BAGUIO paid tribute to five centenarians on Charter Day.
Pablo Amiling was born on July 11, 1914 in Natonin, Mountain Province. He now lives in Irisan, Baguio.
A father of six, Amiling worked as a soldier's helper during World War II. Denied a formal education, he later turned to farming and hunting.
Before moving to Baguio, he lived in Aguinaldo, Ifugao where he was revered as an elder.
Amiling revealed that he has lived this long because of a healthy diet, and chewing moma (betel nut) as his only vice.
Eugenia Ramos-Cucal was born September 14, 1914 in Asingan, Pangasinan.
Unable to complete her schooling, she worked as a househelp in Biñan, Laguna.
She raised her six children with her husband, Molina.
When her daughter, Florita, was employed as a caretaker of a property in Irisan, Eugenia moved to the city.
She attributed her long life to a vegetarian diet.
Eduardo Litlit Sr., a resident of Victoria Village Barangay, was born on June 13, 1915 in Bontoc, Mountain Province.
A teacher by profession, Litlit earned various awards for his contributions to education.
He has 10 children - five are teachers, two are policemen and the others are a soldier, an engineer and a nurse.
He moved to Baguio in 1984 with his daughter whom he still lives with.
Apolinia Uda-Ellinger was born in March 22, 1915 in Bontoc.
She worked as a nurse at the Notre Dame Hospital but returned to Bontoc when World War II broke.
Another Baguio centenarian, 106-year-old Magdalena Visperas of Salud Mitra, was also remembered because she celebrated her birthday on Charter Day. (Giovani Joy Fontanilla)