FAMILY STORY CHAPTER 1

THE STORY OF OUR FAMILY ( CHAPTER 1)
THE YEAR IS 1890...
THE PHILIPPINES IS STILL AT THE HANDS OF THE SPANISH REGIME. SIX YEARS BEFORE THE DEATH OF JOSE RIZAL OUR NATIONAL HERO..

THE PLACE IS CAPIZ, ANTIQUE PANAY ISLAND
TWO YOUNG MEN NAMELY MACARIO VIDAL AND IRENEO VILLAREAL URSOS KNOWN AS " ITAY IYONG ". THESE MEN ARE COUSINS.. FROM CAPIZ..THEY WENT TO "SUGBU" NOW KNOWN AS CEBU.

ON THIS YEAR 1890... ITAY IYONG WAS STILL AROUND TWENTY FIVE (25) YEARS OLD. AT CEBU...ITAY IYONG WAS EMPLOYED IN A BATEL. ( BATEL IS AN OLD BOAT ). THE CAPTAIN OF THE BOAT NAMED " PEDRO " WAS A RESIDENT OF BASIAO BOHOL..

ONE DAY..THE BATEL WAS SAILING... WHEN THE TYPHOON WAS RAGING IN THE SEAS.. THE CAPTAIN OF THE BOAT ( NONG JOSE ) HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO AVOID SHIPWRECK.. HIS DECISION WAS TO ANCHOR THE BOAT AT BASIAO BOHOL..HIS OWN PLACE..

THERE AT BASIAO.... THE GREATEST URSOS LOVE STORY CAME INTO. WHEN ITAY IYONG VISITED THE NEIGHBORS OF NONG PEDRO ( THE CAPTAIN) HIS EYES CAUGHT A GLANCE TO A BEAUTIFUL LADY NAMED JUANA ROCA DUMAPLIN..

OUR GREAT GRAND FATHER ..ITAY IYONG WAS IN LOVE.

HE NEVER CAME BACK TO CAPIZ ANTIQUE... CAPIZ IS ACTUALLY THE HOME OF THE URSOS PEOPLE.

ITAY IYONG DECIDED TO SETTLE IN BASIAO.. HE MARRIED INAY JUANA AND THEY HAVE THIRTEEN CHILDREN. THE 5TH CHILD NAMED SIXTO URSOS DIED EARLY..THATS WHY WE HAVE ONLY 12 CLANS OF THE URSOS FAMILY

THESE CLANS ARE THE CHILDREN OF ITAY IYONG AND INAY JUANA
THE 12 CHILDREN ARE THE FOLLOWING :
1. ALBINO URSOS.. KNOWN AS "TAY BINO"
2. FELOMINA URSOS KNOWN AS INAY MINAY LUNGAY
3. PERFECTUA URSOS KNOWN AS MANDING TUA SENTE
4. FEDERICO URSOS KNOWN AS TATAY DIKOY
5. DOROTEO URSOS KNOWN AS " INKO DOROT "
6. SERGIO URSOS
7. BENJAMEN URSOS
8. PERSIDA URSOS KNOWN AS MAMAY PERSIDA GALO
9. RICARDO URSOS KNOWN AS " MANO CADONG "
10 AMANDO URSOS KNOWN AS " ITI AMANDO "
11. ESPERANZA URSOS KNOWN AS NANAY PERAN PURACAN
12. ROSITA URSOS KNOWN AS NANAY ROSITA PENASO

IRENEO WAS CONVERTED BY THE EVANGELIST ALEXANDER JAMES GRAHAM. AND ITAY IYONG BECAME THE FIRST MISSIONARY EVANGELIST OF BOHOL..WALKING BY FOOT FROM UBAY TO TAGBILARAN TEACHING THE BIBLE THROUGH HOUSE TO HOUSE . ITAY IYONG WAS ABLE TO CONVERT THE MENDEZ AND CAINA FAMILIES OF LILA BOHOL. NANAY CACAY , THE WIFE OF MANO CADONG WAS ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CAINA FAMILIES

ITAY IYONG PROCEED TO CANDIJAY BOHOL..AND WE WAS ABLE TO CONVERT THE PENASO FAMILIES, THE CUADRA FAMILIES, THE GULLE FAMILIES OG COGTONG, THE IYOY FAMILIES OF ALICIA BOHOL AND MANY OTHERS..

ITAY IYONG ESTABLISHED THE CHURCHES OF PRES GARCIA UCCP CHURCH, THE BASIAO UCCP CHURCH, THE TAGALUAHAN UCCP CHURCH, THE POPOO UCCP CHURCH, THE BAUD UCCP CHURCH AND THE TUGNAO UCCP CHURCH..

THESE WERE THE EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE URSOS FAMILIES.