Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Office of Advance Education
Magsaysay Avenue, 4700 Sorsogon City

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1 LUDOVICE, Prince Eivanren P.

Due Date: June 25, 2022 MAM-AS I
EDUC 502: PHILOSOPHICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

Stephen Henry S. Totanes, Ph.D

Associate Professor V

MUSEO SORSOGON: Rediscovering History, Heritage and Identity in the

Province of Sorsogon

Visiting the place where our own history can be seen and experience gives
us an idea on how it happened and what are the lessons that we can be learn from
it. As a student and a resident of the province of Sorsogon it is an honor to visit
such amazing museum in our province. It is a privilege that the government of
Sorsogon shows us the beauty in it. As part of study in our subject EDUC 502:
PHILOSOPHICAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION, allow me to show my experiences in visting
this majestic place.
The Museo Sorsogon is a new museum in Barangay Burabod, in the
Provincial Capital compound of the province of Sorsogon, Sorsogon City, in the
Bicol Region, in the island of Luzon, Philippines. The two-story museum is located
at the Old Sorsogon Provincial Jail. The latter was built in 1916, and also hosted
the Court of First Instance, a symbol of the justice system in the province.

This project was the brainchild of Governor Francis Joseph G. Escudero

when a new penitentiary was built, and the inmates were transferred in 2019. He
saw the potential of the vacated building and decided to showcase the province’s
history, culture and heritage. The property was restored by the Department of
Public Works and Highways.

The ten galleries of this museum display significant historical and cultural

artifacts and memorabilia of the province which highlight its early settlers and
settlement, participation in the 1896 Philippine Revolution, status during the
American Occupation, and locally-made products. Relevant artifacts are
continuously collected.

The total area per floor is about 830 square meters\

 (to be verified).

Galleries 1 to 5 are located on the first floor of the building:

Gallery 1, called “Ang Lalawigan ng Sorsogon: Ang mga Bayan at Lungsod

Nito” (The Province of Sorsogon: Its Municipalities and City), showcases 5 areas:

* Ang Pinagmula ng Pangalan ng Sorsogon (The Origin of the Name of Sorsogon)

* Heograpiya ng Sorsogon (The Geography of Sorsogon)

* Ang Klima at mga Importanteng Producto ng Sorsogon (Climate and Important

Sorsogon Products)
* Populasyon ng Sorsogon (The Population of Sorsogon)

* Mga Wika ng Sorsogon (Sorsogon Languages)

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Gallery 2, called “Panahong Prehistoriko at Pagsisimula ng mga

Pamayanan” (The Prehistoric Period and the Beginning of Communities), reveals
4 particulars:

* Ang mga Kuweba ng Bato (The Caves of Bato)

* Ang Libingan sa Pilar (The Cemetery of Pilar)

* Ang Pagsisimula ng mga Sinaunang Pamayanan (The Beginning of Early

Settlements)* Mga Alamat ng Lawa ng Bulusan (Legends of Lake Bulusan)

Gallery 2 – Photo source: Museo Sorsogon

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Gallery 3, called “Sorsogon noong Panahon ng mga
Espanyol” (Sorsogon  during the Spanish Period), contains 10 displays:
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* Ang Misa sa Gibal-ong (Gibalon) Magallanes (The Mass of Gibalon,

Magallanes)

* Ang Misyon ng mga Pransiskano sa Sorsogon (The Franciscan Mission in

Sorsogon)

* Erecciones de Pueblos y Parroquias: Pagtatatag ng mga Bayan noong ika-17

Daantaon (The Establishment of Towns and Parishes During the 17th Century)

* Pag-aalsa sa Sorsogon (Uprising in Sorsogon)

* Astilleros: Ang Halaga ng Sorsogon sa Kalakhang Galyon (The Importance of

Sorsogon in the Galleon Trade)

* Ang mga Pagsalakay ng mga Pirata sa Sorsogon (The Pirate Attacks in

Sorsogon)

* Baluartes, Estacadas y Castillos: Ang mga Tanggulan at Moog sa

Sorsogon (Bastions, Stockades and Castles: The Forts and Towers in Sorsogon)

* Ang mga Bahay-na-Bato ng Sorsogon (The Stone Houses of Sorsogon)

* Mga Tradisyong Relihiyoso sa ibat-ibang Bayan ng Sorsogon (Religious
Traditions in the Different Towns of Sorsogon)

* Ang Espesyal na Debosyon kay Ina, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia10 sa

Sorsogon (The Special Devotion to our Mother, Our Lady of Peñafrancia of
Sorsogon).

Gallery 4, called “Rebolusyon sa Sorsogon” (Sorsogon3 Revolution), presents 3

parts:

* Kronolohiya ng mga Kaganapan (Chronology of Events)

* Si Obispo Jorge Barlin sa Sorsogon (Bishop Jorge Balrin11 of Sorsogon)

* Ang mga “Pulahanes” sa Sorsogon (The “Pulahanes”12 of Sorsogon).

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Gallery 4 – Photo source: Museo Sorsogon

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Gallery 5, called “Sorsogon sa Pananakop ng mga
Amerikano” (Sorsogon  During the American Occupation ), shows 8 details:
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* Pagdating ng mga Amerikano (The Arrival of the Americans)

* Ang mga “Amerikanistas” at mga Anti-Amerikano; Ang Pagkilos ni Lt. Col.

Emeterio Funes (The “Amerikanistas” and the Anti-Americans: The Action of Lt.
Col. Emeterio Funes13)

* Pagtatanggol ng Donsol Laban sa mga Amerikano (Donsol’s Defense Against

the Americans)

* Mga Gurong Amerikano (Thomasites) at ang Pampublikong Edukasyon sa

Sorsogon (The American Teachers (Thomasites14) and Public Education in
Sorsogon)

* Larawan ng Bagong Kaayusan (A Portrait of the New Order)

* Pampublikong Istraktura (Public Structures)

* Pagsupil sa Kolera (Cholera Control)

* Sa Ilalim ng Pamahalaang Komonwelt (Under the Commonwealth

Government15)

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historical-and-cultural-hub/
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