Cornelio "Onnie" Sumangil

Onnie and Menchit

Cornelio or "Onnie" as he is fondly called, is the eldest son of Eliseo "Joving" Sumangil and Julita Aguila-Sumangil. He was born in Cuyapo in April 18, 1935. He left his town at the age of 15 in 1949 for Manila where he studied at Letran College and San Beda College.

During his teen age years, Onnie was active in social activities and one (1) of his most memorable activities was his election as president of the Cuyapo Youth Club in 1951.

He spent his Christmas and summer vacations in Cuyapo and interacted with contemporaries during town fiestas in April.


Although he had a good job as Assistant Manger in the Foreign Department of Bank of Asia (across the U.S. Embassy), he went to the U.S. in 1969 as immigrant at the age of 32  and have been in the international banking for 40 years. In 2000, he retired as SVP for Trade Banking from Bank of America, in in Dallas, Texas.  Because of his strong background in international banking, Citibank New York enticed him to work for them.

Onnie is married to Carmen "Menchit" from Manila. They lived in Minneapolis for ten (10) years and are now based in Dallas, Texas. They have three (3) children, all girls: Sue Sumangil-Buck and  Chona were born in Manila while Teri Sumangil-Arteaga, the youngest was born in Minnesota.

Onnie is the oldest brother of Nando (San Diego, California), "Tito" (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Mildred Sumangil Mata (San Diego, California).

Onnie is now into international consulting business and  finds time visiting his children together with his wife Menchit.  He travels back to the Philippines from time to time whenever he can.

From left to right - Mildred, Tito, Nando and Onnie

The following video was taken during the 2nd retirement party of Onnie from Citibank, New york.


Video courtesy of noelmags1012

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Augusto "Tito" Aguila Sumangil

Augusto, "Tito" to his friends and relatives, is the youngest son of Eliseo "Joven" Sumangil and youngest brother to Onnie (Dallas Texas), Nando (San Diego, California) and older brother to Mildred Sumangil Mata (San Diego, California).

From left to right - Mildred, Tito, Nando and Onnie

Tito is married to Becky Nacionales-Sumangil. They are the parents of Anne Sumangil and Eric "Pogi" Sumangil, a playwright,  movie and theater actor.

Lovely and bubbly children Anne and Eric  "Pogi"

In 1969, Tito noticed  that the history portrayed on the plaque commemorating the “Spanish-American War” installed in the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda does not accurately represent the Filipino perspective of the war. He  approached  the Minnesota Historical Society to propose a dialogue among humanities experts that would analyze the different interpretations of the conflict. No action was taken, not until February 4, 2002 when the corrective plaque is installed, on the 103rd anniversary of the outbreak of the Philippine-American War.

He researched and wrote How the Philippines Became the First Colony of the United States which was published  in 1976.

Tito was a former CFO of a medical group in Minnesota.   His family is  now based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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Anne Nacionales Sumangil

Anne Sumangil is the eldest and only girl of Augusto "Tito" Sumangil and Becky Nacionales-Sumangil. Her younger brother is Eric "Pogi" Sumangil.

Anne was a Minnesota Viking’s Cheerleader in 2002 & 2003. She currently works at the University of Minnesota where she oversees the design, logistics, and execution of over 100 events annually. She was also one of twenty-five University of Minnesota staff members selected to participate in the President’s Emerging Leaders program, a high-potential employee program at the U. Prior to her time as an MVC, she was Miss Crystal (1999) and an Aquatennial Princess (2001) and continues to stay active with ambassador programs. She currently volunteers as the Director of the Queen of the Lakes Scholarship Program and the AAO Vice President and serves as a member of the Aquatennial Ambassador Organization’s (AAO) Board of Directors. Anne is a highly-regarded volunteer and has received numerous awards including the Steven K. Anderson Volunteer of the Year award which the Aquatennial’s highest honor for a volunteer. She is currently featured in the City Center’s Community of “City”-zens marketing campaign for her involvement with the Aquatennial. Anne also judges ambassador programs on the local community level and emcees ambassador coronations. She continues to be involved with the cheer and dance community through judging and has coordinated cheerleading and dance competitions on a local, national and international level. Anne received her bachelor's degree from the College of St. Benedict and her Master's degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota. She is a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), a professional meeting and event organization, and is certified through the University of Minnesota in Festival and Event Management. In her free time, Anne enjoys taking dance classes, traveling and spending time with her family and friends.

She was also  a delegate and semi-finalist  in the Ms. USA representing Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2004.

Reference: http://mvcalumni.com/page/102/Anne-Sumangil.jsp

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Eric "Pogi" Nacionales Sumangil

Eric at 8th Grade

Born on May 13, 1979, Eric is the youngest son of Augusto Aguila Sumangil and Becky Nacionales Sumangil. He is the brother of Anne Nacionales Sumangil.

Eric with his Dad Augusto "Tito" Sumangil

Eric "Pogi" is a movie and theater actor, and a playwright. He is a native Minneapolitan and has been arguably the most often-mispronounced name around the Twin Cities theater community for over 10 years. He is a two-time recipient of the Playwrights’ Center’s Jerome Many Voices Fellowship and his plays have received staged readings in Minneapolis and New York City. His 10-minute play, Wingman, was produced in Bedlam Theatre’s 2010 TenFest as well as Freshwater Theater’s “A Festival of Awkward Moments.” His play, The Duties and Responsibilities of Being a Sidekick, was a finalist for Second Generation’s Free Range contest in 2010 and will be produced by The Barkada Theater Project at the 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival. 

As a child, his parents put him in acting classes after his 2^nd grade teacher suggested that his shyness might cause him to be lost in the crowd. He went on to grace the stage in such roles as Papa Bear in his junior high school production of The Trial of Goldilocks.

After earning degrees in Asian Studies and Communication from St. John's University in Collegeville, MN, he joined the Twin Cities theater community performing with Mixed Blood, Eye of the Storm Theater, Mu Performing Arts, Guthrie Theater, Ordway Center for Performing Arts, Children's Theater Company, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Frank Theater, History Theater and Teatro del Pueblo, among others. He has also performed at La Jolla Playhouse and Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company in San Diego and works with Catharsis Productions in Chicago. In 2005, he joined Actors' Equity Association, a union of actors and stage managers.

He is a co-founder of The Unit Collective, a recipient of the 2002 Fil-Minnesotan Association’s Excellence in the Arts award, and the distinguished Beefeater award: having his name put on a plaque for eating a three-pound steak in under an hour at a steakhouse in Illinois.

Eric "Pogi" is now based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.


Reference: http://sites.google.com/site/castpogi/resume

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Eliseo "Joving" Sumangil

Eliseo "Joving" Sumangil was married to Julita "Itang" Aguila-Sumangil and had four (4) great children, namely Cornelio "Onnie", Hernando "Nando", Augusto "Tito" and Mildred Sumangil-Mata.

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