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By Renz Katigbak Posted on 28 Jul 20223 Aug 2022

Championing Filipino Identity and Inspiring the Young Professionals of Today: The Life and Legacy of José Petronio M. Katigbak (1879-1916)

“No one who came to know Petronio ever forgot him. Not because of his good looks or of his personality, or of his charm. In fact, he was an extraordinarily … Continue reading Championing Filipino Identity and Inspiring the Young Professionals of Today: The Life and Legacy of José Petronio M. Katigbak (1879-1916)

Categories: lipa city history, Prominent LipeñosTags: filipino ilustrado, Filipino poet, Filipino writer in Spanish, first filipino harvard student, jose petronio katigbak, pioneer filipino engineer

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As one of the pioneer Filipino engineers, José Petronio M. Katigbak was involved in the early years of Philippine nation-building but his early demise cut short his valuable services to the country. The Katigbak Parkway in Manila was named after him. Know more about him: https://herencialipena.com/2022/07/28/jose-petronio-m-katigbak/

We hope that the local government would re-commemorate or perhaps build a monument in honor of June 18, 1898 - the date of the Surrender of the Spanish Forces to the Filipino Revolutionaries in Lipa. Before renaming it CM Recto Avenue, our main street in the city center was officially named "Calle del 18 de Junio" to memorialize this epic event in our city's history. Without the capture of Villa de Lipa, the revolutionary expeditions of liberating other towns in the South from the Spanish forces would have been greatly delayed.

Happy Mother's Day to all the Lipeña mothers! Photo: Doña Amanda Solis de Silva and her children Antonio and Lilia Silva #mothersday #inangtahanan #fashionablefilipinas #ilawngtahanan #filipinamothers #inay #lipeña #arawngmgaina❤️

Happy Easter! "Ang Dagit" at the Lipa Cathedral. Photo by Jeremy Mendoza

A blessed and meaningful Holy Week Lipeños. The Señor Santo Entierro in the silver calandra, originally owned by gobernadorcillo Don Lino Katigbak, has been the highlight of the Good Friday procession in Lipa since the late 19th century. #santoentierrolipa #santoentierro #semanasanta #lipacity #lipacathedral #viernessanto #goodfriday

We commemorate today the 138th Birth Anniversary of Don Teodoro Manguiat Kalaw, Lipa's foremost historian and Father of Philippine Libraries. He was born on March 31, 1884, the eldest son of Don Valerio Inciong Kalaw and Doña Maria Maralit Manguiat of Lipa, Batangas. #teodorokalaw #fatherofphilippinelibraries #nationallibraryofphilippines #filipinohistorian #lipeño #lipahistory #lipacity #historian #philippinehistory #19thcenturyscript #palmerstyle #registrosparroquiales

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