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*390. THE CASE FOR THE PRESIDENTIABLE DELA ROSA
A LEADING ACTOR TO LEAD THE COUNTRY. Rogelio de la Rosa...but is he qualified? ca. early 1960s.The Philippine Presidency, it is said, has occupational hazards that could kill. After all, three of our...
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*391. LOTIS BALUYOT KEY: Her Passionate Artistry, Unlocked.
LOTIS IS THE KEY.Versatile Kapampangan-American artist parlayed her beauty beauty pageant credentials into a successful stage and film career, until she made a life-changing decision to move to the...
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*392. THE AUGUSTINIANS AMONG US
FR. SANTIAGO BLANCO, the last Spanish Augustinian priest of Pampanga, as a young priest. He was sent to Pampanga upon his ordination in 1928 and stayed on, long after the Order let go of its parishes....
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*393. TRAINS OF THOUGHT
CHOO-CHOO TRAIN, A-CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACK. Passengers at the Dau Station in Mabalacat, wait to board a a train to Magalang, via a spur railroad track. ca. early 1920s. Pampanga’s historic train...
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*394. Cuts Like A Knife: AVELINA TEODORO, PAMPANGA'S YOUNG MURDERESS, 16
A CASE OF BACK-STABBING.. The cold-blooded murder of Constancia Pineda was perpetrated by her neighbor and supposed-friend, Avelina Teodoro of San Fernando. Both were just 16 years old. Inspite of her...
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*395, THE MANY MARIES OF MABALACAT
MIPMU KA KING GRACIA. The ivory image of the Virgin carrying the Child Jesus, is displayed on the feast day of the Purification, February 2. The image is made to hold a candle on this day. Photo:Jude...
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*396. A SON'S LETTER TO A DYING FATHER
NOW THERE'S A WAY, AND I KNOW, THAT YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY.Graduation photo of Mateo Castro, youngest son of my grandfather, Gerardo. 1957(Last year, a cousin of mine, knowing my interest in our family...
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*397. LYDIA MONTAÑEZ: A Russian-Kapampangan Actress from Arayat
CALL HER TATIANA. Tatiana Simbulan Korionoff (aka Lydia Montañez) of Arayat was one of the most exotic faces of Philippine cinema in the 1950s, owing to her Russian-Kapampangan lineage. The bloody...
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398. A Reunion: PAMPANGA HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1933
PAMPANGA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS 1933 ALUMNI AND THEIR FAMILIES. Reunion. Brookside Swimming Pool, owned by Renato Tayag and family. Dated April 13, 1952Pampanga’s premiere high school was just a little...
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*399. A Tireless Thomasite: DR. ADAM C. DERKUM
PAMPANGA TRADE SCHOOL PARTY IN HONOR OF DR. ADAM C. DERKUMDivision Superintendent of Schools. Dated March 13, 1925.The American contribution to Philippine education began with the arrival of Thomasites...
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*400. A SEASON OF SINNERS AND SAINTS
LA ULTIMA CENA OF ANGELES CITY. Holy Week evening procession, 1950s. Just a few days from now, roads in Pampanga will be crammed with a procession of both sinners and saints—magdarame or flagellants...
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*401. LIZA LORENA: A Luciano Star from Magalang
LIZA WITH A K. Born Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett, this multi-awarded actress comes from a family whose history is linked with that of Magalang town, where she was born. The Kapampangan beauty...
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*402. GEN. LUCAS, KING OF BALUGAS.
LUCAS, KING OF BALUGAS, arrayed in regal splendor, in military uniform, boots, hat, and complete with military medals, badges and a swagger stick. 1922. Photo courtesy of Mr. Jim Biven.Our history...
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*403. TOTS IN STOTS: Life as a Soldier’s Kid in Clark Field
CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND THEE. A military officer and his wife, hold their Pampanga-born twin babies in front of their Stotsenburg quarters. It was a challenge to raise kids in a camp before it became...
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*404. Pwera Asug: BABIES AGAINST EVIL
BABY LOVE. A Kapampangan baby from Sta. Rita wears a coral bracelet to ward off afflictions of unnatural causes, like "asug". Corals were believed to be imbued with divine powers.Since the dawn of...
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*344. PICTURE-PERFECT: The Kapampangan Eye Behind the Camera
CLICK NA CLICK! Ace photographer Ricardo Reyes Twaño of San Fernando, owner-manager of Twaño Studio, the capital town's leading portrait salon in the 50s. “Pretty as a picture!”That’s how a person of...
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*405. LILIA DIZON: Kapampangan Bathaluman
BOMBSHELL BATHALUMAN. Lilia Dizon , who originated 'strong Filipino women roles' on the silver screen is of Kapampangan-American descent.Today, Lilia Dizon is known as the mother of actors...
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*406. ELECTRIFYING PAMPANGA
TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS. The Mabalacat Hydro-Electric Plant in Sitio Bana, Dolores Mabalacat, harnessed the power of Mascup River to generate electricity. It was founded by former municipal...
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*407. FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS
FISH BE WITH YOU. A belle and her bangus, on the way home from the pampang. Fisheries remain to be an important industry for Kapampangans living in the delta region, c.1915.Being in the central plains...
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*408. Comedy Through Word of Mouth: APENG DALDAL, San Luis, Pampanga
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. Apeng Daldal (real name: Serafin Gabriel), left us in stitches with his distinctive oral features--and his gift of non-stop gabbing. Fan photo, 1967.In the days of...
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