An Pobre nga Abuyog-non

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Abuyog Leyte - Treasures and Heritage from Forefathers to the Future Generation

Abuyog is a municipality found in the eastern part of Leyte, actually facing towards the Pacific Ocean. As of today it is gaining recognition not only from its nearby towns. The Abuyog municipality though found almost at the tip of the island of Leyte has its own hospital which is visited by many neighboring towns for check ups and medications and newly constructed community college that offer various courses so students need not go to far away places for education. Abuyog is proud to have Buyugan and the Abuyog-nons are continually striving to promote our place through street dancing and presentations which is what Buyugan does. The Buyugan of Abuyog has already become quite popular in its own right not only in the provinces but in the Philippines as a whole.

These are some pictures that I have taken when I went home to Abuyog, Leyte for a vacation. Though deforestation has long been said to be a problem, there are still treasures in this town that its people can be proud of. Looking at these pictures I am missing home.

This picture was taken in Barayong (Abuyog, Leyte), a more or less 5 hectares of coconut trees that give its people a source of income. Here we can enjoy real fresh buko juice straight from its shell unlike the ones that you can find on supermarkets sold on disposal cups and later finding out the water used is contaminated and the sugar added was not healthly at all.

A lush of green ricefield, which my father describes as "a green ocean ". The weather was not should i say "stable" at the time of our visit. A harvest was being done just a little farther from this field and they keep on stopping when rain comes and start again when the sun comes out. Anyway, we were able to trek our way to witness the pains of harvesting, that is ripping the rice plant, putting it in a machine (they call it "bulhot") and then carrying the finished ones to the stockroom. Now all these were being done under the heat of the sun (imagine enduring the season of planting).

But really, Abuyog (Abuyog, Leyte) still has these rice fields and coconut trees. During harvest time, you will find people who let their share of the harvest dry out in the sun, just outside their houses.

The beach at sunrise looks peaceful, beautiful and a sight to behold. This is a frequent place for joggers and beach lovers alike.

Sunrise at the beach. Here are the early risers, fishermen.