CRCA celebrates National Book Week with Lecture on 19th-Century Bikol Religious Texts

In collaboration with the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) program of the College of Computer Studies.

Titled “Nineteenth Century Bikol Religious Texts: Sources and Methods,” the session aimed to familiarize students with the resources and methodologies for researching Bikol religious texts, supporting the BLIS program’s goal of developing skilled library and information science professionals.

Two insightful lectures were delivered:

Ms. Nicky Gem Rivera, CAS faculty member, presented an annotated transcription of “Sermons for all the Gospels of the Sundays of the Year” (1866) by Friar Pedro de Ávila, part of the Coleccion de Sermones en Bicol by Fr. Francisco Gainza.

While, Mr. Elbert O. Baeta, head of CRCA, discussed “The Nineteenth Century Novena Text to Nstra. Sra. de Salvacion in the Visita of Tandaay in Nabua, Camarines Sur,” focusing on its history, orthography, and oral traditions.

December 2, 2024