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December 21, 2012 @ Banay-Banay 1st, San Jose, Batangas

Barangay Pangao, Ibaan, Batangas - History

Republic of the Philippines

Province of Batangas

Municipality of Ibaan

Barangay Pangao

PANGAO HISTORY

                According to local historian and the first settlers here, during the Japanese occupancy in this place “ipinapangaw” those people by the rebel from East to West or from West to East. Later the barrio called “Pangao” a word derived from “ipinapangaw” and the rest was history.

                Of the twenty six barrios comprising the municipality of Ibaan, Pangao ranks sixth in historical significance. Pangao is a sun kissed spot of plains. The inhabitants, which number most of whom are peaceful agriculturists. Some are vendors. They are God fearing, law-abiding group united in their endeavours, living a democratic life, participating the ideals of Christianity. The houses are mostly made up of bamboos, wood and galvanized iron and they are in both sides of the road. There are few isolated huts in the interior farms. Each house, through small is a model in cleanliness and each inhabitant living in hospitable way. Any visitor is greeted with a smile of welcome. Something to quench the thirst is served with sincerity that new comer easily finds himself at home in his place. The products of the farm are rice, sugar cane, mangoes and kalamansi. The people lead a real life.

                Much remains still undone in this barrio. But Pangao promise to march with the over changing condition of time. Who knows if sooner or later it will lead all the rest?

                Barangay Pangao is once a small settlement founded by the hardworking people from the neighboring towns and provinces. Rumors had it also that this used to be center of Commerce which may be true because a lot of the people thrive on peddling commonly known among us as the “lako” business. The rest of the people have since been engaged in farming and livestock raising.  

Fieldtrip - Everything at Once

Last November 27, 2012 I visited the Davao Crocodile Park – Manila, Philippine Science Centrum – Marikina and The Mind Museum - Taguig. The purpose of this trip was to look at some of the exhibits to see how information about science is presented and to learn more about concepts and discoveries related to this area of medical laboratory science.

About 6:30 am we start to go to our first destination the Davao Crocodile Park – Manila. The students were accompanied by the tour guide named “Ate CJ” and some of the MLS faculty. Approximately 9:05 am when we arrived at Davao Crocodile Park – Manila. The first show I visited was Hornbill show by Billy and Bill. The audience will only say the magic word “fly” and “catch”. Followed by the raven bird show named Noahafter that is the green male parrot show named Hannah and white cockatoos named Jam. The other audiences are enjoying the live bird show because of amusement and how do birds really follow the instructions given to them by their masters. However, the masters showed the kids how they feed their crocodiles. The finale, there was the man who cross the rope using his feet at the same time not using safety gear. He has a secret balancing power that he used in able to go in the other side of the station, but to think of it, what if he fall to that 10 feet river of so many crocodiles? He could really die. And there’s the incident. He fell and fortunately he’s ready with his grip and balance to stand using that rope. It’s “buwis-buhay” stuff. We are able to have a photograph with the little crocodile. Kids are so scary, and when the big python showed up and placed in the top of the table with no mouthpiece. Jeez, the skin of that long, long, long snake is so scary.

11:05 am lunch at BlueWave, Pasay. Then, 1:15 pm we arrive at Philippine Science Centrum – Marikina. That is the only exhibit I went that has no air-conditioning unit,  everyone of us are looking for cool place, cause we can’t enjoy the scenery if it’s too hot. 3:30 pm we enter the The Mind Museum – Taguigbecause our ticket time schedule is from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm and we were welcomed by the robot named Aedi. That was the most interesting part of the field trip for me. I discover a lot of things and it was a great help for the students like me that’s why it was called “the first world class museum in the Philippines.”  After a one of a kind experience at the Mind Museum, we went at Market! Market!, also in Taguig City to have our dinner and buy some souvenirs. Our bus no. 2 left the mall around 8:45 pm.

Overall, it was a fun experience with my new school. I’m glad because schools allow fieldtrips; especially in CAMP they include it in the MLS curriculum. Out of 10, I rank the whole field trip a grade of 9. 

Reiss Perez

Reiss Perez