tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post115064627571228582..comments2024-03-05T14:01:34.021+08:00Comments on Ivan About Town: Albay & Camarines Sur: Exploring Bicol's Pacific coastIvan Henareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-23189154346272382692010-06-13T08:10:06.124+08:002010-06-13T08:10:06.124+08:00The next time you do a visit-blog on Naga, I hope ...The next time you do a visit-blog on Naga, I hope you'll be able to include Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and the San Francisco Church in Centro. You were already at the Naga Cathedral, and you need not have taken trikes to go around because in Centro, everything is walking distance.<br /><br />Maybe you should also see visit in September or on Holy Week to really get a feel of the Traslacion and the Salubong (which almost all parish churches practice yearly). Also, who was the Parish Priest in Tigaon that you "reasoned" with?Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-87778551163091584152010-04-03T20:58:25.972+08:002010-04-03T20:58:25.972+08:00hello ivan
im going w some friends to albay and fo...hello ivan<br />im going w some friends to albay and follow some of your really nice travelogues.<br />was just wondering if you have any idea on the state of the andaya highway from calauag quezon to del gallego, cam sur. i plan to bypass cam norte to save us some time.<br />ive read from posts that the road condition is bad - any new info ? thank you very muchalexgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-57211327014897121852007-02-23T15:09:00.000+08:002007-02-23T15:09:00.000+08:00cannot say enough about your blog!! it's refreshi...cannot say enough about your blog!! it's refreshing! <BR/><BR/>Mabuhay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-42490494042400738272007-01-12T00:42:00.000+08:002007-01-12T00:42:00.000+08:00Nice take on Bicol's churches. Sayang, you didn't ...Nice take on Bicol's churches. Sayang, you didn't have time to explore the universities there... CSI or USI (University of Sta. Isabel) is I think oldest normal school in the Philippines. To quote: Founded on November 5, 1867 by Most Rev. Bishop Francisco C. Gainza, O.P. , then Bishop of Caceres, the school was opened to paying and non-paying students as the Royal Order specified. A Royal Decree signed on January 11, 1872, by Amadeo of Saboya, raised the Colegio de Sta. Isabel to "Escuela Normal de Maestras", thus making CSI the first teacher training institution in the Philippines and in the Far East. <br /><br />http://www.usi.edu.ph/History.php<br /><br />And of course, Ateneo de Naga... Hope you get to drop by the town again :)<br /><br />Cheers, Mate (daughter of an Isabelina and an Atenista)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1156372452378329082006-08-24T06:34:00.000+08:002006-08-24T06:34:00.000+08:00Hi!I chance upon your blog during my search for "k...Hi!<BR/><BR/>I chance upon your blog during my search for "kins in spirit". My friends call me a churchopile because of my penchant for Philippine colonial churches. In my travels, I have been to more than 200 of them across the Philippines.<BR/><BR/>I also had a chance of visiting the Partida church loop (i.e. Sagnay, San Jose, Goa + cluster). These structures of "haunting loveliness" should live forever. <BR/><BR/>My visitas are posted at http"//bigberto.blogspot.com. Its my own little way of promoting these sacred stones and hopefully, their preservation so they will stay forever.<BR/><BR/>Mabuhay ka!<BR/><BR/>shubertShubert Cienciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095119035001677481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1154620002763458992006-08-03T23:46:00.000+08:002006-08-03T23:46:00.000+08:00Yes, I saw it but I didn't have enough time to exp...Yes, I saw it but I didn't have enough time to explore since I just had a few hours in Naga. Maybe next time.Ivan Henareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952639023631049082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1154598888544257652006-08-03T17:54:00.000+08:002006-08-03T17:54:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan! Just recently chanced upon your blog.Your...Hi Ivan! Just recently chanced upon your blog.<BR/><BR/>Your explorations in Naga City triggered in this Manila-based NagueƱo reminiscings of earliest childhood memories. The Naga Cathedral, I remember as a faint memory now, had dark chandeliers depressingly dangling down its high ceilings back in the 1980s.<BR/><BR/>Too bad you didn't feature Universidad de Santa Isabel (formerly Colegio de Santa Isabel) which is just accross the street from the cathedral. If I'm not mistaken, it's the second oldest normal school in the country. You could also check out Ateneo de Naga's iconic four pillars.<BR/><BR/>Well that's Naga, lots of old stuff to discover.-= dave =-https://www.blogger.com/profile/07836619852171963155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1153526836335878952006-07-22T08:07:00.000+08:002006-07-22T08:07:00.000+08:00Ivan, I enjoyed reading your blog, especially the ...Ivan, <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading your blog, especially the part about Camarines Sur. Thanks for your good words about the church of San Jose, my hometown. Finally, someone is trying to do something about our unique Filipino heritage by preserving the original architectural charm of our churches and not transform them into bad copies of St. Peter's Basilica. Hats off to you and Gemma Cruz-Araneta!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1152669439957775082006-07-12T09:57:00.000+08:002006-07-12T09:57:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan, is that what we call colonial mentality? ...Hi Ivan, is that what we call colonial mentality? The most noble thing they should do is to preserve the place not alter it. Sayang ang pera sa walang katuturang paglustay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1151603414712550492006-06-30T01:50:00.000+08:002006-06-30T01:50:00.000+08:00Thanks so much for the wonderful narrative that yo...Thanks so much for the wonderful narrative that you wrote about our parish church in a quaint and sleepy town of San Jose, Camarines Sur. It made me home sick yet provided me some comfort that somethings in my life hasn't changed much --and that's comforting.<BR/><BR/>Dios mabalos na marhay !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15647147.post-1151040776532396542006-06-23T13:32:00.000+08:002006-06-23T13:32:00.000+08:00Hi Ivan,I just love your blog. I really believe y...Hi Ivan,<BR/><BR/>I just love your blog. I really believe you are doing this country a great service, so I hope you keep on doing what you do.<BR/><BR/>bongBong C. Austerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798514780319855742noreply@blogger.com