VIEWS FROM THE PAMPANG

Pampanga, a province of Central Luzon in the Philippines, was established along the banks ("pampang") of a great river that was to shape its history-the Rio Grande de la Pampanga. Travelers who passed the river's way brought home stories of a land with a majestic mountain jutting from its navel, a place of scenic wonders, boundless resources and magnificent townscapes, peopled by a proud brown race. What other magical views could our forefathers have seen from this river's fabled "pampang"?

Thursday, October 28, 2010

*223. PAMPANGA'S PARUL: Spectacular Stars of the Season

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TWINKLE, TWINKLE CHRISTMAS STAR. A Kapampangan lass from Barrio Talang in Candaba, Pampanga spruces up their family's humble home with a...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

*222. FOUR AND TWENTY DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

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MISS DECEMBER. A Kapampangan child from the Lilles family dresses up for a Christmas school play, in a costume representing the holiday mont...

*221. WITNESS TO THE WEDDING: Castro-Del Rosario Nuptials

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WEDDING DAY BLUES. Two Kapampangan families--the Castros of Mabalacat and the Del Rosarios of Angeles--were united in the 1949 wedding of Ec...
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Sunday, October 10, 2010

*220. ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS, Guagua

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"COLEGIO DE LAS MADRES DE GUAGUA". College of the Sisters of Guagua--was how Guagua folks referred to the Academy of the Sacred He...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

*219. KAPAMPANGANS AND THEIR ‘KARNABAL’ CAPERS

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ClOWNING AROUND. Two young Kapampangan lads dressed up as harlequins for the annual 'karnabal' revelry in Manila. Ca. mid-1920s. Th...
Sunday, October 3, 2010

*218. CHIQUITO: The Man Who Laughs

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TO-CHIQUI 'TO!. Augusto Valdez Pangan, in real life, was not just a popular comedian who animated the silver screen with his well-known ...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

*217. CARVING A NICHE IN HISTORY

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KA-ARTE MO! An advertisement of "El Arte", owned and operated by academically-trained sculptor Maximino J. Jingco of Betis, touts ...
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