Kagsing nin Kabataang Pandananon

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Pandan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Catanduanes, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 19,005 people in 3,181 households.
HISTORY

Formerly the town site was located some two kilometers away south of the present site. Then the people were disturbed by constant depredation of bandits coming from other places.

The present site has been chosen because it was near the sea and the fishermen found it very convenient for their trade, however, being near the sea, it was vulnerable to Moros who always come to get their belongings or even capture some people.

As a defense against such moro raids, the people planted pandan shrubs close to each other to form a formidable defense against invaders. When the Spaniards came they found the plants around the poblacion in great abundance. When asked what the name of the shrubs was, the people told them that they were pandan shrubs. Thus, the Spaniards called the place Pandan.

The municipality lies on the northern tip of the province, 96 kilometers from the capital town of Virac. Bounded on the south by the municipality of Caramoran, on the west by the Maqueda Channel, on the east by the municipality of Bagamanoc and on the north by the Pacific Ocean. It has a total land area of 11,990 hectares. This is a town of 17,096 friendly and hospitable people, to which 99% are Roman Catholic.

Of the 26 barangays that comprise the municipality, four of which actually form the town proper, which are Libod, the biggest barangay in terms of population, Napo, Pandan del Sur and Pandan del Norte. The rest are found usually near the seashore. The rest being an inland barangays.

The municipality does not only boast of the natural beauties, it has which are the Parway, Mangbang, Parola beaches, the Hinik-Hinik falls (Hinik-hinik is a local term for rain shower) and Minaipit falls, but especially of its being a hometown of Senators, Congressman, Governor, Cardinal and Ambassador.

The people of Pandan are generally peace loving, God fearing and are happy people. Everyone in the community is a brother, a sister and a friend where the products of which could be shared even food itself without thought of having it repaid or reciprocated. Visitors are offered the comforts that the family could afford even it means that the owner should lay on the floor just to make the visitor eased at home by using the “papag”. And that is not enough, before going home; products of their yard would be wrapped for you to bring in your family plus a bunch of cockling chickens.

During celebrations, immediate neighbors are invited bringing among the whole members of the family and this seemed to be incomplete without tuba drinking and little dancing. Pantomina is a long cherished dance that never changes with time despite of the current dance and music. Pandananons has a series of collected pantomina songs which are now famous composed locally, of course it is not only the above songs, Pandananons used to compose, for evidence of which that gained popularity was a song composed by the late Mr. Alfredo dela Rosa, former Municipal Secretary of the Sangguniang Bayan of Pandan, entitled “Islang Catandungan”. This song won first place in the regional contest in Sorsogon sometime on the late 60’s.


Friday, May 1, 2009

Catanduanes is Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise


According to Greenpeace, an international environment watch group, Sulu is the Philippine province with the highest land area that is highly vulnerable to the sea-level rise. In this province, 90% of the land area of Pata municipality, and 34% of Marunggas municipality are vulnerable to the rise. But do you know that aside from Sulu, our very own province, CATANDUANES, is among the Philippine provinces vulnerable to sea level rise? And this is all because of climate change that our planet is experiencing nowadays.

A study conducted by the Philippine Country Study to Address Climate Change said, "shoreline changes due to reclamation for housing, ports, coastal roads, buildings, and other urbanized development are high, adding to an increased threat of inundation."

Here are the list of the provinces susceptible to sea-level rise according to Greenpeace:
  1. Palawan
  2. Zamboanga del sur
  3. Northern Samar
  4. Zamboanga Sibugay
  5. Basilan
  6. Cebu
  7. Davao del Norte
  8. Bohol
  9. Camarines Sur
  10. Quezon
  11. Tawi-Tawi
  12. Masbate
  13. Negros Occidental
  14. Camarines Norte
  15. Capiz
  16. Catanduanes
  17. Samar
  18. Zamboanga del Norte
  19. Maguindanao
  20. Sulu
Effects of sea-level rise include endangering the drinking water quality and agricultural productivity. This is according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA). This is due to the possible salt intrusion in coastal soils and fresh water aquifers. Dr. Lasco, our country's coordinator for the World Agroforestry Center also warned that not only people are at risk of being displaced of sea level rise, but "important ecosystems such as mangrove forests could be lost." We know how important mangroves are to us. They serve as sanctuaries and feeding grounds for fish and aid in natural land reclamation. Most of all, they act as buffer or coastal zone stabilizer by reducing typhoons and storms wind damage.

We have been hearing and watching so much news about global warming and climate change. These words are not anymore new to us. We all know that we are all affected by these problems as residents of planet Earth. It concerns us, our children, our grandchildren, and the future generation.

Here is what Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California said: "The consequence of global climate change are so pressing that it doesn't matter who was responsible for the past; what matters is who is responsible for the future - and that means all of us... One responsibilty we all have, and that is action... action, action, action!" Katherine Richardson, a climate scientist at the Copenhagen, urged: "We have to act and we have to act now. We need to realize what a risk it is they are taking on behalf of their constituents, the world's societies and, even more importantly, future generations."

This is a call for everyone. For all of us. Let us save our province, our country, and our planet.

In our own little way...

Source: Climate Change: When Nature Lose Its Cool by Henrylito D. Tacio
Philippine Panorama, April 26, 2009 issue
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    I HOPE WE WILL KNOW EACH OTHER. TAGA PANDAN MAN AKO

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