The author, J. A. Carizo., hails from Legazpi City. He works as a Researcher and Political Analyst in a research institution based in Metro Manila but regularly writes for local newspapers based in the Bicol Region, national and international political magazines, academic journals, and maintains a blog in addition to this one.
He is also a pollster doing political and socio-economic surveys as well as market studies.
From time to time, he also does consulting projects on local governance, media affairs, and research. His clients include local chief executives, business tycoons, public relations practitioners, and government as well as non-government organizations.
The author is also engaged in the advocacy of free and open source technology, and with projects which aim to narrow the digital divide.
hi, can i get your first name please? by the way, salita ng taon, in which adrian remodo, a friend and fellow teacher at the ateneo de naga univ, won last summer was actually a search for new filipino words. adrian writes in bikol, we are the only columnists in vox bikol (www.voxbikol.net) writing in bikol. about berso sa behikulo, we are open for any kind of help. the proj is implemented by Kabulig (Bikol Writers Group) and funds are really needed. my vision for the proj is regionwide.
I do not know where can I contact you personally. Mail me at sidharthvarna [at] gmail [dot] com. We can talk.
hi im asking some few question? my father was born in bicol he was born in tabacco albay
My gran father was in legaspi i have no idea where CARIZO started from? i ddnt know were my relatives in bicol so
i will asked you if you know were carizo started IN BICOL?
THANKS…..
Hi Kuya Jay. I hope you still remember me…a friend from college
musta na u? kung hindi dhil sa SONA ni GMA d ko masurf itong blog mo.
Great insights! Keep it coming
Hi Karla,
Of course I remember you. Now you know my blog.
Thanks for visiting. Musta na? Any news?
hi Mr. Carizo,may mga Maronilla pa tabi sa San Jose Libon,Albay …pwede pong makatabang sa inyo.Ipag unga sana tabi ninyo ang FLorencia”Enciang” Maronilla Dela Trinidad,agom ni Sabas Repato.Sabi tabi ni Mama Nong Guran na C Lola, Mga Maronilla-Velasco familia ang nag Idtu.Saday pa tabi ako non kya di ako gaanong aware sa Maronilla Clan na Pinag alian Ni Lola…Dakulong tabang man po tabi sako na maisihan ang angkan ni Mama.Mabalos po….
Hi Mr.jay,sna po pag uli ko magkaron ng time mameet ko kau.Ngaun po Nag tarabaho ako idi sa Dubai bilang Arkitekto.Mga Tiyo ko po mga mahilig man po tabi sa Pulitika nong panahon nila.Si Lolo po ay Naging Team Leader ni Ginoong Felix Maronilla… Maraming Salamat po.
i just don’t know how I came to to this site… just looking for my beloved Mayon Volcano… Ganun ko pa rin kamahal ang lupang sinilangan ko… Kumusta ka na?
I already read some of ur blog its nice… y iba ang hinanap u dun s bahay kubo? y not kalunggay o kaya ugob? Hehehe just asking… curious lang…
@ joypee:
thanks for visiting my blog. feel free to drop by always and leave some comments. why not kalungay or ogob? i’m planning to write a recipe using “iba” and dai ko aram an english hehehe.
Hi jay,
I left an answer on your comment in my blog’s comment section.
Your site is great! I will recommend this to our students in UNEP.
Mabisita ako igdi pirmi.
Peachy
Hi Peachy,
Thanks for the visit as well as for the comment.
I am humbled. Thanks a lot again.
More power!
That’s y almost everything now is made in China???
good day.Mr. Carizo ,do have any research about the maronilla clan in Libon, Albay?tnx a lot
Yes,I’ve heard a lot about maronilla’s.can yuo gave us additional infos. about this clan?
anton/don/juan/art… whatever,
as i said in my e-mail i don’t have that much info. if you can share us your info, baka may mag-share din from our readers… like what our benito readers have done. you know the saying naman siguro: what you sow, you reap. if you share what you know, others might share what they know also… ganyan lang po iyan.
but if you are really interested to learn more, as i said in my e-mail again, i can recommend some researchers in the area whom you can contact directly.
I’m just curious Mr. Jay, is that your hand holding a ballpen in the picture?
pls give us a researcher that can give us complete infos abt,the maronilla clan.tnx a lot
bong, u can search the website of the municipality of libon. it has a link of a researcher who does genealogy of many families in libon and bulacan. maronilla figured prominently in that research…
Thanks for the link.
hope you guys will have time to visit our website http://www.oragonrepublic.net
Salamat po!
i am the grand daughter of saturnino benito. I’l try to furnish you with more infos about the benitos very soon. Still gathering some facts. Crazy i should have done this when the old folks were still alive, but i never realized until i read your blog. i was born and raised in legaspi city kaya berdadero akong bicolana.
I must congratulate you j a carizo for all your efforts.
ironlady
@ Iron Lady,
Happy New Year!
Due to a very busy schedule, it’s been a while since my last post in Biklish. Even then, I regularly hear and read comments from people like you as well as observe an increasing number of visitor in my webstats. It’s heart-warming so thanks a lot.
It is an advocacy to look into the unwritten history of our region and the country as well so I would appreciate to hear stories from you and your grandparents especially their contribution to the people of Albay and the Bicol Region as a whole. Rest assured that all contributions/materials will be credited to where they are due.
Thanks and let us all help together in putting together the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle called History.
hi, i think i know you. are u a BU graduate? your name sounds familiar, probably one of the popular students at BU that time.
hi jnoveno,
yes i am a BU grad from the defunct (?) CAS. thanks for visiting my site.
Thanks for that encouragement.
Have you seen my proposal about how to write Bikol? Its in my posts titled “New Bikol Orthography” and has about 5 parts. I’ve posted about 3 parts already and just finding the time to continue writing the other parts. I’ve included some bikol posts (poems, articles, etc.) as well to illustrate how it would look like. If you can comment on any aspect of it (practicality, aesthetics, acceptability, readability, etc), that would be much appreciated. Cheers.
Thanks for your comment on my blog.Where is Bikol region ?It was interesting to read about the hiitory of your people.I am guessing it is near Phillipines.
@ aahang
Bikol Region is in the Philippines… similar to a state in India. the difference is that your states are more autonomous than the regions in the Philippines.
Thanks for dropping by
Iam related to sor Maria cecilia maronilla.Do you have other infos re other maronillas in the history of Libon?tnx a lot
Kan lola ko Maronilla,sabi ni Mama ang Felix Maronilla ay Papay ni Lola..No Guran ang Lola ko Mga Maronilla -Velasco ang nagpaidtu sa San Jose, Libon,Albay…
Asia’s Wonder Kids with Adi Maronilla Jr.(great grand son of Felix Maronilla Jr.)will be shown on 28th October at these times on Channel News Asia, sky cable. 7.30pm and 12.30am on Wednesday 10.30am on Thursday and 2.30pm on Friday respectively.
stunning blog
competitive intelligence
I love reading your blog but I have been using my cell phone to surf the Internet more. Do you have a mobile version of your blog I could use?