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RODRIGO CUETO BALINA

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Rodrigo Balina y Cueto was born on 19 September 1956 in barrio Gulod Itaas, Batangas(city), Batangas son of Marciano Balina y Macatangay a widower of barrio Bolbok, Batangas(city), Batangas (30 April 1930 - 05 November 1978) and Macaria Cueto y Aguilar of barrio Gulod Itaas, Batangas(city), Batangas (15April 1933). His fathers parents were Segismundo Balina from barrio Bolbok, Batangas(city) and Josefa Macatangay of Rosario, Batangas(prov) and his mother was the daughter of Patricio Cueto and Josefa Aguilar both of barrio Gulod Itaas, batangas(city). he was the eldest of 10 children; Belen(1958), Jesus!(1959), Nestor(1961), Danilo(1963), Romulo(1964), Ben(1965), Cris(1966), Wilma(1967) and Melchor Marciano(1975).

Julia Balina y Enriquez was his half-sister on his fathers first marriage.

His grandparents on his fathers side were Segismundo Balina and Josefa Macatangay were married in 1928/1929 and have three children Marciano (1930), Natividad(1932) and Catalina(1934). According to his father(Marciano) his grandmother died when they were very young, and their grandfather squandered much his grandmothers inheritance(parcel of lands in the municipality of Rosario, Batangas) to gambling, to the dismay of his young father and aunts. her two young aunts(Natividad and Catalina) were left in the care of relatives in Batangas i the care of the Balina-Beredo family. There was a story that during the pre-war period his father living in an area in Fabie St, Paco, Manila and when the war broke out the young Marciano hopped in a train to go to batangas  stayed in his relatives the Balina-Montalbo family in Bolbok, Batangas(city) doing some add chores for his board and lodging.

His grandparents on his mothers side were Patricio Cueto and Josefa Aguilar both of Gulod Itaas, Batangas(city) and have four children Francisco, Rosalia, Macaria(1933) his mother, and Gregorio. Their mother died when they were young and left in the care of their grandparents and unmarried aunt. His grandfather was a gambler as well.