Castora Coloma was born on January 13, 1940 to Manuel Coloma and Benedicta Lumabao in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. The Coloma’s main source of livelihood was pottery and farming. On January 18, 1957 she was married to Guillermo Valdez Cudal. Her exposure to pottery at an early age gave her the opportunity to perfect her
Aquino Cabacungan Calaustro was born August 31, 1922 to spouses Victor and Martina Calaustro. In High school he entered the Ilocos Norte Trade School with Building Construction as his vocational course. He was in his fourth year when the Second World War broke that interrupted his schooling. In 1942 he married Remedios Agabayani Ibana and
Heyasmin Aida Fernandez grew up in a house with four pedal looms that she, her parents, and grandmother used. At age 8 she learned how to weave, and as a teenager, how to set the warp. After graduating with a degree in History from the Northwestern University in Ilocos Norte, she took a teaching post
Modest, down-to-earth, and with an easy going air, Ernesto Ocampo Olarte, who hails from Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, was born on March 30, 1932. He attended the Laoag Central Elementary School and the Ilocos Norte High School in Laoag. It was during his high school days that his singing talent was discovered. He became a