The late Don Eulogio B. Rodriguez, who was then the assistant director of the National Library, had this to say on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of Juan Luna’s Monument at Laoag on May 8, 1938. He said: Let me relate to you the story I heard when I was yet a small boy. Luna entered a café in Madrid one evening and ordered for the evening’s menu. While he was eating he was busy painting on the linen napkin one “duro,” the Spanish money. After his repast, he asked the waiter to get his … Continue reading...
Ilocos Recipes
The new millennium will bring us newness in so many things. Technology itself and its improvement are beyond imagination. Prices will certainly go up but question is, shall we be able to afford all these? I am not trying to suggest that the novelty of the third millennium will be round in all these; food, justice, politics, technology, happiness, etc. These are our old problems. There is really no newness in them. The newness, the real one, as the Claritian sisters of the Claritian missionaries say will … Continue reading...
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How the Ilocos Region Got Its Name
When I was asked by the editors of this book when to use the spelling “Ilokano” with a ‘k’ I replied, Never. Always spell the word “Ilocano”, “Ilocos,” with a ‘c’. It was during the American period that the letter ‘k’ was used and historically, this should not be. Let me give you our reasons [...]
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Pamulinawen – The Greatness of the Ilocano Music
The most popular of the old songs of music-loving Ilocanos is the “Pamulinawen.” It is believed that it was created by an Ilocano troubadour of pre-Hispanic times who was inspired by the sweetness of an Ilocana. The maiden might have been resplendent with character traits cherished by the women of Ilocandia and for this reason [...]
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