City, which has become a key Lenten broadcast on Philippine TV, will be on Good Friday, April 6.

This program, produced by the Dominican Province of the Philippines through its Provincial Media Board, will have its live telecast on GMA-7, starting 12 noon. Radio Veritas 846 will simultaneously be airing the broadcast. The event will bear the same theme as last year: “Ang Pasyong Mahal sa Buhay ni Juan.”

Dominican Media Board head Fr. Christopher Jeffrey Aytona, OP, explains that the theme emphasizes the relation of the Passion of the Christ to Filipinos. It is to stress that the Christian faith is embedded in Filipino culture.

“Siete Palabras also reminds us of what we should appreciate and continue, like how we express our beliefs,” Aytona said.

“Ang Mahal na Pasyon,” one of the most popular Catholic devotions during Lent, will be a part of Siete Palabras 2012. The Pasyon is the traditional communal recitation of the passion, death and resurrection of the Christ. The Pasyon text is in Filipino prosody, in five-line stanzas, with eight syllables per line.

FR. ENRICO Gonzales, OP, delivers a sermon in last year’s Siete Palabras.
Of course, the main highlights of the event are the reflections by the Dominican preachers on the Seven Last Words of the Christ: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34); “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in paradise” (Luke 23:43); “Woman, behold your Son: Behold your mother” (John 19:26-27); “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34); “I thirst” (John 19:28); “It is finished” (John 19:30); and “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit” (Luke 23:46).

This year’s preachers are Fr. Napoleon Encarnacion, OP; Fr. Nilo Lardizabal, OP; Fr. Enrico Gonzales, OP; Fr. Winston Cabading, OP; Fr. Eugenio Cabillon, OP; Fr. Filemon de la Cruz Jr., OP; and Fr. Florentino Bolo Jr., OP.







CLOCKWISE from left: Filipino traditions during Lent and cultural presentations (top) are featured in Siete Palabras; Dominican father leads devotees in prayer.

Meanwhile, testimonials of faith will be shared by former ambassador to the Vatican Henrietta de Villa; Letty Syquia (mother of Fr. Jocis Syquia, director of the Archdiocese of Manila’s Office of Exorcism); veteran comedienne-singer Elizabeth Ramcey, TV producer Tak Barrios; and renowned director Laurice Guillen.

To participate through liturgical presentations are Letran Filipiniana Dance Company, UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe, Mandaluyong Children’s Choir, Sto. Domingo Male Chorale and Tiples de Santo Domingo.

Siete Palabras, which has been a major yearly project of the Dominicans, is organized in cooperation with the Santo Domingo Convent, Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag, Pangasinan, the University of Santo Tomas, and the Rhythm Sound & Light Trading Corp.

The 18th edition of this Lenten show will be hosted by Br. Jayson Gonzales, OP; actress Ritz Azul and Carlo Lorenzo.

Sponsors include Angelicum College-QC, Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Manila, Security and Credit Investigation, Lorenzo C. Reyes Laboratory and Cross Over 105.1.

For inquiries, call the Provincial Media Board office at 3544611.

http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/40821/...ith-on-april-6

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Pangasinan marks 3rd Agew

Published : Thursday, March 29, 2012 00:00 Article Views : 93
Written by : Liway C. Manantan-Yparraguirre


LINGAYEN -- The province of Pangasinan will celebrate the 3rd Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day) on April 11. One of the highlights is the Asna Awards where the highest recognition will be given to outstanding Pangasinenses.

The celebration will be led by Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Calimlim Jr.

The actual date of Agew na Pangasinan is April 5, but the activities and celebration were moved to April 11 as April 5 falls on Holy Week.

Seven Pangasinenses who had made a mark and great contribution to humanity will be accorded the greatest reverence by their very own province on April 11, through the “Asna Awards.”

Highest recognition, the Balitok Award, will be given to Hilarion “Larry” Henares of Sta. Barbara, and Atty. Gabriel Singson of Lingayen.

Henares, a descendant of Don Daniel Maramba (governor of Pangasinan from 1916 to 1922), is an economist, educator, businessman, writer, among others while Singson is former governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

Other awardees are Ermin Garcia Jr. of Dagupan City, journalist and publisher of Sunday Punch; Jose Datuin of Dagupan City, international sculptor and artist; Ambassador Amadeo Perez Jr. of Urdaneta City, former mayor of Urdaneta and congressman at the fifth district, now chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office; Dr. Antonio Tamayo of Malasiqui, founder of Perpetual Help University, and retired Gen. Jose Magno of Pozorrubio

He added that the Asna Awards will inspire others especially the youth to emulate the achievements and leadership skills of the awardees and strive hard to succeed in their chosen fields.

The awarding rites and grand ball will be held at the Sison Auditorium, the cultural center of the province.

The Agew na Pangasinan will start in the morning with a Mass at the Capitol Plaza followed by a commemorative program, including the 1st Pangasinan Literary contest awarding ceremony and presentation of the Pangasinan Orthography to the Komisyon sa sikang Pilipino.

Other events are the Parada ed Dalan (float and street dancing competition), and the opening of the Tourism and Trade Expo at the Lingayen beach front.

The first recipients of the Asna Awards when it was launched in 2010 were former President Fidel Ramos of Asingan and National Artist F. Sionil Jose of Rosales (both Balitok awardees.

http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/...marks-3rd-agew

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The Cape Bolinao lighthouse, built in 1905 by Filipino, British and American engineers, is one of the five lighthouses in the country. Perseus Echeminada
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PHOTO EXHIBIT-ALD GOLDEN JUBILEE
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PHOTO EXHIBIT-ALD GOLDEN JUBILEE
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PHOTO EXHIBIT-ALD GOLDEN JUBILEE
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PHOTO EXHIBIT-ALD GOLDEN JUBILEE
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PHOTO EXHIBIT-ALD GOLDEN JUBILEE
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THE HISTORY OF ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH IN SANTIAGO ISLAND
Posted by argycaasi in Apr 08, 2012

CATHOLICISM MOVEMENT
The first Roman Catholic Chapel in Santiago island was erected in 1874 in one of the barangay Pilar by Fr. Andres Romero, then a Parish Priest of Bolinao. Religious activities were scarce due its location couples with scarcity of water, transportation from the mainland to the island. The people in those days wanting in religious celebrations brave the seas riding on sailboat in going to town to hear mass. They usually stayed in town bringing with them their provisions for some days or even weeks. Due to the interest of the people in improving their spiritual needs, some assigned priest in the municipality found time in going to the island and spread the Catholic faith. This was from the year1932 to the present. While Catholic chapels are present in each barangays, there were no known dates of the constructions, except from St. Raphael Chapel of brgy. Goyoden that was built on around 1970′s.
FIRST CATHOLIC CONVENT
The first known parish assigned in Santiago Island was Rev. Fr. Francisco Ganaden(1967-1980). He proposed St. John the Evangelist as Patron Saint of the island which was approved bt Archbishop Mariano Madriaga in 1970. The site of the church was in Barangay Salud.

CHOOSING A NEW PATRON FOR THE PARISH
In September 1998, the parishioners were consulted and marathon was held.The purpose was to choose a Patron Saint from other saints name suggested. After so much prayer and consultations, they, the lay faithful chose the Divine Savior to be their Patron Saint and consequently approved by the Bishop Jesus A. Cabrera in that the same year. The locals bought for the church in Sitio Casub, Binabalian became the new site for the church. It comprises seven barangays Binabalian,Dewey,Goyoden,Lucero, Salud, Pilar, and Victory.
THE DREAM TO CONSTRUCT A SPACIOUS AND CONCRETE CHURCH
The parishioners are very thankful to the Bishop, the Parish priest and the Salvatorian sisters for their untiring efforts in spreading the words of the Lord and in converting people to the Catholic faith. To reciprocate but always through the leadership of the religious, they dream of putting up a big church. Thus the different religious organizations such as Parish Pastoral and Finance Councils. EEM’s Lectors/Commentators, the Barangay Pastoral Councils and other mandated religious organizations began to move by pooling their resources, conduct fund raising activities like the “One Million Signature” campaign, sending solicitation letters here and abroad. Of course, not to be outdone is the great enthusiasm of the Parish priest, Fr. Benigno Vinluan and Fr. Rendrix Rabago initiating this dream, campaign, sending solicitation letters here and abroad. Of course, not to be outdone is the great enthusiasm of the Parish priest,Fr. Benigno Vinluan and Fr. Rendrix Rabago initiating this dream.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCH IN SITIO CASUB
Due to cooperation, unity and cravings of the people in gaining spiritual development, they put a temporary shed in Sitio Casub. Religious activities were held their from time to time. The site gained permanence, however when October 17,1999, the said Parish priest were installed by Most Rev. Jesus a. Cabrera DD. as official parish priest of the Divine Savior Parish.
While numerous priests were so much interested in spreading the Catholic faith, the sisters of the Divine Savior (Salvatorian Sisters) were not left behind. Their missionary works since 1992 (first convent in Brgy.Pilar then later transferred to Sitio Casub) touched the lives and faith of the countless people thus a tremendous change in spiritual development continues to take place.
The historical laying of the cornerstone of the concrete church was officiated by the Most Rev. Jesus a. Cabrera DD. On this account Bishop Cabrera said, “They have been designated as a parish community in December 30, 1998, but as a community, we are wanting of a place where we gather and celebrate. So we have realized too that we need a place for celebrating the covenant- God’s love for us and our loving response to God and to one another. We need a place to worship to adore the living God, to be nourished by His life-living Word, to know His commandments and practice them in our lives, to remember that God is in our midst”.Construction of the church building with a seating capacity of 500 people started then in the year 2000 and the new DIVINE SAVIOR PARISH CHURCH OF BLESSED ODORICO hosted the Christ the King Celebration on November 23,2003 of the Diocese of Alaminos.
The church gives comfort and solitude for mass goers as more people attend mass regularly on Sundays and days of obligation under our parish priests Rev. Fr. Jeremiah Ofo-ob and Rev. Fr. Arriosto Mina – the present parish priest.

http://santiagoislandbolinao1324.blog.com/?p=28

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Pangasinan News: Asna Awards dayewen to ray masalindak ya Pangasinense

By April Montes
Tuesday 10th of April 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Abril 10 (PIA) -- Dayewen na luyag na Pangasinan so pituran masalindak ya Pangasinense ed Asna Awards ya nagawad Sison Auditorium diad sayan baley no a-onse na Abril.

Onong ed si Gobernador Amado Espino, Jr., panilaloen na Asna Awards iray totoo, onaan la ray kalangweran ya alegen da ray naidayew pian manmaliwa met iran masalindak ed napili dan kimey.

Diad sayan taon, naitdan na balitok si Hilarion Henares ya nanlapud baley na Sta. Barbara. Sakey ya ekonomista, managbangat, negosyante tan managsulat si Henares ya boleg nen Don Daniel Maramba (gobernador na sayan luyag nen 1916 anggad 1922). Balitok met so naawat nen Gabriel Singson, abogado tan gobernador na Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) nensaman ya nanlapud baley na Lingayen.

Naidayew met si Ermin Garcia, managsulat tan manangigalot na Sunday Punch, periodiko ed probinsia tan si Jose Datuin, internasyonal ya iskultor tan sakey ya “artist.” Sikaran dua et nanlapud siyudad na Dagupan.

Kaiba met si Ambasador Amadeo Perez, Jr. ya nanlapud siyudad na Urdaneta. Nanlingkor ya meyor na siyudad si Perez, kongresista na kumaliman distrito tan natan et tagi-dulong na Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO). Naidayew met si Antonio Tamayo ya nanlapud baley na Malasiqui, sakey a doktor ya angiletneg na Perpetual Help College tan si Jose Magno, retiradon heneral ya nanlapud baley na Pozorrubio.

Say “asna” et kadaanan ya salita parad asin ya nanlapoan na ngaran na sayan luyag. Iray naidayew et imparad makanan asin ya oonaen so panlingkor ed kapara dan too nen say sikaran dili. (ANL/AM-PIA 1, Pangasinan)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php...=1941334024528

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Ifugao solon calls on folks to protect forests

By Vivencia D. Bulayungan
Wednesday 11th of April 2012 TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis TINOC, Ifugao, Apr. 11 (PIA) -- As the Kalanguya tribe in this town celebrated their 29th foundation day recently, Ifugao Congressman Teddy Baguilat Jr. enjoined them to take care of their muyung (forests).

Baguilat said that Tinoc is the watershed town of the province and even if gardening is the source of livelihood, they should not cut all the trees because trees are the source of water, which according to him is the gold of the Ifugao people.

Tinoc, he stressed , has plenty of water thus there are three on-going mini hydros here. “I supported this project when I was the governor and I am glad that Sta. Clara Corporation is pursuing this since mini hydro projects will give benefits to the people and taxes to the Local Government Unit,” Baguilat said adding that its and incentive to protect Tinoc’s forest.

He also encouraged the populace to be proud of their Kalanguya identity since Kalanguyas are the most industrious farmers, a bit shy but friendly and loyal. “Tinoc is special because it is the origin of the Kalanguya who are in Benguet, Vizcaya, Pangasinan and Mt. Province,” Baguilat said.

On the other hand, Governor Eugene Balitang during the said occasion talked about the peace and order and disaster management. He gave a standing order to Board Member Robert Mangyao, the designated Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer, to make sure that the 44 km Kiangan- Tinoc Provincial Road is open 24/7. (JDP/VDB- PIA CAR,Ifugao)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php...e=141334113193

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Pangasinan celebrates founding day with focus on heritage

Inquirer Central Luzon
10:09 pm | Sunday, April 15th, 2012
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—The tranquil atmosphere around the capitol compound here turned festive on Wednesday when the province marked its 432nd founding anniversary.
At daybreak that day, hundreds of schoolchildren clad in colorful costumes lingered around the capitol to prepare for the street-dancing competition in the grand cultural parade.
“It was a day of excitement and a real cultural treat for Pangasinenses,” said Orpheus Velasco, the provincial information officer.
The floats depicted the history and culture of participating local governments and showcased their best products as street dancers performed to showcase the festivals of their respective towns.
“Agew na Pangasinan” (Pangasinan Day) was supposed to be celebrated on April 5. But since April 5 fell on Maundy Thursday, the provincial government postponed its celebration to April 11.
Governor Amado Espino Jr. said the provincial government’s research and study committee, headed by former Vice Governor Gonzalo Duque, established April 5, 1580, to be officially designated as the most historically acceptable date of the founding of Pangasinan.
“We are now celebrating Agew na Pangasinan every year with greater confidence in its historical significance and with deeper appreciation of our heritage and distinct identity as a people,” he said.
In the past, Pangasinenses mistakenly celebrated Pangasinan Day on November 13, which was actually the birth date of the late Speaker Eugenio Perez.
“And, I am happy to say that our initial efforts have branched out into other significant developments,” Espino said.
Among these, he said, was the launch in September of the Pangasinan Culture and Arts Festival, officially known as “Balitok a Tawir” (Golden Heritage), the first intertown competition in Pangasinan folk songs and dances, including the zarzuela.
This year, the Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission embarked on a research to establish a continuing and accurate account of Pangasinan history.
The research group headed by Dr. Perla Legaspi, the former director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Center for Local and Regional Governance and later vice chancellor of UP Diliman, presented the research output, “A Research Study on Pangasinan History, Culture and Development.”
Espino said it would serve as the basis for the development of an instructional material on Pangasinan history, which the province would recommend to be included in the curriculum for all elementary and secondary schools in the province.—Gabriel Cardinoza

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/177307/...us-on-heritage

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Pangasinan celebrates founding day with focus on heritage
Inquirer Central Luzon

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—The tranquil atmosphere around the capitol compound here turned festive on Wednesday when the province marked its 432nd founding anniversary.
At daybreak that day, hundreds of schoolchildren clad in colorful costumes lingered around the capitol to prepare for the street-dancing competition in the grand cultural parade.
“It was a day of excitement and a real cultural treat for Pangasinenses,” said Orpheus Velasco, the provincial information officer.
The floats depicted the history and culture of participating local governments and showcased their best products as street dancers performed to showcase the festivals of their respective towns.
“Agew na Pangasinan” (Pangasinan Day) was supposed to be celebrated on April 5. But since April 5 fell on Maundy Thursday, the provincial government postponed its celebration to April 11.
Governor Amado Espino Jr. said the provincial government’s research and study committee, headed by former Vice Governor Gonzalo Duque, established April 5, 1580, to be officially designated as the most historically acceptable date of the founding of Pangasinan.
“We are now celebrating Agew na Pangasinan every year with greater confidence in its historical significance and with deeper appreciation of our heritage and distinct identity as a people,” he said.
In the past, Pangasinenses mistakenly celebrated Pangasinan Day on November 13, which was actually the birth date of the late Speaker Eugenio Perez.
“And, I am happy to say that our initial efforts have branched out into other significant developments,” Espino said.
Among these, he said, was the launch in September of the Pangasinan Culture and Arts Festival, officially known as “Balitok a Tawir” (Golden Heritage), the first intertown competition in Pangasinan folk songs and dances, including the zarzuela.
This year, the Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission embarked on a research to establish a continuing and accurate account of Pangasinan history.
The research group headed by Dr. Perla Legaspi, the former director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Center for Local and Regional Governance and later vice chancellor of UP Diliman, presented the research output, “A Research Study on Pangasinan History, Culture and Development.”
Espino said it would serve as the basis for the development of an instructional material on Pangasinan history, which the province would recommend to be included in the curriculum for all elementary and secondary schools in the province.—Gabriel Cardinoza

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/177307/...us-on-heritage

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MAGANES: Pangasinan’s cultural heritage

One development undertaking that is commendable under Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr.’s administration is the revival or enrichment of the Pangasinan culture. It is a known fact that under the previous administrations, cultural development took a backseat, was taken too lightly and was not given much impetus.
In his almost six years stay at the helm of the provincial government, Governor Espino took cognizance of the real identity of the Pangasinenses. It was him who took the initiative to research the real foundation day of the province of Pangasinan, providing the Pangasinenses the knowledge on how this premiere province evolved from the shackles of Spanish authorities. Now we can say that Pangasinan has its day in a year to celebrate its founding anniversary, April 5.
The present administration through the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has likewise issued an ordinance creating the Pangasinan Historical Commission whose task is to write or rewrite the history of the province- beginning from its roots of cultural diversity until what it is today. Rewriting Pangasinan history entails a tedious process. There will be a lot of researches to be undertaken by the members of the Commission who were carefully selected from the academe, media and other sectors of the Pangasinan society.
In 2010, the province showcased in a grand parade the “Kasaysayan ng Lahi” of the Pangasinenses. It was indeed a spectacle witnessing the various transformations and developmental transition of the province. Alongside such gaiety and pomposity of the Pangasinan Day, the province honored its illustrious sons and daughters who were successful in their professional fields of endeavors under the ASNA Awards.
What is the importance of these undertakings on cultural enrichment? ASK.Com says “culture gives everyone a chance to meet and understand other people. The more understanding and knowledge we have of another culture, the better we can communicate and grow.” Culture develops human. The different spectra of human development start from its cultural heritage – arts, music, dances, cuisines, traditions and religious beliefs.
Pangasinan for one has been a melting pot of mixed-cultures. The original settlers (Pangasinenses) in central part of the province have their own rich cultural heritage. They have their own dialect –Pangasinan that is becoming a dead language owing to the educational system and the proliferation of technology. What is unique in the western part of the province is that there are two towns having their own dialect-Bolinao and this is found in the towns of Anda and Bolinao. Many historians believed that the Bolinao culture, as well as that of Pangasinan dated back before he country was colonized by the Spaniards then the Americans. While the western cultures had been interwoven in the senses of the Bolinaos and the Pangasinenses, it will remain a fact that the cultures and traditions of these groups of people have been preserved for years until this day.
In the eastern part of the province, we have the migrant-Ilocanos either from the Ilocos provinces and La Union who brought with them the rich culture of the Ilocano people. Their cultural activities have been mixed with the cultural richness of the Pangasinenses and the Bolinaos making the people of Pangasinan (totally known now as Pangsinenses) the moving spirit towards human development and cultural enrichment.
This year’s foundation day of the province, April 5 which falls on Good Friday was moved to April 9 for its celebration. The celebration, however, will not only be in one day but also spread out in a week to give time for the Pangasinenses to savor the beauty and richness of the Pangasinan culture. There will still be the ASNA Awards for outstanding Pangasinenses, the staging of zarzuelas- a rich culture of dramas and songs and cancionan.
The culture of the province being relived and revived in its founding anniversary is a prelude to the annual “Pistay Dayat” (Festival of the Sea) and the hosting of the province of the Palarong Pambansa which is scheduled on May 6 to 10 this year.
While Pangasinan has diverse cultures because of in-migration and cross marriages among the people, the oneness and the identity of the Pangasinenses can be gleaned from the coined slogan of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. “I love Pangasinan, Number 1”.
Yes, we could be the number one province n the whole country. We could rise up above any obstacles because we are one people who always dreamed of moving ahead and marching together towards total progress.
We have to be number 1. We have a very rich cultural heritage and as one people there is unity in diversity.
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Pangasinan Capitol 1945 World War II

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Galleons, Titanic, ‘1st OFW’ star in Pasay maritime museum

By Nathaniel R. Melican
Philippine Daily Inquirer
9:51 pm | Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
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A new museum in Pasay City seeks to retell the Philippines’ rich maritime history and how it has shaped the country through the centuries.
Located on the sixth floor of the Asian Institute of Maritime Studies building on Roxas Boulevard, Museo Maritimo claims to be the first to offer a comprehensive chronicle of the Filipino’s life at sea—starting with a man believed to be from Cebu who may have been the first to circumnavigate the globe ahead of any Westerner.
Antonio Araneta, a scholar who led the research, said the project was long overdue considering that the Philippines provides a significant number of seafarers for today’s global shipping industry.
“Some 1.3 million overseas Filipino workers are seafarers, and our history is basically determined by maritime events. We thought that if we are going to understand history better, we have to understand how maritime trade brought about the country that we call the Philippines,” Araneta told reporters at the recent soft launch.
A pair of doors with round windows—like those on ships—leads visitors to Museo Maritimo which took nine months to build and will formally open to the public in August. Inside, around a floor area that could fit two basketball courts, the walls are painted ocean blue.
A statue of a Franciscan priest, known only in history as Odorico, welcomes visitors with outstretched hands. He celebrated the first Holy Mass in the country in Bolinao, Pangasinan, in 1324, together with Chinese traders and Italian missionaries, contrary to popular knowledge that the first Mass was held in Limasawa (now part of Southern Leyte) in 1521, Araneta said.
Also on display are detailed models of Spanish galleons that plied the Manila-Acapulco trade route, along with reproductions of navigation maps that cover the Philippines from that era. Another section shows ancient ship artifacts like binoculars, beacons and sextants.
Titanic souvenir
Though it departs from the theme of the museum, one item is sure to grab history buffs: An original menu from the legendary RMS Titanic, the proud luxury liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
Araneta said the item was on loan from his personal collection. A similar memento detailing the last meal served on the ill-fated ship fetched more than $118,000 or about P5 million during an auction in the United Kingdom on April 1 this year.
But the museum trains its main spotlight on a local hero, a man called Enrique de Malacca, who entered history books as the companion of Ferdinand Magellan when he made the voyage to the Philippines in search of the Spice Islands in 1521.
A statue of Enrique based on descriptions given by Magellan’s chronicler Antonio Pigafetta stands amid panels piecing together his story as the man who may have been the first to circumnavigate the world.
Araneta said that based on research, Enrique was originally a native of Cebu who was captured by the Moros and later sold as a slave in Malacca (now a city in Malaysia). When Magellan invaded Malacca almost a decade before reaching the islands that would become known as the Philippines, he took Enrique with him to Europe.
‘Language Geiger counter’
“In his quest to find another route to the coveted Spice Islands, Magellan brought Enrique to serve as his ‘language Geiger counter,’ a linguist, to find his way back to the islands,” Araneta said.
Magellan paid Enrique the same salary as Pigafetta’s and used him to communicate with the natives when they arrived in Guam, Sulu and Homonhon Island. But his dialect, which is a variant of Cebuano mixed with Ilonggo, was not understood there, Araneta added.
“It was only in an area called Masawa in the Butuan area, a Cebuano-speaking region, where Enrique was understood for the first time. This was when Magellan realized he was near the islands he was looking for,” he said.
After Magellan was killed in a battle with Lapulapu in Cebu in 1521, his men turned against Enrique. “The ship’s crew ordered him to tell local leaders to give the treasures they have promised, but Enrique allied himself with the locals and invited the remaining Spanish leaders to a banquet where they would supposedly receive the gifts. Enrique and the locals used the banquet to ambush the leaders,” Araneta said.
The remaining members of the expedition team then hurriedly left, found their way to the Spice Islands, before returning to Spain. As for Enrique, Araneta said, he settled in Cebu.
“To rally the support and have the trust and confidence of the locals just like that would be very hard if you were not understood,” Araneta said to back up the theory that Enrique was most likely a native of Cebu.
Enrique’s story resonates on the great journeys taken by today’s overseas Filipinos, he said.
“He is not only the first to circumnavigate the globe but he also could be the first overseas Filipino worker. He could have returned to Spain and enjoyed an inheritance from Magellan but he decided to work for the benefit of his fellow natives and he eventually returned to Cebu,” he said.
“I hope this story and this museum will put us in the right perspective globally,” Araneta said.

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