tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:37:44 +0000ChabacanoCavite CityFamilyGeneralTravelNuestra Señora de la SoledadPoliticsFoodHistoryMusicOn Chabacano and Cavite City. Dedicated to (the memory of) things Chabacano and Caviteño. Chabacano is the dialect once spoken by many in my mother's hometown of Cavite City, where I too was born.http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-3786408790495076148Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:24:00 +00002010-11-09T01:07:29.519+08:00The people of Cavite City are still in shock over the murder of Joan Felicilda and her 12-year-old daughter Lisha. The latest reports say the police have managed to obtain cartographic sketches of the suspects, who stabbed Joan several times. Medical reports say Lisha was raped before she was killed. Neighbors and the police found the bodies of Joan and Lisha in their home in the early morning http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2010/11/shock-and-sorrow-in-cavite-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-4731338113256462535Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:26:00 +00002010-11-06T01:31:26.159+08:00Ung anyo ya desde ya escribi yo aqui na blog. Que mucho ya ya pasa. Tiene ya niso nuevo presidente y nuevo gobyerno.Pero maski no ma yo ta hace post aqui, tiene pa rin ta le, y ta escribi conmigo.Abajo el comment de Senior Gallo, porcasa fiesta ya naman, y tiempo ya tambien para culda el mga cuento de ayer:Un cuento del pasado. Hola para los legitimos chabacanos del ciudad del Cavite. Fiesta ya http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2010/11/un-cuento-del-pasado.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-111077935949114848Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:25:00 +00002009-11-05T11:38:53.642+08:00 Ya susta yo tiene ya pala diccionario el Chabacano de Cavite. The Diccionario is a very useful tool for both speakers and learners of Chabacano. It is divided into three sections: Part I - Chabacano-Ingles-Tagalog Part II - Ingles-Chabacano Part III - Tagalog-Chabacano So, if you're looking for a word in Chabacano and know only the English or Tagalog equivalent, the Chabacano http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2009/11/diccionario-chabacano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-6205866438350363799Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:54:00 +00002009-06-11T22:56:10.406+08:00Isang maalab na pagbati sa Araw ng Kalayaan mula sa siyudad ng Kabite, tahanan mga bayani, sa makasaysayang lalawigan ng Kabite. Cavite City (then called Cavite Puerto) was the site of the 1872 Cavite mutiny that resulted in the martyrdom of Padres Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora. Cavite City is also the birthplace of Ladislao Diwa, who founded the Katipunan with Andres Bonifacio, http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2009/06/araw-ng-kalayaan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-5895100975601234302Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-06-08T12:11:18.221+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoGeneralTravelLong time no post. Here's a new one. A Chabacano conversation.Chabacano 1 (C1): Ay, que bonito ya pala aqui. Como Baywalk na Roxas Boulevard. Mira tu quesi manga luz, el manga lamppost! Como na Manila! Chabacano 2 (C2): E, cuanto pedaso lang esi. Cunta tu.C2: Cuatro lang. O pero tiene pa aqui na park. C1: Nuevo lang esi, nuay pa ung mes. C2: Bueno naman, at least tiene dondi pwede pasya mga http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2009/06/cavite-cityss-bay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-1124969095607234384Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +00002008-12-23T14:38:33.274+08:00Cavite CityNuestra Señora de la SoledadIn late November to early December, the San Roque Church played host to a Marian exhibit. Actually the host (or hostess) was San Roque's patron saint, Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga.The images included the Mater Dolorosa, Nuestra Señora de la Turumba, Nuestra Señora de la Leche, Nuestra Señora del Rosario and many others.I took these photos at a time when the exhibit was closed, andhttp://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2008/12/la-virgen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-2216838899934383664Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:27:00 +00002008-11-27T08:15:44.097+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoNuestra Señora de la SoledadTiene egroup el mga Caviteño que ta ayuda na construction del San Roque Church, el casa de La Soledad. Ya habla ilo, mga dos o tres año pa raw bago caba el iglesia, pero cabao ya raw el physical structure. Ya umpisa el construction di quel 2001. El nombre y email address del egroup sanroquerenovationgroup@yahoogroups.ca.I was in Cavite the past days, and I've been marvelling at the devotion http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2008/11/san-roque-church-renovation-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-7030458823609346786Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:58:00 +00002008-11-27T08:16:06.119+08:00Nuestra Señora de la SoledadFor all Caviteños everywhere, here is a belated greeting on the feast of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga, Cavite City's patroness. Happy Fiesta!Below is the official poster commemmorating the event, courtesy of Ms. Joy Picache dela Rosa of the Cavite City Library and Musuem. Gracias, Ma'am Joy!http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2008/11/viva-la-soledad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-7813335102044906086Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:10:00 +00002008-07-31T15:28:38.254+08:00Cavite CityGeneralTravelLooks like the Manila-Cavite coastal road project is quietly pushing through, and if newspaper reports are to be believed, one proof is that fishing villages in Bacoor, Cavite are being told to prepare to be wiped out.That's the gist of the story that came out in today's Philippine Daily Inquirer, and in the print version, there was even a graphic of the route from the Zapote Bacoor Interchange http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2008/07/price-of-progress-cavite-road-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-3821560667898480364Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:56:00 +00002008-07-31T15:29:23.528+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoGeneralNuestra Señora de la SoledadCredit must be given where it is due.The Mass being said every second Saturday in Chabacano is translated by Ms Joy Picache dela Rosa, curator and librarian of the Cavite City Library and Museum (CCLM). At right is a sketch of Ms Joy which appears in CCLM's monthly newsletter.Ms. Joy sent me an email, and I'm taking the liberty of posting it here:Hello, I read in your blog that you were able to http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2008/07/misa-chabacano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-4864336263048226426Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:37:00 +00002008-07-31T15:30:04.143+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoGeneralNuestra Señora de la SoledadAt the San Roque Church in Cavite City, anticipated masses are said in Chabacano every other Saturday evening.My grandmother and uncle usually attend these masses, and they gave me a copy of the mini-misalette.The mass is called Misa del Pueblo. In Tagalog, Ang Misa ng Sambayanan, in English, the People's Mass.I will eventually share the misalette with you in this blog, but for now, let me just http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2008/07/apostles-creed-in-chabacano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-5830614776642266631Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:59:00 +00002008-07-31T15:30:43.301+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoGeneralHistoryApologies for the long absence. Work got in the way, and could not be ignored, specially in these hard times.I'd like to post here a comment made by an anonymous reader of Habla Chabacano, in reaction to a post about Padre Pedro. Here is what Anynoymous said:Yo naci' en la ciudad de Cavite en 1944 durante la guerra contra Japon. Conoci' Padre Pedro Lerena, un puro espanol. Era un padre de http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2008/07/despues-de-una-larga-ausencia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-3626503511022431700Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:12:00 +00002007-11-19T21:41:16.997+08:00Cavite CityGeneralOn the sidelines of last week's fiesta in Cavite City, we chanced upon this scene along Dra Salamanca St.Can you make it out? Let me know what you see in the picture, and please post a comment so we'll know if we're all seeing things correctly.Clue: Years ago, this would have been a total no-no. But not now, in the age of American Idol, Philippine Idol and Pinoy Dream Academy.http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/11/whats-in-picture-cosa-esti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-5046444467753406238Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:44:00 +00002007-11-12T16:38:59.910+08:00Cavite CityFamilyGeneralNuestra Señora de la SoledadKapag nababanggit ang piyesta ng Cavite City, ang unang pumapasok sa isip ng mga Kabitenyo ay ang Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga. Ang imahen ay matatagpuan sa simbahan ng San Roque.Punung puno ang paligid ng simbahan kapag ganitong piyesta. Dumarating ang mga debotong Kabitenyo at pati na rin yung mga galing sa malalayong lugar. Sabi nga ng nanay ko na nasa Amerika na ngayon, http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/11/fiesta-ng-cavite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-5510497820130045517Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:07:00 +00002007-11-10T21:35:08.487+08:00Cavite CityFamilyGeneralNuestra Señora de la SoledadLights are ablaze in Cavite City as it celebrates the feast of Nuestra Senora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga, which falls on the second Sunday of November.When we were kids, and even when we had kids of our own, one of the highlights of fiesta celebration would be the trip to thechubibo or the karnabal on the eve of the actual fiesta. The rides and games used to located in the land where the new http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/11/bisperas-ng-piyesta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-5964902813225859880Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:21:00 +00002007-11-08T20:18:06.480+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoFamilyNuestra Señora de la SoledadThese last two months of the year are the most festive times in Cavite City. "Alegreng alegre alla" (Very happy there!) is what people would say.That's because after All Saints' Day comes the feast of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga, patroness of Cavite City. For Caviteño families, these are occasions for bonding and for returning to the hometown, especially with the Christmas spirithttp://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/11/cavite-city-fiesta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-745860057649246073Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:29:00 +00002007-11-02T15:04:05.851+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoFamilyGeneralSeeing all those reminders of a family's past, like Filipinos do every All Saints' Day, gets people thinking about their forefathers and foremothers, who were they, what were they like in life, and all those things.Darth Amelie had those kinds of musings when she visited her grandfather's grave in Noveleta, Cavite. Read her entry here.In Cavite City, this is one occasion when you still hear a http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/11/all-saints-day-nostalgia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-3060764571718859846Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:00:00 +00002007-10-24T18:32:35.354+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoGeneralTodos Los Santos ya naman!A week from now people will be traveling to hometowns to visit the resting places of departed loved ones, so let me just avoid the Undas rush by making my own annual observation of Todos Los Santos in cyberspace. Besides, nuay ma yo gana anda alla porcasa nuay ma mi nana y tata, mga hermana y hermano. Otro kasi si nuay ilo y niso-niso lang. (I've lost the urge to go http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/10/todos-los-santos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-2595689342697157864Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:41:00 +00002007-10-24T09:50:01.487+08:00ChabacanoTo the unfamiliar, Chabacano sounds the same whether it is spoken in Zamboanga or in Cavite City. But its speakers can easily spot the differences, as did blogger Jerome Herrera of Zamboanga who happened to visit this blog earlier this week.He used entries in HablaChabacano to analyze the differences, and I'm so glad he did so. Bueno naman ya pudi eli haci aquel. I haven't seen anyone in the http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/10/tale-of-two-chabacanos_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-846297757338234914Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:52:00 +00002007-10-22T02:32:01.091+08:00Cavite CityChabacanoGeneralI've been meaning to write about this but didn't find the time, till now.Below is an image of Aviso, the monthly newsletter of the Cavite City Museum and Library headed by Ms Joy Picache dela Rosa. She has been sending them to me and others in her mailing list, urging everyone to distribute them to friends, family and acquaintances from Cavite City: Esta aqui el Aviso para el mes del Julio 2007.http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/10/aviso.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-3426644760374059662Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:06:00 +00002007-07-30T23:31:31.357+08:00ChabacanoFoodTalda ya yo no ta oi el vianda calandracas. Ora ya lang ulit. Gracias con Ige Ramos. Na su blog, Bayang Magiliw, ta insiña Ige quilaya ta cusi calandracas. Si quiere buso pruba o prindi cusi calandracas, bisita lang con Ige, llama con eli na cell phone, o kaya escribi via email. Talla todo el detalye na su blog. Ya culda yo di na ve otro mga vianda ta comi mga Caviteño como bacalao, croquetas,http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/07/ige-ramoss-calandracas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-5823668164369711430Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:29:00 +00002007-08-01T12:46:38.899+08:00Cavite CityFamilyGeneralTravelCavite City is my family's hometown, but like many of us who have moved and moved on, I view it with a mixture of fondness and dread.Fondness because it's where our roots lie, where my maternal grandparents and all their children were born, where my parents first met and fell and in love, where they have a home, and where many memories (good and bad) are stored. But dread because each time I http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/07/hometown-cavite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-2535709054752339184Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:52:00 +00002007-07-10T08:20:55.599+08:00Cavite CityGeneralAt right is the front page of Cavite City's local newspaper, Operation Exposé, which I picked up last Sunday. This edition is for the week of July 8 to 14, 2007, and is No. 52 of Vol. 4.I must admit I hadn't seen this paper before and neither was I aware that it existed, until I went to a Cavite City newsstand to buy a copy of a national daily. It was then that I saw the Exposé laid out http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/07/cavite-city-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-5519351494770906283Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:53:00 +00002007-07-05T15:16:32.959+08:00It's a long shot, but this is what Fr Rene Javellana of the Ateneo de Manila University hopes will come out of his efforts: the declaration by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) of Philippine Spanish and pre-Spanish era forts as heritage sites.For years, Fr Javellana, director of the Ateneo's Fine Arts Program, has been going around the country http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/07/fort-san-felpe-as-unesco-heritage-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4371662558167508628.post-3862651675967429631Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:14:00 +00002007-07-05T13:58:34.900+08:00I took the Blog Addiction Test offered by one of my favorite blogs, Yugatech, and I fared poorly (which is good, actually). This means I'm not too addicted to blogging, which also explains the long periods between postings in this blog. I (sometimes) have a life outside this computer.I'm passing on Yuga's link, so if any of you want to find out how addicted you are to blogs and blogging, click http://hablachabacano.blogspot.com/2007/07/blog-addiction-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1