The Leaders of Pakil

Election is near coming and awaiting the hope for folks of Pakil to assume any better changes in this old town. Pakil, Laguna was known for religious traditions, good food and arts. With old folks are saying, hoping the town would goes little bit better has to change everything including leadership.

Leadership in Pakil have nothing different than other political talks but with people closer as cousins, family and friends, the people here were divided by mere trust and family or friends attachments. Looking forward to this town in progressive perspective will deal with much talks and critical decisions to choose the best options including leadership.

The progress of any town including Pakil should not rely on leadership but also with the help of community and organizations to find resources, skills among people and diplomatic method with neighboring towns.

To put business establishments should go further in a way utilizing the people skills and not only for the sake of good income. Helping Pakil's folks is merely simple but complicated in different perspective. One recommendation is to find the right people with the best knowledge and cultivate the possible solutions to whatever problems this towns is experiencing.

Turumba Song Lyrics

“Turumba turumba mariangga; matuwa tayo't magsaya; sumayaw ng tu-turumba; puri sa Birhen Maria; turumba turumba sa Birhen; matuwa tayo't mag-aliw; turumba'y ating sayawin; puri sa Mahal na Birhen; biyernes ng makita ka; linggo ng i-ahon ka; sumayaw ng tu-turumba; puri sa Birhen Maria, sa Birhen (2x); turumba turumba sa Birhen; turumba turumba sa Birhen; turumba'y ating sayawin; puri sa Mahal na Birhen (repeat).”

The Visual Artists of Pakil, Laguna

Danilo Echavaria Dalena (4 Jan 1942) made his mark in the early 1970s with his caustic political cartoons and illustrations for the Free Press and Asia-Philippines Leader as it raised the standards of editorial art in the country. He also did a series of highly realistic toilet and graffiti drawings in 1972. He has produced series of paintings depicting folk costums and lifestyles in the city. When he returned to his hometown in Pakil, Laguna he has found new artistic inspiration in folk costums and lifestyle depicting its festivities. In 1974 shortly alter the declaration of martial law caused the closing down of the Philippine Leader, Dalena found himself without work. He then began the Jai A/ai Series that portrayed not the game itself but the swirling mass of bettors who arrived hopeful but left as losers. One of the paintings in his series grabbed the grand prize in the Art Association of the Philippines competition the following year. An exhibit of 27 large oil paint

Marcelo Adonay

Adonay is the eldest of the 11 children born to farmers Mariano Adonay and Prudencia Quiteria in the town of Pakil, Laguna in the Philippines, then under the colonial rule of the Spanish Empire. The exact date of his birth is unknown but official documents indicated his baptismal date to be on February 6, 1848, and has been recognized as his de facto birth date. However, researchers suggested that baptism in the town at that time was generally performed within a day after birth, making February 5, 1848 as his probable date of birth. His father, aside from being a farmer, also played wind and brass instruments as a member of one of the town bands. Adonay in his early childhood showed enthusiasm for his father's musical instruments. As was the custom for boys during the Spanish colonial times, he was then involved in the ecclesiastical music tradition of his town. In 1856, poverty led his parents to entrust him to the care of Augustinian priests in Intramuros, Manila who discovered

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