The History of Bacolod
as seen by the Dizon- Ramos Family & Biographical Sketch

	Raymundo L. Dizon

• Born Jan. 23, 1908 in Porac, Pampanga to Joaquin Dizon and Cresencia Lumanlan
• Graduated Jose Rizal college as a working student
• 1935- assigned to Phil. National Bank, AranetaSt. Bacolod
• 1937- married to Hermelinda Villanueva Ramos
• 1938- migrated to Cotabato; starts taxi service hotel and bowling alleys
• 1939- eldest daughter dies; returns to Bacolod
• 1940- manages sugar farms of Hermelinda; leases and buys new farms
• 1990- died

	Hermelinda V. Ramos

• Born March 2, 1913 in Bacolod City to Mariano Ramos and Josefa Villanueva
• Educated in La Consolacion College, Bacolod, and graduated 1932 from Assumption Highschool Herrna Manila
• 1935- Crowned Rose of Negros
• 1937- married Raymundo L. Dizon
• 1938- Cotabato sojourn until eldest daughter Lourdes dies at 7 months
• 2006-died

	Lourdes Ramos Dizon 1938 died an infant

	Rodolfo Dizon

• Born June 12, 1939
• Educated in Occidental Negros Institute (later UNO-R) and Ateneo de Cagayan (later Xavier University), B.S. Agriculture
• Married Milagros Montinola
• Children
• Millete - married American Jew in New Yrok; no children
• Gregory – married Julie Benedicto ; three sons
• Analee – married Rafael Villavecencio; two daughters, one son

	Raymundo Dizon, Jr.

• Born June 7, 1940
• Educated in O.N.i and Ateneo de Manila highschool, college and law; TOYM Awardee
• Married Susan Bautista; three daughters and one son
• CorCor- married Sonny Bitong; four sons and one daughter
• Dinna Lynn-married Ferdinand Agustin; two daughters and one son
• Rayland- married Jovy Enabe; one daughter

• Manager, Manila Bank; Bacolod branch
• Vice-Mayor & Mayor of Bacolod
• Human Settlements Commissioner
• National Housing Authority, General Manager
• 1995- died of cirrhosis of liver

	Hermelinda “Ging” Dizon

• Born May 4, 1943
• Educated in Casanova, Assumption H.S. Iloilo, Assumption College, San Lorenzo
• Married Abelardo Bantug, Jr.
• Three children- Rmedious Hemrelinda; Abelardo III; Michael
• Five grandchildren
• Died 1972 of hepatitis

	Rolando “Roly Dizon

• Born Oct. 13, 1944
• Educated in La Consolacion and La Salle College, Bacolod (HS ’61), De La Salle Manila (College and M.A.), Catholic Univ. of America (B.A. 1968), and Stanford University (Ph.D., 1974)
• Entered Brothers of the Christian Schools, 1961
• (Tour of Duty:1968)-2007
• Career Highlights:
• President of USLS (1986-1998), DLSU (1998-2003)
• Chairman of CHED (2003-2004)
• TOYM Awardee

	Josefa “ Paching” Dizon

• Born Sept. 18, 1947
• Adopted by Claudio and Jesusa Alunan
• Educated in St. Scholastica’s Bacolod and MaryKnoll College
• Married Monico Puentevella
• Four sons: Monico, Jr., Brian, Claudio, Rocky

B. WW II Years (1940’s)

• Japanese occupation of Bacolod
• Used Ramos House in Burgos St. as headquarters
• Dizon-Ramos family hides in sugar farm for safety
• Sugar industry enjoys preferential U.S. quota for export
• 1946 Liberation, Independence

C. Early Post War Years (1940’s)

• Political-Social
• Rebuilding of City
• Economic
• Still monocrop sugar economy for Negros
• Educational
• La Salle (1952) and St. Scholastica (1958) open
• Family
• Dizon-Ramos house on 42 Burgos St. is built

D. 1960’s

• Ray Dizon, Jr. enters politics
• Roly Dizon enters La Salle Brothers
• Historical highlights:_______________
• Growth in education, sports, medicines/health

E. 1970’s

• Matial Law years: activism
• Highlights: ________(sugar trading, hotels, restaurants growth);
• History, Family- Ray as Mayor

F. 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000+

• History : OCW’s growth, real estate/subdivisions, sports(PANAAD STADIUM)
• Family - Roly as USLS and DLSU President and CHED Chairman
• Monico as Congressman