NMT Chapter 09: Some Country Matters (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.)
Ibarra sees Padre Damaso riding in his victoria, a low, light, four-wheeled carriage (with a foldable calash top, seating for two passengers and a perched seat in front for the driver. See photo). Padre Damaso, on the other hand, sees Tia Isabel and Maria Clara (they were going to the convent to get Maria Clara’s things).
This chapter focuses on three major conversations between or among:
Padre Damaso and Capitan Tiago (in Tiago’s house/office)
Padre Hernando Sibyla and an old, extremely sick Dominican (in Intramuros)
Capitan Heneral and his men