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O'Guia Chocolate
Capiz emerges as a chocolate making hub in Western Visayas
by Capisnon.com Last November 9, 2024, the Capiz Cacao Producers’ Cooperative launched Conlu Cacao, the first -ever FDA-approved, Capisnon crafted chocolate brand. The formal launching was attended by provincial leaders and indu…
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St Catherine of Alexandria Parish Capiz
Church Visit: Mambusao's Vibrant Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church
The St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church was built in 1606 and is one of the oldest surviving churches in the Philippines, originally built during the Spanish period. The church has recently gained international prominence …
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Roxas City
In Photo: Prewar Roxas City Cathedral
Here's a colorized photo of the old Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in Capiz (now Roxas City), Capiz before World War II. Photo from Philippines Magazine, Volume 1, no. 2 - February 1941. The church, constructed in 1870s, wa…
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family lore
Remembering Lola
My grandmother, Lilian Yncong Lopez Acevedo. Here's a colorized version of her photograph, originally taken in 1949, when she was 20. Had she been alive today, she could have been 94. She told me a lot of stories when she wa…
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Typhoon Yolanda
Yolanda Recalled
By Christian George Acevedo Ten years ago.... I woke up with an unexplainable sense of anxiety. My grandfather was terribly ill. Just two nights before that, he was discharged from the hospital after his health condition worsened…
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Masonic Lodge
The Masonic Cemetery of Capiz
by Christian George Acevedo Our last stop for this year’s cemetery tour is the Masonic Cemetery. Our street is just beside this cemetery, so our place is more popularly known as Mason, rather than its official name of Sitio Carme…
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local history
Dumalag's Circular Cemetery
How often do you visit a circular cemetery? Not that frequent, maybe. Just like Paco in Manila and Nagcarlan, Laguna, the town of Dumalag in Capiz boasts a rare Spanish-era cemetery designed and constructed in a circular form.…
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heritage
Who's who of the Banica Cemetery?
The cemetery is a culture buff's park. Searching for dead people's mausoleum, niches, and burial grounds makes historical research fun. I live a few steps away from the Banica Cemetery and the Masonic Cemetery, hence o…
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local history
Meet and Greet with Tan Emo at Panay's Catholic Cemetery
... And my cemetery visit this year continues at Panay Catholic Cemetery in the town of Panay, Capiz. This is another circular cemetery, with diameters of 70 cm and made of coral stones. Entering the arch, you will read this Span…
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recuerdo de patay
Recuerdo de Patay: Memory of the Dead
It was customary among Filipino families in the 19th and 20th centuries to capture images of the deceased. The photograph is called Recuerdo de Patay , or memento mori. This could be creepy but these heirloom shots of the dead fa…
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