Landmark: Victorino Mapa
Every time I go to Boracay, my route takes me through the town of Kalibo, birthplace of an ancestor, Victorino Mapa. My father told me to search out the marker erected by the Philippines Historical Committee; "It's somewhere near the church", he said. On this trip, I finally succeeded! The ancestral house has been converted into the Glowmoon Hotel, hence the colorful background.
The marker reads, "Victorino Mapa, 1855-1927. Born in Kalibo, Aklan on 25 February 1855. Legal Adviser to the Philippine Revolutionary Government, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 1901-1913; Secretary of Finance and Justice, 1913-1920; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1920-1921. Died in Manila 12 April 1927."
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Hi dondi,
It is great to see you back, and for sure, I am confident that you will top up the illustrious name of your forefathers.
Wilson ng
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Hi Dondi,
It's good to keep the fire of family pride burning. The next time I am in Panay, I will make sure to look for that marker!
BTW love reading your blog!
Hi there,
I'd like to ask all Mapa out there if you are related to the Placido Mapa (former Baguio City Mayor, 1945 , http://www.cityofpines.com/mayors.html ) , and the one from Metrobank Foundation?
Nice to hear from you that you're all from Kalibo!
Good Day!
Congratulations for the 50th Anniversary of REPUBLIC ACT 1414
Thank you for posting that link to Baguio City mayors! I really appreciate it.
The Placido Mapa (Senior) listed on that page is my grandfather. He eventually served on the Cabinet of President Quirino as Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He also became the first President of Metrobank.
His son, Placido Mapa (Junior) is my uncle. He was DPB Chairman, then PNB President, and is currently Metrobank Vice-Chairman, as well as head of the Metrobank Foundation.
I will be in Kalibo tomorrow for the national congress of State universities and colleges!
Hi! Are you related to the Mapa's of Jaro ( like Fernando Mapa)? And the Mapa of the Mapa-Feria clan?
Hi Anne,
Check out the Mapa family tree at http://mapa.tribalpages.com/?userid=mapa the Mapa-Feria clan is there too!
Cheers,
Dondi
this is sergius marco mapa now in dubai... i trace my roots from victorino mapa - we have an obra maestra of him in at our place in sta. mesa saying he was the (first supreme court chief justice of the philippines ) ... i so have heard that we are related as well with Placido Mapa of Metrobank.. my grandfather is Jose Mapa.. contact me at mac_mapa@gmail.com.. im very much curious about my ancestry now
Hi Sergius,
Thanks for your note! Check out the Mapa family tree at http://mapa.tribalpages.com/ -- the password to view is "victorino". Please do let me know when you've located your
grandfather Jose, there are several with the same name.
Cheers,
Dondi
hi im mark wilson mapa, mapa ba tlga c jao??? im from bicol my granfather name procopio mapa. who famous in town of libon "agimat".
hi po sir dondi...can u give me a work? gusto ko po mgaral kso kapos po eh. sana po matulungan mo po aq...
im proud to be mapa.
pls email me. in markjosh_pio@yahoo.com
or txt or call me 09236853568
thanks po hope you can help me.
Hiya Commiss!
I'm originally from Bacolod and finishing reading my late grandmother's (Salvacion Miranda) diary. She noted that the name of her father is Ramon (or Roman?) Mapa Miranda. Do you know this man? Do you have any info to share?
Thanks in advance!
Luke
hi dondi.. just accessed the site you gave me and found my gramps who is Jose "peping" Mapa with Naomi Mapa... My father is the eldest son who is Sergio Mendoza Mapa... How can we continue the family tree of our lineage? the family tree of Jose Peping Mapa stopped at my Tita Patjoe's name...
hi sergius, send an email to michael.mapa@alumni.insead.edu in order to get access to edit the family tree.
hi tO all maPa...
CHILL i am a MAPA fRom San Vicente Libon,ALbay. my gRandfather is PROCOPIO MAPA and my grandma is BELEN VASQUEZ MAPA...and their children is ROLANDO V. MAPA sibling of rolando is JENELOU MAPA(METRO BANK SENIOR VP), RICHARD MAPA, ANNILE MAPA, CHING MAPA(PNB). WILSON (hapon) V. MAPA siblings of wilson is ANNIE-LEE R. MAPA(TEACHER), MARK WILSON MAPA(STUDENT OF AMA)to be continue..hehehhe nid to go to skul..
sir dOndi remember me?? hMmMm hindi nman po aq tinawagan ni MS/MR. LOCSIN pero dont wori nagaaral na po aq working student
50% scholar of AMA.
sir want to belong the family tree..
hehehehe.....
god bless
ako po si bernie mapa nasa dubai po ako ngayon gusto ko pong malaman at makilala ang mga kamag anak ko ako po ay pananganak sa infanta pangasinan name ng fther ko juan mapa ang lolo ko po ay ropino mapa marami pong picture noon sa bahay ng lolo ko si placido mapa nong namatay lolo ko sa pangasinan may nga nagpuntang taga manila narenig ko santamesa yata bata palang ako noon gusto ko sana kayong makilala malaki ang pamelyang mapa sa barangay nayom infanta pangasinan ito po ang email add. ko po berniemapa74@yahoo.com.ph maraming salamat po............
hi bernie, alam mo ba na nandyan rin sa dubai si sergius marco mapa (email: mac_mapa@gmail.com). hanapin mo sya!
tingnan mo na rin yung ating family tree sa http://mapa.tribalpages.com/ -- ang password ay "victorino"
dondi
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