They had all become part of this new land & they wanted to forge a nation of their own, difference among their races with their inherent social norms notwithstanding. These people had different beliefs but they all shared aĬommon commitment. In Bicol, there were Spaniards, Indians, native Filipinos, Chinese & other Europeans. They must assimilate themselves in their new homeland. Native land & they could no longer return to China. Despite everything, my ancestors had to stay. Unrest - they were struggling to cope with a change in the political regime from Spanish to American rule. Bicol had many different races, strange cultures & also in a condition of However, they found that the situation in their new home was also frightening. They decided that it was better to seek a new life in another land rather than live in a regime of oppression then They arrived in these islands sometime in theĮarly 1900s & settled in the Island of Catanduanes in the Bicol Region. My ancestors came from Fujian Province in China. His Masonic Education piece on the Autumnal Equinox was delivered during his October 2012 visitations with the Blue Lodges Ong, MRS hasīeen re-nominated for the KCCH during the last semi-annual session. Ong is an incumbent Junior Grand Lecturer, NCR. (Published in The Far Eastern Freemason - 4th Quarter 2012)Įditor's Note: VW Rudy L.
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