Scout Rogelio Ybardolaza from Pakil included its named on Major Street

Located at Tomas Morato corner Timog Avenue in Quezon City.

These memorial was erected in memory of the Filipino scouts and scout masters who died in a plane crash in Bombay, India on their way to Marathon, Greece. The South Triangle district is also often called Scout Area. In fact, a barangay in the area is named Barangay "Laging Handa" (Filipino for "Always Prepared"), the motto of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

All the streets of the barangays situated in these rotonda (Barangay Laging-Handa, South Triangle, Roxas, Obrero, Paligsahan and Sacred Heart) are named to them. Those street names are the following:

1.Scout Ramon V. Albano
2.Scout Patricio Bayoran
3.Scout Gabriel Nicolas Borromeo
4.Scout Roberto Castro
5.Scout Henry Chuatoco
6.Scout Victor de Guia Jr.
7.Scout Jose Antonio Delgado
8.Scout Lirado Fernandez
9.Scout Felix Fuentebella Jr.
10.Scout Pedro Gandia
11.Scout Antonio Limbaga
12.Scout Roberto Lozano
13.Scout Paulo Madriñan
14.Scout Jose Erin Magbanua
15.Scout Dr. Llorante Ojeda
16.Scout Romeo R. Rallos
17.Scout Filamor Reyes
18.Scout Wilfredo Santiago
19.Scout Benecio Tobias
20.Scout Antonio Torillo
21.Scout Ascario Tuason
22.Scout Rogelio Ybardolaza (from Pakil)

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 inco...

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 exhib...

Adonay, The Maestro from Pakil

The music of renowned 19th century Filipino composer Marcelo Adonay (1848-1928) will be brought to life by the Philippine Madrigal Singers led by Mark Carpio, with bass soloist, Greg de Leon, pianist Nita Abrogar-Quinto, violinist Chona Noble, the UP Cherubim and Seraphim, conducted by Elena R. Mirano, and the UP Orchestra under the baton of Prof. Edna Martinez in a concert entitled Adonay, the Maestro from Pakil. An informal talk on the maestro and his milieu at 1:30 PM at the CCP Dream Theater will precede the concert. Produced by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, this event is part of the Center’s thrust on Arts Education in line with the continuing crusade of historical musicologists from the University of the Philippines to acquaint Filipino audiences with the lost music of their Spanish colonial heritage, in the aftermath of the launching of the book, “The Life and Works of Marcelo Adonay” (UP Press 2009, National Book Awardee, Art Category ), by Elena Mirano, Co...

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