Vista Ortiz & Family
Jeanette on Jun 26th 2008
Another Saguntonian found our little abung on the web and contacted us. This is Vista Hope Esteban Ortiz and her family.
On the photo are:
Rachel (Jojo’s wife, Vista’s daughter-in-law), Jovi Faye (Vista’s daughter), Vista, Ian Japeth (her youngest), Jojo (eldest son), and Kathleen Joy (younger daughter).
This was taken at home during their New Year’s Celebration.
A message from Vista:
Hi there!
T’was a surprise to find out that Saguntonians have a website! I am very proud of you! Jeanette (Jmom) and Ophelia (Omom), right? You probably barely know me. I can remember you two as little girls visiting your grandma from Baguio with your mom. Our house was just adjacent from your grandma’s. My dad was the Barrio Captain and my mom who was and is “the” Saguntonian in the family, was a school teacher who touched a lot of lives in the community. In her behalf, I would like to greet “well wishes” to everybody here as well as the Sagunto folks.
Because of my heritage, “(Uncle Manuel keep on the good work!)” I love Sagunto. Sagunto that my dad and mom once cherished and is so alive in the memory of once a young girl, me.
Again, great work and kudos to all of you!Manang Vista
Vista Hope Esteban Ortiz
Manang Vista shared a bit of trivia that I didn’t know before. It was her mom who started the Rizal Day Celebrations in Sagunto!
She also said “If my memory serves me right, you were the first Queen and Elmer Esteban, my cousin was the first King. You both were so cute!”
[We are still cute manang 
]
Manang Vista is still beautiful as ever and we hope to hear from the other Ortiz sisters and other Saguntonians of old as well.
Old friends of Sagunto, send photos of your family, a quick update of where you are now and how you remember Sagunto, and we’ll post it here too. Just send your emails and attachments to: saguntophotos@gmail.com
Filed in People, Saguntonians | 13 responses so far
Babot Jul 3rd 2008 at 06:56 pm 1
Wow! Hello Manang! I’m so glad you found our little virtual “abong”…though I was still a little girl I do remember you and your sisters (especially the names Hope, Charity and Faith. I thought it was cool that your mom named you that way).
I remember when I used to go to your old house to practice our dance routine for Christmas to the tune of “Jingle Bell Rocks”.
You have a very lovely family! Thanks for sharing and contacting our site, manang. I hope you can join us more often.
Vista Hope Ortiz Jul 4th 2008 at 02:51 am 2
Hi there Babot. I remember those days very vividly. You young lings were dancing the Jingle Bell Rock Dance. Alma was teaching. I was watching and you guys were just rockin’. You guys were cute but Jeanette is right you guys are still cute.
I promise to coordinate with my sisters and see how we can help. We are pretty excited with this. This is great! You guys are geniuses!
Regards to your family and all!
Have a great 4th of July week-end!
George Jul 5th 2008 at 11:58 am 3
Kumusta Manang Vista - siak ni Judee nga Digay..Addak met ditoy London tatta. Ayan yo nga lugar? Kumusta met da Alma, Christine ken Manang Mildred? Ayan da ngay met nga lubong tattan? Nasayaat met ta naka-umay ka met ditoy abong. Agawid tayto diay Sagunto no Fiesta ti December ta agdadanon tay amin idiay wen? Kumusta kay amin ditan awan labas.
vista hope ortiz Jul 6th 2008 at 01:58 am 4
Oh, hi Judee.
Kumusta? I am in the Bay area California, close to San Francisco. Alma is in Reno, Nevada. Manang Mildred is in Los Angeles area. Christine is teaching in the College of Accounting in the University of Pangasinan in Dagupan City.
Ayanna ni Manang mo Merlyn? Regards to everyone! Must be great to go home to Sagunto come December. Let’s see.
vic&paz Jul 6th 2008 at 06:49 am 5
Hi mng Vhi! This is Paz. Musta? It’s nice to see you all. When was the last time nga nagsinsinnurat ta bassit payla ni Ian diay picture nga inpaw-it mo idi. The kids have grown. Hmmm… bag no malagip da pay diay sagunto. How I wish we could arrange family reunion. We do remember you all in our prayers. God bless! Extend our love to our kaanakans.
George Jul 6th 2008 at 07:05 am 6
Ni Manang Marlyn ket nag-for good metten diay Baguio ta adda ngamin nagatang na nga apartment idiay isu ti as-asikasuenna nga parentaan kadagiti studyante. Dita Suisun City ti ayan ni Manong Noel. Ni Robin met (inaudian mi) adda dita Lake Tahoe. Agkaarruba da gayam ken Alma. Ni Manang Linda met ket adda diay Hawaii. Ni Manang Elizabeth ket adda diay Indonesia ta nakaasawa ti Pastor nga Indonesian. Ni Manang Mildred a ngarud ti asideg dita ayan da Manang Jean (Nanang da Babot). Dita Los Angeles idi ti ayuyang ko idi baroak pay. Mapankami agpaspasyar kada Jeanette ken da Babot idi. Mayat met diay Reno ta adu ti trabaho idiay. Napintas pay ta adu ti pagpasyaran. Sige ta bareng agkikita tayto no December no Fiesta ti Sagunto.
ed and lynne Jul 6th 2008 at 07:16 am 7
hello Vista, wow sobra ti ragsak ko nga naglog on ditoy abong tayo. malaglagip kayo nga patinayon tungal agawidak dita baryo tayo damdamagek no sadinnon ti ayayan yo. by the way this is your manang carvilyn cadalig now mrs. dela cruz. i miss you all, how’s your manang mildred? please extend my warm regards to her and her love ones and also to alma and christine.it must be around 30 years that we haven’t heard from everyone. god bless and take care.
vista hope ortiz Jul 6th 2008 at 08:16 am 8
Hi Paz,
Wow! thanks for writing a comment here. Most missed. Yes, Ian is going to be a freshman in Highschool already. Jovi Faye is in L.A. pursuing her acting career and presently enrolled in acting over there. She had been in one episode in “Veronica Mars” TV Series here in US.
Kathleen Joy is going to college full time in San Diego and stays with Jojo after going around for singing concerts with popular PI artists like Sarah Geronimo and others. She had been touring around Calif and Alaska with them.
Jojo was a “Nuke” in the Navy. Got out and now a Engineering Supervisor with the General Dynamics in San Diego. Rachel, his wife is an RN like you.
I am a microbiologist here in the Bay area. I work with the Western Laboratory under The US Dept. of Agriculture. I do “Food Micro.”
I Haven’t seen you for a long time Paz. You even got married and all. Do you have plans to come here in the US? How is auntie and uncle? Please extend my hugs and kisses to all of them family. Makes me cry… just to think about all of us. God bless Paz and let’s talk more often. Vista Hope@ yahoo.com is my personal email. Write me there. Okay? Love you all!
vista hope ortiz Jul 6th 2008 at 08:27 am 9
Hi Manang Carvilyn,
How are you? Thanks for your response.
Manang Mildred is in Los Angeles Suburb. She is a Nurse Manager at the City of Hope Hospital and Cancer research center. I’ll let her know about you. So, maybe you live in the area?
Judee,
Why are you in London? Don’t you like the US? I am really contemplating to tour Europe particularly London a very civilized city I wanted to explore.
Marlyn married with children? How about you?
Suisun City in about an hour away to where I live. I live about 10 minutes away from SF in the East Bay. Your manong Noel is retired I presume. Regards to EVERYBODY!
emz Jul 6th 2008 at 08:43 am 10
sorry for not knowing all who have left sagunto, but is their Mom the Mrs. Ortiz, a wonderful teacher in Artacho long time ago? i remember her with a daughter alma and yes, mildred, vista…but alma really rings a bell…it’s been a long time since i saw them leading most of the activities in school and sagunto. oh, makapasangit talaga ti kumustaan yo after all three decades? thanks babot, and jeanette of sagunto star for making saguntonians and sisonians closer to each other through this blog. this should have been created earlier. please agaawid kayo koma tapno makita dakayo manen ti baryo. God Bless you all.
emz
xander Jul 7th 2008 at 03:48 am 11
Hello there Mng Vi! i’m so glad to see you here. look at the kids! oh wow! i’d say kids because they were or let me say we were still kids then the last time i saw them. i’m looking forward to visit you there someday, and have a reunion. for the mean time, this is the place for meeting. regards to the kids mng, especially to Jojo. i hope he can still remember me. Take care.
vista hope ortiz Jul 8th 2008 at 12:30 am 12
Hello there dear Xander,
Well, yes, you have to come here and visit. Let’s have a reunion. I remember you as a little boy and now you have little boys and a girl right?
I have a picture of us here with me. You were a little boy when mom brought you over to Dagupan. It was taken at the beach with Tettet and mom. I’ll have to scan this and send it to you through this site so people will see you as a kid and mom in her early forties. Maybe.
Regards to everybody! Love you all!
Boying Jul 18th 2008 at 06:11 am 13
Hi Vista
What a very pleasant surprise, Vista! It was sooo good to hear from you. Little was known of your whereabouts since you left Sagunto. I thought you are still living in Dagupan! Judging from the previous comments, the Ortiz family are sorely missed. Extend my warm regards to Mildred too, no malagip dak pay. Are you in touch with your manang Sonia? If you are please extend my warmest regards too. Oh sige, comusta kayo amin. If you want to know what’s happening with the Saguntonians in London please visit Sagunto UK Association. Manong Boying Taqueban daytoy.