Dr Abe V Rotor
Columnist (Okeyka Apong)
Bannawag Magazine
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Read
Bannawag, it is the Ilocano magazine with the largest circulation, in
the Philippines and in Ilocano communities abroad - from Hawaii,
Middle East on to Europe.
Read
Bannawag, and learn a language learned at birth, by affinity and
association, a beautiful language - both exotic and ethnic, rich,
musical, expressive, a language Ilocanos carry with pride to the corners
of the earth.
Read
Bannawag, it is the flagship and conservator of Ilocano culture, the GI
(Genuine Ilocano) imprimatur, trademark of beautiful traits and values -
the Ilocano tool of survival and dominance, at home and away from
home.
Read
Bannawag, it is a trail blazer of the migratory and transient
characteristic of the Ilocano, of his homely nature, and his homing
instinct, returning to his native region in the true sense of a balikbayan.
Read Bannawag, it has the uniqueness of the super-superlative, like beauty begetting beauty ad infinitum, so to speak. (napintas, napinpintas, kapintasan - and kapipintasan) - the last word means "most, most beautiful", a rare language phenomenon.
Read
Bannawag, its tonality is akin to the natural environment - tone of
tenderness or firmness, tone that pierces distance or keeps closeness
sacred, echoing tone over fields and rolling hills, prayerful, romantic,
dirgefull.
Read
Bannawag, and learn by intonation the speaker's origin, the naturalness
of his accent, clear syllabication, distinct "R" and nasal contraption (likened to German) - variations indigenous to a place or extent of influence by other languages.
Read
Bannawag and enjoy the myths and legends from Lam-ang the epic hero, to
Angalo the legendary giant, the biblical Lakay-lakay whirlpool, and
many folk tales Ilocano counterpart of the Arabian Nights and the Grimm
brothers stories.
Read Bannawag, and live in the era of the Zarzuela (homegrown drama) and Moro-moro (stage play, musical comedy of Christians fighting the Moors in medieval times) , enjoy the unique musical qualities of Bannatiran (kingfisher), O, Naranniag a Bulan (Moonlight serenade), Pamulinawen (a love song) and Ayat ti Maysa nga Ubbing (Love of a Lass and an Old Man), among many compositions, original and adapted.
Read Bannawag, and savor the spirit of a unique wine - Basi, once exported to Europe via Mexico through the Galleon Trade during the Spanish era , envy of the colonial masters who attempted to monopolize the wine industry resulting in the infamous Basi Revolt of 1807 and death of scores of Filipinos who defended their livelihood, pride and honor.
Read Bannawag, and taste a unique seaweed - Gamet (photo), that grows exclusively in the northern region, equivalent to Japan's Nori, "food of the emperor;" ngarusangis the tiniest edible clam in the world, ludong (mother mullet), the most expensive freshwater fish, jumping salad (live shrimplet), and ipon, (seasonal estuary fish-spawn).
Read
Bannawag, in an armchair travelogue of history and arts, of scenic
beauty, rich biodiversity, home of living tradition, a piece of Eden
created by the edges of the Cordillera range and the South China Sea
meeting on a narrow strip of land like a hollow - kuloong, from which the word Iloco is derived .
Read
Bannawag, and meet the great Ilocanos who led the country to greatness
from Diego and Gabriela Silang (first Filipino revolutionists), Ramon Magsaysay (most loved people's president) to Ferdinand Marcos (strongman who pushed the country into the 21st century); poetess Leona Florentino,
heroes Antonio and Juan Luna, and Fr Jose Burgos whose ancestral home in
Vigan is now a museum; met many other great Ilocanos, old and
contemporary.
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