NMT Chapter 64: Christmas Eve (Noche Buena) (See other Noli Me Tangere Chapter Summaries)

(Napanuod mo na ba yung kwento ni Pareng Ed, isang masipag at matiyagang OFW na naubos ang pera nung na-ospital ang kanyang anak, pero nakabangon mula sa kahirapan gamit ang isang… panuorin mo ang kwento niya dito.)

In a tiny hut in the forest by the side of a mountain lives a family of two children (Huli and Tano), an older man, and his granddaughter. They cared for Basilio, who was unconscious for two months.

Basilio insisted on going down the mountain to see his mom (Sisa) in the town, even if he was not well enough. The old man asked his granddaughter Lucia to accompany the young Basilio.

Don Felipo was finally freed, and he visited Capitan Basilio. According to Capitan Basilio, the sacristan mayor was found hanging from the ceiling of his house. Pilosopong Tasyo was buried in the Chinese cemetery.

Basilio wandered the streets and heard that people saw his mom (Sisa) walking aimlessly. There was no word about his brother Crispin.

Basilio sees his mom and chases her to the cemetery of the ancestors of Ibarra.

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NMT Chapter 01: A Gathering (See other Noli Me Tangere Chapter Summaries)

(Napanuod mo na ba yung kwento ni Pareng Ed, isang masipag at matiyagang OFW na naubos ang pera nung na-ospital ang kanyang anak, pero nakabangon mula sa kahirapan gamit ang isang… panuorin mo ang kwento niya dito.)

In late October, Don Santiago de los Santos (otherwise known as Capitan Tiago), hosted a dinner at his house on Anloague Street. The descriptions of the house could be likened to the status of Philippine society under Spanish rule. Among the characters we meet are a Teniente Guevara, Padre Sibyla (Dominican) and Padre Damaso (Franciscan). Padre Damaso spent 20 years as parish priest in San Diego. The angry conversation between Padre Damaso and the soldier reveals that a good man, whose son was in Europe, died. His body was exhumed by the San Diego parish priest and ordered buried elsewhere.

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NMT Chapter 02: Crisostomo Ibarra (See other Noli Me Tangere Chapter Summaries)

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(Napanuod mo na ba yung kwento ni Pareng Ed, isang masipag at matiyagang OFW na naubos ang pera nung na-ospital ang kanyang anak, pero nakabangon mula sa kahirapan gamit ang isang… panuorin mo ang kwento niya dito.)

We meet Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, the son of the late Don Rafael Ibarra (the man whose body was exhumed). Crisostomo gets confused when Padre Damaso, the friar whom Crisostomo thought was a close friend of his deceased father, said that Don Rafael was never a close friend of his. Fortunately, the soldier had kinder words to say about Don Rafael. Another good friend of Don Rafael, Capitan Tinong of Tondo, invited Crisostomo for tomorrow’s lunch. Crisostomo declined, saying he was leaving for San Diego the following day.

An attendant announced that dinner was served.

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