Goyo Memorabilia
Batangas Ice Plant & Cold Storage
 "Born in 1875; studied in San Juan de Letran College where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the title of Surveyor; was with his Excellency, the President of the Commonwealth, Manuel L. Quezon, Honorable Vicente Noble, ex-Gorvernor of Batangas, and Hon. Pablo Borbon, late Judge of Court of First Instance in the same college; studied medicine at the University of Sto. Tomas, but due to the Revolution he was forced to go home and
serve his country; was first lieutenant in the 1st company of battalion “Makiling” under Gen. Malvar; resigned as 1st. Liet., in Nov. of 1898, to continue his studies at the Univ. of the Philippines, Malolos where he obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine; was President of the 5th Sanitary Div. of Batangas from 1906 to 1918; established The Batangas Ice Plant ice plant with a capital of 15,000. pesos.” -Excerpt from a Program book of the Batangas
Town Fiesta of 1939. Text was accompanied by photo below. Batangas Town Fiesta Booklet provided by Tita Lydia Limjoco-Remo, his daughter
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| Aurora L. Pastor w/ portraits of Pres. Quezon and President Jose Laurel, her Godparents |
Lolo Goyo, Lola Amparing, unknown ladies and President and Mrs. Manuel L. Quezon, at Aurora’s baptism-April 25, 1939 |
DjL with Aurora Quezon and then Congressman Jose Laurel, Jr. her godparents at baptism |
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Lolo Goyo went to school with President Manuel L. Quezon. After he started practicing as a physician, he became Quezon’s personal physician and friend. I know that Tita Aurora Limjoco-Pastor was Quezon’s god-daughter. In fact, she had two Presidents as her Godparents at her baptism. President Quezon and President Jose Laurel, Sr. MY Godparents were the progeny of these two Presidents. Aurora “Baby” Quezon; my Godmother; was the daughter of President Quezon and, my Godfather was the son of President Jose Laurel, Congressman Jose P. Laurel Jr.
 Lolo was a good brother and as soon as he could he paid for the schooling of his younger brother Angel Sr., whose son Angel Jr. years later became Securities Exchange Commissioner, of the Philippines, and was also shrewd businessman.
I learned the meaning of “utang na luub” ( gratitude) from the people who came years after his death with gifts of whatever they had, fruits, pigs, chickens, vegetables, food from the sea, because my Lolo had treated their father, or other family members. Even when their own relative was also long dead they felt “utang na luub” towards my Lolo. It was these humble people I learned that term, and pride over his
generosity would spill down to us grandchildren who never knew him. I was always very proud to say that I was Lolo’s granddaughter, though he was dead when I was born.
Even when I was only 9 and 10 I was already asking Lola Feling what he was like. And she would recall that she was so proud to have him as a suitor in those convivial days. She even giggled like a little girl, she was so very proud of him, and apparently he spoiled her whims shamlessly...grin. |
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