Villadolid-Sibal Families:Dr. Deogracias V. Villadolid

Prepared by: Jorge V. Sibal

2009

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Dr. Deogracias Villamarin Villadolid (Our Lolo)

ISSUE DATE MARCH 22, 1985

  TITLE 4th PROMINENT FILIPINOS DEFINITIVE SERIES VII

  VIGNETTE DR. DEOGRACIAS VILLADOLID

Dr. Villadolid is part of scientific historyAt UP Diliman in Quezon City, the Villadolid

Hall is now the home of the Archeological Science Program. It was originally build for the College of Fisheries which was transferred in UP Los Banos and later in UP Visayas in Miag-ao in Ilo-ilo City . It was also used by the Marine Sciences Department.

Specifically, Dr Villadolid is part of the History of Philippine Aquaculture

Villadolid Hall at UP Diliman

Dr. Villadolid is part of scientific historyOVERVIEW OF PHILIPPINE AQUACULTURE2.1. Historical Aspects

2.2. Current Technological Status

2.1.6. Tilapia

In 1950, the late Dr. Deogracias Villadolid, Director of the then Bureau of Fisheries, brought in the first tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) from Thailand (Villaluz, 1953)..

OVERVIEW OF PHILIPPINE AQUACULTURE

Here was a fish which breeds so easily that anyone can be a fish farmer without having to worry about fry supply every time as is necessary with milkfish. Thus it was with the tilapia that the first serious attempt to popularize freshwater fishponds was made.

VILLADOLID, Deogracias V. (1896-1976) Philippine public official - Philippines

He was also one of the founders of Philippine Lion’s Club in 1949.(“History of of Philippine Lions”), http://www.nsclub.net/cubaolions/cubfile/phil_lion1.html)

Villadolid, Lion’s Club Co-founder On March 23, 1949, Calero gave a dinner in honor

of Atwood Lawrence to which he invited a group of local professionals and businessmen in various fields of endeavor.             

Before the night ended, 23 of the men present had signed the necessary forms and became the first charter members of the Manila (Host) Lions Club.  They also became the first Filipinos to join the International Association of Lions Clubs.

Villadolid, Lion’s Club Co-founder The group was composed of the following:  Federico

Calero, Enrique C. Sobrepena, Charles E. Stone, John C. Wallace, Rosendo O. Subido, Pascual A. Poblete, Pedro M. Escat, Francisco Ortigas, Jr., Leon Goldenberg, Ernest Leweinsohn, Jose J. de Guzman, Antonio Kayanan, Mark A. Stice, Andrew D. Gruber, Antonio Varias, Gabriel A. Ambrosio , Jorge Barranengoa, Rodolfo R. Villanueva, Antonio H. Calero, Jose D. Yan, A.M. Simestad, Deogracias V. Villadolid and Antonio Prieto.

Balitang VisayasVisayas CF changes name, dedicates buildings in honor of scientistsThe inclusion of the term "ocean" highlights the concerns that the College addresses. It is also indicative of the many areas that have yet to be explored by research and study. This change of name was approved by the Board of Regents on August 31, 2000.

Visayas CF changes name, dedicates buildings in honor of scientists

Immediately after the installation of the signage, three buildings of the College were dedicated to three individuals who have played significant roles in the field of fisheries education in the country. The CFO’s Administration Building was named Villadolid Hall in recognition of the Dr. Deogracias Villadolid.

Visayas CF changes name, dedicates buildings in honor of scientists

In the citation delivered by Prof. Pepito Hernandez, Sr., Villadolid was from Nasugbu, Batangas. He has an MS degree in Agriculture and has earned a Ph.D. degree from Stanford University through the UP College of Agriculture fellowship grant.

He was the one who worked out for the inclusion of fisheries subjects, such as Fisheries Biology and Limnology in the curriculum of the UPCA Department of Zoology.

Visayas CF changes name, dedicates buildings in honor of scientists

As the first Division Chief of the Fish and Game Administration, he started working out for the creation of a school of fisheries in the country. This was finally realized in 1946 when the Philippine Institute of Fisheries Technology (PIFT) was established.

Source: UP Forum Online, March 2001

Villadolid Hall, UP Visayas Administration Bldg., Miag-ao, Ilo-ilo

Villadolid Hall, Miag-ao, Ilo-ilo

Villadolid Hall, Miag-ao, Ilo-Ilo

Villadolid Hall, Interior

Dr. Deogracias V. VilladolidSource: Guide, Archives of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography

CARL LEAVITT HUBBS1894-1979

Papers, 1927-1979Manuscript Collection, MC 5 39     

1   Vision-Fishes, 1940-1969                           2   Visiting Investigators, 1945-1979, Charles H. Abbott-

Agustin Ayala-Castanares             3L   K.R. Allen-Nabuo Egami             4   M. Babu Ras-Edward R. Baylor             5  Jean Bedard-Samuel Stillman Berry             6  E. Bertelsen-Martin D. Burkenroad             7  Berry Campbell-Paul Chabanaud             8  Wilbert MacLood Chapman-Jolin Cushing             9L  Ch'eng-chao Liu-Deogracias V. Villadolid            10   Demorest Davenport-Helmut deTerra   

Dr. Villadolid’s book still available for sale www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X6943E/x6943e06.htm -

... 24. Villadolid, Deogracias V. THE FISHERIES OF LAKE TAAL, PANSIPIT RIVER, AND BALAYAN, BAY, BATANGAS PROVINCE, LUZON. 1937 Philippine J Sci. Vol 63, No 2, pp. ... www.abetitles1.com/Title/2381021/River+Fisheries.htm

THE FISHERIES OF LAKE TAAL, PANSIPIT RIVER, AND BALAYAN BAY, BATANGAS PROVINCE, LUZON

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Articles on Dr. Villadolid still being writtenMALAYA BUSINESSBusiness CircuitA.P. Macasaet Email: apm@malaya.com.ph Agricultural research

FRIDAY | July 30, 2004 | PHILIPPINES

Until the early days of Ferdinand Marcos, this country had a scientific mind on agriculture. I was working for the late Deogracias Villadolid at Araneta University in the late Fifties. He was then president of the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science.

MALAYA BUSINESSBusiness CircuitA.P. Macasaet Email: apm@malaya.com.ph Neglect of scienceWednesday, July 14, 2004

What do we have today in the field of agricultural research? Nothing by government. And of course, the private sector does not share the fruits of its expensive research. This must be the reason we continue to lag behind our neighbors in the field of agriculture.

MALAYA BUSINESSBusiness CircuitA.P. Macasaet Email: apm@malaya.com.ph Neglect of scienceWednesday, July 14, 2004

What does Thailand have that we don't? Nothing except determination to grow and be prosperous. We planted lanzones much earlier than Thailand. Now, they are exporting the fruit to us. My wife bought me a kilo for P500. The Thais learned agriculture from UP Los Baños. Now we are importing rice from Thailand. Thailand's agriculture is one of the most modern in the world. Ours is one of the most backward.

MALAYA BUSINESSBusiness CircuitA.P. Macasaet Email: apm@malaya.com.ph Neglect of scienceWednesday, July 14, 2004

All because we neglected applied scientific research in agriculture. In the late 50s, there was an association of agricultural scientists headed by Deogracias Villadolid, the father of the tilapia.

Try going to any of the branches of the Bureau of Plant Industry to get planting materials. They hardly have any. And the few that they have are as old as time as far as technology is concerned.

The Manila Times

Tuesday, January 28, 2003AGRIBUSINESSGrowing market as substitute for marine

white fish RP now 4th in tilapia outputBy Henrylito D. Tacio , Special Correspondent LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — The Philippines is now the

fourth largest tilapia producer in the world, said Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III, one of the country’s leading fishery expert.

The Manila Times

Tilapia is a native of Africa.  Its name is said to be derived from the African bushmen’s term for fish.  Tilapia has been an important source of food for man at least since recorded history started.  The fish Saint Peter caught in the Sea of Galilee and those with which Jesus Christ fed the multitudes were reportedly tilapia. An Egyptian tomb frieze, dated at 2500 BC, illustrates the harvest of tilapia and suggests that the fish may have been cultured.

The Manila Times

Tilapia was introduced in the Philippines in 1950 when the late Dr. Deogracias Villadolid of then Bureau of Fisheries (now known as Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BFAR) brought Oreochromis mossam-bicus or Mozambique tilapia from Thailand.

The Manila Times

Calling it a “miracle fish,” the BFAR promoted its culture in backyard ponds to help the country achieve self-sufficiency in animal protein food. But the Mozambique tilapia’s high reproduction rate resulted in overcrowded ponds and stunted fish, and many Filipinos became disappointed over its performance. In 1972, the BFAR introduced another tilapia species, Oreochromis niloticus or Nile tilapia. Since then, tilapia became the second most important cultured fish in the Philippines, after bangus.

Dr. Deogracias Villadolid, brief background Dean of Philippine

fisheries Earned 3 degrees from

UPLB College of Agriculture: Bachelor of Agriculture in 1919, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1923, and Master of Science in Agriculture in 1923.

Dr. Villadolid completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree, major in marine biology and minor in aquatic botany from Stanford University, USA in 1927 as a scholar.

Dr. Deogracias Villadolid, brief background Dr. Villadolid was the first Division Chief of

the Fish and Game Administration before the 2nd World War.

During the Japanese occupation, he was allowed to continue serving as Director of the Bureau of Fisheries. On suspicion that he was assisting the Filipino guerillas against the Japanese, Dr. Villadolid and his eldest son Leland were incarcerated. The two later escaped prison during an air raid.

Accomplishments

In 1966, the National Research Council of the Philippines, the Philippines Fisheries Commission and the U.P. College of Fisheries listed 146 works authored by Villadolid which also included those done in collaboration with other Filipino fisheries scientists.

Dr. Villadolid received numerous awards, among them were the Distinguished Science Star medal and Diploma of Honor as a Philippine Presidential Awardee in Science in 1954

Accomplishments

In Aug. 22, 1996, he was the first recipient of the Dr. Shinkishi Hatai Medal for Distinguished Service to Marine Biology of the Pacific by the Pacific Science Association during its 11th Congress in Japan.

Life after retirement

He retired from government service on March 22, 1961 on his 65th birthday.

After his retirement, he served as the Vice-President of Araneta University and as Dean of the Institute of Graduate Studies and Applied Research in the same university until his 70th birthday in 1966.

Life after retirement

Dr. Villadolid was awarded a plaque of merit on the occasion of his 70th birthday anniversary by the National Research Council of the Philippines, Fisheries Commission and the U.P. College of Fisheries.

He was a trustee of the Science Foundation of the Philippines during his retirement age until his death. He died at age 80.

Villadolid dies at ripe age of 80

Death at 80

Lola Resty graces inauguration of Villadolid Hall at UP Diliman

Deogracias Villadolid Statue, Nasugbu, Batangas

The family of Lydia Villadolid Sibal, Dr. Villadolid’s eldest daughter

Lydia, Oscar, Deogracias, Jr and Felix Sibal (husband of Lydia)

Lydia Villadolid Sibal family

2003 Reunion w/ the Apos

December 2003 Reunion

Villadolid Clan

Family of Dr. D. Villadolid

Family of Dr. D. Villadolid, all professionals

Thank you.

Tita Ming

Jack Noli Ross & Mandie

Ross Mandie Eni Connie & daughter