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.