Saturday, July 15, 2017

EXPLORE LEYTE: CARIGARA

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CARIGARA
•The Holy Cross
•July 15-16



It was first called Kangara (Kan Gara), meaning "that of Gara". Gara was said to have come from Borneo, one of the unnamed companions of the ten datus who landed in Panay and purchased that island from the Ati (Asta) chief Marikudo. Later, for phonetic convenience, Kangara became Kalgara and when the Spaniards came, they called the place Carigara until now.

1580. Augustinians Friars led by Fr. Alonso Velasquez came to Carigara.



1595. July 16, Jesuit missionaries arrived in the persons of Fr. Pedro Chirino, Fr. Juan del Campo, Cosme Flores, Br. Gaspay Garay and Martin. This period was also called the Golden Age of Carigara, making Carigara the religious capitan of half of the Visayas and the whole Mindanao.

Carigara becames Leyte's capital twice. 1770 and early years and 1824-1830.

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#jakku

REF.
•Photo:
(Datu Gara Shrine) DwaineWoolley
(Carigara Church) fb/CarigaraLeyte
•Leyte Town Histories and Legends. 1980. Francisco Tantuico Jr.

Monday, July 3, 2017

TACLOBAN : STO NIÑO OF JUNE

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WHY JUNE AND NOT JANUARY?

Sancta Porta ceiling paiting of
Sto Niño Parish Tacloban


Sto. Niño de Tacloban 1889
December 16, 2013 · Toronto, Canada ·

REMEMBER Leyteños the 1889 miracle of the Sto Niño de Tacloban...... "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” Matthew 21:22
The Santo Nino de Leyte has been the object of devotion and worship by Leytenos since the first Missionaries in the island introduced the Image. Over the years, the residents of Tacloban were drawn together by their mutual affection for the Child Jesus.

The "Hermanidad han Santo Nino" was later created and the feast day of the Holy Child was celebrated every third Sunday of January. However, a series of dramatic and miraculous events unfolded and forever changed and shaped the destiny of the Leytenos and their patron saint, Senor Santo Nino.
In 1888, the original image of the Child Jesus, known as the "El Capitan", was brought to Manila for a facelift and a change of its vestments in preparation for its forthcoming feast day. On its return trip to Tacloban on-board the steamship "Luzon", the image was packed in a crate together with some heavy bronze "Candelabras".

The Santo Nino, however, did not reach its destination as the ship caught fire off the coast of the Mindoro and Romblon provinces. In the midst of the confusion, the crate containing the image of the Sto. Nino was thrown overboard and, for some time was believed to be lost at sea.

A year after the incident, the devotees and residents of Tacloban were at the brink of giving up all hope of ever seeing their beloved Sto. Nino again. The feast day of the Holy Child came and went without a celebration. Adding to this despair was a cholera epidemic that engulfed Tacloban. The deadly plague claimed many lives and, almost every night, its victims were loaded into a "aromata" or two-wheeled carriage drawn by carabao, to be buried in common graves.

At the height of the epidemic, the Leyte Governor received a letter from Jose Gil de Avalle, Military Governor of Mindoro, stating that a crate labeled "Santo Nino Han Tacloban" was spotted at sea by one of his Barrio Lieutenants. The crate was seen afloat with a boy standing on its top and, to the disbelief of the natives of Mindoro, it remained afloat despite its heavy load of bronze Candelabras.
The Hermanidad promptly organized and dispatched a team of nine volunteers to retrieve the image. News of the recovery and the image's expected arrival spread like wild fire. Devotees and residents, including those struck with the plague - in canes, crutches, stretchers and hammocks - all trooped to the waterfront to welcome home their beloved Sto. Nino.

The boat "Consuelo" bearing the Sto. Nino was met with much rejoicing as it docked at about three in the afternoon, June 30, 1889. History reveals that on this day, the cholera epidemic disappeared. Since then, the 30th of June became the feast day of the Senor Santo Nino de Leyte. It is always a day of thanksgiving, prayer, rejoicing and celebration.

Sto Niño de Tacloban, pray for the survivors & the deceased victims of Typhoon Yolanda!





By
Gilda Giron
Photo: jakku

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

TACLOBAN : CANCABATO BAY

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Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City is named after Kabato (Kan Kabato; belonging to Kabato), Tacloban's famous chieftain.



Tuesday, February 7, 2017

TACLOBAN : EVSU

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EVSU
EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Tacloban City, Philipines

EVSU official names by year:
1907 - Provincial School of Leyte 
1915 - LTS (Leyte Trade School)
1953 - NPTS (National Provincial Trade School, RA406)
1961 - LRSAR (Leyte Regional School of Arts and Trades, RA1561)
1965 - LIT (Leyte Institute of Technology, RA4572)
2004 - EVSU (Eastern Visayas State University, RA9311)


img. EricksonEmpillo 2017

TACLOBAN : YOLANDA MEMORIAL

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Remembering the dark days of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) and the lights of hope afterwards.
The Yolanda memorial stoods at the grounds of Tacloban City Convention Center (Astrodome) and was inaugurated in 2015. The design depicts Unity and Hope.


The tragedy sliced almost half of Tacloban's population. 



Monday, February 6, 2017

TACLOBAN : CAPITOLIO

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The "PAMUNUAN SAN LALAWIGAN SAN LEYTE" or CAPITOLIO, the office of the Province of Leyte Government is a neoclassical building built in early 1900s.

This site is historically the proclamation site of the commonwealth govt of the Philippines where Tacloban City was declared a temporary capital of the Philippines during WWII.

The sides of the building has its recent installations with walls depicting two of the greatest events in Eastern Visayas. The First Mass in Limasawa and the Liberation.

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Phonography:
Taken with Samsung J7Prime (Arix)

TACLOBAN : A BIT OF VIGAN

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A bite of Vigan's famous Calle Crisologo can be found in Tacloban La Esquina Zamora en Juan Luna.

The Spanish inspired house/foodspot is Esquina Rose. I remember this place as a carenderia in late 90s.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

TACLOBAN : ST RAPHAEL PARISH of SAGKAHAN

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St Raphael the Archangel Parish
Sagkahan District
Tacloban City

The Parish' altar