Romulo O. Robielos II, a fourth year high school student at the Laguna College, and being coached by Economics and Filipino Teacher Enrico Ortega, emerged as champion in the 2007 Division Population Quiz held at the Rizal Hall of the San Pablo Central School, sponsored by the Division of San Pablo City, in coordination with the City Population Office. He will represent the Division of San Pablo City to the Regional Population Quiz to be held on Friday, October 5, 2007, at the Parang National High School to be hosted by the Division of Batangas City in Batangas City, through the coordination of the Secondary Education Division of the Department of Eduation-Region IV-A (CALABARZON). He is the youngest son of Romulo N. Robielos, and former Belencita Orrillaza of Barangay Mavenida, San Pablo City. (Ben Taningco)
What is now known as Doña Leonila (Mini-Forest) Park overlooking the Sampaloc Lake is actually a portion of the site for the City Hall Complex purchased in 1937 by the Municipal Government of San Pablo headed by President Inocencio Barleta, which was partly developed after the termination of World War II under the administration of appointed City Mayor, Dr. Fernando A. Bautista. During the incumbency of elected Mayor Lauro D. Dizon Sr., with the help of the Rotary Club of San Pablo, and under the supervision of Dr. Juan B. Hernandez, then club secretary of the local Rotary Club and Chairman of the City Beautification Committee, constructed some park structures at the park, with the fountain featuring the country lass with agriculture harvest as centerpiece. Probably, Hernandez and then City Engineer Perfecto Reyes were inspired by the figures affixed on the façade of the City Hall Building which symbolizes progress. Sometimes on April of 1961 when then President Carlos Garcia made a
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