de Vera heads Association of Advocates of Historical & Cultural Preservation of Pangasinan (AAHCPP)

De Vera heads AAHCPP

            Dr. Rodrigo P. de Vera, Jr., SHS Coordinator of Bobonan National High School (BNHS) and part-time professor at Lyceum-Northwestern University (LNU), Dagupan City during Saturdays, is the founding chairman of the Association of Advocates of Historical and Cultural Preservation of Pangasinan (AAHCPP).

            AAHCPP is a non-stock and non-profit organization whose primary members are Social Studies teachers from  Pangasinan Division I, Pangasinan Division II, City Schools Divisions of San Carlos City, Dagupan City, and Alaminos City, La Union Division, and other members from the provinces of Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, and Baguio City. Most of the members are students of Master in Education (MEd), major in Social Studies.

            AAHCPP is aimed to: 1). preserve the cultural and historical heritage of Pangasinan; 2).  highlight the festivals which feature the different products of Pangasinan; 3). feature products which embody the Pangasinenses’ ingenuity and craftsmanship; 4). to underscore Pangasinan’s tourist spots as well as the industries which are uniquely ours; 5). advance the rights, talents and  skills of the indigenous people in Pangasinan; and finally, 6.)  increase awareness among the people of Pangasinan about the province’s culture and history through published journals.

            The achievements of the group include:1). adoption of the group’s first ancestral house of the Jovellanos-Venezuela, also known as “Baleg ya Abung” where President Emilio Aguinaldo who slept there on November 14, 1899 and where regular clean up drive is conducted. The group conducted a Brigada Historia, a community service on May 26, 2017; 2). Production of the biggest postcard of Pangasinan featuring “Baleg ya Abung” and its launching on May 26, 2017 and was featured on ABS CBN TV Patrol North Central Luzon; 3). coastal clean up and first postcard launching of Tambobong White Beach and Colibra Island, Dasol, Pangasinan on June 26, 2017; 4). coastal clean up and first postcard launching of Umbrella Rocks, Brgy. Boboy, Agno, Pangasinan on August 28, 2017; 5). coastal clean up and first postcard launching of Olanen Beach, Brgy. Dacap Sur, Bani, Pangasinan on August 28, 2017; 6).  tourist site clean up drive and first postcard launching of Sky Plaza, Brgy. Batchelor East, Natividad, Pangasinan on October 22, 2017; and 7). Tourist site clean up drive and first postcard launching of Balungao Hilltop Adventure, Balungao, Pangasinan on October 22, 2017; 8) production of postcards for Pozorrubio’s Jaggery (Sinakob) Production; Veterans Memorial Park in Lingayen, Pangasinan; Osmena White Beach of Dasol, Pangasinan; Cape Bolinao and Binungey of Bolinao, Pangasinan; Eco-Tourism Park and Our Lady of Charity of Agoo, La Union; and Bahay Na Bato of Luna, La Union.

            Joining Dr. de Vera in his association are his fellow faculty members of BNHS: Mr. Reynaldo D. Salayog II, JHS Teacher, Chairman, Committee on Postcard Production; Mrs. Janice Jeane M. Boniol, SHS Teacher II and Chairman, and Mr. Christian R. Lustre, SHS Teacher II and Co-Chairman, Committee on Livelihood Program and Feeding Program.

            The association’s advisers from Pangasinan Division II are: Ms. Flordelisa Eroles, Principal IV of BNHS, Adviser on Journal Writing  and Dr. Jerome S. Paras, Adviser on Indigenous People’s Affair.

( Reference: Writer: Leslie Lalaun/ The Wood Carvers, the official publication of Bobonan National High School, Vol.  XV No. 1, June-November 2017 Issue)