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Acknowledgement
The Introduction
About the Author
Quirit Torrefranca
Ang Liso Sa Atong Kaliwat
Acknowledgement
The Introduction
About the Author
Quirit Torrefranca
Ang Liso Sa Atong Kaliwat
This writer is not a native-born in Inabanga but his roots on his father's side were from that town. His father, Basilio Anasco was born in Dait Sur, Inabanga, Bohol to a loving couple, Pedro Anasco and Romana Logrono. During the latest part of the 18th century when Philippine Revolution was in high gear the family went on hiding to Merida, Leyte. There they settled in a secluded, small barrio of Merida where his mother died. Basilio with three younger toddlers, a brother Meliton and sisters Fausta and Crecencia were reared by his father in Merida without knowing who their relatives were in Inabanga.
Basilio who had been longing and yearning to see his parents' relatives, persistently and anxiously persuaded his father, Pedro to go to Bohol for a family reunion. The pair arrived and landed in Jetafe. Unfortunately and suddenly his father, Pedro died in Jetafe without reaching their destination, Dait Sur, Inabanga. Basilio stayed in Jetafe for a while. He met and got married to Gregoria Torrefiel. The couple were blessed with six children. This writer is the eldest.
At the age of nine, this writer was brought by his father, Basilio, to Dait sur to visit and to know their relatives. He, Basilio was able to meet some of the Anasco family but failed to know the Logronos, relatives of his mother, Romana. He was informed that their relatives had died long time ago and they only knew of a certain Nicanor Logrono who moved to Carmen, Bohol to join with his cousins. My father could stl reminisce in his deteriorating memory the name Nicanor always mentioned by his father Pedro to be a relative of his mother Romana to us, his children. How close was the relationship was not
definitely disclosed to this writer. This writer's generic heritage and his attachment to the Torrefranca clan has not been established and accounted at this writing as far as the report submitted by the researchers involved in this task. But he can vouch-safe Logronos in the other side of the Inabanga River particularly in Dait sur and Dait Norte, Nabuad, Liloan and Lapacan, Inabanga are his grandmothers close relatives.
In 1937 as a young man who had that adventurous outlook common to people of his age, this writer ventured to see the different towns of Bohol. He sought an employment in the defiunct Bohol Land Trans. Co. as a bus conductor. He came to know the Torrefranca and the Logronos in Carmen. Tome, Juan, Pelagio all surnamed Torrefranca were drivers of the bus company, and Wenefredo(Ondoy) Logrono was a conductor who later was promoted to inspector. Drivers were given permanent car to drive but never had a permanent conductor as his partner in a scheduled trip so that there were occasions
that either one of the Torrefranca brothers was his drivers. Upon knowing that this writer's grandmother was surnamed Logrono, they became close to him. through them this writer knew Ramon, Andres, Goyoy and Dodo. He also knew the brothers and sisters of Ondoy: Tingting, Inciong, Pacing, Adela, Charing and Mely. He could no longer recall whether he had the chance to inquire them who their parents were nor they inquired him his ancestors.
Amalia (Mely) Logrono Bautista, the youngest and theonly of the three living survivors of Nicanor,her father, who resides in Inabanga conducted in depth fact-finding search of the relatives of her father in the barrios of Nabuad, Dair Sur and Norte, Lutap, Liloan, Buga-ong and even in Soom, barrio of Trinidad town where the oldest near relative resides. Through the information she gathered, Genoveva Torrefranca was married to Julian Logrono. The couple bore five children namely Romana, Irene, Vivencia, Gorgonia and Nicanor Romana then was the grandmother of this writer.
After WWII this writer applied for a teaching position in the public schools. His first assignments was in Dait Sur Primary School. Most ofhis pupils were the Logronos, Torrefrancas and Lagrosas. From the Parents of his pupils he wanted to know from them during a their casual huddle some vital informations that would lead to tie up my ancestors to their families' forefathers, but they could not give a good lead, they only could remember their parents' relatives had moved to Carmen, to Leyte and to other places. This writer in his one year stint in Dait Sur school had the chance to meet personally two Lagrosa brothers, Eulogio and Pedro. The former was the father of my pupil, Hilaria. When this writer inquired them about a certain Romana Logrono, they said the only heard from their parents a name,Oray Oman, who moved to Leyte with her family who was known to be our close relative and others went to Carmen to follow their uncles and cousins, the Logronos and Torrefrancas. This writer told them that my grandmother was Romana Logrono who has a brother named Nicanor. They immediately exclaimed, "We are then relatives". How close was the relationship they did not elaborate. But they claimed that they were related to the Logronos and Torrefrancas in Carmen. They could be the heirs of Eusebia Logrono or Cipriano Torrefranca. After thirty-six years of a
continuous and eflicient service in different capacity in the public schools, he retired in 1981, came to the United States as an immigrant. He worked in different agencies under federal funding and retired in 1993.
He joined the Boholano associations in the U.S. and Canada; the Inabangnons of U.S. and canada(INAUSCA); Ang Bol-anon Sa Michigan (BOSAMI); and the Confederation of Boholanos in U.S. and Canada (CONBUSAC). He was and is still an active member of these organizations at this writing. The CONBUSAC in its 4th biennial convention in 1993 held in New Jersey, selected Michigan as the next venue of the Tigum Bol-anon" and its highlight was to elect new set of officers. It was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Fairlain Township, Dearborn, Michigan on Aug. 6-7-8, 1995. Months before the convention names of candidates in flyers were sent to different Boholano associations affiliated to the CONBUSCA. Dr. Nick Lopez of Loon, a medical practitioner based in Pennsylvania was a candidate for president and made himself known to have an Inabangnon parental linkage whose grandmother, Guillerma Torrefranca, was a native of Inabanga.
In a flyer this writer had received from the Torrefranca Clan in Carmen Bohol, the name of Tan Canor Logrono printed in bold letters was mentioned to be the son of Genoveva, granddaughter of Quirit Torrefranca. This writer was so delighted upon reading the name Canor and immediately associated to his mind as it is the very name his father, Basilio, always mentioned to be his close relative. During the election Inabangnons were led by the Lao family, Bebot and Jeffrey with the coordination of this writer who allegedly has a family ties with the Torrefrancas, rallied behind candidate Nick Lopez who came out victorious. With the initiative and encouragement of Dr. Nick Lopez and the strong endorsement and coordination of Luis and Lily Torrefranca of Carmen whose outpouring support and assistance in assuming all the responsibilities in taking pains in gathering and collecting the research work of the Torrefranca family tree in Carmen, has inspired this writer to start writing this tremendous task about the legacy of the Torrefranca of Inabanga. He sent inquiries and questionnaires to known Torrefranca ancestors.
This writer is fondly called Carling to his friends and associates. He was married to Carmen Aparece Estillore of Inabanga, Bohol by whom he has six children. Leonora, a registered nurse is working in the medical unit of the United States Postal Service in Detroit; Rogelio, a mechanical engineer is the chief engineer of the Bohol Provincial Motor Pool; Candelaria (deceased) died during the WWII, Elisa is a midwife Edgardo, a law graduate is a million dollar Realtor producer of Real Estate One of Dearborn, Michigan and Antonieta, MD is a pediatrician and a medical practitioner based in Cagayan
de Oro City.
This writer finished his grades school in Getafe Elem. School, attended Bohol Provincial High School and finished the course in the Visayan Institute, now University of the Visayas. He earned his ETC, BSE degrees in the University Of Bohol and his master's degree in the University of the Visayas.
During the second World War, at the height of the Japanese mopping-up operations, he was incarcerated, hung and beaten for three days by the Japanese Military Police(Kempetai) for refusing to divulge the hide-out of Gov. Hilario Abellana, Congressman Pedro Lopez and Mayor Jose Almagro all from Cebu. For hanging three days his both arms were paralyzed as a result. He started teaching in the Public schools in 1945, He rose from the rank from classroom teacher to head teacher, principal and schools district supervisor. He retired in 1981 after 36 years of continuous and efficient service. He is a junior and senior teacher eligible. After his retirement he came to the United States as an immigrant. He worked part time in different government agencies in Detroit, Michigan and quit in 1993. He joined the Inabangnons of United States and Canada (INAUSCA) and helped organize the 'Bol-anon Sa Michigan' (BOSAMI) and the Confederation of Boholanos in United States and Canada (CONBUSAC) where he is an active member of these three Boholano organizations. His close contact with the Boholanos in USA has encouraged him to write a book, titled," BOHOL, THE CAPSULIZED HISTORY" to give them an update information about their native province, Bohol. He writes articles to the newsletter of the three Boholano organizations in America and to the Bohol Chronicle, a local weekly published community newspaper of Tagbilaran City.
Basilio who had been longing and yearning to see his parents' relatives, persistently and anxiously persuaded his father, Pedro to go to Bohol for a family reunion. The pair arrived and landed in Jetafe. Unfortunately and suddenly his father, Pedro died in Jetafe without reaching their destination, Dait Sur, Inabanga. Basilio stayed in Jetafe for a while. He met and got married to Gregoria Torrefiel. The couple were blessed with six children. This writer is the eldest.
At the age of nine, this writer was brought by his father, Basilio, to Dait sur to visit and to know their relatives. He, Basilio was able to meet some of the Anasco family but failed to know the Logronos, relatives of his mother, Romana. He was informed that their relatives had died long time ago and they only knew of a certain Nicanor Logrono who moved to Carmen, Bohol to join with his cousins. My father could stl reminisce in his deteriorating memory the name Nicanor always mentioned by his father Pedro to be a relative of his mother Romana to us, his children. How close was the relationship was not
definitely disclosed to this writer. This writer's generic heritage and his attachment to the Torrefranca clan has not been established and accounted at this writing as far as the report submitted by the researchers involved in this task. But he can vouch-safe Logronos in the other side of the Inabanga River particularly in Dait sur and Dait Norte, Nabuad, Liloan and Lapacan, Inabanga are his grandmothers close relatives.
In 1937 as a young man who had that adventurous outlook common to people of his age, this writer ventured to see the different towns of Bohol. He sought an employment in the defiunct Bohol Land Trans. Co. as a bus conductor. He came to know the Torrefranca and the Logronos in Carmen. Tome, Juan, Pelagio all surnamed Torrefranca were drivers of the bus company, and Wenefredo(Ondoy) Logrono was a conductor who later was promoted to inspector. Drivers were given permanent car to drive but never had a permanent conductor as his partner in a scheduled trip so that there were occasions
that either one of the Torrefranca brothers was his drivers. Upon knowing that this writer's grandmother was surnamed Logrono, they became close to him. through them this writer knew Ramon, Andres, Goyoy and Dodo. He also knew the brothers and sisters of Ondoy: Tingting, Inciong, Pacing, Adela, Charing and Mely. He could no longer recall whether he had the chance to inquire them who their parents were nor they inquired him his ancestors.
Amalia (Mely) Logrono Bautista, the youngest and theonly of the three living survivors of Nicanor,her father, who resides in Inabanga conducted in depth fact-finding search of the relatives of her father in the barrios of Nabuad, Dair Sur and Norte, Lutap, Liloan, Buga-ong and even in Soom, barrio of Trinidad town where the oldest near relative resides. Through the information she gathered, Genoveva Torrefranca was married to Julian Logrono. The couple bore five children namely Romana, Irene, Vivencia, Gorgonia and Nicanor Romana then was the grandmother of this writer.
After WWII this writer applied for a teaching position in the public schools. His first assignments was in Dait Sur Primary School. Most ofhis pupils were the Logronos, Torrefrancas and Lagrosas. From the Parents of his pupils he wanted to know from them during a their casual huddle some vital informations that would lead to tie up my ancestors to their families' forefathers, but they could not give a good lead, they only could remember their parents' relatives had moved to Carmen, to Leyte and to other places. This writer in his one year stint in Dait Sur school had the chance to meet personally two Lagrosa brothers, Eulogio and Pedro. The former was the father of my pupil, Hilaria. When this writer inquired them about a certain Romana Logrono, they said the only heard from their parents a name,Oray Oman, who moved to Leyte with her family who was known to be our close relative and others went to Carmen to follow their uncles and cousins, the Logronos and Torrefrancas. This writer told them that my grandmother was Romana Logrono who has a brother named Nicanor. They immediately exclaimed, "We are then relatives". How close was the relationship they did not elaborate. But they claimed that they were related to the Logronos and Torrefrancas in Carmen. They could be the heirs of Eusebia Logrono or Cipriano Torrefranca. After thirty-six years of a
continuous and eflicient service in different capacity in the public schools, he retired in 1981, came to the United States as an immigrant. He worked in different agencies under federal funding and retired in 1993.
He joined the Boholano associations in the U.S. and Canada; the Inabangnons of U.S. and canada(INAUSCA); Ang Bol-anon Sa Michigan (BOSAMI); and the Confederation of Boholanos in U.S. and Canada (CONBUSAC). He was and is still an active member of these organizations at this writing. The CONBUSAC in its 4th biennial convention in 1993 held in New Jersey, selected Michigan as the next venue of the Tigum Bol-anon" and its highlight was to elect new set of officers. It was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Fairlain Township, Dearborn, Michigan on Aug. 6-7-8, 1995. Months before the convention names of candidates in flyers were sent to different Boholano associations affiliated to the CONBUSCA. Dr. Nick Lopez of Loon, a medical practitioner based in Pennsylvania was a candidate for president and made himself known to have an Inabangnon parental linkage whose grandmother, Guillerma Torrefranca, was a native of Inabanga.
In a flyer this writer had received from the Torrefranca Clan in Carmen Bohol, the name of Tan Canor Logrono printed in bold letters was mentioned to be the son of Genoveva, granddaughter of Quirit Torrefranca. This writer was so delighted upon reading the name Canor and immediately associated to his mind as it is the very name his father, Basilio, always mentioned to be his close relative. During the election Inabangnons were led by the Lao family, Bebot and Jeffrey with the coordination of this writer who allegedly has a family ties with the Torrefrancas, rallied behind candidate Nick Lopez who came out victorious. With the initiative and encouragement of Dr. Nick Lopez and the strong endorsement and coordination of Luis and Lily Torrefranca of Carmen whose outpouring support and assistance in assuming all the responsibilities in taking pains in gathering and collecting the research work of the Torrefranca family tree in Carmen, has inspired this writer to start writing this tremendous task about the legacy of the Torrefranca of Inabanga. He sent inquiries and questionnaires to known Torrefranca ancestors.
This writer is fondly called Carling to his friends and associates. He was married to Carmen Aparece Estillore of Inabanga, Bohol by whom he has six children. Leonora, a registered nurse is working in the medical unit of the United States Postal Service in Detroit; Rogelio, a mechanical engineer is the chief engineer of the Bohol Provincial Motor Pool; Candelaria (deceased) died during the WWII, Elisa is a midwife Edgardo, a law graduate is a million dollar Realtor producer of Real Estate One of Dearborn, Michigan and Antonieta, MD is a pediatrician and a medical practitioner based in Cagayan
de Oro City.
This writer finished his grades school in Getafe Elem. School, attended Bohol Provincial High School and finished the course in the Visayan Institute, now University of the Visayas. He earned his ETC, BSE degrees in the University Of Bohol and his master's degree in the University of the Visayas.
During the second World War, at the height of the Japanese mopping-up operations, he was incarcerated, hung and beaten for three days by the Japanese Military Police(Kempetai) for refusing to divulge the hide-out of Gov. Hilario Abellana, Congressman Pedro Lopez and Mayor Jose Almagro all from Cebu. For hanging three days his both arms were paralyzed as a result. He started teaching in the Public schools in 1945, He rose from the rank from classroom teacher to head teacher, principal and schools district supervisor. He retired in 1981 after 36 years of continuous and efficient service. He is a junior and senior teacher eligible. After his retirement he came to the United States as an immigrant. He worked part time in different government agencies in Detroit, Michigan and quit in 1993. He joined the Inabangnons of United States and Canada (INAUSCA) and helped organize the 'Bol-anon Sa Michigan' (BOSAMI) and the Confederation of Boholanos in United States and Canada (CONBUSAC) where he is an active member of these three Boholano organizations. His close contact with the Boholanos in USA has encouraged him to write a book, titled," BOHOL, THE CAPSULIZED HISTORY" to give them an update information about their native province, Bohol. He writes articles to the newsletter of the three Boholano organizations in America and to the Bohol Chronicle, a local weekly published community newspaper of Tagbilaran City.