HON. FRANCISCO ALVAREZ

HON. FRANCISCO ALVAREZ

Born on June 13, 1852 in Caramoan town, province of Ambos Camarines. Received a particular teacher primary instruction, and CoUncil Seminary of Nueva Caceres in the second province teaching under the direction of Priests of the Congregation of St.Vincent de Paul. 

Transfer to the University of Sto.Tomas in Manila, there honed their studies, including the law that ended the year 1876. He was assistant clerk of the court instance of the then Camarines Sur province, now Ambos Camarines and local councilor First City Council but due to liberal ideas, was strongly persecution by certain key elements in the aforementioned province.

The year 1896, during events policies developed in the country, was deported to Fernando Po (Africa) by order of the Spanish Government staying on that island until after the Peace of Biak-na-bato. He was a member of the Provincial Government Ambos Camarines in charge Minister of Justice under the regime Filipino, being Deputy Director of weekly La Union which is then edited in the capital of Nueva Caceres the province.

At the entrance of the Americans, work actively for its pacification, founding the effective La Paz newspaper directed to the1902. The year 1903 is revalidated attorney of the Supreme Court of the islands and leave their profession with general applause in his province and of Albay, where the popular vote the third district of the first will raised to the seats in the first Philippine Assembly as a Nacionalista Party.

MAYON VOLCANO IN THE HEMP-PRODUCING DISTRICT OF ALBAY LUZON 1905

NATIVE TEACHER, BACON SORSOGON 1901

Native teacher, Bacon Sorsogon; American Colonial Period 1901

THE OLD WAY OF GOING AROUND IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

One way of going around in the Philippines; Mayon in the background. Island of Luzon, Philippine Island; 1940

Publish Post

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, GOA CAMARINES SUR

St. John The Baptist Parish Church -
Goa, Camarines Sur; Built 1701; Photo taken 1966

A WEALTHY SPANISH MERCHANT OF ALBAY - 1886

A wealthy Spanish merchant of Albay- 1886

A STREET IN LIBOG, ALBAY

A Street in Libog, Albay; Drawing after a sketch from the author.

MAYON VOLCANO LOOMING OVER LEGAZPI VILLAGES 1926

Mayon Volcano looming over Legazpi villages; 1926

CABAYONG TABLA: BUHAY NI DON PRINCIPE DON JUAN ASIN SI PRINCESSA DONA MARIA

1

Nagtao nin galang sa saindo gabos

sa magña madunong o aki pang pospos
acong minalagda historiang masayod
sa sacong pag-iisip togotan man logod.

An magña sacayan can panahon una
may apat na bitis iyong naghihila
gñonian magña tugang sato nan nakita
igua na nin pacpac naglalayog na makina.

Dai man nagsala can enot na aldao
an hula sa sato nin magña magurang
kitang magña aki maheling ta gñonian
sari-sari sana magña gñagñalasan.

Can magña panahon olay ponograpo
asin pa an iba gñaran na de cuno
gñonian man manangad nagpaca-totoo
sato nang nakita an gñaran na radio

Igua na nin auto na nagdadalagan
magña telepono asin cine dian
vapor eroplano daing pagdarang-gan
dian sa tinampo maghay paglunadan

2

Idtong magña hula totoo mananggad

dai suminala sa banal na surat
na con domunong na an liualang liuat
magña sari-sari dian magluluas.

Bayaan co mona testong iniho
na mapapadapit cainihong mundo
an sarong historia an isosonod co
na Cabayong Tabla an isosonod co.

Gñonian poponan co an sarong historia
na gñinagñaranan na Cabayong Tabla
agua man nin cuerdas na orog caogma
na agui sa daga asin itaas pa.

Oh Dios na halangcao may capangyarihan
acong ovejas mo saimong tabagñan
na macapaglagda o maca pag saysay
na sarong historia na orog carahay.

Ta ica an Virgen na orog caogma
itaas nin lagñit sarong emperadora
an sacong pag-iisip dagdagan mo Ina
na dai cumolang an sacong historia.

Magña Evangelistang apat iyong cagsurat
digdi sa kinaban iyong nagtalastas
iyong pag sonodon na pigpapahayag
si-iisay man digdi mundong maliuanag.

Hagad co saindo na aco tabagñan
an sacuyang isip asin boot na man
na macapaglagda sa saindo gñonian
nin sacuyang dila na macapag saysay.

Sa catiriponan gñaran auditorio
selinciong cadikit an hinahagad co
hinanioga tabi an sasabihon co
na sarong historia gñonian sa saindo.

Can magña panahon nin tiempong haloy na
digdi sa kinaban can nabubuhay pa
ining sarong Hade na si Don Mendoza
iyong naghahade sa Reinong Valencia.

Iguang sarong aki na pinacamahal
si Don Juan baga iyo an pagñaran
marhay an ugale sa kiisay pa man
tolos mina cuyog pag sogo nin gurang.

Asu sarong aldao an oras malipot
ining si Don Juan saiyang inapod
dai man nahaloy sia dominuloc
an boot nin ama mag agom na logod.

AGUI-AGUI NI DONA FLOSERFIDA ASIN NI DON JUAN TIÑOSO

1

Halangcao na Virgen Abogada Nuestra

dating maugayon na parasorog sia

tabangan mo gñani halipot cong ciencia

caining ioosip na sarong novela

Pinaglalaom co an pagcaherac mo

Virgen na nagñidam sa Verbo Divino

tagñaning manoltol an isusurat co

na pakinabagñan nin capua tauo.

Cun caya po gñani o magña tugang co

aco minahagad dikit na selencio

paghinaniog gñani camahalan nindo

can sarong bareta na sasabihon co

Duman sa ciudad sa Reinong Ungria

bantog na Don Diego can nabubuhay pa

haloyon nang aldao na nabalo sia

asin iguang aqui apat na princesa.

An matua gñani gñaran Dña Juana

icadua naman ining Dña Laura

inihong icatolo an gñaran Flora

asin an icaapat Dña Floserfida.

Nagpaorog orog cagayonan ninda

siring sa bitoon o sarong cometa

cun caya pa gñani sinda an daraga

papagñaninohan paghilgñon nin mata

2

Orog pa sainda ining icaapat

ining Floserfidang dai nin casugad

an cahalimbawa idtong sarong burac

na sa Jarden gñani sia minabucad

Balakid na gayo an nagñagtutuyo

Hade man Principe taga ibang Reino

Duque, COnde, Marques magña Caballero

parating nasakat sa real Palacio

Tara ini sinda lihisan co gñona

iyo cong sabihon hade sa Valencia

an gñaran si Artus daculang monarea

Dña Blanca naman iyo an esposa

Iguang sarong aking principeng hagbayon

Don Juan Tiñoso, gñaran manoyoon

dai nin cabarang lalaking magayon

mabagsic, malicsi orog pa sa rigon

Aki siang maboot iguang cabanalan

pagñaco sa Dios Hadeng calagñitan

asin an saro pa iguang cabagsican

patin may devocion sa Virgen na Mahal

tara an nangyari cadtong sarong aldao

lipogñao dumatong sa Principeng mahal

huminilig sia ta nagpuropasiar

caidtong plaza caiyan cahadean

Tolos pagcatogñod duman cadtong fuerta

Principe lominaog sa carcel nagdagos na

an mauot nin puso hihilgñon nia

an gabos na priso, vivisitahon pa

Digdi nia nadagñog idtong panambitan

an magña pagtagñis macaporopogñao

nin sarong Giganteng pinagdudusahan

sarong bartolina an namomogtacan

Na an pag-agagha an olay iniho

o principe gñaya na cagurangnan co

magdalita Señor na hinaniogon mo

acong nagtatagñis sarong pobreng preso.

A STREET SCENE IN ALABAY

Albay is the principal sugar district of Luzon. Notice how native houses are set upon bamboo poles, high from the ground; the entrance is effected by means of ladders reaching to the floors. At night the ladder is pulled up and the native feels safe from intrusion. The bamboo around the palm leaf and bark are about all the material the Filipino needs to build his house.

HISTORIA CAN VIDA NIN SIETE INFANTES NA MAGNA AQUI NI BUSTO DE LARA - PRIMERA PARTE

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Caidtong panahon Españang banuaan

may dua catauo magtugang na mahal

si Rubio Velasquez sa lalaking gñaran

asin Doña Sancha an babae naman.

Idtong Doña Sancha napagñagom sia

can aki ni Señor Gonzalo de Lara

an apod can gñaran si Busto de Lara

nagñaki nin pito nagadan an ina.

Dorogñan, pig-aki an pitong lalaki

idtong magcarambal an sa libro sabi

asin ta paradis an gayon na labi

cayacon apodon ay Siete Infante.

Idtong magturogang Infantes de Lara

pararehong cosog, caisogan ninda

nabaretanghayag na catacataca

pinagcatacutan bilog na Morisma

Si Rubio Velasquez Villarin na señor

sa pitong sobrino tunay na amaon

napacasal gñani sa sarong magayon

na si Doña Lambra gñaran con apodon.

Sabihon pa baga an ogmang totoo

pagcasal sainda can aldao na idto

ogmang gayagaya kinamtan na gayo

magña panaohon grandes maguinoo.

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Tara sa pagcacan duman sa lamesa

an novia nagtaram na si Doña Lambra

tadao nagtucao man Infantes de Lara

magña akion pa makiharampang na.

An de Larang gñohod aking icapito

iyong sominimbag gñaran si Gonzalo

lamesa nin Hade minatucao aco

gurano pa baga lamesang iniho.

Agom ca pa sana ni Señor Villarin

baco pa man Reina, marhay ca na saguin

dimo cami sucat sopogon nin siring

sa dacul na tauo matang naghihiling.

Sa angot ni lambra sa ki Don Gonzalo

pinalagan tolos nin dugo an vaso

olay sa oripon lacao ulaan mo

an gubing sa hauac Gonzalong letrado.

ta ugaleng dati can enot na aldao

bububuan dugo an na aangotan

tanda gñaning sayod can saiyang buhay

na iyong mapatod canayon madamay.

Nagsonod man tolos oripon na hayag

gubing ni Gonzalo sa dugo tinogmac

saca dumalagan an tulin di hamac

na sa cagurangnan dumoloc nangad.

Angot si Gonzalo dai nin casama

oripon linamag, lapnot an espada

an guinibo lalang nin Señorang Lambra

tolos sinocloban can saiyang saya.

Sa lugar man sana can saiyang tinabon

guinadan man tolos nagtagong oripon

dagñan paghiling co sa sacong amaon

sa ining Don Rubio damay sa canayon.

Sa bagay na idto sabihon pa baga

pagtagñis sa agom caidtong si Lambra

sa saimong sobrino guinibong venganza

icagagadan co na daing pagsala.

Con di mo bogtacannin bolong na tapal

sa saimong sobrino na capagpahasan

maghohogot acong rogaring magadan,

di magñagñanogon sa capot con buhay.

An simbag nin Conde sa agom na ragña

baga man aram co na icang may sala

pagcamoot simo orog sa sainda

ama nia, aki iyong magdudusa.

THE STRANGE WAGON OF ALBAY

The strange wagon of Albay.

The eighty-odd different tribes who inhabit the Pihilippines have varying dialects, manners and customs. The peculiar house-roofed wagon, shown in the above illustration, are found in only one locality.

HISTORY OF DARAGA

During the 12th century, the second wave of Malay migration to the Philippines stretched to the Bicol Region at the height of the power of the Sri Visayan Empire. The surge of migrants that included mostly traders and settlers ventured to almost all places in Bicol. One group decided to settle on the southern slopes of Mount Mayon. A village was then created and people began living peacefully and harmoniously.

HISTORY 101: ALBAY

Long before the Spaniards arrived, Albay had a thriving civilization. This was evident in the archeological finds dating to the middle Pleistocene age between 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. During those times, Albay was called Ibat ruled by Gat Ibal, a very old chief.

In July 1569, Luis Enriquez de G uzman, a member of the expedition led by Maestro de Cam-po Mateo de Saz and Captain Martin de Goiti, led a group who crossed from Burias and Ticao islands and landed on a coastal settlement called Ibalon in what is presently the province of Sorsogon. From this point another expedition was sent to explore the interior and founded the town of Camalig.

In 1573, Juan de Salcedo penetrated the Bikol peninsula from the north as far south as Libon and established the settlement of Santiago de Libon. Jose Maria Penafrancia, a military engineer, was made "coregidor" of the province on May 14, 1834. He constructed public buildings and built roads and bridges.

The entire Bikol peninsula was organized as one province with two divisions, Camarines in the northwest, and Ibalon in the southeast. In 1636, the two partidos were separated, and Ibalon became a separate province with Sorsogon as capital. In the 17th century the Moro slave raiders ravaged the coastal areas of the province of Albay on the northeastern coast.

Mayon Volcano, in one of the most violent eruptions, destroyed five towns surrounding its base in 1814. This eruption forced the town of Cagsawa to relocate its present site to Legazpi.

A decree was issued by Governor and Captain General Narciso de Claveria in 1846 separating Masbate, Ticao and Burias from Albay to form the comandancia of Masbate. Albay was then divided into four districts: Iraya, Cordillera or Tabaco, Sorsogon and Catanduanes.

Glicerio Delgado, a condemned "insurecto" started the revolutionary activities in the province. With headquarters in the mountain of Guinobatan, he joined the revolutionary government of Albay as lieutenant of the infantry.

A unit of the Philippine Militia was then organized by the Spanish military authorities. Mariano Riosa was appointed major of the Tabaco Zone which comprised all the towns along the seacoast from Albay to Tiwi, while Anacieto Solano was also appointed as major for the Iraya Zone which was made up of the towns from Daraga to Libon. Each town was organized into sections of fifty men under the command of a lieutenant.

On September 22, 1898, the provisional revolutionary government of Albay was formed with Anacieto Solano as provisional president. Major General Vito Belarmino, appointed military commander, reorganized the Filipinos Army in the province.

During the Filipno-American War, Brigadier General William Kobbe headed the expedition that landed on the ports of Sorsogon, Bulan and Donsol. From there, the American marched to Legazpi and captured the place.

Although, a civil government was established in Albay on April 26, 1901, Colonel Harry H. Bandhortz, Commanding Officer of the Constabulary in the Bikol Region, attested that Simeon Ola, with a thousand of men, continued to defy American authority after the capture of Belarmino in 1901. Ola was later captured with about six hundred men.

During the Second World War, the Kimura Detachment of the Japanese Imeprial Forces occupied Legazpi on December 12, 1941. The region was defended only by the Philippine Constabulary unit under Major Francisco Sandico.

LOCATION

Albay is situated on the southern part of the island of Luzon. It lies 1240 east latitude and about 14.400 north altitude. On the eastern plank, Albay is rimmed by chains of little islands and is exposed to the Pacific Ocean. The long indented coast on its western part dominates the narrow but no less turbulent Burias Pass. To the north lies the province of Camarines Sur and Lagonoy Gulf, while to the south is the province of Sorsogon.

The mountains of the province are Mayon, Masaraga, and Malinao in the northeast and Catburaun in the west. Its forests are a source of timber, rattan, pili nuts, and gum elemi. There are also vast grasslands for pasturing horses, cattle, carabaos, goats, and sheep.

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

Albay is composed of three cities (Legazpi, Tabaco, Ligao) and 15 municipalities grouped into three congressional districts. Legazpi has been officially designated as administrative center and site of the regional offices

CLIMATE

The climate in Albay is generally mild with no specific extreme seasons. The frequency of the tropical storms in the entire region is between 16 to 19 percent, while in the eastern part it is 19 percent.

LANGUAGE/DIALECT

Generally, the Bikol dialect spoken in Legazpi City and Albay District is the common tongue used. The alteration in tones and in words arise as one travels away from the city proper. Tagalog is fluently spoken language and English is not a difficult medium to communicate with liberal stature.

GASTRONOMIC DELIGHTS

Relish Bikolandia"™s mouth-watering indigenous cuisine namely: Bikol Express (spicy pork and shrimp concoction), Cocido (fish soup), Balaw (small shrimps), Natong, Candingga and Pinangat. These are made more flavorful by the Bikolanos penchant for spice (sili). The strong taste, however, is neutralized by the sweetness of pili, a nut that is made into various confections. Other tasty delicacies are lunga (sesame seeds) and puto ( rice cake) and panocha ( sugar cake).

MAJOR INDUSTRY

The province has continued to direct its efforts toward the development of its industries. Of the total 6,369 manufacturing establishments in the Bikol Region, half are located in Albay. 48.6% of the large scale lot are operating in Albay.

Agriculture, however, still accounts for the largest share in the total production and employment. Coconut, rice, abaca, and corn are the major crops.

Handicrafts are the main source of rural income. Albay is a major supplier of geothermal energy to the Luzon Grid with its Tiwi Geothermal Plant in Tiwi.

The province is also famous for its variety of beautiful and exquisite orchids that can be bought practically everywhere but more specifically in Cagsawa Park and in downtown Legazpi.

TRANSPORTATION

Air Transport

By air, Legazpi City is 45 minutes away from Manila via the nation"™s flag carrier, Philippine Airlines.

Land Transport

By land, aircon tourist bus companies ply the Manila-Legazpi route daily with an average travel time of nine hours. The average travel time by train is sixteen hours via the Philippine National Railway, the country"™s sole rail transport service.

Sea Transport

Several shipping lines have regular trips to and from Catanduanes through the Tabaco Port. Travel time from Visayas and Mindanao pass through the port of Matnog in Sorsogon.

GETTING AROUND

Buses and jeepneys are generally the modes of transportation in getting around Albay"™s destinations. Pedicabs and tricycles are also available for short distance travels. Taxis and rent-a-car services are also available.

COMMUNICATION

Albay has modern and efficient services such as domestic and international dialing, telephone/cellphone facilities, facsimile, worldwide express delivery services, postal services, telegram system, media communication, internet service providers and network system for e-mail and internet services.

ACCESSIBILITY

BY LAND:

PHILTRANCO
Tel. No. (052) 820-2794
Regular Aircon: 8:00 AM Legazpi-Pasay/Cubao/6:00 PM
Legazpi-Pasay/Cubao
Fare: Php 778.00

Gold Service: 8:30 AM Legazpi-Pasay/Cubao/7:00 PM
Legazpi-Pasay/Cubao
Fare: Php 1,040.00

PEÑAFRANCIA TOURS
Tel. No. (052) 820-0578
Aircon: 7:00 AM Legazpi-Cubao/6:00 PM
Legazpi-Cubao
Fare: Php 580.00

CAGSAWA TOURS
Tel. No. (052) 820-6598
Business Class: 6:00 PM Legazpi-Cubao/6:00 PM Daraga-Cubao/6:30 PM Legazpi-Cubao
Fare: Php 550.00

BY AIR:

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
Legazpi-Manila
Daily
Departure: 9:00 AM/Arrival: 9:50 AM
Manila-Legazpi
Daily
Departure: 7:30 AM/Arrival: 8:25 AM
FARE: Php 2,753.00