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Art Valenzuela’s Photo Collection

BATTLE AT THE “BALETE” PASS (76 years ago in our history)

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Photos and additional narratives by Art G. Valenzuela This is one historic place that only a few Filipino tourists had visited. This was the site of a fierce battle for the control of Cagayan Valley northwest of the Philippines (gateway to Japan) during World War II. The battle was fought…

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BATTLE AT THE “BALETE” PASS (76 years ago in our history)

A Glimpse Yesteryears

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By Art G. Valenzuela THE photos in this album were taken by Marcial S. Valenzuela, a veteran Philippine photojournalist between 1927 and 1968 with The La Vanguardia, Philippine Free Press, The Manila Times, The Daily Mirror and Taliba. Valenzuela (a native born son of Mangatarem, Pangasinan) who was recipient of…

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A Glimpse Yesteryears

Life in the Barrio: The “Mag-aatip.”

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By Art G. Valenzuela The “Mag-aatip.”(Nipa roof repairman) THEY are a vanishing tribe as most roofing today are made of galvanized sheets or concrete. “Mag-atip” is a “neck-breaking” job as you have to keep your head in an upright position as you file the thatches on top of each other,…

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Life in the Barrio: The “Mag-aatip.”