Tag: Barangay Bonawon

Barangay Bonawon celebrates its annual fiesta with fluvial parade. Luckily, I got a chance to take some of the scenes of this year’s festivities. Below are the photos I collected from the procession. One of the notable few to grace the event is Negros Oriental’s incumbent governor, Roel Degamo. Gov. Degamo (2nd from the right) at Bonawon’s Fluvial Parade (April 4, 2013) Photo Gallery: (click the image to zoom) [custom_gallery id=”3505″ layout=”masonry”]

Early residents of the barangay mostly believed that Barangay Bonawon comes from the Visayan word Bugnawon, which means bugnaw nga panahon or cold yet comforting weather. On the other hand, the Parish Priest of Siaton, Rev. Father Joaquin Gonzales, states that Bugnawon means peaceful minds of the residents or locally, bugnaw ang huna-huna sa mga lumulupyo. But whatever historical beginnings you believe, there is only one thing that we are sure about, that whoever stays in the barangay will truly find comfort. Bonawon mangrove area The early populace of the barangay were primarily composed of refugees from Mindanao who tried to ... Read more

I was home last April 2 to 5, 2011 and these are some of the photos I collected from a poor resolution I Pod Touch 4G cam. After taking this shots, my tech cravings started to climb on the chart of my “list to haves” this 2011. Topping the list is a DSLR. Anyways, that’s all for the desires. Have a peek on these loss quality photos. The Queens of the Tribes… [one_half] Street Dance Participant [/one_half] [one_half_last] Palaran Festival 2011’s Muyta [/one_half_last] The bands… Palaran’s Band Band Band rock that drums The Performers… Street Dancers Dancers Festival participants That’s ... Read more

palaran festival logoI finally came home, my 3rd time since I left to study in Manila. It wasn’t easy at first – of course, you will miss the locally cooked dish which I am used to, the unusual scenery, the bizarre corners of the village, the friendly and the unfriendly folks, etc. It was the best time to be home. The first week of April 2011 was the best schedule to pick in the year since it is when we celebrate the annual Feast of Saint Vincent Ferrer. Highlights of the week includes a local beauty pageant which started on ... Read more