Comments on: Culion Sanitarium, The Island (and Hospital) of No Return https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:41:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: AksayaAsiong https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-187003 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:41:08 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-187003 Greetings, mabuhay.

I have read all your postings and answers about Culion. For me I am a man from the north, meaning the ilocos region. Let us accept whatever in our minds about this Culion island. It was instill in our minds that Culion was a land of the living dead, no matter what you say. Look, during my intermediate grades, they put it in the book, and to tell you frankly, I was just of those who read those horrible stories about the leper patients in culion. Therefore, you can not erase these memories in the minds of readers. For us, we want this culion island to stand up and be recognized, but I tell you it will take time, maybe not in this generation but later generation.

And I tell you during my college days of accountancy I have met a classmate from culion, most of the people of culion but not all, will change their address once they set their own foot in the island of Luzon. However, correct me if I am wrong on this observation. I can not find anybody in the senate or congress whose address was in Culion.

If we are sincere in promoting Culion as a beautiful island and move forward, something is possible, and if we are not sincere in promoting Culion island, something is not possible.

Regards, Asiong

]]> By: danny https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-163533 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:25:26 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-163533 there’s this ilocano doctor that once became chief of culion sanitarium, would you care if you know him… and if ever, a little bit story of him. thanks

]]> By: Adrian https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-161938 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:07:24 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-161938 I was reading an article about a Ms. Figge who recently completed a trans atlantic swim at the Island of Chacachacare in Trinadad. This too was a Leper colony until late in the 20th century. I then looked into other locations that served as colonies around the world such as the Sungai Buloh Leprosarium and then Culion. From places like these, the stories of how the human spirit rises above the most difficult circumstances can serve as an inspiration to anyone who takes interest.

Thank you for a very interesting and informative post.

]]> By: Marketman https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-145212 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:58:47 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-145212 redgumamela, OBVIOUSLY it is no longer the Land of the Living Dead. If you bothered to read any of the 20+ posts I did on culion in this blog, the vast majority of them highly positive and attractive, instead of getting the hair on your neck up and all hot and bothered, then maybe you wouldn’t be so quick to comment. But you cannot ignore that it was once called that, and that is the history of the town. It is you who are so sure that the locals are bickering with one another…

]]> By: redgumamela https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-145135 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:12:04 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-145135 I just want to inform you that Culion is NO longer the Land of the Living Dead but Heaven. If people in Culion will just stand up and start to work without bickering with one another, Culion will be like other provinces in other places in the Philippines. Move on and have a new beginning…

]]> By: Marketman https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-134732 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:21:47 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-134732 Jorge, I think it got the moniker as it was originally designed to be an island where folks with leprosy went to “await their eventual death.” But I also agree it is today one of the most beautiful areas of the country, and if you read my 15+ other posts on the area, you would glimpse a lot of its current beauty. One has to be cognizant of the history of a place to understand where it came from, and where it can go…

]]> By: Jorge A. Estrada https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-134730 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:28 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-134730 Im hurt why CULION called ” LAND OF THE LIVING DEAD” since the place is paradise.the place is very nice and beautiful, lots of places were to swim, suitable for relaxation,meditation and good for unwinding.I remember when i was a third year high school at ST.IGNATIOUS ACADEMY, i dont know the year,our team duing the INTRAMS “CYCLONE”.My classmates are dodong villarico ,Pabling Isabelo,Monching Rusello,Gargar bros. Felimon Orteza’nanding bantug,frank, kano,timbol,eusebio,lot,susan,henson and others.guys how are you there? Hope your enjoying the good life. Well, about me, I am a teacher presently teaching at the University of Perpetual Help Laguna.classmates promote our place.dont let others destroy culion. thanks.

]]> By: amparo https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-114748 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:35:05 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-114748 hi,
i was simply net surfing for a family holiday when i came accross Aplaya Resort,Culion Island…got curious of Culion Island..though I never had a hint I would be deeply moved by what I will find out..the richness of Culion’s history is awesome! The fact that it USED TO BE called..land of the living dead..its mind blowing to think how they were extremely isolated to a point of having their own “money” securely controlled to circulate just within the island..yet,against all odds the labor of love of various people, professionals,and support from the government and other nations it gradually heal and came to life..until it was given its freedom to integrate and be part of the NORMAL society..

below are more information from the culion municipality website which amaze me as well

http://www.culion.net/municipality.html – Cached
In 1991, Speaker Ramon Mitra and House Representative David Ponce de Leon introduced a House Bill for the creation of the Municipality of Culion. On February 12, 1992, Pres. Corazon Aquino signed Republic Act No. 7193 creating the Municipality of Culion in the Province of Palawan. It was ratified through a referendum held on September 12, 1992. On May 8, 1995, the first election of municipal officials of Culion was held resulting in the election of Mr. Hilarion Guia as its first duly elected mayor.

Here then is Culion – an island and its inhabitants isolated by a government policy from the rest of the world, but now reintegrating into it. May Culion and the struggle of its people continue to bring inspiration and hope as Culion moves to a brighter tomorrow –

This is beautiful!!! amazing!! what a vivid picture of extreme hopelessness… death… hope…. healing…and life!! All these sums up to its RICH and INSPIRINGLY beautiful history.

]]> By: Boboy Bautista https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-102774 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:25:58 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-102774 I love culion,even it is land of living dead,because i am born
in this land..many years i am not visit in culion,but now i am so dis appointed,because they are call this land of living
dead..please help culion..i am now here in KSA many years ago,if i going vacation the first place that i want to visit is culion..

]]> By: RH Parawan https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-55553 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:59:52 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/culion-sanitarium-the-island-and-hospital-of-no-return#comment-55553 Hi guys!

In my constant research (mostly on-line) about Culion since it has captured my imagination around 6 years ago now, I have always known that this is something I should be able to do something about…in whatever small way I could possibly have.

Culion is a a testament to a part of our national history that most of the Filipinos today are ignorant about, adding more insult to the pain and lost all those poor souls that were removed from their families suffered just because of ignorance and discrimination against a sickness.

It is in this regard that when I ventured into the independent film makiing industry, the first (and the closest to my heart) topic that ever crossed my mind when we’re asked by our mentor in the scriptwriting class to come up with a story-lines, is the story of Culion.

I am currently in the pre-production stage of making this indie and my Culion story is a tapestry of emotions and angst about discrimination, then and now, foretold amidst the American’s fear of the unknown, inter-twined with our nation’s history and the current indifference of the Filipinos today with regards to our past that greatly affects our national identity as a people.

I need all the help I could have in making this mission (to promote Culion, our history as a people, our plight as modern Filipinos and in making a world-class independent Filipino film, worth the time and effort of all movie-loving people) a reality. I hope that anybody who loves the Philippines, who has a story about Culion and would love to see it’s story brought to the big screen for the international audience, those who govern the Culion district and those who share the same vision and mission will be able to take part in this endeavor.

I maybe comntacted thru my email: rhparawan@yahoo.com

Thank you all and God bless!

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