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Borja, David Sabadoquia
David Borja was born in Iligan. His father was a retired soldier, a master sergeant in the Philippine Constabulary. He would talk proudly of his role in the combat team that contributed in the capture of Kamlon (a Tausug “rebel”) in the 1950s. His mother sewed clothes for a living. David finished his vocational studies…
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Kintanar, Ester “Teray” Resabal
The parents of Ester Kintanar originated from Maribojoc, Bohol province but migrated to Mindanao after World War II (late 40s) where her civil engineer father managed road projects (from Davao, Agusan, Zamboanga, Iligan and Cagayan de Oro) and her mother taught in the public schools there. The family settled in Iligan City in the early…
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Dingcong, Demosthenes
Demosthenes Dingcong was a journalist who wrote about government and military corruption and abuses under the harrowing conditions of martial law. He was killed for it. The long and oppressive rule of the Marcos dictatorship would not have been possible without the support and cooperation of powerful civilian officials at the local level. The regime…
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Orbe, James Macaling
James Orbe came from a military family. His father was a member of the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) and later was Chief of Police of the city of Iligan (1963). Four of his 12 siblings also entered military service, including the Philippine Constabulary (PC). In 1966, James went to the…
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Alonto, Masiding Alangadi Sr.
The Philippine Moro struggle for self-determination dates back to the Spanish and American colonial eras. Centuries of colonization had given birth to a new nation but at the same time forced the integration of a largely Muslim population to what became eventually the majority Christian population. The Muslims lost control over territories and resources, and…
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Cayunda, Herbert Paña
Herbert Cayunda was born and raised in Davao City, and the eldest of eight children. His father drove a jeepney and ran a machine repair shop while his mother prepared and sold native delicacies in Davao City’s Bangkerohan district. Herbert helped the family by selling dried fish in the market. Herbert took a chemical engineering…
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Quesada, Minda Luz M.
Minda Luz Quesada started out as staff nurse at the Abellanosa Medical Clinic in Iligan City in 1958, then a clinic nurse at De Ocampo Eye Clinic in Manila in 1959, a public health nurse at the Philippine Normal College in Manila from 1961 to 1969, and from 1975 until her death, a faculty member…
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Laguerder, Edwin Dela Cruz
Little is known of the childhood of Edwin Laguerder. He is remembered as a generally quiet boy, but bright. He graduated from grade school with the highest honors and for college, he passed the competitive entrance tests to the University of the Philippines, and three scholarship examinations, including the highly-competitive National Science Development Board (NSDB)…
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