June 27, 2010

After much anticipation and over two years of preparation, the Casiño Clan reunion became a reality  on May 29-30, 2010, in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines, the ancestral home of CASIÑO since the 1700s.  To capsulize the  300-year history and origin of the Casiños, it started with the migration of three Realistas – Eugenio, Loraiz and Andaliya – from the province of Bohol.  To avoid the harsh treatment by the Spaniards of  Filipinos, they escaped  the province and settled in Tagoloan.  In order to protect their indentity, they changed the name Realista to Casiño –   coined from their mother’s name Caseñas.  The settlement of the Casiños in Tagoloan produced over twenty thousand descendants.

 

On  the morning of May 29, 2010, over 5,000 Casiños (surpassing Guinness World Record 2,500+) landed in the town of Tagoloan, coming from the United States, Australia, South Korea,  Manila  and Cebu, provinces of Butuan, Bukidnon, Davao and Cotabato.    Some came  by car taking the risk of   being ambushed on the road by insurgent elements in the province of Cotabato. Agaws,  were very glad to be reunited, reacquainted, and reconnected with their long lost relatives.

 

Saturday, May 29^th, started with registration followed by official grand opening of the reunion,  cutting of ribbon by Mrs. Nice Valdehuesa Casiño Yap, one of the elders of the clan (90 years old) assisted by Rep. Teodoro A. Casiño, a Party-List Congressman from the House of Representatives, Quezon City, Philippines. This was followed by a dance  depicting the plight of Casiño ancestors from the province of Bohol.  A motorcade from Tagoloan to Bugo and Villanueva followed the rest of the program in the afternoon and culminating the day with Fiesta Casiño in the evening.  Highlight of the evening was a fashion show of couture evening wear designed by Edgar Casiño San Diego, one of the top fashion designers in Manila.

 

Sunday, May 30^th,   opened with a special thanksgiving mass officiated by Father Patrick Casiño from Manila.  The rest of the day was spent with Holohisgot (renewal of family ties and reacquainting), parlor games,  followed by  distribution of awards in the evening and  culminating with a dance.

 

The memorable event could not have been a great success without the hard work and dedication by Raul “Lalet” Casiño (President), Dionisio “Dongdong” Casiño (Vice-President), Leonardo “Boy” Casiño (Treasurer),  and Secretariat/Research: Kerenzo Ricardo Vicente “Riki” Casiño Lee, Dante “Pradis” E. Casiño, Florante “Loloy” Casiño, and Gerardo “Dodong” G. Casiño.

 

Special thanks to Roberto “Bob” Adecer’s,  genealogy website: www.casino.tribalpages.com -  without which the Casiño Genealogy Book would not have been possible. Lastly, but not least, I am happy to be a part of the event by contributing my piece of the action through my website: www.casino-sa-tagoloan.com – a site which provided the start of the reunion by communicating with the Casiños from all around the world.

 Wilfredo “Fred” A. Casiño

ORDER FORM - BOOK AND AD

WINNER!!!! 

After several weeks of searching for the right motto for the Casiño Reunion May 2010, I’m happy to announce that the  winner is #5 – “Casiño Reunion 2010: Bridging Time and Distance”, submitted by my niece Maria Lourdes Casiño San Diego-McGlone.  Marilou, as she is fondly called,  is currently Director-Professor at Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Dilliman, Quezon City, Philippines.  She is married to Douglas McGlone, originally from the state of Michigan, USA, and has one child – Miya.  She is the eldest child of my late sister Amelia Casiño San Diego and Pedro San Diego. Wilfredo (Fred) Acac Casiño

MOTTO UPDATE 10/9/09 -  1.  WE ARE CASIÑO.  WE ARE EVERYWHERE….2.  I AM A CASIÑO – FIRST AND FOREMOST- 3.  CASIÑO – A NAME TO BE RECKONED WITH - 4.  CASIÑO CLAN, DEAL WITH IT- 5.  CASIÑO REUNION 2010: BRIDGING TIME  AND DISTANCE - 6.  I AM A CASIÑO,  AND PROUD TO BE ONE -  7.  I AM A CASIÑO, THICKER THAN BLOOD - 8. The Casiño Clan ,Take Charge for 21st Century - 9.  United we stand, Casiño sa Tagoloan - 10.  One for all, all for one, Casiño Clan sa Tagoloan - 11.  All for one, one for all, Casiño sa Tagoloan - 12.  Casiño Clan, number one in Tagoloan - 13.  Casiño...Bisag asa Usa ra - 14.  Casiño: 3 centuries of heritage and continuing - 15.  I AM A CASIÑO ` FOR-EVER BLOOD IS THICKER -  16.  I AM A CASIÑO,THICKER THAN BLOOD...17.  Casiño Clan-Kaliwat Unlimited - 18.  Casiño Kita International - 19.  Global Casiño Kamaganak - 20.  Casiño Balik-Tagoloan 2010 - 21.  Casiño Tapok-Kaliwat 2010 - 22.   Los CASIÑOs son Realistas! - 23.  TOGETHER WE ASPIRE, TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE - 24.  CASIÑO CLAN - GOING FORWARD! - 25.  BASTA  KALIWAT CASIÑO, TIGAS GYUD. - 26.  BASTA MGA CASIÑO, MAAYONG LAKI GYUD. 27.  CASIÑO SA TAGOLOAN, FOREVER GREAT. - 28.  CASIÑO CLAN, WE ARE THE BEST.  29.  CASIÑO CLAN, MGA ACHIEVERS IN DIFFERENT WAYS - 30.  Casiño-the heritage you can count on - 31.  CASIÑO -ANGKAN NG BAYAN --HUWARAN NG MAUNLAD NA MAMAMAYAN - 32.  CASIÑO ONE FORCE AROUND THE WORLD - 33.  CASIÑO CLAN,WE ARE ONE – 34.  WE ARE JUST ONE BIG FAMILY,   CASIÑO CLAN REUNION 2010 - 35.  Casiño Nga Walay Paglubad - 36.  To be or not to be....CASIÑO! - 37.  CASIÑO! Here... There... EVERYWHERE! - 38.  CASIÑO United; Now and Forever! - 39.  CASIÑO! Reminishing... Reconnecting...Reuniting in May  2010! -  40.  Casiño Reunion!   Keeping the clan together in May 2010 - 41.  Casiño: Many but One  - 42.  Casiño: We are many, We are One - 43.  REALISTA d' Original Bridge to SUCCESS!!!! - 44.  CASIÑO clan number 1  45. Casiño - service to the Almighty, Family, Community and Country 46. Casiño Realista jud kita!  47. Daghan Casiño sa kalibutan!   48. Mabuhi ang apuhan Casiño!    49. Play and win big with Casino Royale           50. Casiño Clan -- Kugihan ug Malampuson!!   51. Ako'y isang CASIÑO   52. CASIÑO ako!              Wilfredo (Fred) Casiño

SUPPLEMENTAL UPDATE…………. This is a supplement to the September 4, 2009 update  pertaining to the current  financial contribution to the Casiño May 2010 reunion. Roger Casiño from Manila contributed  P5,000, and Cristina (Cristy) Adecer-Benedicto from New Zealand  pledged NZ$100 (approx P3375).   These monies  were not  included in the list earlier because the information was received the day after the report was published.  This brings the total todate of received/pledged contribution to P190,250. Igagaw, please give to this noble cause - in the name of the Casiño clan. Wilfred (Fred) Casiño

UPDATE …. August 4, 2009

 

I am happy to report to all igagaw that the May 29-30, 2010, CASIÑO GRAND REUNION  is very much underway.  Riki Casiño Lee, reported that concerted effort in the distribution of survey forms to gather names of all relatives for updating the Casiño genealogy book has been undertaken in Balingasag, Lagonglong, Jasaan, Claveria, Villanueva, Malitbog, Sta Ana, Talakag, Bukidnon, CdO,  and Manolo Fortich.  He also added that streamers (announcing the reunion) have been in place in various areas.

 

In an ongoing effort to provide financing for the reunion, todate Pesos 105,000 have been collected and Pesos 65,000 have been pledged or a total of Pesos 170,000  and counting.

 

The amount collected came from: US Chapter P10,000; Afra Casiño Sun, Manila P10,000; Godofredo (Fred) E. Casiño, Canada, P50,000; Eric Casiño, US, P5,000; Wilfredo (Fred) & Sandie Casiño, US, P5,000; Mei-Ming C. Casiño, US, P5,000; Wilfredo (Fred) & Mary Emano, US, P15,000; and Anastacio (Ating) & Edna Emano, US, P5,000.

 

The amount pledged are from: Amparing Casiño, US, P10,000; Chollie Casiño, US P5,000; Raul E. Casiño, Canada, P15,000; Yolando E. Casiño, US, P15,000; Bob Adecer, Manila, P5,000; Berna Casiño Raagas, US, P10,000; and Victoria (Viky) Adecer Abejo-Virtudazo, US, P5,000.

 

Expenditures which will be paid out of the above funds include (1) survey work – as mentioned above, which entails manpower in collecting names to update the family tree; (2) streamers – tarpaulins with signs announcing the reunion, to be placed in various places; (3) facilities, including dining hall, ballroom, portable washrooms, cleaners, food,

office for meetings, registration, ID’s, prices for different children’s activities;

(4) obelish – to commemorate the Casiños of Tagoloan – land, architect, design and construction; (5) publishing cost – conversion of web genealogy to book form for distribution at the reunion and (6)  other unexpected expenses that are necessary to conduct the event.

 

If you wish to donate to this noble cause, please write a check payable to: Leonardo M Casiño/Casiño Clan, and mail to: Raul E Casiño, 330 Alton Towers Circle, Ste.1411, Scarborough, Ontario Canada, M1V 5H3, or,

 

If you  wish to contribute by credit/debit card, email Raul E Casiño at let2cas@yahoo.ca – include your name and country of residence.

 

Any amount you can afford to donate is very much appreciated.  Let’s make the event a memorable and truly one for the ages.

Wilfredo (Fred) Casiño

Hello Everyone! This is the first update of our current drive for contributions to the CASINO 2010 REUNION.   The following contributions have already been received: US Chapter P10,000; Afra Casiño Sun(Manila) P10,000; Fred Ejem Casiño(Toronto, Canada) P50,000; and Eric Casiño(USA)P5,000. The following pledges are: Amparing Casiño(USA) P10,000; Chollie Casiño(USA)P5,000; Fred Acac Casiño(USA)P5,000; Mei-Ming Casiño (USA)P5,000; Fred Emano(USA)P10,000; Raul Ejem Casiño(Toronto, Canada)P15,000; and Yolando E. Casiño(USA)P15,000. A total of P75,000 received and P65,000 pledged.   This is very encouraging and we would like to ask everyone to make an effort to send in their contribution.  Any amount would be very much appreciated.  There are expenses involved in making this endeavor a success. We all look forward to this event and let’s make it the grandest reunion. An update will be forthcoming on a monthly basis.

SURVEY FORM…….. A “Casiño Family Tree” survey form has been sent out to everyone who has provided me with email address.  The form is intended to gather more information in order to update the family tree and have it ready for distribution to all the relatives at the 2010 reunion .  If you have not given me your email address please sign the “Guestbook”.  If you prefer a hard copy, please include the address where to send the form. Fred Casiño

WELCOME 2009……………….. Goodbye 2008 ……..  It’s time to reflect upon the year 2008.  A year which has brought  a mixture of hope, encouragement, nostalgia, a look forward to the future and perhaps a sense of anxiousness for the ushering in of the year 2010. 2008, marked the start of the awareness of Casiño clan 2010 grand reunion which was conceived in that historic Western Caribbean Carnival Cruise off of Houston, Texas, attended by almost one hundred Casiños from all over the US,  Great Britain and Australia.   Out of this Casiño gathering came the creation of two websites –  (1) www.casino-sa-tagoloan.com,   which serves as a news-gathering-reaching-out site and (2) www.casino.tribalpages.com, the Casiño Family Tree.  The two sites are cross-linked.  I have never been so excited in my whole life re-acquainting with the current generation of Casiños from all over the world and at the same time gathering  insights of relationships which, for years have been forgotten.  The Casino-sa-Tagoloan site has reached out to over 100 names (all of whom I have never known before) who have signed the ‘guestbook’ and has published some newsworthy on-goings of the Casiños.   The Casiño family tree website, engineered by Bob Adecer, is a stupendous project, which has covered nearly 20,000 names and still counting.  The site has an enormous amount of information which covers a span of over 300 years of Casiño generations. The two sites are constant reminder of the Casiño clan – who we are, where we came from and where we’re heading .  Let’s look forward to the year 2010 – the Casiño Grand Reunion #2.  The date has been set, albeit not yet curved in stone -  May 2010. Wilfredo (Fred) Acac Casiño

The origin of CASIÑO……..

 

(Excerpt taken from an article titled Baclayon, by Cesario A. Balintag, the Casiño 1^st Grand Reunion, May 23-24, 1987, Genealogy Book, published by Thaddeus Bautista Y Avancena)

 

During the later part of the 17^th century two young men wanted by the Spanish authorities for refusing to work under forced labor, surreptitiously escaped by hiding in the hold of a banca that was leaving for Mindanao one early dawn, at the time when the authorities were hotly in pursuit of them.  Eugenio Realista and his brother Loraiz of Baclayon town, landed at Baluarte a coastal village near the mouth of the Tagoloan river during the early days of February, the season for catching the tiny freshwater fish, hipon, near the mouth of the river.  The Boholano traders from Baclayon town bought salted hipon in quantity and placed in large earthen jars that filled the hold of their banca.  For lack of adequate containers, the rest of the salted fish was placed in large cascos on the cobierta of their banca.

 

The banca that brought a stowaway to Baluarte, left for other coastal villages in northern Mindanao for their buy and sell business, without the young Eugenio and Loraiz.

 

Eugenio (and) Loraiz Realista lived on the hospitality of friends.  Being hardworking, patient, courteous, thrifty, and forward looking young men, they easily acquired friends and were taken in as two among them in the community.  They worked on farms that could be had by the asking, and started to accumulate money and property.

 

To avoid detection and envy by people who knew they were wanted by the Spanish authorities, they changed their family name to one that sounded similar to the family name of their mother Casenas – into Casiño.

 

Eugenio got married to a native lass by the name of Alberta Sabio.  This was the main trunk of the prestigious CASIÑO clan of Tagoloan what is now known as San Martin, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, which started with the family name REALISTA of Baclayon, Bohol.