Category: Cultural Event

The First Air-Mail flight to Marinduque. October 30, 1931

Shown below is a postal cover which commemorates the first air-mail flight to Marinduque, October 30, 1931.

Research has shown the addressee, Major I. F. Peak, as a Flight Surgeon in the U.S. Army Air Corps stationed in Fort Nichols in Manila.

Information found from the Airpost Journal, February 1932, Page 27 report of Philippine First Flights is as follows:

The U.S. Army Air Corps (squadron stationed at Clark Field) Fort Stotsenburg has been lately very active with pioneering new Air-trails or new routes, and made several First Flights and pioneers, transporting Air Mail in due official way, previous announcement and corresponding permits or authorization in very case from the Bureau of Posts of the Philippine Government and in accordance of Rules and Regulations established. All were carried in mail bags as regular official Air-Mail, with its proper Way-bills of Dispatch, etc.

Several of these First flight covers to various points in the Philippines can be located during the 1931 timeframe.

Where exactly the airplane landed in Boac (if it did) is a mystery. A Post war photo I have shows a very primitive air strip located somewhere along the Boac River. It is also possible that the mail bag was air dropped as was documented in other locations.

Pictured are six young ladies of the Marinduque Association Committee from September 27, 1935.

Pictured are six young ladies of the Marinduque Association Committee from September 27, 1935. Letica Villanueva, Lydia Larracas, Corazon Del Mundo, Carmen Larracas and Nelly Burgos.

Oct.26, 1932 A despedida party for Marinduque High School teacher Aurelio Reyes.

Among the attendees : Federico Piedad, Elena Nieva, Josefa Roque, Enriqueta Nepomuceno, Aurelio Reyes, Luis Alifio, Narciso Moreno Enrique, Jose Alino, Rafael Concepcion, Marceliano Lagustan, Artrmio Lagran, Manuel Latorre, Gustavo Sto. Domingo, Concha Leonida, Andrea Cruz, Esperanza Raqueno, Sixta Garnial, Felisa Viray, Balbina Navarroso, Gregoria Jambalos, Rosario Nieva, Raymunda Buenaventura, Josefina Nieva, Tomasa Minay, Dra. Remedios Alino, Paula Lumitao, Salvadora Mascarenas, JulitaIlagan, Ana Ituralde, Exaltacion Manguerra, Felisa Sapungan, Domingo Bugarin Calixto Sadiwa, Guillermo Nieva, Romeo Venturanza, Dominador Mongis, B. Pelobello, Wenceslao Rodil, Amando Marquez, Conrado Mascarenas, Edmundo Bunag, Sancho Tan, Dioscoro Macalood, Delfin Lazarte, Ricardo de la Santa, Lauro Roque, Rustico Navarro

October 26, 1940, Marinduque High School Salacot Dance.

Some of the performers in the picture:

Julieta Madrigal, Milagros Morales, Realina Largado, Emertia Llave, Augusta Castillo, Elisa Luarca, Lorna Leano, Guadalupe Miciano, Catalina Lanot, Luz Salcedo, Presentacion Mogol. Zara Roque, Luz, Narito, Virginia Espino, Rosario Alvarez, Gracia Selda, Anisia Cordero, Merle Maria Coll, Virginia Nieva, Miguela Mangcucang, Regina Ligeralde, Asuncion Lim, Salvatos and Janda Quinto

Pipo Nepomuceno –  Julieta Janda Madrigal…. Mama ni Tito  Pedrito Nepomuceno

Christmas in Boac 1920. A picture postcard.

On the back there is a note:

Alaala ko ito sa aking ka patid. Maria de Leano, Boac Marinduque. It is addressed to: Mr. Martin Mogol, Boac, Marinduque, Barrio of Paras y Maria de Losantos. (During Xmas Times)

There are no other notes so not sure what family is actually pictured on the postcard.