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Jaime “Boy” Luz, Sr. (Born on August 24, 1945) was a former politician that served in the House of the Representives of the Philippines (2007-2010 and 2010-2013) Former Director of PASG (Presidential Anti Smuggling Group) in Region 4A.

Son of Mayor Dominador “Dadong” Sangalan Luz of Lipa, Batangas and Felipa Beltran-Luz. Grandson of Governor Simeon M. Luz of Lipa, Batangas.

Luz Clan of Batangas

The Luz clan was descended from Don Tomas de San Miguel – Luz (gobernadorcillo, 1807), a mestizo de sangley and his two marriages with Ysidra Maderazo and Juana Malabanan Inciong.

Don Tomas changed their surname from de San Miguel to Luz. This transition was in compliance with the decree issued by Gobernador General Don Narciso Claveria y Zaldua in 1849. (This was also applied by the Metra or Mitra Clan who also used the de San Miguel surname).

Tomas and Ysidra had only one son, Lucas de San Miguel Luz, (c.1799-1883) who became gobernadorcillo in 1833 and three daughters, Eustaquia ( 1m. Juan Malabanan, 2m. Pablo Macarandang), Petronila (married to Felipe Librea), and Ygnacia (married to Santiago Aranda). Ygnacia is the ancestor of Bishop Alfredo Aranda Obviar whose cause for beatification is already underway.

Lucas was married twice. First, he married Florentina Latorre. Their children include: Pablo Luz (married to Micaela Mayo), Segunda Luz (married twice, first to Eulalio Mayo Malabanan and second to Pedro Advincula de los Reyes), Pedro Luz (married to Juana Maño), Baltazar Luz (married thrice: Cecilia Quizon, Petrona Dimaano and to Monica Mayo), Catalina Luz (married to Silvestre Reyes), Petra Luz (married to Mariano Lopez) and Margarita Luz (married to Macario Dimaano).

Pedro Latorre Luz is the great-grandfather of Dominador “Dadong” Sangalang Luz who was mayor during the Japanese occupation (1944-1945). He married Carmen Ignacia Katigbak Katigbak.

Lucas second marriage was with Maria Asuncion Mantuano, a daughter of Don Francisco Mantuano, who was gobernadorcillo in 1784. He reportedly brought the first coffee seeds in Lipa.

Lucas and Asuncion’s son, Honorato Luz,  married Ynocencia Maralit. They willed a vast land property to their daughter, Gabina (married to Patricio Arellano Recinto). According to her descendants, the Japanese invaders forcibly took that land and made it their landing field during World War II. It is now known as the Fernando Air Base.

But it was José de San Miguel Luz (1820-1882), Don Tomas Luz’ son from his second wife Doña Juana Malabanan Inciong (widow of Don Leon de Africa), who was considered the patriarch of most of the Luz descendants in Lipa. He had a succession of three wives namely: Gertrudes Metra, Filomena Mercado, and Antera Tolentino. José became a gobernadorcillo of Lipa in 1844 and again in 1854. He was a poet and agriculturist known for his advanced idea and foresight. The descendants of José were very wealthy and had the passion for culture and the arts. In fact, they have produced painters, sculptors, musicians, scholars, and writers in every generation.

The best known among the Luz family was Jose’s son, Simeon Metra Luz (Gobernadorcillo of Lipa, 1879-1880). Capitan Simeon was the first “elected” Governor of Batangas in 1903-1904. He was described by his political enemies as muy americanista, for being the foremost supporter of the American government in the Philippines. Aside from being a famous politician, Don Simeon was popular for being an ardent admirer of beautiful young women. Already 70 then, he married his 16-year-old fourth wife, Enriqueta Recio. There were three(3) children from his first marriage with Cristeta Magcawas namely Maria, Teofila, and Emilio. When he married for the second time with Feliza Macarandang, two(2) sons came about. They were Fernando and Dr.Simeon Jr. From his third marriage with Teresa Rodelas bore (1) child named Blanca. Lastly, from his fourth marriage with Enriqueta Recio came forth Pacita, Cecilia and Clara and a son, Arsenio, who died early in his childhood.

Manuel Metra Luz, the younger brother of Simeon, was one of the supporters of the revolucionarios who provided them with financial and material resources. He hid suspected revolutionaries in his vast properties and used his influence with the Spanish authorities to help those in trouble. He married Segunda Solís Katigbak and had nine children. The nine children were Cristeta, Manuel Jr., Arsenio, Flora, Paz, Julio, Justa, Valeriano, and Fernando. The daughter, Paz Katigbak Luz, recalled that his father’s passion was music. Such inclination was passed to the family that every evening, after dinner, the whole family would gather in the sala for a concert with everyone singing or performing on a different instrument.

Arsenio Katigbak Luz was a businessman and writer. He wrote for El Renacimiento and La Vanguardia; became the editor of El Ideal, and was appointed manager and editor of Philippines Herald in 1922. As a business executive, he managed the first Sweepstakes in 1933; and he happened to be the first Filipino president of the Rotary Club. He was the first director of Manila Hotel and the prestigious Manila Carnival. He married his cousin, Amparo Luz Katigbak. Their daughter, Amparito, was the soprano, Santuzza, in the long-running Italian opera, Cavalleria Rusticana. She was a member of the famed Mossesgeld Chorale Ensemble.

Paz Katigbak Luz was married young to Pablo Dimayuga, the first pharmacist in Lipa. After her husband’s death, Paz was taken back by her mother Segunda, who housed her and her children in the old house (now Casa de Segunda).

Justa Ynes Katigbak Luz married her first cousin, Dr. Isabelo Macarandang Katigbak, one of the first Lipeños to graduate from the U.P. School of Medicine. Isabelo’s practice was so successful that his best friend and a relative, another doctor, stabbed him to death in the feat of professional jealousy, leaving Justa with two young sons: Edgardo and Alejandro. Edgardo was the sculptor in the family and did the bronze bust of his grandfather, Manuel (now in the family memorabilia in Casa de Segunda). He was also with the group of sculptors that made the famous tableau of the Cry of Balintawak.

Valeriano Katigbak Luz worked for the Philippine Bureau of Commerce. He was married to Rosario Mayo Dimayuga, also from Lipa, the doyenne of Philippine Interior Designers who after her death was conferred several awards, the most distinguished being, the Lifetime Achievement for Interior Design. Valeriano’s children were: Vicenta, Alfredo, Remedios, and Arturo.

The eldest daughter, Vicenta Luz, married Carlos Cosculluela of Negros. Their son, Rafael, became Negros Occidental Governor in 1998. Alfredo Luz, an architect trained under Frank Lloyd Wright in the U.S.A and a good friend of J. D. Rockefeller, designed: the regional World Health Organization (WHO) building, the Magsaysay Center, and the Los Baños International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) complex – all Rockefeller Philanthropic projects in the country. He married Carmen Montinola of Bacolod. Another daughter, Remedios, married Teodoro Baluyot of Pampanga. Youngest, Arturo Rogerio Luz, was declared National Artist for Visual Arts in 1997.