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In January , to honor my roots, I published a twin book about Pampanga and my hometown, Mabalacat. It was a project that took all of 4 years, as I had practically become a stranger in my own province, living a peripatetic life in Manila and abroad. To tell the story of my rediscovery of my place, I started with what I had--an odd assortment of Pampanga-themed photos picked up from here and there.

The response to my humble work was overwhelming; the book is now out of print. Hopefully, with this blog, everyone can take in the views of old Pampanga again, from an era now forever gone but never forgotten. About Me Alex D. Castro View my complete profile. In the Footsteps of a Saint: FR. Total Pageviews. Pampang Viewers. Labels s s s s s s s s s s s s s.

Louis World's Fair Sta. Ana Sta. Lucia Sta. Gwen G. The colonel defended Kumander Bio before Gen. Bernabe Buscayno was one of 8 children of poor tenant farmers fom Capas, Tarlac. Bernabe, a Holy Angel College drop-out, enlisted with the Huks at age Captured in January , Dante, age 32, was tried and sentenced to death. He was released after the EDSA revolution, and a year later, ran unsuccessfully for a senatorial slot under Partido ng Bayan.

In , Dante escaped an ambush, that left him wounded and two companions dead. Returning to Capas to be a farmer, he founded a cooperative to help peasants, but which floundered due to Pinatubo. Undeterred, Dante set up another cooperative that sought to mechanize farming operations in Dominador Garcia was the no. As such, a good price was put on his head and the Philippine Constabulary kept a close watch on him.

In March , troops ringed a small house in Mabalacat town for 11 hours, until they cornered Kumander Ely, who surrendered without a fight. The Huks retaliated by deploying an man assassination squad that killed 5 men and kidnapped two others in Pampanga. Over 3, government troops were sent to track them down. Teen-ager Ben Cunanan joined the Hukbalahap during the Japanese Occupation, and showed such courage in combats that he became a unit commander.

Maximino Hizon. One of his biggest recuits was Bernabe Buscayno. Kumader Hizon headed the last remaining HMB unit, fighting in the Pampanga-Tarlac area, until his capture by the dreaded Tabak division in —right in his own home. Tried for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, Kumander Hizon stayed in jail for 16 years, longer than any Huk.

Luis Taruc offered to arrange a presidential pardon, but Hizon refused to meet Marcos. Upon his release, he attempted to reorganize his comrades into a new rebel army, but by then, they were too old to fight and carry on the struggle. H died died on 2 Nov. Kumander Kislap was put in a group that included Lino Dizon and Domindaro Yabut and Mariano de Joya, charged with recruiting new Huk members, going as far as the southern provinces, like Batangas to look for prospective recruits.

He was already 34, married, with children. He joined, he said, because the government had failed to implement the Land Reform Code. For example, he passed the hat for them whene they could not pay their financial obligations. He also sought out materials for school buildings and volunteered his services free. After EDSA, he was released in after having spent 17 years in prison.

Silvestre Liwanag b. Government forces under Capt. Almazan caught up with him in Bamban, Tarlac where he was finally killed, along with 4 of his men. Kumander Sol was one of the highest-ranking officers of the Communist Party of the Philippines-Huk hierarchy, who held the position of a Squadron Commander. During the all-out offensive against the Huks initiated by Pres.

Ramon Magsaysay, many of the Huk leaders were caught or killed, including Kumander Sol who perished in a skirmish in Candaba. Center for Kapampangan Studies. Monday, August 21, Tr aditional weapons of primitive Kapampangans, most notably, the Aetas of Pampanga and Tarlac have been produced through the centuries to meet their survival and personal needs.

Weapons and implements like the sulbatana blowgun , pandacdac dagger , bay at paslo bow and arrow are but a few familiar creations that are slowly coming into disuse with the advent of new technology. Here are few examples of these vanishing primitive gadgetry. Rodrigo Sicat, Disappearing Gadgetry, pp. Labels: aborigines , Aetas , Negritos , Pampanga , pre-colonial times , primitive Kapampangans , tools , traditions , tribes.

Saturday, August 12, During the Philippine Revolution, several patriotic kapampangan women helped in different capacities—assisting and nursing wounded revolucionarios, gave contributions and financed the cause. The brave exploits of these women were lauded in the revolutionary newspaper, El Heraldo de la Revolucion. Felisa Pamintuan Dayrit of San Fernando saw action as a nurse during the bloody years of the Philippine Revolution, caring for the sick and tending men wounded in the battlefield.

She married Francisco Torres Singian,. Nicolasa Dayrit y Pamintuan b. Antonio Luna and Gen. Tomas Mascardo from turning into an all-out war. She and other Bacolor women met Gen. Luna, on his way to attack Gen. Luna was appeased and the Revolution did not break apart. Praxedes Fajardo y Puno b.

Kumander alibasbas pampanga news

She headed the Pampanga chapter of the Philippine Red Cross. She became the second wife of Gov. Tiburcio Hilario. She helped the cause by distributing propaganda materials during the Revolution and was said to have contributed much of her money to the movement, that led to her penury. Felisa Hizon of San Fernando was a member of an active group of concerned and patriotic Kapampangan women who supported the Revolution through their philanthropic works.

She married Luis Dison. Marcelina Nepomuceno y Paras b. She was part of the earliest batches of nursing graduates. Teodora Salgado b. She developed her business acumen early, earning her fortune from vast agricultural lands, jewelry and department stores. As she amassed more wealth, she also felt the stirrings of nationalism as the Revolution raged on.

She became a silent financier of the Philippine cause, a role that she would embrace for years only to end with the coming of the Americans. The Kapampangan Betsy Ross sewed the flag of the Pampango Batallion of the Philippine revolutionary forces in December , together with her sister Encarnacion. Encarnacion Singian y Torres of San Fernando, along with sister Consolacion, sewed and embroidered the flag of the Pampango Batallion of the Philippine revolutionary forces in December She is the sister of the Dr.

Gregorio Singian, a renowned surgeon. Mateo Sioco y Rodriguez of Apalit was the greatest financier of the Hilario patriotic efforts during the Philippine Revolution. She married the wealthy Jose Sioco, a widower who was actually after her sister Maria, who had been betrothed to another man. She was said to be so rich that she buried her gold and money in the ground.