Of Libon, Albay, Philippines

Bartolome Calleja Fernandez graduated from the University of the Philippines and was a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi.

Bartolome was Audit Commissioner from 1969 to 1986. He penned several materials relevant to his profession, among them, “Statutory Construction for State Auditors” (published 1978) and “A Treatise on Government Contracts Under Philippine Law” (published 2003).

From 1953 to 1986, he was also a law professor for various universities — Legaspi College, Francisco College, Lyceum of the Philippines, University of the East and University of the Philippines. In 1994, he was also a Bar Reviewer for political law.

He is the grand uncle of Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri.

Resources

- List of Upsilonians in Government on Answers.com.
- The Civil Service Commission book collection includes “Statutory Construction for State Auditors”.
- A Supreme Court decision, dated 26 August 2006, references “A Treatise on Government Contracts Under Philippine Law”.

of Libon, Albay, Philippines

Salome Calleja is the earliest known matriarch of the clan, with an estimated birth year of 1840 . It is unknown whether she is a native of Libon, Albay; but she definitely settled there at some point in her life.

Her first child, Ignacio was sired by Fr. Gonzales Dietz of the Franciscan order. It is said that the friar so cared for Salome that he handpicked her future husband, Doroteo Serrano, when he was about to return to Spain in the late 1800’s.

She is the great-great-great-grandmother of Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri.

of Libon, Albay, Philippines

Manuel Maronilla Calleja (Abt 1891 - unknown) was the son of Ignacio Calleja and Aquilina Maronilla.

He married Paz Grivialde Aspillera in 1915 in Catholic rites witnessed by Ignacio Calleja and Bonifacia Calleja. Their union bore six children: Luis Cezar, Rizalina, Alicia, Aquilina, Jose and Ignacio Emil.

He studied law at the University of Santo Tomas and was admitted to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines on 07 September 1914, Manuel distinguished himself as a lawyer, a fiscal, a judge of the Justice of the Peace Court, a judge of the People’s Court and a judge of the Court of First Instance. He served as the governor of the Province of Albay before and after World War II. He was a Mason.

In 2007, he was recognized by Libon’s Mayor Dycoco as one of the positive contributors to the locality’s education system.

He is the great-grand uncle of Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri.

Resources

- Supreme Court of the Philippines. “Attorney’s List”. Supreme Court of the Philippines Web Site. Cahayon to Candelaria.
- Church Matrimonial Record of Manuel Maronilla Calleja and Paz Aspillera, dated 12 October 1915.
- Mayor Agnes “Bem” Dycoco’s presentation during the 1st Libon Education Summit on 24 August 2007 at the Macapagal Center.

Etymology

Pronounced [por-sing’-ku-la], the family name is a derivative of “portiuncula”. This word is a likely abbreviation of the Italian phrase “porzione piccola” or “tiny portion”.

Portiuncula is a chapel (also called St. Mary of the Angels) near Assisi, Italy where St. Francis began the Franciscan order in the thirteenth century.

The Portiuncula Indulgence is the first plenary indulgence that was ever sanctioned by the Catholic Church. The indulgence grants to he who visits a church on August 2 and confesses his sins with a contrite heart, freedom from all temporal punishments and purity as after holy baptism. The indulgence was named after the church where St. Francis’ apparitions prodded him to gain Pope Honorius III’s approval.

In 1769, a Spanish expedition in California came across a river that they named El Rio de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula or “the River of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula.” Twelve years later, 12 families settled in the area and named their community El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula, after the nearby river. In later years, the city became known as Los Angeles.

Background

The line, as we know it, originates from San Bartolome, Malabon, Philippines — where Cirilo Porcincula was born. At the time, Malabon was within the jurisdiction of the province of Rizal. Physical features of the clan indicate a likely Chinese lineage.

A Porcincula female married in to the San Diego Family in 1933.

Family Tree

Generation-Name-Dates
1 Porcioncula, Juan
.. +Gotodejo, Dominga
.. 2 Porcioncula, Cirilo Gotodejo
…. +de la Cruz, Pascuala
…. 3 Porcincula, Apolonio de la Cruz
…… +De Leon, Cirila Concepcion
…… 4 Porcincula, Sergio De Leon (1903 - 1977)
……… +Navarro, Carmen (1907 - 1987)
……….. 5 Porcincula, Teodora Navarro
……….. 5 Porcincula, Felipe Navarro
……….. 5 Porcincula, Sergio Navarro
……….. + Campos, Lydia T
……….. 5 Porcincula, Guillerma Navarro
……….. + Gulamgam, Jose
……….. + Lawsin, Vicente Avestruz
…….4 Porcincula, Eugenia De Leon (1910 - 1962)
……… +San Diego, Nicanor de Leon (1910 - 1992)
……… continued in The San Diego Family
…… 4 Porcincula, Salud De Leon
……… + Satparam, Juanito
………… 5 Satparam, Juanita Porcincula
………… 5 Satparam, Danny Porcincula
………… 5 Satparam, Doris Porcincula

Resources

- Complete Porcincula Family Tree - Email me