LOOKING BACK

In 2 months, alumni of Saint Anne Academy will again gather together for a General Homecoming. For this year, it was scheduled on December 30. Start preparing now and make sure your schedule will not conflict with this date. For Batch 80, we'll have our special day on December 29 aside from the big day so include this in your itinerary.

Here's a footage of the 2005 General Homecoming:

WHY GAKI

Ever since i was a small child, I was wondering when I hear the word "Gaki" In those days, the people of Piddig were synonymous to Gaki and many among us wondered what does gaki means. Gaki is not an ilokano word, not even English or Spanish. Where did it came from?

For the rest of you there particularly those younger than I am here is the story. Long before the war, a well known pianist use to stage piano concerts in a makeshift stage in that park where the Gaki Theater stands today. This guy, known as Prof.Luis Castueras used to wear khakhi clothes. When people ask what is the name of those clothes he would reply "gaki". Maybe he can't pronounce or maybe he loved to say it that way. So people used to call him "gaki", until that place was soon called gaki.

Here's a tribute to the man who created Gaki.