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(Transcribed from the magazine article published on Weekend Malaya 20 Sept. 1987)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

By Ross M. de Leon, Photos by Zek Barroso & Jolly
\nDavid<\/b><\/p>\n

Apalit town becomes exceedingly alive from June 28 to 30
\nevery year. It is when the whole town becomes one and celebrate the feast of
\nSta. Peter whom folks lovingly call Apo\u00a0
\n<\/span>Iro. Actually, the people get busy as early as May when the fiesta
\ncommittee members start mounting the bamboo poles for the buntings.<\/p>\n

That the Apalite\u00f1os put their minds and hearts in the
\nfiesta event is eveident in the buntings alone. The colors are well-chosen, the
\nhangings have identical shapes and sizes.Arranged very close to each other, the
\nbuntings would look like one bg canopy. If one views it from the window of a
\ncentury-old two-storey house, it turns into a magnificent rainbw that dips
\nsomewhere in the Pampanga River.<\/p>\n

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With a band playing fiesta tunes and people coming in
\nwith their glorious smiles, the scene takes a different appeal. It is as if
\ntime hangs suspended for three days and everyone is reborn. Nothing occupies
\nthe people\u2019s attention except to give their best to Apo Iro. The life-size
\nimage in pure ivory is 287 years old. It is the only on in the country which
\nsits on a throne.<\/p>\n

Most of us are familiar with St. Peter in an upright
\nposition holding a rooster and keys. But Apo Iro of Apalit is a magnificent
\nPrince of the Church in papal robes. Fr his feats, he wear a three-tiered crown
\nsymbolic of his being a first Pope. He has a scepter, a huge cross around his
\nneck, a ruby ring and keys. On other days, Apo Iro wears a simple, priestly
\nrobe, not the old pajamas and baseball cap he used to. \u201cA pope would never
\nappear in public wearing pajamas, would he?\u201d, asks Rick Badenhop who is married
\nto the camarera,<\/i> Erlinda Sazon-Badenhop.<\/p>\n

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Through the Years.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/b>It is Linda\u2019s ancestors, specifically Don Pedro Armayan
\nEspiritu, who bought Apo Iro t the country. Don Pedro got the image done in
\nSpain including its original crown, scepter, ring , keys, necklace , cross, the
\nfisherman\u2019s shoes in pure slver. All those have remained intact since Apo Iro\u2019s
\narrival in 844 at the old home of Don Pedro in Alauli, Apalit. Don Pedro
\ntransferred it to a bigger house in Capalangan and has stayed there ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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St.
\nPeter\u2019s shrine in sitio Capalangan, Apalit, Pampanga<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

From 1974 till now, Apo Iro has been under the care of D\u00f1a.
\nElisa Sazon, a direct descendant of Don Pedro. The old lady died in May this
\nyear which made her daughter Erlinda, the new camarera.<\/i><\/p>\n

The family has undertaken the awesome task of being host
\nto Apo Iro\u2019s numerous visitors throughout the year. But it is on his feast day
\nwhen the preparations are even bigger. Linda, a well-known dentist, is not
\ndaunted by the responsibilities for she has fund the perfect partner\u00a0 <\/span>in Rick. The latter is a busy executive of
\nEquitable Bank and has accepted Apo Iro graciously as part of his life.<\/p>\n

The very old Spanish home of Rick and Linda opens its
\ndoors to everybody ob Apo Iro feast day. Rick reveal as , \u201cwe have to hire no
\nless than 40 cooks to feed the devotees for free.\u201d About 10 to 20 cavans of
\nrice are needed each year, four large pigs, 300 peces of chicken, 40 kilos of
\nbeef, and a jeepload of bihon<\/i> and not less that 30 cases of softdrink
\nare consumed. \u201cOf course, there are other ingredients and other items butthose
\nare the staples. The cash donation may reach up to Php 15,000 but we always add
\nPhp20,000 to that\u201d, declares Linda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Devotees
\nexpecting miraculous cures for rheumatism, asthma, and other ailments.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Aside from which, the family spends over Php3,000 for the
\ncoconut oil which the devotees request. Then there\u2019s the maintenance of the
\nchapel and the garden built in 1981 which come from the Badenhop\u2019s purse. \u201cWe
\nwill keep the tradition the way Linda\u2019s parents and ancestors did it. You
\ncannot just close the shrine for lack of fnds. We believe that Apo Iro will
\nhelp in every way,\u201d says Rick without hesitation.<\/p>\n

The Badenhop\u2019s faith in the miraculous power and
\ngenerosity of Apo Iro is echoed by the devotees who flock by the thousands.
\nMaria Santos, a 68 year old resident of Caloocan, and her whole clan come
\nyearly in 4 jeepneys. There are 80 of them and they have been faithful to Apo
\nIro for the last six years. \u201cLahat kami pati dalawang apo ko, pinagalig ni
\nApo Iro,\u201d<\/i> remarks Aling Maria, a furniture shop owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n

Aboard the barge are Apo Iro and the Virgin Mary on
\ntheir 6-hour\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/i>fiesta time journey to the Apalit Cathedral.<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

She herself goes down the river when the fluvial
\nprocession begins. The woman explains, \u201cDati hindi ako makalakad dahil sa
\nrayuma sa pareho kong paa. Pero simula nang magdebosyon ako kay Apo Iro,
\ngumaling na ako.\u201d<\/i> In between fiestas, Alig Maria usues coconut oil to
\nmassage her feet. \u201cMabilis ang ginhawa. Ganon din kapag nagbabad ka sa ilog
\nna dinadaanan ni Apo,<\/i>\u201d came the simple declaration of faith. Her two grandchildren
\nwere rid of their asthma again through the water and oil from Apo Iro.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Felisa Cabildo Albina who is now 73 years old and
\nwidowed. She began her panata<\/i> at 17. Aling Feling\u2019s eyesight was failing
\nbecause of cataract, \u201cpero iniligtas ako ni Apo Iro.\u201d<\/i> She used to suffer
\nfrom hypertension and severe headaches. But she does not look her age nor does
\nher illness seem to bother her when she dances on the street with other
\ndevotees. This, they do, when Apo Iro leaves the shrine for the poblaci\u00f3n<\/i>
\nand on the day that he returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n

Felisa Albina, 73, has been dancing for Apo since
\n1921<\/b><\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The dancers bring with them all kinds of leaves but
\nespecially guavaleaves. \u201cKahit anong halaman basta isinama kayApo Iro
\nnakagagaling,\u201d relates Aling Feling. \u201cPakulo ka lang ng tubig at yoong dahoon
\npag may sakit ka ng tiyan, ulo o lagnat at tiyak na wala.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

For this year\u2019s festa, however, there were signboards
\nrequesting devotees not to destroy the plants. Rick points out, \u201cThey can get
\nthe leaves but nothing should be uprooted. We spend a lot in the upkeep of the
\nplants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miracles?\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/b>Another devotee of
\nApo Iro is 14-year old Nicomedes Estrella of Iba. He was only 4 years old when
\nhe got leukemia and his parents were told that he would die soon. Once, when he
\nwas delirious, he told his father, \u201cItay, dalhin mo ako kay Apo Iro.\u201d<\/i> He
\nand his parents stayed in the chapel for two weeks after which Nick recovered
\nfor good. He is now a healthy teener who for the last 10 years has been
\nspending the last 3 days of June with Apo Iro.<\/p>\n

Aling Maria, Aling Feling and Nick are only three of the
\ntousads of devotees who greet Apo Iro on his feast. They wait rain or shine
\ntill Apo is brought out from the chapel and down into the river. The chanting
\nof \u201cApo Iro, Apo Iro<\/i>!\u201d is awesome, the kind that makes your hair stand
\non its end and sends shivers down your spine. There is a marvelous rain of
\npetals, confetti and leaves followed by a thunderous applause. Dancing on the
\nstreet continues as Apo Iro is carried to the river by the Knights of St.
\nPeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Devotees Mary Indiongco, Knights of St. Peter Macario Vargas\u00a0
and Amado Arceo with Dr. Erlinda Sazon-Badenhop in front of the
287-year old Apo Iro.<\/b><\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Despite the gaiety, the festivities do nt turn into a
\ncircus that would lessen the solemnity of the event. More people await Ao Iro at
\nthe river where he takes a barge. From Capalangan, he is transferred to a
\nbigger, more splendid float at the point where the Calumpit and Pampanga Rivers
\nmeetfor his 6-hour journey to the Apalit poblaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

The fluvial procession is a sight to behold, a powerful
\nfeast of colors for photographers. The large float carrying Apo Iro and and the
\nBlessed Mother is followed by smaller bancas, barges, etc. all filled with
\npeople. The banks are lined with more devotees who immerse themselves in the
\nwater for everyone believes that this is the only time of the year when the
\nwater becomes curative through Apo Iro.<\/p>\n

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A vigil and procession are held at the Apalit cathedral
\nfor a day when Apo Iro returns to the shrine in Capalangan. The return journey
\nis awaited with greater joy and enthusiasm as if the Apo left the sitio not for
\na day, but for years. Dancing, dousing of water, and feasting are the order of
\nthe day. The folks stay till late at night in thanksgiving, for their belove
\nApo Iro is back and safe. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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