Aparisyon, Jodi Sta. Maria, Mylene Dizon | PMDB: Philippines Movie Database

An indie film by US-based Filipino filmmaker Vincent Sandoval was shot on location in Angono between March 28 to April 20, 2012. The movie trailer shows forest like environment with monastery setting which could either be at the Loyola Retreat House or the Vincentian Hills Seminary.



Aparisyon, Jodi Sta. Maria, Mylene Dizon | PMDB: Philippines Movie Database:

"‘Aparisyon’ is the second feature film of US-based filmmaker Vincent Sandoval. The movie won a grant from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The non-profit arts service organization Fractured Atlas, sponsored the making of this project.
The film was shot in Angono, Rizal. ‘Aparisyon’ is focus on the emotional aftermath of the cloistered nuns as they grapple and unravel with such incident.
Cast:
Jodi Sta. Maria
Mylene Dizon
Raquel Villavicencio
Fides Cuyugan-Asencio"

Full article can be viewed on the Philippine Movies Database (PMDB) website:
http://www.moviesphilippines.com/trailers/aparisyon-jodi-sta-maria-mylene-dizon/

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Movement to launch monthly-themed celebrations for Calungsod | CBCP News

Katulad nina Tandang Juancho, Botong Francisco at Pitok Blanco  na may mga artworks na may mga religious theme, gayundin ang mga kasalukuyang artists ng Angono sa kanilang pagpipinta kay Blessed Pedro Calungsod.



Movement to launch monthly-themed celebrations for Calungsod | CBCP News:

MANILA, July 6, 2012—A movement for Pedro Calungsod plans to launch a monthly themed celebrations in view of promoting the upcoming canonization of the 2nd Filipino Saint.

Clarke Nebrao of +Big Movement said to effectively promote the 2nd Filipino saint, “we need to be consistent by doing plus big event for Pedro.”

“So we start with the ‘big move’ this July which will start the countdown of the 100 days of Pedro Calungsod with the tagline ‘Big Move: 100 days to Pedro’s canonization’ that will be launched during the 1st Catholic Social Media Summit on July 14 and 15,” Nebrao said.

August is the “big dare”, an activity that will dare our fellow Filipinos especially the youth, not only here in the country but also all over the world to embrace the virtues and the life of Pedro Calungsod.

Nebrao said that during this month, doing small acts of goodness for others will be the main values to be applied because these will have lasting effect to others.

September would be the “big push”, with activities ranging from musical concert for Pedro Calungsod to releasing of coffee book table, painting of the Saint as interpreted by Angono artists or famous artists in the country and a mission album.

To read the full article, please visit the CBCP website:
http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/19970


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PHILIPPINE EAGLE OWLS AT ANGONO, RIZAL | e-BON

The site of the Angono Petroglyphs is recently attracting tourists not only because of the oldest known work of art in the Philippines but because of the family of owl living on the site where the 3000BC work of art is located.


PHILIPPINE EAGLE OWLS AT ANGONO, RIZAL | e-BON:

"WBCP MEMBER VINCENT LAO WRITES ABOUT HOW HE CAME TO DISCOVER ANOTHER PHILIPPINE EAGLE OWL FAMILY, THIS TIME IN ANGONO INSTEAD OF BALARA AND MOST AMAZING OF ALL — VIEWABLE IN THE DAYTIME!

OWLING AT ANGONO
by Vincent Lao

I had never heard of the Angono Petroglyph in Binangonan, Rizal before. I learned about the site from a travel blog. With the limited directions available online, I was not surprised that only a few people knew of the place. But this also meant that it was a good place for birds!

My first visit to the site gave me an impression that it might be a good place for hiking. On my second visit, I was told that there were some owls in the area. It was during my third visit that I actually saw an owl in the wild for the first time. The owl was easy to identify because I had seen some pictures of the Philippine Eagle Owl family in Balara reported by another birder a few weeks ago. This owl seemed cooperative enough while I was taking shot after shot with my digiscope setup. It even stared at me as if to say “Go ahead, take your best shot!” or probably just gauging whether or not I was a threat."

Visit the online newsletter of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines for the complete story:
http://ebonph.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/philippine-eagle-owls-at-angono-rizal/


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Doreen, the consummate teacher | Inquirer Opinion

Ilang newspaper clippings ng mga artikulo ni Gng. Doreen Gamboa Fernandez tungkol sa Angono, Balaw-Balaw Restaurant at sa may-ari nito na si Perdigon Vocalan ang nakadisplay sa Balaw-Balaw.  Masasabing si Doreen Fernandez ang una at naging daan upang makilala ang Balaw-Balaw dahil sa kanyang mga sinulat na artikulo ukol dito.  

May nabasa din akong artikulo nya na naglalahad hindi lang ng mga pagkaing tatak Angono, tulad ng fried itik, paggamit ng dahon ng alagaw bilang sangkap sa pagluluto at mga luto sa isdang kanduli kundi maging ng mga pagdiriwang sa panahon ng kapistahan ni San Clemente at Salubong sa Pasko ng Pagkabuhay.


Maraming Salamat! Doreen Fernandez.



Doreen, the consummate teacher | Inquirer Opinion:

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Doreen, the consummate teacher | Inquirer Opinion:


 "Oh, to be so loved by one’s students that they would remember, not the drudgery of writing and learning, but the memorable experiences deliberately planned for them, all to be used as material for writing. She took them to trips to nearby Angono for its rich folk and popular culture. When the first McDonald’s first opened in downtown Manila, she took her freshman class there and placed an order of 24 of the following: burgers, fries, apple pies, fizzy drinks—all to discuss, analyze, savor, and write about in a writing exercise back in the classroom. Others cannot forget being led to discover how to open a fish head and its 13 distinct flavors. Another one said he never thought he was any good as a writer until she typed all his poems and photocopied them for the class to appreciate. One considers her the best single teacher he ever had. “She was our excuse to gush,” another one said unabashedly."

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The prince and the poet: Botong and the ultimate collector - The Philippine Star » Lifestyle Features » Arts and Culture

Isang malaking pangarap na makapagpatayo sa bayan ng Angono ng dalawang higanteng Museo  para sa dalawang anak ng Angono na mga Alagad ng Sining.  


Ang una ay para kay Botong na maglalaman ng reproduksyon ng  lahat ng kanyang obra maestra. Sa mga naglalakihang murals na gawa ni Botong ay tunay na magiging higante ang museo na ito. At ang ikalawa ay museo-concert hall para kay Maestro Lucio San Pedro, para bang extension ng CCP sa bayan ng Angono.


Hindi naman masama ang mangarap ngunit kung maisasakatuparan ay malaki ang maitutulong sa patuloy na pagpapayaman sa larangan ng sining at turismo sa bayan ng Angono.



 "MANILA, Philippines - Manila in the 1950s was, quite simply, another time and another place. Glittering, glamorous, Manila was part Vegas, part L.A. Confidential, peopled by hardy entrepreneurs, some say, even buccaneers, who had walked through the flames of World War II and triumphed.

The country was bursting with optimism as well as a steadfast Filipino pride. The future was there for the taking. Men were making matches made in heaven with Miss Universe, couturiers like Ramon Valera and Salvacion “Slim” Lim were confecting visions fit for the Paris runways, and a revolving-door of celebrities from Tyrone Power, Gregory Peck (think Roman Holiday!), Orson Welles, to William Randolph Hearst and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor populated the Manila society pages, while the local business aristocracy would routinely make it to Time Magazine. Sleek skyscrapers, housing nightclubs, theaters, as well as bustling multinational offices, jostled side by side to fill the skyline."

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PH's 'Cinderella Man' receives RING flyweight belt | ABS-CBN News

Angono, hindi lang pang artists, pang sports pa! Sonny Boy Jaro, maipagmamalaking Adopted Son of Angono.


PH's 'Cinderella Man' receives RING flyweight belt

ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 06/20/2012 6:39 PM | Updated as of 06/20/2012 6:39 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxing champion Sonny Boy Jaro finally received his The RING flyweight belt months after his sixth-round technical knockout victory over Thai boxing legend Pongsaklek Wonjongkam.

Jaro, who also owns the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight crown, was handed the RING belt at the Angono Municipal Gymnasium in Rizal, according to RingTV.


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