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Caranday High School Building

History of Caranday

The following text was written by SEGUNDO P. INTIA, Head Teacher of Caranday Community School in March 9, 1953, which he entitled “My Blue Book” as a short account on the early history of Caranday, Baao, Camarines Sur. Enjoy! (Please…

Century Tree at Antipolo, Baao

If only I could write

by Stephen Cenon D. Talla If only I could write. If only i could string verses that soar up high, to a place where you once were. Up there where the gods and your muses meet. Up when you grace…

Folklore and Myth by Rodolfo Dato

Philippine Folklore by Rodolfo Dato

Folklore entitled “Bikol Paper No. 43 Bikol Songs by Rodolfo Dato” Manila, October, 1922. Why The Sky is Very High Long, long time ago, when the world was still young, the sky was so low, people on Earth would often…

baao history 1955 by pedro sanchez

THE TOWN OF BAAO – A HISTORY

In March 11, 1953, a group of public school teachers in Baao, Camarines Sur set out to document a comprehensive well-researched history of the town of Baao. The team, led by Pedro N. Sanchez, in a 74-page paper, discussed the…

Philippine Saga 1940, Marius John

LETTERS of Marius John from BAAO

LETTERS OF MARIUS JOHN FROM BAAO is an article compiled from the archives of Sterling Gazette. Marius John was a Thomasite (American Teacher) stationed in Baao, Camarines Sur 1901 to 1902. The following were his letters to his hometown, Sterling,…

Filipino Poetry review by Luis G. Dato

“FILIPINO POETRY” BOOK REVIEW

In February 1925, after the recent publication of the first anthology of Filipino poets in English, “Filipino Poetry”, a 19-year old, University of the Philippines student, Luis G. Dato (“Bikol of Baao, Camarines Sur”) wrote the essay, Filipino Poetry, as…

Baao farm lands

A Brief History of Baao

By Orlando “Orly” Olaño According to one oral tradition, the town of Baao got its name from the local term, bao-o, or freshwater turtles. These reptiles were said to be once abundant in the wetlands surrounding the pre-Hispanic settlements of…

rodolfo dato

THE PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH

“The Philippine Commonwealth” was an article sent by Atty. Rodolfo Dato to The Tribune in 1935. (The Tribune was a Philippine newspaper from 1932 to 1945.) The short article was posted on “The Public Pulse” column of the newspaper. by…

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