Historia de Bais City

Juvenal Villanueva -Somoza World War II Hero and Martyr Jovenal is the son of Don Alejandro Somoza and Doña Narcisa   V. Villanueva from Bais and La-Liberated landed clan.Educated in Dumaguete and Manila prestigous institution and finished his degree in Engin eering ,he joined the City Engineering Dept. under Mayor Jose Teves -Pastor,his first project is to put up Health Center in Piapi , Daro and Taclobo .He later worked with the Provincial Engineering Dept.,one of the biggest projects were schools in Siaton , Bais , Dumaguete ,la liberated and Amlan .He made many proposal to the Bureau of Public Works and Highways of the United States of America for road construction. Before and during the Outbreak of the World War II he became assistant district engineer.Among his projectswas to built a road from Bais to Kabankalan ,bridges connecting Sta.Catalina to Bayawan . During the War he was dubbed as " Pied Piefer " He went to places and countryside to delive...

HON. HERMENEGILDO “BINDOY” T. VILLANUEVA  Writer : Prof. Penn T. Larena ,CPS,MPA  Hermenegildo Villanueva was born on September 25, 1896 in the municipality of Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines, son of Hermenegildo Regis Villanueva and Anselma Pinili Teves. He was Filipino citizen married to Asuncion dela Peña Larena who was the eldest daughter of prominent sugar baron Demetrio Larena and Maria Luisa dela Peña.  He learned his first lessons from his private tutor employed by his parents. He continued his studies in Cebu, attending one of the best schools of that time there, where he finished his secondary training. He finished a business course in Iloilo City. Just budding into full manhood during the early part of the revolution, young Hermenegildo saw glamours in the services for his country. Immediately at the outbreak of hostilities, he became Chief of the Local Revolutionary Army and secretary of War in the Negros Republic. He was also largely responsible ...

Aniceto Villanueva- married. Cipriana Maria Regis Agaton Villanueva -Maximina Villamin Angel Villanueva - Benita Zuniga Saturnino Villanueva - Josefa Tenorio Gertrudes Villanueva - Isidero Bueno Romeo Villanueva Marcus Villanueva -Maria Patricia Nocete Hermenigildo Villanueva Sr.- Anselma Pinili-Teves Leonardo Eligio Filomina Vicente Maria Ramona Isidoro Herminigildo Jr. Josefa - Simplicio Villegas Enrique Cayetano Hermenigildo Villanueva Sr.- Eulogia Pinili-Teves Praxedes Guillermo Dolores 

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Bais City Hall -Christmas Festival 2011

Rodrigo Antonio Camilo Rubio- Ma Antonia Pastrano -Abilla ( FIRST WIFE) Ma. Memerta de Guman ( Second wife ) *****Jose Rodrigo Camilo Rubio Jr. -Maria Pilar Somoza 1.A Romualdo Somoza- Maria  Severina    Banagodos ***** Dolores Banagodos Somoza ***** Ambrosio Somoza- Maria Siguenza 1.1 Virginia Siguenza Somoza- Pelegio Guerrero 1.1.a Enriqueto Somoza Guerrero - a** Romeo Guerrero- Africa Lingod Mallari 1.a Romeo Jr- Lydia Sosa 1.1.a Julius Sosa Guerrero- Rowena Jamito 1. Keana 2. Jordan Abigail 2.1.b Judith Benita Sosa Guerrero -Benedicto Fronda Bautista 3.1.c.Jann Benedict Sosa Guerrero b** Virginia Guerrero -Raymond Barin 1.a Jobert 1.b Jeremy *****Agueda Banagodos. Somoza- Col.Tomas Ruiz Arnaiz i. Luis Somoza Arnaiz, ii. Carmen "Mameng" Somoza Arnaiz iii.Dolores Somoza Arnaiz. iv. Emeliano Somoza Arnaiz. v. Maria "Iyay" Somoza Arnaiz vi. Ricardo Somoza Arnaiz vii. Leopoldo Somoza Arnaiz. viii. Francesca "Paquita" Somoza Ar...

A FAMILY TRADITION :  By : Sir Penn Tulabing.Larena,CPS, CPE MPA family Historian Vicente Anunsacion Teves  a sailor trader and a traveler. Ventured in the cultivation of sugarcane in 1852, married a Dumagueteña lady Rufina Villamil who bore him 14 children. Moving to Bais , he established Haciendas and became the first producer of muscovado sugar in 1867. The sweet family tradition continues to harvest a good service to the society and community (Philippine tatler May 08 issue p68 ). Don Anatalio Teves  the first son of the Teves couple is the builder of Bais, he builds most of the roads, train rails, light material wharf and established the Political family of the Negros Oriental, the “Villanueva Clan”. A graduate of Humanities from the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain later married to Dumaguteña Dona Aleja M. Pinili. They had three children, Anselma married to Hermenegildo Regis Villanueva Sr. produced Governors, Mayor...