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“El nervio óptico”, de María Gainza
La carta perdida es un volumen de relatos de quince autores argentinos editado por Fundación Andreani y compilado por María Gainza que surge
Somewhere in Gainza
Gainza is the smallest municipality and least populous in Camarines Sur. Although a small municipality with vast agricultural lands, there also some interesting things that can be found here. I have been there a lot of times because of fieldwork so I finally decided to write a blog about it because I finally have the necessary materials.
Plaza of Gainza
This is the monument of Bishop Francisco Gainza whom this municipality is named after. His plaza is said to be and probably the smallest plaza in the country.
Municipal Hall
This is the municipal hall of Gainza and the center of governance in the municipality. This is where the mayor, vice mayor and the board members work with different local government agencies/ offices to bring public service to their constituents.
Tulong Hinulid
The Tulong Hinulid is one of the reasons why people also visit this municipality especially during Holy Week for pilgrimage. The Tulong Hinulid are three images (Trio of Dead Christ) which is housed in a small chapel in Cagbunga, Gainza.
According to stories, the Tulong Hinulid were discovered in the same spot along a river in different periods of flooding in Gainza. Each of the images varied in length and have different tortured expressions with bloody cuts in their faces.
Every Maundy Thursday, the ritual bathing of Tulong Hinulid has become a tradition that has drawn devotees from neighboring towns. At 2pm, after the members of PPC (Parish Pastoral Coucil) prayed around the Tulong Hinulid, they would dab the statues’ bodies with cotton dipped from water that would then be used to treat ailments.
I was able to visit this last year while doing our fieldwork for tourism. The Tulong HInulid falls under pilgrimage and faith tourism.
Hanging Bridge
I have been longing to go here. I have seen this bridge posted on social media and I really thought of visiting it someday because it is an old hanging bridge but still going strong. It is located in Sampaloc, Gainza.
I planned to go here this year for my birthday (March 21, 2020) after our reading session with kids as part of Bicol Book Lovers Circle advocacy. However, the recent growing cases of COVID-19 in our country forced Luzon into an enhanced community quarantine which means less travel, close borders and stay at home to prevent the spread of the pandemic. We already postponed our event in Gainza prior the enhanced community quarantine because mass gatherings are also prohibited by then.
I never thought though that I will have the opportunity to be there just not on the day I planned. Although, there is a risk going out at this time of the pandemic, I still agreed to report for work. As a media practioner working in the government, I am also a silent frontliner whose task is to document what is happening and to show that the provincial government is doing its best in aiding everyone in the province while enhanced community quarantine is implemented. I was assigned to help and document the food distribution in Gainza so I guess I am still meant to be there and still with a mission to help the community at a time like this.
The hanging bridge is like a metaphor for every frontliner taking risks and whose life is on line right now. May we all stay safe and healthy. We all want to stay at home but some of us just can’t because they have a duty to fulfill. I will be back here when all of this is over. Probably with better photos of my signature talikod post.
Macri: la mafia más pesada
Macri: la mafia más pesada
Evidencias de plata narco en la campaña de Macri. En la maniobran de lavado hacen figurar “aportando” ¡a los candidatos opositores! La plata viene del narco Estafa de Cambiemos: ¡”aportan” candidatos rivales! Imagen: El cohete a la luna. Macri y Gainza, imputado por narco.
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La plata viene del narco
La plata viene del narco
La nota del domingo de Horacio Verbitsky en El cohete a la luna deja varias informaciones destacadas. Una de ellas es la evidencia de un fuerte involucramiento del macrismo con el narco.
En medio del escándalo de la plata sucia que el macrismo lavó en las elecciones de 2015 y 2017 aparece como mucho más que una mera hipótesis especulativa que esos dineros provienen en buena medida del…
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WINNERS: Gainza, Camarines Sur Local Elections 2016 Results
WINNERS: Gainza, Camarines Sur Local Elections 2016 Results #Halalan2016 #Eleksyon2016 #votePH #PHvote #LocalPolls2016
Here are the winners of Gainza, Camarines Sur local elections 2016. The official tally and results of the local government elections held across the municipality of Gainza, Camarines Sur on Monday, May 9, are collected centrally and are put in COMELEC Mirror Server, which are also available from other sources, including Rappler, GMA Network, ABS-CBN, and other local agencies. The winners of the…
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Gainza, Camarines Sur Official Local Candidates and Mock Poll 2016
Gainza, Camarines Sur Official Local Candidates and Mock Poll 2016 #Halalan #Eleksyon #votePH #PHvote
Local elections will be held in Gainza, Camarines Sur on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice-mayor and councilors. Gainza is a fifth class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, has a population of 10,345 people according to the 2010 census. It is politically subdivided into 8…
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