West Visayas State University (WVSU) Dominates June 2019 Nurse Licensure Examination

West Visayas State University (WVSU) Dominates June 2019 Nurse Licensure Examination

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - IlonggoNationMovement)

“Congratulations to one and all! and Welcome! to the noble profession.” --dinggol.d~~~

The West Visayas State University (WVSU) in Lapaz, Iloilo City-Philippines once again hugged the headlines as one of the country’s best nursing schools by topping the recent Nurse Licensure Examination!

WVSU was listed as the top performing school for getting a 100% passing rate on 163 examinees, with 12 of its graduates in the Top 10 ranking.

Almira Louise Olete Hinsoy of WVSU earned a rating of 87.40% to rank as Top 1 in the nursing board exam which was given this June 2-3, 2019. She shares the top spot with Jeremiah Paula Caceres of Angeles University Foundation.

The 12 WVSU topnotchers in the June 2019 NLE:

Top 1: Almira Louise Olete Hinsoy (87.40%)

Top 2: Dennise Kim Bulquiren Luig (87.20%)

Top 3: Michaelle Christiane Cabag Con-el (87%)

Top 4: Gerone Marie Lorenzo Saquian (86.80%)

Top 5: Shaniah Grace Brana Condag, Joseph Dann Tesoro Enero Jr, Kaila Mae Laurente Macairan (86.60%)

Top 7: Thomas Benroe Tallodar Supeña (86.20%)

Top 9: Jenrose Victor Buenvenida, Rona Jane Susarno Lanzuela (85.80%)

Top 10: Angel Mae Tan Malones, Tristan James Saclauso Amaguin (85.60%)

The Philippines Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) announced that 5,059 out of 9,691 passed the recent Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga this June 2019.

Top Performing Schools:

1. WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 163 163 100.00%

XAVIER UNIVERSITY 102 102 100.00%

SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 46 46 100.00%

2. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LA SALLE 70 69 98.57%

3. UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTA ISABEL (COL DE STA ISABEL) 59 58 98.31%

4. ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 48 47 97.92%

5. ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY 112 107 95.54%

6. FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION 58 55 94.83%

7. BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 122 115 94.26%

8. CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY – VIRAC 4642 91.30%

9. UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN 76 65 85.53%

Topnotchers:

The successful examinees who garnered the ten (10) highest places in the June 2019 Nurse Licensure Examination are the following:

1. JEREMIAH PAULA AUSTRIA CACERES ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 87.40

ALMIRA LOUISE OLETE HINSOY WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 87.40

2. DENNISE KIM MARIE BULQUIREN LUIG WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 87.20

3. BERYL JOSHUA FERNANDEZ BORJA MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE 87.00

MICHAELLE CHRISTIANE CABAG CON-EL WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 87.00

MA ANA CHRISTINA SITCHON TANTENGCO UNIVERSITY OF THE ASSUMPTION 87.00

GEEVEE NAGANAG VENTULA SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY- TUGUEGARAO 87.00

4. GERONE MARIE LORENZO SAQUIAN WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 86.80

5. SHANIAH GRACE BRAÑA CONDAG WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 86.60

JOSEPH DANN TESORO ENERO JR WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 86.60

KAILA MAE LAURENTE MACAIRAN WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 86.60

6. TRICIA JANE GALVEZ BAUTISTA UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN 86.40

GELENE MAE YBAÑEZ JASMIN WESTERN MINDANAO STATE U-ZAMBOANGA CITY 86.40

JOSHUA SYDNEY RAMON TOMAS UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LA SALLE 86.40

7. MARIJOE CASTRO ANGELES ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 86.20

ANA BEA CARMILLE LIBETARIO HERRERA CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY 86.20

DARLENE GRACE SABINOSA RANERA BICOL UNIVERSITY-POLANGUI 86.20

LEAH MARIE TALOZA SERADOR SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY- TUGUEGARAO 86.20

THOMAS BENROE TALLODAR SUPEÑA WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 86.20

DAN ALBERT TEVES TIMAJO CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY- VIRAC 86.20

8. KATHRYN AVERY ANTONIO ALDAVE CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY- VIRAC 86.00

NEAH SHANE LANGBAYAN BRUNO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE 86.00

EDGAR PHILIP ROMANILLOS PATRIARCA BICOL UNIVERSITY-TABACO 86.00

9. JENROSE VICTOR BUENVENIDA WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 85.80

CECIL-AN SALIVIO DALANON BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 85.80

MARISOL SIEMPRE DIZON UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD 85.80

KARLJAN PAUL LOPEZ GAYLOA XAVIER UNIVERSITY 85.80

ALYSSA LAE RAFAELA GO XAVIER UNIVERSITY 85.80

RONA JANE SUSARNO LANZUELA WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 85.80

JUSTIN CARLO VICTORIA MASANGYA OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-VALENZUELA 85.80

CHLOIE JOROLAN SINGCAY XAVIER UNIVERSITY 85.80

10. TRISTAN JAMES SACLAUSO AMAGUIN WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 85.60

AIRON VINCE PERALTA CALICA SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 85.60

MELANNIE STA ROSA CAMASIS BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 85.60

CEILO JIMENEA CENTENO UNIVERSITY OF CEBU-BANILAD 85.60

ANGELICA AUDREY ROSARY SAMBILE CORONEL ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 85.60

SHAILA MAE BOQUIA GUIGAYOMA CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY- UNIVERSITY 85.60

ROINUJ GANO HIPOL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHIL. SCHOOL OF HEALTH & SCIENCES-LEYTE 85.60

KYLA REDONDO IBANA OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-ANTIPOLO CITY 85.60

SAMANTHA BACALSO MAANDIG XAVIER UNIVERSITY 85.60

ANGEL MAE TAN MALONES WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 85.60

JOY GRACE IGNACIO SEVILLA BALIUAG UNIVERSITY (BALIUAG COLLEGES) 85.60

CLAUDINE CORNEL VILLAMOR CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY- VIRAC 85.60

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Celebrating Philippine Independence Kuno!

Celebrating Philippine Independence Kuno!

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - IlonggoNationMovement)

 On June 12, 1898 General Emilio Famy Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine Independence from Spain in Kawit, Cavite --but never formally won the war against Spain, as explained in the infamous betrayal --the "Mock Battle of (Intramuros) Manila of August 13, 1898". Aguinaldo’s proclamation was not recognized by Spain, the USA nor by any other sovereign foreign nation.

Likewise, in July 4, 1946 -The United States of America granted Philippine Independence on a silver platter with strings attached.

"True Independence could never be just self-proclaimed nor bestowed upon, it has to be won and duly achieved with dignity" -- dinggol araneta divinagracia

From INM Archives:

Turbulence Fractured Revolution of First Republic

(By Amando Doronila @ inquirerdotnet-PDI June 17, 2015)

CANBERRA—President Aquino’s Independence Day speech in Iloilo City traced the regional origins of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule in 1896. It drew a turbulent picture of conflict between autonomous regional revolutionary movements in the Central Visayas and the Luzon-based First Philippine Republic proclaimed by Emilio Aquinaldo on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite.

The official narrative presented in the President’s speech glossed over, if not understated, the unofficial version offered by historical evidence showing that the conflict was more bloody than the benign official reconstruction of the revolutionary saga. In his speech at Casa Real in Iloilo before the diplomatic corps, the President declared, with no trace of embarrassment: “On this day 117 years ago, the Filipino people rose up as one community, to break free from injustice. That time of colonization is long gone, yet the obstacles we face remain, and in fact have taken on an evolved form.”

He went on to say in another speech that “we have truly freed ourselves from the bonds of colonizers.”

“On the other hand,” he added, “we now face a new challenge: combating corruption and poverty… It is clear; it is through unity that our heroes won our freedom, and it is also through unity that we will likewise overcome the challenges of today.”

In a clear pitch for government propaganda on good governance, the President said: “We began to tread the straight and righteous path to reestablish a government that truly works for its people, and truly represents their concerns. Our promise: Our growth will leave no one behind, whether in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Each Filipino will benefit from our development. We cannot have a situation where only those at the top can improve their lots in life, while others are left to fend for themselves.” (It calls to mind the owners of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac and the farmers to whom the estate has been redistributed under land reform, but who are still waiting for their land titles.)

Five years after the Aquino administration took office, the promises made remain unfulfilled. The statement that Filipinos rose up “as one community” in the revolution against Spain is a falsification of history and flies in the face of historical evidence showing that the revolutionary movement was fractured—one part based in Luzon, led by the Aguinaldo dictatorship in Kawit, and the other, the Visayas rebellions led by Gen. Martin Delgado, whose provisional Revolutionary Republic was seated in Santa Barbara, Iloilo.

Although both the Tagalog-dominated Aguinaldo dictatorship and the Santa Barbara forces fought to overthrow Spanish rule, the revolution was deeply cleaved by its Luzon and Visayan wings. Delgado’s Federal Republic of the Visayas did not recognize the Aguinaldo government and, in fact, ignored and disobeyed its decrees.

The President’s speech at the Santa Barbara Independence Day celebration only summarily and superficially noted the fractured uprisings in the Visayas—including those in Aklan, Capiz and Cebu—quite apart from that in Santa Barbara and in Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental.

Papers produced by Ilonggo scholars on the “Rise and Fall of the Federal Republic of the Visayas,” including one by Dinggol Divinagracia, published by the Newsletter of the Ilonggo Nation, tend to show that the Visayas revolution was virtually autonomous from the Luzon uprising led by Aguinaldo. In his study, “History Reborn: The Federal Republic of the Visayas” (June 12, 2007), Divinagracia wrote: “Spain had already formally surrendered to the Federal Republic of the Visayas even before Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was proclaimed Philippine president in Malolos, Bulacan, on Jan. 23, 1899. The Independent Visayan Republic has never been under the jurisdiction of Aguinaldo’s ‘Katagalogan’ Republic of Luzon.”

A paper written by Jose Manuel Velmonte, a research associate at the University of the Philippines’ Third World Studies Center, found that “the Visayan revolutionary elites not only had sophisticated political ideas but also resented attempts by Malolos to assert its authority.”

A Tagalog military expedition sent by Malolos to Panay was “met with hostility.” The Luzon force, led by Generals Ananias Diokno (from Batangas) and Leandro Fullon, was regarded by the Visayan revolutionaries led by Delgado as an “invasion force.” Other papers at the UP Third World Studies Center also showed that Diokno’s forces not only looted Visayan homes but also raped the women, reinforcing fears of the natives that they were invaders.

Another Filipino scholar, Dr. Luis C. Dery, said Mindanao and its islands “never fell under Aguinaldo’s politico-military control and sovereignty.” In fact as late as August 1898, much of Northern Luzon, Southern Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao remained outside of Aguinaldo’s republic; thus, “several military expeditions were sent to these places to bring them to recognize the First Philippine Republic.”

The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Visayas and Mindanao proclaimed by General Delgado during the Nov. 17, 1898, “Cry of Santa Barbara” in Iloilo was replaced on Nov. 23, 1898, by a politico-military government restricted only to the provinces in the Visayas, according to papers at the UP History Department. The leaders preferred instead an arrangement of a national federation composed of the separate states of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao because of the many separate islands of the Visayas and Mindanao. The Visayan revolutionary leaders decided to consolidate the cantonal governments in both Central and Western Visayas with the Panay government based in Iloilo, conceiving the Federal Republic of the Visayas.

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A Glimpse of the Confederation of Madya-as

A Glimpse of the Confederation of Madya-as 

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia -IlonggoNationMovement)

 Excerpted: "...After partitioning Madyaas into Akean (Aklan and Capiz), Irong-irong (Iloilo) and Hamtic (Antique) to be ruled by Datu Bankaya, Paiburong, and Sumakwel respectively; Datu Putih and the other tribal leaders settled along the banks of the river by the sea with rich, fertile soil and abundant marine products and they called the place "Araut".

Thereafter, the council of elders established the "Katiringban et Madyaas" or the Confederation of Madyaas headed by Datu Sumakwel. This confederated political form of governance preceded great nations in Europe and the Americas, including the USA.  

Chinese accounts: To the Chinese, the people of the Confederation of Madyaas were known as the Pisheya. This is a transliteration of the general geographical location of the Confederation of Madyaas, the Visayas islands. This confederation reached its peak under Datu Padojinog. During his reign, the confederations' hegemony extended over most of the islands of Visayas. 

In 1612, the Chuan-chou gazeeter specifically reported that the Pisheya consistently made piratical raids against Chinese shipping that impeded Imperial commerce. 

Excerpted from: Chronology of the Ancient Chinese Ming Dynasty and Islamic Influences by Ghou Zhongli. "...1433 AD - A Seven-Datu-Council codified the Code of Kalantiaw (by Kalantiaw) and the Maragtas Code (by Sumakwel) for the people of Panay Island; Three Adatus from the original ten who came to Panay left for Batangas and Mindoro; Datu Putih was one of them but eventually returned to North Borneo from where no trace of him was found...." 

In Panay, the existence of highly developed and independent principalities of Ogtong (Oton) and Araut (Dumangas) was well known to early Spanish settlers in the Philippines. 

The Augustinian historian Gaspar de San Agustin, for example, wrote about the existence of an ancient and illustrious nobility in Araut, in his book Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas (1565–1615). 

He said: "También fundó convento el Padre Fray Martin de Rada en Araut- que ahora se llama el convento de Dumangas- con la advocación de nuestro Padre San Agustín...Está fundado este pueblo casi a los fines del río de Halaur, que naciendo en unos altos montes en el centro de esta isla (Panay)...Es el pueblo muy hermoso, ameno y muy lleno de palmares de cocos. Antiguamente era el emporio y corte de la más lucida nobleza de toda aquella isla." Gaspar de San Agustin, O.S.A., Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas (1565-1615), Manuel Merino, O.S.A., ed., Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas: Madrid 1975, pp. 374-375. 

Excerpted from Jose Rizal's essay "The Indolence of the Filipinos" originally written in Spanish and published in La Solidaridad on September 15, 1890 (English translation by Charles Derbyshire) 

"..Part Three"...Wherefore, Gaspar de San Agustin says: "Although anciently there were in this town of Dumangas many people, in the course of time they have very greatly diminished because the natives are the best sailors and most skillful rowers on the whole coast, and so the governors in the port of Iloilo take most of the people from this town for the ships that they send abroad..." ~~~

Remembering My Honest Ilonggo Friend Nestor

 Remembering My Honest Ilonggo Friend Nestor

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia- IlonggoNationMovement)

"Remembering my very good friend Nestor Ortiz Sulpico. A tribute to his honesty that made our OFWs proud being Filipinos." --dinggol.d~~~

Honest Filipino cabbie inspires, even after death

By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer - Posted date: May 05, 2008)

ILOILO CITY – Thrust into international fame four years ago, Nestor Sulpico then said: “I could not ask for more. And even if I die, I feel that I have become a role model for the younger generations.”The Filipino migrant, who was hailed as “New York’s most honest taxi driver,” was laid to rest on Saturday at the Iloilo Memorial Park in Jaro District with tributes coming from family and friends both here and in the Big Apple.

In July 2004, the unassuming cabbie made headlines and was even featured on the widely popular “Oprah” television show after he returned $75,000 worth of black pearls left by a passenger in his taxi.

Sulpico, 51, died of cancer of the colon on April 24, four months after returning quietly to the Philippines and four months away from finishing his studies at the Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing in New York.

Elder sister Eva Sulpico-Navarro said her brother remained “an inspiring example” of the values taught them by their parents. She recalled that Nestor had always explained his noble deed in NYC by simply saying: “I was raised to be honest.”

Eva said she hoped that her brother’s “guiding words” would somehow touch many others, “especially [those] in public service.”

Sulpico’s friends and classmates at Phillips Beth sent flowers and words of comfort to the grieving family.

In an e-mail to the Philippine Daily Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net), Luanne Kwon, one of Sulpico’s closest friends at the school, said:

“We are in a highly competitive nursing program, and tensions always run high. But Nestor was one of the few who could lighten up any situation. He could make you laugh at a drop of a hat, and he was wise when you least expected it.”

Humble hero

His fame never went to his head, Kwon noted. “Nestor was so humble about being a hero. He didn’t broadcast it for everyone to know.

“He was given a special certificate by [New York City] Mayor Michael Bloomberg and even guest-starred on Oprah-that doesn’t happen to just anyone! But Nestor was so low-key about it. I think he thought of himself as just an ordinary guy who did the right thing.”

For another classmate, Mario Alvarado, “[Nestor] may not have been the youngest in school but he had a young-at-heart way of living his life.” “

Nestor in my eyes was a young man with the experiences, ethics, and caring of an adult we can all look up to. He will be missed and will be remembered for a lifetime,” Alvarado said.

Sulpico enrolled in the nursing school shortly after gaining fame for his honesty. He received a scholarship but continued to drive a taxi courtesy of a franchise given to him by Mayor Bloomberg.

Known for being quite secretive, Sulpico apparently kept his affliction from most of his family, friends, and classmates. Eva said only their 88-year-old mother Elena was aware of the gravity of his condition.

“He always kept silent about his problems because he didn’t want to be a bother to anyone,” Eva said.

Childhood friend Larry Ang said Sulpico had always given him a call from the United States to announce his homecoming. But this time around, Ang said, he and their other friends were unaware that Nestor arrived in December last year and was therefore shocked to learn about his death.

Another close buddy, Jing Espinosa, said he later found out that Sulpico had asked his family not to tell his friends about his return.

Separated from his wife, Sulpico had plans to take his 20-year-old daughter Angel with him to the United States once he became a nurse, the Inquirer learned.

“He knew the seriousness of his condition and he came home to die beside his family and especially his daughter,” Ang said.

“He always talked and worried about his daughter and wanted a bright future for her.”

Kwon said that just before Sulpico went home, the latter was behaving differently but those close to him could not figure out why.

“To know that he was burdened by the knowledge that he had cancer and that he kept it to himself, telling no one, deeply saddens me to the core,” Kwon further wrote, adding:

“I don’t care what anyone says, he was not ready to go. It wasn’t his time to go, period.

“We studied a lot together, and I know how damn hard he worked. Being a nurse was his dream. So, I can’t be consoled by telling myself he’s in a better place, because he will never see the achievement of all his hard work.”

Leganes native

Sulpico’s family originally hailed from Cagamutan village in Leganes town, 11 kilometers north of Iloilo City. His late father Loreto Sr. was a former municipal councilor.

The sixth of seven siblings, Nestor finished his elementary education at the Cagamutan Elementary School in Leganes and his high school at the Central Philippine University.

He took up Islamic Studies at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, and later transferred to the Western Institute of Technology in Iloilo City where he earned a degree in business administration.

He left for the United States in 1990 and initially took on various contractual jobs from installing computer networks to hauling boxes at United Parcel Service.

Sulpico had barely logged in a month driving an NYC taxicab when fate took him on an unexpected ride: On July 15, 2004, he found a backpack containing black pearls left in the vehicle by hedge-fund manager Lawrence Policastro.

Integrity award

The driver was able to contact Policastro on the mobile phone that was also found in the backpack.

In deep gratitude, the business executive raised at least $5,000 to help the Filipino driver finish his nursing studies. Mayor Bloomberg also gave Sulpico an “integrity award” and a symbolic key to the city.

In August 2004, Sulpico returned to a hero’s welcome in Iloilo. The Senate passed a resolution commending his honesty, while Malacañang awarded him P100,000 in cash and a citation from President Macapagal-Arroyo.

In an interview then, Sulpico said returning the pearls was one of the easiest decisions he had ever made in his life. “I believe that honesty is the most important virtue which serves as a foundation of all other virtues.”

Sulpico admitted, though, that he entertained thoughts of how his life could easily change had he kept the precious find to himself, considering that he started out in New York “roaming [the city], shivering in the snow, desperately looking for a job.”

In seeing her beloved son buried on Saturday, Elena was certain Nestor had no regrets whatsoever.

“He lived and died with the virtues that I taught them since they were children. Nothing changed him even after he became famous,” Elena said.

Posing with Nestor’s Yellow Taxi Cab as background (LtoR): Monching Berioso Jocson of Virginia, Nestor Ortiz Sulpico of New York, and Dinggol Araneta Divinagracia of Michigan. Three (3) of the Eight (8) Founding Members of the Ilonggo Nation Movement (INM) in December, 2005)~~~

Col. Posidio Bermejo Delgado of Santa Barbara in Iloilo, Philippines

Col. Posidio Bermejo Delgado of Santa Barbara in Iloilo, Philippines

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - IlonggoNationMovement)

“A tribute to the 1898 Ilonggo revolutionary leader Don Posideo Bermejo Delgado born on May 17, 1865 in Santa Barbara, Iloilo on the occasion of his 154th birth anniversary today --the 17th of May, 2019.” --dinggol.d~~~

Personal testimonies of my good friends Gaudioso "Boy" Haguisan, his sister Freda Haguisan, and their cousin Luis Winston Delgado Mendoza about their grandfather during a get together party at the home of Patrick Contreras Erpe and Eva Geasin-Erpe in Panorama City, Southern California:

 (In photo: Dinggol at center with Freda and Boy Haguisan)

That the low-profile revolutionary leader Colonel Posidio B. Delgado of Santa Barbara, Iloilo composed the "Marcha Libertador" the official march of the Ejercito Libertador (the Ilonggo freedom fighters). Delgado was born on May 17, 1865 to Don Jacinto Delgado and Doña Gabriela Merlo Bermejo.

He is the brother of the Visayan Supremo General-en-Gefe Martin Delgado of the Estado Federal de Bisayas and Placida Delgado who was married to Don Sabas Solinap. Aside from being a good musician, Don Posidio was also a very religious man who composed many composition of religious offerings.

Col. Posidio Delgado was married to Felicia Feberico by whom he had seven (7) children, namely:

1. Pura married to Nicanor Gregorios
2. Maria married to Domingo Mabunay, Sr.
3. Jose married to Catalina Piremne
4. Luis married to Inda Taas Jinal Abirin
5. Juana married to Gaudioso Haguisan, Sr.
6. Salvador married to Jesusa Segovia
7. Rosita remained single

Luis Delgado Mendoza, further stated that his maternal grandfather and namesake, Brig. Gen. Luis Delgado who married Princess Inda Taas Jinal Abirin of the royal Sulu Sultanate was one of the two Santa Barbaranhons to first enter and graduated from the Constabulary Academy, the precursor of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in Baguio. The other was Brig. General Julio Umadhay, Sr.

Likewise, the Haguisan-Delgado siblings proudly attest to the fact that their uncle Engineer Salvador F. Delgado, the youngest son of Don Posideo and his Construction Team were greatly instrumental in building the Chapel and giant Cross atop Balaan Bukid, earlier known as “Bundulan’ in the island province of Guimaras, now popularly called the “Mango Capital of the Philippines”.

The substantial elevated lot area with a magnificent panoramic view of the City of Iloilo and its environs was donated by the heirs of Don Raymundo Angulo Melliza of Parian, now Molo in Iloilo City. While financing of the project in the 1950s was thru the benevolence of the Doña Ana Ledesma de Lopez Foundation spearheaded by her daughter Doña Victoria Ledesma Lopez de Araneta, married to Dr. Salvador Zaragoza Araneta.

(Credit to Nereo Cajilig Lujan for the Chapel and giant Cross photos) ~~~

Post-2019 Senatorial Election Analysis

Post-2019 Senatorial Election Analysis

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - IlonggoNationMovement)

“Of 61,843,750 voters, only 3,710,625 come from Classes A, B, and C - a measly 6%. This is where Otso Diretso votes largely come from. The remaining 94% chose those who are popular, those they know.” --dinggol.d~~~

INCUMBENCY, MACHINERY AND THE ENTRANCE OF POWERFUL NEW PLAYERS

Re-electionist senatorial candidates such as Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, Pia Cayetano, Sonny Angara, Lito Lapid, Bong Revilla, Koko Pimentel, and Nancy Binay have existing projects nationwide and therefore, had more than six to nine years to campaign all over the Philippine archipelago. This, fortified with the ever powerful government campaign machinery, equals victory.

Tolentino ran the senatorial race last elections. He did not make it. Now, with the backing of this administration, he is No. 9 in the partial unofficial results of the recent senatorial canvass.

Remember, Risa Hontiveros took three (3) tries before she was finally elected into office as a senator in 2016 - three (3) attempts before the name Hontiveros seeped in the national psyche.

Imee Marcos is a class of her own - like cannabis if you know it. Her name is in the Filipino DNA. And in electoral contests where there are 12 seats available, that oval before that surname will inevitably get shaded in the ballot. Every Filipino knows Marcos - for better or for worse.

And then, we have two new powerful players, Bong Go and Bato de la Rosa, who are virtual shadows of the president and mounted a nationwide campaign the likes we have never seen before, at least a year before the official start of the campaign.

How can our voters resist huge tarpaulins, standees, cellular phones, rubber shoes, t-shirts, watches, basketball uniforms, groceries, health cards amounting to 20k, snacks, cash and every imaginable give-away China can effortlessly produce and supply?

There are only 12 slots. JV Ejercito and Jinggoy Estrada do not stand a chance.

Bam Aquino and Mar Roxas, who are not first-timers themselves in waging a senatorial campaign, unfortunately, were not able to cover all 81 provinces simply because local officials are scared to host Otso Diretso as they will surely earn the ire of Malacañang.

Of 61,843,750 voters, only 3,710,625 come from Classes A, B and C - a measly 6%. This is where Otso Diretso votes largely come from.

The remaining 94% chose those who are popular, those they know.

We were not cheated, my friends. We lost.

Hope is a dangerous thing. We thought we stood a chance as we were and still are trapped in an echo chamber so deafening we only hear ourselves.

So what do we do now?

We continue fighting. Because that is what fighters do. And hopefully, next time around we shall fight to win! ~~~

(Main source: a re-post from Leo M. Divinagracia FB thread. Salamat!)

 

The DON JOAQUIN LEDESMA Mansion in Jaro, Iloilo City - Philippines

The DON JOAQUIN LEDESMA Mansion in Jaro, Iloilo City - Philippines

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - IlonggoNationMovement)

Still proudly standing today in front of Plaza Jaro in the City of Iloilo, Philippines is the impressive palatial edifice built by Don Joaquin Ledesma married to Doña Pilar Arguelles who both belong to the landed gentry in “Salog”. Salog was the former name of Jaro City until it was subsumed by La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloilo sometime during the Philippine Commonwealth period under President Manuel Luis Quezon. The good-nature Ilonggo Sugar Baron, likewise, owned another residential mansion along Taft Avenue in Pasay City built before and survived during and after world war II.

When their son Jesus "Nene" Ledesma passed away, the Don bequeathed the Iloilo property to his widow Emma de la Peña Montinola vda. de Ledesma and their children; Pilar, Benjie, Bobby, Carla, and Joaquinito.

Manang Emma is the daughter of Don Alfredo Araneta Montinola and Rosario de la Peña. Her paternal grandfather was Simplicio Montinola married to Cornelia Gonzales Araneta; while her great grandfather Gabriel Militante Araneta (married to Antonina Gonzales) was the "twin" brother of my maternal great grandfather Felix Militante Araneta (married to Paz Ditching Soriano)

During the successful "First Araneta Family Grand Reunion" held in Iloilo City on November 19 and 20, 1993 that was gladly participated by the “Who-is-who” in Philippine society who belong to the Araneta bloodline, Emma Montinola vda. de Ledesma was the Chairperson of the Food and Drinks Committee that catered the sumptuous lunch buffet to the delight of about 700 parientes in attendance at the famed "Antillan House" of the Sanson-Araneta/Montinola-Jalandoni branch of the familia at Jaro in Iloilo City.

(A solo photo of Manang Emma as beauty queen during her younger days.) 

The First Asian (Filipino) World Boxing Champion was an Ilonggo

The First Asian (Filipino) World Boxing Champion was an Ilonggo

(By DinggolAranetaDivinagracia - IlonggoNationMovement)

"Francisco Villaruel Guilledo who sported the name "Pancho Villa" during his boxing career, and the first Asian/Filipino Boxing World Champion Titleholder was an Ilonggo." --dinggol.d~~~

Professional Name: "Pancho Villa"

Birth Name: Francisco Villaruel Guilledo

Born: August 1, 1901 Birthplace: Iloilo City in the Philippines  

Died: July 14, 1925, at age 23 years. Hometown: Manila, Philippines

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5′ 1″ / 155cm --- Reach: 63″ / 160cm

Division: Flyweight  --- Manager: Frank Churchill

Reported by 1922 newspaper articles as being born as "Francisco Tingson."

New York Times article from July 15, 1925, reports his real name was Francisco Guilledo.

Villa started his boxing career at the Olympic Club in Manila. The Olympic Club was owned and run by Eddie Tait of Seattle, Washington, and Frank Churchill. In the early 1920s, fly's and bantams were the most popular weight divisions in the Philippines and Australia.

Two of the earliest, if not the earliest mentions of Villa in an American newspaper were the Dec. 7 and 26, 1921 Tacoma News Tribune editions.

Rafael Gellide/Guilledo claimed to be Villa's father, saying they had reunited at New York in 1923 after 18 years. Guilledo claimed his wife had deserted him in the Philippines when Pancho was 11 months old.

Known during his time as being one of the cleanest fighters around, always showing concern for his opponents and always, after knocking a foe down, immediately turning away and walking to his corner (this was before rules requiring going to a neutral corner).

NY Times July 15, 1925: Villa "...died at a hospital here [San Francisco] today while undergoing an operation for an infection of the throat that developed from an infected tooth. Dr. C.E. Hoffman said the boxer suffocated under the anesthetic. Dr. Hoffman was preparing to operate when Villa's heart stopped. Artificial respiration failed to revive the patient."

According to one web site: "In 1989, his widow - then 84 - insisted that a gambling syndicate conspired to murder the champion because of big losses in the Jimmy McLarnin non-title fight. Pancho was a heavy favorite to beat McLarnin and his defeat was a major upset. Mrs. Guilledo claimed that her husband was injected an overdose of anesthetic."

Pancho Villa was named "Flyweight Fighter of the Century" along with Miguel Canto by the Associated Press in 1999.

Professional Record:

Finished career with a record of 4-0 (1 KO) in world title fights.

Finished career with a record of 10-3-2-2 (2 KOs) against former, current, and future world champions:

Won against Mike Ballerino (six times), Johnny Buff, Abe Goldstein, Jimmy Wilde, and Bud Taylor.

Lost to Frankie Genaro (twice) and Jimmy McLarnin.

Drew against Mike Ballerino (twice).

No Decision against Mike Ballerino (twice).

Finished career with a record of 26-3-1 (7 KOs) in fights outside his native Philippines.

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