Saysay Bikol

31/12/2024

𝗗𝗨𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗗𝗨𝗪𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔

Para sa urog kararom pang pagsaysay sa taong 2025!

Mabaláog na bagong taon, mga ka-Saysay! 🎆

27/12/2024

𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

For more details on the application procedure, kindly read the guidelines: https://bit.ly/SaysayBikolApplicationGuidelines2023

You may access the application form here: https://bit.ly/SaysayBikolApplicationForm2025

Application period is from 27 December 2024 to 2 January 2025.

Madya na sa danay na pakikipagsaysay!

27/12/2024

Maogmang kapistahan ni San Juan Evangelista!

Dyos mabalos po Archivo Franciscano Filipino for sharing this beautiful 1966 photograph of the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. ☺️

𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎 | 1966 photograph of the Catedral de San Juan Evangelista, also known as the Naga Cathedral.

Today is the feast of St. John the Evangelist, Titular Patron of The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral.

The design and architectural plan of Naga Cathedral owed back to the 21st bishop of the then Diocese of Caceres, Most. Rev. Bernardo de la Concepción, OFM (1816-1829). This Franciscan bishop had been described as "the planner and the builder," though he himself is not an architect. Before becoming a bishop, the churches of Binangonan and Paco were also built under his supervision during his term in those towns as a parish priest. Aside from being known as a builder, he was also described as the humble, poverty-loving, and virtuous son of St. Francis of Assisi. Bishop de la Concepción died at the age of 77 at the Franciscan infirmary of Naga on October 9, 1829. He was 62 years in the Franciscan Order, 13 years as a Bishop of Caceres, and 50 years in the Philippines.

25/12/2024

Maogma asin mabalaog na Pasko, mga ka-Saysay! 🎄

23/12/2024

LOOK: Saysay Bikol co-founder and president Fr. Francis Tordilla presides over the 8th misa de aguinaldo at the historic Parish and Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Naga City last 22 December 2024.

21/12/2024

IN PHOTOS: Saysay Bikol's 11th Board of Directors Meeting held last 20 December 2024 at The Litton Hotel by Carterson, Naga City.

Present during the meeting were Fr. Francis Tordilla (President), Venus Belmonte-Atienza (Secretary), Marie Valen Cortez (Director of Finance), Javier Leonardo V. Rugeria (Director for Research and Publications), John Aryel dela Paz (Director for Education), Gene Kervin Borja II (Director for Membership and Recruitment), and Al Florence Albo (Director for External Affairs).

We thank Ms. Shee Padua Sychay for her constant support to our organization and for accommodating us at The Litton Hotel. We are also grateful for her warm and brilliant hotel staff for attending to us last night. Dyos mabalos po.

Para sa urog kararom pang pagsaysay!

20/12/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀: 𝗙é𝗹𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮, 𝗢𝗙𝗠

210 years ago, Fray Félix Yepes de la Sagra y Sánchez Turrero ó Huerta, OFM, was born in Huerta de Valdecarábanos, Diocese of Toledo, Spain on November 20, 1814 and was baptized with the name of Félix Jose, professed at the convent of Fuensalida, in the Discalced or Alcantarine Franciscan Province of San José in November 21, 1852.

He authored that famous Estado of the Franciscan province in the Philippines, a work which is today regarded as a vital source of reference by assiduous students of Philippine history. As a Spanish Franciscan missionary, he dedicated himself to various spheres of apostolic commitment that the Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) is generally engaged in. He had also been the administrator of the Hermandad de la Casa de Misericordia, a pious foundation for the poor and the needy.

Fray Félix de Huerta was only 24 when he came here in 1838. His first assignment was as confessor and preacher in 1840; lecturer of theology in 1842: then Archdiocesan Synodal Examiner of the Archdiocese of Manila in 1852, at the same time Vicar of Monasterio de Sta. Clara in Intramuros. A year later, he was appointed Guardian or Local Superior of the Convento de San Francisco de Intramuros. Two years later he was back at Sta. Clara monastery and in 1859, he became Minister in-charge of San Lazaro Hospital where he cared for the socially ostracized lepers and those afflicted with other communicable diseases. He remained in the Philippines till his death in 1894, at the age of 79 and after having spent his best fifty-six (56) years among his Filipino flock.

Due to his remarkable aptitude for research and ecclesiastical studies, Fray Félix had been called "the walking archives."

Reference:
Monte de Piedad and Savings Bank Centennial: 1882-1982 Years of Service to the Nation.

Platero, Eusebio Gomez. Catalogo Biográfico De Los Religiosos Franciscanos De La Provincia De San Gregorio Magno De Filipinas Desde 1577 En Que Llegard Los Primeros à Manila Hasta Los De Nuestros Dias. Manila: Imprenta del Real Colegio de Santo Tomás, 1880.

12/12/2024

𝗝𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗣𝗜

On this day, 83 years ago, the Japanese Imperial Army landed in Legazpi, Albay. At around 5:30 AM, a civilian sentry at Rawis Beach reported the landing of Japanese troops led by Maj. Gen. Naoki Kimura. These forces were part of the Kimura Detachment, which had departed from Palau Island on December 8, 1941. Their mission was to capture Legazpi and secure its airfield.

The landing met no resistance from American forces, following Gen. Douglas MacArthur's strategic decision to preserve his troops for the anticipated main Japanese invasion force. The Kimura Detachment consisted of approximately 3,200 men from the 16th Division and the Kure 1st Special Naval Landing Force. They arrived aboard 12 transport ships, escorted by a cruiser and six destroyers.

09/12/2024

Our journal's first and second issues are still available at Roel's Bookshop. Visit their store at 176 Maginhawa Street, Diliman, Quezon City to grab your copies!

Saysay: The Journal of Bikol History Issue 2 (2022)
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09/12/2024

𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗔𝗬 𝗕𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗟 𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦!

For more details on the application procedure, kindly read the guidelines: https://bit.ly/SaysayBikolApplicationGuidelines2023

You may access the application form here: https://bit.ly/SaysayBikolApplicationForm2025

Application period is from December 9 to 18, 2024.

Madya na sa danay na pakikipagsaysay!

05/12/2024

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 1966 photograph of Iglesia Parroquial de La Inmaculada Concepción in Quipayo, Calabanga, Camarines Sur. The town of Quipayo was founded in the year 1578 by Fray Pablo de Jesus, OFM and Fray Bartolomé Ruiz, OFM. In the year 1616, Fray Francisco Gaviria, OFM, built the church's first stone structure.

Avé María Purisima, sin pecado concebida, ora pro nobis. Amen.

Reference:
Huerta Fray Félix. Estado geográfico, topográfico, Estadístico, històrico-Religioso, De La Santa y apostólica Provincia De S. Gegorio Magno: De Religiosos Menores Descalzos De La Regular Y más Estrecha Observancia De N. S. P. S. Francisco, En Las Islas Filipinas ... Binondo: Impr. de M. Sanchez y ca, 1865.

04/12/2024

“Rejecting the three-age system ... requires a shift in thinking from a linear progression of technological stages to a more holistic understanding of cultural change.”

Read more: https://loom.ly/fvMYrak

29/11/2024

LOOK: Dr. Marco Stefan B. Lagman and Mr. Marjun Sedeño of the research and publications and education committee respectively, present their papers at the International Conference on Philippine Studies with the theme "Filipino-Chinese Histories and Discourses in Multidisciplinary Lenses" held last 25-26 November 2024, at the Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City. The conference was organized by the Center for Partido Studies of the Partido State University.

Dr. Lagman's paper titled "Chinese Businesses in Nineteenth Century Albay and Ambos Camarines, 1887-1897" uses the data-rich Contribucion Industrial records of the National Archives of the Philippines to emphasize both the commercial dominance of Chinese immigrants in the two provinces as well as highlight the variety and place-based specializations of the commerce-minded Chinese.

Mr. Sedeño's paper titled "Foregrounding the Grassroots, Constituting the Building Blocks: Theoretical Considerations on the Advancement of Partido Studies" examined the challenges, significance, and prospects of advancing local studies on Partido. Both papers were awarded best paper of the conference.

Congratulations, Marco and Marjun! Para sa urog kararom pang pagsaysay!

27/11/2024

We congratulate our colleagues Mr. Wogie T. Pacala, editorial assistant of Saysay: The Journal of Bikol History and Dr. Kerby C. Alvarez, associate professor at the UP Department of History and member of our journal's editorial board, for their recently published book titled AGOS: Currents of Faith in the Diocese of Kalookan.

The book was launched last November 15, 2024 and was made possible under the leadership of the Bishop of Kalookan, now Cardinal-designate, Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D.

The coffee table book is a compilation of general civil, ecclesiastical, and parish histories within the temporal jurisdiction of the Diocese of Kalookan, namely, Caloocan (South), Malabon, and Navotas. The stories of the see of Kalookan, as a community of faithful was greatly emphasized in the story with the underlying theme of agos (flow), as it pays tribute to the long histories of the three towns adjacent to Manila Bay, and it's enduring faith through time.

27/11/2024

LOOK: Our director for research and publications and chief editor of Saysay: The Journal of Bikol History, Mr. Javier Leonardo Rugeria, attends the Philippines Institute Postgraduate Workshop and the Philippines Update Conference held at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia last 29-31 October 2024.

The Postgraduate Workshop brought together early career scholars from Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines and gave the participants a platform to discuss their research and to establish linkages for future collaborations.

The Philippines Update Conference, dubbed "Beyond Geopolitics: The Philippines in the New Marcos Era," featured presentations from Maritess Vitug (keynote), Drs. Carmel Abao, JC Punongbayan, Kristian Karlo Saguin, Antoinette Raquiza, Michael Pante, Jocelyn Martin, Ret. Judge Soliman Santos, and many more.

Images courtesy of the Australian National University Philippines Institute, Joyce Borromeo Bulao, and Javier Leonardo Rugeria.

19/11/2024

Here's some food for thought from Dr. Stephen Acabado:

"The way forward is clear: emphasize how the region became integrated because its people were already skilled at navigating the seas and engaging with one another. They didn’t need foreigners to bring them together. The true story of the Philippines is one of early connections, with language serving as a tool for maintaining diversity while fostering interaction. Let’s leave behind the idea that external forces drove the region’s development and instead recognize the agency of those who lived here, shaping their world long before any outsiders arrived.

It’s time for a fresh look at how we teach the history of the Philippines. We need to move away from these old models of domination and replacement and embrace histories that highlight the ingenuity and contributions of all groups—from the Aeta groups to the Austronesians. Philippine history isn’t a tale of successive waves of “advanced” peoples; it’s a story of interconnectedness, adaptation, and resilience."

These theories carry an undercurrent of colonial thinking, treating the Philippines as a place that always needed outsiders to 'civilize' it. One of them is included in the new Matatag curriculum for basic education.

16/11/2024