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Volume 2 | No. 93 | Cagayan de Oro City | June 20-26, 2015
Heroes de Kagay-an:
Maj. Jose Manuel Corrales Montalvan, 1st Camp Commander of the ‘Kampo’
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By Mike Baños, Editor-at-Large
ew Kagay-anons today are aware that the first camp commander of the Philippine Army’s biggest military camp in Mindanao was a Lumad (native Kagay-anon). Major Jose Manuel Corrales Montalvan was initially assigned as Cadre Commander of the 2nd Misamis Oriental (Machine Gun) Cadre at Camp Bulua (present day Camp Edilberto Evangelista, home base of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry Division) in Cagayan de Oro, a post he served in from January 1-Dec. 31, 1939. When the camp
was renamed Camp Evangelista, Mr. Montalvan was appointed its Camp Commander and Mobilization Center Officer on January 1, 1940, a post he served up to the outbreak of World War II. Dr. Montalvan, who was also known as Ñor Peping, was born in present day Cagayan de Oro (then known as Cagayan de Misamis, capital town of the Segundo Distrito de Misamis) on March 17, 1903 to Jose Gabriel Montalvan, a retired Spanish soldier from Belmonte, Cuenca, Spain who was assigned by
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the Spanish government to the Philippines and Concepcion Corrales y Roa of Cagayan de Misamis. In 1927, he was graduated with honors (3rd highest) from the Philippine Dental College, Manila with a degree of Doctor in Dental Surgery (DDS).
Upon his return to his hometown in 1928, he practiced dentistry and became one of the first teachers of the Ateneo de Cagayan (present day Xavier University) and was its Commandant of the Corps of Cadets. Dr. Montalvan was commissioned a first lieutenant in the U.S.
Army Reserve in 1928 and was trained and successfully completed the U.S. Army Extension Courses. From 1933 to 1937 he was the instructor for Military Science and Tactics at the Ateneo de Cagayan. However, the lure of a full-time career in the newly formed Philippine
Army proved irresistible and he resigned from the U.S. Army Reserve and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant, Infantry Reserve, of the Philippine Army on July 16, 1936. He was called to active duty training at Camp Murphy Training School for Reserve Officers kampo/PAGE 7
Iconic motorela highlights SM CDO Independence Day celebration Text & Photo by SHAUN ALEJANDRAE YAP UY
CAGAYAN de Oro City -- “Proud Pinoy” is the inspiration behind this year’s SM Mindanao Malls celebration of the 117th Philippine Independence Day. In SM City Cagayan de Oro, the iconic Motorela takes the limelight as the celebration fills the mall with music, dance, songs, cotton candy and ice cream. The Motorela is the brainchild of Rafael D. Floirendo, Sr.
SM City Davao, SM City Cagayan de Oro, SM City General Santos and SM Lanang Premier simultaneously rose the Philippine flag at 8-9:30 am, June 12 to symbolize the malls’ contribution in the development of our nation. SM City CDO staff gave an astounding theatrical performance during the said event. The program was directed by Mr. Bart motorela/PAGE 7
The iconic Motorela, the brainchild of Rafael D. Floirendo, Sr., highlights this year’s SM City CDO Independence Day celebration.
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