Brgy. Kilikilihan

2011-04-22T17:06:00.001-07:00

EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF LIVING

2011-04-22T17:04:00.001-07:00

Kilikilihan is a place where one can find most happiness and joy. Virgin nature, rich in culture community, exotic foods, hospitable people, extreme adventures and entertainments can be experienced in this beautiful small village.

People are quietly living in a very simple way of life. The main livelihood are abaca stripping and farming. This place is often visited by typhoon but the people get easily recovered.

In general, this is one of the nice place on earth to live with.

I Love Kilikilihan

2011-04-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

2010 Barangay and SK Election

2010-10-23T23:55:00.000-07:00

Barangay Kilikilihan Un-0fficial List of Candidates

Bgy. Captain:

1. Aguilar, Alfredo Jr.

2. Bernal, Emilio

3. Bernal, Larry

4. Coranez, Dante

5. Tanon, Paquito

6. Tesorero, Estrella

Bgy. Councilor

1. Zuniega, Conching

2. Vargas, Diana

3. Taway, B.

4. Camacho, Nancy

5. Padilla, Neil

6. Tresvalles, Janice

7. Tevar, Gene

8. Triste, Salvador

9. Bola, Pedro

10. Brutas Lito

11. Torcelino, Napoleon

12. Del Rosario, Ricardo

13. Tano, Ric

14. Vargas, Lita

Deadly Typhoon hits Kilikilihan

2010-09-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

KILIKILIHAN. Renato Tianela, 40, was a garland vendor from Manila,
caught in a disaster at Kilikilihan, San Miguel,
Catanduanes. He lost his wife, Adelina, and their three
daughters, Irene, 15, Rissa, 13, and Ria, 10, in a landslide
that buried the house where they had sought shelter
from the deadly storm that hit the region in October.

‘We were staying at our parents’ house at the time
because we had come back to Catanduanes for a vacation.
Our permanent home was in Manila where we sell
Sampaguita* garlands for a living. While in San Miguel, I
decided to stay on for a while to see if I could work on a
small farm. I thought we could probably settle here and
just supply garland producers in Manila with abaca fibre,
used for making the string they need. My wife agreed she
could take the abaca to Manila while I would take care of
the fibre stripping on the farm. I started stripping abacas
on October 19, two days before that fateful day. Shortly
after five in the afternoon, we moved to my sister’s house,
because we thought our parents’ old wooden house would
collapse soon. When we reached the other house, we saw
that several of our other relatives had already gone there
too. By nine that night, there were 38 of us inside that
small house, half of them children. At around 9:30 my wife
and our daughters sat in one corner and tried to sleep
(nobody could lie down as it was both cramped and flooded),
while I stood nearby trying to rest my body on a wooden
beam. Than it happened. In a flash, I saw the roof just
above my wife and children collapse, burying all of them
with mud and reeds: a landslide. There was the crash of
the roof caving in, then silence. No moans or cries for help.
My family died instantly. I was going to pull them out
when the beam I was resting on fell and pinned my left
foot. That’s when I realised I had to get out before the
landslide engulfed everything. In panic, I ripped off one
of my toes trying to extricate my foot from under the beam.

I managed to get out before the whole building sank under
a mountain of mud and reeds. Outside, I saw another
survivor motioning at me and pointing towards his nephew
who was unable to pull himself out of waist-deep mud.
We tried to pull the young boy out. I couldn’t help crying
then. I raged at the thought that I wasn’t able to save my
family. I couldn’t let this boy die. I pulled with all my might
but we failed to pull him out. We later found that his feet
had been trapped by wood and reeds under the mud. The
boy died with his arms outstretched. Now I have practically
nothing. How could anyone possibly replace the four most
important people in my life? Those that gave all the
meaning to my existence? I’m just lost. I can’t sleep properly.
I gave away everything that reminds me of them but it’s
so hard not to think about them. In time, when my foot
heals, I’ll just go back in Manila and try to sell Sampaguita
garlands again. I can’t stay here in San Miguel. Since the
disaster, I have been surviving off food aid. There were
other things available from the Red Cross, from the
Department of Social Welfare and Development, but I
wasn’t really interested in taking them. The food was the
only thing I really wanted. It is still unclear to me what to
do with my life. Maybe God has other plans. His will be
done.’

* The Sampaguita is the fragrant white national flower of the Philippines. Sampaguita garlands are used as necklaces in celebrations, or to welcome guests.

"I saw the roof just above my wife and children collapse, burying all of them with mud and reeds: a landslide. Then silence. My family died instantly"

Kilikilihan Slideshow

2009-12-15T07:03:00.000-08:00

KILIKILIHANONS AROUND THE WORLD

2009-12-08T21:36:00.000-08:00

missingfather

miss ko na ang kilikilihan

Kamusta kayong lahat diyan sa Canada? nakita ko itong post mo na video atna isip kong kontakin kita.Baka sakaling kilala mo ako.o kaya kilala ako ng mga parents mo.Umalis ako sa kilikilihan 1982 pa kaya malaking kaligayahan ang naidulot sa akin ng Video na ito.Naaalala ko kasi noong nasa sugod kami nakatira ng lola ko sa kubo na nasa ilalim ng punong Kamagong.Lupa namin yong katabi ni Tatoy At Tatoy falls.regard Edwin

missingfather

Re: miss ko na ang kilikilihan

Haloy na akong wara sa kilikilihan nag hali ako doman kaso 1982 pa nag punya ako ninig Germany.27 anjos na wara ako sa Pilipinas.ini palan ang telephone ko +358456307543 kong gusto mo itao mo saco ang telepono numero aco ang maapod sa imo.aqui ka siguro ning mga amego ko sa kilikilhan.dai ko na aram cong ano na ang camugtacan cang kilikilihan.aco buda ang lola ko ang naca istar cairibahan kami sa harong nina Papay Fino tugang ning Ina co si Mamay sioning.singaki ko si Lilian Joel Margie.Amigo ko sina Julito tuazon,Ronie Tuazon mga tresvalles Tapales.Gusto ko mahiling si Annabel Pamplona,Elena Bernal,Julieth Tezorero.Miss ko na sindang gabos.dai ko pueding taramon ang totoo kong pangaran digdi sa internet

amlaadnarim

Kilikilihan

Hello Kabayan:)
Your video/presentation is really very nice (nice, beautiful places)
We need your help. . . I and my family are going to visit catanduanes (especially Kilikilihan) in June. . .mayroon ka bang alam na nagpapa rent ng house sa kilikilihan. . .only for a week. . .10 persons kami. . .we are trying to find sa internet pero mostly para sa mga tourist. . .kasi gusto naming maranasan ng mga daughters ko ang tumira sa "real town", with neighbors, para makita nila kung papano talaga mabuhay ang mga filipino families. . .my husband is originally from catanduanes pero almost 30 years na siyang wala doon, so baka wala na daw siyang kakilala. . .
Thanks in advance. . .
p.s.
you have taken several pictures of the Iglesia ni Cristo Church. . .are you a member (kapatid ka ba)

hardworkerful

i want you to be my friend

gusto kong maging kaibigan kita.para may balita ako tungkol sa ating bayan.wala akong ginawa dito kunde panoorin itong up load mo.Maligayang maligaya ako sa tuwing nakikita ko ang bayang pinanggalingan ko.iwan ko kong kilalamo si Annabel Pamplona?o kaya si julieth Tisorerro taga sugod.Ronnie Tuazon.kong kilala mo sila paki pa abot ang aking taos pusong pangungumusta sa kanilang lahat. mabalos

hardworkerful

Re: i want you to be my friend

Kilikilihan is now Global,
Visit: http://beautifulkilikilihan.blogspot.com/
For more info and latest news.

missingfather

Re: miss ko na ang kilikilihan

Edwin anu po apelyedo nyo at cnu mga kamag anak nyo sa kilikilihan.matagal n rin ako d nakakauwi dun kaya nung my pagkakataon n magbakasyon ay sinamantala ko n magvedio at picturan.kumusta naman po kau at ang inyong pamilya?nasang bansa po kau ngaun?salamat sa pagveiw sa mga post ko.regards...earthandsky99

missingfather (6 months ago)

sisay ang nag laag kaining video na ini? siguro midbid nindo si Mamay sioneng Papay Fino na taga kilikilihan? o ang mga magurang mo midbid si Nang Entang buda si manoy David Tano magayon ining vidio.taga kilikilihan man ako.

Earthandsky99 (6 months ago)

midbid ko sinda papay pino at mamay sioneng.c nang entang dai ko midbid.sisay tabi pangalan mo.bilang taon k na dai nakaparibod sa ato?kumusta man sa lugar nyo kng asain k man ngunian.

Kilikilihan is a place where we can find most happiness and joy. People are quietly living in a very simple way of life. The main livelihood of the people are abaca stripping and farming. This place is often visited by typhoon but the people get easily recovered. In general, this is one of the nice place on earth to live with.

place comments:

	15 months ago anniepot		0
ahhhh!!!!pota!!! ANNIE AGUILAR ako..haha..ala lng..sa sugod ako ngdakula..wahahahahahhahahaa!!!!

GLOBAL KILIKILIHAN

2009-12-08T20:42:00.000-08:00

Here are the numbers of some Kilikilihanons around the world:

analiza 3balles: 639202666877
atan camacho: 639212471181
Inday del Rosario: 639205725107/639205305872/639206035732
Osita Torrente: 639087330534
Bait Torcelino: 639084184681
Don-Don(kapatid ni Bait): 639099250032
Edith Torrente: 639104307738
Josie Torcelino: 639205554365
Judith Torrente: 639095293287
Badong del Rosario: 639203920810
Henry Vargas: 639082389753
Ricky Torrente: 639273522530
Licel Padilla: 639216493496
Maryjane Torrente: 639072954503
Reggie Tano(anak ni Onding): 639096077839
Romeo Vargas: 639209143664
Ronnel Torcelino: 639104315833
Sheryll Vargas: 639184134329
Maning Torcelino: 639106892842/639192752490/639162622073
Billardo Padilla: 639193356653
Edwin Germay: +358456307543
Marites Torrente: 639206296401/639069725953

Visit: http://beautifulkilikilihan.blogspot.com/

Benny Torregosa

2009-11-28T20:44:00.000-08:00

Probinsiya

Lolo kinatay ng praning sa sariling bahay
(Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated February 14, 2002 12:00 AM

SAN MIGUEL, Catanduanes – Napagrtripang pagtatagain at napatay ang isang 62-anyos na lolo ng kanyang kapitbahay na binata na pinaniniwalaang may kapansanan sa pag-iisip habang ang biktima ay nagpapahinga sa tapat ng sariling bahay sa Brgy. Kilikilihan sa bayang ito kamakalawa ng hapon.

Idineklarang patay sa San Miguel District Hospital ang biktimang si Vicente Sumulat, may asawa, magsasaka, samantala, ang suspek na ngayon ay nakakulong ay nakilala namang si Benny Torregosa, 17, ng nabanggit ding barangay.

Sa impormasyong nakalap ng pulisya, hindi pinalalabas ng kanilang bahay ang suspek ng mga magulang dahil sa malimit ma-praning kaya nang makalabas ng sariling bakuran dakong ala-1 ng hapon ay namataan at napagtripan ang biktima na katayin. (Ulat ni Ed Casulla)

BEAUTIFUL KILIKILIHAN by Earthandsky99

2009-11-28T19:15:00.000-08:00

PARADISE, yes paradise. You cannot imagine in this world today that a place paradise is existing. Simple and peaceful living can only be experienced in this kind of place. There's no other place on Earth compared to Kilikilihan where one can freely enjoy the beauty of living.

The Waterfalls, the streams, rivers, mountains, virgin forest, and the likes can all be found in Kilikilihan. The people are hospitable, very hospitable. Every visitors will welcomed by villagers with their warmest hospitality.

The exotic foods, culture, tourists attractions and entertainment are Kilikilihan's proud to offer.

So what are you waiting for... Come to Kilikilihan and experience the beauty of living.

Paradise Kilikilihan

2009-11-28T17:06:00.001-08:00

This is a small but beautiful village at the banks of the Bato river blessed with natural aroma. Kilikilihan was a village born to suffering. In World War II, Japanese soldiers would gather suspected guerillas at the banks of the Bato river and torture them by beating them in the armpits [kili-kili]. Thus the name Kilikilihan. Over the years, the community grew prosperous, and villagers started cutting down trees to grow abaca, Catanduanes’ number one product. Soon, the hills around Kilikilihan were covered by abaca and coconut trees. Life was simple and sweet – “paradise”, as one villager described it.

Tatoy Falls in Barangay Kilikilihan

2009-11-28T16:39:00.002-08:00

Unknown to many, there are many waterfalls that could be a good place to visit this summer, two in Barangay Kilikilihan in San Miguel, Tatoy and Imog falls. Roughly an one hour ride from Virac and same if coming from Viga. This small village is located at the heart of the island, population as of 2007 census is 996. Please view the videos of Tatoy falls and its surroundings.

ILLEGAL LOGGING CAUSE OF LANDSLIDE IN KILIKILIHAN

2009-11-28T16:21:00.000-08:00

Thu, 03/19/2009 - 01:55 — asahel25

illegal logging kc dyan sa me parteng san miguel dati p man

totoo daw ang piga taram nimo, dai na ning kakahuyan sa me parteng san miguel. kaya pag ka bagyo,permi baga katilis sa mga bukid at mga tinampo jan.nagilimduman ko pa kaso bagyong loleng dati, 34 na tao ang nabunbunan ng tilis sa among baryo sa kilikilihan,pati harong namo nadamay. eh pano baga yan, mismo c kapitan dati promotor ng pa chain saw jan.

kumusta na daw ang kilikilhan ngunian? poon panoo pagkabagyo ning loleng dai pa ako nakaparibod jan.almost 10 years n rin pla.bilis talaga ng panahon.

by the way thanks sa gumawa ng blogsite na to...

landslide in Barangay Kilikilihan, San Miguel town in Catanduanes

2009-11-28T16:19:00.000-08:00

NEWSFLASH

WORST TYPHOON TO HIT CATANDUANES IN LIVING MEMORY

Manila, Oct. 24, 1998 - Supertyphoon Loleng is the worst storm to hit Catanduanes province in living memory, said Catanduanes native Senator Francisco Tatad in a radio interview this morning.

Tatad was in constant touch with his provincial coordinators in the early hours of the typhoon's fury, before strong winds knocked down power lines and communication towers.

Catanduanes Rep. Leandro Verceles reported that about 80 percent of the buildings and homes in the capital town of Virac were destroyed by the typhoon' 250 kilometers-per-hour (kph) center winds.

Even air-conditioning units of the provincial capitol were ripped away by the gusts which also forced some 9,000 families to flee their homes.

Catanduanes Gov. Hector Sanchez has declared a state of calamity in the province.

Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado, chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council, this morning led a government team on board several helicopters bound for Catanduanes, reportedly province hardest it by supertyphoon Loleng which hit land with undiminished power in the Bicol Peninsula. Its winds weakened to 150 kph only after crossing Bicol.

The Catanduanes Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC)reported that the death toll in the province rose to 53 as more reports of casualties came in.

Rescue workers raced against time to extricate bodies and possible survivors in a massive landslide in Barangay Kilikilihan, San Miguel town in Catanduanes where at least 36 people were buried alive. Provincial authorities reported that 23 bodies had been recovered from the rubble as of 2:30 p.m. yesterday.

Meanwhile, the National Power Corp. (Napocor) said it was working double time to restore power supply in Bicol which has been suffering a blackout since Thursday.

Guillermo Redoblado, manager of Napocor's power transmission group for the Southern Luzon grid, said they have fielded available crewmen and emergency barangay linemen to speed up the rehabilitation and repair of fallen lines.

THE LONG ROAD TO SAN MIGUEL By Ed Lingao Nov. 1 1998

2009-11-28T16:11:00.000-08:00

THE LONG ROAD TO SAN MIGUEL
By Ed Lingao
Nov. 1 1998

The Huey left in a storm of dust, and the village was again just one more place at the end of the world.

In the wake of typhoon Loleng, Barangay Kilikilihan was cut off from the rest of Catanduanes. The only way in to this village which sustained the most number of casualties from the storm was by helicopter. Dozens of landslides blocked the road to the poblacion, and not even motorcycles could make it over places where the road had altogether disappeared. The other alternative was to walk the 15-odd kilometers to the poblacion.

“Nagpaiwan ka?” an incredulous resident asked as the Huey disappeared down a bend in the swollen river. There always seemed to be something wrong with dropping into a disaster area for a few minutes, and then leaving to pretend that one already knew all about their sufferings and fears, their joys and their hopes. Besides, I thought, there could be another flight out later in the day. Or if things didn’t pan out, I could leg it out.

The village had all but disappeared from the map. Shattered posts marked the remains of houses. Roofs had disappeared. Mud was everywhere, baking slowly under the sun. A few hogs that survived were rooting in the mud. Their owner was lucky; he would have something to eat in the months to come.

The tragedy of Kilikilihan is not the tragedy of the landslides alone. While the village suffered the most casualties because of the landslides, it will suffer more in the next few months, as villagers try to find something to eat.

TYPHOON-HIT VILLAGE REGRETS DEFORESTATION By Ed Lingao The Manila Times Oct. 28 1998

2009-11-28T15:54:00.000-08:00

A hard rain fell Sunday afternoon on the village of Kilikilihan in San Miguel, Catanduanes.

It was a heavy rain on a windless day, the kind that gave an unsettled feeling. You could see and feel the mud steaming up after a hot morning.

In this land which God seemed to have forgotten, even nature has gone awry. This small village at the banks of the Bato river sustained the highest number of casualties at the height of typhoon Loleng. Thirty-six people, mostly children, died here in one landslide that buried a house; 34 bodies were recovered, the other two were left inside to rot.

Kilikilihan was a village born to suffering. In World War II, Japanese soldiers would gather suspected guerillas at the banks of the Bato river and torture them by beating them in the armpits [kili-kili]. Thus the name Kilikilihan.

Over the years, the community grew prosperous, and villagers started cutting down trees to grow abaca, Catanduanes’ number one product. Soon, the hills around Kilikilihan were covered by abaca and coconut trees. Life was simple and sweet – “paradise”, as one villager described it.

But the hills would turn against them. Kilikilihan is bounded by steep hills on one side, and the Bato river on the other. On the day typhoon Loleng came, the river swelled, and the hills tumbled down.

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“Ewan ho kung paano na ito,” said Cenon Dayawon. “Puro ubod ng niyog na lang ang kakainin namin.”
Food would have to be brought in by helicopter, or carried on someone’s back from the poblacion.

“Pasensya ka na sa handa namin,” says Jason Quirino as his mother prepares a meager lunch for us. The meal consisted of canned sardines we were able to buy from a store.
It was especially difficult for the women, the children, the elderly, and the injured. The strong could walk the 15 kilometers to the poblacion to get relief goods. The injured could barely walk.

Renato Tionela lost a toe when a wooden timber fell on his foot during the landslides. His foot is now swollen and infected. Jose Paune’s leg had swollen like a basketball after being hit by debris during the storm. By now it was clear that the next chopper should have these as passengers, and not me. After leaving instructions with barangay officials on how to talk to the pilot, I started down the long road to San Miguel.

“Mahirap talaga ngayon, walang madaanan,” said Bernie, a pastor of the Iglesia ni Cristo I met along the road. In Barangay Mabato, where Bernie is based, we came across a couple digging through the remains of their house.

“Ka Erning, nagsamba na ba kayo?” The couple, sweating, dirty, and knee deep in mud, was taken by surprise. “Samba tayo ng alas tres.”

A smile of remembrance cracked through the thin layer of mud that covered their faces. It was a Sunday.

The storm has passed, and life must go on.

They say the sun is at its hottest just after the fury of a typhoon. Some say it’s really psychological; people who were shivering in the rain just a day before suddenly have to adjust to the humid heat.

When I finally did decide to leg it back to Virac, the sun was already up and the steam was rising from the ground. I had someone point me in the right direction for Virac. I didn’t want to walk for fifteen kilometers, and then be told that Virac was the OTHER WAY up the road. Properly briefed on directions, I put on a floppy hat, dug out my sunglasses, shouldered Grungy, and started my long lonely hike. Along the road, I came across other fellow travelers, including Pastor Bennie, whom I mentioned in the story earlier. After a few hours walking down the rough rocky road, I could feel the sun roasting through the crown of my hat. Occasionally, I would come across a bamboo tube channeling water from a spring, and dip my hat in the cold water or simply put my head under the bamboo for a refreshing semi-shower.

I remember, on the last leg of my hike, bumping into a bunch of people riding a pickup truck. We were just a few kilometers from the capital, and the roads were already open. On their invitation, I hopped gratefully on board the pickup bed and rode the rest of the way to Virac.

I was still able to find a telegraph station that was still working, and filed my story before searching for a hotel of some sort in which to spend the night. The one I did find, like much of Virac, did not have any electricity. So a candle had to suffice in the hot lonely and dark room.

I stayed a few more days in Virac before deciding that I could come home to Manila. The seas were still too rough, and there were no commercial flights to Manila. Thankfully, I found Captain Henry Bulos’ C-130 sitting on the Virac runway with a plane-full of relief supplies and a long line of refugees begging to ride out of Virac. I buttonholed Bulos, who was amused to find a reporter in the middle of nowhere. First thing he asked was if I had a camera. Next thing he asked was if I liked sunsets.

I answered yes to both, and got a ride home. Although I forgot to tell him earlier that I didn’t have any more film.

Deadly Silence in Kilikilihan

2009-11-28T15:44:00.000-08:00

Deadly silence

When a typhoon approaches, villagers always head for higher ground. In the village of Kilikilihan, thirty-six villagers were crammed into a small house on the slope of a mountain when a landslide buried them alive. After the disaster, a deadly silence fell over Kilikilihan and a colorless gray covered everything, making it look as if a fire had wiped out the village.

Landslide buried the village of Kilikilihan

2009-11-28T15:36:00.000-08:00

BBC News Online: World: Asia-Pacific

Saturday, October 24, 1998 Published at 13:10 GMT 14:10 UK

Landslide buried the village of Kilikilihan

China next for Typhoon Babs
After killing more than 100 hundred people and wreaking havoc in the Philipinnes, Typhoon Babs is now heading for southern China and Hong Kong.

The storm is expected to pick up strength over the South China Sea, it is already packing winds up to 160 kph (100 mph) after veering off from the Philippines, sparing the capital, Manila, from a direct hit.

But in other parts of the Philippines Typhoon Babs has left a trail of death and destruction.

Most of the casualties occurred in the east - 67 people died on the island of Catanduanes alone, where a landslide buried the village of Kilikilihan on Thursday. Philippines President Joseph Estrada declared Catanduanes - together with three other other provinces and a city - under a state of calamity.

The storm - the second in a week - has caused widespread devastation triggering floods and landslides and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee their homes.

Damage to crops and infrastructure has been put at 1.34 billion pesos ($32m), but officials said this was a very early estimate.

Such was the ferocity of the storm that it could be days before a clear picture emerges of its full effects. Winds of up to 260km/h (160 mph) were recorded, and at sea, the storm generated waves up to 8m high. The giant swirl of cloud around the storm brought torrential rainfall.

The authorities have advised vessels to avoid venturing out onto the high seas. People living in low-lying areas have been told to move to higher ground.

Last week Typhoon Zeb hit the northern Philippines, killing around 100 people before moving on to Taiwan and Japan.

The country is struck by about 24 tropical cyclones every year, but this year is expected to be even stormier than usual because of the weather phenomenon known as La Nina.

OFFICIAL LOGO OF BGY. KILIKILIHAN, SAN MIGUEL, CATANDUANES, PHILIPPINES

2009-11-28T13:58:00.000-08:00

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL LOGO OF THE BARANGAY KILIKILIHAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MIGUEL, PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Beautiful Kilikilihan

2009-11-28T13:33:00.000-08:00

Barangay Kilikilihan is one of the most beautiful place on earth.