Calumpang Family

The Calumpang family is one of the most eminent families in the Province of Oriental Negros predominantly the City of Tanjay. According to legends, the family's great ancestor was a Spanish Duke who was banished here to the Philippines for the very reason that he was part of the plot to overthrow King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of the Spanish Empire. The Calumpangs were then subsequently intertwined with two other influential families: the Romeros and the Muñozes.

Music

The Calumpang's are music-minded people. They have contributed much to the shaping of Visayan and Negrense music. The compositions of Andrews Miraflor-Calumpang that have become famous throughout the neighboring islands of Negros shows an impeccable taste of folk and country music. A couple of these are the songs Ang Budbod sa Tanjay, Ang Dalagang Tanjayanon, Ang Pasko sa Tanjay and Sinulog de Tanjay. These compositions garnered for him the coveted Most Outstanding Composer Award in Central Visayas.

The Calumpang's also had an orchestra before, during the pre-war years, named the Heart Blenders. They played in different parts of the Visayas and for as far as Cebu. The orchestra was composed of the late Bernardino Michael "Mike" M. Calumpang (also known as the walking dictionary), the late Alexander "Alex" M. Calumpang (married Nadina "Dina" C. Rotea, scion of a sugar-rich family), the late Mario "Nellie" M. Calumpang (a schoolteacher who served the city for almost three decades) and Andrews "Andy" M. Calumpang (a former professor at Foundation University & East Negros Institute). Another similar group was created by close relatives who were then living in Siquijor and was mainly composed of the Echeverri Family. Another was a group called Lucky 7 which existed in the mid-40s until the 50s and was composed of youths that provided music and entertainment in public and private events, among them were: Andrews Calumpang, Periking Calumpang and Praxedes Calumpang.

In modern music, Butch Miraflor is a giant. He works as a musical director for most celebrities in their concerts. Zsa Zsa Padilla, Vina Morales, Sharon Cuneta, Nora Aunor are a few of them. He currently owns the Musiquarium, a recording studio in Manila. Another is Stanley Calumpang-Alcantara who composed Tanjay Musicland, an award-winning song which garnered 5th place in the National Songwriting Festival in Manila.

Politics

In the political aspect, the Calumpang's have helped so much to the shaping of the primitive Tanjayanon government. Paradigms to this are the late Don Jose “Kapitan” Teves Muñoz, Sr. (1901-1905) and Don Agapito “Pitoy” Calumpang (1901-1903) who served as the first Town Mayor and Vice Mayor respectively. They were then succeeded by the following: Don Luis Muñoz, Vice Mayor from 1904-1909; Don Francisco “Kikoy” Romero, Mayor from 1910-1916; Don Gonzalo Calumpang, Vice Mayor from 1913-1916; Don Felipe Calumpang, Vice Mayor from 1916-1922; Concepcion “Conching” Calumpang-Martinez and Perfecto “Tohong” Calumpang who both served as Town Mayors during Japanese Philippines; Hon. Jose E. Romero, Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James in England in the 1950s; Atty. Fernando “Nandy” F. Calumpang, Vice Mayor from January, 1956 until December, 1959; Alexander “Alex” Calumpang, Sr. who served as the Captain of Barangay Poblacion 5 in the 1970s; Atty. Miguel “Mike” L. Romero, Representative of the 2nd District of Negros Oriental from 1988-1998 and later served as Spokesman of the late Fernando Poe, Jr. in the latter’s 2004 Presidential bid; and; Atty. Teopisto “Pistong” Calumpang, Jr. and Antonio D. Calumpang, City Councilors of the City of Tanjay from 2001 to 2004. Others worthy to be noted are: Atty. Ramona Calumpang-Apostol (a fiscal), Atty. Luis Romero, Atty. Angel Calumpang, Atty. Olivia Calumpang and Atty. Teopisto Calumpang, Sr. including the noted Judge Jose B. Navarro who traces his roots to the Calumpangs.

Literature

The Calumpang's are also known to love literature extensively. They helped in molding the earliest forms of literature in Tanjay. The late Don Andres "Dodong" Calumpang y Limbaga (father to the Heart Blender group) was a playwright, a music composer and loved literature. He made plays and directed them at the same time.

Education

The Calumpang’s since time immemorial have been educators. Education is imbedded and is undeniable in the bloodstream. Others served as teachers in public institutions while others in the private sect both here in the Philippines and abroad. To name a few are: the late Don Andres and Doña Maria Miraflor de Calumpang, who were leading maestros and maestras of their time; the highly-reputable Jose Calumpang-Muñoz, a renowned tutor and then Director of East Negros Institute (now Diaz College); Dr. Carmenia Luz Y. Miraflor, a graduate of psychology from the Philippine Women’s University and founding Director of the Center for Integrated Studies at Stanford University; Andrews Miraflor-Calumpang, former professor at East Negros Institute (now Diaz College) and Foundation College (now Foundation University); Maricor Calumpang-Mena, a graduate of International Studies at the King Faisal Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies at Mindanao State University and current Guidance Counselor at Tanjay City Science High School; Ida Calumpang-del Olmo, former elementary schoolteacher at Pamplona Central School in Pamplona, Negros Oriental and then Spanish Professor at the College of Arts and Sciences at Mindanao State University together with her husband, Señor Narciso M. del Olmo; Rodolfo Miraflor-Calumpang, former Editor-in-Chief of The Paulinian, the official publication of the then St. Paul’s College of Dumaguete (now St. Paul’s University of Dumaguete) and then college professor in that same university and once head of the Diocesan Schools in the whole Diocese of Dumaguete; Jesusa Colina-Calumpang, the first married teacher who entered Immaculate Heart Academy, the first Catholic School in Tanjay established in 1957 by the Augustinian Sisters; Teresita Calumpang-Rubio, then instructress at East Negros Institute and Education Supervisor I for English in the Division of Tanjay City; Bernardita Calumpang-Roa, a former teacher at East Negros Institute and now Administrator of Alpha Kiddy School; Marina Miraflor-Mercado, former schoolteacher and now Directress of Casa Marie Learning Center; Virginia Teves-Calumpang, wife of the famous composer Andrews Miraflor-Calumpang, who served as a public schoolteacher teaching in various schools ending as pilot teacher during the reading program of the International Peace Corps in Plaza Central School; Salome Calumpang-Pastor, former principal of Dumaguete City North Central School; and; Socorro Y. Miraflor, then Principal of Foundation College High School (now Foundation University High School). Others worthy to be noted are: Mario M. Calumpang, Sr., Salvacion Calumpang-Guath, and Teresita Q. Calumpang.

Society

In the society, the Calumpang's have been epitomes. This can be observed in the personalities of the late Rizalina "Saling" Calumpang who was the Miss Negros Oriental 1927 title holder and was sent to Manila for the Miss Philippines pageant; Antonino “Dodong” Calumpang who is a society columnist in local dailies and has served as an icon of fashion and erudition; his wife, Lourdes “Lourding” Martinez-Calumpang, one of the foremost movers of the Philippine Red Cross in the Province and a confidante and best friend of the late Doña Maria “Inday Iyay” Arnaiz-Diaz; Rosemarie S. Romero, Miss Tanjay 1954; Dr. Estela Navarro-Calumpang, Miss Negros Oriental 1960 and also holder of the distinction of being the youngest Obstetrician-Gynecologist ever to work at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital; Josie Teves-Calumpang, Miss Tanjay 1982 title holder and now residing in Toronto, Canada and married to Bob Bulandres; Zenobia Y. Miraflor, a former finance administrator of the Philippine Central Bank; the late Dr. Carmenia Luz Y. Miraflor, former president of the Greater America Siquijor Association (GASA) until her death due to leukemia in 2006; Regidor Y. Miraflor, a Philippine Military Academy graduate and former Vice President of the United Coconut Planters Bank in the Philippines; the late Libertad Y. Miraflor, Chief Nurse of the Siquijor Provincial Hospital; Nadina Rotea-Calumpang, a scion of a sugar rich-family and a prime mover of the old Tanjay Puericulture Center; Alexandra R. Calumpang, a former beauty queen and movie star whose screen name was Alexandra Rotea and made it big in the 1970s with the movie Manila Chinatown; Joselita Teves-Calumpang, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree holder from Silliman University and now current Secretary of the City Council of the City of Tanjay and married to Paul Flordeliz; Nin Marie M. Mercado, owner of Casa Marie Learning Institute and married to Ronnie Lasco; Wilfredo "Owa" Calumpang who has organized very successful events in the city and now serves as the Executive Secretary of the City Mayor of Tanjay; and; Rodolfo "Braddock" Miraflor - Calumpang, one-time North America Bureau Chief of the Philippine Documentation Center, founder of the Tanjay Association, USA, Organizer of the 1997 and 2007 Worldwide Balik-Tanjay and Honorary Mayor of the day for Tanjay City on October 19, 2007 during the 2007 Worldwide Balik-Tanjay. Other illustrious members of the family that have shaped society include: Dr. Felipe Calumpang, Dr. Chita Siwa-Quitevis, Dr. Quintin Calumpang-Bascos, Dr. Henrissa R. Calumpang and Mrs. Chita Calumpang-Labe, R.N.

Today

Today, the Calumpang Family is a very diverse clan. They have intermarried different clans in the Province. A few are the Floreses, Miraflors, Limbagas and many more. The Calumpang's have multiplied and have scattered to different places around the world. They can be found in almost any corner of the globe. They have been stewards of goodwill representing the proud Tanjayanon race.

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