Emelita Almozara, deputy director of National Historical Institute, unveils the historical markers to three stately ancestral mansions in Sariaya, Quezon, giving government recognition to these houses. The unveiling and blessing rites were witnessed by local and provincial government officials, members of Tuklas Sariaya, and immediate members of the clans who own the old houses. Rina Marquez, great-granddaughter of the original owner of one of the mansions, tells of how celebrities and political leaders, including President Manuel Quezon, used to stay in the old concrete house, which the natives call "bahay na bato (house of stone)" adjacent to the centuries-old St. Francis of Assisi Church.

Watch video taken by INQUIRER.net contributor Delfin P. Mallari III on October 10, 2008. click here

“I-i-i-h-h-h-h, siyanga?” Opo, mga minamahal naming Sariayahin! Ang inyong maganda, kinagigiliwan at kaisa-isang “tambayan online” ay magkakaroon na rin ng kanyang sariling tambayan at himpilan! Ito ay matatagpuan sa kalye S. Reynoso (dating Dalitiwan St.), sa ilayanan ng Greg Hospital! Isang dating pangarap la-ang ito noon pero sa biyaya ng Diyos, iya ay di utay-utay nang natutupad!

Sa ngay-on, ang munting opisinang ito ay inaayos at inihahanda pa ng ating webmaster Jubert Reyes at kasamahan niyang si Eric J. Dedace, STC, para sa kabatiran ng mga sariayahin na hindi pa rin kilala ang ating website. Ang mga nagtatanong na tingin at titig ng mga taong nagdaraan sa lugar, habang isinasagawa nila ito ay isa nang magandang uri ng patalastas o “advertisement” para dito! Gay-on din, ang kapuna-punang pagpapanibagong anyo at bihis ng Sariaya.net upang maging isang “sariaya super site” ay bunsod ng pagsusumikap na maging mas makabuluhan ito para maihayag ang sariaya sa kamalayan ng sandaigdigan.

Suportahan po natin ang magaganda,  at kapaki-pakinabang na  mga adhikain ng “SARIAYA.net” para sa minimithing kaunlaran, di lamang ng ating bayan kundi maging ng kaisipan, pananaw at  damdamin ng sambayanang sariayahin tungo sa pag-iingat ng ating mga yamang kalikasan, at pagpapayabong ng ating mga sariling tradisyon, kalinangan, sining at  pagkakakilanlan!

Bisitahin po nating palagi di lamang ang ating “online tambayan” sa Internet kundi maging ang ating tanggapang - tambayan sa Muntingbayan!
Mabuhay po tayong lahat!

Sariaya will be celebrating the town fiesta on Sunday, September 14, 2008, in honor of its beloved icon, the 18th century Santo Cristo de Burgos, fondly addressed locally  as “Ang Mahal Na Senyor”. Unlike last year’s festivities  that saw a grand, week-long flurry of activities  culminating in the one-of-a-kind  solemn declaration of the 1748 church as the “Shrine of the Santissimo Santo Cristo de Burgos”, officiated by none other than His Eminence Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, the Archbishop of Cebu, everything will just be simple on its first anniversary.

On the night of September 12, Friday, there will be a boxing tournament at Sariaya Sports Complex, to be facilitated by the Kapatirang Pambayan ng Sariaya Foundation , Inc. (KASAFI) in cooperation with the Local Government Unit of Sariaya. This boxing tournament is open for Sariayahin residents only.  “Arya Awitan”, an amateur singing contest, will be held in front of the  the Municipio on the night of September 13, Saturday,  which likewise will be open for all Sariayahins.

Mrs. Susan Calo – Medina, popular host of the long running television show “Travel Time” breezed into town with her production crew last Sunday afternoon, August 24, 2008, to feature three very popular Sariayahin delicacies namely “Pinag-ong”, “Tamalis” and “Mazapan” for her food trip special into Quezon Province. Beforehand, Ms. Cecille Aranton of the Department of Tourism Regional Office (CALABARZON) faxed her itinerary to Sariaya Tourism Officer - designate Ms. Maria Arlene C. Palabrica, who coordinated the matter with the Sariaya Tourism Council (STC). Aside from Sariaya, the television production took her to nearby localities like Lucban, Tayabas City, and Tiaong.