San Buenaventura BPC

03/06/2022

NSFF 2022 in Business Mirror

"The inhabitants of the place prided themselves in that interiority and isolation. Imagined as it may be (there are now other routes by which one can reach the town), the lakeshore town with its piquant language has the right to that claim of singularity. That distinction is theirs to embrace; it makes their work—the films—magical."

Read the full article here: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/06/02/treasuring-festivals-at-the-peripheries/?fbclid=IwAR2X1RTFJ2sSVFI9qdB04OnYVNPBOpV1jmeC3EmFb7gxq7UcKuVONgUjvrI

Tito Valiente, film critic and juror for the recently concluded NSFF, writes about Buhi's culture & cinema through featuring the top three film entries; Lindëng, Asog, and Ing-ing in his article on Business Mirror.

23/05/2022

2022 NAKABUHI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE NIGHT
May 23, 2022 | 6 PM | Buhi Millenium Center

Magkiritan po kita! FREE ADMISSION
Mabuway ana Pelikulang Buhinën!

2022 NAKABUHI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE NIGHT
May 23, 2022 | 6 PM | Buhi Millenium Center

Magkiritan po kita! FREE ADMISSION

Mabuway ana Pelikulang Buhinën

23/05/2022

ING-ING
ni Philip Miguel Adorable

Here is the trailer of one of the official film entries for this year's Nakabuhi Short Film Festival.

Watch the whole short film together with the other entries during the 2022 NSFF Premiere Night this May 23, 2022, at 6 PM at Buhi Millenium Center. No admission fee.

Support our local young filmmakers!

23/05/2022

LINDËNG
ni John Mark Laguardia

Here is the trailer of one of the official film entries for this year's Nakabuhi Short Film Festival.

Watch the whole short film together with the other entries during the 2022 NSFF Premiere Night this May 23, 2022, at 6 PM at Buhi Millenium Center. No admission fee.

Support our local young filmmakers!

23/05/2022

ELY
ni Elijah Leigh Labordo

Here is the trailer of one of the official film entries for this year's Nakabuhi Short Film Festival.

Watch the whole short film together with the other entries during the 2022 NSFF Premiere Night this May 23, 2022, at 6 PM at Buhi Millenium Center. No admission fee.

Support our local young filmmakers!

22/05/2022

AGAR
ni Jhon Prospero Nachor

Here is the trailer of one of the official film entries for this year's Nakabuhi Short Film Festival.

Watch the whole short film together with the other entries during the 2022 NSFF Premiere Night this May 23, 2022, at 6 PM at Buhi Millenium Center. No admission fee.

Support our local young filmmakers!

22/05/2022

DALËK
ni Christian Tajuna

Here is the trailer of one of the official film entries for this year's Nakabuhi Short Film Festival.

Watch the whole short film together with the other entries during the 2022 NSFF Premiere Night this May 23, 2022, at 6 PM at Buhi Millenium Center. No admission fee.

Support our Buhinën young filmmakers!

21/05/2022

2022 NAKABUHI SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
PREMIERE NIGHT (Open Air Cinema)
May 23, 2022 | 6 PM | Buhi Millenium Center

Join us as we proudly present to the public the official selection of entries for 2022 Nakabuhi Short Film Festival. Other award-winning short films will also be screened during this joyous night courtesy of NCCA, Savage Mind: Arts, Books, Cinema and Kamarin Art Gallery.

See you there!

20/05/2022

BUHI ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY, INC.

Founded in 1947, Buhi St. Joseph's Academy, Inc. (BSJAI), formerly known as St. Joseph's Academy, is a private school located in San Pedro, Buhi, Camarines Sur. "Building the Youth, Building the Nation" is the institution’s philosophy.

Don Jose Eclarinal Noble’s lifelong dream came true with the institutionalization of BSJAI. A dream that drove him to drop out of law school at the University of Sto. Tomas (UST). To equip himself on the establishment of an educational institution, Don Noble pursued education courses at UST instead.

The BSJAI was initially launched in mid-year 1947 with only 96 students, ranging from first to the fourth year. It was situated in Mrs. Tecla Soler's home in San Buenaventura, Buhi, Camarines Sur (now the Mandel Bldg.). In 1955, Mr. Pablo Alhambra was the principal, and Don Jose Noble was the first school director.

After nearly a decade of operation, the school was relocated to its current location in San Pedro, Buhi, Camarines Sur owned by Mr. Maximo Agnes Noble. This is in response to the growing population of students and faculty and the physical, structural, and financial innovations.

As a private institution, BSJAI is registered under SEC NO. CN200803096 dated February 29, 2008 as a family corporation. Its junior high school and senior high school are recognized under Recognition No. 014 s. of 2008 by the Department of Education.

Meanwhile, its recently opened college programs’ Bachelor of Physical Education and Bachelor of Public Administration is recognized under Government Permit No. 11 s. 2020 of the Commission on Higher Education. This makes BSJAI the first private Higher Education Institution in the town of Buhi.

BSJAI celebrated its diamond jubilee last March 12–19, 2022, with the theme "We stride and rise at 75." In its 75 years as an educational institution, BSJAI continues to strive to provide quality education to Buhinëns and live up to it simply the best."

Article Reference: Buhi St. Joseph’s Academy, Inc.’s Student Handbook
In-Photo: The Soler's residence which has been used as the first school site of BSJAI.
Photo from: BSJAI Archives - BSJAI Official FB Page

Article by: Lea Meng Boringot
Pubmat by: Inah Claveria

19/05/2022

MEET OUR FILMMAKERS | Here are the fourth set of official competing filmmakers for the 2022 Nakabuhi Short Film Festival.

This is in connection with this month's National Heritage Month and Lauyay Festival. With the goal to spotlight and give voice to Buhinon filmmakers, this event will become an avenue to feature the beauty of our town and share the stories, culture, and identity of Buhi.

Their short film entries will be screened during the 2022 NSFF Premiere Night this coming May 23, 2022. And will be available online on May 25, 2022.

Top finalists will be announced after the virtual screening. Winners will be awarded during the 2021 Nakabuhi Short Film Festival Awards and Filmmakers' Night on May 27, 2022.

Like and follow our official page to get updates for the 2021 Nakabuhi Short Film Festival. Thank you for your immense interest in our event! We wish you the best of luck.

18/05/2022

ST. BRIDGET SCHOOL

When the late Rev. Msgr. Vicente Vargas, the parish priest of Buhi, pleaded gently but persistently for a religious Congregation to run a Catholic high school for young girls, the Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS) responded by establishing St. Bridget School on May 19, 1963.

On the first day of operation, 156 students were enrolled filling one section of second years and three sections of first years. In 1970, the campus was used as a temporary emergency hospital for the victims of Typhoon Sining, and since then has become a refuge for victims of various calamities. Up until 1982, the school served as a vocational department, initially catering to young girls only, then opening its doors to young boys from the local community in 1974. After 1982, it was transformed into a college-preparatory institution for young Buhinons.

Ever since the establishment of the SBS, the school has provided the townspeople a place to learn and also refuge from calamities. It provided young girls an opportunity to learn vocational courses which helped the town’s economy especially after it opened its doors as a college-preparatory institution, SBS has been remembered to have produced students that have developed a deep appreciation of Filipino history and culture, heritage freedom, traditions, values, and ideals of justice and peace.

Lastly, its role as a place of refuge for victims of calamities, as well as women and young girls who were victims of abuse were socially significant to the town. The role the institution puts into highlights the importance of providing women equal opportunity, protection, and rights.

The school celebrated its Golden Jubilee on May 19, 2013 and on March 23, 2018 the RGS Sisters entrusted the school to the Archdiocese of Caceres. In 2019, the school also opened a senior high school department that offered academic tracks to its students. This May 19, 2022, St. Bridget School will be celebrating its 59th year as an academic institution that continues to inspire its students to “let their light shine”.

Article Reference: St. Bridget School’s Handbook
In-Photo: Old parish convent converted to the first classrooms of St. Bridget School
Photo from: SBS Archives.

Article by: Ella Alabastro
Pubmat by: Inah Claveria