Passion Play in Camaligan

 SINAKULO

An sinakulo  gayod magigin sarong tourist attraction sa Camaligan nin huli ta sa nagkapirang taon na tuyong Huwebes Santo, sa panahon nin Kuwaresma--ginigibo sa tabang kan simbahan asin mga jovenes an pagsadula kan agi-agi ni Kristo. Apwera ini sa taon-taon man na "Panunuluyan" na naoobserbahan tuyong bulan na Disyembre.

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The Kamalig Festival

                                     Photos from karitela.blogspot.com asin marupit.blogspot.com

The Kamalig Festival is one of the highlights of Camaligan Town Fiesta Celebration probably started in 2003 organized by LGU Camaligan headed by Ex-Mayor Rolando Eduardo and Sanggunian Members. This was revived by Ex-Mayor Paul N. Prado in 2006. The event is being participated in by fourteen barangays of Camaligan showcasing their boasted products decorating kamaligs on floats.

Caption from www.marupit.blogspot.com:
"Dawa sibot ako sa pag-etendir kan seminar-workshop mi sa computer animation sa PCLC, nag-uli ako tanganing madalan in ika-duwang Kamalig Festival na ginibo sa Camaligan. Ikaduwa na ini, nadalan ko man si enot na Kamalig Festival huli ta kaiba sa parada an mga eskwela sa PLTC kun saen an sakong aking babae nag-eeskewela. Alagad, sigun ki Konsehal Mariz Trinidad, haloy nang pinunan an Kamalig Festival, panahon pa daa ini ni Ex-Mayor Rolando Eduardo. Alagad kan tumukaw si Mayor Paul Prado, nagpuon sa uno an sikad kan festival. Magin arin pa man ann tama, uya an mga retrato kan nakaaging 2nd Kamalig Festival."

Caption from marupit.blogspot.com:
Ini an kamalig kan Marupit. Sa hiling ko,mas naipahiling kaini an suanoy na pagbuhay-buhay kan mga taga-Marupit kan panahon bago pa mag-abot an mga Kastila. Nagigirumdman ko, suruntaon,bakong batag, langka, kuron,kuit asin lampara an mga nakabitay sa kamalig kan Marupit. Mga dulsing peke. Mala tay may mga nauto, dakul su nagrabnot ta an paghuna, pwedeng makakan. Idto su design ta dakul sa Marupit an naggigibo nin mga native na dulsi arog kan tahada, lapanak, bukayo, balekotsa, adong asin iba pa.

James Jacob in Marupit

CHILDREN, TOO. Former Congressman James Jacob also finds time to bond with children in Marupit, Camaligan, Camarines Sur. 

Photo and caption from http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=521763&page=1294

CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA

CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA (CAMALIGAN, CAMARINES SUR). The Franciscans established the mission of Camaligan in 1795. The church was probably built in the 19th century.

Photo and caption taken from the blog ShootingChurches, Eating Noodles of Shubert Ciencia aka Bertong Langis.

The information below comes from
http://www.caceres-naga.org/?opt=parishes&task=par_view&parid=2

Camaligan, Camarines Sur 4401
Tel. No. 474-83-00
Foundation: 1795
Titular: St. Anthony of Padua
Feastday: June 13
Parish Priest: Fr. Balbino Gumabao
Parochial Vicar/s: Fr. Albert Balderas

St. Anthony of Padua: Patron Saint of Camaligan

                                Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/20119750@N00/856008341/
                                by Shubert Ciencia taken on July 20, 2007 in Camaligan, Bicol Region, PH, 
                                using an Olympus X300,D565Z,C450Z.

Anthony of Lisbon (or Padua) is known to have become the "quickest" saint in the history of the Catholic Church because he was canonized by Pope Gregory IX less than one year after his death on the 30th of May of 1232.
His fame spread as much as the Portuguese envangelization and he has been known as the most celebrated of the followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. He is the patron saint of Padua, of Italy, and of Lisbon as well as many other places in Portugal and in the countries of the former Portuguese Empire. He is especially invoked for the recovery of lost things.^[2]
Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on January 16, 1946, he is sometimes called "Evangelical Doctor".
Each year on the weekend of the last Sunday in August, Boston's North End holds a feast in honor of St. Anthony. Referred to as the "Feast of all Feasts", St. Anthony's Feast in Boston's North End was begun in 1919 by Italian immigrants from Montefalcione, a small town near Naples, where the tradition of honoring St. Anthony goes back to 1688. The feast has become the largest Italian religious festival in the United States.
In 1746 the 1,000 bed Santo António (Saint Anthony) Hospital was completed in Porto, the Portugal Wine City. The hospital is located across the street from the building Lord Wellington set up, as his headquarters to eventually defeat Napoleon. Today Santo António Hospital is famous for successful liver transplants. The ancient "Santo António Hospital Chapel" is a mecca for patients seeking Santo António for the miracle of a cure, and for tourists seeking unique architecture. Visitors taking the Douro River wine boat tours look up from the river to see Santo António Hospital at the center of the city of Porto (Oporto), which is the size of the city of Denver. Santo António Hospital is located above the heart of the Wine Lodges. These "lodges" are Douro River vineyard producers of Port (Ruby, Tawney, Vintage & Crusty) , Red (Vinho Tinto) and White (Branco) wines. Saint Anthony is well celebrated after a good harvest.
On January 27, 1907 in Beaumont, Texas, a church was dedicated and named in honor of St. Anthony of Padua. The church was later designated a cathedral in 1966 with the formation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont, but was not formally consecrated. On April 28, 1974, St Anthony Cathedral was dedicated and consecrated by Bishop Warren Boudreaux. In 2006 Pope Benedict XVI granted St. Anthony Cathedral the designation of minor basilica. St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica celebrated its 100th anniversary on January 28, 2007.
Seventeenth century Spanish missionaries came across a small Native American community along what was then known as the Yanaguana River on the feast day of Saint Anthony and renamed the river and eventually a mission built nearby in his honor. This mission became the focal point of a small community that eventually grew in size and scope to become the city of San Antonio, Texas.
St. Anthony is known in Brazil and Portugal as a marriage saint, because legend has him as one who conciliated couples. His feast day, June 13, is Lisbon's municipal holiday, celebrated with parades and marriages of humble couples, and he is one of the saints celebrated in the Brazilian Festa Junina (along with John the Baptist and Saint Peter). The previous day, June 12, is the Brazilian Valentine's Day.
In Uvari, in Tamil Nadu, India, the church of St. Anthony is home to an ancient wooden statue that is said to have cured the entire crew of a Portuguese ship suffering from cholera. St Anthony is said to perform many miracles daily, and Uvari is visited by pilgrims of different religions from all over South India.TamilNadu Christians have a high reverence for St. Anthony and is a popular saint there, he is lovingly called "The Miracle Saint", many miracles especially related to Finding of Lost things have been attributed to St.Anthony. There is a strong devoution to St.Anthony among Indian Catholics and can be seen In all of the Catholic Churches In India.
In 1511, Titian painted three scenes of Miracles from the life of St. Anthony of Padua, The Miracle of the Jealous Husband which depicts the murder of a young woman by her husband, (see new findings in Titian's Fresco technique at the Scuola del Santo in Padua, The Art Bulletin March 1999, Volume LXXXI Number 1, Author Sergio Rossetti Morosini), A Child Testifying to Its Mother's Innocence, and The Saint Healing the Young Man with a Broken Limb.


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_of_Padua

Origin of the Name of Camaligan

Before the coming of the Spaniards the site where the present town now stands was a vast forest area. The tick forests provided suitable construction materials for the first settlers of the area who were known as “certadors”. These natives were engaged in making a living out of cutting trees, settled in this forested wilderness. Its closeness to the Bicol river was ideal since it made possible the easy transport of their finished products to nearby places. Later, these certadors built “camaligs” to serve as store houses of their finished forest products, mostly lumber. Later, these makeshift storehouses became permanent dwelling units, as the settlers increased, numerous “camaligs” were built. The unique part house storehouse caught the attention of the Spanish colonizers who referred to the place as “Camaligan” meaning plenty of Camaligs. The name stuck to the place. It is said that the town still bounds with some typical camaligs reminiscent of the kind discovered by the Spaniards when they first set foot in the little town of Camaligan.

Historical Background

In the early days, the town of Camaligan was merely a religious visita of the City of Naga. Its beginnings date back to the 14th century but it was only in the 16th century that it began to evolve as a unit of government. The year 1774 augured a new era for the town since it was during this time that it became an independent political unit under the administration of Bishop Domingo Ollantes of Nueva Caceres (Naga City). A year later, in 1775, Fray Rafael de Bonavente was assigned to the first parish priest of the locality.

Camaligan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 19,188 people in 3,432 households.

Barangays

Camaligan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

• Dugcal (doog-kal)
• Gogon
• Marupit (ma-roo-peet)
• San Francisco
• San Juan-San Ramon (Poblacion. Pron. as pob-las-yon)
• San Lucas (Poblacion)
• San Marcos (Poblacion)
• San Mateo (Poblacion)
• San Jose-San Pablo (Poblacion)
• San Roque
• Santo Domingo (Poblacion)
• Santo Tomas (Poblacion)
• Sua-Tampak (soo-wa)
• Tarosanan

Source: http://wikimapia.org/577095/Camaligan-Camarines-Sur


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Location	Province of Camarines Sur , Philippines Adjacent to the City of Naga 13 17’ 13” north latitude and 123 longitude
Population	21,146 (Y2005)
Population Growth Rate	1.96%
Land Area	1,327 hectares
Climate	Tropical
Geography	Generally flat with a slope ranging from 0.5 % to 3%
Literacy Rate	95%
Languages Spoken	English, Filipino, Bicol (local dialect)
Economy	Mainly agricultural (75%) Major produce: rice and other rootcrops
Investment Opportunities	Investment Priority Projects
	Handicraft making Expand other handicrafts Modern fish drying facilities Housing and Commercial Development Mechanical dryer and Post-harvest facilities Set up “walk-in crisper facility” Integrated Livestock Production project Hog Breeding and Fattening Cattle Dispersal and Breeding Duck Hatchery Duck egg Production and Processing Crop diversification and intercropping Rice-fish culture, swine-tilapia production, rice-gabi culture and poly-culture of fish Establishment of Municipal Tilapia Hatchery; Establishment of Municipal Plant Nursery
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Directory of Key LGU Officials of member-LGU	Mayor : PRADO, Pablo N. Vice Mayor : PAURA, Ma. Belen A. Councilors: EBARDOLAZA, Diano SJ. Sr. LORIAGA, Eduardo C. RABINA, Gaudencio A. TRINIDAD, Marissa F. CAPUCAO, Nathaniel F. ANTONIO, Romeo A. AGUID, Maria SJ. MOLL, Manaliel K. Municipal Treasurer: Municipal Engineer: Municipal Health Officer: Chief of Police:
Contact Person	Ms. Nancy Atanacio Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Camaligan Municipal Hall Camaligan, Camarines Sur Source:  http://naga.gov.ph/mndc/mndc_index_files/Dobiz_Camaligan.htm

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I am a Camaligueno. This blog is for my hometown Camaligan. All posts will be anything Camaligan: people, places, events. You are free to contribute--pictures, videos, essays, stories, poems. Contributor must be a legitimate Camaligueno. Contribution must be anything Camaligan. E-mail contributions to manongcamaligan@yahoo.com.--manong kamalig