This December...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:

Mamang Ambrosia, Kuya Noel, Tuan, Tita Ling, Brian Orille and auntie Vicky Orille, me and Abrynn!

May you all have a great day!

Sorry for the lack of update...

I am so glad to know that other Aspiras out there have found this blog. It's so exciting!
Please include as much grandparent information as you can so we can find a quicker connection. If your roots lead you to Agoo, La Union, you can be assured that we are family and we will find your "spot" in our genealogy line, so just keep commenting and as soon as I can find time to update, I will list more names for those future genealogists working on the Aspiras line.

A big welcome to Fernan of the Nueva Ecija circle. He belongs to the Martin Corpuz-Aspiras line from "Pozzorubio, Pangasinan (but traces his roots in Agoo, La Union)".

And to Crystal Aspiras whose dad also comes from Agoo, La Union.

Keep checking though I won't have a full time to devote to our current hunt until December 15th, when I finish school. Until then, submit names through the comment section and let's expand the search!

Another "Spot" worth noting!

Facebook is finding to be a treasure trove for my search for the Aspiras clan. I just had Gerald Aspiras reply and he said he is both from the Torrecarion and Aspiras line. How cool is that? To jog memories, Torrecarion Aspiras clan is related to my clan through Jose D. Aspiras, the late Philippine Minister of Tourism.

My fingers are crossed; we want to find more names...

Hopefully, he'll have some pics to add to this blog.

Here's another name for all you ASPIRAS' out there...

Hello!

With the help of my distant cousin, Charlotte ASPIRAS Teodoro, we found this new route for our family:

My grandfather, TEODORO GAGO (or Gayo) ASPIRAS, is the first cousin of TORIBIA ___ ASPIRAS. Toribia is the mother of the former Tourism Minister, JOSE D. ASPIRAS. Jose married and had his first daughter, AIDA ___ ASPIRAS, who then married and had CHARLOTTE ASPIRAS TEODORO.

JOSE D. ASPIRAS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (http://www.launion.gov.ph)One of The illustrious sons of this town is the late Jose D. Aspiras who was elected to the Philippine Congress in 1969. He also served as Minister of Tourism and Information Secretary during the time of President Marcos. Before he died in November 14, 1999, Aspiras was resident representative and managing director, with the rank of ambassador of the Manila Economic Cultural based in Taiwan.

The 16th century Agoo Parish Church, restored and refurbished (spearheaded by the late Minister Jose Aspiras) has been elevated to the rank of Basilica Minore by Pope John Paul II in 1981, one of the very few in the country today.


I certainly hope that I will find more Aspiras relatives out there...

Just confirming...

In light of finding a direct kin of Jose D. Aspiras, I confirmed with my own family who among his parents we are blood related to. It's been established that it was his mom, not his dad, as I previously written down, that is my grandfather's first cousin.

Thanks for going through this adventure with me, sometimes, the "spots" are not that clear and we have to sweep areas around until we see the clearer path...

I found another ASPIRAS!

I'm normally not a Facebook fan, but after finding another ASPIRAS, one that is actually a direct descendant of Jose D. Aspiras, his granddaughter from his daughter Aida, I am now a lifetime fan! I can't wait for CHARLOTTE to respond back and we will soon see how many more Aspiras families we can "dot" on our hunt route... How exciting!

Sometimes, all you need to get things done, is a little bit of a risk...

From Canada, brother #2, ALAN ASPIRAS LACHO

Current Location: CANADA


ate Tess or Marites Solomon








These are definite family pictures to treasure, it took a while to get these, but they are soooo worth it!

His first son, Brian Solomon Lacho, I used to babysit him back in 1987 before I went to the US, so his mom can recover from giving birth. But now, this is the closest I can get to him- looking at his picture. His sister, Ariane, I've never met, but boy did she bring out the best combination of my brother and sis-in-law, Marites Solomon. Since they are in Canada, we don't get to see them as much as we like, but thanks to emails and photos, we can still keep in touch and be updated on our everyday dealings.

Like I've said before, the good looks abound on this side of our family...

Here's the proof:

Brian and Ariane or aka, "Boya" and "Ara"

This is at Ara's Debutante Ball: Left: Brian and ate Tess / Attendees: Uncle Bob and Auntie Vi and cousin Tina Lacho, Kuya Noel and his family and our mom, Carmen Aspiras Lacho.


Ara or Ariane Solomon Lacho