MARINDUQUE MORIONES 2008

Various activities have been lined up by the six municipalities of Marinduque in connection with the Moriones 2008 Lenten celebration. The municipality of Gasan, re-asserting itself as the cultural nerve-center of Marinduque expects a huge turn-out of participants to the annual GASANG-GASANG EASTER FESTIVAL , a street-dancing competition to highlight Christ's Resurrection. Contingents from nearby towns have registered. New activities like a kite flying competition and film-showing of adaptations of Jesus' stories have also been scheduled.

In partnership with the local community theater group, TEATRO BALANGAW, curtains will rise on Holy Thursday and Black Saturday for the Gasan premiere presentation of "ANG KRISTO: PASYON-DULA", a three and-a-half hour play on the life of Christ. The play is composed of an amateur cast of 65 local artists from the towns of Boac, Gasan and Buenavista, and features noted Repertory stage-actor JOHN ARCILLA as KRISTO. To be shown at Guingona Park, Gasan 7:30 pm March 20 & 22, 2008.

Local Historians

Marinduque Historians PH Manguera and Myke Magalang (Boac Historical Society) also presented papers. (Manguera on contemporary political history and Magalang on the significance of the Balanacan Bombing of 1944.

HISTORY BOOKS FOR MARINDUQUE

NHI 's Dr. Augusto de Viana hands over to Atty Lloyd Allan Velasco, provincial administrator, various Philippine history books for the province.

Municipalities told to request for similar books from NHI and pick them up at the NHI office at Tm Kalaw, Ermita.

Participants to the Conference on Marinduque

When Marinduque's bright young minds meet to talk about the past, the present and the future of local history, expect the expression of ideas that appeared to have never been heretofore ventilated..

1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARINDUQUE

Mogpog Central School, Feb. 19-20, 2008, with representatives from the National Historical Institute, Philippine Historical Society, National Museum and local historical societies.

The first ever conference on local history initiated by a local government unit as output of the NHI-initiated national conferences on oral and local history.

MARINDUQUE MORIONES 2008

Attracting the younger generation to join the old fun.

MARINDUQUE TOURISM COUNCIL meeting called by provincial administrator and new tourism czar LORD ALLAN JAY VELASCO. Fresh ideas to promote the island!

"ARAY ARAY KINAGAT NG KURAY", a local song goes. Ito pala 'yun fresh and salt-water crab found in Sabang River, Buenavista and Gaspar Island.