Category Archives: Rural
Fallacies Galore
LOCAL JOURNALISTS swear they have not seen debates as highly charged as the spectacle they witnessed at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) recently. Our provincial dads were arguing on the release of the province’s P254-million share in the P5.81-billlion tobacco excise … Continue reading
Filed under Government/Politics, Ilocos, Rural
Portrait of a writer as Ilocano:A tribute to Sozimo Ma. Pablico (1938-2009)
(Sosimo Ma. Pablico, agriculture columnist of The Ilocos Times, passed away last April 22 at age 70. Survived by his wife Barbie and son Paul Ethelbert, his remains lie in state in San Fernando, La Union.) I FIRST knew about … Continue reading
Pockets of redemption
Aside from writing and teaching, my heart also beats for community organizing. That is why when I was asked to handle the National Service Training Program-Community Welfare Training Service (NSTP-CWTS) in our college, I immediately agreed. Photo here shows a … Continue reading
Kampay!
I may have been too busy drinking gulping SanMig Light the past years that I failed to notice one good alak manufactured right here in Sunshine City Laoag. Discovered it lately through a blog entry detailing a tambay at tagay … Continue reading
Filed under Personals, PinoyPride, Rural, The Good Life, Tourism
Provincial bliss
MRS. MATIPO of our university library was the 50th person to ask me this question: “What made you decide to come home to the province and teach here?” It was mid-June last year and I was meeting the librarian for … Continue reading
“Farmer son of Batac” writes
This columnist was delighted to receive an email from reader Ernesto Rabanal Lagmay, who calls himself “farmer son of Batac”, although he is now based in Norway. He writes: “Hello Herdy! I just read your column and I am impressed … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Farm, Revolution, Rural, Sociology
Agunit and the farmer wannabe
(This is my first article in the Ilocos Times. While columnists are expected to be men of notable knowledge, allow me to begin by writing about something I have no expertise on. “Wisest is he who knows he does not … Continue reading
