It’s been three months since my last post here. With tons of other commitments and changed priorities, I have not been able to update this blog until last week when I was trying to look for a post that I simply couldn’t find. I realized then the necessity for a new theme. Hence, the new [...]
ILOCOS NORTE COMES TO SALCEDO MARKET The Salcedo Community Market and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte will host an Ilocos food and crafts fair on Saturday, 15 December 2007, showcasing the finest fresh produce, specialty food items and indigenous crafts from the Ilocos region. Entitled “Panaggapas: The Ilocano Harvest,†the day-long event is organized [...]
In 1807, the people of Piddig (in Ilocos Norte) rose in revolt against the oppressive tax measures being imposed by the Spanish colonial government, particularly on the production of basi — the sugarcane wine much-loved by Ilocanos. It was a grievance that has been festering since 1782 when the first revolt occurred against the tobacco [...]
COOKING FOR HEROES When Bryan of Fire Water Husband submitted his theme idea (and interest to host) in an email thread about forthcoming Lasang Pinoy events, I was initially dumbstruck. What, indeed, given the chance, would I cook for a hero? Given the list of prominent Filipinos declared as national heroes, the second challenge was [...]
