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cruger2984 · 2 months ago

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT VICENTE LIEM DE LA PAZ (Vicente Liêm of Peace) Feast Day: November 7 (separate), November 24 (part of the Vietnamese Martyrs)

Vinh Sơn Phạm Hiếu Liêm, or Vicente Liêm de la Paz, was born at Trà Lũ village, in the phủ of Thiên Trường, Nam Định Province, Tonkin in 1732 to Christian parents, Antôn and Maria Doãn, members of the Tonkinese nobility.

When he fell gravely ill several days after his birth, he was baptised by Fr. Chien de Santo Tomas, taking the name of Vincent. He was later brought by his parents to a missionary centre where he learned catechism.

In 1738, King Philip V of Spain opened the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the Philippines to Chinese and Tonkinese students through a scholarship program. The Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Tonkin, ran by Dominican friars at the time, decided to let Liêm and four other Tonkinese (Jose de Santo Tomas, Juan de Santo Domingo, Pedro Martir and Pedro de San Jacinto) study in the Philippines under this scholarship.

Vicente took the trivium and the quadrivium in Colegio de San Juan de Letran, now the equivalent of elementary and secondary education. He finished a degree of lector of humanities at Letran. He continued his collegiate education at the University of Santo Tomas while residing at Letran. In September 1753, after completing his studies at Letran, he entered the Dominican order, along with his three Tonkinese companions. A year later, they made their solemn professions.

On January 28, 1755, he received the tonsure and minor orders at the Church of Sta. Ana. Liêm was ordained priest under the Dominican order in 1758. On September of that year, he passed the examinations to hear confessions. On October 3, he started his journey back to his homeland and arrived on January 20, 1759.

Upon arriving in his homeland, he was appointed professor in Trung Linh seminary. On October 2, 1773, he and his two assistants were arrested at "Co Dou". He and his assistants were beaten up, after which they traveled on foot to the village of recorded as "Dou Hoi." There he met another Dominican priest, the Spaniard Jacinto Castañeda.

They were presented to the Vice Governor and to the Royal Minister. They were thrown to a cage for a night. The arrival of a High Minister prompted their transfer to Kien Nam, where the King held his court. While under detention, they still managed to preach Catholicism to the people. Later they were taken to Tan Cau, then to the house of Canh Thuy.

Finally, they were brought to the King where they were tried. Their trial led for the King to be angry and they were thrown to jail. After several days, the King brought down the guilty verdict with the penalty of beheading. The execution occurred on November 7, 1773.

After the execution, the Christians who were present at the site carried away the bodies of de la Paz and Castañeda, where they were laid to rest at the town of Trung Linh in Xuan Truong, Nam Định. Several more Christian missionaries were put to death by the Tonkinese authorities.

The process of beatification of de la Paz and Casteñeda, as well as other Dominican martyrs, was initiated through Vicar Apostolic Bishop Ignacio Delgado. They were beatified by Pope Pius X with his feast day on November 6th.

Pope St. John Paul II canonized the Dominican martyrs along with a total of 117 martyrs in total on June 19, 1988, with the feast day of the group (the Vietnamese Martyrs) on November 24th in the General Roman Calendar.

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onwardop · 1 year ago

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OP-Siena community celebrates Foundress Day

by Andrei Cabigao, OD Staffer

Two years in the pandemic, Dominicans from different OP-Siena Schools commemorate the death of Venerable Mo. Francisca Del Espiritu Santo de Fuentes, the foundress of the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena though virtually as they reminisce her works of charity for the sick, the poor, and the young.

As the CL/VE area led the opening salvo with Mr. Gerald Simbogan and Mr. Jayson Abuya as hosts, a simultaneous wreath-laying ceremony happened at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila where Venerable Francisca's tomb lies.

Back here in school, Mr. Abuya and Mr. Simbogan facilitated a quiz bee on the life and virtues of Ven. Francisca via Kahoot in which Patricia Nicole Zafe of 12-Justice won the first place, Mel Christian Verona of 11-Sincerity clinched as second, and Jana Micyla Sarmiento of 10-Benevolence placed third.

“I had fun! [Hindi] ako aware sa [mga] mechanics kaya I went with the flow na lang the whole time," Zafe said in an interview with OD.

She also shared her journey from the start up to the virtual podium.

“But as I recalled what I reviewed last night and what we watched before the quiz bee, which was about the life of Mo. Francisca, it somehow inspired na hindi pa naman tapos, ang dami pang puwedeng mangyari so kaya pa ‘yan," she added.

Afterwards, Fr. Filemon Dela Cruz, Jr., O.P presided a thanksgiving mass held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Quezon City.

Fr. Dela Cruz, OP. reminded about the real purpose of commemorating one’s death - it is to continuously inspire others to be "venerable", and manifest the virtues Mo. Francisca lived by.

“Inspiration is something that can move you, something that can guide you...That is what Mother Francisca is for all of us,” he shared during his homily.

Finally in her closing remarks, Mo. Ma. Sofia Taguinod, O.P., the Prioress General of the Congregation, gave her words of gratitude to all Dominicans, faithful believers, and people who contributed to the successful virtual celebration for Venerable Mo. Francisca and continuously wishes for uniting everyone’s heart, mind, and soul.#

photos courtesy of Mr. Erwin J. Calilap, School Paper Adviser (English) and students from Grade 10 Benevolence

#news #student #school

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janeneng · 2 years ago

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PHOTO ESSAY

June 1, 2023 (Thursday) our school Trece Martires City College decided to conduct an educational tour for all the 1st and 2nd year students of Education Department.

On the said date I suddenly woke up when the alarm clock went off at 5am. We prepared early because our call time is at 6 am in the morning and it takes 2 hours to get to our first destination.

We just slept, ate and talk with our tour guide kuya Ivan on our way, and when we go in there it was 8 am, we went straight to our first destination which is MUSEO EL DEPOSITO it is a historical museum in the city of San Juan in Metro Manila that features The Carriedo water system, including the El Deposito underwater reservoir. It's kinda smelly underground that's why we didn't stay there for a long.

There was also The Museo ng katipunan that features artifacts which relate to the Philippine Revolution and The Katipunan. As I enter the museum I was mesmerized seeing the documents such as cedulas, oaths, membership forms, as well as medals, anting-anting and weapons used by the Katipunan. It has three galleries namely: The Audio-Visual Room, Resource Center, and The Virtual Reality Room. The audiovisual room narrates the period prior to the establishment of The Carriedo Waterworks in 1882, The Resource Center features artifacts, photographs, prints and scale models, while The Virtual Reality room provides a re-enactment of the Battle of San Juan del Monte to the museum visitors. The museum is situated within the grounds of the Pinaglabanan Shrine. The structure and everything you will see there is so beautiful and also the staffs are very accommodating as we enter the building.

Our second destination is a place where we can see the beauty of Intramuros it is The Baluarte De San Diego and The fort Santiago. Fun fact did you know that Intramuros is also called as a "walled city"? in the reason of its mainly built as a defensive curtain to defend the occupant from outside aggression and It has a compressed gauze-like system of streets and a central square surrounded by government offices.

At this point in time were we are in the 21st century intramuros is now a well-maintained park and popular tourist destination that has a fast food restaurants and shops catering mostly to the student population within Intramuros.

There are also other places that you must see when you go in Intramuros such as...

Schools ( Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Colegio de Santa Rosa, Lyceum of the Philippines University etc )

Churches ( Manila Cathedral, San Agustin Church, San Ignacio Church, Guadalupe Shrine in Fort Santiago etc )

Monuments and Statues

12 in the afternoon it was lunch time while looking for a place to eat we only have an hour to had a lunch because our last spot is on star city. Our bus decided to park at Harbour Square then we found out that there's a Jollibee Fast food restaurant. so me and my friends decided to bring our packed lunch and eat there while looking at the refershing view of Manila Bay.

For our last and final destination, after we had our lunch we headed quickly inside the Star City so that no time will waste. As you enter the Star City you will first see the stall selling of souvenir items like stuff toys, T-shirts ,candies, toys etc. In this amusement park you will enjoy for the reason that there are 25 various types of rides and attractions that worth what you paid for though we didnt have much picture inside the park because other than the fact that we enjoy the rides we only had 4 hours to stay but in the end of the day we still seize the moment.

The first thing I noticed about intramuros is that you really need a lot of energy to walk around and you must have a bottle of water with you to avoid dehydration.

Even though the time I spend there was limited, I still enjoyed it and learned a lot of things regarding our own history, nothing can replace the warmth feeling that I felt during our educational trip so you guys should try to visit Intramuros and Star City I can vouch for the authencity of it, it was a good call indeed that you won't regret coming there, I was hoping I could visit Intramuros again but with my family.

#educationtour #intramuros #travel

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mickylarae · 2 years ago

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PERIOD OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

TWO REMARKABLE WRITERS

1. Fernando Ma. Guerrero

Biography: Fernando María Guerrero Ramírez was a Spanish Filipino, poet, journalist, lawyer, politician, and polyglot who became a significant figure during the Philippines' golden period of Spanish literature, a period ranging from 1890 to the outbreak of World War II in 1940. He was born on May 30, 1873 and he died on June 12, 1929.

Contribution: He was a member of the First Philippine Assembly representing Manila's 2nd district, the Academia Filipina (Philippine Academy) and also became a leader of the Municipal Board of Manila. He was also a correspondent to the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language in Madrid. His poetry book Crisálidas was published in 1914.

2. Manuel H. Bernabe

Biography: A poet, linguist, and politician, Manuel Bernabe was born on February 17, 1890 to Timoteo Bernabe and Emilia Hernandez of Paranaque, Rizal.

He studied at the Ateneo de Manila where he finished his Bachelor of Arts degree with high academic standing. In 1910, Manuel's first paem was published in the Renacimiento Filipino. In 1912, he translated Virgil's Aenid from Latin to Spanish. In 1913, he received an award for his poems The Hymn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, El Zapote, and España en Filipinas.

Contribution: He taught Spanish in different schools such as: Far Eastern University, Philippine Law School and Institute de Espanol at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. In 1951, he accompanied President Elpidio Quirino on the latter’s state visit to Spain. He joined the world of politics, as a representative to Congress of the first district of Rizal.

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drawingto23 · 2 years ago

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2 Remarkable Filipino

PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

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Pedro Bukaneg (March 1592 – c. 1630}

Was a Filipino poet. He is considered the "Father of Ilocano literature." Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang (Life of Lam-ang).

Being a romanticist, he composed poems and songs which were so tenderly sweet that he gained fame among the Ilokano masses as a gifted troubadour. Bukaneg was good not only in poetry but also in oratory.

Pedro Bukaneg was a Filipino poet. He is considered the "Father of Ilocano literature." Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang. A street inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay, Philippines is named in his honor.

Born: March 1592, Bantay

Died: 1630

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Nicanor Abelardo

Kundiman

A composer of over 140 works that included sonatas, concerti and chamber music, Abelardo is best known for elevating the Philippine genre of the Kundiman into a western art-song form.

The Violin Sonata (1931) by Abelardo is a composition for violin and piano that does not fit the characteristics most associated with Philippine music, particularly the Kundiman that Abelardo is best known for during that time period.

Nicanor Santa Ana Abelardo was a Filipino composer known for kundiman songs he wrote before the Second World War.

Born: February 7, 1893, San Miguel

Died: March 21, 1934, Intramuros, Manila

Awards: Awit Award for Best Traditional Recording

Parents: Placida Sta. Ana, Valentine Abelardo

Genres: Kundiman; classical music

SPANISH PERIOD [1521-1871]

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Antonio Abad

Antonio M. Abad (1894-1970) was a poet, playwright, essayist and novelist born in Barili (Cebu) and is frequently referred to as “The Greatest Hispanic Filipino Novelist after Rizal”. In 1927, he published his first novel El Último Romantic.

Antonio Abad y Mercado was a prominent Filipino poet, fictionist, playwright, and essayist.

Born: May 10, 1894, Barili

Died: April 20, 1970

Books: Magda: A Three-act Play

Education: University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus

Language: Cebuano, Spanish

Notable awards: Premio Zóbel, Premio Literario Filipino de la Mancomunidad

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Jesus Balmori

He wrote three novels: Bancarrota de Almas (Failure of the Soul), Se Deshojó la Flor (I Tear The Pages Out of The Flower), and Pájaros de Fuego (Birds of Fire) which was completed during the Japanese occupation.

Born: January 10, 1887, Ermita, Manila

Died: May 23, 1948, Mexico City, Mexico

Books: Birds of Fire: A Filipino War Novel

Education: University of Santo Tomas (UST), Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Language: Spanish

PERIOD OF ENLIGHTENMENT(1872-1898)

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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

He was a prolific poet, essayist, and novelist whose most famous works were his two novels, Noli Me Tángere (1887) and its sequel, El filibusterismo (1891).

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero of the Philippines.

Born: June 19, 1861, Calamba

Died: December 30, 1896, Rizal Park, Manila

Full name: José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Siblings: Paciano Rizal, Saturnina Hidalgo, Concepción Mercado, MORE

Parents: Teodora Alonso Realonda, Francisco Mercado, Francisco Rizal

Spouse: Josephine Bracken (m. 1896–1896)

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Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán

Also known by his pen name Plaridel, was a Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason. In 1882 Del Pilar founded the newspaper Diariong Tagalog to propagate democratic liberal ideas among farmers and peasants. In 1888 he defended José Rizal's polemical writings by issuing a pamphlet against a priest's attack, exhibiting his deadly wit and savage ridicule of clerical follies.

Marcelo H. Del Pilar is the most famous journalist in our history and is also considered as the father of Philippine journalism . His contributions as a lawyer, revolutionary, and propagandist emulates his patriotism, bravery, and intelligence.

Born: August 30, 1850, Bulacan

Died: July 4, 1896, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Barcelona, Spain

Nickname: Plaridel

Siblings: Toribio H. del Pilar, Fernando del Pilar, Valentín del Pilar, MORE

Children: Anita H. del Pilar de Marasigan, MORE

Parents: Blasa Gatmaitán, Julián Hilario del Pilar

THE AMERICAN REGIME (1898-1944)

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Adelina Guerrea

Adelina Guerrea was the first woman poet in the Philippines who was good in Spanish. She obtained the Zobel prize in her song El Nido . (The Nest).

Occupation writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist Alma mater Santa Scholastica de Manilla

Died April 29, 1971, Madrid, Spain

María Adelaida Gurrea Monasterio (La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippines, September 27, 1896–Madrid, April 29, 1971) was a Philippine journalist, poet and playwright in Spanish.

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Macario Adriatico

(10 Marso 1869-14 Abril 1919)

Macario Adriatico wrote of a legend of Mindoro entitle La Punta de Salto (The Place of Origin).

Born: March 10, 1869

Died: April 14, 1919

Scholar, journalist, and politician; known as the “Father of Manila’s City Charter

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Fernando Ma. Guerrero

The king of Balagtasan. His poetry book Crisálidas was published in 1914. Subsequently, he published another verse compilation called Ayes y Flores. Guerrero died on June 12, 1929, coinciding with that year's anniversary of the República Filipina (Philippine Republic). A school in Paco, Manila, was named after him in his honor.

Guerrero was the major lyric poet before and after the revolution, until the introduction of English literature in our schools. Known as the “Prince of Filipino lyric poets” in Spanish, he also played the flute and guitar. In Spanish lyric poetry, he was unsurpassed by his contemporaries.

Born: May 30, 1873, Manila

Died: June 12, 1929, Philippines

Full name: Fernando María Guerrero Ramírez

Children: Evangelina Guerrero Entrala

Education: University of Santo Tomas (UST), Ateneo de Manila University

Nationality: Philippine

Previous office: Member of the Philippine Assembly (1907–1909)

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elocinaa · 2 years ago

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2 REMARKABLE WRITERS IN DIFFERENT PERIODS:

The American Regime

Patricio Mariano

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Patricio Mariano y Geronimo (17 March 1877 at Santa Cruz, Manila – 28 January 1935) was a Filipino nationalist, revolutionary, pundit, poet, playwright, dramatist, short story writer, novelist, journalist, violinist, and painter. Mariano was a Katipunan member. Mariano was the son of Petronilo Mariano and Dionisia Geronimo.

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Severino Reyes

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Severino Reyes was born to Rufino Reyes and Andrea Rivera on February 11, 1861, in Santa Cruz, Manila, during the Spanish colonial era. He had his early schooling at a Catalino Sanchez-owned facility and completed his undergraduate studies at the Escuela de Segunda Enseanza of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He pursued a degree in philosophy at the University of Santo Tomas as well. In his career, Reyes penned 26 zarzuelas and 22 dramas. Both the "Father of the Tagalog Zarzuela" and the "Father of Tagalog Plays" are titles he holds.

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chadantamoroso · 7 years ago

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Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu: A Devotion Propagated by Friendship

The Municipality of San Mateo, Rizal and the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán continues to strengthen their bonds of friendship as the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu gave the Colegio a replica of the image of Our Lady last 6 August, 2017 during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass which was presided by Rev. Fr. Paul Lovell Javier, OP, the present Vice President for Religious affairs of the Colegio, together with other Dominican Priests. As a token of appreciation the Colegio, in turn, presented the Diocesan Shrine an image of the Colegio’s foremost alumnus and saint, Sr. San Vicente Liem de la Paz. This kind gesture is rooted on the fact that it is only in the Town of San Mateo and the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán (with the recent addition of Asia Pacific College) that devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of “Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu” exists in the Philippines.

(The Image of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu given by the Town of San Mateo to the Colegio)

The Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Devotion to the NuestraSeñora de Aránzazu began during a drought in the town of Oñate in the Basque Country of Spain when Our Lady supposedly appeared to a young shepherd boy named Rodrigo de Balzátegui on 11 June, 1468 and requested that a chapel be erected in her honour at the site of the apparition. According to the story, Rodrigo was tending his sheep on the mountains near the outskirts of town when he noticed a commotion among his flock. As he went to investigate what was causing the commotion, he heard a clanking of a bell and followed the origin of the sound. Upon reaching where the sound of the bell was coming from, he saw Our Lady standing on top of the thorn bushes radiant and beautiful with the child Jesus on her left hand. He immediately exclaimed: “¡Arázazu! Vos, Señora, en los espinos!!!” (Aránzazu! You, Lady, among the thorns!); he knelt down and prayed reverently.

(Old Print depicting the Apparition of Our Lady to Rodrigo de Balzategui. Retrived from: Enciclopedia Católica )

After the apparition, he went down the mountains and reported the event to his parents who, in turn, gave notice to the archpriest of Oñate. The following morning, Rodrigo and a sizeable crowd went to the site of the apparition and saw an image of Our Lady seated on top of the Hawthorns with a cowbell attached to its branches. The crowd retrieved the image and processed it down the mountains to the Church of Oñate. Upon entering the church, rain fell over the town ending the drought. Because of this, Devotion to Mary under the title of Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu spread across the Basque Country and a Chapel was built over the site of the apparition.

In the year 1522, St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, went on a pilgrimage to País Vasco after being wounded in Pamplona, there in front of the image of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu he converted to the Lord and vowed his Chastity to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the year 1888, under the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIII, the image of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu was awarded a Canonical Coronation; recognizing the fervour and devotion of the people to the Blessed Virgin Mary under this title and in the year 1969 during the Pontificate of Blessed Pope Paul VI, the shrine of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu was consecrated to a Basilica.

(The Original Image of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu in País Vasco with the actual bell that Rodrigo heard and part of the bush where Our Lady was found. Retrieved from: objetivogipuzkoa.diariovasco.com)

Our Lady and the Town of San Mateo

According to Legend, in the year 1571, Spanish Settlers from Intramuros, Manila arrived in the present day town of San Mateo looking for stones to be used in building churches in the Walled City of Manila. As they were excavating, one of the settlers saw a Guardia Civil holding in his arms a quil and a book and teasingly shouted: “¡Ven, aquí es San Mateo!” (Look, here is San Mateo) thus the name of the town. Following this legend, when the Augustinians arrived and dedicated the first Church on 21 September, 1596, they placed the church and the town under the patronage of St. Mattew (San Mateo), Apostle and Evangelist. But, by the year 1660, the church built by the Augustinians was heavily damaged by a flood and later condemned. It was during this time that the Jesuits started to arrive in the Town of San Mateo. By c. 1705 the Jesuits were already spreading devotion to Our Lady under the title of “Aránzazu” in the town. It is uncertain when the Augustinians turned over the care of the town of San Mateo to the Jesuits but in the year 1716 a new church was built and was later dedicated under the patronage of Mary, Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu.

The Colegio de San Juan de Letrán and the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Aránzazu

In the year 1732 due to the influx of Basque Students in Letrán, Very Rev. Fr. Juan de Arrechedera, OP, Rector of the Colegio and future Bishop of Nueva Segovia and Governor General of the Philippines, took the initiative to spread devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of “Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu” in the City of Manila and throughout the Spanish Colony. A Confraternity was established and an image of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu was enshrined in the epistle side of the Altar of the Royal Chapel of the Colegio.

(The Original Image of Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu which was destroyed in WWII. Retrieved from: Shrine & Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu)

In a Papal Brief issued by Benedict XIV in 18 September, 1748, the Supreme Pontiff lauded the fever and devotion of the People of Manila to the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu and authorized the creation of an archconfraternity rendering perpetual veneration of the holy image and encourages the people of Christian piety, especially the members of the archconfraternity, to exercise their religion through works of mercy. A number of Partial and Plenary indulgences were granted to the confraternity and its members.

On 24 November, 1772, the Canonical Erection of the Archicofradía de la Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu was issued and on 16 December, the Feast of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu in the Philippines, in the year 1772 the Solemn Installation of the archconfraternity was held. A number of prominent personages were among the pioneer members of the Archconfraternity- among them were: Governor General Simón de Ánda, The Archbishop of Manila Basilio Sancho de Santa Justa y Rufina, members of the ReálAudiencia and the Cathedral Chapter and many more.

San Mateo and Letrán

In the c. 1890-1900s, Very Rev. Fr. LupoLumandan, an alumnus of Colegio de San Juan Letrán, became the Parish Priest of the Town of San Mateo, Rizal and started inviting students from Letrán (especially the Basques) to join in the festivities of the town in venerating the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu. Our very own Rev. Fr. Rafael Quejada, OP, the present sub-prior of the Convent of St. John Lateran in Letrán, even said that he was one of the students brought by Letrán from the University of SantoTomás to the festivities in San Mateo to sing to the Blessed Virgin in 1941 (Fr. Quejada was also one of the choir boys in the old Sto. Domingo Church in Intramuros). This relationship between San Mateo and Letran continued until the Second World War ended when the Basques started to return to Spain.

(The Letran Community welcomes the Image of the Virgin of San Mateo to the Colegio)

The Crowning of the Virgen de San Mateo: NuestraSeñora de Aránzazu

Due to unfortunate events in the existence of the archconfraternity in Letran, the people of San Mateo in 7 February, 1993 founded the Cofradía de Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu (Now Association of Our Lady of Aránzazu) whose objective is to maintain and propagate devotion to Mary, Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu since the archconfraternity in Letrán was left dormant. One of the founding members of this pious association is Mr. Reynaldo Balcos, a resident of San Mateo and a strong devotee of the Nuestra Señorade Aránzazu. In 17 July, 2004 the Parish of Our Lady of Aránzazu was given the title of a “Diocesan Shrine” by the Diocese of Antipolo. In 9 November, 2013 through the efforts of the Cofradía and the people of San Mateo, the Image of Our Lady of Aránzazu was awarded an Episcopal Coronation by His Eminence, Most Rev. Msgr. Francisco de Leon, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of Antipolo in the name of His Eminence, Most Rev. Msgr. Gabriel Reyes, DD, Sovereign Bishop of Antipolo.

In the December 2013, after the Episcopal Coronation, the Virgen de San Mateo (through the effort of the Cofradía) was brought to Letrán as a courtesy to the place of the foundation of the once magnificent Archicofradía de Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu in preparation for the annual Intramuros Grand Marian Procession (IGMP). Slowly, the relationship between Letrán and the Town of San Mateo began to be rekindled that annually, three days before the IGMP, the Virgin of San Mateo is brought and enshrined in the Colegio’s chapel for veneration.

(Students of Letrán carrying the Virgin of San Mateo to the Colegio’s Chapel for Veneration)

It is also to be noted that by this time preparations for the Petition for Canonical Coronation was slowly introduced. Members of the Cofradía such as Ms. Melissa Monterola, Mr. Reynaldo Balcos, Mr. Dave Alexander Axalan and Mr. Christian Jasper Robles among many others, with the blessing of the Parish Priest and Rector of the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Aránzazu, Very Rev. Fr. Lawrence C. Paz, began.

In early 2016, the beginning of the 300th Anniversary of Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu as Patroness of the Town of San Mateo, the petition, along with the required documents for Canonical Coronation, was presented to the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo, then Bishop Gabriel Reyes, DD, who accepted the petition and forwarded it to the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments (CDWDS) in the Vatican. In July of the same year Fr. Paz received word from Bishop Reyes that His Holiness, Pope Francis, through the Prefect of the CDWDS, Bishop Robert Cardinal Sarah, permits the Canonical Coronation of the Virgin of San Mateo, NuestraSeñora de Aránzazu.

In 31 May, 2017, the Solemnity of the Visitation of Our Lady, with much jubilation, the miraculous image of the Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu of San Mateo was Canonically Crowned by His Excellency Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo, OMI, DD Archbishop of Cotabato in the name of His Holiness, Pope Francis. This event was celebrated by the Clergy of the Diocese of Antipolo, the People of San Mateo and the Friars and Delegates from the Letran Community.

(Coronation of Our Lady by Cardinal Quevedo. Retrieved from: rappler.com)

Revival of the Archconfraternity

Due to Unfortunate events that happened during the existence of the Archconfraternity, especially with the death of Very Rev. Fr. Antonio Robles, OP, Rector of Letran (1794-98) and former Prior-Provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines, the festivities that accompanied the enthusiasm to Our Lady of Aránzazu was reduced to an observance of a novena and a celebration of the Mass.Membership to the Archconfraternity gradually declined and to this day remained dormant.

(Historical Marker Marking Letran as the seat of the Archconfraternity)

In 2015, Letrán started preparing for the Quadricentennial Celebrations of the Colegio and one of the goals of the community is to revive the dormant Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Aránzazu in Letrán. This goal was set by the Friars of the Convent of St. John Lateran with the help of from the Dominican Tertiaries of Letrán and faculty members from the Area for Religious Education. During the first semester of AY 2016-2017 students of the Colegio who were members of the Cofradía in San Mateo asked the Very Rev. Fr. Patricio Apa, OP, the late prior of the Convent of St. John Lateran and VP for Religious Affairs, asked to take part of the initiative in reviving the archconfraternity. Fr. Apa then assigned Rev. Fr. Orlando Aceron, OP to advise the initiative.

To this day, the Letrán Community and Town of San Mateo Rizal are working hand-in-hand for the revival of the Archicofradía de la Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu.

¡SiempreArriba, Siempre Letrán! ¡Viva la Virgen, NuestraSeñora de Aránzazu!

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The Life and Everything we didn't know about Dr. Jose Rizal

Introduction

José Rizal (1861-1896) was a national hero of the Philippines and the first Asian nationalist. He expressed the growing national consciousness of many Filipinos who opposed Spanish colonial tyranny and aspired to attain democratic rights.

José Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna, on June 19, 1861, to a well-to-do family. He studied at the Jesuit Ateneo Municipal in Manila and won many literary honors and prizes. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with the highest honors in 1877. For a time, he studied at the University of Santo Tomas, and in 1882 he left for Spain to enter the Central University of Madrid, where he completed his medical and humanistic studies.

Without a doubt, Jose P. Rizal is one of the most admired Filipino figures in Philippine history for his heroic acts. In this blog, get to know this brave young man and how he shaped history with the works of Rizal.

WHO IS JOSE RIZAL?

Dr. Jose Rizal is a man of many things⁠—a patriot, physician, writer, inspiration, and a Philippine hero. He was born in Calamba, Laguna to Teodora Alonso Realonda and Francisco Mercado. Jose Rizal’s birthday is June 19, 1861.

Laong Laan

The pen name of Jose Rizal when he was a contributor of poems and articles for the Spanish newspaper “La Solidaridad” was Laong Laan. It was the name of a railway station in Manila and goes by the meaning “ever-ready”.

La Solidaridad was an organization created in Spain composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872 and students attending Europe’s universities and issued a newspaper of the same name published in Barcelona, Spain.

Aside from Doc Jose Rizal, others who contributed to La Solidaridad and used pen names were Marcelo H. del Pilar (Plaridel), Mario Ponce (Naning, Kalipulo or Tigbalang), Antonio Luna (Taga Ilog) and Jose Maria Panganiban (Jomapa).

Dimasalang

Dimasalang, on the other hand, was also the pen name of Jose Rizal. When he served as a correspondent of the same Spanish newspaper La Solidaridad, the full name of Jose Rizal was not used. Dimasalang means “untouchable.”

May Pagasa

When Doc Jose Rizal transferred to Madrid and became a member of Freemasonry, he used the pseudonym “May Pagasa” which means “there is hope.”

Jose Rizal Birthday

The birthday of Jose Rizal is June 19, 1861. This year is his 160th birth anniversary. The birthplace of Jose Rizal is in Calamba, Laguna.

Biography of Jose Rizal

Complete Name of Rizal: José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda Rizal Bday: June 19, 1861 Hometown: Calamba, Laguna

From the José Rizal education to the works of Jose Rizal, you can learn it all here (and everything you probably don’t know yet about the Philippine hero) in this biography of Jose Rizal.

The Young Rizal Life

Born to an affluent family with Doña Teodora Alonso Realonda and Don Francisco Mercado being his parents, Jose P Rizal grew up in what was said to be the first stone house in Calamba, Laguna. They were also the ones first to own a piano, a home library, and stables and carriage. Their family, the Mercados, were among the richest in Calamba.

According to experts, Rizal’s boyhood is typical, like other kids his age. From telling stories of his crushes to experiencing beatings, Rizal was like any other boy. Except for the fact that he was really a bright young kid. Jose Rizal’s education started at home with his mom and aunt as his first teachers. His early studies also started with his teacher Justiniano Aquino Cruz. He learned the alphabet from his mother at the age of 3 and could read and write at age 5.

At the age of 11, he entered the Ateneo school then located at the Intramuros in Manila, and he was initially denied entry. But with their family’s connections, Doc Jose Rizal was allowed to study at the premier school despite knowing very little Spanish. During José Rizal's education at the Ateneo, he felt isolated because most of his classmates were mestizos and he was a dark-skinned Filipino boy.

As time passed, Rizal’s life in Ateneo became more bearable. He rose through the ranks, being one of the top-performing students. He excelled in every subject he took. He was, indeed, a bright young boy.

To grant his father’s request, Rizal took the entrance examination in Colegio de San Juan de Letran but then enrolled at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and graduated as one of the nine students in his class recognized as sobresaliente or outstanding. Rizal continued his education at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila to obtain a land surveyor and assessor’s degree, and at the same time at the University of Santo Tomas where he did take up a preparatory course in law and finished with an excellent mark.

When Rizal found out that his mother Teodora Alonzo was going blind, he decided to take up medicine at the medical school of the University of Santo Tomas specializing later in ophthalmology. As expected, Rizal finished his medical studies with flying colors.

But the story of Jose Rizal ’s education didn’t stop there. In May 1882, Rizal traveled alone to Madrid without his parents’ knowledge, but he was secretly supported by brother Paciano. There she studied medicine at the Universidad Central where he earned a degree.

At 25, Rizal completed his eye specialization under the renowned professor, Otto Becker in 1887. There he used the newly invented ophthalmoscope to later operate on his own mother’s eye.

Apart from being known as a poet, an essayist, and an expert in the field of medicine, Rizal has other amazing talents worth taking note of. He knew how to paint, sketch, and make sculptures, and became a polyglot as he can converse in 22 languages. Aside from medicine, poetry, and creative writing, Rizal had other degrees in architecture, sociology, anthropology, fencing, martial arts, and economics to name a few.

The Women in the Life of José Rizal

This Philippine hero was known to have loved many girls (where some said he loved at the same time). But to many people’s surprises, Rizal wasn’t really the “handsome” type of guy that a woman would be attracted to in a first impression. As experts said, Rizal was not born a “cute baby”. But perhaps, with his charisma, intelligence, wit, and gentlemanliness, that caught the attention and hearts of nine different women.

Segunda Katigbak

Who she is: The first love of Rizal. Segunda was the sister of Mariano Katigbak, Rizal’s friend, and classmate.

How they met: There’s no written work that says how the two exactly met but knowing that Segunda studied in the same school as Rizal’s sister, he did the most logical thing that other boys would have done as well: visit La Concordia College more frequently, superficially to see his sister, but mostly to get a glimpse of Segunda.

How it ended: As the story goes, Rizal told Segunda that he was returning home to Calamba for the New Year. He told Segunda that he might see her when her steamer docks at Biñan and she passes through Calamba on her way to Lipa. Rizal waited for her, and he did see her pass by on a carriage, she even waved to him but instead of following her, Rizal chose to go home.

Leonor Rivera

Who she is: Rizal’s cousin and childhood sweetheart. His most significant love and heartbreak. Leonor was the daughter of a cousin of Rizal’s father.

How they met: The love story of the two started at a young age. They met in Manila when Leonor was 13 years old, and even as Rizal left for Europe two years later, the two kept up their communication, which kept Rizal inspired during his studies.

How it ended: Rizal’s letters to Leonor went unacknowledged for a whole year because it turned out Leonor married another guy. Leonor’s mother didn’t want Rizal to end up with her daughter, so she convinced Leonor to marry Henry Charles Kipping, an English railway engineer. Not that Leonor wanted to, but her mother convinced her after she said Rizal was engaged to Ferdinand Blumentritt’s daughter.

Leonor Valenzuela

Who she is: Leonor or “Orang” was Rizal’s girl-next-door affair. How they met: Orang was Rizal’s neighbor when he stayed in Intramuros while studying at the University of Santo Tomas. The story goes that he wrote love letters to her in invisible ink to allegedly cover up his indiscretion, as he was also pursuing his next love, Leonor Rivera, at the time. How it ended: Rizal may have been infatuated with Orang, but it’s likely that Orang didn’t feel the same way about him. Orang continued with her life, entertained other suitors, and did not shed a tear when Rizal left the country.

Consuelo Ortiga y Rey

Who she is: She was the daughter of Don Pablo Ortiga, a former mayor of Manila.

How they met: As written in Consuelo’s diary, she first met Rizal in Madrid on September 16, 1882, and apparently, they talked the whole night. Consuelo had a penchant for asking Rizal to write her poems and verses, and he would happily comply. The most well-known of these is entitled A La Señorita C.O. y R.

How it ended: The story ended because Rizal was the best bud and the “two-timer”. Eduardo de Lete, one of Rizal’s compatriots, apparently was attracted to Consuelo. It forced Rizal to back out of whatever budding relationship he had with her. Another reason is that Rizal was still engaged to Leonor Rivera at that time.

Seiko Usui

Who she is: Seiko Usui is the “O-Sei-San” that Rizal called. The 23-year-old lady worked at the Spanish Legation in Tokyo.

How they met: Then 27-year-old Rizal started working at the Spanish Legation in February 1888. He saw Seiko walking in the garden and caught his attention and asked the gardener who she was. Because Seiko spoke both English and French, the two managed to build up a friendship and eventually a relationship. Seiko also taught him Japanese, and their dates were spent mostly exploring parks, shrines, and museums such as the Imperial Art Gallery.

How it ended: After a month-long relationship, Rizal had to leave for San Francisco in April 1888.

Gertrude Beckett

Who she is: Gertrude, or Gettie as what Rizal called her, was the daughter of Charles Beckett, Rizal’s landlord when he stayed in London in May 1888.

How they met: After his stay in the US, Rizal traveled to London and stayed in the boarding house run by Charles Beckett. Gettie had her eyes on Rizal, helping him with his artwork. Her assistance helped Rizal finish his works ‘Prometheus Bound’, ‘The Triumph of Death over Life,’ and ‘The Triumph of Science over Death.’

How it ended: Some sources said that it was only Gettie who wanted more out of their friendship, while others said that Rizal got cold feet, which made him decide to leave London for Paris in March 1889, perhaps to let Gettie down easy.

Suzanne Jacoby

Who she is: Suzanne was a Belgian woman who was the niece of Rizal’s landladies in Brussels.

How they met: What’s up with Rizal and boarding house romantic affairs? His stay in Brussels included spending a lot of time with Suzanne, and they attended the city’s summertime festival together.

How it ended: It seems that he just wasn’t into her. It seems that Rizal was not just into her. He left her a box of chocolates, which according to Suzanne, she didn’t even open, possibly to keep as a memento. She wrote to him two months later, telling him about the unopened box of chocolates and urging him to hurry back. Rizal returned to Brussels in April 1891, but only so he could keep working on El Filibusterismo.

Nellie Boustead

Who she is: The half-Filipina Nellie was the daughter of British businessman Eduardo Boustead. She was also the fiancée of Antonio Luna.

How they met: Rizal had been friends with Nellie’s family, and he used to fence with Nellie and her sister Adelina at Juan Luna’s studio. It got to the point where Rizal considered proposing to Nellie, probably because of the rebound blues talking because at the time, he had just learned that Leonor Rivera got married to someone else.

How it ended: Some said that Nellie wanted Rizal to convert to Protestantism, and her mother didn’t approve of a man who didn’t have the capacity to give her daughter a good life. But the relationship didn’t end in tears, as the two had a decent breakup. Nellie even wished him well in a letter as he was about to leave Europe.

Josephine Bracken

Who she is: The wife of Rizal, his last love before he died. Josephine was born in Hong Kong to Irish parents.

How they met: The two met when Josephine and her adoptive father George Taufer went to the Philippines and then to Dapitan to see Rizal, to treat Taufer’s eyes. Though Rizal’s sisters thought that Josephine was a spy for the Spanish, Josephine and Rizal eventually fell in love and they lived together in Barangay Talisay in Dapitan. Their son Francisco was stillborn.

How it ended: After Rizal’s death, Josephine returned to Hong Kong and lived with her father. She married Vicente Abad in1900 and they had a daughter named Dolores. Josephine died of tuberculosis at the age of 25.

Works and Life of Rizal: Where He Awakened the Filipinos

For Rizal, the pen was mightier than the sword and he proved that. He was very vocal in his opinions against the Spaniards and through Rizal’s writings, Noli Me Tángere (Touch Me Not) and El filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed), he exposed the corruption and malpractices of government officials and the Spanish friars. Because of that, he became the enemy of the state.

In July 1892, he was exiled without trial to Dapitan, Mindanao for allegedly instigating sedition. There Rizal built a school, a hospital, and a water supply system, and taught and engaged in farming and horticulture. Then from November 3 to December 29, 1896, Jose Rizal was held in Fort Santiago in Manila, where he was sentenced to death for allegedly supporting a brewing revolution against Spanish rule.

The martyrdom of Rizal was the point that led him to his demise by a firing squad of Filipino soldiers of the Spanish Army at the Bagumbayan, now known as Luneta or Rizal Park. The works and life of Rizal may have ended his life, but it began a new life for the Filipino nation. The Jose Rizal history, truly, is something worth remembering.

Facts About Jose Rizal

He was a polyglot. He was fluent in 22 languages: Hebrew, Filipino, Ilokano, Bisayan, Subanon, Chinese, Latin, Spanish, Greek, English, French, German, Arabic, Malay, Sanskrit, Dutch, Japanese, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish and Russian.

He was also a polymath, a man of many professions. He was an ophthalmologist, farmer, historian, painter, journalist, playwright, novelist, engineer, and educator. He also had varying degrees of expertise in economics, ethnology, sociology, anthropology, architecture, cartography, martial arts, dramatics, fencing, and pistol shooting.

He was a good sculptor at a very young age.

Rizal was a small man. He was just 5 feet and 3 inches tall, had a waistline of 25-26 inches and had a big head.

There are three animals named after Rizal: abogonia rizalie, a type of small beetle; Drago Rizalie, a species of dragonfly and Racoforus Rizalie, a species of toad.

When he was studying in Spain, Rizal had to pawn a ring owned by his sister Saturnina just to pay for his exams.

Rizal stuffed unknown papers in his pockets and shoes on the eve of his execution. He did this because he presumed that his corpse would be turned over to his family after his execution. But as we all know, his body was dumped by Spanish officials in an unmarked grave in Paco cemetery. The papers have since deteriorated and the contents of which were never identified.

Rizal’s favorite fruits were lanzones and mango. Because of his former cook in Dapitan, his meals consisted of three viands. His breakfast consisted of hot chocolate, rice, and tuyo.

Rizal had his third unfinished work or novel. Known by historians as “Maka-misa,” this unfinished work was started by Rizal in 1892 in Hongkong. Maka-misa is not actually a title of the novel but only a single chapter of the unfinished novel. He began writing it in Tagalog but gave up and continued writing in Spanish

Rizal made humorous comics in Germany entitled “The Baptism of Two Brothers.” He made the comic strip to entertain the children of his landlord. He used cuss in that comic strip.

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Apolinario Mabini, the stellar individual who was also called as the Brains and Conscience of the Philippine Revolution. Known for his extraordinary intellect, political prowess, and rhetoric, Mabini's efforts and ideas on governance impacted the Philippines' fight for independence throughout the following century, despite his tragic death in 1903. Mabini was born into a peasant family and attended Colegio de San Juan de Letran College in Manila before graduating with a law degree from the University of Santo Tomás in 1894. In August 1896, during a nationalist insurgency, he joined the armies of General Emilio Aguinaldo and frequently became his right-hand man. When the Spanish-American War began in 1898, Mabini proposed an alliance with the United States as a method to gain independence from Spain. Mabini was able to address Aguinaldo from the Philippines, who governed as an autocrat, on July 23, 1898. He compelled the new president to establish a revolutionary administration based on a convention rather than a dictatorship. An independent republic was declared with Aguinaldo as its president during a convention conducted in the market town of Malolos in September and October 1898; Mabini drafted its constitution, which paralleled that of the United States. When the US decided to conquer the Philippines, Mabini joined Aguinaldo in renewing the battle for independence. After refusing to swear allegiance to the United States, he was captured by US soldiers in December 1899 and exiled to Guam. He wasn't allowed to come home until a few months before he died. Finally, while in exile in Guam from 1901 to 1903, Mabini wrote La Revolucion Filipina, a memoir in which he criticized Aguinaldo's leadership and pointed out flaws in the Revolution. He returned to Manila in 1903 but died of cholera a few months later at 38 years old. Mabini's wisdom and pragmatism should not be misinterpreted as defeatism; rather, they reflect his unwavering trust in the nation. He validated that the Philippines had always been a country. Regardless of sovereignty or republic conferred by conquerors; it had constructed a true nation through battles and sacrifices. And it was only natural to have a legitimate government with powerful democratic institutions. Mabini understood that success was inescapable.

References:

Apolinario Mabini | Filipino political leader. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved September 26, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Apolinario-Mabini

La Revolucion Filipina Apolinario Mabini Pdf. (n.d.). Stealthever. Retrieved September 26, 2021, from https://stealthever.weebly.com/la-revolucion-filipina-apolinario-mabini-pdf.html

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INTRAMUROS, MANILA

"tunog ng kabayo'y naririnig pagpatak ng alas dose ng gabi,

madaming nagsasabi na may mga engkanto sa parteng ito ng Kamaynilaan.

ngunit, kaiba ito sa mga nakwekwento at bulung bulongan.

"tunog kabayo, malaki, ngunit bakit apat ang paa?

kulay iti-" at biglang naputol ang salita sa telepono

"Maliksi, mukang may haharapin ka. Carpio, pakihanda ang antiparang nabili sa Quiapo. ikaw ang titingin." saad ni Aya

"Keith, pakiwari ko may kinalaman ang mga Dalaketnon ngayon. pakitiyak sa bandang Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

"Sige, Tinganan ko na rin sa bandang Palacio del Gobernador"

#mp.isa

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ghostlydazecheesecake · 4 years ago

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TEACHERS, NEW NOBLE HEROES.

Iba’t iba ang naging epekto ng mga pagbabagong hatid ng pandemya sa edukasyon sa bawat isa guro ka man o mag-aaral, iba iba rin ang nagiging kahalagahan nito sa ating buhay. Nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na makapanayam ang isa sa mga guro sa Kolehiyo sa Air Link International Aviation College , Si G.Charlie Delfin, sa kanyang pansariling pananaw ukol sa epekto ng mga pagbabagong hatid ng pandemya.

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Si G. Charlie C. Delfin ay isang guro sa Kagawaran ng Agham Panlipunan ng Air Link International Aviation College. Humahawak siya ng mga kurso sa Agham Panlipunan. Ang kanyang karera sa pagtuturo ay nagsimula noong 2002. Dati ay nagturo siya sa University of Fatima – Valenuela sa ilalim ng Kagawaran ng Agham Panlipunan partikular ang Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas, Mga Pag-aaral sa Asya, Kasaysayan sa Daigdig, Relihiyon, Pag-unawa sa Kultura, Lipunan at Pulitika, at Community Solidarity and Citizenship; Capuchin Franciscan Spiritual.Gayundin, pinahusay ng kanyang karanasan sa Adamson University ang kanyang kasanayan sa pagtuturo kung saan nagturo siya ng mga kurso sa Pananaliksik sa Senior High School, Psychology sa Kolehiyo. Siya ay isang tagapagtaguyod ng Kalusugang Mental kung saan nagbibigay siya ng mga payo. Aktibo rin siya sa adbokasiya sa lipunan kung saan nagbigay siya ng panayam sa Correctional Institution for Women (Mandaluyong) at National Bilibid Prison (Muntinlupa). Siya ay bahagi ng pangkat ng pagtuturo ng UNI-THREE churches, isang online ministry sa Youtube at Facebook. Si G. Delfin ay isang alumnus ng Colegio de San Juan de Letran na may kursong, Bachelor of Science Psychology, at Center for Biblikal Studies - Institute & Seminary, Bachelor of Theology. Kasalukuyan siyang nag-aaral sa kanyang master’s degree sa Divinity major in Biblical Studies at Asian Theological Seminary sa Quezon, City.

Sa kung paano pa lang ipinakilala ang aking nakapanayam ay talaga nga namang isa siyang masipag na guro sa labas at loob ng apat na sulok ng paaralan. Ngunit ano nga ba ang dulot ng pandemya sa kanya bilang isang guro at ano ang kaniyang mga pinagkakaabalahan bilang isang indibwal sa labas ng paaralan?

Nang tanungin siya kung ano ang mga pinagkakaabalahan niya ngayon at ang paraan para alagaan ang sarili niya, aniya’y “Hindi ko binago ang routine ko. Bago pa ang pandemic, yung mga ginagawa ko parehas pa rin. Halimbawa, tulog kasi iniiwasan ko na masira ang body clock ko.” Bilang isang guro, mahalaga nga naman na kompleto ang iyong tulog para makapag patuloy ka sa buong araw. Dagdag pa nito, “May mga routine din ako na kailangan gawin na hindi puwedeng matigil tulad ng paglinis ng sasakyan, paglalaba, paglilinis ng kwarto,exercise na hindi puwedeng mawala.” Ang isang guro ay may iba pang responsibilidad maliban sa pagtuturo at ito ay ang alagaan ang kanilang mga sarili mapa pisikal man o mental kaya ayon sakaniya, “Isang beses lang ako nanunood ng balita dahil ayokong masira ang lagay ng aking loob dahil minsan kasi naapektuhan tayo ng mga negatibong balita” Kaya isa raw sa mga advice niya sa sarili niya at sa ibang tao ay “iwasan nag patuloy na pagnuod ng mga balita at isang oras bago matulog, iwasan ang pag gamit ng gadget para di masira ang tulog at ang paraan para ingatan ang sarili ko” Isa din sa mga routine niya ay ang maligo, dahil nakakawala raw ito ng stress. Talaga nga namang nakakastress ang pagtuturo ng maraming estudyante araw-araw at mas nakakadagdag stress kung hindi pa mapapangalagaan ang sarili.

Mahalaga din sa isang guro ang oras para sa sarili para madiskubre pa lalo ang mga iba pang hilig na maaring magamit sa pang araw-araw na pamumuhay at may mga dating gawi din na nawala magmula ng dumating ang pandemya kaya naman ng tanungin siya kung ano ang mga gawi na nawala sa kaniya ngayon, aniya’y “Yung nagigising ka ng 3 am o kaya 4 para umalis ng maaga para pumasok sa klase at magturo, yung travel time noon papunta sa school ay nagagamit ko pa sa pagtulog ngayon” Sambit pa niya, “Ang habit na naestablish ko ay ang reading habit dahil noon, kauti lang ang oras ko magbasa at ito yung isang tinulong sakin ng pandemya.” Naibahagi din ni G.Delfin ang mga librong binabasa niya. Ang mga librong ito ay ang mga libro na may koneksyon sa Interpretation of Book of Revelation sa Bible dahil ayon sakaniya, may kinalaman ang mga binabasa niya sa end of days. Ang mga librong binabasa niya ang nagbigay sakaniya ng paniniwala na mas manalig sa Diyos. Dahil ika nito, “Kung maraming takot, yung takot ko hindi sobra dahil parang normal lang ito na mangyayari at ang lahat ay nangyayari dahil may rason sa likod nito”. Nakahiligan niya rin ang pag nood ng mga psychological documentaries dahil dito niya mas nakikilala ang realidad ng mga tao.Dahil ika nga niya “Mas gusto kong makipag-usap sa mga totoong tao, yung mga taong open sa pagkukwento. Nakikita mo kasi yung mga taong genuine talaga” Maliban pa dito, Isang habit pa raw na ginagawa niya ay ang mag damo at mag tanim. Ngunit ng aking biruin kung siya ba ay isa ng “Plantito” Sambit nito ay “hindi pa.” dahil mahilig lang siyang mag bunot ng mga damo at magtanim ng kung anu-ano.

Kung ang masayang parte ng pandemya ay ang mas malalim na pagkilala sa sarili at pagtuklas ng mga bagay na hindi inaakalang magagawa noon, ang pinaka malungkot na bahagi naman daw ng pandemya ayon kay G.Delfin ay “Hindi kami nakauwi sa probinsya para sa selebrasyon ng 50th golden anniversary ng magulang ko. Pinaghandaan ko yun dahil gusto kong makita yung magulang ko na magkaroon ng re-commitment. Ngunit dahil sa pandemya, naging mahirap ang makauwi sa probinsya.” Gayon pa man, naging madali pa rin ang buhay sa pandemya ayon sakaniya, “Mas nagkaroon ng family time,sabay kami kumakain nung asawa ko ayun yung pinaka blessing at naging mas maluwag ang mga gawain ko na nagagamit ko ang oras ko kasama ang kaibigan ko na parang ayaw ko na bumalik sa normal dahil nakasanayan na” Totoo nga naman mahirap na ibalik ang mga bagay na nakasanayan na dahil halos mag iisang taon na rin ang lahat sa sitwasyong ganito.

Nang tanungin naman kung may problema na maaari niyang maresolba at ano ito, ang sabi niya’y “Ako dalawa, Una one is for the world, na magkaroon ng restoration.We will be able to overcome yung pandemic na mabalik ang lahat sa normal at pangalawa, for people to realize what is the most valuable thing in life.” Ayon pa sa kaniya alam niya na imposibleng marelbohan niya ang crisis na ito kaya naman ito daw ay isang “Wishful thinking” lamang. Dagdag pa nito, “Meron pang mas valuable sa materyal na bagay at sa kalusugan natin at ito ay ang relasyon natin sa Panginoon.” Tunay nga naman na ang relasyon sa nasa itaas ang pinaka mahalagang bagay ngayon na dapat ay meron ang bawat isa. Bukod pa rito, tinanong din siya kung ano ang nagbibigay pag-asa sa kanya ngayon. Sambit nito’y, “Mas tinitignan ko lagi na may katapusan siya, sa common language ng tao, may purpose lahat ng bagay. At para sakin, God is teaching something sa ating generation.” “I find it so previlage na nabuhay ako na naranasan ko ang pandemic dahil dati, nababasa ko lang yung spanish flu, black lung noong 17th century at naiimagine ko how people would survive, pero nung naexperience ko siya mas lumalim ang kahulugan sakin ng buhay at yung spirituality ko mas tumibay at iyon ang nagbibigay sakin ng hope, na lahat ng ito ay may magandang kalalabasan sa mga susunod na taon.” Dagdag pa nito. Sa ating mga pinagdaanan, may mga bagay tayong natutunan at ayon kay G.Delfin, ang take away niya daw sa pangyayaring ito ay “To enjoy life pagdating sa relasyon sa Panginoon at relasyon sa pamilya at kaibigan” Dahil noong nagsimula ang pandemya tila lahat daw ay nagreconnect. Isa pa ay ang maging handa sa mga bagay maaring mangyari na gusto niya din ituro sa iba. At kung may mensahe siyang ibabahagi para sa mga taong dumaranas ng parehong bagay na pinagdaanan niya sa quarantine na ito ika niya’y, “May mga bagay sa buhay na di natin kontrolado kaya kung may mga bagay na dumadating, kailangan natin siyang tanggapin at iadapt dahil hindi na natin siya maaring ibalik ang nakaraan bago mangyari ang pandemyang ito.” Sabi nga niya, kailangan natin na maging handa sa mga bagay na may posibilidad na mangyari ng biglaan. Sa buhay talaga maraming bagay na maaring mangyari na hindi natin namamalayan. Ika nga niya, “Hindi puwedeng matigil ang buhay natin dahil may pandemic” “Always value your relationship with family and God dahil hindi mo alam ang puwedeng mangyari” Dagdag pa nito.

Ang pagiging isang guro sa ilalim ng isang pandemya ay napakahirap. Hindi lamang estudyante ang nahihirapan sa ganitong sitwasyon kaya naman ng tanungin siya kung ano ang pakiramdam ng pagiging isang guro sa panahon ng pandemya, sambit nito’y “Ang pinaka mahirap ay yung hindi ka makaestablish ng authorithy dahil walang eye contact, mahirap magtiwala sa estudyante dahil marami ang nagsisinungaling.” Isa sa problema sa paraan ng pag-aaral ngayon ay ang pag-access sa internet, o kaya naman ay ang paghahanap ng signal. Ngunit ang ibang estudyante ay ginagawa nalang itong dahilan upang hindi makapasok sa klase kaya naman para kay G.Delfin, isa ito sa pinaka mahirap. “Minsan may parents pa nagrereklamo” Dagdag pa nito.

Natural sa mga guro ang maging mapagbigay at maunawain sa mga estudyante at isa si G.Delfin sa mga ito dahil ayon sakaniya, “Maraming estudyante na hindi nila alam na binibigyan sila ng bonus. Lahat ng estudyante binibigyan ko ng bonus dahil kailangan kapag may hinila ako sa baba, hindi puwedeng yung nasa taas maiiwan.” “Yung assesment, mahirap din. Kasi how can we determine if our students are honest? Yun ang pinaka challenging na part bilang isang teacher.” Minsan pa raw eh kapag may nagpapasa, buong papel ay galing lang sa internet o kaya naman ay kinopya lang sa kaklase at para say G.Delfin, nakakabastos ito hindi lang bilang isang guro kundi bilang isang tao dahil tila pinagmumukhang mangmang ang mga guro sa panahon ng pandemya.

Patuloy na pinapatunayan ni G.Delfin na sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, ang pagkatuto ng mga estudyante ang isa sa pinaka mahalagang bagay kaya naman kahit na sa ganitong sitwasyon ay inaalay niya ang lahat ng kaalaman na maari niyang maibigay sa mga estudyanteng hawak niya na magagamit nila sa pang araw-araw na buhay at naniniwala siya na lahat ng ito ay kaya nating lampasan basta manalig lang sa Tagapagligtas.

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