Sadly, this was taken during Nay Ansing’s wake …
From ER: Eto ang completong picture ng mga anak ni Nay Ansing and Tay Nonoy Romero (except Edwin who went back to the US before Nay Ansing passed away).
Standing L-R: Emmanuel (Manny), Amada (Ahmie), Lilia (Lily), Asuncion (Siony), Araceli (Bukay), Henry and Jojo
Seated L-R: Edgardo (Teng), Reth and Lorelie (Baby)
Ng Baby used to be a mainstay dancer on one of the noontime shows on Channel 11 in the 60s.
Errol Rampola (son of Edmundo ‘Dante’ and Elizabeth) sent me these pictures of a camping trip to Yosemite National Park in California (he also posted these pictures in our yahoo group). Two Ilio families, the Rampolas (Tropa ni Epifania) and the Romeros (Tropa ni Maxima) were represented. Both families are based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
4th of July 2008 Reunion (Romeros and Rampolas)
Carmen Romero, Asuncion Villanueva (Romero), Emmanuel Romero, Eizabeth Rampola, Jeremiah Guerrero, family friend, Amada Guerrero (Romero)
Wesley Romero – eldest of the eldest sons of Edwin Romero
Erwin Rampola, daughter Savannah Elizabeth Rampola, niece Ekaylah Noelle Rampola, niece Arianna Santos (Romero family)
Asuncion Villanueva (Romero), Elizabeth Rampola (Dante)
Ekaylah Noelle, Errol Rampola, Diwa Bayani-Rampola (Tropa ni Epifania)
2nd , 3rd and 4th Generation Cousins
2nd Cousins (3rd Generation) standing: Frances, Wesley, John Vincent, Emma, Jeremy, Errol, Erwin, sitting: JR, Christine
Cousins (4th Generation kids) standing: Arianna, Arick, Aidan, Sitting: Ekaylah Noelle, Arissa, Savannah, Football (dog)
3rd Generation In-laws (Romero and Rampola)
The Pairs 3rd Generation: Brian & Kristine, Frances & friend, Jeremy & BF, Erwin & Lisa, ERROL & DIWA, Emma & Patrick (newly engaged!!!)
Here’s Errol’s introduction:
My name is Errol Icawalo “ILIO” Rampola, descendant of the late Epifania Ilio and Constantino Rampola, son of the late Edmundo “Dante” Rampola. I was delivered in the free world by my parents on December 10, 1975. The Rampola Family migrated and currently lives in San Francisco Bay Area, California on December 10, 1989. What a long birthday I had that day due to the timezone changes. I am the youngest of 3 boys… and the most good-looking as well, of course *wink*. My mother, Elizabeth Ibardolasa Icawalo, mentioned in the previous message posting that she has a mixed race of grandchildren. Yes, this is very true!!! My brother, Erwin Rampola (35 yrs old) married to Lisa Carvalho-Rampola has a half Puerto Rican/half Filipino daughter named Savannah Elizabeth Rampola, my eldest brother, Edmund Ian Rampola has 2 boys – both half Am-boys named Jordan Crisp-Rampola and Keanu Lee Rampola, and of course I have a half Visayan/half Batangenio 7-year old daughter named Ekaylah Noelle Rampola. Does that count as mixed? That would be a dangerous mix of a WARAY with BALISONG put together. My wife, Diwa Bautista Bayani, is a descendant of The Bautista Families of Nasugbu, Batangas. Their family tree has a very unique Ancentral link to the “TROPA NI JOSE” and “TROPA NI DOMINADOR” Clans. To make a long story short… there were some strong wishes of our Ancestors from the Ilio and Bautista Clan to unite in Holy Matrimony. After 3 generations of trying, here we are fulfilling our Ancestral Prophecy. You may call it faith or destiny, I call it overwhelming! We both never knew any of our Heritage until 3 years later in marriage at a dinner table. We started wondering after finding out if we were indeed related by blood… imagine how that felt. We never met each other in the past, only worked together at the same company in California. Funny how small the world could be!
According to Ng Emma, Angela, daughter of Angelita (Ilio-Garcia) and Francis Liew who are based in Paris, France flew into Manila for a month’s vacation.
Angela (encircled) with cousin Toto (L) and brothers Kenneth (with her) and John in blue/red jacket with their aunt Marissa (Isot), mother of Toto. Angela’s dad, Francis is at the back with Lynn, a visitor from Chicago. This was taken in 1999 in the Liew’s apartment on Rue d L’ Ourcq. Angela’s mother, Angie (Angelita) was not in the picture – she was working that time when we visited. ( I finally found the pictures!)
Many Ilios had lunch with Angela just today (Nov. 2) at a restaurant on Timog, also to serve as a despidida for Ethel Yarra and Maning and Jojo Romero who are going back for the US tomorrow. Ethel, Maning and Jojo were in the Philippines, as you know by now, due to the death of our aunts, Nay Conchit (Ethel’s mother) and Nay Ansing (Maning and Jojo’s mother) within weeks of each other.
Ng Emma said that Nay Nor’s family was in attendance including grandson Joseph Andre, the TV star (of Kung Fu Kids fame) who was mobbed by fans for photos.
Here’s Andre (in barong) also being discretely mobbed by admirers in Kalibo during a family wedding
The lunch was a mini-reunion of the Ilios in Manila – there were 16 of them, had a very enjoyable bonding time and they basically closed the buffet.
I hope you took pictures!!!