Anna Gonzalez's Page

Well stated..
"Angeles is indeed back on its feet.
What you see now is awe-inspiring.
Amidst the progress and development of the city, you see the resiliency of a people."

I wish everyone the very best. It is good to see the strong emphasis on education; something some people and countries take for granted!

I last visited in 1992. It is a trip I will never forget.

I was shocked at the devastation of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo; not so much the eruption itself rather the billions of tons of Lahar (ash) washed down the mountains and hills totally destroying house and whole towns in its path.

I cried with a lady and her family in Bamban, Tarlac while we all watched their house slowly devoured by the raging coco-tan water of the Sacobia River. First the 7 foot high reinforced concert wall at the back of the housecollapsed into nothing... Minutes later the ragging mud, water, and ash started tearing into the back sidewalk and porch. In 15 minutes the whole house was gone!

Memories like that are impossible to forget!

It's most interesting that 18 years later the destructive mountain volcano has been replaced by the beautiful Lake Pinatubo. l recall hunting Dear and Wild Pigs with a spear and a net in the hills just 20Km north of what is now Pinatubo Lake. Lots of fun!

Ah, the adventuresome stories I could tell; Like night diving on soft corral reefs and having pitch dark blackness all around you except for where your thin light would shine. A banca boat adventure in the 100 Islands before it was Hundred Islands National Park. Scuba diving in the some of the best spots in the world!


Diving in KZN Lots of fond memories!

Interesting links: Map of Lake Pinatubo, its Wikipedia Link and The Conquest of Mount Pinatubo.