Inaugural Parade in honor of Incoming Mayor of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Atty. Agripino Palting Santos.  Young lady whose lovely face is shown above the windshield of the sportscar was that of Salvacion Santos Madamba (Asuncion), mother of hma Mina. Picture was taken in 1938.

The late EULALIO SANTOS in front

of the San Francisco City Hall circa 1929.

D’ Bes ‘n D’Wes

a.k.a.  Ang Kawawang Koboy

(Pinoy Koboy at the right was the late Eulalio P. Santos)

MIKE RICARDO’S FIRST “PINAG- BALIKBAYAN”

This photo was taken when our late Uncle, Manning “Mike” Ricardo visited the Philippines for the first time after World War II.  He immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1920’s, and he only went back to the Philippines for the first time in 1947 or 1948 (?).

Picture shows from l-r, Lola Prisca Palting Valdez, Tony (?), Lolo Liko Ricardo & on his lap, Baby Manning Esta, Lola Tisay Ricardo,

Second row, Nana Kikay Sebastian, Auring Perez (?), Val Esta, Gladys Esta, Alma Perez;

Third row, Arte Ricardo, Lourdes Perez (holding Danilo ?), Pinong Santos & Lola Turang Ricardo.

4^th row:  Saling Esta, Pilar Aurelio, Tasing Batac, Manning “Mike” Ricardo, Cleta Ricardo (holding Elena ?), Macring Ricardo (holding Baby Lynn Ricardo?).

Last row: Leonor Ricardo, Puro Ricardo, Fidel Ricardo, Norma Ricardo, Nora Santos, Luisa Ricardo & Nick Perez.

(Pls. Make the necessary corrections if I made some mistakes naming some of the young ones.)

This was taken at the RICARDO’s residence in Laoag City.

Picture shows Douglas Santos, Raul(?) Aurelio, Lolo Inzo Giron, Auring, Anton(?) Perez, Popong, Elena, Nick Perez, Alma, Pershing, Atty. Pinong Rabago, Tisay, Marciana Madamba, Onor Ricardo, Marilyn Ricardo (Ortiz), Nani (Ricardo) Mata, Lolo Liko Ricardo, Patriach of the Ricardos, Lola Turang, Cleta, Macring, Lourdes, Boy Lorenzo, Rosie Mata (Col. R.M.Castro), x x x, Delfin Palma, Dr. Jose Santos (Incoming Mayor of Laoag ) Fred Madamba, Pilar Aurelio, Eng. Trining Aurelio, Mayor Andres Domingo, Mrs. Magdalena Domingo, Mrs. Socorro Hernando Mata Madarang, Mrs. Remedios Rabago, Atty. Mariano Rabago, Umbang , Rebecca Aurelio, Puddi & Romeo Batac, Gladys Esta, Erning Madamba, Reding Santos, Edmund Santos, Fidel Ricardo, Roman Sebastian, Maria Gloria, Nelly, Nanding, & Martha Santos.