22/08/2026
EDITORIAL:
๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ
In every part of Cavite City there are remnants of the past, these are proofs: that in a narrow alleys of the old port holds history, that some tongues still remember the remaining cadences of the Chavacano language, and that in Teatro Caviteรฑo is where Emilio Aguinaldo first unfurled the Philippine Flag.
The dedicated work of the Cavite City Historical Society (CCHS)โspearheaded by Edwin S. Guinto, and other two members show that people's initiatives drive compassion for history to be alive.
However, leaving the preservation of our local history to a Non-Government Organization (NGO) is not enough. From their own personal pockets and unyielding passion, CCHS has produced historical markers across Cavite City to identify important places and figures that shaped the history of the city.
Without direct institutional funding and structural support from the Local Government Unit (LGU), this initiative is unstable. CCHS expects no applauseโonly that our history will not be forgotten. And that passion alone cannot pay for preservation.
Establishing annual funds for historical studies, creating formal partnerships to support civil society groups, and to expand infrastructure to accommodate our heritage, these are vital roles of an LGU in order to carve the history that keeps our identity.
An initiative from an NGO cannot stand by itself to carry a history; it is a public duty to accommodate the weight of preserving it.
As modernization continues to thrive, unfunded history slowly dies along with it. ๐พ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐?
Written by Christian Delgaco
Art by Elisabeth Flores
