Battle of Paye Commemoration lives on with the Youth, Marinduque’s Memory

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Information Officer

Boac, Marinduque, Philippines — The 125thAnniversary of the Historical Battle of Paye’s commemoration on July 31 still lives on with the youth and Marinduque folks’ consciousness. This year’s theme encapsulates the youth participation and intangible heritage, “Pagsasakabataan ng Labanan sa Paye at Pamanang Marinduqueño.”

The first part of the program is an assembly at front of Balimbing Elementary School by 6:30 in the morning. Then march to Sitio Paye led by Banda de Mogpog, Marinduque National High School Drum and Lyre Corps, along with the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, Girl Scouts of the Philippines, accompanied by Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Marinduque Army Reservist, Local Government of Boac employees and officials, other line agencies and barangay councils and frontline workers, Sangguniang Kabataan and the rest of Boakeños.

A thanksgiving mass would follow around 8:00am, then a giving honor to the Philippine Flag and Battle of Paye’s heroes would be led by Marinduque Local Officials with PNP Boac, BJMP Boac and GSP with Jastin Leyjl Llasos. A wreathlaying ceremony is up next along with the welcome remarks of Brgy. Balimbing’s local chief executive Arnold Labay, opening remarks by Boac Vice Mayor Mark Anthony Seño and official message by the Boac Mayor Armi DC Carrion.

The Boac Neo Centennial Hymn would be rendered by Karryle Manrique before the official message from the Provincial Government of Marinduque by no less by the provincial governor Melecio Jinang Go and in-behalf of the lone district representative of Marinduque Cong. Reyanlado Salvacion, his congressional staff Nomar Villavicencio would be delivering his message. An intermission number from Marinduque State University and lively music number from Ilaya National High School would cap the commemoration.

A recent journal article was published by Humanities Diliman, candidate doctor Bryan Levina Viray a native Boakeño and postgraduate student at the Australian National University. In the scholarly study, “Songs of Collective Memory: Commemorating Marinduque Battles during the Philippine-American War” made use of local compositions of Ei Obligacion, Myke Magalang and Pinky Romulo. Using a localized and contextualized framework, Authorized Heritage Discourse, the researcher was able to navigate or negotiate collective memory, colonial heritage and nationalism.