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…
The article is courtesy of the archives of the National Library of the Philippines. by Francisco C. Fajardo (1953) DEDICATION To the people of San Vicente and to my relatives of the locality who may find interest in reading this…
The article is courtesy of the archives of the National Library of the Philippines. by Braulio de Villa and Fenny B. Bayta San Juan Community School (school year 1952-1953) PREFACE The facts of history are made known through he compilation…
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…
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,…
Marius John was one of the “Thomasites” (American teachers) that was sent to the Philippines to educate Filipinos in 1901. Before his teaching assignment in Baao, in 1900 he was in the United States hospital service of Co. M, 17th…
In February 1926, the book “Filipino Poetry”, compiled and edited by Rodolfo Dato, the first anthology of Filipino poets in English, was featured in “The Philippine Republic”, a monthly magazine based in Washington, D. C. Filipinos As Poets In English…
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…
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…
“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…
The article about the Agdangan massacre was written in 1983 as a painful reminder of the atrocities of the second world war. The Shin guntō (new military sword) was the weapon and symbol of rank of the Japanese Imperial Army.…
The essay is originally printed in the 1946 Baao Town Fiesta Souvenir Program, and was reprinted on the Kaiba Newsletter in 1996. The story is a collection of detailed harrowing accounts of the holocaust of the Agdangan, Baao Massacre in…
