Archive for the ‘Tropa ni Rebecca’ Category

Si Popoy ag si Philip

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Father Philip (of tropa ni Rebecca) and Domingo ‘Popoy’ (of tropa ni Elvira) in Dubai.

Father Philip in Chicago

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Fr, Philip Ilio Bonifacio visited us here in Chicago yesterday.

Tropa ni Rebecca

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

The Rev. Fr. Philip Bonifacio posted the following pictures in our Yahoo group.  If you are not a member yet, please go here and sign up!

As you may recall, Nay Rebecca married Felix “Eling” Bonifacio from Bacolod and settled there.  They had three children, Joel, Kermet and Philip.  Nay Rebing passed away sometime in the (60s? 70s?) and Tay Eling remarried and the three kids have a half sister who is now a nurse working in Ireland.

Bonifacio family then

Bonifacio family now

Please see more personal pictures of Philip at our yahoo group photo files.

Ilio Cousins 2006

Saturday, November 1st, 2008


Cousins with the two remaining martriach Elvira and Eleanor. Please click on the photo to view large.

Ang Poging Pari sa Japan, Rev. Fr. Philip Ilio Bonifacio, SSC

Saturday, November 1st, 2008


Rev. Fr. Philip Bonifacio

Philip is the son of Nay Rebing (Rebecca), so he is a member of the Tropa ni Rebecca. The reverend father is currently serving in Ichikiwa City in Japan. These pictures were taken here in Chicago when he visited in 2006.

Philip writes:

I am from the roots of Rebecca Ilio Bonifacio (Nanay is the eldest of the 7 siblings), belonging to the 2nd Nuptial of Hilarion Ilio. My brothers are Joel (Hilarion “Boy”) and Josel Kermet, all are in Bacolod. I have a half-sister named Joy who is now in Cork, Ireland, working as a nurse. I visited her last August 4 to 15, 2008. She is married to an Irish man and I have a 5 year old Irish nephew.


At Chicago’s Chinatown


Philip against the skyline of Chicago

For Philip’s contact information (who knows? you might pass by Japan someday), please go to our yahoo group and read his posts here.