Sunday, April 16, 2017

Very elaborate decoration for the saints participating in the Angono Salubong 2017 procession

Ang Uno sa Lahat

Rizal Philippines
April 16, 2017

The owners of the images spent a lot of money to decorate their saints, the flower decors, the food, and the carriers (taga buhat)  The family must have done a lot of chipping in to sustain this practice/religious devotion.

Take a look






                                             For the uniform of the carriers


                                                 Green mums...!! Wow!!





                                                         The band expenses

                                                  Kwitis.... paputok

Some pictures of 2017 Angono Salubong

Ang Uno sa Lahat

Rizal Philippines
April 16, 2017






I have heard that the Salubong today starts very early.  Thus when I arrived, the crowd has gathered.  I could not get close to the puso nor the entablado.  The parish priest was all ready addressing the crowd when I got to the open space of Bloomingdale.

The innovation to the celebration was a big video wall, I would say 3 x 3 meters and the rental for this (who shouldered the added expense, the parish or the kapitana and tenyenta family?)

                                      The priest and the sacristan on the entablado with the kapitana


                                          Back of the video wall



                                                The band instruments

















                                                   At nabuksan na...


                                                                "Regina Coeli..."




                                                The priest and the kapitana




                                                     The wintesses to the resurrection

                                             Hundreds of kuwitis para magsaya sa araw na ito





Saturday, April 15, 2017

Nakatayo na ang Galilea handa na sa salubong bukas

Ang Uno sa Lahat

Rizal Philippines
April 15, 2017



Alas 4 ngayong hapon ready na nakatayo na ang Galilea, lugar ng salubong, bati.  Wala pa lang puso at mga ibong daragit na magbubukas ng puso.   Baka mamayang 5 to 6 o bukas nang madaling araw ikakabit.

Parang magic.   sa loob ng 6 na oras, naitayo na ang Galilea. Kangina mga nakahilerang mga kawayan lang  Wow.  Congrats sa mga mga volunteer at mga iba pang nagtayo nito.  Sana ganito mga public works (pagawaing bayan) Mabilis





Contribution in the planning and construction of the lone tennis court in Angono

Ang Uno sa Lahat

Rizal Philippines
April 15, 2017

                          ATC (Angono Tennis Club) initiated tennis court at Bloomingdale Homes

As I took the pictures of the preparation for the Easter Salubong tomorrow, I admired the violet colored walls of the lone tennis court in Angono at the Bloomingdale Homes open space.

This reminds the author of the contribution he has made to the community:

1. The planning and execution of Bloomingdale Homes subdivision project.  The Bloomingdale Homes subd, where even the Mayor has a house, and several other LGU execs, is one of the most expensive real estate in Angono.  A decade ago, a 180 sm vacant lot prized at a million each.  This is prized because it near the lake, (for fresh air) near the church and school, and near the public market, Unishoppe, and Save More  (and Pure Gold)

2.  The 7,000 +  square meters open space that is occupied by a covered Ynares court, the tennis court, and the balance of the open space for the salubong, is an offshoot of that project development.  No Bloomingdale Homes, no open space, no place for salubong.

3. I planned the tennis court with Achilles Jesuitas, who like me and two dozen others liked to play tennis but had no tennis court.  I volunteered to have the tennis court at the Bloomingdale Homes Subd (but which later on sets a collision course with the Homeowners) despite the fact that they refused the donation of both roads and open space. I spent my own money for the portion of the tennis court construction. The Directors of Bloomingdale Homes would have none of that project.

Without that volunteerism, and spirit of civic consciousness, there would be no such tennis court.  Only the brave and the courageous gets things done.  Today, many would take credit for the tennis court.  The barangay, the mayor the governor, and our efforts would be but forgotten.  Even the late Achilles Jesuitas (the famed Angono sharpshooter and US Scout Veteran, who accidentally shot his in law over a spat between two eyes)  (He could shoot a coin tossed into the air, he is better than FPJ)







The post is also made to remind some ingrates and those who were still in elem school, to understand, that the parents alone could not have thought of, nor planned or executed such a complex and challenging project such as subdivision project that involves complex purchasing deal, financing, construction and regulatory hurdles.  And as such, could have been just given to them by their parents.  Without the executives who did this, they would just be tinderas or tricycle drivers

Paghahanda sa salubong/bati for tomorrow's Easter Celeb

Ang Uno sa Lahat

Rizal Philippines
April 15, 2015



Preparation are underway the construction of the Galilea for tomorrow's Easter Celebration.  As of 9 am this morning, only the bamboo poles with some of the decorations are ready.  Probably by noon, the bamboo poles will be ready and by 4 and 5, the puso and the birds will be installed, as well as the stage for the bati/dicho


                                Volunteers (kabinataan) or paid contractors now?



                                    For salubong 2017, the Kapitana is Lorraine Bacani Escolano
                                    and the  Tenyenta is Paula Lalic de Leon, the sign courtesy of
                                    the Mayor and the Vice Mayor. Salamat po

                                   Nag aayos ng kaluskos which is made of Kamuning


                                      Preparation for the erection




                                                Food and drinks for the contractors/volunteers