TRESMARIAS

By:AndreaNicoleRocafort,JesusitaPelenio,andLiahGomez

I.

II.

III.

Abouttheplace(MabalacatCity)
A. History
1. Geographyoftheplace
2. Inhabitantsbefore
3. HowitwasnamedMabalacat
B. Population
C. ProductsandServices
D. FestivalsandCelebrations
1. Pastorella
2. CaraganFestival
IntervieweesBiography
A. DateandPlaceofBirth
B. Education
1. EducationalAttainment
2. MajorAchievements
UrbanLegend(TresMarias)
A. Story
1. Urbanlegendofthepinetrees
a) Therewerethreesisterswhowantedtobetogetheralways.
b) Thosewhowillthreatentoseparatethemwillsufferforalltime
2. Payingrespecttothetrees
a) Carswillhonkastheypassby
b) Peoplewillmakethesignoffthecross
B. Personalexperiences
C. Others
1. Newspaperandnewschannelreports
2. Experiencesfromothersasidefrominterviewee

Transcript

Nicole(N):Hello,Jarell!Thankyoufortheinterview.Sorrytalagasaabala.
Jarell(J):Noproblem*laughs*
N:Soayun,beforekasi,nakwentomosakininarandomconversationnamaramitalagang
storiesandurbanlegendsinPampangasoikawtalaganaisipkonungnabigaytongprojectna
tosaamin.
J:Ahhh,oo,maramitalaga,differentpartsngPampangalikeClark,Angeles,SanFernando,etc.

N:Peroyun,sigebeforewediscusstheUrbanLegends,masmagandamunasigurongmagbigay
kalangngmgainformationaboutyourself?Kailangankasiforthebiographysapaper.
J:Likewhat?
N:Kungsaanpinanganak,mgaschools,andotherinformationnasatinginmoimportant.
J:Okay.SoakosiArvinJarellS.Balajadia,pinanganaksaOlongapoCity.Angmgamagulang
koaysinaTheresaBalajadiaatArvinBalajadia.Merondinakong2nakapatidisang
nakababatangkapatidnasiDeifyandyungkuyakonasiJayvin.Pinanganaktalagaakosa
AngelesCityperosaOlongapoakolumaki.PerobumalikdinakongAngelesnung6yearsold
ako.SaAngeleskomasnaimmerseyungsariliko.NagelementaryakosaAngelesElementary
SchoolandthennaghighschoolsaPhilippineScienceHighSchoolCentralLuzonCampus
bastanasaClarkyun.Anopaba?*laughs*awkwardnamannito,parangalammonalahateh.
N:Sigepa,mgaaccomplishments,hobbies,etc.
J:ConsistentDirectorsListakonunghighschoolfrom1styearto4thyear,andthennung
graduation,Igraduatedwithhighhonors,parangmagnacumlaudeocumlaude,andtop5din
ako.Intermsofhobbiesnamanmahiligakosamusicandsadancing.Duringmyhighschool
days,partakongisangdanceclubandconstantlynanagpepresent.Yungpinakaunforgettable
kongmomentwaswhenIbecamethechoreographeroftheSayaraniDanceTroupe,dance
troupengPisay.BatchRepresentativedinakongStudentCouncilngschoolyear20132014.
N:Kwentokanamanngayongcollege.
J:Socurrently,2ndyearstudentakoofBSChemicalEngineering.Firstchoicekotalagasiyakasi
ibayunglovekoofSciencesomasgustokomaimmersedittosafieldnaito.Oneofthemain
reasonsdinaynameetkonakasitongDepartmentofChemicalEngineeringnungsumaliakong
ResearchFair2015,whichisanationalcompetitionofUPALCHEMES,andthenwewon1st
placeforourresearchentitledPredictingthespreadofAvianInfluenzaAinhumanpopulation
ofCentralLuzonusingtheSIR(SusceptibleInfectedRecovered)Model.Ngayongcollegesince
veryfamiliarnaakowithUPALCHEMES,Ijoinedtheorganization.Nagkaroonakong
headshipsunderherelikebeingtheLogisticsHeadofChEerUPPinoy,anationwideoutreach
projectoftheorganizationand,theInternalAffairsHeadoftheBlockhandlingTeam,andthe
TeamBuildingActivityDirectorwhichaimstopromotecamaraderietotheapplicants.Aside
fromUPALCHEMES,IalsojoinedthevolunteercorpofDChE,whichiscalledChESI,which
standsforChemicalEngineeringStudentInitiative.IamalsotheLogisticsHeadoftheChemical
EngineeringCongresswhichisaseminarthataimstopromoteChemicalEngineeringmoreto
theundergraduates.Meronpaba?Hmmmm.
N:Areyoupartofanydancetroupeormusicrelatedclubsetc?
J:UnderUPALCHEMES,IwaspartofIsentropes,thedancetroupeoftheorganizationandI
amalsocurrentlypartofthebandnamesOfftheGridyunglatestperfomancesnaminwas
duringtheUPALCHEMESApplicantsOrientationandduringtheEngineeringOpeningWeek
CulminatingNight.Yunnalangnamansiguro.Andoongapala,veryfondakoofsports.
SumasaliakosamgasportsrelatedactivitiesliketheEngineeringCup(volleyball)and

sometimesIgotosportsclinicsngUPALCHEMESsabasketball.Leisurekorinangtable
tennis.
N:Sige,sabihannalangkitapagmaynakaligtaantayosabiographymo.Soyun,tellmemore
aboutPampanga,specificallyMabalacat,whichistheplaceoftheUrbanLegendnabinigaymo
saakin.
J:Pampangaisknownforthedeliciousfooditoffers.UsuallykasiassociatedyungPampangasa
foodnasisig.Sabingamgatao,includingme,thisplaceoffersthebestsisigintheplanet
*laughs*YungtinatawagnasisigqueenayyungLuciassisig,siyayungnagsimulamagpasikat
ngsisig.KayarinkaminakilalaastheSisigCapitalinthePlanet.AsidefromthatPampangais
knownastheCulinaryCenterofthePhilippines.SikatdinkamidahilsaPhilippineInternation
HotAirBalloonFestival,whichisanannualeventthatoffersentertainmentthrough
hotairballoonsfloatingintheskyandpilotedbyenthusiastsfromothernationalities.With
regardstoMabalacatnaman,nanditosaloobngcitynatoyungmajorityngClarkFreeportZone,
dunsiyapinakaknown.Also,medjosureakonahingsiyabinabahasincemataassiyanaplace,
bastaknownastheUpperPampanga.MedyokontilangkasialamkosaMabalacatsincesa
Olongapoakopinanganak,saAngeleslumaki,perosaClarknaghighschool.Perominsanminsan
dumadaandinkamisaMabalacatsinceyungsidengmomkotagaMabalacat.
N:Sopuntatayodunsaurbanlegendnanakwento.Bakitmunaitoyungnapilimo?
J:Nungsinabimokasinakailanganmongurbanlegend,inalalakoyungkwentokosayonun
nungpapuntatayongPampanga.However,may2nakwentoakonasinabisayo.Marami
talagangurbanlegendsangPampanga,sobrangmayamantalaga.Peroyungnakwentokosayong
2yungtalagangtumataksakinyungunaisyungaboutyungabandonedClarkHospitalandthen
yungisangayungTresMarias.
N:Sowhichonedoyouthinkisbetterbetweenthosetwo?Anoyungisesharemosamin?
J:Yungabandonedhospitalkasiismoreofahorrorstoryratherthananurbanlegend.Andsince
it(thehospital)isverywellknown,bakamaymakagayaka.Inmyopinionalso,hindiunique
yungstorynayunsoIgofortheTresMariasstory.
N:TellmemoreaboutthisTresMariasUrbanLegend.Bakitngabaitoyungnapilimo?Bakit
siyatumataksayoasanurbanlegend?
J:VeryfamiliarngaakowiththeplacesinPampangasinceItravelcitytocitytogotoschoolsa
Clark,andminsangalaanperotherewasthisoneinstancewhereinmyparentstoldmeastory,na
hindinilaalamkungtotoo,whenwepassedbyMabalacatRoad.Nagkataonkasinungnapadaan
kamionetime,Ithink3yearsago,maynakatumbanamotorcyclesadaan,yunpalanaaksidente
siya.Yungparentsko,sinceveryfamiliarwiththearea,nagkwentosamingmagkakapatidna
veryfrequentyungaccidentssaroadnato.Minsanpangarawyungmgaaccidents,hindisiya
banggaan,moreofnawawalanngcontrolyungdriverornadudulasyungmotorcyclewithoutany
outsideforce,etc.Bastaveryunusualcasesdaw.Somesaynadahillangtalagasapangetna
daan,asinmadulasdawandbitakbitakyungdaanperomerondinnamingibangnaniniwaladun

samgakwentokwentoaboutsatatlongbabaenanagbabantaydawsaroadnayunbybeingpine
trees.
N:Soanobayunghistorynito?Anoyungkwentobehindthis?
J:Hindirawtalagasilasuresahistorynitokasihindisiyamasyadonakekwentosaamin.Pero
yungalamnilawithregardstothiswasthatmerondawtatlongsistersnasobrangclosewitheach
othertaposnaraperawyungisasakaniladunmayMabalacatroadnga,orhindikosurekung
duntalaganarapeordunlangtalagatinaponsincemedyodesertedyungplace.Peroyun,they
wereveryclosetoeachotherdawthenextremerawyungreactionnung2sistersnungnakita
nilangnarapeandnapatayyungsisternila.Theyvowedonthatspotnawhoeverang
magaattemptnamaghiwalaysakanilangtatlowillsufferdaw.Nungeventuallynamataysilang
tatlo,yungashesnilaspinreaddunsaplacenayunthenafterawhiledawmaytatlongpinetrees
naumusbongdunsaspotkungnasaanyungashesnila.
N:Anoyungnagingdifferencenungwalapayungpinetreesdunandnungnandoonna?
J:Masdumamirawyungunexplainedaccidentsdunsaplace.Yungtipongparangmayhumihila
rawsamgakotsedun,hindinilanacocontrol,etc.Bastasobrangweirdinstances.Soang
nangyayariparangnaginghabitnakungsinoyungdumadaansapinetreesnayunshouldoffer
respecttothesisterseitherbyhonkingtheirhornsordoingthesignofthecross.
N:DoyouknowotherpeoplenamerongweirdexperienceditosaTresMarias?
J:Yungkapitbahaynamingnagkwentonanagmomotordawsiyaduntaposdunsacurvemalapit
saTresMarias,naaccidentdawsiya.Yungkwentodunwasthathewasturningleftdawpero
yungbikeparangnagmagnetdawsafence,yungparangmayforcerawnahumihila.Ibarindaw
yunggoosebumpsnanafeelniyaduringthattime.However,hesitantdinakongpaniwalaankasi
curveyunehsobakagravitylangtalagahumihilasakanya.
N:Ohokay.MeronkapabangnaiisipnaothertriviaregardingtheTresMarias?
J:Hmmm.Walanaeh.Pagmaynaisipako,sabihannalangkita.
N:Yey,sige,thankyousatimetalaga!!