02/08/2024
💖💖💖
August is History Month! To make it more meaningful the dog way, here are our recommended museums with literal DOGS in Philippine History paintings:
1. NHCP - Museo ng Katipunan-Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine , San Juan City
2. NHCP Museo ni Apolinario Mabini, Tanauan , Batangas
3. NHCP Museo ni Miguel Malvar , Sto. Tomas, Batangas
You may also be interested to visit similar historical paintings in the city halls of San Juan and Caloocan, both places mattered during the start of the Philippine Revolution in August 1896.
The least common denominator of these sites? The paintings feature the same Aspin with white and yellow fur. Her name is Joyce, a rescued female Aspin by Juanito Torres, one of the renowned history muralists. “Siguro dahil sikat si Joyce Jimenez noon kaya ganoon pangalan niya” (maybe she was named after Joyce Jimenez, then a famous actress), he surmised. He wanted to immortalize Joyce in his works because it reminded him of the times he was courting his future wife, Jovilyn Mariano Guevarra, in Lumang Bayan, Plaridel, Bulacan in 2006. The dog was owned by the sibling of Guevarra’s grandfather.
Torres, who then lived with his parents in Pulilan, Bulacan, used to fetch water for Guevarra’s family as pagpapalakas (winning the family’s favor), a part of courtship. There he frequently saw Joyce tied near the poso (water pump). At first, Torres was afraid of Joyce. The dog always growled whenever he was around until he found the courage to pet Joyce, which the latter loved. “Gusto lang pala magpahimas” (she just wanted to be petted), he reminisced. Since then, a special bond between the two had begun.
One day in 2007, Joyce was sold by her owners to manginginom (drunkards) to make asocena (viand made of dog meat). Fortunately, he was able to redeem Joyce from the manginginom. Joyce was first sheltered in the residence of his future wife. He looked after Joyce there while pursuing Guevarra. Torres and Guevarra became partners and got married in 2008. The pooch died in 2013 due to old age.
Read more about Joyce and dogs in visual arts in Ian Christopher B. Alfonso's Dogs in Philippine History. Purchase a copy via shopee.com/dogsphi.
Every dog deserves a loving Filipino home.
📷 Juanito Torres's works. First row: Miguel Malvar, on display at the Museo ni Miguel Malvar, and Katipunan Preparing to Attack El Deposito, on display at the Museo ng Katipunan, both photographed by Ryan Tan; second row: Batang Makabayan, on display at the Caloocan City Hall, and Joyce in flesh, contributed by the painter himself to the book.
![admin salamat 🤗 [ SOLD OUT‼️]Siberian Husky Puppies 🐶Amber x DaynaDOB : July 12, 2022🚹 3 Male🚺 3 Female✅ Sire (Monkey ...](https://img3.voofla.com/915/765/3344164469157655.jpg)
