Historical Data of Baler 1952-1953
54 years ago, Memorandum Order No. 1934 was issued, probably by the Mayor of Baler, the Municipal Council or the Administrator of Baler Central School. It created a committee to “gather textbooks, manuals, course of studies and other reference of local materials”. Different sub-committees were created in the Poblacion and other barrios. These committees gathered historical datas, conducted interviews ang collected facts about the town of Baler and it’s different Barrios.
The committe chairman was Mr. Pedro A. Sindac, and the document that resulted was the Historical Data of the Municipality of Baler, Sub-Province of Aurora 1952-1953. It contained historical and cultural information about the town as well as the barrios of Bacong , Calabuanan, Ditumabo, Dibut, Reserva and the Barrio of San Luis.
I found it in my computer while browsing for files that I can use for Batangbaler. It was already in Word document file. I can’t recall where I got this file but i’m sure i saw it in another computer, probably one I was asked to repair or check. Anyway, it was a public document and there’s no problem in putiing it on line. It was quite a revealing document. There are so many historical and cultural informations that provide a window to Baler life 50 years ago. Some places listed are new to me and i can’t place them in the present map like where in San Luis are Dikabilayan, Dimanawnaw, and Dikabanbana?
And there was a a street in Baler named Taft, what is it’s present name now? Or what happened to Mrs. Quezon’s vacation house in Binilwag? This document offers answers as well as new questions. Read it and enjoy.
Click on the pages below to read the documents or download the PDF version here.
June 16th, 2006 at 2:14 am
Two streets mentioned in the artcle were from Americans, Taft and Gen. Vanholtz. VANHOLZTS maybe Gen. BANDHOLTZ as mentioned in MLQ3 website about his grandpa, MLQ….
Quezon was furious at the United States when the rebellion collapsed. The insurrectionists who fought with the Americans in the original struggle considered themselves betrayed. Out of jail, Quezon was so angry that he refused to learn English. But he met an American officer, General BANDHOLTZ-the first American he had ever known well-and discovered promptly that Americans were not Spaniards. Bandholtz said that Quezon must learn English and that he would pay Quezon, instead of vice versa, to take lessons from him! Then Bandholtz was transferred from the islands; Quezon dropped English, and did not take it up again until he become Philippine Commissioner in Washington in 1909, when he learned it with astounding speed.
June 16th, 2006 at 2:59 am
I got a complete listing of the parish priest that copied from Franciscan Archives in Spain. Unfortunately, in that listing there was no name of
Fr. Valeriano mentione. I presumed that name must be legendary.
June 17th, 2006 at 11:58 am
Narinig ko na kay Nanay ang ilan sa mga sumusunod na stanza, hindi ko nga laang matandaan ang himig ngayon (kinakanta niya pag nagpapatulog ng bata sa aluyan)
TRADITIONAL SONGS OF PEOPLE IN RESERVA ( taken from historical data of Baler)
1. Otoy ay matulog na
Ang nanay mo ay wala pa
At naroon sa laguarda
Namimitas ng Sampaga.
2. Ale Aleng namamangka
At kunin mo itong bata
Idala mo sa Maynila
Ipalit mo ng marhuya.
3. Ang ina mo ay wala pa
At naroon nagsisimba
Ikaw ay dadalhan niya
Ng magandang stampa.
4. Kami ngayon ay aalis na
At sa amin ay uuwi na
At ang madlang alaala
Sa iyo ay iiwan na.
5. Kaya irog matuwa ka
Bukas uli babalik pa
Pauwi na ang madalang disa
Asahang momg mahal kita.
May 10th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
tnx to the author of this website….dahil dito nagwa kong matapos ang Project ko sa Literature ko. Maraming salamat kay mr. Joseph Gonzales and to all contributors, dahil sa mga ipinost nyo na mga data tungkol sa kasaysayan ng Baler ay nakatulong ng malaki para matapos ko ang project….Goodluck and God Bless!!!!