Joseph Andrei Garcia stars as Chubbs or Chester in the new ABS-CBN TV show Kungfu Kids. This funny and cute kid is the son of Arlene Gallegos from Baler. John Arcilla, you’re not alone anymore.
The photo was stolen from this blog.
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Rescue efforts on for 2 fishermen in Aurora province
from gmanews.tv:
Rescue efforts are underway for at least two fishermen who were reported missing after they and their colleagues encountered bad weather off Aurora province Thursday.
Radio dzBB reported Thursday night that colleagues identified the missing fishermen as Avelino Villacorta, 72, and Constancio Millares, 48, both of Baler town in Aurora.
Lumapit-lapit Ka Ng Marinig Mu!
Watch Komedya de Baler tomorrow February 29, 2008 at the University of the Philippines Ampitheater, Diliman, Quezon City. Show will start at 6:00 pm. This is the last installment of the First National Komedya festival at UP. Komedya de Baler is unique among the other komedya groups elsewhere in the country in that they use real and sharp weapons in their performances. Their UP performance is just a 2-hour preview of the actual komedya that usually lasts for a week in the original shows. The last time I witnessed a komedya performed in it’s entirety was more than a decade ago at the provincial capitol during the Aurora Day celebration. Now they only do a shortened version of it and even rarely.
The video above is taken at SM Marilao in Bulacan on October 2, 2005 during the Best of Central Luzon festival. And here’s an article about Komedya de Baler. It seems like an introduction to a Komedya preview. I just found it on my hard disk and have no idea how it got there. Thanks to the author, whoever you are.
COMEDIA DE BALER
Ang comedia de Baler ay isang palabas tanghalan, na bahagi ng kultura ng Baler, Aurora, na ginaganap sa mga pista at iba pang mahahalagang okasyon.Ito ay paboritong panoorin ng yumaong pangulong Manuel Luis Quezon at ang kanyang mahal na may bahay Dona Aurora Aragon Quezon, na siyang pinaghanguan pangalan ng Aurora.
Sang ayon sa salaysay ng magkapatid na Timotea at Ladislao (Islaw) Tangson, Ang Comedia de Baler ay nagsimula noong Agosto18- 19, 1927, sa kapistahan ni San Luis Obispo, ang mahal na patron ng Baler.
2 NPA rebels killed in Aurora clash
from gmanews.tv:
Two suspected communist rebels were killed and a number of firearms were recovered following a clash with government forces in the northern Philippine province of Aurora Monday afternoon, a regional military commander said.
Remember
Maria Dolores Molina
Maria Dolores Molina was the mother of Manuel L. Quezon. She was known to be a true-blue Balerian. Her gravestone was located inside the Baler Church. According to this website, she was a Bulakeña:
Ang Maestrang Mestisa (Ina ni Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon). Si Maria Doloeres Molina, isang guro, ay isang marilag na mestisang Espanyol na isinilang sa san Jose, Bulacan. Ang pag-aasawa sa murang gulang pa lamang at ang maagang pagka balo ang nagging daan upang siya’y manirahan sa Baler, Tayabas. Doon niya ipinagpatuloy ang kanyang pagtuturo sa isang paaralang para lamang sa mga babae. Sa Baler siya nakatagpo ng isang mangingibig na isang mestiso rin at isang guro sa paaralang publiko. Si Lucio Quezon na hindi taal na tagaroon; ipinanganak siya sa Penafrancia, Paco, Maynila. Kapwa sila may amang mestiso at iang Filipina. Ang una nilang supling ay si Manuel na itinakdang magin pangulo ng bansa at nakilalang Ama Ng Wikang Pambasa. Si Doña Maria ay binawian ng buhay dahil sa sakit na tuberculosis.
Maybe Poppo Olag could shed light to this.
US Navy WWII Training Film on The Philippines
Another offtopic link: jpeg images from a US Navy World War 2 training film on the Philippines. This one is begging to be printed on a t-shirt:
Linkology
Haven’t done this in a while:
Alone in Paradise – nice Dingalan picture by Joel Garcia
Japan, Korea eye P1.5 B invest in Aurora – from Philippine Star by Manny Galvez
Butandings (whale shark) spotted at Baler bay – from unitedpinoysurfers
GSIS opens satellite office in Baler – from inquirer.net
Baler, Aurora featured in the Philippines Yearbook 2008 – score a copy at the National Bookstore, P1,800 pesos only. from travelkage
The 29th Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines (MFPI) Congress will be held at Baler this April – more details to follow
Baler City anyone? – from The Journal Online
Results of the 2nd Aurora Surfing Challenge
Mark your calendar – February 29, 6pm, UP Amphitheater, UP Diliman, Komedya de Baler at the First National Komedya Festival . Read this article for a background.
On the other hand, the Comedia de Baler of Aurora mounted its first production in 1927. It was supported by then president Manuel Quezon and enjoyed the collaboration of artists Fortunato Esoreña and Alejandro Ferreras and arnis expert Antonino Ramos. Still alive until today, the group boasts of using real weapons in their plays.
Mem’ries From a Small Town in Aurora
The MCC High School Batch 98 will stage a reggae fest in Baler called Balerkada this March.