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Butuan's cityhood - a dream made real by a Calo.  Congressman Marcos (Kakoy) Calo is the father of Butuan City.  Kakoy Calo and Manuel Calo were first cousins.  His wife, Consuelo (Choleng) Villanueva- Calo was Agusan del Norte's Governor for 30 years. BUTUAN became a city in 02 August 1959 through Republuic Act No. 523  See related article in the Homepage's Historic Butuan section (lower part).

 

GM of Cebu's Finest Pre-war Hotel

 

MANUEL CALO y Leyson was General Manager of the Hotel de Mercedes- Cebu's finest hotel in the pre-war era.  His ANG SAROK Restaurant was a popular  meeting place before the war of famous Cebu politicians including President Sergio Osmena, Sr.

Descendants of Generation 4:  Felipe Calo in Politics

Salvador L. Calo, youngest brother iof Manuel Calo served a Butuan's Mayor in 19___ to 19___ and as Vice-Mayor in 19___ to 19__.  The Agusan River long known for its seasonal floodings and major flood every 20 years or so caused untold hardships for the Butuanons for so long until the Damayan Dike was finally constructed in 19__.  This was the enduring legacy of Badong Calo to Butuan.  His son, Angelo (Angie) S. Calo went on to serve as City Councilor in 19__ to 20___ and as Vice-Mayor in __________.  To date, Angie has best contribution to Butuan is _____________________________.   Jaime Cembrano, Jr. (Dodo) served as City Councilor in 19__ to ___.  Dodo is a 7th Generation descendant of Tatay Felipe Calo's daughter (sister of Manuel)  Aurora (Dudang)  L. Calo married to Sixto Matrinez and is the son of 6th Generation Ida: C. Martinez married to Jaime Cembrano, Sr.  Dodo has made a name for himself in being a consistent equalizer opposition factor in the City Council usually dominated by the incumbent administration.  Perceived as pro- poor, Dodo's contribution to Butuan to date is ___________________.  

Movie Buffs

Erlinda Calo, second child of Manuel and Juanita was Auntie Linda or Auntie Manay to her nieces and nephews.  Who would ever forget how she religiously patronized the movie house every Sunday without fail- come hell or high water! 

Auntie Alice, a.k.a. Auntie ng Bayan can never go to a movie without a barangay of nieces and nephews in tow.  The viewing would not be complete without the perrineal baon of hot pandesal and ice water.  Fighting for their share of the hot pande sal and ice water was the highlight of the "picnic" rather than the movie itself.  The noise of the eating and quarelling over the baon often drowned out the movie's sound system!

Magic Unlan

Did you know that Janice Burias has a magic unlan (pillow)?  it must have some magical powers since she never let go of it since she was a baby,hates to have it washed and could not sleep without it.  Now, a nurse in Los Angeles, California, USA with three kids of her own, Balut, as we fondly called her when she was a little girl, has passed on the ritual to her own kid.  hmm, Janice would you mind sharing your anting-anting?