I took part in writing a biography a few years ago. It was about the longest serving town mayor of San Pedro Laguna, Calixto Cataquiz, an unpretentious local politician who became a friend during the course of the project. I would have not agreed to write the bio if my friend, Pepe Alas, was not […]
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A friend of mine sent a link to a website where the site proprietor published his open letter for the municipal government to use of the name “san pedrense” over “San Pedronian”. Having worked with the mayor of the town, I know he prefers “San Pedronian”. The dilemma is that there are civic groups that […]
Just when I thought that the sampaguita tradition of San Pedro Laguna is gone, well, it appears that it’s not entirely gone. The town can still claim to be the Sampaguita capital of the country, minus the plantations that is. I attended my first year in high school in San Pedro and I could still […]
Though I’m not in any official capacity in the parish, I continue to received emails and messages asking for directions on how to go to St. Peregrine. I have only my faulty writing to blame. Some people find it odd that for what appears to be a travel blog, the article I wrote does not […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvF1Mg6z5s] I usually take the less traveled roads to get around traffic. I reached Biñan at around 6 am. The heat and traffic was tolerable along the national road but the jeeps really pose serious danger. They swerve and block without regard to cyclist. One must be very defensive in riding. On my way back […]
The ‘Cross of Tunasan San Pedro’ has been with the old town of San Pedro for centuries. Its miraculous healing powers became popular during the epidemic years, were countless of towns folk sought divine healing from the deadly diseases that ravaged the once rustic town. It’s a silent witness to the transformation of the small […]
A friend referred me to this Inquirer article. Its about the withering sampaguita trade here in San Pedro and how the local government plan to take measures to revive it. It is in danger of becoming a lost trade. i could clearly remember when I first visited the town in 1992. We arrived early at […]
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