Achievement Award For Public Service
The 2004 Achievement Award for Public Service was awarded posthumously to a person who spent her whole life serving the people of her community through her job as an educator, her personal commitment to her hometown as its historian and the services she gave to her church.
Born in July 24, 1914, she is an alumna of Bacon Central School and the Sorsogon Provincial High School. She finished her collegiate course in teaching at the Philippine Normal School & spent 33 years of her life as a public school teacher. Most of the alumni’s memories of our youth spent as school children of Bacon Central School will not be complete without delightful accounts of our experiences with this beloved teacher. Who can forget the small pinches on our upper arms, the chalk-filled hand wiped all over our faces when we misbehave or not pay attention to her lessons? However, how many alumni will attest to the fact that we are who we are today due in large part to the encouragement and the lessons we got from our dear Mrs. Jose?
It was during the time when she was assigned as the Teacher in Charge in Sawanga when she saw the need for the Barangay High Schools. She approached several persons of authority to convince them of the need for secondary schools in the barangays.
In 1963 she wrote the History of Bacon taken from the facts, which she painstakingly researched and recorded for many years. This task, which she took upon herself without a promise of financial gain or personal glory, is now one masterpiece and the only evidence of the old colorful and glorious history of Bacon.
Mrs. Cristina Jose was assigned as a principal first in Bacon East Central School and later in Bacon West Central School where she retired in year 1976.
Once retired she helped the late Rev. Fr. Dino with the Annunciation College of Bacon Secondary School and spent the rest of her life in giving services to her community, her church and the Lord. A widow who had only one child Joan, who passed away before her, she was survived by her grandchildren, son-in-law, nephews and nieces and countless adoring former pupils who will never forget her. She died in August 21, 1977.
17 comments:
Thanks for the legacy
"Brief History Of Bacon"
Tia Tinay was respectfully called Mrs.Jose by most Bacongnons.
Educator,religious,social,and civic leader, she was highly respected, and loved.
She served Bacon until her passing in 1977.Few can match her selfless services to Bacon!
A great lady, a great Bacongnon.
Whence shall come another?
Mrs. Jose was indeed an institution in our town. She recognized and appreciated so much the glorious past of Bacon. Sadly the Bacongnons who came after her denigrated Bacon to a lowly district of a 5th rate city.
Mrs. Jose is one of the greatest citizen Bacon ever produced. A historian, a civic leader, a teacher.
It always nice to hear about the deeds of strong & interesting female figures.
Annie, can you please print/publish here even in 2 installments(if it is long) the "Brief History of Bacon"?
thanks
Would it be alright anyone write another history of Bacon again with an updated version and with new perspective based on new informations and research?
thanks,
Thank you Florence for the request. I too wish for a new updated version of Bacon's history, no offense intended. I admire the work of the late Mrs. Jose but I think someone needs to update her work. It must be mentioned that historians normally have different perspectives on the same subject.
The glorious past of Bacon which the late Mrs. Jose wrote was ancient history. Bacon is just a barrio now of a poor city, thanks to the present crop of visionless self serving Bacongnon leaders.
What a difference she made! Quite a big loss for Bacon should many fail to follow her examples and should Bacon’s youth fail to see their potentials simply because of the absence of well-spirited educators like her who could empower them to do so.
To Bacongnon:
Yes, that's the plan.
I'll do more than 2 series until I finish the book.
Merry Christmas.
Can anyone tell us more about Lorna Figueroa? Just a brief info will be fine.
thank you.
I really look forward to reading that Brief History of Bacon.
Thanks again.
I check Bacon. It is a remote place, but with somebody like Mrs. Jose, it tells us of what to expect from its residents. Hopefully it continues.
There must be some Bacongnons now who may following the footsteps of past leaders like Mrs. Jose, the late Gov. Figueroa, etc.
How about the present Mayor Dioneda, Lorna Figueroa, Amado Manuriao, Jr., Manuel V. Eco to name some people that I heard or know. Can some readers tell us the names of Bacongnons who maybe heroes in the making in Bacon? After 25 years, I am going to visit Bacon next year and I like to know who is now the present who is who
the history of Bacon in this site will add more meaning to this "internet istambayan". couldn't wait...
Lorna, thank you for your contributions to Bacon and to us Bacon readers, bloggers...
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