WHY ARE WE SCATTERED???

By this time you found this blog, you might wonder how come the Fiel Clan are so scattered all over the Philippines, and yet all of us believed that all Fiel in the Philippines are all related in blood.

Not only that. With the technology we have nowadays, ang dami ng naging success stories ang blog na ito. Ang dami ng mga Fiel na nawala at nahanap. Ang dami ng mga second cousins, third cousins na nagkakilala dahil sa blog na ito plus ating yahoo group plus ang ever-original na Fiel Congress.



At ang dami na ring reunions na naganap sa mga matatandang magkakapatid na pinaghiwalay na ng mahabang panahon...

Bakit nga ba masyadong naging scattered ang mga Fiel sa iba't ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas (at ng world)...

We may not be able to provide exact answers but our theories may prove to patch up little by little the big puzzling picture...

Ayon kay Felicisimo Fiel na nasa Cebu ngayon, "my father told me that my great2x grandfather have 18 brothers when the world war came they were scattered or separated by situation i think that the reason why our surename FIEL are scattered all over the Philippines and the world as well."

Richard Fiel also attempted to explain the Fiel diaspora, "history sa ako lolo ngano abot sila sa mindanao sa buhi pa siya Strikto kuno kaayo ilang Father tungod kay katsila kuno ang batasan ,mao nilayas sila sa Leyte gidala niya iyang mga igsoon
sa mindanao..."

Those from Angeles City as well as Bulacan believed that the Fiel reached the island of Luzon because of work-related phenomenon. Many of their great grandfathers were soldiers from Cebu...

On my part, I believed many Fiel left Cebu before and after the World War II to look for greener pastures. The family of Julian Fiel, my great grandfather and perhaps all his sons and daughters settled in Davao and Zamboanga, bought lands to cultivate...kaya naman ang mga Fiel sa Davao daghan ug mga yuta...hehe.

Tito Fiel of Misamis Occidental narrated to me that his lolo was from Cebu. He shared a very interesting anecdote. Before the Word War II, the family of his lolo also went to Mindanao. Unfortunately, one of their brothers rode the wrong bus: he arrived not in Mindanao, but in Leyte.

Sucylin Fiel - Vero also provided an interesting anecdote: "At age 5 to 7, there was an old man in our house and my parents told me he was my lolo "Kulas Fiel" a brother of my lolo Victor and lola Leyang. All I can remember was he came from the US at doon siya nagkalat ng lahi niya esp in Hawaii & California. Wanna know how were he able to go to the US? Sumakay daw siya ng barko na biyaheng Hawaii at nagtago sa loob ng malalaking kaldero. Nasa laot na ng ma discover ng crew, so ginawa na lang siya helper sa kitchen. Then he worked with pineapple plantation in Hawaii. Then he moved to California. When he came home 1 na lang ang naging anak niya dito sa Pilipinas. Who knows? baka mga anak niya yong mga Fiel in other countries."

How about you, how can you explain the Fiel diaspora?

SISENANDO FIEL

This picture says it all...Now, sino ang nasa line ni Lolo "Dandoy"?

PABLO FIEL'S LINE

--THIS IS FROM THE FIEL CLAN YAHOO GROUP, POSTED BY RICHARD C. FIEL. IF YOU KNOW SOME OF THE NAMES PROVIDED IN HERE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS SO THAT OTHERS MAY ALSO READ THEM...DAGHANG SALAMAT...--

Pablo Fiel married to Roberta Medija

Son's and Daughter's

Federico Fiel-deceased
Lelia Fiel Detalla- Pagadian City Zamboanga del sur
Gloria Fiel Faquiling-teacher in bislig mangagoy surigao del sur,deceased
Renato Fiel-deceased
Rudolfo Fiel-deceased
Ricardo Fiel- my Father
Anita Fiel Anino-Surigao City


Lelia Fiel
Son's and Daughter's
Julie Barradero-deceased
Danilo Fiel Detalla-Pagadian City
Dra.Maria Fe Fiel Detaalla-United State
Edwin Fiel Detalla-Pagadian City

Renato Fiel
Son's and daughter's
Catherine Fiel-Davao City
Renato Fiel Jr.-Davao City
Cherryl Fiel-Davao City
Raymund Fiel-Davao City

Rudolfo Fiel
Son's and Daughter
Eric Fiel-Bislig surigao del sur
Joan Fiel-davao city
Marlon Fiel-davao City
Rudolfo Fiel Jr.-davao City

Ricardo Fiel
Son's
Frederick Fiel-Cagayan de oro,
Richard Fiel-cagayan de oro,
Bryan Fiel-cagayan de oro
Michael Fiel-cagayan de oro
Jeffry Fiel-cagayan de oro


My Lolo Brother's and Sister's

Eniego Fiel-Mangagoy,bislig surigao del Sur
Rufino Fiel-Mangagoy surigao del Sur
Augustine Fiel -surigao del Sur( Father of Fr. Allan Fiel)
Terisita Parilla Fiel-mangagoy surigao del Sur
Ricarda Fiel-Leyte


some brother's and sister's of my lolo leave in Leyte maybe all of
them wala na tungod sa high blood..si lola terisita nalang siguro ang
buhi naa sa bislig


history sa ako lolo ngano abot sila sa mindanao sa buhi pa siya

Strikto kuno kaayo ilang Father tungod kay katsila kuno
ang batasan ,mao nilayas sila sa Leyte gidala niya iyang mga igsoon
sa mindanao

'I hope nga basin matrace gyud nato atong ginikanan '''''

Salamat sa tanan natong mga kaparentehan
more power to all of you!!!!

Richard C. Fiel

FIEL FAMILY AND THE WORlD WAR

It is very nice to sit before our Fiel elders and listen to their stories. One Saturday morning, I took the challenge of visiting Sr. Milagros Fiel of the Blue Sister’s Covent in Poinsettia, Quezon City.

We first talked about her roots of which she shared that her grandfather is named Simplicio Fiel from Ormoc. Her lolo Simplicio married twice.

Of the first marriage, Simplicio had two sons: Agido Fiel and Agaton Fiel.

Of the second marriage, Sr. Milagros could only remember Tiyo Patro and Atty. Oscar.



Sr. Milagros shared that her father, Agaton Fiel married Emiliana Tan. She described her father Agaton as “studious and a brilliant editor of a Spanish paper.” He was a valedictorian in San Beda. He was also under the Jesuits during his pre-law years but he finished law in UST under the Dominicans.



Ito ang mga anak nina Agaton Fiel at Emiliana Tan: (please feel free to add infos)

1. Antonio Fiel -- not married, an engineer. He was taken by the Japanese during the World War II and he was never seen again. Ito ang nangyari: When McArthur landed in Leyte, all were very enthusiastic. When he was caught having an earphone, he was captured by the Japanese. Sr. Milagros believed her brother was brought to the Fort Santiago.

2. Josefina Fiel – a.k.a Sister Anne Fiel of the Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS). She is now based in Katipunan Road, malapit sa Ateneo de Manila.

3. Natividad Fiel – died in an accident in the States.

4. Milagros Fiel – the one I interviewed

5. Charlie/Carlos Fiel – studied in Ateneo de Manila University; worked as PR in Makati. He is the father of the freelance writer Corito Fiel. He was known for his writings “Playing Poker with God” and “Blue Lady.” He was a “dormant genius” according to Sister Milagros. He died in Canada.

6. Celina Fiel – a.k.a. Sister Teresita of the Religious of the Good Shepherd. She is now in St. Bridget School in Batangas. Good in writing.

WORLD WAR STORY

One night during the World War II, they heard a knock at around ten in the evening. The Japanese came and asked them to surrender their radio. Agaton Fiel’s Family had already given the radio earlier to another family, so wala na silang maipakita. The Japanese soldiers asked Agaton to go with them. The family members were already crying.

At the end of the staircase, the Sacred Heart of Jesus was hanging and when the Japanese passed by there, Emiliana Tan (the wife of Agaton Fiel) asked the soldiers if they could pray first as a family. “Because we are Catholics,” Emiliana asserted.

The Japanese consented. That was December 6. The family prayed hard for a miracle since the following day would be the birthday of their father Agaton.

After the prayer, the family members kissed their father goodbye. And indeed the miracle happened. The Japanese soldiers decided not to take Agaton Fiel with them anymore…

ADDITIONALS:
open for corrections – pumapalya na kasi ang memory ni Sister Milagros Fiel, hehe)

Carlos Fiel married Cecilia Capistrano, daughter of the Justice of the Supreme Court. Ito and mga anak nila. Maaaring di pa kumpleto ang list na ito :
1. Corito Fiel (based in Canada);
2. Rose Fiel (based in Canada and married to a man with the surname Nakpil. Anak niya si Giovanni Fiel Nakpil, who was featured here in our blog);
3. Bobbit (based in Canada)
4. Carlos Fiel Jr. (???)
5. “Lilo” Fiel – she finished fine arts daw

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Natividad Fiel married Gil Rodriguez Pelegrin (Gil died 4 years ago daw). Sampu ang mga anak nila but siyam lang ang naalala ni Sr. Milagros:
1. Antonio Fiel Pelegrin
2. Baby Fiel Pelegrin
3. Gil Fiel Pelegrin Jr.
4. Teresita Fiel Pelegrin
5. Asuncion Fiel Pelegrin
6. Chit Fiel Pelegrin
7. Eugene Fiel Pelegrin
8. Dominic Fiel Pelegrin
9. Tina Fiel Pelegrin(now in California)

IF YOU KNOW SOME OF THE NAMES LISTED IN HERE, DO NOT HESITATE TO ADD THROUGH COMMENTS OR EMAIL ME AT fielsvd@yahoo.com

Maraming salamat po.

Fr. Felmar Castrodes Fiel, SVD
Tagaytay City

FIEL CLAN RESIDENCE IN DAVAO

I have been wondering what moved many of my Fiel ancestors to leave Sibonga, Cebu before the Second World War and go to the unfamiliar pastures of Mindanao. I noticed that most of the Fiel from Mindanao are from the line of Elias Fiel.

The missing link remains: where are now the descendants of Isaac Fiel, the only brother of Elias? Where did they settle? Did they go to Leyte or Samar or remained in Cebu?

Most of the old Fiel residences in Davao are two-storeys. Our present home in Kiblawan is also the same. Feautured here is the house of the brother of my lolo Feliciano Fiel, Lope Fiel.


This is the wedding picture of Lolo Lope Fiel and Lola Julie Cudera. Sana magkaroon tayo ng Fiel Museum so we could preserve our common heritage...

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This is Lolo Lope's residence since 1930 in Dapok, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur. I had beautiful memories of this house. When I was still in elementary (1988-1994), I usually had my lunch here together with my cousins. Few years ago, the Fiel Clan reunion was held here. I remember Fiel clan from Gensan also came...

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Lolo Lope died on January 2, 2009. This is Lola Julie with her grandson and my second cousin, Jaime Fiel Talaugon.

Siguro sa side ni Lolo Lope ako pinakamaraming second cousins kasi ang dami nilang anak ni Lola Julie, hehe. Marami ring mga twins na naproduce ang kanilang bloodline...