Growing up in Tondo

Tutuban Train Station

This post is Chapter 1 of the biography of Dr. Fernando G. Bautista, a full-blooded Tondo boy who would later become the founder of the University of Baguio. He was born and raised in Palumpong (now Dagupan) and was a student at the Rizal Elementary School and Manila North (now Arellano High School).

We are reprinting this as part of our series on Tondo. This is also our first article for 2012, so we’d like to greet everyone belated Happy New Year.

Ma’am Lilia in Norway?

We’ve just got some important leads on the whereabouts of our journalism teacher, Ms. Lilia B. Andres. She’s based in Oslo, Norway, and is using Daner as her married name. We now have her home address and phone number and we’ll try to get in touch with her as soon as possible.

Siya na kaya ito? Abangan!

Lolo Mel

We are officially adding classmate Mel Abas to our list of lolos and lolas. This is Mel’s first apo, son of eldest daughter Madelaine. The class’ other grandparents are Eva Llabres, Larry Ramos, Eric Macatangay, June Lapira and Noelito Roque, whose granddaughter (below, with parents Noelito Jr. and Richelle) was baptized recently.

Brothers and sisters

One of the best things about Christmas is having to celebrate it with your siblings and get the chance to relive your younger years. Keith dela Cruz (above) with sisters Ria and Chiqui and brothers Elo and Gary (minus Lester, who’s in the US)  and George Hizon (below) with sisters Rhodora and Rosemarie and brother Rey.

Nǐ hǎo

Classmate Jun Vigo was in China, Hongkong and Macau recently for a business trip and here are some of the photos of that visit. To see more, please visit his Facebook account or our online photo gallery.

We hope that Jun was also able to get in touch with her millions of long-lost relatives in those places.

Hari ng Tondo