JUDGE ESPERANZA FIEL GARCIA

When Judge (ret.) Esperanza “Inday” Fiel Garcia reached her diamond year (75), her loving family honored her with a grand celebration at the Marco Polo Plaza. The soft-spoken matriarch was beaming as she entered the ballroom with her devoted husband, Rep. Pablo Garcia. They were met by their grateful children: Gov. Gwen, GSIS president Winston, Nelson, Byron, Marlon, Rep. Pablo John and Farla. The only one missing was daughter Dierdre who lives in New Jersey with her family.

It was a beautiful celebration of a life well lived as narrated by Gov. Gwen, GSIS president Winston and Rep. PJ.

On his part, Rep. Pabling recounted their love story, how they met when Tia Inday mistook him for my father Jesus (Tio Pabling’s look-alike) who was her teacher at the University of San Carlos College of Law.

That case of mistaken identity changed the course of their lives and produced 8 accomplished children, numerous grandchildren and a handful of great grandchildren.



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This article was written by: Nelia Neri of sunstar.com
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/09/08/life/neri.diamond.celebration.html

FIEL CLAN FROM CULABA, BILIRAN PROVINCE

Cheers from MekMek Fiel

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Sally Fiel enjoys the beach

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Paul Angelo Fiel-Vero with wife

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Lenlen (pink), Flor (red), Sucylin (brown) during town fiesta

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Paulino "Polin" Fiel with his cousin from Culaba, Leyte

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Agnes and Elvira Fiel from Culaba, Leyte

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Sucylin with daughters (in black) Sucy Ella & Blessielyn

FIEL CLAN IN CALBAYOG CITY

Sometimes we simply wonder how our Fiel relatives look like in other parts of the archipelago. I took all these pictures from the Fiel Congress friendster account. So, my dear Fiel Clan all over the world, I would like to introduce to you the Fiel Clan from Calbayog, Samar.



This is a reunion of Fiels from Calbayog City, Tanauan City, Pagadian City and Cebu City.

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Ester, Mabel, Atty. Ritchie, Sean Kevin

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Mia Fiel Miras, Ritchie Fiel Delgado, Michelle Fiel Miras, Jennylyn Fiel Gonzales

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Arvin, Mabel, Mom, Carlo, Sean

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The Fiel-Miras Family

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Bing Boy Fiel's Angels!!!

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Maricris Fiel-Dagle & Mabel Fiel-Reyes

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Bianito Fiel and His descendants

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Lourdes Fiel-Gonzales, Ester Goroza-Fiel, Isabel Fiel and Elsa Fiel-Miras

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Cousins for Life!!!

FIEL CLAN REUNION IN CEBU 2008

Thanks to Coeli for providing these pictures. She said these pictures were taken last July 28 in the house of Gov. Gwen Fiel Garcia of Cebu.

MORE PICTURES FROM THE MULTIPLY ACCOUNTS OF:

Charis and Andre

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FELICIANO FIEL

Half of my name “Felmar” comes from him. My name stands for the combination of my paternal grandparents Lolo Feliciano and Lola Marcelina. Lola died on June 1989. I was in second grade.

Lolo “Pesing” died on September 3, 2008, Wednesday, 1:30 pm. I was in Tagaytay and when the news was relayed to me, I immediately remembered the many memorable moments I spent with him.

During my childhood, I felt that I was my grandparents’ favorite because when they harvest coconuts (N.B. they owned hectares after hectares of land), they would not allow me to help while my other cousins who were older than me were all required to assist. I felt like a señorito because I only watched them with delight while holding my bottle of milk.

When Lola died, Lolo Pesing was alone in my grandparent’s home. That is why, for sometime, I would accompany him during the night. He would tell me stories while in his rocking chair under the moonlight. He would prepare the mosquito net for us and made sure that no mosquitoes ever touched my skin during my sleep. Lolo was indeed great!

Lolo was a very hardworking person. He would wake up at around four in the morning and would immediately go to the farm. He had no time for another love and devoted his life between farm and his many grandchildren. He was fortunate to even see some of his great-granddaughters and great-grandsons.

Soon after, he gave his post-World War II two-storey Spanish house to my parents, and we lived there. Lolo moved to my father’s sister Mommy Cita. He was asked not to work in the farm anymore but he became sick for doing nothing. So, Mommy Cita gave him the freedom to do some of the chores in the back yard, and he grew many, many fruits.

Whenever I am in Kiblawan, I always visit him. He has a sharp memory. He always remembers me.

But on September 3, he died of old age. God bless you, Lolo.


MY LOLO TOGETHER WITH FRANCIS FIEL, LOTTY FIEL-ANTIOLA AND GEE-ANN FIEL-ANTIOLA

SISTER MILAGROS FIEL

One Friday afternoon, I visited a nun at a convent in Quezon City. But it was not an ordinary visit. I was visiting a nun with the surname Fiel. She is Sr. Milagros Fiel from Ormoc. She informed me that she has two more sisters who are also nuns: Sister Mary Ann Fiel and Sister Teresita Fiel. One of them is now in Good Shepherds Convent in Katipunan and the other in one school in Batangas.

Her sister who now resides in Katipunan is one of the founders of the well-visited Good Shepherd's ube jam store in Baguio.

I already heard about Sister Milagros before but we only met last year. She said she once worked under the Propaganda in Rome. She belongs to the Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit or the Blue Sisters. You may visit her at the Blue Sister's Convent in Poinsettia, E. Rodriguez Sr. Blvd., Quezon City.

MY FIEL LINEAGE

This is a product of my painstaking research. I hope that by posting it here, I could also help some of the Fiel families out there to trace their roots in the Fiel Family Tree. If you know some of the personalities in my family tree, please leave some message for me.

First Generation – There were only two Brothers: Elias Fiel and Isaac Fiel. Nobody could give me the name of their parents, but I learned that they lived in Guimbangco-an, Sibonga, Cebu. I have never been to that place. I hope to visit that place some day. Sana may mga Fiel pa doon so that I could devote more time to get to know my roots.

Second Generation – Elias Fiel had a son named Julian Fiel. I did not know how many were the sons and daughters of Elias Fiel. Aside from Julian Fiel, I also know that Donato Fiel is also Elias’ son. I could not provide the details on the lineage of Isaac Fiel since I only concentrated my research on Elias Fiel. However, I also met some Fiel whose lineage I traced from Isaac Fiel. If they could provide me a list of names, I will be happy to post it here…

Third Generation – Julian Fiel married Timothea Mirafuentes. One of their sons was my lolo named Feliciano Fiel. According to Lolo Feliciano, they were 13 brothers and sisters but he could remember only 11 of them:

(1) Mathilde Fiel

(2) Ingracia Fiel

(3) Catalino Fiel

(4) Lupe Fiel

(5) Arsenio Fiel

(6) Regina Fiel

(7) Felisa Fiel

(8) Aurelio Fiel

(9) Feliciano Fiel

(10) “Leyang” Fiel

(11) Pedro Fiel (youngest)

Some of my lolo’s brothers were familiar to me since many of them lived in Davao. Lolo Lupe Fiel died last January 2, 2009. My lolo Feliciano “Pesing” Fiel and Lolo Pedro “Pendong” Fiel are neighbors in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur. Lolo Pesing died recently, September 3, 2008.

Fourth Generation – my Lolo Feliciano Fiel married Marcelina Merontos. Lola Celing, as we called her, died on June 30, 1989, when I was in second grade in elementary school. They owned lands in San Pedro, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur, just like the other Fiel in the place. The Fiel Clan is a very popular here in Kiblawan (one of Lolo Pesing’s cousins, Bonifacio Fiel was even a vice-mayor here before). Lolo Pesing and Lola Celing had three daughters (Remedios Fiel, Fe Fiel, Cita Fiel) and a unico hijo (Silvano Fiel).

Fifth Generation – Silvano Fiel married Catherine Castrodes. Contrary to Lolo Pesing and Lola Celing, they had four sons (Felmar Fiel [ako ito], Friam Fiel, Feliam Fiel and Francis Isaac Fiel) and a unica hija (Farrah Fiel). Interestingly, all our names start with letter “F.”