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Dr. Paulino E. Albano Sr.

Birth

Dr. Paulino E. Albano Sr. was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines on 18 June 1911, the seventh and youngest child of Eusebio Beltran Albano, a street lighter in town proper of Sarrat, and Hilaria Edralin Estavillo, a housewife.

His siblings were Epigenia, Candida, Fidel (a Catholic priest), Lucio, Mateo, and Sotero. Four days after his birth, he was baptized at the St. Monica Parish Church, a few minutes' walk from his home on 22 June 1911. It was then the feast of St. Paulino of Nola from whom he obtained his Christian name.

Education

He studied for his primary education at the Sarrat Central Elementary School. He then took his secondary education at the Laoag Provincial High School. He moved to Manila to study for his Associate in Arts degree at the University of the Philippines Manila. He later transferred at the University of Santo Tomas where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1939.

Personal Life

He was married to Dr. Pilar Bonoan Valdes on 2 April 1938. They were blessed with 11 children: Paulino Jr., Ireneo, Laurentino, Alejandro, Ramon (a Boy Scout who, together with the Philippine contingent tragically died when the plane carrying them crashed into the Indian Ocean while on their way to the 11th World Scout Jamboree in Marathon, Greece.), Maria Mediatrix, Mario, Maria Claudia, Maria Albertina, Maria Rita, and Maria Josefina.

Together with Pilar, he founded the St. Rita Hospital College of Nursing and School of Midwifery (Gagalangin, Tondo, Manila; 1940) and the Rural Bank of Sarrat (Sarrat, Ilocos Norte; 1971). Their tandem was also significant in the construction of a bigger church for the St. Joseph de Gagalangin Parish.

Japanese Occupation

When Manila was declared an ‘Open City’ during the Japanese Occupation, the Albano couple became a source of hope for their neighbors, providing them with moral, spiritual, and physical support during those challenging times. During the Liberation of Manila (1945), they banded with fellow doctors to give medical assistance to war victims.

Community Service

He became the first Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus Council 3913 and first Jefe de Turno of the Adoracion Nocturna Filipina, both based in Gagalangin. During his term as Grand Knight, he initiated the Gift Giving Event for indigent parishioners held during the feast of the Epiphany.

Awards and Citations

In 1951, Pope Pius XII awarded him with a Knighthood of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Sylvester for his exemplary support to the Church. His family was recognized as the “Model Catholic Family of Tondo” (1964) and “Model Family of Manila” (1966). A Chartered Member and Past President of the Tondo Medical Society, he was a recipient of the “Outstanding Citizen of Tondo Award” in the field of Medicine (1980).

Death

Having spent a life dedicated to God, family, and community, he died in Staten Island, New York, USA on 19 November 1984.