Fermin Sumangil Saldua

Fermin (Edfer) Sumangil Saldua is a Retired Military Officer (Phil. Army).  His parents were the late Evarista Sumangil-Saldua & Emilio Cachola Saldua and he is the grandson of Bonifacio Sumangil & Lucia Enrico-Sumangil  of Latap, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija.  His siblings are Jovito (RIP), Alejandro (RIP), Felisa (RIP), Rosalina, Igmidio and Virgilio.

Edfer is married to Edna Albetario - Saldua (a daughter of military ), and have two children namely, Ruel A. Saldua- DEpEd HS Teacher  and  Rhoy A. Saldua - an Engineer who married and live in Singapore. 

His family is permanently residing  in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

"We moved from Baloy, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija to Siay, Zamboanga del Sur (now Zamboanga Sibugay) when I was still in grade III in the year 1963," he said.

"Apo padi is the uncle of my mother according to her when she still alive. My (late) grandparents lived in Latap, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija and up to now my uncle Gregorio Enrico Sumangil a retired teacher is still residing at same place," he stated further.

Edfer speaks Ilocano & Cebuano local dialects.

He dedicates the following poem to the Sumangil Clan:

I got up early one morning
and I rushed up right unto the day
I had so much to accomplish
that I didn't have time to pray...

Problems just tumbled about me,
and heavier come each task:.
why didn't GOD helped me?"I wondered"
He answered," you didn't ask".

I wanted to see joy and beauty,
but the day toiled on, gray and bleak;
I wondered "why GOD didn't show me?".
He answered, "but you didn't seek".

I tried to come into GOD's presence;
I used all my keys to the lock.
GOD gently and lovingly chided
"My child, you didn't knock".

I woke up early this morning,
and paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray...

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