Here's a picture of Lola Payla (Rafaela Mongado-Sim Chico, second from left) with family members. Her youngest daughter, Lola Inyang (sister of Lola Tisay, middle) looks like she's in her early 20s, so this photo must have been taken in the 1920s. (I hope you can help me identify the rest of those in the picture). Payla, also fondly called Pay-og, was the wife of the number 8 registered Chinese migrant of Surigao who settled in Mainit, Sia Sim Chico.
I would have wanted to auto-enhance this photo using Photoshop, but it gives me a Black and White version. I like this original sepia-like color which portrays the color scheme of photographs in Mainit during these years.
We use Pusturawo (Minainit) or Sputing when we describe well-dressed Mainitnons. And usually, since photo ocassions are quite rare in those days, most photographs that we see, like those that I have featured from the Mosende Archives, have Mainitnons so pusturawo and sputing.
(To Mainitnons: if you want your photos to be featured here, email me at pidjanga@gmail.com)
By: Zimmbodilion Mosende
Jul 19, 2006
Categories: photos, mainit, surigao, caraga, mindanao, philippines
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