El Talonggo is the first and probably the only online magazine dedicated to the Tagalog-Ilonggo.
There are quite a number of us who were actually born in Luzon with parents coming from Iloilo or Negros Island, but through the years have been cris-crossing the Islands, at one point growing up in Manila, then moving back to Negros, studying in Iloilo, then going back to Manila. You get the picture.
Being Talonggo is quite a sub-culture of its own. There is a mindset that is embedded in provincial life while active and adaptive to the frenetic pace of the big city.
I invite you, reader, to explore the world of the Talonggo. So much is written in this blog about Culture, People, Places, and quirks which some of you may relate to being Ilonggos/Negrenses.
#talonggostories
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Stay safe and healthy, Bacolod people!
-el Talonggo
A sampling of Talonggo :
There are a few men who really make an indelible imprint on one's life. For me, one of them would be Tito Ray. He would be one of my favorite uncles. I remember that when we first moved to Bacolod in 1975, my late father, Larry Tronco, took on the advertising project of Chris Torres, which was Marapara Golf and Country Club, a development by C.T. Torres, Inc.....Read More
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One of the things we miss in the big city, Metro Manila, is our regular fix of Chicken Inasal. I can't believe I've been close to 20 days without having authentic Bacolod Inasal! Once the Enhanced Community Quarantine is over, I'll have to do the different authentic chicken inasal brands......Read More
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