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Las Vegas, NV • September 2026. Maligayang Bati sa Langit, Tito Ed! Eduard Perseveranda birthday tribute, Perseveranda family Las Vegas wedding photo 2008, six of eight siblings, Manlangit clan, kapamilya, Filipino American family archive. KAPAMILYA • LAS VEGAS, NV • SEPTEMBER 2026 Maligayang Bati sa Langit, Tito Ed! Six of the eight Perseveranda siblings, gathered before a wedding in 2008 — a birthday tribute to Tito Ed, gone since 2020 but never left out of the frame. Left to right: Manuel, Ronald, Diana, Luz, Grace, and Eduard Perseveranda — six of the eight siblings — Las Vegas, NV, May 17, 2008, hours before Glenn married Chanylle. I took this photo on May 17, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada — hours before Tito Ed's son Glenn stood up to marry Chanylle. Everyone was already dressed, already posed for a dozen family shots, when I got this one: six of the eight Perseveranda siblings in one frame, together in a way that...

Fairfield, CA • October 2002. Happy Heavenly Birthday Tito Ed.. diana perseveranda, ronnie perseveranda, eduard perseveranda, perseveranda siblings, nica birthday party, fairfield california, kapamilya FAIRFIELD, CA • OCTOBER 2002 Happy Heavenly Birthday Tito Ed. The first three of the eight Perseveranda siblings — Diana, Ronnie, and Eduard — together at Nica's 2nd birthday party, October 12, 2002. Diana, Ronnie & Eduard The first three! 2002 October 12. Scandia, Fairfield, CA. Nica's second birthday party. Happy Birthday Eduard Perseveranda! 📌 Did You Know? Diana, Ronnie, and Eduard were the eldest three of the eight Perseveranda siblings — in many Filipino families, the oldest kids help raise the youngest, a responsibility that shapes the whole family for life. 💬 Please comment below ↓ 🇵🇭 Tagalog Word of the Day Panganay — pahng-ah-NIGH Eldest child. Diana, Ronnie, and Eduard wer...

San Francisco, CA • November 1984. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Tito Ed!. tito ed perseveranda, marciano perseveranda, ronald perseveranda, san francisco international airport, filipino american immigrant family, 1984 arrival usa, kapamilya SAN FRANCISCO, CA • NOVEMBER 1984 Happy Heavenly Birthday, Tito Ed! A flashback to November 30, 1984 — the day Ronald, Lolo Marciano, and Tito Ed Perseveranda stood together at San Francisco International Airport. Left to right: my dad, Lolo Marciano, Tito Ed. This should be November 30, 1984 at San Francisco International Airport. Flashback to When You Arrived in the USA Left to right: my dad, Lolo Marciano, Tito Ed. This should be November 30, 1984 at San Francisco International Airport. 📌 Did You Know? SFO was one of the main gateways for Filipino families reuniting through the 1980s — many, like the Perseverandas, arrived in stages, one relative at a time, until the whole family was finally ...