² I was also told that Apolinario Mabini was captured by the Americans while hiding in another great-grandparent’s house in Nueva Ecija.
Last year, I wrote about my experience in uncovering the life story of my great-great-grandfather. I learned things about him that even my grandmother (his granddaughter) had no idea about. I started this from scratch. I only knew his name, birthplace, and field of work. For the other branches of the family, I was not as lucky. Nevertheless, I found a couple of amusing stories. I learned that one great-grandparent was killed by Japanese soldiers in our hometown in Rizal.¹ I discovered that most of my recent ancestors were farmers.² I was also told that Apolinario Mabini was captured by the Americans while hiding in another great-grandparent’s house in Nueva Ecija.³ ( See footnotes below for these side stories)