♥Family History♥

I really find it hard to trace my family background. The only person whom I can talk about this matter is my mother who also doesn’t know much about it. She don’t know even one of her aunts and uncles, grandparents and other relatives in her mother side. She just know that her mother, my Lola Belen ( Belen Javier) is from Bicol. She don’t know how did her mother arrived in Naic, Cavite. Lola Belen was a domestic helper in Hong Kong before. She died last 2002 because of stroke. My mother lived in San Roque in her childhood days. This is where her father, my Lolo Lorenzo(Lorenzo Catubig) lived since then. He is now a tricycle driver. His father Modesto Catubig(former driver), died also in year 2002 while her mother, Pelissa Catubig is still living. She is now very weak and can't recognize us anymore.

In my father's side, I only got my grandparents. My mother don't know also about my grandparents' grandparents. When I was in Gr. 3 my Lolo Domeng (Domingo Abella) died. He was a former driver while my Grandmother, Lolo Gayang (Ligaya Abella) is still living. She has a mini sari-sari store. Being the eldest, Papa Ostoy (Agosto Abella) is now a manager of his own business. His daughters have their own family while his two sons are studying in other country. The second son of my grandparents is my Tito Erneng (Ernesto Abella) . One year after my Tito Sileng(Marcelino Abella) was lost, he followed. It's been 3 years from now when the were gone. It is really hard for us, specially for my cousins. My father (Apholonio Avilla) was the fourth son. My mother said that when my father enter his college life, he uses Avilla instead of Abella as his surname. After four consecutive sons, my grandmother gave life to my Tita Evelyn (Evelinda Abella). She stays home and took care of her children. The youngest is my Tita Neng-Neng (Purificacion Abella). She is working in EPZA. She still don't have partner in life. She spends her money in helping my other cousins in studying.

Both sides of my parents are 100% Filipino. Most of them were drivers. Our family has a lot of sad stories.