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Romeo Panilagao Catiben

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Romeo Panilagao Catiben  by Zai   Born 27 December 1943 at Ngan Compostela Valley. Mother was Margarita Delumbar Panilagao Adana and his father was Osmenia Catiben. I have heard him being called as Mio, Manoy Romy. He studied in Tagum for his elementary years. According to Zamel, he met one of papa's classmates who was a teacher at Letran. In college, papa went to Philippine Harvardian College, where he took a commerce degree. (This is Davao History Post taken from Facebook Rise and fall of Harvardian by Antonio V. Figueroa Founded in 1950 by Arayat, Pampanga native Dr. Ildefonso D. Yap, International Harvardian Colleges (later university) was once the most populous academic institution in Davao. At its peak, it was the leader in the region’s annual tactical inspections for Reserve Officers Training Course conducted under the auspices of the Philippine Constabulary.) He was a Judo Karate practitioner. This helped him when someone attacked him with a knife which maimed his han...