SOMETHING INTERESTING AND FUN ABOUT THE DELFIN-DIAZ FAMILY OF THE PHILIPPINES

    SOMETHING INTERESTING AND FUN ABOUT THE DELFIN-DIAZ FAMILY  OF THE PHILIPPINES
     BY: DEO ANTONIO D. LLAMAS

  •  THIS IS JUST A DRAFT ON MY SEARCH ON THE DELFIN -DIAZ  CLAN OF  CAPIZ:(Panitan, Pontivedra, Dao, Mambusao, Dumarao, Roxas city and Including Iloilo, Aklan, Antique and Bacolod City)
    1.  This is worth noting a  U.S. Senator, Senator Oscar Delfin of Guam, married to a Layson of Molo, Iloilo was recognize during Univ. of San Agustin as one of the Outstanding Alumni of the University during its Centennial Celebration. He was one responsible to open the door for Ilonggos and Filipinos to first Migrate in the state of Guam and Hawaii for sugar and pineapple planters and laborers and for the rehabilitation of the U.S. Naval bases with partnership with Cong. Pascualing Espinosa of Iloilo. Where more than 20,000 migrants from Panay, Negros and Guimaras ventured to Guam a few years after the war. And the Ilocanos followed.

  • 2.  Dr. Gerardo Delfin is another branch whose wife is a Villaruz of Roxas City. He owns the GT Delfin Bldg. in Roxas City. His nephew is Nonoy Villaruz of Roxas City.

     3.  Another Prominent Delfin is General Roberto Delfin of Antique who run for Governor in that province. Their roots is from Panitan as well, he married an Antiquena. He used to head the Intelligence Dept of the Arm Forces of the Philippine and one of th Original founder of RAM boys
    4. Former Col. Bibit of Dept of Custom. Billy Bibit (March 10, 1950 - October 25, 2009) was a Filipino retired colonel.
    Bibit graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1972. He became a founding member of both the RAM and the Guardians Brotherhood.
    Bibit was described as a close ally of Senator Gregorio Honasan, who had founded the RAM. 
    Aquino later appointed Bibit to a position in the Bureau of Customs. He campaigned for a seat in the Congress of the Philippines in 1992, but lost the election. Bibit later worked in the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau during the early years of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal.
    Bibit was hospitalized for the last three years of his life. He died at 9:52 p.m. on October 25, 2009. His funeral took place at Chapel 6 at the Heritage Park in Fort Bonifacio The Bibit family inter-married with the Diaz- Deslate- Delfin. He is Also one of the original RAM boys of the People Power Revolution with Col. Red Kapunan, Gen.Roberto Delfin of Antique and Gringo Honasan of Bicol.
    5. There was another Delfin that had an office in NFA Iloilo and use to have a cargo boat M/V Delfin that transport cement from Cebu to Iloilo,  and from Iloilo he brings in rice to Palawan. In Palawan He's engage into sea weeds plantation and bring the products back to Cebu. (forgot his name ) he he he. I used to see this boat in the port of Iloilo in Muelle Loney. He was one of the successful Fish Broker in Cebu.
  • 6. Our Grandfather is Mayor Hugo Reynaldo Delfin He was Mayor of Panitan married to Remedios Develles Diaz They have 2 sons and 6 daughters (8) all in all. He was Deputized as  Deputy Governor for Panay and Romblon By Governor Thomas Confessor of Iloilo During WWII  as part of the move of the Civilian Rersistance Movement. He was (Alkalde) Mayor when war broke out. He was a product of the Thomasites Program of  the U.S. govt.
  • 7. In Iloilo Hall of Justice we have 2 Delfins here. Judge Delfin-Azzaraga, Judge Delfin-Lim. We also have Atty Susy Delfin Delfin here in Iloilo.
  • 8. The  Yusay / Consing of Iloilo and Bacolod have also Link  up with the Delfins, Monsgr. Delfin's sister in Bacolod is married to a Yusay -Consing .
  •  9. Mayor now Cong. Evilio "Bing"  Leonardia of Bacolod City has a brother Archt. Prospero Leonardia is married to Nena Delfin  who's is the younger sister of my mother. He manages the Daily Star newspaper  and a practising  license Achitect.
    10. Former Mayor Pewee Trinidad of Pasay City is married to a Delfin of Capiz also Mrs.Nelfa Delfin Trinidad.11. Parish Priest  of Dumarao is Fr. Delfin Delfin we fondly called Manoy or Father"Tootsie" (Cousin).
  • 12. Dr.Orlando Diaz of Virgin Islands.
    13. Dr.Jesus Diaz of  Capiz Doctors Hospital his wife is a doctor as well.
    14. Dr.Jesus Delfin Villanueva  Surgeon in the States.
    15. Dr.Susan Catalina Delfin Villanueva, MD in California, established  a Medical Research Center.
    16. Atty. Eugenio V. Villanueva (Tito  Toto)  married to Pearl Delfin Villanueva, International Lawyer.
    17. Atty. Susan Pearl Villanueva, Top 3  Bar top notcher married to Joey Ochave ( VP-Uni-lab Pharmaceuticals )
    18. Atty. Arthur Diaz Delfin (tito Turing)
    19. Atty. Ernesto Delfin  married to Gloria Abdon Delfin (manang Sweet)
    20. Atty.Ceron Defin21. Atty.Jomer Delfin
    22. Atty. Erwin Diaz Ignacio, City Prosecutor, Roxas City
    23.Judge Leonides J. Llamas  Sr.married to Leticia Diaz Delfin, LLB (My Parents )
    24.Judge Federico Diocampo Sr.(tito Pagring) married Nora Delfin (tita Nora)
    25. Engr. Hugo Delfin Villanueva, International Master, Chess (manoy Oging)
    26. Lawrence Delfin Villanueva, President -First Community Bank Inc.
    27. Archt. Raymund Delfin Villanueva  of In and Out (Chain of Restaurants.) U.S.A.                         28.Atty. Nilo Dadivas Delfin is married to the sister of Dr. Raul Banias the Provincial Administrator of Iloilo.
    29. In Canada, Ramil Delfin  established a restaurant name after the family"Delfin's Restaurant"
    The First Filipino & Canadian Restaurant-within the border of City of Lloydminster and Saskatchewan
    30. Col. Francisco V. Delfin
     a member of the Philippine Military Academy "Sandiwa" Class of 1985 who holds a degree of Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies from the University of Madras, India; succeeded Col Alex Capiña, who is slated to occupy a command position in Luzon at the next higher level. Delfin, a native of Capiz province, said he looked forward to his assignment at 3ID.


  • Remember that Panitan proudly claims to be the “Home of the Professionals.” They traditionally honor their yearly batch of graduates through a big annual “Summer Affair” managed by the college students, officers of the the “PANITAN VARSITARIANS ASSOCIATION.” The affair is now on its Fiftieth (50th) year.The Delfin-Diaz  family started this affairs and the first of the Varsitarian Queens are no less than our aunts and cousins who where all beauty Queens in their own rights. (Yabang) ha ha ha. Beauty and Brains of their time. I will put the beauty QUEENS List  in the next chapter. Panitan also produced one of the first Medico -Legal in the person of Dr./ Atty.Salvador Delfin Dellota. 
  • And Panitan is also the Home of the First Nurse In the Philippines, Felipa De la Pena (1904) who later Married Mr. Gumabong of Guimbal. No wonder majority of my women cousins took this course as well...including me and my brother Jun jun who is in the states is a registered  nurse too. I will post later the nurses in the family. In our family the first Nurse was Tita Elizabeth Diaz.

    I need to research more on the other Delfin branches. I have some sort of listing on our immediate family, putting them together, is like a puzzle. Its a very challenging project as well as time consuming as Amelia Conanan would say it she has trace their Diestro-Delfin clan of Aklan and I have a copy of the family tree of Distor-Delfin Clan of Antique who originated from Panitan as well. My cousin Hannah Dadivas Drylie has a complete list of our Delfin- Diaz branch which includes:
         Delfin -  Diaz - Dadivas - Diocampo -Alcantara - Villanueva- Leonardia - Llamas -Bebit - Mijares - Capulong -Ignacio - Raynaldo - Develles -Ronquillo - Dellota-Arguelles-Zapanta-Didulo's. Amelia  Conanan  has  collated the Delfin - Diestro branch as well. Other Prominent families in Capiz and Aklan that has Delfin or Diaz in  their  family tree are  the Bermejos, Ortiz, Dorado, Iganacio, Advincula's, Distajo, Cortes, Avelino of Pontevedra and the Miraflores clan of Aklan.    
  • Yes about the  FERCOLLA Clan ( Fernandez-Coquia-Llamas Clan) of Dagupan on my father on the  Llamas side. It took Teresita Coquia the editor  of our Family Tree and Family History Book 7 years to finish the first edition. She too was an assistant Editor of National Geographic Society in  the States in the 70's. And it took me 3 years to collate my book Something Interesting and Fun About the Llamas family of the Philippines which has reach 238,856 views and counting in my deo-antonio blog. I am sure it will take me years as well to finish this book SOMETHING INTERESTING  AND FUN ABOUT THE DELFIN-DIAZ  FAMILY OF THE PHILIPPINES.

    Origin of Delfin family is of French-Spanish-Filipino Lineage coming from a priestly line in the 17th century and Diaz are of Spanish-Jewish-Filipino origin. But 100% Proud to be Filipino .

                                                                                   (TO BE CONTINUED )

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  1. UnknownHulyo 31, 2018 nang 7:58 AM

    I am wonderong of you guys are related to Remegio Delfin Dellota who's father was Judge Remegio Dellota Sr.

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