FRANCISCO DELA CRUZ BALTAZAR (1788-1862) was the author of the much-acclaimed Tagalog epic “Florante at Laura.” Born in Bigaa, Bulacan on April 2, 1788 to parents Juan Baltazar and Juana dela Cruz, Baltazar was baptized on April 3 of the same year. It is said that he learned to write poetry from Jose dela Cruz […]
Bishop TEODORO CRUZ BACANI is the current Bishop of Manila San Roque Parish. Barangay Tuyo, in Balanga, was reported to be the birthplace of Bishop Bacani. Born on January 16, 1940, his mother was Consolacion Cruz, an Orion beauty who was one of the most sought-after candidates for Reyna Elena in many Santacruzans in the […]
GONZALO F. AUSTRIA was a Balanga native who served as one of the attending physicians to Philippine Presidents Manuel Quezon (1935-1944), Sergio Osmena (1944-1946) and Elpidio Quirino (1949-1953).
MARCELO ARELLANO was one of the three Hermosa natives who led the Philippine revolution against the Spaniards in the municipality in 1898.
GUILLERMO SANTOS ARCENAS (1912-1989) was the 23rd governor of Bataan. His term covered from January 1, 1968 up to December 30, 1971. He was also the provincial vice-governor from 1964-1967 or during the second term of then Governor Pedro R. Dizon. As per record, Arcenas was the second vice governor of the province, next to […]
CAYETANO LONZON ARELLANO (1847-1920) was a native of Orion who served as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1901 until 1920. Arellano was born in Orion to parents Servando Arellano (a Spaniard) and Cristina Lonzon. After completing his primary education in Bataan, he enrolled at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran […]
ALBERTO MAGTANONG AQUINO (1888-1972) was the ninth and 13th governor of Bataan. He was first elected as chief executive of the province in 1920, at the age of 32. He was re-elected in September 1935 and served until June 1938. He is best remembered for his barangay school building programs, as well as his fight […]
TEODORO RODRIGUEZ ALONZO (1937-1997) was the 26th mayor of Balanga. He was initially appointed as mayor of the capital town in December 1979 until January 1980 due to mass purging of local officials during the later years of Martial Law. He was formally elected to the same position during the January 30, 1980 local polls. […]
DOMINGO ALONZO of Puerto Rivas, Balanga was the acknowledged leader of all the Katipuneros in Bataan during the Philippine Revolution of 1898. Heneral Inggo was born and raised in Puerto Rivas, Balanga. In a published book about Bataan, it was mentioned that: “…Alonzo, a former cabeza de barangay, was one of those brave and gallant […]
DELFIN MANALAOTAO ALONZO was a native of Balanga who retired as a police general, the highest rank ever attained by a police officer in Bataan. General Alonzo was born in Cupang Proper, Balanga on July 30, 1927. He was the son of the late Emilio Leongson Alonzo and Fausta Paguio Manalaotao, a family of modest […]
