Mayor Danny Toreja Talks With ABS-CBN TV10

Mayor Toreja with ABS CBN TV 10 representative.

In line with Ibaan's 179th Founding Anniversary celebration, Mayor Toreja talked with ABS-CBN TV!0 Southern Tagalog, February 4.

TV 10's representatives went to the Mayor's Office with their proposal on the possibility of covering the said event which is slated to be celebrated from February 6 to February 11. Mayor Toreja himself expressed interest on the proposal. However, as much as he want it to push through, it will still be dependent on the Municipality's available budget. Accordingly, Mayor Toreja is bent on keeping a tight budget for his municipality.


Another round of meeting with TV 10's representatives was set for further evaluation of the proposal.

Mayor Toreja going over the details of the proposal.

Mayor Toreja listens intently on the TV 10's representatives' discussion of the proposal.

Mayor Toreja thanking the representatives for their interest on covering Ibaan's 179th Founding Anniversary Celebration.

Mayor Danny Toreja Attends Esguerra Family Reunion

Mayor Danny Toreja Attends Esguerra Family Reunion

Mayor Toreja recounting the old days
when Mang Turni still work with his father,
the late Banoy Toreja, as farm tractor driver
and as "katiwala".

As per invitation by Esguerra family patriarchs and matriarchs, Mayor Danny Toreja attended the latter’s family reunion at Sito Sta. Margarita, Brgy. Munting Tubig, Ibaan, Batangas January 29.

He was warmly welcomed by the clan, headed by Turni Esguerra, since they were considered distant relatives  with Mayor Toreja’s late father Servillano “Banoy” Toreja having blood relation with Esguerra folks.

Mayor Toreja with Esguerra patriarchs and matriarchs.

In his speech, Mayor Toreja, recounted the old days when Mang Turni Esguerra still work with his father in sugar farm back in the 60′s. Mang Turni, who used to live in Brgy. Malainin,  drove farm tractors for the late Banoy Toreja. His family eventually moved to Sitio Sta. Margarita, Brgy Munting Tubig where his other brothers and sisters stay.

Mayor Toreja with Mang Turni ang his wife Aling Mimi.

Mang Turni’s oldest son Teddy, on the other hand, worked as gasoline boy with the family’s gasoline station in Poblacion that allowed him to support his high school education. Teddy then moved to Lucena and started from scratch selling ukay-ukay. Fate was kind to the family. Soon enought, his 8 other siblings followed him in Lucena where they established their own business and family.

Mang Turni and his wife Aling Mimi now lives in Lucena with their children and grand children. To count, their family has grown to 43 in the last 15 years.

Other Esguerra family siblings currently live in Balayan and Lipa City. They’ve chosen Sitio Sta. Margarita as reunion venue since this is where most of the family members reside. Much more, to pay respect to Esguerra matriarch Lola Miguela who stays with Aling Epay Esgueera and Mang Aniceto Quinay.

Moreover, Mayor Toreja thanked the family for the invitation and for giving him the chance to be part of the reunion. He also encouraged the family to make the reunion a tradition, say every 3 or 5 years, to establish closer and stronger family ties among the Esguerras.