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Malate – Ermita District: Part 1
Before I begin this retreat to the past, I must first apologize for using the old street names. It’s what I remember and those memories die hard. I have tried to reference the “new” names in parenthesis but I may have missed one or two. Please forgive.
Living in Manila in the Fifties and early Sixties was an adventure as well as a treat for me. Manila was still rebuilding itself from the damages of war. I still can recall seeing sunken ships out on Manila Bay when they were slowly being removed or perhaps made part of the reclamation of more land around Dewey Boulevard (Roxas Blvd.) The wide boulevard was not choked with traffic as today nor decorated with garishly colored bright lights.
Dewey Boulevard in the Forties
Backlit by the fabulous Manila sunsets, food vendors would sell kropek, warm chestnuts, and grilled corn from their small kiosks, lit at night only by the warm glow of kerosene lanterns…
… the sorbetes or ice cream sellers would push their brightly colored carts that may have had little bells attached to the metal lids. Not to be confused with sorbets, this particular style of homemade concoction was referred to “dirty ice cream” – I never wanted to find out why.
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List of political families in the Philippines
The following is a list of notable political families of the Philippines and their areas of influence. Names in bold indicate the individual was/is a president of the Philippines.
The Philippine political arena is mainly arranged and operated by families or alliances of families, rather than being organized around political parties.
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[edit]Abad family — Batanes
[edit]Abad Santos family — San Fernando and Angeles, Pampanga
[edit]- José Abad Santos – acting president of the Philippines (1942); chief justice (1941–1942); associate justice (1936–1941); secretary of justice (1922–1923, 1928–1932, 1938–1941), acting secretary of finance (1941–1942)
- Pedro Abad Santos – member of the San Fernando municipal council (1910–1912); member of the House of Representatives for Pampanga (1916–1922)
- Vicente Abad Santos, nephew of José and Pedro – associate justice (1979–1986); member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from Region III (1978–1984), secretary and minister of justice (1970–1979)
- Manuel D. Abad Santos, nephew of José and Pedro – mayor of Angeles City (1952–1959)
- Antonio A. Abad Santos, son of Manuel – mayor of Angeles City (1988–1992)
- Pedro Abad Santos – member of the San Fernando municipal council (1910–1912); member of the House of Representatives for Pampanga (1916–1922)
Abalos family — Mandaluyong
[edit]- Benjamin Abalos Sr. – mayor of Mand
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