Aguinaldo Seeks Refuge In Santiago (Santiago City)

 

Dr. Santiago Barcelona, Presidente Emilio Aguinaldo at Dr. Simeon A. Villa 1901

During the second phase of the Spanish Revolution, Rebels under the commander-in-chief of the Northern Luzon Force, Colonel Daniel Tirona controlled Isabela, A certain Col. Simeon Villa was able to take the province from the spaniards without resistance. Villa established his headquarters from Carig.

Then Philippine President EMILIO AGUINALDO, under cover of darkness took refuge in the house of presidente municipal BUENAVENTURA PANGANIBAN on ABAUAG STREET. Aguinaldo was then retreating from American forces.. From there he went to Palanan where he was captured on March 23, 1901 by American Forces led by Col. Frederick Funston with the help of filipino traitors. His capture ended the long chase from Bulacan to Northern Luzon..

LEFT to RIGHT:  Col. Simeon Villa, President Emilio Aguinaldo, Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, and Dr. Santiago Barcelona. Funston, at 5'4" (162.6 cm), was an inch taller than Aguinaldo (160 cm). PHOTO taken at Palanan, March 24, 1901.

Aguinaldo's odyssey and Funston's route

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SOURCE: Excerpts from The Book HISTORY OF SANTIAGO CITY 1ST EDITION Authored by: FILIPINA TAGUINOD-VILLAPANDO REFERENCE: https://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/captureofaguinaldo1901.htm

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The Construction Of A New Church And The Demolition Of Spanish Church (Santiago City) 1951

 

The Spanish Church 1910

Spanish Church Photo Contribution by Ei-peng Ralph Apeng

The New Church 1951

In 1951, Father Blanchet started the construction of a new and bigger church. seeing the historic value and beauty of the Spanish Church, they planned to restore it. Unluckily a strong earthquake that struck the whole Cagayan Valley o December 28, 1948 rendered it beyond repair. So the Fathers built a semi-concrete church along Bayaua Street. They had the Spanish Church completely demolished and use some parts of it in the new church.

The financial aspects in the construction of the new church which was engineered by Rev. Father Raymond Leduc, MS, was made available through the Knights Of Columbus headed by Atty. Vicente Aggabao and later by Dr. Adolfo Flores. The Catholic Women's League headed by Mrs. Emilia Durian also provided financial assistance by soliciting donations. The church was finished in 1954 by Rev. Father Maurice Cardinal MS, when he was appointed parish priest of Saint James Parish.

Rev. Father Raymond Leduc, MS

(L to R) Bro. Donat Levasseur, Fr. Raymond Leduc, Fr. Conrad Blanchet, Fr. Paul Douillard

Father Maurice Cardinal MS

Atty. Vicente Aggabao

Dr. Adolfo Flores

The first group of Catholic Women's League organized by Fr. Maurice Cardinal MS (center) when he was assigned as parish priest of Saint James Parish 1958

The Knights of Columbus members, (from left to right: Atty Marianito Alvarez, Engr. Paco Flores, Judge Alipio Taguinod, Dr. Adolfo Flores & Atty. Triunfo Taguinod.

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SOURCE: Excerpt from Filipina T. Villapando Book, History of Santiago 1st Edition

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The Moro-moro (Santiago City)

 

The Moro-moro

The earliest known form of organized theatre is the comedia, or moro-moro, created by Spanish priests. In 1637 a play was written to dramatize the recent capture by a Christian Filipino army of an Islamic stronghold. Nowadays, you can see this festivity ONLY in Santiago City, Philippines.

Contributor: 

Marcelius Balquin Tagao

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Trivia From Ma'am Leng Comoda (Santiago City)

 

At Present Bell Beside St.James Parish Convent Santiago City 2021 Photo Courtesy of Isabelita Bayaua Gregorio

This is the exact bell used by the church of Carig (old name of Santiago) during the Spanish regime. Made of bronze, this weighs roughly around 200 kilograms.
Photo Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/SantiagoCityPH

PNB Building

The Church of Santiago 1910
https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/KVHTE3CVJ34KX8A
Photographer Bruner, E. Murray

Fr. Conrad Blanchet, M.S
https://www.lasalette.org/

•  Santiago was formely called Carig.

•  It was formerly a barrio of Echague

•  The towns Cordon, Diffun, Saguday, San Mateo and Ramon were formerly its barrios.

•  The first five barrios after the Cadastral survey in 1927 were Patul, Batal, Nabbuan, Buenavista and Dubinan

•  The area bounded by the Provincial road on the NW Carreon St on the SW Abauag St on the NE and the lot of the Methodist on the SE was the site of the first public school building before it became a market site.

•  The present site of the PNB was the site of the old Municipio, sold to PNB during the administration of Mayor Andres Acosta for P1.00

•  The lot now occupied by the heirs of Santiago Lumidao fronting the NAWASA was formerly the old Spanish Cuartel 

•  The present Dubinan School and North Central School sites were former cemetery sites.

•  The lime used in the construction of the church in Santiago were quarried from Potia, Mt. Province 

•  The first Rural Bank in Northern Luzon is in Santiago.

•  The La Salette Fathers headed by Fr. Conrad Blanchet arrived in Santiago on December 21, 1948

•  The first native Doctor of Medicine, Lawyer, CPA, Dr. of Dentistry, Pharmacists are Dr. Pascual Fernandez, Atty Domingo Maddumba, Lucas C Taguinod, Dr. Jose C Tumanut and Nenifa Carreon 

•  Eustaquio Bayaua, reportedly a strong man, singly brought the bell up to the church tower thru the spiral stair of the old church 

•  Pacifico Alvarez of Santiago became Division Superintendent of Schools 

•  The longest hike by Boy Scouts was recorded by the La Salette Scouts in 1955 from Gamu to Manila under the leadership of Fr. John Pelissier MS

•  No native was ever elected Mayor of Santiago since the Philippine became a Commonwealth

•  Santiago was liberated from the Japanese on June 13, 1945

REFERENCE:

Photo Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/SantiagoCityPH

https://www.lasalette.org/

http://www.oocities.org/capitolhill/lobby/7788/history.html

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Brief History Of Santiago City (excerpt from History of Isabela)

 

An Old Spanish Church In Santiago Stands Next To A Road (1910)

On May 4, 1743, Santiago Apostol de Carig (the forerunner of Santiago City) was established by the Dominican Fray Antonio del Campo, the acknowledged founder of towns from Cauayan to Bayombong. Carig was originally located inside the mountainous area between the present Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya specifically at the foothill of Mount Dalayag near the Carig Creek, a tributary of the Diadi River.

The townsite of Carig was later transferred about fifteen kilometers to the plains of Diffun in Patul (the present location) at the confluence of the Carig, Ilut and Malapat Rivers. The joining together of the rivers became known as Calao River. “Calao” or “union of water” referred to the waters from Diadi, Ilug, Malapat, Dubinan and Baligatan while Patul was derived from the name of a brave Gaddang chief by the name of Patul.

Carig was the home of the Gaddangs with Fulatao as one of the first leaders who in turn was a vassal to Danao. The name “Carig” means “a straight high tree” which referred to a tree species which abounded the locality. On May 4, 1746, Carig was formally accepted as an ecclesiastical mission under the patronage of Saint James the Apostle. In 1765, Carig was elevated into a vicarate with Fray Gregorio Marinas as the first vicar. In 1772, the Fort of Afanas (now Aritao town in Nueva Vizcaya) was moved to Carig. The Spanish military fort, under the patronage of the Infant Jesus of Prague (Santo Niño), served to blunt the counter-attacks of the Igorots from Diffun, Namamparan and Mayoyao.

Fray Manuel Mora described in February 8, 1805 the fort consisting of a sergeant, two cabos and thirty-nine soldiers. In 1804, in Carig, an irrigation system for the planting of rice was introduced. Carig planted an abundance of rice. On May 1858, a royal decree was promulgated officially creating the pueblo of Santiago de Carig. In 1860, the stone and mortar convent of the Church of Carig was constructed. It was 35x10 meters wide and was finished during the watch of Fray Bonifacio Corujedo. In 1870, Fray Santiago Jutgla added a building of wood 12x8 meters wide.

In 1890, the Church of Santiago, which was made of light materials since 1743, was constructed with mortar and stones by Fray Manuel Candela. The Church was almost finished when Fray Candela was imprisoned during the Philippine Revolution of 1898. The Church size was 67x17 meters in the exterior and 62x14 meters in the interior with a transept and two sacristies on each side.

REFERENCE:

• HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA by Troy Alexander G. Miano, DPA, LPT
• https://anghistorya.blogspot.com/2018/08/political-historical-of-province-of.html
• http://provinceofisabela.ph/index.php/general-info/history-culture
• http://provinceofisabela.ph/images/2018/History_of_Isabela/1-History%20of%20Isabela.pdf
• PHOTOGRAPHER Bruner, E. Murray
• https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/KVHTE3CVJ34KX8A 

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The First Settlers And The First Inhabitants Of Santiago (Carig)(Santiago City)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaddang_people

IBANAG PEOPLE, CAGAYAN, LUZON, 1885
[Adolf Bernhard Meyer, 1885. Berlin State Library]

Gaddang Man And Women In Traditional Attire (SIL International)

An artist's illustration of Aetas in 1885.

Originally, Santiago was called Carig. It was a settlement area at the bank of a river called Carig, now known as Diadi river. At that time, pueblos were named after esteros or rivers where the inhabitants settled or lived. 

The original settlers of Carig were the Aetas, the Ilongots and the Negritos. this tribes thrived on hunting wild animals that were at the time abundant in the lowlands. When the Ibanags (also Ybanag and Ybanak or Ibanak) from Cagayan and the Gaddangs from Nueva Vizcaya and Angadanan came and settled in the area, the wild animals were driven away to the forest and because there were no more wild animals to hunt, the Aetas, the Ilongots and the Negritos moved to the forest where their only means of livelihood could be acquired easily.

The word Ibanag is derived from the word Bannag which means bank of the river in the Ibanag dialect. Hence, those who lived along the banks of the river were called Ibanag in the same way that Tagalog is derived from Taga-ilog. On the other hand, Gaddang is derivedfrom the word igaddang which means 'to move up' in the Gaddang dialect.

The Ibannag settled at the center of the center of the town which they letter called Carig - from the place of their origin in Tuguegarao Cagayan. Some Gaddangs settled in the northwestern part of the town proper. This area was later called corral because it became the pasture land of cows owned by a family surnamed Guzman. The Gaddangs who settled in the northeastern part of the town called their settlement Vizcalang, possibly coined from Vizcaya, their place of origin and lamang which means " only " in the Gaddang dialaect.

When the spaniards came, they settled in Patul which was at the foot of the mountain called Mt. Dalayag. Patul, which meansking or "Lord" in Ibannag, was then part of the mission pueblo of Santa Barbara de Lappao. To this day Patul and its surroundings still keep various artifacts left  by the Spaniards, most notable of which is a huge oven popularly known as pugon kastila.

REFERENCE:

• Historical and Culture Life of the Barrios and The Municipality of Santiago. MICROFILM, gathered and compiled 1952-'53, The National Library Of The Philippines
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaddang_people
• https://www.yodisphere.com/2022/08/Gaddang-Tribe-Culture.html
• https://www.facebook.com/cagayanPIO/photos/a.618024071712284/771757689672254/?type=3
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeta_people
• History of Santiago City (1st Edition Book) by Filipina Taguinod Villapando

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St. James the Apostle Parish Church (Santiago City)

 

Construction began in 1951 and later finished on 1954 in time of Rev. Conrad Blanchet

December 12, 1948 marked the arrival of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette to the Philippines in response to the call of Bishop Constance Jurgens, DDof Tuguegarao to meet the spiritual needs of Isabela. 

 The first La Salette Missionaries assigned in Santiago was Fr. Conrad Blanchet, MS. The first years of the La Salette Fathers were spent in the organization of the parish. In 1951, Fr. Blanchet, MS continued rebuilding the church and was later completed in 1954 by Fr. Maurice Cardinal, MS who later took over as the Parish Priest. 

 In the mid 1960’s, after the Vatican II, the thrust of the parish centered on catechesis with emphasis on liturgies. The Parish Pastoral Council was then organized like: The Family Life Program, Marriage Encounter organized by Fr. Maurice Cardinal, MS, the Cursillo Movement through the efforts of Fr. Emery Des Rochers, MS and the Cooperatives through the initiative of Fr. Efren L. Musngi, MS. 

These programs were introduced in the other La Salette parishes with St. James as springboard. In the early 80’s, the parish council as an organization was extended through the establishment of the WEST (Worship, Evangelization, Services, and Temporalities) Commissions. 

These Commissions were introduced by Fr. Orlando Sapuay, MS, strengthened by Fr. Constante Dannug, MS, and continued and activated by succeeding parish priests initiated the involvement of so many lay leaders and members. The WEST Commissions have been great help in the systematic functioning of an alive parish in its thrust of creating Basic Ecclesial Communities in the Barangays.

SOURCE: https://lasalettephilippines.org/early-parish-ministries

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The Northeastern College (Santiago City)

Atty. Francisco E. Pascual, Doña Emeteria Bautista
Photo Courtesy of: Ray Luluquisin Photographiya

Photo Contributor: Roel Agustin

Photo Contributor: Roel Agustin

Photo Contributor: Roel Agustin

Photo Contributor: Roel Agustin

Photo Contributor: Roel Agustin

NORTHEASTERN COLLEGE | NCNIAN HYMN

NC Mission Vision and Philosophy

 

Northeastern College Santiago City  

 The Northeastern College Institute, now the Northeastern College was founded in 1941 by educationally-minded citizens, Atty. Francisco E. Pascual, his wife, Doña Emeteria Bautista Pascual, and Mr. Leon Cadaoas who were all residents of Santiago, Isabela. The Institute, the first to offer secondary education in the province, originally started with first and second year levels with Doña Emeteria B. Pascual serving as the classroom teacher and principal in one. 

When World War II broke out in December 1941, its operation was temporarily cut short. Four years later, (August 1945) the school, housed in a rented building Barangay Dubinan resumed its operation this time offering complete secondary education. From 1945 to 1948, enrollment considerably increased prompting the Board of trustees to approve the construction of a two-storey building on the site where today it presently stands. 

Inspired with the three years of successful operation, the members of the Board of Trustees conceived the opening of a tertiary education to cater higher educational needs of its high school graduates. This marked the birth of its college department offering initially the courses Bachelor of Science in Education, Commerce and General Associate in Arts with Mr. Vicente P. Salvador as the first college dean. 

The opening of the normal course necessitated the opening of a complete elementary education which served as the training ground of its teacher trainees. On April 25, 1949, the first commencement exercises of the Normal Department of the college was held followed by another one on December 17, 1949. The following years ear-marked not only progress in terms of enrollment but also in education output where most of it graduates find themselves in gainful employment after graduation. 

The efficient management of the college coupled with effective instruction was the college’s greatest investment made in past five decades that more college courses were clamored for by the community. 

Today, in response to this clamor, the college now offers fifteen (15) undergraduate courses including Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Midwifery Education, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology , Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, five post graduate studies and six computer short-term courses. From its humble beginning, NC now stands as one of the formidable educational institutions in the valley as attested by the constant increase in enrollment, regular faculty development, continuous improvement of its educational facilities and its active involvement in the community. Foremost, it lives by its mission as the valley’s true “Mint of Wisdom”.

Photo Courtesy of: Ray Luluquisin Photographiya

Photo Contributor: Roel Agustin

SOURCES:

• https://www.northeasterncollege.edu.ph/
• https://www.northeasterncollege.edu.ph/history/#:~:text=The%20Northeastern%20College%20Institute%2C%20now,all%20residents%20of%20Santiago%2C%20Isabela.

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Southern Isabela Medical Center (Southern Isabela Emergency Hospital) (Santiago City)

 

Brief History

On June 17, 1961, Republic Act (RA) No. 3138, “An Act Providing for the Establishment of an Emergency Hospital in the Municipality of Santiago, Province of Isabela to be known as the Southern Isabela Emergency Hospital, and Authorizing the Appropriations of Funds Therefor,” was approved. This was championed by Congressman Delfin Albano who sought to establish an emergency hospital in the municipality of Santiago to provide inhabitants therein and its adjacent areas, health facilities, proper medical care and health programs that are not only dedicated to the urban population but also to the people in rural areas.

 Southern Isabela Emergency Hospital was established under the management of the local government of Santiago, Isabela to serve the Santiagueños under the leadership of the former Mayor Raymundo “Dodo” Miranda. By virtue of Municipal Council Resolution No. 191 which was promulgated on August 15, 1961, the hospital was allocated with an estimated area of 11,967 sq.m., located east, from the land area originally allocated to the Rosario Elementary School.

 On June 1, 1974, the Southern Isabela District Hospital (SIDH), with a 25-bed capacity, was officially founded and took over Southern Isabela Emergency Hospital. This was done in pursuance to section 7-1 (A) of Commonwealth Act no. 246, as amended, and the Special Provisions of the Appropriations Decree for the fiscal year 1974. SIDH started its actual operation on August 1, 1974, and the first Chief of Hospital was Dr. Abraham I. Elefante.

 Consequently, Dr. Asuncion “Siony” N. Abaya took over as the Chief of Hospital. In 1993, SIDH was devolved to the Provincial Government Office (PGO) of Isabela by virtue of the Local Government Code. PGO has the direct supervision and fiscal control over the SIDH, however, it still maintained its status as a district hospital.

 On August 8, 1997, through the efforts of Congressman Antonio M. Abaya, Republic Act (RA) No. 8338 was passed into law entitled “An Act upgrading the Southern Isabela District Hospital in Santiago City, Province of Isabela into a

Tertiary General Hospital, to be known as the Southern Isabela General Hospital (SIGH), and appropriating funds therefor. “ The Southern Isabela District Hospital was upgraded into a tertiary general hospital under the direct technical and administrative supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).

 On August 16, 2002, Dr. Asuncion N. Abaya retired and Dr. Eduardo M. Badua took over as OIC-Chief of Hospital until December 5, 2002.

 On December 6, 2002, Jose Ildefonso B. Costales, Jr., MD, MHA, CESE, FICS, was appointed as the new Head of the agency and is currently the Medical Center Chief.

 Through the years, the hospital continually upgraded its capacities and services. With the steady influx of patients, SIGH responded gradually increasing its implementing capacity to 50-bed capacity. SIGH increased its bed-capacity to 150, Level 1 hospital, when Congressman Anthony Miranda donated a two-story building in memory of his mother, Rita Miranda, and father, Dodo Miranda, former Mayor of Santiago.

 In September 2014, through the collaborative efforts of SIGH officials and key personnel headed by Dr. Jose Ildefonso B. Costales, Jr., Dr. Roselyn L. Dadural, Head of Medical Division, Ms. Eugenia V. Pinera, Head of Nursing Division and Mr. Ronaldo C. Callang, Head of Administrative Division,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  crafted the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the RA No. 8338 and submitted to the Department of Health.

 Subsequently, through the sponsorship and persistent initiative of Congressman Giorgidi B. Aggabao, the IRR through the DOH Administrative Order No. 2015-0018 of the RA No. 8338 was issued, thereby paving the eventual upsizing of the bed capacity of SIGH to 200-Bed Capacity, Level 2 Hospital.

 On December 11, 2014, SIGH was certified ISO 9001:2008 for the provision of total hospital services, and on January 30, 2017, it was awarded ISO 9001:2015 by the Certification International Philippines (a company of SOCOTEC). On December 20, 2017, SIGH successfully passed the re-assessment and was re-certified ISO 9001:2015.

 Further, Congresswoman Ma. Lourdes Aggabao,

 On September 28, 2018, the Hospital was upgraded through RA No. 11082, “An Act Upgrading the Southern Isabela General Hospital in Santiago City, Province of Isabela into a Tertiary General Hospital to be known as the Southern Isabela Medical Center and Appropriating Funds Therefor,” as authored by former Rep. Ma. Lourdes “Manay Nettie” R. Aggabao. The Act mandates SIMC to operate and continuously upgrade to be a fully operational 350 bed Level 3 Medical Center.

 In February 2019, the Hospital was able to officially acquire its License to Operate for FY 2019 as Level 3 – 350 Bed Capacity Hospital.

 On October 18, 2019, the SIMC again successfully passed ISO 9001:2015 re-certification.

 Today, it is already operating as Level 3- 350 Bed Capacity Hospital with accredited Medical Residency Training Programs and deemed as the end referral institution of all lower level healthcare facilities in the province of Isabela and the adjacent provinces of Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao and Mountain Province.

TEXT AND PHOTO SOURCE: https://simc.doh.gov.ph/

Old Photo Source: Johnlery Pengco

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Mr. Jim Tulod (Santiago City)

 

Former teacher & composer...

 in his own rights, he is indeed a Statesman.... 

Prof. Jim Tulod

SANTIAGO (Bayan ng Pag-ibig)

Titik at Tugtugin ni: JIM TULOD

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Santiago bayan ng pag-ibig Aliwan ng dibdib

Bawat puso ay naaakit sa mabituin mong langit

Aliwiw ng mga batisan, salaminan ng buwan

At ang simoy ng amihan nagsasabog ng kaligayahan.

Kung ligaya ang 'yong hanap

Sa Santiago ka lumipat (Kung hanap kay lumipat)

Kasayahan oras-oras maghapon at magdamag (kasayahan magdamag)

Kung ang gabi ay mabituin at ang buwan ay nagniningning

Marahang bulong ng hangin masaya't mag-aliw

(Pa pa pa pa pa rap Pa pa pa pa pa rap)

O Santiago pook ng pangarap (Mga pangarap)

Sa karikitan mo ay ganap (Sa karikitan mo ay ganap)

Kung gabing buwan ay maliwanag (Maliwanag, maliwanag maliwanag)

O kay saya ng lahat (Masaya ang lahat)

Taginting ng mga gitara (Mga gitara)

Pang-aliw sa dusa (Pang-aliw sa dusa)

Ang kundimang pangharana (Kundimang pangharana)

Hibik ng pusong tapat suminta

Santiago mahal kita

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